When Imperial Decree is in play and a 3 might unit attacks three 1 might token units at a battlefield, does the attacking unit die before killing all three defenders?

Ruling: All units die simultaneously. The 3 might attacker kills all three 1 might defenders, and the attacker also dies because Imperial Decree triggers three times (once for each point of battle damage taken).

Sequence:

  • All combat damage is dealt simultaneously
  • Check for triggers after damage is dealt
  • Imperial Decree creates separate triggers for each point of damage taken

Nuances:

  • You must assign lethal damage to one defending unit before assigning damage to the next, so a 3 might unit cannot split 1 damage to each of three 3 might defenders
  • To kill multiple units with Imperial Decree active, token units would need to attack separately (one at a time) rather than all at once