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My friend and I have an ongoing arguement about the Swooping Hawk Exarch's Skyleap power. He told me that it allows the Swooping Hawks to remove an enemy unit from the table and place them in reserve. I read the rule in the codex and interpreted the rule as: the Swooping Hawks themselves can leave the table and go into reserve.

Which of us may I ask is correct?

"With a great shout, the Exarch and his squad launch high into the sky. The player may elect to remove a unit with Skyleap from the table in its Movement Phase, placing it in reserve. "
Your friend can't read.

Thought so, sometimes he can be so stubborn. I don't think that would be a very sound tactical manouver for the Hawks anyway, spear tackling a bunch of Space Marines and taking them hang-gliding across the battlefield. I think it's just worded badly "removing a unit" it would be better worded if it said "removing the unit"

go to games-workshop.com and look at the army and rulebook FAQ's under the gaming tab. then download and study the eldar FAQ

My friend just read this thread, he misinterpreted your comment as well, Gorkamorka, he's convinced that you've just said he's right... I may have to resort to going into GW with a video camera and asking one of the guys... This just further justifies that he can't read...

Removing a unit with Skyleap is not the same as removing a unit with a unit with Skyleap. The former is how the rule is written and interpreted, the latter is nonsense.

Your friend is incorrect.

DoW

"remove a unit with skyleap" means remove a unit that has skyleap.
It does not mean remove a unit by using skyleap. I see where he's getting his misinterpretation, but one has to be almost willfully trying to misinterpret the rule to come to his conclusion.

don_mondo wrote:"remove a unit with skyleap" means remove a unit that has skyleap.
It does not mean remove a unit by using skyleap. I see where he's getting his misinterpretation, but one has to be almost willfully trying to misinterpret the rule to come to his conclusion.

Because we've never seen anyone do that before. Lol.

The Swooping Hawks themselves can leave the table.

No other unit can leave the game and be placed in reserve.

Only the Swooping Hawks unit; with the Exarch; with the Skyleap power.

I hope your friend is happy with himself, for CHEATING for so long.

don_mondo wrote:"remove a unit with skyleap" means remove a unit that has skyleap.
It does not mean remove a unit by using skyleap. I see where he's getting his misinterpretation, but one has to be almost willfully trying to misinterpret the rule to come to his conclusion.

And ignore other rules, since he has to do it during the opponents movement phase.

"remove a unit with Skyleap from the table" =/= "remove a unit from the table with skyleap"

Is that your friend I hear laughing in the background?