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I'm just starting so I don't have a firm grasp on rules of 40k so I was hoping someone can answer a question that came up while a playing a game with my roommate. He assaulted my DA with some ork nobs. My Exarch had a Dire Sword and Shuriken Pistol. He was saying that out of the 2 wounds that landed from my Exarchs CC attacks only one could count as the diresword effect and the other my Pistol....

I honestly didn't know what to do with that so, I just went with one LD test for the unsaved wound. I couldn't find anything to dispute what he said but is that right? Special weapons or power weapon only count for half your attacks (with 2xCCW)? For 1 wound units like Ork boyz it isn't a big deal but what if they were Nobs or something that can take more wounds? That is 1+ less Power Weapon or Diresword effect. Is there a rule in the rulebook I've overlooked?

QuanQuan wrote:He was saying that out of the 2 wounds that landed from my Exarchs CC attacks only one could count as the diresword effect and the other my Pistol....

Does he also play Warhammer Fantasy, by any chance?

Because that's a rule over there (or used to be, at any rate)... but is not the case in 40K.

Rulebook, page 42 explains how this works. All of your attacks are resolved with the one sword's effects.

Thanks a lot I found the page in the rulebook and shall point it out to him at the next opportunity I get.

Just remember that this only applies to the bonus attack for having two close combat weapons. Special Attacks like Bio-Plasma do not benefit from this.