Entrenched Position / Incredible Resilience

L5R CCG Rules board, 6 October 2011

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A player, 6 October 2011

If Entrenched Position negates the actions effects (let's say a Naval Ranged Attack), can I still react with Incredible Resilience?

Brook Cunningham (rules official), 6 October 2011

If Entrenched Position negates the actions effects (let's say a Naval Ranged Attack), can I still react with Incredible Resilience?

In most cases, including your example, the answer is "yes". The effects were negated, not the targeting, so Incredible Resilience still has a trigger.

However, some targeting is optional or conditional, such as being preceded by "You may target..." or "If X happens, target Y...". Those examples of targeting are part of effects, and will not happen if effects are negated.