Necron Solar Staff Relic vs Tau

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**dapperbandit**

If you hit a Tau infantry unit with the Solar Staff and roll a 4+ to blind the target so they cannot fire Overwatch, will For the Greater Good go off if you then charge the blinded unit?

I'm wondering if that ability only works if the target unit can fire Overwatch to begin with.

**Stux**

A unit can use For The Greater Good to shoot overwatch whenever a unit within 6" is charged. Whether or not the charged unit is able to fire overwatch is irrelevant to the ability.

**Stux**

A unit can use For The Greater Good to shoot overwatch whenever a unit within 6" is charged. Whether or not the charged unit is able to fire overwatch is irrelevant to the ability.

**p5freak**

I guess you can answer this yourself.

The Solar Staff (Ranged)
Each time an enemy INFANTRY unit is hit by this weapon in the Shooting phase, roll a D6; on a 4+ the enemy unit is blinded until the end of the turn - it cannot fire Overwatch and your opponent must subtract 1 from any hit rolls made for the unit. The Solar Staff replaces the bearer's staff of light.

For the Greater Good: When an enemy unit declares a charge, a unit with this ability that is within 6" of one of the charging unit's targets may fire Overwatch as if they were also targeted. A unit that does so cannot fire Overwatch again in this turn.