Phylon Q7 Tractor Beams
Expansions
Upgrade Card Collection (SWM38)
Imperial-class Star Destroyer (SWM11)
Home One (SWM13)
Card text
Modification.
When you activate, you may exhaust this card to choose 1 enemy ship of your size class or smaller at distance 1-5. That ship must spend a ![[navigate]](/icons/icon_navigate.svg "[navigate]"){kind=icon}
token or reduce its speed by 1 to a minimum of 1.
Properties
| Type | Offensive Retrofit |
|---|---|
| Faction | Neutral |
| Unique | No |
| Points | 6 |
Timing
This Upgrade Card may be exhausted and resolved when a ship equipped with this card activates but before it reveals its command dial.
Official rulings
A ship affected by this ability must discard a Navigation token if it has one. Otherwise, it reduces its speed.
Apr 23, 2018 | Source: FAQ v4.1.1
Community rulings
Phylon Q7 Tractor Beams has the keyword “Modification”.
Jul 16, 2020 | Source: KARM
When a ship equipped with Phylon Q7 Tractor Beams activiates, it can exhausted to resolve its ability. Choose 1 enemy ship that is of your size class or smaller that is at distance 1-5. That ship MUST discard a navigation token, if it does not have one, then that ships speed dial is reduced by 1 to a minimum of 1.
Jul 16, 2020 | Source: KARM
A Flotilla is a “small size class” and can use Phylon Q7 Tractor Beams on other “small size class” ships, not just other Flotillas.
Jul 16, 2020 | Source: KARM
Phylon Q7 Tractor Beams can be used to trigger Thruster Fissure. – The YOU in this case, is the owner of the ship being slowed by Phylons forced to change the speed dial.
Jul 16, 2020 | Source: KARM
The Grand Inquisitor can resolve from Phylon Q7 Tractor Beams being used on an enemy ship, if the owner of the ship is forced to change the speed dial.
Jul 16, 2020 | Source: KARM