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The ability says "instead of setting up A unit from this warscroll..." does that mean that only a unit, ie 1 of the 6 units in the warscroll? I ask because I interpret it as all units in the formation can do it but you decide when it comes time to set them up on the table. My friend interprets it as a singular unit from the warscroll, only 1, can use this ability.

Further evidence I believe that my interpretation is correct is the Marauder Raiders warscroll. "instead of setting up A unit from this battalion... roll a dice for a dice for each unit you set aside" First line says A unit, then it said for each unit implying more than a singular unit can be set aside at the start.

Thoughts/Opinions?

First impressions is that it applies to all units not 1.

 Madmatt wrote:
First impressions is that it applies to all units not 1.

Agreed. There's no emphasis on the "a" in "a unit". So you can deep strike with none, one, some or all.

Yes it applies to all units, but you can choose to deploy some units from the formation normally too (thus the "a").

The thing that makes me sad is that some units like the lord castellant guy with the lamp can't lightning strike in any formation shown thus far.

 455_PWR wrote:
The thing that makes me sad is that some units like the lord castellant guy with the lamp can't lightning strike in any formation shown thus far.

I kinda like that though - the Celestants lead the away teams like RIker & the red shirts by beaming down, and the Castellants turn up later (in a slightly more dignified manner) to reinforce and oversee rebuilding.

Castellants light the way. They are on the ground giving direction to the units bolting down from above.
And with how hard he is to kill, he does just fine on the ground.
Stick him in cover, use his ability on himself, and anything that doesn't do mortal wounds is going to be bouncing off him.