Heavy Ion Emplacements
Expansions
Galactic Republic Fleet Starter (SWM34)
Separatist Alliance Fleet Starter (SWM35)
Upgrade Card Collection (SWM38)
Super Star Destroyer (SWM20)
Profundity (SWM30)
Card text
Blue ![[Critical]](/icons/icon_critical.svg "[Critical]"){kind=icon}
: Exhaust this card. The defending hull zone and each adjacent hull zone loses 1 shield.
Properties
| Type | Ion Cannons |
|---|---|
| Faction | Neutral |
| Unique | No |
| Recur Type | ![[recur]](/icons/icon_recur.svg "[recur]"){kind=icon} |
| Points | 9 |
Timing
This Upgrade Card may be exhausted and resolved during the “Resolve Damage” step.
Official rulings
No official rulings
Community rulings
During the “Resolve Damage” step, if a Blue critical icon is showing in the attack pool, and before damage is suffered, Heavy Ion Emplacements may be exhausted to resolve its effect. This effect causes the defending hull zone and each adjacent hull zone to lose 1 shield.
Jul 15, 2020 | Source: KARM
The damage suffered by this card ability only affects the shield values of a ship, it does not cause any damage to a ships hull.
Jul 15, 2020 | Source: KARM
Heavy Ion Emplacements cannot be exhausted if the ship it is equipped too has the faceup damage card Targeter Disruption.
Jul 15, 2020 | Source: KARM
A defending ship that spends a contain defense token and also has Damage Control Officer equipped (and not discarded) will prevent any critical effects from resolving.
Jul 15, 2020 | Source: KARM
A defending ship that has Commander Gherant equipped (and not discarded), the attacker cannot resolve any critical effects.
Jul 15, 2020 | Source: KARM