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Can an Epic Monster be defeated by advancing its mystery without the required artifact?

The designer answered this directly on the BGG forum.

  • ValentineNyan · Designer · 2015-03-10
  • GregF · Community · 2015-02-15
  • camouflage · Community · 2015-03-10disagrees
  • JCChrono · Community · 2015-02-13
  • Weltenreiter · Community · 2015-02-13
  • Tikatoy · Community · 2015-06-12

Yes. Advancing reduces the monster's toughness rather than dealing Health loss, so the artifact requirement does not block it, and at zero toughness it is defeated.

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