Wes Janson

By yagyu, in X-Wing Rules Questions

Does Wes's ability trigger after you roll his attack dice, or after the defender rolls his defense dice?

Does Wes's ability trigger after you roll his attack dice, or after the defender rolls his defense dice?

After he attacks, which is to say, far after the dice are rolled, and after the damage has been dealt and resolved.

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Wes's pilot ability triggers after his attack is complete. The attack is complete after damage has been suffered and assigned (so many shield/hull removed).

The attack is complete after damage has been suffered and assigned (so many shield/hull removed).

This is a bit misleading, as the attack is over even if no damage is dealt. The attack is considered to be complete after all 7 steps of the combat phase are resolved. After Wes completes his attack (whether dealing damage or not) he may remove 1 of the mentioned tokens if one remains.

You can include zero damage suffered in that post from me above.