Ulumeathi Plasma Syphon

[Aegwymourn]

I think Haighus is correct. The only counter argument is that markerlights can modify the BS of overwatch and snap shots (which is more or less what the Syphon is doing). Unfortunately in their usual fashion GW did not use a standard term when setting the opponent BS to 1 they just typed it out. Although codex GK was written before snap shots was a thing, so....

Might need a bit of a FAQ to find out their intention

[Popsical]

So we may see a rash of inquisitors with plasma syphons being dropped into the middle of tau armies to reduce their bs to 1 or draw fire off advancing armies?
Im sure the guys in the know will find a way to keep him alive or at least make it really hard to kill him.

[Badtucker]

just got my repply from Eddie

Games Workshop: Digital Editions Hi Brett,
yes, all of those.

'All Plasma weapons, as well as Eldar missile launchers firing plasma missiles, burst cannons, starcannons, all Tau pulse weapons and any weapon described as using ‘plasma’ as its effect or in its special rule'

- Eddie


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so the GK FAQ is right.

[Haighus]

So we may see a rash of inquisitors with plasma syphons being dropped into the middle of tau armies to reduce their bs to 1 or draw fire off advancing armies?
Im sure the guys in the know will find a way to keep him alive or at least make it really hard to kill him.

Well, seeing as you can take them in valkyries, or give them scout with another wargear option, that's not unfeasible.

just got my repply from Eddie

Games Workshop: Digital Editions Hi Brett,
yes, all of those.

'All Plasma weapons, as well as Eldar missile launchers firing plasma missiles, burst cannons, starcannons, all Tau pulse weapons and any weapon described as using ‘plasma’ as its effect or in its special rule'

- Eddie


[url]https://www.facebook.com/GamesWorkshopDigitalEditions/posts/179392615588912?comment_id=281561&offset=0&total_c omments=1¬if_t=feed_comment[/url]

so the GK FAQ is right.

Awesome

[Mr Mystery]

More or less how I thought it would then!

Reckon that's going to be a 'must have' bit of equipment then.

As mentioned before, it's certainly the way I've always played it, unless the two would naturally cancel out, in which case they just do (for instance, and hypothetically, I have a boost which allows me to always re-roll failed checks, you have one which says I always re-roll successful. In that situation, neither applies, and everyones smiles.)

[Badtucker]

past edition it wasnt really needed much, but now tau, eldar and dark angel plasma are alot more common its deffo gonna be one you see alot.

[Nabterayl]

Looking at the multiple modifiers section of the rulebook (pg2), you apply multipliers, then additions and subtractions simultaneously, and then finally any set values. So in the case of markerlights and syphon, the fire warriors would get the BS boost, then have it set at BS1, making the markerlights a wasted resource. I think thats how it would work anyway.

I concur.

[DarkLink]

It wasn't must have when the GK codex dropped, I don't think it will be now.

[Kyban]

I like dropping it on my grenade inquisitor that accompanies my terminators.

[Mr Mystery]

It wasn't must have when the GK codex dropped, I don't think it will be now.

Sheer number of armies that can field them now though...