“Axe”
Rulesets
Expansions
Galactic Republic Fleet Starter (SWM34)
Card text
Before another friendly squadron at distance 1 suffers damage during an attack, you may spend 1 defense token to reduce the total damage by 1.
Escort. (Squadrons you are engaged with cannot attack squadrons that lack escort unless performing a counter attack.)
Swarm. (While attacking a squadron engaged with another squadron, you may reroll 1 die.)
Properties
| Faction | Republic |
|---|---|
| Unique | Yes |
| Type | V-19 Torrent Squadron |
| Speed | 3 |
| Hull | 5 |
| Anti-squadron Armament | |
| Armament | |
| Keywords | |
| Defense Tokens | |
| Points | 17 |
Timing
This Squadron Card may resolve during the “Spend Defense Tokens” step.
Clarifications
When another friendly squadron at distance 1 of this squadron is being attacked, this squadron’s defense tokens cannot be targeted with Accuracy icons.
When an attack deals damage to more than one squadron (such as Anakin Skywalker (Delta-7)), this Squadron’s ability may be resolved for each instance of damage dealt. You cannot spend the same defense token more than once during an attack.
Upgrade Interactions
Spending a defense token using this Squadron Card’s ability to reduce damage on a friendly squadron does not resolve Luminara Unduli (Commander)’s effect as this Squadron is not the defending squadron.
Emperor Palpatine (Commander) will resolve against this Squadron Card’s ability, as this squadron is still spending a defense token during the “Spend Defense Tokens” step.
Intel Officer allows a ship to target 1 defense token of any squadron or ship in the play area during an attack. (The card does not specify the owner of the defense token targeted). Therefore during an attack on another squadron at distance one of this squadron, Intel Officer could target one of this Squadron’s defense tokens.