Planetary Shield
LRR §65Rules Reference
Units cannot use the Bombardment ability against a planet that contains a unit that has the Planetary Shield ability.
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65.1The Planetary Shield ability does not prevent a planet from being affected by the X-89 Bacterial Weapon technology.
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65.2The Planetary Shield ability prevents an L1Z1X player from using their Harrow faction ability.
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65.3If 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.
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aUnits treated as if they do not have a Planetary Shield ability cannot use the Magen Defense Grid technology.
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bA war sun can use its Bombardment ability against planets that contain units that have the Planetary Shield ability.
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A unit with the Planetary Shield ability on a planet does not stop the use of a unit’s Bombardment ability on other planets in the same system.
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If the Planetary Shield ability prevents the use of a Bombardment ability, then the ability of the Thunder’s Edge version of X-89 Bacterial Weapon cannot be used.
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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 Thunder’s Edge version of Magen Defense Grid.
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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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Sources
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