This is the order of operations of what occurs in the Act phase in Episode III. This order is important as it determines how certain abilities and cards interact with each other, and must always be considered when choosing what to do.

ACTION EXAMPLE CARDS NOTES
ACT PHASE BEGINS
Feeble/TP Loss applied - Samba Maracas
- Hildebear’s Cane

CARD SELECTION
Rampage, Pierce,
Madness, Guard Enemy
All applied if applicable
- Endu
- Reiz
- Madness
- Pan Arms

Action Disrupter, Ability Seal,
Limited Action all applied
- Kaladbolg
- Club of Laconium
- Yasminkov 2000H

Action Up and Action 2x applied - Rufina
- Sinow Zele

DEF PHASE BEGINS
DEFENSE CARD SELECTION
Temporary attack stat replacements - HP Attack
- TP Attack

Temporary stat replacements by defender - Weakness
- TP Defense

Bonus attack dice - Spirit Boost
- Rush

AP/TP increase cards,
Including attribute type cards
- Attack
- SH Attack

Weak Spot - Double Saber
- Gifoie

AP/TP assist cards - Brave Wind
- Technique Field
Attribute type cards (e.g. DK Attack) applies to this for some reason
Cost Guards - Avert
- Invalid
This means these types of abilities cannot prevent fixed damage
HP Halver / Fixed Damage - 1/2 Attack
- Attack 6
Any previous AP increases are subsequently replaced by this step
Damage type nullifiers - NA Guard
- Cancel
- Penetrate Guard
- Duel Guard

Halfguards - Reduction
- Red Sword

Berserk, Equal Damager
(damage to attacker)
- Berserk
- Companion
Weak Spot will reduce how much damage Berserk deals to the attacker as well
HP additions from defense card - Guard
- Resist

Impact Halfguard - Ohgun
Weak Hit Block - Pan Arms
- Solid

ATTACK IS PERFORMED
Return Home / Escape - Harisen Battle Fan
- Escape

Status effects, Instant Death
Silences, Hand Disrupter
- Bind
- Megid
- Heavy Blow
- Merlan

Damage absorption effects - Ransom
- Decline
- Inversion

DAMAGE DEALT TO TARGET
Damage dealt to SC through
Effects (filial, unfilial, item death, etc)
- Pan Arms
- Red Dagger

Return Home Failure - Harisen Battle Fan
Permanent stat replacements - Relmitos
- Akiko's Wok
Since this happens here, cards such as Windmill cannot swap a target's stats and then do damage to it - the swap occurs afterwards.
Battle stat changes from abilities - Sange
- Drain
- Double Saber
- Diska of Braveman
- Grow Guard
- Acceleration
- Partisan of Lightning
- Justy 23ST

Criteria for Instant Death (e.g. Minor Death) - Slicer of Assassin
- Egg Blaster
- Ob Lily

Temporary stat replacements end
This is why drain is able to raise the AP of a weapon as it occurs after an A/H swap. The A/H is swapped, Drain recovers the lowered temporary HP, then it swaps back with the new values.
Death Companion - Canabin
Grudge, Recover, Flee, Dash, etc - Revenge
- Baranz Launcher
- Rag Rappy
- Al Rappy

EX decrease / increase - Vjaya
- Kranz

ACT PHASE ENDS