It Was All a Dream

**It Was All a Dream** is a spell card. It gives you a choice of 4 hero cards that are not currently in the game, and lets you change to become one of them. (You can opt to remain your current hero by skipping.)

## Hero Interactions

Some heroes have interactions or behaviors when switching to them (or out of them) that may not be obvious:

* Heroes that give spells (Gwen, Mask, The Headless Horseman, and Rumplestiltskin): You get the spells in your hand, assuming you have enough room for them. Any spell that doesn't fit in your hand will go to your store and cost 0. If you roll or leave the store unlocked before a brawl, you will lose the spells in your store. You keep the spells even if you switch out of these heroes.
* The Fates: "Destined" ability works on the next character bought after switching to them.
* Grandmother/Big Bad Wolf: If you are already level 6, you will become Big Bad Wolf and get +5/+5 for all your characters.
* Loki: You do **not** get a free spell the turn you switch to Loki.
* Merlin: The It Was All a Dream spell you cast to get Merlin does not trigger Merlin's ability.
* Mihri, King Lion: You get bonuses for the Royals you've upgraded prior to switching to Mihri. Switching away from Mihri loses all buffs.
* Morgan le Fay: When switching to this hero, if you have 20 health or less, you will get a treasure immediately. If you have 5 health or less, you will get two treasures immediately (based on your current level).
* Peter Pants: When you switch to Peter Pants you keep your current level, but can no longer gain levels. Units in your store will get a bonus every time you would level up from now on. If you are higher than level 3, shop characters get +1/+1 for each level you are above 3 immediately. If you're already level 6, you start gaining XP again (and XP spells will start appearing in the shop again), and shop characters get +1/+1 for each 3 XP gained.
* Sir Galahad: You do not get bonuses for treasures you already acquired.
* Skip, the Time Skipper: Switching to Skip gives you the extra XP immediately. It does nothing if you are already level 6. Switching out of Skip does not cause you to lose XP.
* Snow Angel: Good characters purchased prior to switching to this hero are not counted.
* The Cursed King: You do not get an extra Gold on the turn you switch to The Cursed King. **It Was All a Dream** counts for the spell cast this turn, so you will not lose Health either.
* Apocalypse: If you are level 6, your board and hand are immediately destroyed, and you get 7 random level 6 characters.
* Sharebear: You do not get an extra gold on the turn you switch to Sharebear.
* King Midas: You keep treasures you have but cannot obtain more by Upgrading normally. Any pair of unupgraded characters you have immediately upgrade.
* Snow Angel: You will get a Good character of your level immediately.
* The Sphinx: Spells that you cast prior to becoming The Sphinx are free (including **It Was All a Dream** itself).
* Goldilocks: You get +2 Gold upon dreaming into Goldilocks, and your next shop will contain characters that are all your level.

## Strategy

* The small stat buff of some heroes such as Krampus or Jack's Giant become far less relevant in the late game. When playing one of these heroes, using It Was All a Dream to try and get a hero with a stronger late game effect, or that generates a spell can be a very strong play. Similarly, heroes that grant spells (Gwen, The Headless Horseman) are good to switch out of, because they have no effect other than granting that spell, and you keep the spell even if you switch out of them.
* If your hand is full and you switch to a hero that gives you spells (Gwen, Mask or The Headless Horseman), the spells will go to the store. You will not be able to use them this turn, because you've already played a spell (It Was All a Dream). If you roll, or leave the store unlocked, the spells will be lost. For this reason, it is advisable to make some room in your hand before casting It Was All a Dream, in case you switch to one of these heroes.
* If you copy It Was All a Dream (e.g., with Wand of Weirding), you will not keep the first hero you select, as you will be asked to pick another hero for the copy. In many cases, this means copying It Was All a Dream doesn't do much. However, some heroes let you keep some of the bonus they grant, so look for them on the first copy. Those heroes are:
	+ Heroes that give spells (Gwen, Mask, Rumplestiltskin, and The Headless Horseman): You keep the spells they give you.
	+ Morgan le Fay: You still get the treasures, assuming your health is low enough.
	+ Apocalypse: If you are level 6, your board is destroyed and replaced with 7 random level 6 characters.
	+ Skip, the Time Skipper: You keep your extra XP.

## Notes

* The hero Mask gets two copies of It Was All a Dream upon reaching level 3.
* You will never be offered heroes that are currently alive in the lobby, nor will you be offered heroes you have been previously (unless this would result in there not being 4 possible heros to choose.)
* Selecting a hero with higher than 40 starting health does not give you extra health.
* If the shop phase ends while you are still in the hero select, you will remain as your current hero for the brawl, but the same hero select screen will appear after the brawl is finished. This can be used if you'd like to keep combat bonuses associated with your current hero while reaping the economic benefits of the new hero next turn (though you won't be able to take other actions until you decide).

## History

 June 18, 2021 | Released in *Storybook Brawl's* Early Access launch.