Attacking friendly model

[Macbeth]

Hi,

can I attack friendly model intentionally? Like no dual with enemy, just a friendly model standing by?

[Fetid Strumpet]

Just as a clarification, you can attack friendly models, but a model cannot attack itself.

Edited October 14, 2015 by Fetid Strumpet

[Bengt]

Yes, see box on page 33.

[Clockwork Top Hat]

Yes. When you attack the friendly model the attacker must flip but you can either relent with the defending model or flip and cheat the results. There are plenty of times you may wish to do this. Abilities like black blood and handpicked men, triggerstriggers/actions that let you push models around, actions like the Death Marshals Pine Box that can aid your crew, etc.

[Dassenkop]

I'm using it often to Lure my models into a better position or bring them toward the middle of the board before they activate.

[Rurouni Benshin]

It's most popularly used with crews lead by Ramos, or any Outcast crew that has an Obedient Wretch.  It's their one niche way of summoning more models with each turn.

[Clockwork Top Hat]

There may also be times when you wish to injure or kill a friendly model - to produce corpse/scrap markers or to unbury models like Killjoy or Bete Noir. While not something you are likely to do often it is possible and might surprise your opponent as they probably won't be expecting it.

[JoeJones]

The Captain's Airburst and Johan's condition removal are both attack actions, and in my experience they tend to be used on friendly models as much as, if not more than, on enemy models. So, yes, you can attack friendly models. The only restriction is that a model cannot use an attack action against itself.

[Clockwork Top Hat]

The Captain's Airburst and Johan's condition removal are both attack actions, and in my experience they tend to be used on friendly models as much as, if not more than, on enemy models. So, yes, you can attack friendly models. The only restriction is that a model cannot use an attack action against itself.

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