Hey Everybody!

As I want to shoot click baiters in the face... title says it all.

If Wampa fights Countdown... is it purely initiative who goes first with their ability???

I believe I know the answer, just thought I would put it forward to my favourite

Brainstorming group!

Best answer probably is it doesn't matter. So Wampa shoots countdown... gets a crit. Green dice are rolled either countdown evaded the crit in that case Wampa will use his ability so countdown takes a damage or the crit is not evaded and countdown will use his ability to take the hit instead of the crit. They both give a facedown damage card so neither of them are going to do it unless it makes the situation better for them.

If your just looking for the answer though then in my opinion its Wampa. Wampa doesnt call out a specific time when his ability happens so technically he could use it before the compare dice step where as countdown specifically happens during the compare dice step which is the last step of the attack. If he does wait until compare dice step then I guess initiative but as explained above its going to be clear who wants to use the ability by the time the compare dice step happens.

If your just looking for the answer though then in my opinion its Wampa. Wampa doesnt call out a specific time when his ability happens so technically he could use it before the compare dice step where as countdown specifically happens during the compare dice step which is the last step of the attack. If he does wait until compare dice step then I guess initiative but as explained above its going to be clear who wants to use the ability by the time the compare dice step happens.

It was errata'd, to say "at the start of the 'Compare Results' step". See: X-wing FAQ, page 4.

If your just looking for the answer though then in my opinion its Wampa. Wampa doesnt call out a specific time when his ability happens so technically he could use it before the compare dice step where as countdown specifically happens during the compare dice step which is the last step of the attack. If he does wait until compare dice step then I guess initiative but as explained above its going to be clear who wants to use the ability by the time the compare dice step happens.

It was errata'd, to say "at the start of the 'Compare Results' step". See: X-wing FAQ, page 4.

It will either be that, or, more likely, go down to who has initiative....

Simaltaneous fire is still a thing. They could both lose. Well it depends Wampa will give damage and countdown will turn it face down but still take damage.

Wampa.

Wampa happens at the start of the phase, countdown happens during it.

I mean, technically Countdown could use his ability after Wampa, but all he's do is get a stress and a damage to no benefit.