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Baal

Sovereign of Hell

Unit #064

HPPWRCPSpeedRangeTier
9 (+3)26 (+5)SlowDistantA

Abilities​

Praise — 0 AP​

g: Praise: 0 AP - b, 1x: Gain 2 CP. e: All Allied Demons in Target Lane have +3k, +3n, and -1 AP Cost.*
Engine Implementation
def _baal_praise(
    state: GameState, demon: DemonInstance, targets, choices, rng
) -> GameState:
    """#064 Baal — Praise
    Quick, 0 AP, (ready), 1x: Gain 2 CP. Status: All Allied Demons in Target Lane
    have +3 PWR, +3 DEF, and -1 AP Cost.
    Status expires end of current main phase.

    CRITICAL (confusion #11): "Gain 2 CP" means Baal's OWNER gains 2 CP.
    This is BAD for Baal's controller — CP is a loss condition.
    Card text says +3 DEF (not +1 DEF as noted in task prompt).

    Target lane from choices["lane"].
    Applies status to all allied demons in that lane (including Baal if in that lane).

    Targets: None
    Choices: {"lane": int}
    """
    from engine.scoring import gain_cp

    # CRITICAL: Baal's OWNER gains 2 CP — this is BAD (confusion #11)
    state = gain_cp(state, demon.owner, 2)

    target_lane = choices.get("lane", demon.lane) if choices else demon.lane
    allied_in_lane = [
        d for d in state.demons
        if d.owner == demon.owner and d.lane == target_lane
    ]
    # Re-locate demon reference after potential state copies
    baal_in_new = next(
        (d for d in state.demons if d.instance_id == demon.instance_id), demon
    )
    for ally in allied_in_lane:
        state = apply_status(state, baal_in_new, ally, "pwr", 3)
        state = apply_status(state, baal_in_new, ally, "def", 3)
        state = apply_status(state, baal_in_new, ally, "ap_cost", -1)
    return state

register_ability("064", 0, _baal_praise)

Glory — 0 AP​

Glory: 0 AP - b, 1x: Gain 2 CP. Ready All Allied Demons in Target Lane.
Engine Implementation
def _baal_glory(
    state: GameState, demon: DemonInstance, targets, choices, rng
) -> GameState:
    """#064 Baal — Glory
    0 AP, (ready), 1x: Gain 2 CP. Ready All Allied Demons in Target Lane.

    CRITICAL (confusion #11): "Gain 2 CP" means Baal's OWNER gains 2 CP.
    This is BAD for Baal's controller — CP is a loss condition.

    Target lane from choices["lane"].
    Readies all allied demons in that lane (including Baal if in that lane).

    Targets: None
    Choices: {"lane": int}
    """
    from engine.scoring import gain_cp

    # CRITICAL: Baal's OWNER gains 2 CP — BAD (confusion #11)
    state = gain_cp(state, demon.owner, 2)

    target_lane = choices.get("lane", demon.lane) if choices else demon.lane
    new_state = copy.deepcopy(state)
    for d in new_state.demons:
        if d.owner == demon.owner and d.lane == target_lane:
            d.state = DemonState.READIED
    return new_state

register_ability("064", 1, _baal_glory)
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