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Explanation: This one is a fun one, and a classic example of what happens when "out-of-phase" interactions get FUBARed.

Suppose you have an an allied Dark Eldar detachment, to unlock Stratagems for a Ynnari detachment. Said Ynnari detachment has a unit of Reaver Jetbikes, which destroys an enemy unit in melee, then pops Soulburst to destroy another unit through shooting, and then uses the listed Stratagem. Alternately, a unit uses Soulburst in the Shooting Phase to destroy an enemy unit in melee, then pops the Stratagem.

RAW, "shooting as it is the shooting phase" is ambiguously defined. A conservative ruling (must actually be in said phase) versus an open ruling ("as if" means "for all intents and purposes") is going to be subjective. Muddying things, the Tyranid Stratagem Opportunistic Advance is used "in the Movement Phase," but was FAQed to work with the Swarmlord and the Overrun stratagem, both which let you move "as if it were the Movement Phase," despite being respectively used in the Shooting and Assault phases.

The questions raised this Stratagem combined with Soulburst are:
-Does acting as if it was another phase universally mean you can use Stratagems from said phase?
-Does acting as if in another phase mean you are acting like you are no longer in the phase you are actually in?
-Depending on the answers to the first two, what would the actual steps be? I actually am confused as to how this one is supposed to play out.

We'll have to see what the rest of the Drukhari codex says. You might not be able to have a unit in the Ynarri detachment also be CULT OF STRIFE. If not, you don't have to worry about this being used with Soulburst.

Ynnari can't use Dark Eldar stratagems per Chapter Approved 2017.

 DarknessEternal wrote:
Ynnari can't use Dark Eldar stratagems per Chapter Approved 2017.

Citation?

 MagicJuggler wrote:

 DarknessEternal wrote:
Ynnari can't use Dark Eldar stratagems per Chapter Approved 2017.

Citation?

It says

Designer's Note: The following rules cannot be used by any units in a detachment that contains units with the Ynnari keyword

In Chapter Approved 2017 (per his citation).

Found it. However, that only applies to Warlord Traits and Chapter Approved Relics. This stratagem is from the Codex, which presumably will override said restrictions.

It applies to the "following rules" of which stratagems are among them.

And when you actually have a codex that overrides this, feel free to bring the question back up. Until then, Ynnari can't use that stratagem, so there's no question to debate.

 DarknessEternal wrote:
It applies to the "following rules" of which stratagems are among them.

And when you actually have a codex that overrides this, feel free to bring the question back up. Until then, Ynnari can't use that stratagem, so there's no question to debate.

The stratagem in question is FROM the Dark Eldar codex.

Yup. It's funny nobody has really bothered trying to resolve this order of operations...

 MagicJuggler wrote:
Yup. It's funny nobody has really bothered trying to resolve this order of operations...

I imagine its because it isn't compelling in any way to figure out. Its such a specific rules interaction that I just can't find the energy to attempt to piece together the specifics of it. It triggers from SfD and then a 3 CP Stratagem and who knows when or even if I'll ever see the interaction.

-Does acting as if it was another phase universally mean you can use Stratagems from said phase?
-Does acting as if in another phase mean you are acting like you are no longer in the phase you are actually in?

No to both. If a unit can shoot as if it were the shooting phase it does not make the current phase the shooting phase.

That being said, I really don't see what you are confused about, sorry. Maybe you can rephrase your question?

Ynnari can't be cult of strife.

They can never use this so it's not a rules issue.

Ushtarador wrote:

-Does acting as if it was another phase universally mean you can use Stratagems from said phase?
-Does acting as if in another phase mean you are acting like you are no longer in the phase you are actually in?

No to both. If a unit can shoot as if it were the shooting phase it does not make the current phase the shooting phase.

That being said, I really don't see what you are confused about, sorry. Maybe you can rephrase your question?

Pic related explains the issue: Previous faqs imply that "as if" allows for corresponding stratagem use (all 3 Tyranid examples let you "move as though it were the movement phase" ), and Soulburst lets you "shoot as if it is the Shooting Phase."

I see. I still don't understand which question you want YMDC to answer though, maybe you can make an example ^^ do you want to know if you can kill a unit in melee, then use Strength from Death to shoot and use the Stratagem to shoot again?

Correct. "What phase am I in?"

Incidentally, the FAQs confirm that Ynnari with DE Stratagems are legal. Enjoy.