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When drop pods deepstrike within 4d6" of a mystic, how does it work exactly? Reading the daemonhunters mystic rules, it appears that it fires at the pod only as it says "...before the enemy unit moves..."

Does it fire at the pod before it deviates? If so, if the pod is destroyed, is the cargo also destroyed?
After it deviates, but before it deploys its cargo?
After it deploys its cargo?
Does it fire at the unit that deploys?

Will be playing this weekend versus lists with inquisitors so I want to get it right. Thanks.

Covered in the DH FAQ.

You fire after the pod lands and the contents disembark and then you choose to fire at either the pod or the unit.

Thanks. Can ordnance be placed to cover the pod and the unit rolling against both?

Sure so long as your target is one or the other.

The title says Mystics firing at drop pods... so I am dying to know what guns can Mystics be equipped with.

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The title of the thread is slightly misleading Green Blow Fly, he means "mystics using their special ability to allow another unit within 12" to fire at deepstrikers." That would be a little long for a thread title though.

I thought the distance was 4d6. Just goes to show... hee.

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Just wanted to make sure Mystics can use this power while inside a vehicle? In that case the 4d6 is measured from the vehicles hull? Thats the way I been playing it but someone mentioned that Mystics power does not work if they are inside a vehicle?

To clarify a few issues:

Having one mystic in a unit allows the unit to fire at units deepstriking within 4d6 inches.

Having two or more mystics in a unit allows the unit or another unit within 12" of the mystics' unit to fire at a deepstriking unit within 4d6" of the mystics' unit.

Everything I've seen in the FAQs leads me to believe that the ability works when the mystics are in a transport, and both the 4d6" and 12" ranges would be measured from the hull of the transport vehicle.

This ability can be used each and every time an enemy unit deepstrikes, but the 4d6" range is rerolled for every new target.

@Balzac: That is precisely the way to do it: put the Inquisitor and Mystics in a Land Raider, then place IG Demolishers / SM Vindicators within 12" of the Land Raider. When the Pod drops within 4d6" of the Land Raider, Drop a S10 AP2 pie plate on the Pod, catching half of the guys who Disembark. Lather, Rinse, Repeat.

If you have two mystics, do you roll 4d6 for each one, or just once for the unit?

Just once and you only get one shot no matter the number of Mystics in a given unit. The second Mystic just allows the one shot to be taken by another unit within 12" of the Inquisitor unit.

Steelmage99 wrote:Just once and you only get one shot no matter the number of Mystics in a given unit. The second Mystic just allows the one shot to be taken by another unit within 12" of the Inquisitor unit.

Rephrase that to "you only get to have one unit shoot at the deep striking unit" maybe........................................ Also, remember that the shooting unit counts as stationary, regardless of any movement during it's turn.

True. I meant "shot" as in "having a go at", but yours is more precise and better.

Green Blow Fly: Mystics are armed with a Las Pistol and CCW, as are all other Inquisitorial Henchmen unless specified otherwise. I think Familiers and Warrior Henchmen are the only ones that specify off the top of my head.

Wehrkind wrote:Green Blow Fly: Mystics are armed with a Las Pistol and CCW, as are all other Inquisitorial Henchmen unless specified otherwise. I think Familiers and Warrior Henchmen are the only ones that specify off the top of my head.

Pretty much. For a while I used 3 servitors with 2 hvy bolters and a plasma cannon along with the Inq's psycannon. Did fairly well against daemons and so-so against Marines/termies. Unit got expensive tho as I added in Sages, Familiars and everything else just to have the Majority 6+ save for as long as possible (4th ed). May have to dig them back out just to see how they would do in 5th.