again: crits or hits first?

[Blail Blerg 7,585]

Let's say I have 6 hull and 2 shields.  I get hit with 2 crits and 2 hits.  

 

Do the crits hit on the shields first or do the hits first cancel shields then let the crits eat the merry hull? 

[DagobahDave 1,621]

Unless an ability says otherwise, you cancel/apply regular hits before critical hits.

In your example, your 2 shields would be removed by the 2 regular hits, and then you'd deal 2 faceup damage cards to your unshielded hull.

Edited March 26, 2015 by DagobahDave

[StevenO 2,996]

I think the only time you can cancel [crit] results before [hit] results are when an Autoblaster is used which also happens to make those [hit] results uncancellable.

 

When it is time to SUFFER damage I believe the [hit] results are always resolved first before any [crit] results thereby maximizing the chance that a face-up damage card is dealt.

 

Addition - An Example:

Ten w/ Autoblaster shoots a cloaked Phantom that has lost a point of shield from something.

After roll modifications Ten gets [boom] [kaboom] [kaboom] with attack.

Phantom rolls two [evade] results.

In the Compare step the [kaboom] can be cancelled first but Ten says one [kaboom] can not be cancelled.  This means that a [kaboom] and [boom] go through.

 

Now when it is time for the Phantom to SUFFER the damage the [boom] moves back to the front of the line and takes out the remaining shield token.  This allows the [kaboom] to deal a face-up card to the Phantom; of course it happens to be a Direct Hit and the Phantom goes POOF!  Had the [kaboom] been suffered first it would have been absorbed by the shield and then the [boom] would have just dealt a face-down card leaving the Phantom alive.

Edited March 27, 2015 by StevenO