I think the math is a little off.

So 6 crits total plus the focus token for flipping cards.

Decimator has 4 shields 12 hull. You roll 3 crits then 3 crits again.

the first attack and the first crti are against the shields. 2 crits left.

Major explosion rolls a hit and flips a direct hit (3 damage) the last one rolls another major explosion and flips up another direct hit (3 damage) Rexlar uses his focus token to flip up one of the major explosions which give another direct hit.

So there is 2 face down major explosions and 3 direct hits which comes up to 8 hull damage. Major explosion is a buff to minor explosion but remember only 7 of the cards are direct hits and a lot of the critical hits are not lasting effects. Yess there is a possibility of getting 3 hits now (so now Soontir can die in a single crit) but honestly aside for direct hits the damage deck has lost alot of its lasting effects.

Lore has it right. In this particular scenario, Rex uses Opportunist to add an extra attack die. You also only accounted for one of the Major Explosions getting flipped back up, but Rex's ability causes all facedown cards to be flipped up, including crits that had already been flipped facedown.

And I'm good with the new damage deck. There aren't as many lasting effects, but the new crits are almost all terrible to receive and painful as long as they last. The old deck was brutal against things like named HWKs (Injured Pilot, Munitions Failure and Minor Hull Breach really hurt here) and trivial against things generic TIE Fighters.

On thinking this further, there's one other pilot who could pull this off: N'dru.

Like Rexlar, he'd need Cluster Missiles and Opportunist. In his case, he'd deal four damage on the first attack. Second attack, he'd use Opportunist to roll five dice. He'd need all of them to be crits, with two Major Explosions paired with three Direct Hits. He'd then need both Explosions to flip two more Direct Hits.

Well, we can close down the forums now. There's no following this.

You know, if I saw this happen, I'd buy the poor guy a beer at the bar and listen to him tell me about the friends he had on that decimator...

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but I'm pretty sure damage delt by crits can't be Rexler'd.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but I'm pretty sure damage delt by crits can't be Rexler'd.

Allow me to be the bearer of good news, then. For it was written on page 10 of the FAQ that:

Any faceup damage cards that have been resolved and flipped facedown and any additional Damage cards dealt by the Minor Explosion Damage cards are also flipped faceup when Rexler Brath uses his ability.

[maniacal laughter]

This is the sort of thing that makes me come to the forums.

And yeah, N'dru can do it too. I wonder which is the more (infintesimally) likely?

This would be amazing to witness in person. What other pilots out of these two does the new deck allow this to happen?

With no modifications, Corran Horn can knock a Decimator down to 4 hull in one round of shooting (4 vs shield then 4 crits becoming Direct Hit!). Various combinations of APT + Opportunist, Expose, Jan Ors, will let him do 6 crits. Expose + Jan will let him rip the Deci apart with 11 potential hits (4+1, 4+1+1 or 5+1), only requiring 5 Direct Hit! or Major/Minor Explosion cards to be drawn. A shield upgrade will not save the Deci.

Since you can almost guarantee two crits by using Etahn, the odds of this happening are much higher than the other pilots but are still astronomically low. However, the likelihood of combined rebel fire downing the Deci by using a boosted Corran is moderate.

The next is Miranda, who can drop Cluster Mines for 6 damage, dealing 2 crits. Assuming 2 Major Explosions and Direct Hits, that brings the Deci down to 6. She will probably have to use her turret to hit the enemy in the rear due to mine placement. She can deal 4 damage and only needs 2 direct hits. Although she can't take EPTs, she can have a Saboteur using EI to flip up the Major Explosion again (depending on the legal sequence of actions and mine detonation) for a total of 8 hull. At that point she need only crit - Direct Hit! twice with her primary. It is possible to one-shot a Deci with cluster mines with stock K- and Y-Wings but Miranda's native ability makes it the easiest for her. The other standout pilot is Deathrain who could line up a Deci with cluster mines and use cluster missiles for the kill.

Apparently not then

Let's revisit this:

Miranda drops Cluster Mines, dealing 6 raw damage. She uses EI to active Saboteur who gets lucky and flips a damage card up for a Major Explosion, draws Direct Hit. The Decimator is now at 8 Hull (regular damage, major explosion, direct hit for 4). Miranda burns a shield, and opens up with her primary weapon at Range 1, dealing 4 crits (nobody said this was easy), deals Direct Hit! four times and wipes the Deci off the board. Since Cluster Mines don't deal crits, the K-Wing is about the only one that can inflict this particular combo thanks to its crew slot.

Deathrain drops Cluster Mines and the Deci plows through all of them. 10 Hull remaining. He then fires Cluster Missiles which result in at least 5 Direct Hit! cards.

Now, it's still entirely possible for even a vanilla Y-Wing to cluster mine the Deci and finish it off with an APT with 5 Direct Hits, but that requires the Deci to overshoot the mines and not hit the Y.

The next is Miranda, who can drop Cluster Mines for 6 damage, dealing 2 crits.

Oooooooh, Cluster Mines don't deal crits. Unlucky, you've been a great contestant, let's have a big hand for Lampyridae!

a Jan assisted opportunist BTL-a4 y-wing with opportunist? (maybe with Etahn in the background, but then we're not solo, and nearly at a whole squad, ahah- no.)

The next is Miranda, who can drop Cluster Mines for 6 damage, dealing 2 crits.

Oooooooh, Cluster Mines don't deal crits. Unlucky, you've been a great contestant, let's have a big hand for Lampyridae!

Haven't used them yet - but thanks for the heads up. It just makes the combo a lot more difficult. Edited my original post.