Invisible Hand

Expansions

Invisible Hand (SWM42)

Card text

While deploying fleets, if you are in the play area, when you would deploy a squadron with swarm, you may set that squadron aside next to your ship card instead. You may set aside up to 5 squadrons this way.

[Squadron]: For each squadron you would activate with this command, you may place 1 of your set-aside squadrons within distance 3. It cannot move this activation, and if it has AI, increase its AI value by 1.

Properties

Type Title
Faction Separatist
Unique Yes
Points 9

Timing

The effect of this Upgrade Card triggers after Reveal Command Dial step, when executing a squadron command.

Official rulings

Squadrons that were set aside before deploying fleets due to Fighter Ambush‘s Setup effect cannot be set aside by Invisible Hand’s ability. Those squadrons would be deployed during the “After deploying fleets” timing, which is after Invisible Hand’s ability is resolved in the “While deploying fleets” timing.

Reference

Nov 1, 2022 | Source: AMG Rules Forum

If a squadron’s AI value is increased, the dice added to the attack pool may all be the same color or each a different color. They must be added and rolled at the same time.

Reference

Aug 21, 2021 | Source: AMG Rules Forum

Question: If a Providence class ship is equipped with both Invisible Hand and Rapid Launch Bays, how many “set aside” squadrons can I place when I resolve a squadron command? Is the ship’s squadron value resolved in full for each card?

Answer: The ship’s squadron value is resolved once across both effects. For example, If a ship’s squadron value is “4”, you could place 4 squadrons with Invisible Hand, or 4 squadrons with Rapid Launch Bays, or a total of 4 squadrons across those two effects.

Reference

Jun 22, 2021 | Source: AMG Rules Forum

Question: If I place squadrons aside with another effect such as Rapid Launch Bays, can I deploy those squadrons and gain the “AI” increase from Invisible Hands effect?

Answer: No. Each effect resolves separately per the section “Set Aside Ships and Squadrons”: “A ship or squadron that is set aside can only be deployed or affected by the effect that set them aside.”

Reference

Jun 22, 2021 | Source: AMG Rules Forum

Question: Does Invisible Hand permanently increase the “AI” value of a squadron that is deployed by its effect?

Answer: No. The bonus is lost when the ship finishes its activation.

Reference

Jun 22, 2021 | Source: AMG Rules Forum

Community rulings

No community rulings