Is Azuki’s cooldown like Hearthstone minions not attacking the turn they’re played?
YesYes. Like Hearthstone minions, Azuki entities can’t attack on the turn they arrive unless they have Charge. The difference is the Alley: an entity portaled from it into the Garden also waits a turn.
Cooldown in the Azuki TCG
An entity has cooldown the turn it enters the Garden: it can’t attack, and its tap abilities in the Garden wait too, unless the card says otherwise. That includes entities portaled in from your Alley. Charge lets it attack anyway. Cooldown never stops Defender, and leaders never have it.
The same
- New units wait a turn to attack, and Charge skips the wait.
Different
- Hearthstone has no back row. In the Azuki TCG, entering the Garden from the Alley also gives cooldown.
- Hearthstone heroes can attack the turn they get a weapon, and so can Azuki leaders: leaders never have cooldown.
Hearthstone: checked against the Hearthstone Wiki. Azuki TCG: printed card text and the rules.
