Which Defenders can Ember Marksman destroy?
Almost all of them. Against an entity with Defender, Ember Marksman deals up to 4 damage, and every Defender has 4 health or less. Two released ones can’t take damage from card effects, and Ishimaru’s Carapace 1 cuts the 4 to 3, so it survives.
Step by step
- Penny, Raimaru the Stolen and Sloth Scarecrow have 1 health; Lone Journeyman and Warding Totem have 2; Chillax and Black Jade Vault Master have 3.
- Silk Tongue Veyla has 4, so Marksman destroys it, but Veyla’s own trigger deals 1 damage to all leaders when it takes damage.
- Lighthouse Keeper and Foamback Crab can’t take damage from card effects, so Marksman can’t hurt them.
- Granted or conditional Defender counts too: an entity given Defender by Stonehaven Gate, or Yojin while its condition is met, takes up to 4.
Good to know
Without Defender the target takes up to 2. Ember Marksman is Fire, so this is a tool for Fire decks against Earth’s Defender walls.
Fractured Domains isn’t out until November 20, 2026. This is our read of the revealed card text, not an official ruling.
