Planetary Shield (Unit Ability)

Rules Reference

Units cannot use the Bombardment ability against a planet that contains a unit that has the Planetary Shield ability.

  1. The Planetary Shield ability does not prevent a planet from being affected by the X–89 Bacterial Weapon technology.
  2. The Planetary Shield ability prevents an L1Z1X player from using their Harrow faction ability.
  3. If a war sun is in a system with any number of other players’ units that have the Planetary Shield ability, those units are treated as if they do not have that ability.
    1. Units treated as if they do not have a Planetary Shield ability cannot use the Magen Defense Grid technology.
    2. A war sun can use its Bombardment ability against planets that contain units that have the Planetary Shield ability.

Notes

  1. A unit with the Planetary Shield ability on a planet does not stop of the use of a unit’s Bombardment ability on other planets in the same system.
  2. The Planetary Shield ability prevents the use of the X–89 Bacterial Weapon Ω technology.
  3. If a war sun causes a unit to be treated as if it does not have a Planetary Shield ability, that unit may still use the ability of the Magen Defense Grid Ω technology.
  4. If a war sun causes a unit to be treated as if it does not have a Planetary Shield ability, all units in that system with a Bombardment ability may use it against the planet that unit is on.

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