Active ability timing from combat tree

[BadgerEnergy]

Hi,

Can you clarify when the active ability from a combat tree triggers? The rulebook states "they are resolved after all Directed effects have been resolved and the Damage pool has been applied to the defending character." This makes it clear they can't resolve until after step 9 of making an attack but it doesn't seem to fit clearly into step 10. It seems like the ability can either resolve before 10a, after 10a, or after 10b depending on what lingering Directed effects remain from the Expertise Charts but the ability should resolve before step 10c?

[Thoras]

On 6/5/2023 at 5:23 PM, BadgerEnergy said:

Can you clarify when the active ability from a combat tree triggers?

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