If the Mahact player is ever required to remove one of their command tokens from their fleet pool, and they only have other players’ command tokens in their fleet pool, they must remove one of those tokens, and return it to the reinforcements of the player that owns it.
If the Mahact player is ever limited by the number of tokens they may have in their fleet pool, such as by the Fleet Regulations law, they may still add a command token to their fleet pool when they are at the limit, but must then remove one command token and return it to the corresponding reinforcements.
If the Mahact player wins a combat against a player that has no command tokens in their reinforcements, and none of their command tokens are on the Mahact player’s command sheet, that player must choose one of their command tokens on their command sheet to remove and place on the Mahact player’s command sheet.
If a player has no command tokens in their reinforcements or on their command sheet, the Mahact player cannot place one of that player’s command tokens on their command sheet if they win a combat against that player.
If the Mahact player is required to place a command token from their reinforcements on the board, such as when they retreat from a space combat, or the primary ability of the Diplomacy strategy card, if they have no tokens in their reinforcements, they may use any tokens from their command sheet, including another player’s token in their fleet pool.
When the Mahact player wins a space combat, they add the command token to their fleet pool before they resolve fleet pool requirements.
Imperia
Hubris
If a game effect would force another player to give a promissory note to the Mahact player, but the only promissory note that player has is their Alliance promissory note, that player does not give anything to the Mahact player.
Scepter of Dominion (Promissory Note)
If a player already has a command token in the chosen system, they do not place a command token there.
If a player has no command tokens in their reinforcements, that player places one command token of their choice from their command sheet.
There is no mechanism to create a binding deal between the Mahact player and another player regarding which system that player will choose when resolving Scepter of Domination.
The Mahact player will also place a command token in the chosen system, unless their command sheet has none of their own tokens on it.
Scepter of Dominion cannot place command tokens in the home system of an eliminated player.
Genetic Recombination (Technology)
A player that cannot vote due to a game effect or because they have zero influence on readied planets cannot be targeted by Genetic Recombination.
If a player then gains the ability to vote, such as by gaining the Xxcha player’ Alliance promissory note, they may then be targeted by Genetic Recombination.
Crimson Legionnaire (Unit)
If multiple Crimson Legionnaires are destroyed at the same time, the Mahact player decides whether to gain a commodity or convert a commodity to a trade good individually for each.
If two Crimson Legionnaires are destroyed at the same time, the Mahact player may choose to gain a commodity, then immediately convert that commodity to a trade good.
Arvicon Rex (Flagship)
Jae Mir Kan (Agent)
When resolving the secondary ability of the Construction strategy card, the active player’s command token is placed in the system the Mahact player places their structure.
If the Mahact player chooses to resolve the secondary ability of the Construction strategy card, they must choose a system in which they can place a structure.
If the Mahact player already has a command token in the chosen system, they place one of the active player’s command tokens in that system regardless.
If the Mahact player has the Muaat player’s Alliance promissory note, they will not gain a trade good from it when they use the ability of Jae Mir Kan.
Il Na Viroset (Commander)
The Mahact player cannot use any “when/after you activate a system” abilities.
Other players cannot use any “when/after another player activates a system that…” abilities.
If the Mahact player activates a system containing another player’s units, they must still return any promissory notes with such an activation as the return condition.
The Mahact player may still use any “at the end of your turn” abilities.
Airo Shir Aur — Benediction (Hero)
Fighters and ground forces in the space area of the origin system are moved. Ground forces on planets are left behind.
If the Mahact player moves their own ships, they may transport ground forces on planets.
If the Mahact player moves the Saar player’s units, any Floating Factories in the origin system will also be moved.
Any abilities that trigger when a player moves ships trigger from the perspective of the Mahact player.
Any abilities that trigger when a player’s ships move trigger from the perspective of the player that owns them.
Any abilities that trigger when a player moves their ships do not trigger.
The Mahact player may move another player’s ships into an asteroid field only if that player owns the Antimass Deflectors technology.
The Mahact player may move another player’s ships into a supernova only if that player owns the Magmus Reactor Muaat factional technology.
If the Mahact player moves a player’s ships out of a gravity rift, that player must roll for removal.
If the Mahact player is moving the Vuil’raith player’s ships out of a system containing a Dimensional Tear, the Vuil’raith player will not roll for removal.
The Mahact player cannot move ships through a wormhole while the Enforced Travel Ban law is in play.
The Mahact player cannot move the Creuss player’s ships from a system with an alpha wormhole into a system with a beta wormhole (and no alpha wormhole), or vice versa.
If the Mahact player moves the Muaat player’s war sun, the Muaat player cannot trigger their Nova Seed hero ability.
The system the combat is taking place in is considered the active system during that that combat.
The player whose ships were moved is considered to be the attacker, the other player is considered to be the defender.
Regardless of which of the two players in combat is the attacker and which is the defender, the next player in initiative order will resolve abilities first, after the Mahact player.
Resolving Benediction is not a tactical action. The Activation, Movement, Invasion and Production steps are not resolved.
Any abilities that occur “when/after you/another player activate a system” will not trigger.
The Space Cannon Offense substep is not resolved.
Starlancer (Mech)
Once the Mahact player resolves the ability of a Starlancer, the active player cannot use any “after you activate a system” abilities.
Other players, including the Mahact player, cannot use any “after another player activates a system that…” abilities.
The active player may still use any “at the end of your turn” abilities.
The Mahact player may use the ability to end their own turn and gain their own spent command token from their fleet pool.
The Starlancer must be in the system before activation to be able to use its ability.