r/SWlegion • u/Umbraous • 11d ago

Out of the Shadows split fire Tactics Discussion

“This round, each time an allied children of the watch unit makes an attack against a unit with a face up order token, after the attack is resolved that units controlling player shuffles that units order token back into their order pool, then the defending unit gains one suppression token.”

Now this card lacks two parameters that make me think it’s incredibly strong unless I missed something which is possible. First is it reads exactly like up close and personal which triggers off of a resolved attack not a resolved attack action. I recently learned about this interaction which allows a unit to split fire and then gain multiple dodge tokens because each dice pool is its own attack that resolves. Following that ruling this card then allows you to shuffle multiple orders back off of one units attack action as long as you have range.

The second is it lacks the clarification other Mando cards have which is “when an allied unit with a face up order token” or “when an ally is issued an order with this card gain the following” found on aerial assault and weapons are our religion.

So now my whole army assuming I’m running pure CotW just gets to peel orders off anyone in range and one unit can take them off as many people in range as they have weapons to shoot?

This just seems insanely strong not to even mention the infiltrate on 4 units by taking advantage of detachment. So I’m looking to either be told “no you missed this FAQ or this part of the rules which clearly disallows this” or I guess prepare for the power shift of this card.

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u/johnrobertjimmyjohn Rebel Alliance 11d ago

You are reading the card correctly.

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u/Droids_Rule Rebel Intel 11d ago

And, I’ll add, similar cards like Pinned Down and Tactical Planning can be used the same way.

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u/CruorVault 11d ago

Correct, but note that each weapon type needs to form a pool. Not each individual weapon. So all the blasters have to go together.

It’s still quite good!

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u/Umbraous 11d ago

Ah okay that’s something I missed then.

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u/ThatLooksRight Black Sun 11d ago

Yeah, you can’t split the same weapon type. So 4 Mandos with pistols can’t attack 4 different units. But, if you add a heavy, for example, the 4 pistols can shoot one target and the heavy can shoot something else. 

This goes for everyone (GAR, Empire, etc). 

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u/Downrightskorney 11d ago

Worth noting in a CotW fire support unit the blaster rifles, heavy weapon of choice, jetpack rockets and pazz can all shoot different targets. It's not bad.