Screenshot from the Campaign that shows the player having the initiative "dot", as well as the ability to hover for more info. Click to see a larger image.
Initiative is a mechanic in Infinity Wars which sorts the order on which certain in-game actions are resolved. It is displayed as a yellow dot right next to your resources.
Initiative switches from one player to the other every turn. Using initiative correctly is crucial.
When a player has the initiative, any Abilities he or she activates on that turn will resolve before the enemy's abilities. For example:
- Player A has the initiative, uses Death Ray on an enemy Character.
- Player B uses Angelify on the same character, which grants Untouchable for one turn.
- When the game enters the Resolution Phase, Death Ray comes first due to initiative, effectively rendering Angelify wasted.
Characters from whoever player has the initiative will also attack first.