In Riftbound, when units die or trigger abilities during the Resolution Step of combat, do those triggers resolve immediately between Resolution Step actions, or does the entire Resolution Step complete first before any triggers resolve?

Ruling: The entire Resolution Step completes before any triggers (like deathknells) that were put onto the chain resolve. Healing happens right after units with lethal damage are killed, before any deathknells or other triggered abilities resolve.

Sequence:

  • Remove units with lethal damage
  • Heal damage from units
  • Then triggered abilities (like deathknells) go onto the chain and resolve

Nuances:

  • This means you cannot use action spells like Cannon Barrage to finish off a damaged unit before it heals at the end of combat
  • Deathknell abilities do not create a window to play spells before healing occurs