Soulburst Failed Saves

Alright guys,

Now we've had some questions answered in the FAQ (Yaaaaay ) I have a bit of a noob question:

Can you choose to not take saves? So for example someone shoots at your lone reaver next to your squad of 9 reavers and you would normally get the 5+ armour save, can you chose to not take a save and sacrifice the model so the bigger unit can soulburst?

No. Saves aren't optional.

Hmm, I don't have time to look up the precise wording the rulebook gives on this, but I know for sure that when we have multiple saves, GW has given us permission(through the FAQ, I believe), to decide for ourselves what our "best" save means.

So for instance, if you had a 6+ invuln and a 5+ armour save, and you were being shot with AP5 weapons, you might still be able to choose the 5+ armour save as, in your estimation, being your "best" armour save for the given situation.

Again, I can't confirm this at the moment due to time restraints, but it's at least a hint on where to begin looking if you'd like to research the wording.

Now, that bit is true. So good news for our wyches.

Jimsolo wrote:

Now, that bit is true. So good news for our wyches.

"OK guys, we've been training in the arenas for decades now, for just this moment!"

*squad leaps into the path of every single bullet possible*

I know it seems kind of counter productive to just go "yeah I want all my dudes in that unit to snuff it" but situationally it could be useful?

It could be.

So, having gone back to find chapter and verse, it appears that the rules now say you're "allowed" an armor save, and that a unit "gets" to make a save. This makes it seem like it's optional.

I seem to recall that a past FAQ answered this question that you did in fact have to make saves if you could.

However, in 7e, it may be a brand new world. If you're a Ynnari player, I'd talk to your TO about it.