BattleTech Trading Card Game

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Card Lists By Set:

• All
• Arsenal
• Commanders Edition
• Counterstrike
• Crusade
• Limited
• MechWarrior
• Mercenaries
• Unlimited

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• Command
• Mission
• Units

Rules

Game Rules

Box Powers

The BattleTech trading card game introduced box power with the release of the Commander's Edition. Box powers were, "....a special ability offered to the user of a deck through its affiliation with a Clan or a House." The rule for this ability was printed on the outside of the pre-constructed decks for each represented Clan & House. This allowed the player to trade in 'useless' cards in the present hand for the referenced ability. The box power was not to be considered 'in play' as a card nor was the box something that could be targeted by the opponent or scrapped by the player. Box powers for Clans and Houses without pre-constructed decks could be received directly from Wizards of the Coast, the game's publisher.

The accumulated box power rules are provided here. The 'tap' symbol proceeded each rule.

Clan

Ghost Bear (Alshain)

Scrap a card from your hand to activate a 'Mech in your Construction Region that is fully constructed. Put a +1 attack counter on it for every 3 construction counters above its cost. Use this ability only during your Deploy phase.

Jade Falcon (Ironhold)

Scrap a card from your hand to repair up to 3 damage to each of your Units. Use this ability only during your Repair/Reload phase.

Smoke Jaguar (Huntress)

Scrap a card from your hand to choose one of your 'Mechs. Re-roll all of the missile dice for that 'Mech. Use this ability only after all of the missile dice for that 'Mech have been rolled.

Steel Viper

Scrap a card from your hand to search your Stockpile for any Unit card. Show that card to all players, put it into your hand, and shuffle your Stockpile. Then choose any Unit card in your hand, show it to all players, and restock it. Use this ability only during your Deploy phase.

Wolf (Strana Mechty)

Scrap a card from your hand to choose one of your 'Mechs. That 'Mech may attack as if it were one speed faster this turn. Use this ability during your Missions phase, but not during a mission.

Inner Sphere

ComStar (Terra)

Scrap a card from your hand to look at your opponent's hand and discard one card at random from his or her hand. Use this ability during your Missions phase, but not during a mission.

Davion (New Avalon)

Scrap a card from your hand to get +2 initiative. Use this ability only during a mission.

Marik

Scrap a card from your hand to give one of your Units Long-Range 2. (If that Unit is blocked, it may deal 2 of its damage to the target.) Use this ability only during a mission.

Kurita (Luthien)

Scrap a card from your hand to give your attacking 'Mech +1 attack. Use this ability only during a Mission, and only if that 'Mech is attacking alone.

Liao

Scrap a card from your hand to give your opponent -1 initiative. Use this ability only during a mission.

Rasalhague

Scrap a card from your hand to have a Command card that deals damage deal +1 total damage. Use this ability only when you activate that card.

St. Ives

Scrap a card from your hand to gain A, L, M, P, and T until end of turn. Use this ability only during your Deploy phase.

Steiner (Tharkad)

Scrap a card from your hand to gain {R}. Use this ability only during your Deploy phase.