Something you do outside your own turn, in answer to a trigger. It costs no ⚡ AP.
Your Reaction
- You have one Reaction. It refreshes at the start of your turn.
- An ability that says “use your Reaction” spends it. Once spent, you cannot use another Reaction until it refreshes.
- A Reaction resolves at the moment its trigger names — for most, before the triggering roll or move resolves.
Free Reactions
- An ability marked Free Reaction does not spend your Reaction. Using one never stops you using the other.
- Each Free Reaction has its own limit, listed on the ability (usually once per round). Its uses refresh at the start of your turn.
When You Cannot React
- Overwatch Mode spends your Reaction for as long as you are in it. While in Overwatch Mode, your Overwatch Attacks are the only Reactions you can make, and you cannot use Free Reactions.
- ✨ Stunned, 👀 Distracted, 😲 Surprised and 💤 Unconscious creatures cannot use Reactions or Free Reactions.
- An ⏩ Extra Turn does not refresh your Reaction or Free Reactions.
- Some abilities stop enemies reacting to you, such as 🎯 Without A Trace and Atom Step.
Reactions
| Reaction | From | Trigger |
|---|---|---|
| 🤝 Assist | Anyone | An ally attacks, or makes a Test next to you |
| 🤺 Opportunity Attack | Anyone | An enemy moves out of your Melee or Unarmed reach |
| Dive Clear | Anyone | A vehicle is about to move through your tile |
| Overwatch Attack | Overwatch | An enemy moves or attacks in your Overwatch Zone |
| 🎯 Call ‘Em Out | 💬 Speech +5 | An ally who can hear you is attacked |
| 🛡 Protected (Guardian) | 🎯 Warden, 🗡 Melee +10 | An attack targets an ally you protect |
| Detonation Watch | 💣 Explosives +7 | Any time on an enemy’s turn |
| 🎯 Evasive Maneuvering | 🚗 Pilot +7 | You are attacked while driving |
| 🎯 Snap Shot | Gunslinger (Tier II) | You are targeted by a Reaction attack |
| 🎖 Hit the Deck! | Perk | You are attacked |
| 📖 Duck and Cover! | Book | You take Explosive damage |
| 📖 Pugilism Illustrated | Book | You are targeted by a 🗡 Melee or 👊 Unarmed attack |
Free Reactions
| Free Reaction | From | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| 🎯 Riposte | 🗡 Melee +7 | 1 per round |
| 🤺 Opportunity Attack without spending your Reaction | 🎯 Zone of Control, 🗡 Melee +7 | 1 per round |
| 🤝 Assist without spending your Reaction | 🎖 Wingman Rank 2 | 1 per round |
| 🛡 Protected Guardian swap | 🎯 Warden, 🗡 Melee +10 | First swap each round |