Talk:Rexler Brath/@comment-42.60.23.81-20141231172316/@comment-25787218-20150104094533

I respect your retraction, but that is not the reason you are incorrect.

From the core rules (page 10), when in the "Declare Target" step of the Combat phase,

"the attacker (the active ship) must declare its target (the ship he wishes to attack) ... Once declared, the target ship is now the defender, and players proceed to the “Roll Attack Dice” step."

Let's say I have Rexler Brath with Ruthlessness. Play has advanced to the Combat phase and Rexler is now the active ship and he has a focus. I declare he is attacking Wedge (who has no shields and is in formation (and range one) with a Red Squadron Pilot). Wedge is now the defender and Rexler is the attacker. Steps 2 through 6 conclude with two damage uncanceled (Rexler still has his focus). The attack is considered hit. Wedge is dealt two cards. Since both Rexler's ability and Ruthlessness resolve at the same time (being after an attack), they resolve in the order of my choice. I resolve Ruthlessness first. Since my attack hit, I select the Red Squadron (who is at range one of Wedge). He suffers one damage. I then resolve Rexler's ability. Since his ability only affects the defender, only Wedge's cards are flipped.

Make sense?