First Strike

First strike is a special ability that keeps a character from being defeated in a mutual destruction situation. Playing a card with first strike ability does not prevent the opponent from continuing to play cards in battle. After all cards are played in the Field of Battle, a character with first strike defeats the opposing character if the character with first strike has strength equal to or greater than the opposing character’s toughness.  However, if a character has first strike but has strength less than the opposing character’s toughness, then resolve the battle normally and disre­gard the first strike ability. If opposing characters in battle both have first strike ability, the character who gained it first takes precedence.