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Can it still be done with the new rule about having 50% of your units deployed?

Ummmm, yeah. There would be no way for a deathwing army to be wholly off-field in order to trigger an automatic loss.

Just play, it'll be fine.

I wasn't specific enough:

Theoretically speaking, if my army consists of 5 squads of deathwing termies, can I keep EVERYONE in reserve to deathwing assault 3 squads turn one?
Or do I have to field 3 squads on the board, keep 2 in reserve and deathwing assault 1 squad on turn one?

The faq did not address that, so sadly, I'm inclined to think the latter... Which beats the point of the deathwing assault...

Surely, the answer is no. Deathwing terminators all count to the reserve counting.

The following would work and not cause an automatic loss:
Drop pod+tactical squad+Belial
Deathwing
With other drop pod units, or allies.

My advice would be going pure deathwing not to deathwing assault in most cases, just foot slog and shoot missiles.
It means you have more on the board and your units can support each other, all of which is really important when you have few models.

If you want to deathwing assault, I would bring an ally with drop pods and some units to hide on the board first turn.(All the marine codices would work well in the role.)

phoenix darkus wrote:
I wasn't specific enough:

Theoretically speaking, if my army consists of 5 squads of deathwing termies, can I keep EVERYONE in reserve to deathwing assault 3 squads turn one?

I would say yes.

MFletch wrote:
Surely, the answer is no. Deathwing terminators all count to the reserve counting.

The following would work and not cause an automatic loss:
Drop pod+tactical squad+Belial
Deathwing
With other drop pod units, or allies.

My advice would be going pure deathwing not to deathwing assault in most cases, just foot slog and shoot missiles.
It means you have more on the board and your units can support each other, all of which is really important when you have few models.

If you want to deathwing assault, I would bring an ally with drop pods and some units to hide on the board first turn.(All the marine codices would work well in the role.)

Anyone coming in from Deep striking can deploy half of the squads rounded up on turn one, the rest come in from reserves each turn after depending the dye roll

Yes, I do know deathwing assault, you are right half rounded up, though you can choose not to if you want. Been that way for a long time.

5 deathwing, 1 Belial, this would be 6 units, so only 3 can reserve. Not one of them count is an exemption.

Things that have to reserve, then things in things that have to deep strike, do not count to this count.
Then you round down as well, so you can have a reserve count of 1.

MFletch wrote:
Yes, I do know deathwing assault, you are right half rounded up, though you can choose not to if you want. Been that way for a long time.

5 deathwing, 1 Belial, this would be 6 units, so only 3 can reserve. Not one of them count is an exemption.

Things that have to reserve, then things in things that have to deep strike, do not count to this count.
Then you round down as well, so you can have a reserve count of 1.

Actually you round up. 6 units, 3 can reserve, no rounding involved.