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Hi all,

I've seen a review of this strat, which I think misinterprets its application on a NURGLE unit.

As per the strat the effect is in place until the end of the phase (can't be targeted outside 12").

This does not have the proviso that the shooting unit can retarget.

Thus, is the initial shooting wasted?

Note things like AoC have the same wording.

Being able to do this a couple of times could be very useful.

Best,
Samii.

After playing the strat the target has already been selected. So the NURGLE unit gets attacked, and then the strat is in effect.

from the rules commentary document

Eligible Target (no longer eligible): If a unit that was an eligible target
of an attack or charge when it was selected stops being an eligible
target for that attack or charge (for example, because a rule enables
it to make an out-of-phase move that takes it out of range), the
attacking or charging unit can select new targets for those attacks or
that charge. See Just After.

The sequencing rule lets the attacker still shoot because both rules (selecting target), and the strat happen at the same time, if its the attackers turn.