alright, the thing isn't even out yet and here comes the confusing situational questions ...

1) If you miss .. it's gone? I don't know off hand the wording of rule but is "resolving the attack" the inital roll or the dealing of any damage?
.. so, if you miss it's gone?

2) Calvery unit is two figures considered one unit ..
Okay I just hit them .. Do both rider and mount lose spcl abilities?
.. if so ..
and I dismount ..
(thus eliminating the single unit targeted) do they as individual figures gain them back?

:confused:

1) An attack is resolved when it is done, whether it hits or misses. So, if you miss, it's gone.

2) The Dark Rider's FAQ has removed the phrase that makes them a single unit. So, only the one you target loses the special abilities.

I'm thinking Warlord Ahzan on a Technocat with the Oracular Codex, and Tezlaraptor flying through the skies with Agony, waiting for the right moment to strike. Larger than 300 point game, of course :) This one is powerful, but it's for fun games. Lots of 300 point competitive armies don't field any single piece that is a worthy enough target for a relic that is 10% of your build total cost.

If you use the Optional ability yes. Otherwise for 30 points you give ranged to the rangeless.

ArcaneZkl and Veloxiraptor, thanks for explaining, I was sooo confused. Actually I thought you guys may have been saying that when I was thinking about it later, but I never came back to check. And I do agree with the both of you.

:D

Wait a second, the language of the Relic...

DOES THIS MEN IF THE TARGET HAS SWEEP, YOU IGNORE SWEEP ON EVERY FIGURE IN THE GAME AFTER A HIT???

If yes, it's more powerful than we have been thinking...

It could be read that way...

Yeah, it could be stretched like that.......darn it jgklaw, now you got me questioning!!!

If that's true, then the Spellbreaker (which is worded the same way) lets you ignore ALL wand-type attacks and ALL wand-type special abilities.

I hadn't thought of that. It would justify the single-use nature of these relics a lot more, I suppose.

Wow I never actually read it that way, but it sounds like you could. Imagine using this on a figure who is loaded with SAs...that would eliminate so many potential threats to you....

Think about a conquest match, get rid of those pesky archers with their arcing fire, make them actually get some LOS with you. Or better yet those few figures that have arcing fire and overwatch, you would nearly severly hurt the ranged potential of your opponent. Wow...so many SAs to get rid of, but only one little relic...

:rolleyes: Sigh, we're already going to need a FAQ entry on this to clarify it, otherwise people are going to actually do that kind of thing in a tourney. That's the problem with using text on cards...

Can someone tell me how to get these special cards?

We all dont know. Just wait until you can start pre ordering this saturday (May 1st) and then they will tell us.

Where does the sign up for the relics occur?

I had expected to see the offer on the site when I logged in this morning at 5 AM (EST). Just another Saturday spent working and waiting.

Same here. I have about another hour of checking time and then I am not able to check till very late this evening. I just hope I am not too late:(