KARDS - The WW2 Card Game: How to Double Strike With Shifting Attack

To attack twice in a single turn with one unit using Shifting Attack in KARDS - The WW2 Card Game, execute your unit's standard manual attack first, confirm it survives combat, and then cast Shifting Attack on that same unit.

Because standard rules restrict a unit to one manual attack per turn, playing Shifting Attack on a ready unit prematurely triggers an attack via the card effect and wastes the unit's natural combat action. Reversing this sequence allows the Order's external combat trigger to bypass the standard once-per-turn attack limit.

Step-by-Step Turn Sequencing

To execute the double-strike maneuver without wasting resources or losing your unit, follow this order of operations:

Calculate Kredit costs: Ensure your available Kredits can cover both the unit's Operation cost to attack and the deployment cost of the Shifting Attack Order.
Declare the manual attack: Pay the Operation cost and attack an eligible enemy target in the frontline or support line.
Confirm unit survival: Check that your unit survived retaliatory combat damage, as defending units deal simultaneous reciprocal damage equal to their attack value.
Cast Shifting Attack: Target your exhausted, surviving unit with the Order to trigger the secondary combat strike and resolve its positional shift.
Assign the bonus strike: Direct the second attack into an enemy unit or straight into the opposing Headquarters (HQ).

Sequencing Method	Attacks Generated	Positional Movement	Board Result
Cast Order First	1 attack	Shifts unit	Low impact; expends the card while forfeiting manual combat value
Attack First, Then Cast	2 attacks	Shifts unit	High impact; removes two targets or clears a guard to hit the enemy HQ

Managing Health and Kredit Thresholds

Executing this combo successfully requires managing two primary failure points:

Reciprocal combat damage: Defending units deal damage back to the attacker at the same time. If your unit dies during its initial manual strike, you cannot target it with Shifting Attack. Target low-attack enemies first or calculate remaining defense so your unit stays on the board.
Turn resource allocation: Spending Kredits to move a unit into the Frontline on the same turn often leaves too few Kredits to both attack and cast the Order. Float enough Kredits for both actions before committing to combat.

Tactical Applications and Unit Synergies

Breaking Frontline stalemates: When an enemy guard blocks access to the Support Line or HQ, use your unit's initial attack to eliminate the guard. Once the lane is clear, target that same unit with Shifting Attack to hit the newly exposed Support Line or HQ.
Heavy Armor units: Units equipped with Heavy Armor take reduced retaliation damage during both the manual strike and the secondary Order attack, increasing the likelihood that the unit survives both trades.
Blitz units: Because Blitz units can move or attack the turn they enter the battlefield, deploy a Blitz unit, declare its standard attack immediately, and follow up with Shifting Attack for surprise burst damage from an empty board.