Malevolent covenant and souls of iron

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**p5freak**

MALEVOLENT COVENANT
Use this Stratagem in your Psychic phase, after a WORD BEARERS PSYKER unit from your army fails a Psychic test. The power is automatically manifested by that PSYKER unit at the minimum required warp charge value and without a double having been rolled, and cannot be resisted by a Deny the Witch attempt. After resolving the effects of the psychic power, that PSYKER unit suffers 1 mortal wound.

SOULS OF IRON
Use this Stratagem in your opponent’s Psychic phase, when an enemy PSYKER model manifests a psychic power within 24" of an IRON HANDS unit from your army (after any Deny the Witch attempt). Roll one D6; on a 4+ that psychic power is resisted.

Can you use souls of iron to resist a psychic power which has been automatically manifested with malevolent covenant ? I say no, because souls of iron requires a DTW attempt, and malevolent covenant says it cant be resisted by a DTW attempt.

**Stux**

Souls of Iron doesnt require a DTW, it happens after a DTW if there is one. That's why it includes the word 'any', which wouldnt be there otherwise.

**BaconCatBug**

Stux wrote:
Souls of Iron doesnt require a DTW, it happens after a DTW if there is one. That's why it includes the word 'any', which wouldnt be there otherwise.

Indeed. Because it says "any" it means it can be attempted after zero Deny the Witch attempts.

**Bilge Rat**

The wording means that it happens after the Deny The Witch test, whether there is one or not. If there isn't then you just go ahead and roll.

**p5freak**

Ok, then no DTW attempt is required.