His ability confuses me a little. I feel like I know this but I don't. Ugh.

"After you execute a 2-, 3-, or 4-speed manoeuvre, if you are not touching a ship, you may perform a free boost action."

1) Does this free action trigger even if I'm stressed? What about Pattern Analyzer?

2) Does this free action count against my one action per turn? What about Push the Limit?

NOTHING gives you an action while stressed unless it specifically says so. If you have primed thrustors you can do it, otherwise no.

And nothing counts towards your normal action, hence "free"

Use the rules forums next time please.

1. If I recall the rules correctly, you cannot perform actions when stressed. This includes free actions. The key word in the pilot ability is "perform".

2. No, it would not count against your one action per turn or Push the Limit because it is a "Free Action".

Also: https://community.fantasyflightgames.com/forum/293-x-wing-rules-questions/

Anything that stops you from taking an action stops you from taking a free action. Free actions are by definition any action you take other than the action that you get during your perform action step.

1) It would trigger but unless you have a way to take actions while stressed you can't perform the boost. Pattern Analyzer would allow you to boost before you are assigned stress from a red maneuver. Primed Thrusters allow you to take the boost or barrel-roll action while stressed (as long as you have less than 3 stress).

2) It does not count as your 1 action per turn. You would be able to trigger Push the Limit off of the free boost but you'd get the stress before your normal action and be unable to perform that action. It may make sense to do that though if you lose your action from hitting an obstacle or a Conner Net.

It is important to remember that you can only perform a given action once per round. If Snap uses his free boost he is unable to take the boost action as his normal action (or with something like Push the Limit).

Anything that stops you from taking an action stops you from taking a free action.

Not exactly. It's worth noting, that colliding with an asteroid makes you skip "Perform Action" step, but doesn't prevent Free Actions.

So in case Wexley executes a 2-4 speed maneuver and it lands him on a rock, as long as his front guides are clear (can't Boost/Roll if the template would overlap an obstacle), he can still perform a free Boost off of it anyway.

He's quite unique for Rebels in a way that he gets straightforward Action economy bonus for himself , unlike the cringe-worthy, convoluted "synergies" where you'd give a buff to other friendly , within specific range, at the cost of action / token/stress, blah, blah...screw those.

"Cringe-worthy synergies"

well that's a brand new pile i'm adding to the list

Anything that stops you from taking an action stops you from taking a free action.

Not exactly. It's worth noting, that colliding with an asteroid makes you skip "Perform Action" step, but doesn't prevent Free Actions.

So in case Wexley executes a 2-4 speed maneuver and it lands him on a rock, as long as his front guides are clear (can't Boost/Roll if the template would overlap an obstacle), he can still perform a free Boost off of it anyway.

Colliding with an asteroid doesn't stop you from taking actions. It causes you to skip a step that grants an action. There's a difference.

Pattern Analyzer should allow normal actions to happen while stress, but not free actions outside of the action step.

Pattern Analyzer should allow normal actions to happen while stress, but not free actions outside of the action step.

That would make Pattern Analyzer a weaker card. As it is, PA is a great card for 2 points in a slot that often goes unfilled.

Sorry, it wasn't a suggestion. I am actually curious, would it still allow free actions while stressed like that?

Pattern Analyzer should allow normal actions to happen while stress, but not free actions outside of the action step.

Not remotely accurate at all.

Pattern Analyser means you can move the 'check pilot stress' step after your action for the round, meaning you can take an action before you gain stress from a red, or take two from PTL before you remove stress from a green, but has no impact on your ability to take actions whilst stressed, nor on your ability to take free actions in general.

It lets you change when you take your perform action step, it doesn't make you able to do actions whilst stressed.

OK. I misread the card then. Thanks for that.

Snap with Collision Detector looks like something I'll have to try. Land on a rock then just boost off of it to still get a shot

Snap with Collision Detector looks like something I'll have to try. Land on a rock then just boost off of it to still get a shot

Collision Detector is System, not Tech...

