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i think this probably needs sending to WIN once the set is released (if it isn't already), generally I'd say can't trumps can in Heroclix but also generally the card trumps the rule book, and generally can't use on cards trumps can use. That would lead me to think no but then why use the word any which implies yes?
(It also leads me to think I've used the word generally far too much)
Can't see any reason why it wouldn't work on d20 rolls though (generally).
So basically I've waffled a long don't know while subscribing so I'll see when cleverer people than me work out the answer.
i think this probably needs sending to WIN once the set is released (if it isn't already), generally I'd say can't trumps can in Heroclix but also generally the card trumps the rule book, and generally can't use on cards trumps can use.
No such rule exists. Not even really as a general rule of thumb. Blocking terrain tells us we can't move through it, but effects like Improved Movement say we can. Can't definitely doesn't beat can, not even as a general guideline.
It is much more accurate to say "specific beats general". A general rule saying characters can't move through blocking terrain is beat by specific powers and other effects which says this character can do so.
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That would lead me to think no but then why use the word any which implies yes?
What implies it? The wording on this and PC is virtually identical:
PROBABILITY CONTROL Once during your turn, this character allows you to reroll one of your rolls, ignoring the original roll. A character using this power must be within range (minimum range 6) and line of fire to the character for which the original roll was made. Using the same rules, once per round during an opponent’s turn, this character allows you to force that opponent to reroll one of their rolls, ignoring the original roll.
The biggest difference between PC and this one is it doesn't specify YOUR roll on YOUR turn. So Domino could use this to reroll your opponent's Super Senses or some such. Absolutely nothing in this effect says it can reroll rolls that can't be rerolled.
This effect is basically the same as GotG 052 Rocket Raccoon's Tactical Genius except she can only use it once per game.
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(It also leads me to think I've used the word generally far too much)
Can't see any reason why it wouldn't work on d20 rolls though (generally).
Speaking of Rocket, he was ruled to be able to reroll the d20 (since this isn't PC and he doesn't care whether something is a d6). But that thread seems to have been closed on WIN. Here's a cached link:
The common misconception that can't beats can I think is due to not really understanding what is being meant by these terms. 'Can use' is a specific game term, and is not meant to give the character an overriding ability to do something regardless of the situation. it is merely a way of saying that this character 'has the ability/access to use' the given power. Likewise, 'can't use' doesn't negate anyone else's 'can use', it is just saying that the characters are not able to trigger/activate those given effects, so while the characters still 'can use' them, they can't activate them. There would need to be some overriding text to overcome this, such as 'can use [x] regardless of other effects' or something more specific. Of course, this is all just in relation to can/can't 'use', generalizing this even more to just can vs can't is going to be situational, just like NormalView's example of blocking terrain and Improved Movement.
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Speaking of Rocket, he was ruled to be able to reroll the d20 (since this isn't PC and he doesn't care whether something is a d6). But that thread seems to have been closed on WIN. Here's a cached link:
Since it was closed, I don't know if that means they're going to change this ruling or not.
This is just my opinion, but it seems that a lot of rulings that are removed is because they are already in line with the existing logic of the rules. Only PC, and perhaps a few other special powers, are clarified to only be able to reroll d6s, there is no general rule of 'only d6s may be rerolled'. Absent such a rule, or ruling on a specific character, if the card text doesn't specify, then there's no reason you couldn't reroll any form of dice roll.