Ion and shields

[sorrowabused]

Hey,

I have a question about ion damage and shields.
I know there was some confusion about the order of handling ions and shields, but I still have a question.
For example, if an attack pool with Ion 1 attacks a unit with Shield 1, then a shield token is rendered inactive without negating a hit. But if still a hit or critical hit goes through, does the defender get an ion token or is this negated by the shield?

I hope the question is clear and thanks in advance!
Kind regards

Edited October 31, 2023 by sorrowabused

[Seth]

Hello,

5 hours ago, sorrowabused said:

But if still a hit or critical hit goes through, does the defender get an ion token or is this negated by the shield?

A unit will gain X ion tokens if it suffered one or more wounds after defending against an attack that included a weapon with the Ion X keyword.

Yes, in a single attack, Ion X can force the defending unit to flip X shield tokens and apply X ion tokens, assuming the dice roll in the attacker's favor!

Hope this helps,
Seth