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Gents,

My friend believes that Necron Quantum Shields prevent re-rerolling to wound. My understanding is that quantum shielding makes a wound roll of 2-3 fail regardless of weapon strength / modifiers. I’m not seeing how this would prevent re-rolling however. Clarification is appreciated.

Gutbusta wrote:
Gents,

My friend believes that Necron Quantum Shields prevent re-rerolling to wound. My understanding is that quantum shielding makes a wound roll of 2-3 fail regardless of weapon strength / modifiers. I’m not seeing how this would prevent re-rolling however. Clarification is appreciated.

Unless he has a quotation saying that the Quantim Shield prevent rerolls, you still get them.

You're correct, Quantum only affects the wound roll, not wherever wounds can be rerolled against it. Might want to check with him, make sure he's not referring to another rule such as a Dynasty, etc.

I would be inclined to interpret this as SUCCESSFUL wound roll of 2-3 is cancelled out by quantum shielding.

I don't think you get to reroll a wound roll of 2-3 just because quantum shielding negated that attack, but the wording does seem a bit iffy.

EDIT: RAW, failed hit rolls can be rerolled, even if the failed result was due to QS.

Quantum Shielding: This model has 5+ invulnerable save. In addition, each time an attack is made against this model, an unmodified wound roll of 1-3 always fails, irrespective of any abilities that the weapon or the attacker may have.

QS directly causes the wound roll itself to fail, at the time of roll. It does not 'collect' all the successful wound rolls then cancel them out prior to resolving save rolls. Failed wound rolls can be rerolled.

If the attacker has an ability which lets him reroll failed wound rolls, he can reroll an unmodified wound roll of 1-3 against QS.

Quantum Shielding
This model has a 5+ invulnerable save. In addition, each time an attack is made against this model, an unmodified wound roll of 1-3 always fails, irrespective of any abilities that the weapon or the attacker may have.

Many thanks for these answers friends!