Snap is great with Primed Thrusters or Pattern Analyzer though!

Hello everyone! Am I getting this right:

Snap Wexley with

- Pattern Analyzer

- Targeting Astromech

He could do a red T-Roll, but doesn't take stress for the red maneuver right away, because Pattern Analyzer allows him to do his actions first, which would be a FREE boost action and the NORMAL focus action.

Afterwards he'll check pilot stress (which means check the color of his maneuver) and get the stress from the red maneuver, as well as a Target Lock granted by the Targeting Astromech for doing a red maneuver.

Hello everyone! Am I getting this right:

Snap Wexley with

- Pattern Analyzer

- Targeting Astromech

He could do a red T-Roll, but doesn't take stress for the red maneuver right away, because Pattern Analyzer allows him to do his actions first, which would be a FREE boost action and the NORMAL focus action.

Afterwards he'll check pilot stress (which means check the color of his maneuver) and get the stress from the red maneuver, as well as a Target Lock granted by the Targeting Astromech for doing a red maneuver.

You are correct! In fact, that's probably one of the best ways to fly Snap Wexley!

You might also want Stay on Target on there too, so that that ability triggers a bit more often, with the added bonus of changing your mind about where to move! Makes him very unpredictable with the free boost, but it forces him into a green maneuver next turn...

Edit: Stay on Target isn't amazingly good because this entire synergy only works on speed 3 maneuvers.... but I still think it would be fun!

Since his ability triggers on "after executing a manuever" doesn't that happen before the "check pilot stress step"? Which means he would:

Execute manuever

Perform free boost (if not stressed)

Check Pilot Stress

Perform Action step (if not stressed or landed on a rock)

So hypothetically he could free boost off a red, but not after performing the green on the next turn?

Since his ability triggers on "after executing a manuever" doesn't that happen before the "check pilot stress step"? Which means he would:

Execute manuever

Perform free boost (if not stressed)

Check Pilot Stress

Perform Action step (if not stressed or landed on a rock)

So hypothetically he could free boost off a red, but not after performing the green on the next turn?

Since the time that the TFA Core set dropped about a year ago , "check pilot stress" happens during maneuver execution.

Since his ability triggers on "after executing a manuever" doesn't that happen before the "check pilot stress step"? Which means he would:

Execute manuever

Perform free boost (if not stressed)

Check Pilot Stress

Perform Action step (if not stressed or landed on a rock)

So hypothetically he could free boost off a red, but not after performing the green on the next turn?

Since the time that the TFA Core set dropped about a year ago , "check pilot stress" happens during maneuver execution.

Yep, I caught the dumb. I was reading into that rule while considering Snap Shot and the other day and got me all turned around.

Since his ability triggers on "after executing a manuever" doesn't that happen before the "check pilot stress step"? Which means he would:

Execute manuever

Perform free boost (if not stressed)

Check Pilot Stress

Perform Action step (if not stressed or landed on a rock)

So hypothetically he could free boost off a red, but not after performing the green on the next turn?

Since the time that the TFA Core set dropped about a year ago , "check pilot stress" happens during maneuver execution.

Yep, I caught the dumb. I was reading into that rule while considering Snap Shot and the other day and got me all turned around.

Could always PTL off of the free boost though right and take double stress if it was absolutely required?

I played mine with VI, Black One (thanks to VI.. that works, right?), Targeting Astromech + Integrated, Pattern Analyzer.

Worked really well in both games I played so far but you gotta setup those red maneuvers properly, often making the enemy wonder why you're veering off course~

I played a triple 8 rebel list with Miranda, Snap and Norra (the Wexley duo is great) and won against a 6 TIE swarm 100-0

The game after I replaced Miranda with 2 Awings and Juke+R3 Astromech on Norra just to try it out - also worked really great, 100-35

Really liking Snap the way I geared him up.