Beholder Minion Aberration

[handurn]

Beholder Minion Aberration reads "Whenever you purchase or use a basic action die, deal 1 to target opponent or creature." Looking through the cards in the set, there are only 2 that do not have some kind of "When this is active" or "When this blocks" kind of trigger. Beholder: Minion Aberration and the Gelatinous Cubes (all of them).

Do these die have to be on the table in order to use their effects, or can I "turn 1, buy action die, deal 1 damage to opponent"?

[dmrulesteam]

Beholder Minion Aberration reads "Whenever you purchase or use a basic action die, deal 1 to target opponent or creature." Looking through the cards in the set, there are only 2 that do not have some kind of "When this is active" or "When this blocks" kind of trigger. Beholder: Minion Aberration and the Gelatinous Cubes (all of them).

Do these die have to be on the table in order to use their effects, or can I "turn 1, buy action die, deal 1 damage to opponent"?

Yes, Beholder must be active.

-The Dice Masters Rules Team