Ghost And Phantom titles aclaration

By iomagus, in X-Wing Rules Questions

Hi to Everyone,

We have just opened and play the last wave 8 in Spain , and we have encounter some doubts about how the two titles works, so we need an OFICIAL ANSWER. Let's go for it:

The 'phantom' title states that 'you can fire with the rear arc of the 'Ghost' with PRIMARY WEAPONS while docked' AND 'you can use a turret weapon in the end phase'. So, we have two fast questions:

  1. MUST the Ghost use a PRIMARY WEAPON ATTACK in order to get the extra turret attack at the end phase or these rules are independant and may it uses secondary weapons like turrets/torpedoes/misiles, etc... in his normal attack phase?
  2. If the answer to (1) is YES... This primary attack HAVE TO BE in the rear arc to get the extra turret attack?
  3. If the answer to (1) is NO... may the Ghost use THE SAME TURRET TWICE in the same turn? In any angle each attack of the possibles for the turret?

Excuse my poor english and sorry if that was already answered elsewhere.

Thank you very much for your answer,

Alex.

1. no - the title and docked phantom allow the ghost the option to fire it's primary in the rear arc AND the option to have an extra attack with a turret. You may turret + turret, or torpedo + turret, primary + turret, in any combination as long as the extra attack is from a turret.

2. -

3. yes - however, if the that turret is the twin-laser-turret (TLT), if it is used for the ghost's extra attack, only 1 of the 2 TLT attacks are performed. The title states you cannot attack again.

...we need an OFICIAL ANSWER.

Just to be clear, you can't get an official answer here. What Treybert said is definitely the consensus opinion here in the US, but official answers can only come from FFG.

Excuse my poor english and sorry if that was already answered elsewhere.

Your English is perfectly clear (and much better than my Spanish!) There's nothing to excuse. :P

Follow-up question, if I may: does the turret fired at the end of the combat phase need to be equipped to the Phantom or Ghost specifically, or can it be either one?

Follow-up question, if I may: does the turret fired at the end of the combat phase need to be equipped to the Phantom or Ghost specifically, or can it be either one?

It needs to be equipped to the Ghost.

I don't know. My reading could go either way.

The Phantom card says: "While you are docked, the Ghost can perform primary weapon attacks..."

So it's got to be on the Ghost. As soon as you undock the Phantom, the ability is lost.

Pending any different reply from FFG, that sounds good to me, and fits with my interpretation. Thank you for your input, guys.

In addition to the wording issue on the Phantom title card ("While you are docked, the Ghost... may perform an additional attack with an equipped [turret].), the turret on the Phantom isn't even in play while the Phantom is docked.

In addition to the wording issue on the Phantom title card ("While you are docked, the Ghost... may perform an additional attack with an equipped [turret].), the turret on the Phantom isn't even in play while the Phantom is docked.

Hahaha, yes!!! I really should have thought of that, seeing as I was reading the card and Ghost's rules right before posting the question. If it was a snake...