When Private Pteraxadon is in weapon mode (AKA
Binary Edgewing Scythe), it says the defender's base armor value becomes zero during this battle. Does that count any armor bonuses from upgrades as well? Or does it only apply to the printed value on the bot?
[Source: WotC]
Private Pteraxadon's weapon mode ability specifies that it only applies to an opponent's base defense, so it would not include defense from any upgrades or flipped battle cards.
Does a stratagem changing the attack/defence of a character change the base values for the character?
[Source: Aequitas]
No. For example, if Private Pteraxadon’s
Binary Edgewing Scythe upgrade mode removes the base defense from a defending Windblade, Combiner Hunter, it would not remove the +1 from the
Camien Toughness stratagem.