If I pair Malarus with Muse can Muse remove the stress from Malarus as soon as Malarus uses his pilot ability and receives his stress token?

Since both pilot abilities trigger at the start of the engagement phase I think it does allow for this to happen as I choose the order of the triggers.

very strange. i had a distinct memory of this being answered recently. it was answered before, but not recently.

currently, i definitely think this combo works just fine. there has been some confusion regarding ability's requirements lately, but i don't think either of these abilities has a requirement to enter the ability queue, other than that you need to be able to pay the cost for malarus.

not everyone will agree, i'm sure. both abilities contain an "if"-statement. how ever, i don't see that way of using the term as stating requirements, just an effect of what happens if you choose to use the ability.

or in other words, i think you are correct.

Thx. I missed that reference.

And it would work the other way around as well. So both take red maneuver, Muse to remove stress from Malarus so Malarus can use his ability for a stress. Not sure it is competitive but fun (I hope).

6 minutes ago, Slade said:

And it would work the other way around as well. So both take red maneuver, Muse to remove stress from Malarus so Malarus can use his ability for a stress. Not sure it is competitive but fun (I hope).

Strictly speaking, Malarus' ability is not contingent on not having stress, so it would work anyway. Muse simply prevents double-stress.