John Stewart: Architect (WoL-13)

[archivist]

Hello,
This question came up in our Golden event tournament this week about John Stewart - Architect:

While John Stewart is active, whenever your opponent fields a Villains character die, gain 1 life for each Villains die they have fielded.

How does the ability on John Stewart: Architect work? Gain 1 life for:

(a) each Villains character die fielded this turn, or

(b) each Villains character die already fielded (i.e. each active Villains character die).

Appreciate your response.

[dmrulesteam]

It is option (b).

John Stewart’s ability counts the total number of Villains Character dice in the opponent’s Field Zone, including the die that triggered John Stewart’s ability.