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Enemy models directing their attacks towards the exarchs squad lose 1 attack in each assault phase(to a minimum of 1).

My question is the -1 to attacks cumulative for each assault phase the same unit is attacking the DA?

For instance if daemonettes assault the DA squad they lose their charge bonus, they stay locked. The next turn they lose 1 attack, they stay locked. Do they lose another attack the next assault phase?

The way i see it is that every consecutive turn the unit in cc with the DA loses an attack until they have only one left each.
For example DA are charged by assult marines which have A3 on the charge but that gets knocked back to A2 then it drags out for the next turn as well and they get knocked back to A1. So you take off one A each turn untill they reach A1 or the assult is finished.

No they are not Cumulative; if it were it would say so(i.e. using the word Cumulative).

The Daemonettes lose the charge bonus first turn; second turn they lose 1 Attack (leaving them with 2 attacks). In the third round they suffer -1 Attack Leaving them with 2 Attacks. etc. etc.

Looking too deep into it. It's simply they lose one attack vs the unit, not one more attack each turn.

It's a terribly ability anyway you look at it. If your DA are in close combat they are dead regardless of the -1 attack, so you might as well save your 15 pts.

Bluedagger is correct (on both counts )

I'm gonna have to disagree on the second count. I have had great satisfaction in using them to roadblock walkers and terminators when I give them the shimmershield and combine it with defend. I have been on the recieving end of a charge from defend/SS dire avengers as well, and its pretty damn frustrating knowing what ever they charged is either stuck for the rest of the game, or held up until the clowns arrive.

OK, thanks. Also I'm not trying to make them good at cc, but I have found that they are a stubborn unit to deal with if it has to be done. I tied up 5 termies with lightning claws with the defend, shimmershield powerweapon build.

Call me crazy but 102-162 for a stall unit sounds pretty awful. Easiest method I have found for termies is run away lol. If your DA serpent is downed by termies and your about to get eaten then save 10pts and Bladestorm/Dual Cata exarch to take as many termies as you can down before you die lol.