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Hello all!

I've been looking at the tomb king army book lately, and I am really enjoying some of the rules. I know there is a new army book coming out in a month, and I am really looking forward to that, might even make an entire 2500pt army just for that book!
But on the other hand I am going to have a 1500pt army using the current edition rules, playing against a few of my buddies I usually play with, and purely for fun.

Now onto the topic. As I was reading the book, the banner of the hidden dead caught my attention. So I can summon a unit anytime during my movement phase anywhere within 18in of my standard bearer, awesome! I am going to charge into a unit, summon my hidden unit behind the enemy, then have my "deep striking" unit rear charge the same unit. It feels like a really good plan but is it legal?

Thanks for your time!

It is legal if you summon them during the charge sub phase of the movement phase. IF you summon them after you do basic movement they will not be able to charge.

Ok awesome!Thanks a lot!

In the 2002 Tomb Kings army book (the current one), it specifically says you have to use it in your "Remaining moves part of any tomb Kings Movement phase." This is after charging is done, so you can't do a sneak charge like this.

I don't know if this will be changed in the new book, though.

I am, however, fairly sure you could use the banner to reveal the unit, and then use the incantation of urgency to charge them in the magic phase.

Yep, thats the standard way of doing it.