So, a question came up today, can Witchfire attacks be used to overwatch? pretty simple, but it doesnt say whether you can or cannot (from my reading anyway) so I assume you can. The joy of murderous hurricane wiping out a charging squad would be too much.

Don't think so - p69 says Witchfire powers are used in the caster's Shooting Phase, whereas Overwatch is described on p21 as a shooting attack done in the opponant's Assult Phase.

Dinadan is right. Firing a weapon is allowed in the assault phase for the purposes of Overwatch. But expending a warp point and taking a test for a witchfire power is not.

What about psychic powers from the codices? Like Murderous Hurricane is listed as a 'psychic shooting attack', nowhere does it say when to use it. Overwatch is stated as being resolved like a normal shooting attack. Does this mean that it can be used on Overwatch? This would suck greatly as it auto hits so it doesn't even need a 6 to hit and would make my orks assaulting through difficult and dangerous terrain. Initially I would say no, but I can see a case being made for it.

But if you are only allowed to overwatch weapons that are allowed to snap fire and i dont think it says you can snap fire a psychic shooting attack. Unless of course you need a double 6 to pass the psychic test but in that case you have failed it anyway. So i would say no, you're not allowed.

You are not allowed. Overwatch allows you to make a shooting attack in the opponent's assault phase. It does not allow you to expend a warp point and take a test for a psychic shooting attack in the opponent's assault phase.

Even if you were allowed, if it were a psychic shooting attack, you'd roll to see if it worked then roll to hit. The psychic test is not the test to hit if its a shooting attack.

Either way, I'd say no to all of it.

As said it is because they are maifested during the shooting phase, while the overwatch is a shooting attack in the enemies assault phase.



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But firing weapons in general is done in the shooting phase. Overwatch is an exception to the rule, with a list of fire options that do network as Snap Fire.

I'm not arguing for it, I'm just saying the "it's done in the shooting phase" argument is very weak.

Also, any attack that doesn't use BS cannot be Snap Fired anyway.

Totally agree, but with the exception of flamers