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Propagation

You cannot research technology. When you would research a technology, gain 3 command tokens instead.
The Nekro VirusFaction ability

You cannot research technology. When you would research a technology, gain 3 command tokens instead.

Source: Base game

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  • If the Nekro player resolves an ability that instructs them to “gain” a technology, instead of “research” that technology, they will get that technology instead of the command tokens.
  • The Nekro player may still resolve the primary or secondary abilities of the Technology strategy card, which will instead gain them command tokens.
    • The Nekro player may still benefit from owning the Minister of Sciences agenda card.
  • If an ability triggers “when” a player researches a technology, that ability will still be triggered by the Nekro player.
    • If the Nekro player owns The Prophet’s Tears relic, they may draw an action card whenever they would research a technology.
  • If an ability triggers “after” a player researches a technology, that ability will never be triggered by the Nekro player.
    • If the Anti-Intellectual Revolution law is in play, the Nekro player will not destroy a ship when they would research a technology.
  • The Nekro player may play any action card that would allow them to research a technology, even if there is no viable technology that the Nekro player could have researched.
    • For example, the Nekro player may always play the Reveal Prototype action card at the start of combat, even if they would not meet the prerequisites of any of the unit upgrades for the units they have participating in the combat, and/or they already have the unit upgrades for each unit they have participating in the combat, and/or the units they have participating in the combat have no unit upgrade.

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Anti-Intellectual Revolution

  • The Nekro player is never affected by the Anti-Intellectual Revolution law.

Book of Latvinia

  • If the Nekro player draws the Book of Latvinia, they will gain six command tokens and zero technologies, even if they own all technologies without prerequisites.

The Prophet's Tears

  • The Nekro player may use the ability of The Prophet’s Tears to draw an action card when they would have researched a technology.

The Prophet's Tears

  • The Nekro player may use the ability of The Prophet’s Tears to draw an action card when they would have researched a technology.

The Prophet's Tears

  • The Nekro player may use the ability of The Prophet’s Tears to draw an action card when they would have researched a technology.

Visionaria Select

  • If the Nekro player participates, they will gain three command tokens. The Deepwrought player will not gain a technology this way.

Sources

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