And you cannot play Couladin when you are playing your Hero deck. The tournament will be run in a series of Games and Cycles. In a given Game, a player will either play his Hero Deck or Villain Deck. In a given Cycle, a player will play his Hero Deck once, and his Villain Deck once. The Judge seats players and reveals who will be playing their Hero deck and who will be playing their Villain deck.
Players choose their opening hands, including any starting advantages.
Both starting characters and opening hand cards count towards the required deck minimum, but starting advantages do not. Players wait for the Judge to begin the game. The game begins as players simultaneously place their starting characters into play followed immediately by any starting advantages. Play then proceeds to the Ready Round. The Judge calls the Last Battle when time is up.