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From looking at older posts I can see that all close combat attacks are resolved after deciding if the models are able to attach. So if my opponent kills 9 out of my 10 Necron warriors in close combat i cannot remove the 9 to stop them being able to attack me.

However, i have a very specific question. Say My Necron warriors were charged by a unit of Electo-Priests. They do 5 mortal wounds on the charge. Could i then remove the 5 warriors closest to the Priests to stop them using their normal attacks against me, or is it all resolved at the same time?

The mortal wounds are dealt in the Charge Phase. You're free to remove the models you want. But in the Combat Phase, the Priests first get to pile in, so I doubt they will be out of range after that.

Only if you removed enough Necron Warriors so they could not pile in to within 1" during the Fight phase.

This is because the mortal wounds are resolved after the unit of Electro-Priests completes their charge move, which is in the Charge phase. They would then have the opportunity to pile in during the Fight phase.

Thanks both. I'm trying to limit my causalities from that nasty guaranteed first turn charge with their strat.

I'm hoping to do some weird deployment setups including conga-lines of warriors to screen to hopefully stop them getting that 3++. Seems like ti may be viable!

Another question going from there. If they piled in to another unit would they be able to attack that unit even if they didn't declare the charge against them?

Hard_rock_geo wrote:
Another question going from there. If they piled in to another unit would they be able to attack that unit even if they didn't declare the charge against them?

Nope; as the last line of the first paragraph of step 3 of the Fight phase says, models that charge in a turn can only target enemy units that they charged in the previous (i.e. Charge) phase.

Also bear in mind that piling in must be done for each model in such a way that it ends the move closer to the nearest enemy model. That doesn't mean it must move directly towards the nearest enemy model, though it may make trying to move towards another enemy unit slightly more difficult.

If I can just jump on this one with a related question; let's say I get charged and he kills a few of my guys after I've fought; can I remove the ones within 1", and therefore my guys are no longer in CC and can act as normal next turn?

 Valkyrie wrote:
If I can just jump on this one with a related question; let's say I get charged and he kills a few of my guys after I've fought; can I remove the ones within 1", and therefore my guys are no longer in CC and can act as normal next turn?

In theory, yes. But after you remove your models, your opponent gets to consolidate 3", so he likely won't let you get outside of 1".