Ram interaction with deflect/ block / duelist

[Wkcd]

With the new rules for ram. Say I miss on all attack dice for a melee and after the dodge and cover step. My crits appear. Would my opponent have to spend their dodge token before my crits appear?

[Seth]

Hello there,

The Ram keyword is applied during the Modify Attack Dice step to convert any attack dice in the attack pool to Critical results. Dodge tokens are spent prior to this, during the Apply Dodge and Cover step, to remove Hit results (or Critical results, with an appropriate ability or keyword, such as Outmaneuver) from the attack pool.

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3 hours ago, Wkcd said:

Would my opponent have to spend their dodge token before my crits appear?

Yes. The opponent will spend dodge tokens to cancel and remove Hit results during the Apply Dodge and Cover step, prior to Ram converting remaining dice to Critical results during the Modify Attack Dice step. The opponent may not spend any dodge tokens against these new dice results, as that step & opportunity has passed.

Hope this helps,
Seth