When activating the crit effect of XX9s if you only do 1 damage to the hull is the effect of XX9s negated.

Say 7 damage with a critical rolled is done to an MC80. The defender uses his redirect and contain.he has enough shields to soak 6 damage and wants to prevent the standard critical effect to only take one face down damage.

Would XX9s in this situation using the critical guarantee the one damage is face up. Or does two damage have to be done?

My thoughts is it guarantees the critical. As contain can't negate special critical effects. And the card does state the first two damage are face up, there just isn't a second damage being done to the hull.

Yes you can activate xx-9 even if you don't do 2 hull damage, which would bypass contain.

Doesn't anyone (dras) Want to quote official documents or something so I don't look like a random yes guy on the interwebs?

But, y'know...


The Card in question:

Crit : The first 2 damage cards dealt to the defender by this attack are dealt faceup."


When you get to Step 5 of the Attack, you get to choose a Critical Effect. That can be the Default Critical Effect of "The first Damage card dealt to the defender by this attack is dealt faceup."

Or it can be any other.

There is no other restriction or requirement to activate XX-9s other than the Critical Effect itself...

Furthermore, the Contain Defense token ONLY stops the DEFAULT Critical Effect. It does nothing against any other card critical effect.

But, y'know...

The Card in question: Crit : The first 2 damage cards dealt to the defender by this attack are dealt faceup."

When you get to Step 5 of the Attack, you get to choose a Critical Effect. That can be the Default Critical Effect of "The first Damage card dealt to the defender by this attack is dealt faceup."

Or it can be any other.

There is no other restriction or requirement to activate XX-9s other than the Critical Effect itself...

Furthermore, the Contain Defense token ONLY stops the DEFAULT Critical Effect. It does nothing against any other card critical effect.

Now this inquiring soul has all the ammo he needs to shoot down anyone who opposes him on the topic

To the point, you activate a Critical effect when you ahve the Crit Symbol... At that point, it doesn't matter... You can activate the default Critical Effect if your One and only Die shows a Crit, and you're shooting at something with Full Shields... You still activate the Critical Effect . its your "Right" to do... Even if its going to do nothing.