8th Ed. Dodging the Dreaded 13th

[Koshijin]

Hey there, I play against Skaven a lot, and I was wondering:

The Dreaded 13th spell (remove 4D6 casualties no saves) can only be cast on infantry units. If I put a Scar Vet on a cold one into my unit of Temple Guard, is the whole unit then untargettable by the 13th?

He wouldn't get a look out sir, but losing 14 TG per magic phase would really suck.

Cheers!


EDIT: Nevermind, it's actually in the Skaven FAQ:

Q: Can I target a unit with The Curse of the Horned Rat comprised of infantry and non-infantry models? (p79)
A: No, unless all of the non-infantry models are characters. Such units are unique units and as such cannot be targeted by The Curse of the Horned Rat. Note that adding a character to a unit of a different troop type will not make that unit unique, it’s troop type will be unchanged.

 

[Lizardmatt]

If you run cohorts as your only guys on foot, he can't target anyone.

Of course, masses of T2 guys have a whole different issue (plague).

-Matt

 

[Putzfrau]

If you run cohorts as your only guys on foot, he can't target anyone.

Of course, masses of T2 guys have a whole different issue (plague).

-Matt

Are you referring to cohorts with Krox?



I also play against skaven a lot. As nasty as 13th is, they have so many other powerful spells avoiding 13th ends up not even being half the battle lol.

Last game I lost my slann to a well placed cracks call. My fault, but dropped him just like that. Damn skaven. Although one of the coolest looking armies on the battlefield IMO.

 

[Ondjage]

Yeah, Skaven magic is absolutely brutal... Look up Scorch and compare it to Firestorm from the Lore of Fire! Just lol =)

 

[Putzfrau]

warp lightning is brutal too.

my brother blasts the crap out of me with that.