Does Assault affect the amount of damage I can take before dying, and what happens if I'm moved from battlefield to base while having marked damage that exceeds my base Might?

Ruling: Yes, Assault increases your total Might while you are an attacker, which affects how much damage you can survive. Your Might determines the lethal damage threshold - you die if marked damage equals or exceeds your current Might.

Sequence:

• Calculate total Might while attacking (base Might + innate Assault + equipment Assault + any bonuses)
• During combat, you can survive damage up to one less than your total Might because healing occurs before Assault is removed
• If moved from battlefield to base, you immediately lose your Attacker designation
• A Cleanup occurs when the move action completes
• During Cleanup, you lose the Assault bonus and your Might drops to base value
• If marked damage now equals or exceeds your base Might, you are killed and placed in trash

Nuances:

• Combat healing happens during Combat Special Cleanup before Attacker/Defender designations are removed, allowing you to survive damage that would be lethal at base Might
• Moving a unit with Assault and marked damage to another location causes it to lose Assault immediately, potentially making previously survivable damage lethal
• Any effect that removes Attacker designation will cause loss of Assault bonus before the next Cleanup check