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Wood Elves - Frequently Asked Questions
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Can the Treeman and Treeman Ancient perform a Stand & Shoot charge reaction with the Strangle-root attack? If yes, can he stand and shoot in any direction, or only to his front? Can he use it after failing a charge?

It is a shooting attack, so it can stand & shoot, and it can do this in any direction (no line of sight is required). It cannot be used the turn a Treeman has failed a charge.

Source: Official Wood Elves FAQ

Can Treeman Ancients have Spites that are bound spells as they already have the Tree Singing bound spell?

They cannot, as a character can only have one bound spell.

Source: Official Wood Elves FAQ

Do Eternal Guard count as Core or Special with an Alter Highborn in the army? Do Eternal Guard count as Core or Special with Orion leading the army?

Special in both cases. You need a non-Alter Highborn as a General for them to be Core.

Source: Official Wood Elves FAQ

What is the appropriate base size of the Great Stag and Unicorn models?

50mm square.

Source: Official Wood Elves FAQ

Is a Great Eagle a flying skirmisher?

No. A Great Eagle is a normal monster who has the ability to Fly.

Source: Rulebook page 7, 71

If a Wood Elf Battle Standard Bearer takes a magic standard, can he also take Spites? If yes, is he limited to a total of 50 points of Banners + Spites?

Yes, he may take Spites in addition to a magic standard as Spites are not magic items. Note that the cost of the magic banner does NOT limit his Spite selection (he may have a magic banner and up to 50 points of Spites).

Source: Official Wood Elves FAQ / Wood Elf Army Book pages 53, 60

Can Scouts take a command group?

Yes - the Scout upgrade and the command group upgrade are not exclusive.

Source: Official Wood Elves FAQ

Do Wild Riders cause Fear even if they failed a charge?

Yes.

Source: Official Wood Elves FAQ

May non-Wardancer characters join Wardancer units?

Yes, but the Shadow Dances of Loec and Talismanic Tatoos only affect the Wardancers models themselves (except for the Magic Resistance, which affects the entire unit.)

Source: Official Wood Elves FAQ

If a Wardancer unit breaks an enemy and pursues/overruns into a new enemy that is already engaged but has not yet fought, is their choice of dance restricted?

No, as that is another round of combat, and they may even choose the same Shaodow Dance, as it isn't the same combat.

Source: Official Wood Elves FAQ

May a Wardancer Kindred Character use a Great Weapon to gain +2 to his Strength?

No. Per the rules under the Wardancer Kindred, all Wardancer Characters have the Special Rule of "Wardancer Weapons". This means that regardless of what types of mundane weapons the model is armed with, the model must follow the "Wardancer Weapons" rule.

Source: Official Wood Elves FAQ

If a character from the Wardancer Kindred has A Murder of Spites are these attacks affected by his Shadow Dances, Wardancer Weapons or other special rules?

No. The Spites have a separate and distinct set of explicitly defined stats and special rules and thus they do not benefit from any abilities of their host.

Source: Official Wood Elves FAQ

Can a character use A Muster of Malevolents or A Pageant of Shrikes after marching?

No. The Spites "count as a ranged weapon" or are listed as a "shooting attack". As the rules do not explicitly allow for use of these Spites after a march, they may not.

Source: Wood Elves Army Book pages 60, 61 / Rulebook page 15

If a character has the Muster of Malevolents Spites, may they always stand & shoot with their own weapon as well as the Spites regardless of Line of Sight and distance?

No. The reference to "any other ranged weapon the model may have" is making it clear that the model may perform a normal stand and shoot with both, NOT that the other ranged weapon is suddenly privileged with the Spites' additional stand & shoot powers.

Source: Wood Elf Army Book page 60

What happens when a character with the Annoyance of Netlings (only hit on a six in a challenge) is in a challenge against a character that always hits on a pre-set number or hits automatically?

This is a case of an "irresistible force" vs. an "immovable object". In other words, roll a D6 each Close Combat phase when this problem arises, to decide which one takes precedence.

Source: Official Wood Elves FAQ

How do you work out close combat attacks from the Spirit Sword against units of creatures with multiple Wounds (such as Trolls, Ogres, or Carrion)?

This sword should be treated like a weapon that inflicts multiple wounds, meaning that each wound may inflict wounds up to the maximum for each enemy model. It has no effect on models with no Leadership value.

