Special Abilities (Dreadgate)

Below is a list of all the special abilities used in Glyphmaster's Gateway. A special ability is a word or phrase (usually one or two words) that appears in a card's text section to indicate a card's special talent or trait. These are typically used by Hero Cards, but can apply when a character has a common ability or trait that other cards may also share.

Current

Keyword	Used by	Text
Agile		Can maneuver to 1 adjacent space when attacked for 1 Talent Point.
Alert		Has full defense power while engaged.
Autonomy		Can enter the battlefield without a Legend present by recalling cards from hand; use Influence Points if Legend is in play.
Blast		Deal X explosive damage to ranged attack, where X is the number of Talent Points spent.
Blight
Bond		Gain +1 defense power if (unit type) is also on the battlefield.
Daunt		Enemy units may not use Autonomy while this unit is on the battlefield.
Donor		Can donate vitality points to help deploy another unit (in lieu of Influence Points).
Flying	All	Can only be attacked with range unless grounded. May fly over other units (but not occupying their space). Must be grounded to enter the Gateway.
Leech		This unit's cost is paid in friendly vitality points instead of Influence Points.
Lethal		Deals 1 automatic damage during attacks before regular combat is factored.
Martyr		This unit may sacrifice all its vitality to pay for Influence or Talent points.
Mercenary	all	This unit's cost is paid in gold instead of Influence Points.
Nimble		Can maneuver immediately upon entering the battlefield.
Pacify		Cannot be attacked by Creature Units.
Poison		Units engaging in combat with this unit suffer poison damage. They lose 1 vitality per owner's turn until dead or it enters the Gateway.
Retreat		If this unit's vitality reaches 1, it returns to its owner's hand.
Rush		Can attack immediately upon entering the battlefield.
Shatter		Sacrifice this unit to destroy an enemy machine unit or barricade.
Spectral	all	Can only be killed by relic weapons or spell talents.
Stay		Pay 3 Talent Points to prevent a unit from entering the Gateway. That unit returns to its previous space.
Subdue		Can occupy an enemy unit's space. While there, that unit cannot maneuver, attack, or equip items.
Swift		Can maneuver multiple times in a turn.
Tantrum		Deal 2 automatic damage to select unit upon defeat when leaving the battlefield to the boneyard.
Toxic		When dealt damage in combat, equal damage is dealt to the attacker in return.
Undead		Cannot enter the Gateway.
Wielder		Permanently equipped with a relic weapon.