Catacombs (Third Edition): Hero Upgrade Expansion Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Ability Cards
  • Crystalline Blade
  • Diamond Axe
  • Talozesa Crossbow
  • Flame Staff
  • Ice Axe
  • Imperial Warhammer
  • Swamp Staff
• Notes on the Cards

Ability Cards

Each card is an ABILITY card. Its footer bar reads "ABILITY", with a small black icon at its left. The card names no hero, so the hero each card belongs to is not stated here.

Each card below lists its name and its shot sequence icons from left to right. The ">" mark between icons is printed as a plain chevron.

Crystalline Blade

• Left group: a dotted-outline box holding two alternatives, separated by a vertical bar. On the left, a black disc with a pink fist. On the right, a black circular-arrow pictogram with a dashed arc, not set in a disc.
• ">" mark.
• Black disc with three white chevrons.
• No other printed text or symbols.

Diamond Axe

• A green rounded tile with a white skull, crossed out by a grey diagonal line. It is not set in a disc.
• ">" mark.
• Black disc with a pink fist.
• ">" mark.
• White disc with a black fist.
• No other printed text or symbols.

Talozesa Crossbow

• Red disc with a black crosshair-like target symbol.
• ">" mark.
• Black disc with a white keyhole shape. A black arrow leads from it to a dashed circle containing a black stylised "H"-like mark.
• No other printed text or symbols.

Flame Staff

• Red disc with a black flame.
• ">" mark.
• Black disc with a white keyhole shape. A black arrow leads from it to an empty dashed circle.
• No other printed text or symbols.

Ice Axe

• Left group: a dotted-outline box holding two alternatives, separated by a vertical bar. On the left, a black disc with a grey fist. On the right, a black disc with a red fist.
• ">" mark.
• Black disc with three white chevrons.
• No other printed text or symbols.

Imperial Warhammer

• Black disc with a yellow pictogram of teeth, showing an upper row and a lower row.
• ">" mark.
• Black disc with a yellow fist.
• No other printed text or symbols.

Swamp Staff

• Left group: a cluster of black discs with white plus signs, one large disc and two small discs, followed by a separate small black disc with a white plus sign.
• ">" mark.
• Dotted-outline box holding two alternatives, separated by a vertical bar. On the left, a black disc with a white keyhole shape, with a black arrow leading to a dashed circle containing a black stylised "H"-like mark. On the right, a blue-and-white globe pictogram inside a purple ring.
• No other printed text or symbols.

Notes on the Cards

• The cards print no words for the connectors. The ">" mark, the vertical bar that separates alternatives, the dotted box that groups them, and the plus-sign discs are not named on the cards. Their meanings are as described in the base game rulebook.
• The shot icons on these cards are coloured. The base game rulebook explains that a shot icon in a colour other than the base shot colour carries a shot modifier, with a colour for each modifier. The colours printed here are pink, white, red, yellow, grey and green, plus the blue globe on the Swamp Staff. The cards do not name any modifier.
• The crossed-out green skull on the Diamond Axe is printed as it appears. The cards do not explain it.
• These cards carry no rules text for their hero, usage limit or refresh. Ability cards are played as described in the base game rulebook.