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Does a kicker multiply a card's value before or after effects like Tripler, Graviton or Morph?
A designer reads the Dominion rulesheet one way and some players read the card powers the other way; no ruling settles it.
- Bill Martinson · Designer · 2016-12-28
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- gatheloc · Community · 2026-08-13
Per the Cosmic Dominion rulesheet, as the designer reads it, the kicker is applied once to the revealed attack value before other game effects, so Attack 08 with a x2 kicker and Tripler and four ships totals 10. Some players apply card-changing powers like Graviton first and the kicker after. Bleeding Heart counts the kicker-raised value under the first reading. Check which reading your group uses.