Wound roll value of automatic wounds?

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**HF_Scorpion**

If an attack does an automatic wound on an attack roll (like the 6+ lasgun rule), what is the effective wound roll for that wound? I am curious because there are rules that get triggered when a wound roll is of a certain value (like a 6), and I would like to know if the automatic wounds trigger these rules or not.

**JNAProductions**

HF_Scorpion wrote:
If an attack does an automatic wound on an attack roll (like the 6+ lasgun rule), what is the effective wound roll for that wound? I am curious because there are rules that get triggered when a wound roll is of a certain value (like a 6), and I would like to know if the automatic wounds trigger these rules or not.

By default, there's no value associated with it.

However, Votann used to have their Judgement Tokens auto-wounds count as 6s. No more.
IG's Born Soldiers still has a rule that makes their auto-wounds count as being on 6s.

**HF_Scorpion**

JNAProductions wrote:
HF_Scorpion wrote:
If an attack does an automatic wound on an attack roll (like the 6+ lasgun rule), what is the effective wound roll for that wound? I am curious because there are rules that get triggered when a wound roll is of a certain value (like a 6), and I would like to know if the automatic wounds trigger these rules or not.
By default, there's no value associated with it.

However, Votann used to have their Judgement Tokens auto-wounds count as 6s. No more.
IG's Born Soldiers still has a rule that makes their auto-wounds count as being on 6s.

I guess I'll send in a question for an erratta, then. Thank you for the quick reply!

**nosferatu1001**

No need for an errata. It has no value, unless you're told otherwise.

**HF_Scorpion**

nosferatu1001 wrote:
No need for an errata. It has no value, unless you're told otherwise.

The newest codex addresses this issue exactly with the born soldiers regimental rule, as mentioned. A question to see if it applies to similar interactions from other codexes seems prudent.

**EightFoldPath**

What master plan has been foiled?

Pulled this from waha but I assume it corresponds to a section of the rulebook (maybe rules terms glossary?)

Automatically wound: If an attack automatically wounds, the wound roll is automatically successful.

Automatically successful: If a roll is automatically successful, do not roll any dice. If a hit roll is automatically successful, move straight to the wound roll. If a wound roll is automatically successful, move straight to the allocation of that attack. If a Morale test for a unit is automatically successful, no models flee and Combat Attrition tests are not taken for that unit. If the Combat Attrition tests taken for a unit are automatically successful, no models flee that unit as a result of those tests.Any rules that take effect on a particular dice result or roll result do not take effect if the roll they refer to is automatically successful.

**HF_Scorpion**

Wouldn't call it a master plan, but more of thinking how to use a Tyranid hive fleet that isn't Leviathan.

Gorgon psychic power (poisonous influence)+hormogaunts with toxin sacs+hyper toxicity strategem.

I was curious if the 5's and 6's to hit that make an automatic wound would also count as 6's for the psychic power generating mortal wounds.

**JNAProductions**

It would not.