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Advantage: spend now or bank it?

Avoid the ten-point cap, preserve emergency options, and chain free Special Actions at the right moment.

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01Verified game rule

Advantage is shared by the squad, gained when an operator damages an enemy, and capped at 10.

Planning note

Avoid the ten-point cap, preserve emergency options, and chain free Special Actions at the right moment.

Turn-end check

Can every operator survive the enemy response and still reach the next objective?

02Decision signals

Editorial tactical model

Planning note0–10
PositionSHARED
Resources+1 / HIT
Turn-end checkSPECIAL

03Tactical procedure

Use this procedure as a decision order, not a rigid script. Re-check it whenever a hit misses, reinforcements arrive, or the objective changes.

  1. 01Avoid the ten-point cap, preserve emergency options, and chain free Special Actions at the right moment.
  2. 02Advantage is shared by the squad, gained when an operator damages an enemy, and capped at 10.
  3. 03Can every operator survive the enemy response and still reach the next objective?
  4. 04Is useful AP, Advantage, a Utility, or Call for Backup being left unused?

04Field scenario

Avoid the ten-point cap, preserve emergency options, and chain free Special Actions at the right moment. Advantage is shared by the squad, gained when an operator damages an enemy, and capped at 10.

Example sequence01Read the objective, extraction condition, and enemy activation order.02Create the position or resource state required by the confirmed mechanic.03Commit damage only after the follow-up and recovery route are clear.

05End-of-turn checklist

  1. 01Can every operator survive the enemy response and still reach the next objective?
  2. 02Is useful AP, Advantage, a Utility, or Call for Backup being left unused?
  3. 03Advantage is shared by the squad, gained when an operator damages an enemy, and capped at 10.
  4. 04Avoid the ten-point cap, preserve emergency options, and chain free Special Actions at the right moment.

06Continue the field manual

CombatFirst deployment: plan a three-AP turnSequence movement, attacks, Utilities, and reactions without leaving an operator exposed.Open file →CombatCover and flanking: improve hit chanceUse full cover, elevation, line of sight, and exposed angles before committing heavy fire.Open file →CombatOverwatch traps and movement controlPlace overlapping cones on doors, bridges, reinforcement routes, and forced movement lines.Open file →

Primary sources

Confirmed rules are separated from editorial recommendations. No invented mission data or unverified drop tables are published.