Bonuses to wound and USRs like Rending, Murderous Strike, etc.

[Squark]

So while building up my Dark Angels for an escalation league, I found myself with an awkard 120 point gap that most things wouldn't quite fit into. I eventually stumbled upon Scouts with Nemesis bolters, which fit quite nicely. However, this lead to the question of which part of the Hexagrammaton they should come from. There are two choices that stand out- Firewing for +1 to wound vs. units with independent characters, or the Stormwing for a simple +1 to hit with their boltgun Edit: I should pay more attention. Stormwing does not cover nemesis bolters.

 

Hence my question- Does the Firewing's bonus to wound improve my chance of triggering rending? If so, that makes it the clear choice. If not, Stormwing becomes appealing for (effectively) BS 2 snap shots*. I'm sure there's probably a ruling somewhere, but I'm away from the rulebook at the moment and the answer isn't in the FAQ.

 

*Which explicitly does work according to the FAQ.

Edited March 23, 2023 by Squark

[SkimaskMohawk]

No:

 

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Special rules that only trigger on a certain result on adice roll, such as Rending or Gets Hot, are not affectedby modifiers and still trigger only when the required number is rolled before any modifications are applied. For example, the Gets Hot special rule only applies on the roll of a natural ‘1’, a roll of a ‘2’ cannot be modified negatively to trigger the rule.

 

Pg 191

[Squark]

Much appreciated. I was theory crafting at work on a break, and I generally don't bring the rulebook with me.

[SkimaskMohawk]

I got the epubs on the phone, makes it a lot easier to find stuff by just using the search function instead of flipping all over the place. 

[Gorgoff]

6 hours ago, SkimaskMohawk said:

I got the epubs on the phone, makes it a lot easier to find stuff by just using the search function instead of flipping all over the place. 

And one can add bookmarks to jump to certain areas.

[tinpact]

Well, if you're giving them nemesis bolters I wouldn't bother with Stormwing at all - it only works on bolters, combi-bolters, and bolt pistols. They do have bolt pistols, but I'm pretty sure it won't do anything for the nemesis bolters.

[Squark]

21 hours ago, tinpact said:

Well, if you're giving them nemesis bolters I wouldn't bother with Stormwing at all - it only works on bolters, combi-bolters, and bolt pistols. They do have bolt pistols, but I'm pretty sure it won't do anything for the nemesis bolters.

Derp. I should pay closer attention.