Category:Deflect

Rules Clarification : Deflect      (Edit)
Deflect thoroughly messes with Steps 6 to 8 of the Attack Sequence. With reference to the 14 steps of the Attack Sequence:

Case A: Target the Wastelander with a non-spray (not using Take a Bullet)

1. Target the Wastelander
2. Resolve effects that occur when a model is targeted by an attack.
3. Check the range between attacker and the Wastelander. If it's out of range, it auto-misses and that will trigger Deflect.
4. Check for other auto-misses (for example if the Wastelander currently has Stealth).
   If the attack auto-misses at either Step 3 or 4, that will trigger Deflect. (Infernal Ruling)
5. Make an attack roll vs the Wastelander. If it misses, that triggers Deflect.
6. Despite the wording of this step, Deflect does not occur at Step 6. Step 6 is actually for stuff like Sucker! and Shield Guard.
   Instead Deflect happens at Step 8.
   (Infernal Ruling)
7. Skip AOE deviation. Deflect makes it centred on the attacker at Step 8. (Infernal Ruling)
8. Assuming you triggered Deflect, the attacker is now auto-hit by their own attack.
   • You cannot use stuff like Shield Guard to save yourself from your own attack, because Shield Guard is resolved at Step 6. (Infernal Ruling)
   • The attacker is hit regardless of range, LOS, and even if the attacker has Stealth. (Infernal Ruling)
   • There is one exception however: if the attacker is not a valid target of their own attack, Deflect does nothing and the attack fizzles. (Infernal Ruling)
     If you are not a valid target for your own attack, and you're shooting an AOE, then it does not deviate. It just fizzles and nothing happens. (Infernal Ruling)
     For instance, a Protectorate warjack with Passage cast on it can only be targeted by magical guns, so if it misses the Wastelander with a non-magical gun it cannot auto-hit itself.
   • Anything else that triggers when the Wastelander is missed will still trigger, even though the attack now auto-hits the new target. (For instance, if Jaga-Jaga gives the Wastelander Poltergeist.)
9. Steps 9 onwards (damage etc) are worked out normally.

Case B: Target someone else with a non-spray, and the Wastelander uses Take a Bullet

1. Target someone else
2. The Wastelander declares he is using Take a Bullet.
3. Do not check range. Take a Bullet makes it "counts as" in range.
4. Check if the attack auto-misses for a different reason (for example if the Wastelander currently has Stealth).
   If the attack auto-misses, that will trigger Deflect. (Infernal Ruling)
5. Step 5 onwards work the same as Case A.