Each unit is equipped with weapons that miniatures may contribute to attack pools. Every weapon has a range and dice it contributes to an attack pool when used by a miniature during an attack.Some weapons have keywords associated with them, called weapon keywords. Weapons on Upgrade or Command Cards sometimes have their own surge charts.A weapon with a 
is a melee weapon, and a weapon with a blue range icon is a ranged weapon. A weapon with both a melee icon and one or more blue ranged icons can be used as a melee weapon or a ranged weapon, chosen when the weapon is added to an attack pool—treat the weapon as that type for the duration of the attack sequence.An attack pool that contains melee weapons is a melee attack, while an attack pool that contains ranged weapons is a ranged attack.