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Can a plain defence roll save a marine from a swarm of five or more Genestealers?

The rulebook sets the higher-than rule, and several replies agree the die cannot beat a swarm of five or more.

  • Space Hulk: Death Angel – The Card Game rulebook · Rulebook · 3. Genestealer Attack Phase
  • Monsieur Bons · Community · 2014-07-15
  • Ghost CoD · Community · 2014-07-15
  • Daimond · Community · 2014-07-16
  • Caibre · Community · 2014-07-19

No. A marine survives only by rolling higher than the swarm's size, so a plain roll cannot beat five or more. Defensive Stance, Counter-Attack, Block, Power Field and Chaplain Raziel are the ways to survive such a swarm.

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