nosferatu1001 wrote:It gives you permission to always Deepstrike. If you try to prevent them going into reserves, in order to deepstrike, have you followed the rule?
Unregard original.
I think the important distinction to be made is the use of the word "may" meaning that Deep Strike is an optional deployment method for models wearing
TDA. That would also mean that models in
TDA deploying via
DS would count against the 50% in reserve limit since you are choosing to place them in reserves. The only units that don't count against the 50% are those that "must" begin the game in reserve. The only time that you would be kept from placing a model in
TDA in reserve for arrival via
DS would be if more than 50% of your army is equipped with
TDA. Otherwise you're limited in the number of other models that you can place in reserve, not those in
TDA. If more than 50% of your army is in
TDA,
RAW, you could place them all in reserve and
DS them since specific rules trump general ones, making the
FAQ FAQ'n wrong in that special case.