Round of Combat Sequence

Melee Attacks are performed in Rounds of Combat during the Melee Phase. All Melee Attacks have a specific Agility value that corresponds to the Agility of their model part, unless specifically stated otherwise (such as Impact Hits or Crush Attacks).
Each Round of Combat is fought in a strict striking order, referred to as Initiative Order. The Initiative Order in a combat is determined immediately before any attacks are made. Take into account all modifiers that affect the Agility of attacks that may be performed in this Round of Combat. Once the Initiative Order has been determined for a Round of Combat, it cannot be changed by effects that alter the Agility of attacks during that Round of Combat. The order starts at Initiative Step 10 with all attacks with Agility 10, and is resolved downwards to Initiative Step 0 with all attacks with Agility 0 or less.
At each Initiative Step, all attacks from this step that meet the necessary requirements (see which_models_can_attack, below) strike simultaneously.

Charging models gain +1 Agility.

Models in base contact with an enemy attack during their Initiative Step (remember that models are considered to be in base contact across gaps: see ). Models from both sides attack in each player's Melee Phase.

Supporting Attacks

At each Initiative Step, before any attacks are rolled, Close Combat Attacks must first be allocated towards enemy models. If a model is in base contact with more than one enemy model, it can choose which model to attack. Attacks can be allocated towards models with different Health Pools, i.e. R&F models, Champions, and Characters (see ). The number of Close Combat Attacks a model can make is equal to its Attack Value, which can be modified by equipment, Attack Attributes, spells, etc. If a model has an Attack Value above 1, it can allocate its Close Combat Attacks towards different enemy models in base contact. If a model is making Supporting Attacks, it can allocate its attacks as if it was in the first rank of the unit (in the same file). Allocate all attacks at each Initiative Step before making any to-hit rolls.

Swirling Melee

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Roll a D6 for each Close Combat Attack, referred to as to-hit rolls. The needed roll to hit the target is determined by the difference between the Offensive Skill of the attacking model part and the Defensive Skill of the model the attack was allocated towards. See table table/close_combat_to_hit_table below.
To-hit modifiers can alter this to-hit roll. Close Combat to-hit rolls that are modified to hit on better than 2+ always fail on a natural roll of ‘1’, while they are always successful on a natural roll of ‘6’ even if they are modified beyond 6+.
Example: a model has Offensive Skill 3, Attack Value 2, and is equipped with Paired Weapons, which gives it a total of 3 attacks. The model may allocate two attacks towards a model with Defensive Skill 2, which hit on 3+, and one towards a model with Defensive Skill 8, which hits on 5+.

Once you have determined the number of hits, follow the Attack Sequence rules (page attack_sequence).

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Offensive Skill
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Defensive Skill : Needed roll
to hit
4 or more : 2+
1 to 3 : 3+
0 to −3 : 4+
−4 to −7 : 5+
−8 or less : 6+

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Close combat to-hit table.

Removing casualties may cause units to lose base contact with their foe. When this happens, units are nudged back into combat after removing all casualties caused by simultaneous attacks using the following procedure:


• The unit that is going to lose base contact while not suffering casualties is moved the minimum amount needed to keep it in base contact. If there is no such unit, the Active Player's unit counts as such for this purpose.

• If this will not bring the units back into contact, move the unit suffering casualties the minimum amount needed to keep it in base contact instead.

A nudged unit can only be moved in a straight line forwards, backwards, to either side, or a combination of two of these directions (first one, then the other). Units that are in base contact with other enemy units can never be nudged in this way. Nudged units cannot move through the Unit Boundary of other units or Impassable Terrain. They also cannot move into base contact with enemy units that they were not in base contact with before the nudge move, but they are allowed to move within 1" of the Unit Boundary of other units Engaged in the same Combat. Nudge moves cannot be used to change the Facing in which any unit is fighting (which means that if the unit was Engaged in the Flank before the nudge move, this must still be true after the nudge move). If several friendly units lose base contact at the same time, move them in the order that allows the maximum number of units to stay in combat. If this number is equal, the Active Player decides the order. Note that either unit still can only be moved the minimum amount needed to keep it in contact, even if this prevents another unit from being nudged back into combat.If nudging either unit does not manage to bring the units back into contact with each other, the unit Drops out of Combat. Any units that are no longer Engaged in Combat follow the rules given under .