Critical X reads: While a unit with critical x keyword converts attack surges, it may convert up to x surge results to critical results.

Shoretroopers don't have surge to hit, so do they not benefit from the keyword?

15 minutes ago, Thalandar said:

Critical X reads: While a unit with critical x keyword converts attack surges, it may convert up to x surge results to critical results.

Shoretroopers don't have surge to hit, so do they not benefit from the keyword?

They gain the benefit. All the units converts surges, the thing is that if they don't have the picture of conversion, then they will convert them to blank. So Critical X lets any unit convert up to X surges to criticals.

Its actually better on Shores than on Veterans, as it gives them surge that Give a them an extra hit (crit or otherwise) for one surge in their attack pool, the veterans already have surge to hit so effectively turn a hit to crit which is worse than turning a miss into a crit.

Yup critical X is significantly better on any unit that doesn't have surge to hit already, critical 2 is pretty much pseudo surge to hit as it's not often you're going to get more than 2 surges in your attack pool.