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Hi everyone

I'm sorry to ask a newb question but whats the difference between the armor save in the stat line and the armor the unit is wearing?

Like in the new windrider the stat line says the windrider has an Sv of 3+ that's armor save right? But he has mesh armor which is 5+ armor save. So what does the mesh armor do?

Zen117 wrote:
Hi everyone

I'm sorry to ask a newb question but whats the difference between the armor save in the stat line and the armor the unit is wearing?

Like in the new windrider the stat line says the windrider has an Sv of 3+ that's armor save right? But he has mesh armor which is 5+ armor save. So what does the mesh armor do?

Eldar jetbikes are one of the exceptions, where the rider gains an armor save from the bike. For the most part it’s determined by what the model is equipped with.

There are occasions where you have redundant saves. A terminator captain with a stormshield has a 5++ from the TDA, a 4++ from his iron halo, and a 3++ from his SS. Barring something really odd, he’s just going to use the 3 up invuln all the time when his 2+ armor is not available.

Just one of the quirks of the game.

It does nothing. It's there as a formality since the unit is just guardians (who normally have 5+) on a bike.

If there was ever a rule or effect that could remove the jetbike then it would matter. But such an effect does not exist yet.

Whenever you have an overlap in saves, you take the best one.


Basically in 40k, when wounded a model gets one save. He wants to try and use the best protection available to have the best chance at not dying, right? Armor is usually the best (numerical) save a model has but it's also the most commonly broken due to armor piercing weapons. Then you have cover, which can be nearly as good or better than armor but is dependent on board position. Invulnerable saves are great because they can never be broken, but they're usually not as good as armor.

If a model has two of the same kind of save and one in better, he'll always use that one.

Thanks guys very much for the answers!