Best luck you've had.
I don't know how lucky it was, but it was definitely the lowest probability and best possible timing for a thing to happen. Back when I was farming General Veers, this was right after Imperial Troo...
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My brother 7*'d Boba as his first 7* and unlocked the shard store, and then the next day pulled a full Boba unlock from a bronzium.
