Official rule text
When a player gains a command token, they choose which of 18 COMBAT (ATTRIBUTE) 20.2 their three pools to place it in. Combat is an attribute of some units that is presented on faction 20.3 A player is limited by the amount of command tokens in their sheets and unit upgrade technology cards. reinforcements. 18.1 During combat, if a unit’s combat roll produces a result equal a If a player would gain a command token but has none to or greater than its combat value, it produces a hit. available in their reinforcements, that player cannot gain 18.2 If a unit’s combat value contains two or more burst icons, that command token. instead of rolling a single die, the player rolls one die for each b If a game effect would place a player’s command token burst icon when making that unit’s combat rolls. from their reinforcements and none are available, that RELATED TOPICS: Ground Combat, Invasion, Space Combat player must take a token from a pool on their command sheet, unless the token would be placed into a system that 19 COMMAND SHEET already contains one of their command tokens.