Source: Official Wood Elves FAQ

Does the secondary damage from the Spirit Sword still take place if an enemy is wounded and killed by it? Meaning the WE Character could take damage after killing the opponent or generate overkill in a challenge?

Yes, treat it as other multi-wound weapons, but instead of rolling to multiply wounds, use the normal procedure of comparing Leadership + D6 as described in the Spirit Sword entry. No exceptions are listed so this means that the Wood Elf character could take damage or generate additional overkill in a challenge.

Source: Official Wood Elves FAQ

If the Spirit Sword inflicts wounds on multiple opponents (i.e., the bearer splits his attacks between two or more models) is an additional wound test required for each opponent?

Yes. There is no reason to believe the ability may be used only once per combat phase.

Source: Wood Elf Army Book page 62

How does the Spirit Sword work with regeneration? Can wounds from the Leadership battle be regenerated? It specifically mentions no armour or ward saves, but says nothing about regeneration.

Regeneration works as normal. While regeneration works like a ward save, it is explicitly not a ward save.

Source: Rulebook page 96.

Does The Spear of Twilight count as a spear like The Dawnspear? Specifically does it grant +1S on the charge like a spear?

Yes. The description was changed via errata and it now counts as a spear.

Source: Official Wood Elves FAQ

What is the effect of an item like the Armor of Damnation (re-roll successful hits) on Daith's Reaper (re-roll misses)?

Remember, you may never re-roll a re-roll. It is pretty clear then that one item allows you to re-roll misses, while the other forces you to re-roll hits. In either case, the second result stands, as it cannot be re-rolled. (In summary, in such a case you will re-roll all the dice and accept the second result).

Source: Official Wood Elves FAQ

Does the Amber Pendant cancel the 'Always Strike First" rule?

Yes - the enemy always goes last. No exceptions.

Source: Official Wood Elves FAQ

Can you activate the Moonstone of the Hidden Ways in the in the enemy Movement phase? Can you use it to teleport the character/unit out of combat?

No, only your own movement phase, but it can be used to teleport the character/unit out of combat.

Source: Official Wood Elves FAQ

Does the Deepwood Sphere affect enemy models engaged in hand to hand combat?

Yes. The description states: "All enemy models wholly or partly within the same wood as the bearer take a single S5 hit at the start of each Wood Elf magic phase." No exception for enemy models engaged in hand to hand combat is given. In addition, as the affect is not classified as a shooting attack or a spell there are no general rules protecting enemy models in hand to hand combat from it.

Source: Wood Elf Army Book page 65

Do normal arrows fired from a Wood Elf magic bow count as magical attacks?

No they do not. Only 'Magic Arrows' count as magical attacks.

Source: Official Wood Elves FAQ

Do Dragontooth arrows have any affect on units consisting of single wound models? And does the effect apply if the wound is saved?

No. The effect only applies to unsaved wounds, and any single Wound model suffering an unsaved wound is, in fact, dead...and dead models don't take Stupidity tests!

Source: Official Wood Elves FAQ

How does a Stupid rank and file model affect its unit (for example if a Bull in a unit of Ogres is wounded by a Dragontooth Arrows)?

Follow the rules for Stupid characters inside non-Stupid units. By the way, it is legitimate to remove the Stupid model as a victim of wounds inflicted onto the unit.

Source: Official Wood Elves FAQ

Does the Stone of Rebirth activate if the bearer is wounded by an attack that does multiple wounds / killing blow that would kill the model outright? If yes, is the model considered reduced to one wound?

No. Nowhere in the item's description does it indicate that the item is activated if the model is killed outright.

Source: Official Wood Elves FAQ

Can Gaemrathe - the Banner of Midwinter be used in the opponent's movement phase?

Yes, as it does not say 'your' Movement phase, or anything else to that effect.

Source: Official Wood Elves FAQ

In a mass combat situation, with multiple Wood Elf units and multiple enemy units, when the enemy breaks, which units are affected by Faoghir - the Banner of Dwindling?

All enemy units that were in contact with the unit carrying the banner.

Source: Official Wood Elves FAQ

Is the direct damage version of Tree Singing limited to a range of 18" from the caster? Or does the direct damage version of the spell have unlimited range.

The direct damage version of Tree Singing is not restricted by range.

Source: Official Wood Elves FAQ

Can Tree Singing be cast on a feature that contains both trees and non-wooded features (such as a river or building attached to it)?

