Wailing Dirge (X)

A model with this special rule may make a ‘Wailing Dirge’ attack. A Wailing Dirge attack is a Shooting attack with the Magical Attacks special rule and a range of 8". A Wailing Dirge attack can target an enemy Lone character regardless of the usual rules for targeting Lone characters. If this model is engaged in combat during the Shooting phase, it may target a unit in base contact with a Wailing Dirge attack and may do so even if it charged this turn.

A Wailing Dirge attack does not roll to hit and wound as normal. Instead, the target must make a Leadership test with a negative modifier to its Leadership characteristic shown in the brackets after the name of this special rule (shown here as ‘X’). If this test is failed, the target suffers a number of wounds equal to the amount by which it failed the test, with no armour or Regeneration saves permitted (Ward saves can be attempted as normal).

Note that a Wailing Dirge attack may reduce the target’s Leadership characteristic to a minimum of 2.