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Skulltaker's ability 'Skulls for the Skull Throne!' make his close combat attacks rending on rolls of 4+ instead of 6. If the Daemon Codex was written with 5th in mind wouldn't this change the rending abiility for Skulltaker only? I heard the new rending ability grants an autowound with no save on a roll of 6 to wound, but Skulltakers special ability sys his attacks are rending on a roll of 4+. This would seem to make more sense if rending worked that you roll to hit and any 6's would be a wound with no save if you then roll to wound successfully (much like the Eldar Rangers ability).

Would this make Skulltaker an absolute beast in combat against lone models? Attack a Wraithlord and chop off it's head (instant death) on any attack roll of 4+. Do the same to a slew of TMC's, Greater Daemons, etc... and because of the wording would this still translate into 5th edition?

Yes the wording does indicate that he will Rend on rolls to Wound of 4+.

This will not be that effective against TMCs as Synapse prevents ID.

He's designed to kill multiple wound models, both in 40k and in Fantasy.

However, some rules prevent him from always doing this.

Moreso in 40k than in Fantasy, as there are alot more targets in Fantasy and few have protection from KB.

Negativemoney wrote:Yes the wording does indicate that he will Rend on rolls to Wound of 4+.

This will not be that effective against TMCs as Synapse prevents ID.

It does not, however, prevent the wound. Riding a khornate chariot he's still a 4-wound model with 5 attacks. He'll be very good at "mopping up" MCs with only a couple of wounds left.