No, only a piece of terrain that includes trees and no other major features?

Source: Official Wood Elves FAQ

Can you move woods off the board with Tree Singing?

No.

Source: Official Wood Elves FAQ

Does The Hidden Path spell allow units to see through terrain, therefore allowing them to charge an "unseen" unit or fire missile weapons at a unit behind interposing terrain?

No. The effects of The Hidden Path do not alter the line of sight characteristics of terrain. The reference to "open ground" refers to the ability to move unimpeded.

Source: Official Wood Elves FAQ

If a Wood Elf unit targeted with the Call of the Hunt spell can not see any enemy units (e.g. they are in a wood) but the additional movement brings them in contact with an enemy unit, is this considered a charge or are they stopped 1" away?

It is considered a charge. The visibility of enemy units is only discussed in regards to the direction the affected unit must move ("towards the nearest enemy unit it can see"). The spell states that if the "movement brings the unit into contact with the enemy, it counts as charging in the subsequent close combat phase." Ergo, a charge.

Source: Wood Elf Army Book page 79

How long does the additional +1 Attack from the Call of the Hunt spell last?

The +1 Attack only applies to the next round of combat.

Source: Official Wood Elves FAQ

Can the Call of the Hunt spell move a unit under the effects of the Banner of Midwinter?

No, as the unit may not move.

Source: Official Wood Elves FAQ

Can a Noble or Highborn belong to more than one Kindred, for example an Alter-Scout?

No, only a single one.

Source: Official Wood Elves FAQ

Can a character with the Wild Rider Kindred take the Helm of the Hunt?

No, as it does not replace their normal armour.

Source: Official Wood Elves FAQ

May a character from the Eternal Kindred take additional mundane armour or weapons and still benefit from the Eternal Guard fighting style?

Yes, but he cannot gain any benefit from them, so there is no point.

Source: Official Wood Elves FAQ

Does either the Eternal Kindred, Glamourweave, or Wild Rider Kindreds remove a character's Longbow?

No, the model retains its longbow (and if the character is a Wild Rider or Glamourweave Kindred, any hits from the longbow count as magical).

Source: Official Wood Elves FAQ

Can a member of the Waywatcher kindred take a magic bow and choose whether to use the magic bow with its magical effects or their mundane longbow with Lethal Shot?

Yes. There is no text removing the mundane bow and no requirement about using a magical ranged weapon. That kind of limitation only applies to close combat weapons.

Source: Official Wood Elves FAQ

Does the extra attack on an Alter Kindred character give them +1 Attack with the Bow of Loren?

Yes, as it modifies their profile.

Source: Official Wood Elves FAQ

Despite being Unbreakable, Orion's rules (and pictures) indicated he can join a non-Unbreakable unit. Is this the case, and what is the procedure should the unit lose combat?

Orion is not truly Unbreakable, as his Spirit of Kurnous special rule has a number of exceptions and caveats, so he may join a unit as normal. If his unit loses a combat, the other models in the unit take a Break test as normal and might flee. Orion will remain in combat and take wounds as described. If Orion is destroyed by these wounds, the enemy may pursue the rest of the unit if they broke.

Source: Official Wood Elves FAQ

Does the Hawk's Talon ignore armour saves in the same manner as a bolt thrower?

No, armour saves apply as normal.

Source: Official Wood Elves FAQ

Who will be the General in an army containing both Drycha and Orion? Is such an army even possible?

They cannot be used in the same army.

Source: Official Wood Elves FAQ

Does Drycha get extra Attacks for Wounds that she saves against? And does she retain the extra attacks if she is healed?

Only unsaved wounds count. She still retains the extra Attacks even if she is subsequently healed.

Source: Official Wood Elves FAQ

If Drycha is killed before summoning units, are any units she has not yet summoned destroyed? Do they enter from the deployment zone, or something else?

They do not enter the battle, but do not count as destroyed either.

Source: Official Wood Elves FAQ

What are Arahan & Naestra equipped with?

Light armour, spears, and magical longbows.

Source: Official Wood Elves FAQ

Does the template from the Bow of Arahan follow all the rules for stone throwers except from what is being stated? In other words: does it scatter after placing it? Does it have double Strength under the center? Does it cause D6 wounds?

It does not scatter (as you roll to hit instead), it does not have double Strength under the center (as it clearly says hits are resolved at Strength 3), but it does cause D6 wounds.

Source: Official Wood Elves FAQ