Talk:Bossk/@comment-4135493-20150922135608/@comment-25999489-20150922145609

Bossk triggers when you have an *uncancelled* critical hit. Meaning that you have to have a critical hit result, and after the defender negates any rolls through evading (and tokens) the critical hit result would apply to the defender.

As such, autoblaster would not be a great choice, because the defender is likely to cancel any crits that you land, since he doesn't have to cancel the hits first. Additionally, adding a range 1 cannon to a particularly unmaneuverable PS7 ship is rarely an efficient use of points.

As for Heavy Laser Cannons, the HLC would turn all crits into hits, then the attacker would modify attack dice, then the defender would roll evade dice, then Bossks ability would trigger, if there was an uncancelled crit result. It's possible to modify dice to allow HLCs to deal crits (mercenary co-pilot, marksmanship, calculation, et cetera), but it requires investing more points into making it happen. Mangler cannon is the cheapest and most consistant option, but it is not necessarily the one with the highest damage potential.