It says another friendly figure can perform an attack. I am assuming I can't use another figures arrow abilities correct? Thinking Luke's lightsaber strike in particular.

thanks!

"Arrow abilities" are Special Actions. Some special actions include attacks, but you cannot use a special action with Take It Down.

52 minutes ago, totalnoob said:

It says another friendly figure can perform an attack. I am assuming I can't use another figures arrow abilities correct? Thinking Luke's lightsaber strike in particular.

thanks!

There's a subtle difference between "Perform an attack" vs. "figure gains an action -> figure use that action to attack"

Gideon follows the 1st case, so that friendly figure can perform an attack and NOTHING ELSE . 2nd case though the friendly figure is free to do whatever it wishes with that action. Farmboy Luke's Saber strike is a special action

Yes it's slightly confusing, but "attack action" is NOT the same as "special action that contains an attack", remember you can use actions to do 4 things: move, attack, interact, special (+ rest if you're in campaign)

The Attack action lets you perform an attack.

Like said above, Gideon does not give the figure an action, he does not give out an Attack action, he only lets the friendly figure perform an attack. Performing an attack uses the figure's attack type and attack pool.

Special actions can provide other abilities, such as attacks with different attack types and attack pools, and abilities that deal damage without being attacks.

The attack-related abilities of the deployment card can be used for all attacks.

(A hero cannot use abilities from another weapon during attacks.)

Crystal clear confirmation with those responses - thanks everyone!