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I know this is a dumb question, but someone made the claim that activating a force weapon uses a psychic power use. So if a mastery level one psyker uses hammerhand, does that mean that unit can't activate force weapons?

Shenra wrote:I know this is a dumb question, but someone made the claim that activating a force weapon uses a psychic power use.

Correct. See the box on Force Weapons on page 50. Activating the force weapon is a psychic power.

So if a mastery level one psyker uses hammerhand, does that mean that unit can't activate force weapons?

Also correct.

Nungunz wrote:

Shenra wrote:I know this is a dumb question, but someone made the claim that activating a force weapon uses a psychic power use.

Correct. See the box on Force Weapons on page 50. Activating the force weapon is a psychic power.

So if a mastery level one psyker uses hammerhand, does that mean that unit can't activate force weapons?

Also correct.

It also says that it confers one extra power. Doesn't this mean they get to use one extra power?

Shenra wrote:It also says that it confers one extra power. Doesn't this mean they get to use one extra power?

No, it means that they have one additional power (the Force Weapon's Instakill ability) to choose from. It doesn't say that they can use an additional power per turn.

Thanks nungunz and insaniak...crap, gray knights aren't as good as I thought now.

Comes down to what kind of opponent you are facing.

Is the foe a Psyker, a Daemon, or a 1 wound model?
If yes; cast Hammerhand.

Is the foe a multi-wound model(or models), that is(are) neither a Psyker nor a Daemon?
If yes; Activate the force weapons.

Force weapons are only good against multi-wound models - most of the time other powers will be better.

At least now I will actually use Draigo's 2 powers...because before I only used one because I think his sanctified flame or whatever sucks.

Yup, the ol' Force Weapons aren't quite *that* cheap ;p. Otherwise my
poor 'nids woulda been in even deeper doo-doo then they already were.
I still say that the BA Furiouso is abit too powerful vs. points cost, but
whatcha going to do? *shrugs*