FFG was Ruthless with their Defender Fix!

By Corellian Corvette, in X-Wing

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some serious scatter damage right thar

You dropped this:

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You dropped this:

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This is either really good or really bad.

Now, would you measure range 1 for ruthlessness before or after they are moved from the tractor beam?

Now, would you measure range 1 for ruthlessness before or after they are moved from the tractor beam?

if a ship equipped with Ruthlessness uses Tractor Beam to attack an enemy small ship and hits, that ship must first boost or barrel roll the enemy ship, then trigger Ruthlessness. (FAQ v.4.1.1, 3/15/2016)

There is a faq for that, so no need to guess for me wrongly.

Edited by SEApocalypse

Now, would you measure range 1 for ruthlessness before or after they are moved from the tractor beam?

I'd think it happens before you barrel roll the ship

Since it happens right after the attack.

Would like to try out out, but I ruthlessness can be a double edge sword.

The smaller the squad your against the less likely you are to hit

Great against swarms

Edit

Guess I stand corrected

Ninjad

Edited by Krynn007

You dropped this:

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This is either really good or really bad.

Depends on which side of the table you're on.
If you're on the side with the Defender, it's really really good.
If you're on the side facing the Defender, it's really really bad.

Makes me wonder if I can shoot at my own ships, great combo really for defenders.

If I'm the only ship at range 1 of the defender does ruthlessness hit me?

I ask because it says "other than yourself"

I never used ruthlessness so never gave it much thought

no but someone can force your other defender to be in range one, instead of you doing it to them, then you have got a problem!

So this can't hit your Ships?

Or it can't hit the ship your attacking with?

So this can't hit your Ships?

Or it can't hit the ship your attacking with?

The ship firing cannot hit itself, and you cannot apply the damage to the ship you just shot at to trigger the ability.

Ruthlessness is good if you have fewer ships in the list, which happens in a defender list anyway. Tractor beam can totally shove a ship into range one of other ships, as well as ditching it on a rock or setting it up to block its own friendly ships the next round of all sorts of shenanigans. Imp Vets is a gift that brings life to all sorts of forgotten cards.

It's going to be fun. Stupid fun.

Now, would you measure range 1 for ruthlessness before or after they are moved from the tractor beam?

if a ship equipped with Ruthlessness uses Tractor Beam to attack an enemy small ship and hits, that ship must first boost or barrel roll the enemy ship, then trigger Ruthlessness. (FAQ v.4.1.1, 3/15/2016)

There is a faq for that, so no need to guess for me wrongly.

So pick a ship next to soontir tractor beam that ship over and then give soontir 2 damage.

Ooh that is nasty.

So this can't hit your Ships?

Or it can't hit the ship your attacking with?

You can hit other friendly ships if there are not any other ships within range 1. it is sort of like being overzellous with the trigger finger.

But with tractor beam you could easily move a ship away from a friendly ship so it is no longer in range one and into range one of another enemy ship.

Edited by Marinealver

Now, would you measure range 1 for ruthlessness before or after they are moved from the tractor beam?

if a ship equipped with Ruthlessness uses Tractor Beam to attack an enemy small ship and hits, that ship must first boost or barrel roll the enemy ship, then trigger Ruthlessness. (FAQ v.4.1.1, 3/15/2016)

There is a faq for that, so no need to guess for me wrongly.

So pick a ship next to soontir tractor beam that ship over and then give soontir 2 damage.

Ooh that is nasty.

But it costs 3 points and takes up your EPT slot.

But if you have 2 elite generics for 40 points a pop, that could be potentially 4 damage a turn!

And then throw it on Vessery.

Never ending target lock cycle ^^

Gordon Vessery Freeman, come to the armoury to claim your new mainstay

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Ruthlessness can't target yourself. It can hit any other ship at range 1 of the target.

You dropped this:

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Ohhh so you want to shoot at Ten Numb do you? Well Ten will just drag Soontir over here to keep him company.

You dropped this:

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Ohhh so you want to shoot at Ten Numb do you? Well Ten will just drag Soontir over here to keep him company.

Silly sullustan, your uncancellable crit works better on Fel's hull than a regular hit from friendly fire.

You dropped this:

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Ohhh so you want to shoot at Ten Numb do you? Well Ten will just drag Soontir over here to keep him company.

Silly sullustan, your uncancellable crit works better on Fel's hull than a regular hit from friendly fire.

Not if I dump him on an asteroid... :P

Also, on the typical Fel he is now down to 2 evade dice and probably that much closer to a rebel gunline...

Edited by Lampyridae

Tractor beam isn't that easy to hit an asteroid is it. they get to choose the direction and everything so unless they are facing and asteroid they ain't hitting it