When you have to find a card, a player searches each game area where that card could be found (play area, set-aside area, player deck, discard pile, encounter deck, etc.).

  • The players do not search the victory display or cards that have been removed from the game.
  • The players do not search facedown encounter cards or faceup boost cards.
  • Do not search game areas unnecessarily if it is known where the card can be found.

If a player is instructed to “find and reveal” a minion that is already in play:

  • The player engages that minion and resolves any keywords and/or triggered abilities like “When Revealed” abilities.
  • The minion retains all attachments and tokens on it.
  • The minion is considered to engage that player unless it was already engaged with that player.

Ref. Find (p.18, Rules v.1.6)

Exceptions

All game areas are subject to search when resolving a “find” instruction, with the following exceptions:

This rule has been updated with version 1.8 and Fear No Evil.