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Query?

Chapter Master (with Orbital Strike) in a Devastator Squad with a Cherub* could use the Cherub to re-roll scatter on the Orbital Strike?

*Armorium Cherub: One Use Only. One model in a unit equipped with an armorium cherub can re-roll all failed To-Hit rolls in one Shooting Phase.

Query is with To Hit and Scatter? If it has Scatter then it hasnt hit?

Thoughts.

When firing a Blast weapon, models do not rolls To Hit.

Blast Weapons and Re-rolls:
If a model has the ability to re-rolls its rolls To Hit and chooses to do so after firing a Blast weapon, the player must re-roll both the scatter dice and the 2D6.

Yes, you may use an Armorium Cherub to re-roll a Blast weapon. There is no restriction on having to have missed first - you could re-roll a "hit" if you so desired.

if the wording for cherub does not specify a weapon it would work, as the orbital strike is not a weapon.

blaktoof wrote:
if the wording for cherub does not specify a weapon it would work, as the orbital strike is not a weapon.

It does not specify that the attack originate from a weapon... just that failed to-hit rolls in one Shooting phase can be re-rolled.

"Armorium Cherub: One Use Only. One model in a unit equipped with an armorium cherub can re-roll all failed To-Hit rolls in one Shooting Phase. "

Great, that's a Chapter Master in my Devs in my Battle Company then

re-roll to hit is synonymous with twin-linked except with template weapons, because TW templates re-roll wounds. a confusing distinction that keeps popping up

 Nostromo 69 wrote:
Great, that's a Chapter Master in my Devs in my Battle Company then

Don't rely on that too much though. I don't follow it closely, but the last I heard, ITC was saying that they won't allow the Captain in the Battle Company to become a Chapter Master, and other places might follow suit. Just something to consider and depends on where you play at.

 SharkoutofWata wrote:
ITC was saying that they won't allow the Captain in the Battle Company to become a Chapter Master

That is really funny, because Strike Force Command has the exact same wording regarding Captain as Battle Demi-Company and yet it is Formation that allows Calgar. Whould that mean that only way to use upgrade on Captain (to became Chapter Master) is fielding your Detachment with main rulebook CAD? Stupidity beyond all...

At what point does he become a Chapter master, isnt paying the 40 points just an upgade, so wouldnt that mean that you have a captain(+upgrade) which in this case makes him a chaper master

dangerousbag wrote:
At what point does he become a Chapter master, isnt paying the 40 points just an upgade, so wouldnt that mean that you have a captain(+upgrade) which in this case makes him a chaper master

Yes it is, but some people try to convince that you can't buy that upgrade.

If it specifies that it needs to reroll a "failed" hit roll it can't reroll scatter.

TL isn't interchangeable with this clause.

Incorrect. Ability to reroll to hit. Check. Can reroll scatter as a result.

Yes, RAW cherub works for the Chapter Master. You may not like it, it may be OP, but RAW it works.

As already quoted:

Blast Weapons and Re-rolls If a model has the ability to re-roll its rolls To Hit and chooses to do so after firing a Blast weapon, the player must re-roll both the scatter dice and the 2D6.

Cherub grants the ability, so it works on blast/barrage and multiple blast barrages if you could get one of those to join the cherub's unit.

Fluffwise, the cherub hands the CM a spare AA battery for his laser pointer.