I have tried to find the answer to this peculiar question around the web but to no avail. This question pertains to Greedo's ability, which for the sake of reference I will repeat here: the first time you attack each round and the first time you defend each round, the first Damage card dealt is dealt faceup.

This is where it gets interesting. During my last game, the ship with Greedo on it received one Crit. That Crit was a Minor Explosion (Immediately roll 1 attack die. On a [regular] hit result, suffer 1 damage). As per the directions I rolled and the result was a [regular] hit.

Here is the question: Does Greedo's ability now work on this extra damage dealt by the Minor Explosion (because it was technically the first damage card dealt) even though the damage was not dealt by the opposing player's ship directly?

Thank you

The damage card from Minor Explosion has to have been dealt after Minor Explosion, Greedo would've ensured that the Minor Explosion (or if there was another card before it) was dealt faceup, and wouldn't trigger again. So if the first damage card dealt is already faceup, Greedo doesn't do anything to it.

As far as the source of the damage card, I don't think it matters, as long as it's during the first defense and/or the first attack this round.

Greedo ONLY triggers on the first damage card dealt when attacking and the first when defending. If such a card was already face up when it was dealt anyway, he shrugs and doesn't do anything that round in that instance.

Read the card, do what the card says, and only what the card says. Don't do anything the card doesn't say. In this case, you're assuming that Greedo makes the first cface down card be dealt face up. But that's not what he does.

Greedo ONLY triggers on the first damage card dealt when attacking and the first when defending. If such a card was already face up when it was dealt anyway, he shrugs and doesn't do anything that round in that instance.

Read the card, do what the card says, and only what the card says. Don't do anything the card doesn't say. In this case, you're assuming that Greedo makes the first cface down card be dealt face up. But that's not what he does.

To be completely clear it is the first time each round that you are attacking and the first time you are defending. So if you attack, miss, and trigger gunner Greedo DOES NOT trigger. Likewise if you are attacked, evade, and are attacked again Greedo DOES NOT trigger.

Greedo ONLY triggers on the first damage card dealt when attacking and the first when defending. If such a card was already face up when it was dealt anyway, he shrugs and doesn't do anything that round in that instance.

Read the card, do what the card says, and only what the card says. Don't do anything the card doesn't say. In this case, you're assuming that Greedo makes the first cface down card be dealt face up. But that's not what he does.

To be completely clear it is the first time each round that you are attacking and the first time you are defending. So if you attack, miss, and trigger gunner Greedo DOES NOT trigger. Likewise if you are attacked, evade, and are attacked again Greedo DOES NOT trigger.

Thank you for this! I completely missed the fact that Greedo can only trigger once in defense. I've got to quit reading cards late at night.

Greedo ONLY triggers on the first damage card dealt when attacking and the first when defending. If such a card was already face up when it was dealt anyway, he shrugs and doesn't do anything that round in that instance.

Read the card, do what the card says, and only what the card says. Don't do anything the card doesn't say. In this case, you're assuming that Greedo makes the first cface down card be dealt face up. But that's not what he does.

To be completely clear it is the first time each round that you are attacking and the first time you are defending. So if you attack, miss, and trigger gunner Greedo DOES NOT trigger. Likewise if you are attacked, evade, and are attacked again Greedo DOES NOT trigger.

Thank you for this! I completely missed the fact that Greedo can only trigger once in defense. I've got to quit reading cards late at night.

Yeah I basically ignored him until a local gamer pointed that out to me, now I use him in most of my scum builds - not much of a negative effect for myself if I can make sure I stand a good chance of evading the first attack.

Thank you all for your response. Had I known this clarification beforehand, I may just have won that game. Instead, my ship blew up because of the second crit (misapplied by Greedo's ability).

Also, I agree with ZealuxMyr. I used to avoid Greedo because of the negative, but the ability to dish out crits after the shields drop is pretty impressive for just 1 point.