Issyria, Sibyl of Dawn

Issyria, Sibyl of Dawn Retribution Warcaster

Possessing immense arcane ability and a talent for the divinatory arts, Issyria has become one of the greatest military assets of House Nyarr. That she has done so while declining to wield a weapon is all the more remarkable. In combat, Issyria uses her powers to perceive the flow of battle, gaining a peerless understanding of each movement and action around her and directing her myrmidons to serve as perfect fulcrums of force. When she enters her meditative trance the world seems to freeze and the best tactical course becomes clear.

Basic Info

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Warcaster - All warcasters come with a stack of standard special rules - most notably being awesome. Click here for a newbie-friendly recap, or click here for the full rules.

Feat : Dawn's Light

While in Issyria's control range, friendly Faction models gain True Sight (refer to her Abilities) and gain one additional die on attack and damage rolls. For each of those rolls, discard one die of your choice. Dawn's Light lasts for one turn.

Abilities

• Flight
• Ancillary Attack (★ Action) - RNG 3. Target friendly Faction warjack. If the warjack is in range, it immediately makes one basic melee or ranged attack. A warjack can be targeted by an Ancillary Attack special action only once per turn.
• Arcane Vortex - This model can immediately negate any spell that targets it or a model within 3" of it by spending 1 focus token. The negated spell does not take effect, but its COST remains spent.
• True Sight - This model ignores cloud effects when determining LOS. This model also ignores Stealth.

Weapons

• Unarmed - This model has no weapons.

Spells

	COST	RNG	AOE	POW	DUR	OFF
Admonition	2	6	-	-	Upkeep	No
When an enemy model advances and ends its movement within 6" of target model in the spellcaster's battlegroup, the affected model can immediately advance up to 3", then Admonition expires. The affected model cannot be targeted by free strikes during this movement.
Blinding Light	3	10	-	-	Round	Yes
Target enemy model/unit cannot make ranged or magic attacks and suffers -2 DEF for one round.
Crusader's Call	3	SELF	Control	-	Turn	No
Friendly Faction models beginning a charge as part of its Normal Movement in the spellcaster’s control range gain +2˝ movement. Crusader’s Call Lasts for one turn.
Inviolable Resolve	2	6	-	-	Upkeep	No
Target friendly Faction model/unit gains +2 ARM and cannot be moved by a push or a slam. Models are not affected while out of formation.
Velocity	(★)	SELF	-	-	-	No
The spellcaster can spend up to 3 focus points to immediately advance up to 2" for each focus point spent. Velocity can be cast only once per activation.

Theme Forces

• Defenders of Ios
• Forges of War
• Legions of Dawn
• Shadows of the Retribution

Recent Changes

2021.10 Mega Update

• Crusader's Call reworded so it only affects normal charges (not countercharges)

Thoughts on Issyria1

Issyria1 in a Nutshell

One of the few casters in the game with no weapon, Issyria is a pure support caster. She is inclined towards buffs and, without any noticeable offensive capability (outside the Ancillary attack), this can make learning curve steeper that with other casters.

She has SPD, ARM and MAT/RAT fixers, as well as a speed booster for herself, but usually must play in the backfield if she wants to see the end of the match.

Feat thoughts

It is mostly about crit fishing and delivering a crippling (alpha) strike upon your foe. Timing is tricky, if you want to use it to its fullest potential. True Sight matters only until you get close enough that Stealth won't mean problem, or if your enemy deploys a large amount of smoke to blunt your charge (Trenchers, Swap Gobbers, and the like). On any other occasion you better hold it until you can do the most damage with your amped up blows and shots. Weapon master infantries will have to worry less about bad dice rolls on attack or damage (MHA, do you hear that?), while models with critical effects (like Hyperion) will find it all the easier to trigger their abilities.

Spell thoughts

• Admonition - usually it will be another layer of self defence for her, if you ran into an enemy assassination attempt. Watch out for models with Counter-Charge.
• Blinding Light - Issyria's signature spell, it is quite potent when used against the right target.
  • It's her bread and butter for fixing RAT and MAT issues.
  • It can completely neuter any opposing ranged or magic-missile model/unit (such as Hex Hunters, Long Gunners, Greylord Outriders, etc) for a turn, as its effect is unshakeable.
    The value of this is directly proportional to the points cost of your target - getting it onto a shooty gargossal or shooty battle engine is great.
  • Getting it onto an enemy caster who relies on offensive spells (such as Deneghra1) is absolute money.
• Crusader's Call - a no-frills spell; making your fast melee units even faster, and speeding up your slower brawlers.
• Inviolable Resolve - The extra ARM makes it suitable for any model in your army. Putting a Helios to DEF14 ARM21 is an insult in itself. see army selection for other suitable units.
• Velocity - do not skip leg day, else it will take 3 FOC to get as far with floating as far as with running. Ahem... Use this to run forward for capturing scenario elements, or get away from danger. Since it equals to your speed, you can regard it as the poor man's Teleport, after dropping some spells.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• More than any other caster in the game, she absolutely needs her army to get the job done.
• Usual caveat for being unarmed: no charges, no free strikes, and no "fail charges" to increase your mobility.
• Very fragile.
• Vulnerable to anti-magic tech and focus-stripping tech (such as Eiryss1's Disruptor Bolt and Reznik1's feat).

Tricks & Tips

• Admonition does not trigger on place effects. Beware models with Apparition, Telekinesis, or various feats, who can get close to your enhanced model without advancing.
• Ancillary attack happens outside the model's activation, so you cannot boost (unless the attack itself is auto-boosted for some reason).
• Dawn's Light work on your attacks too, including the Ancillary attacks.
• Ancillary attack is not an Attack per se, which enables Issyria (but not her jack) to bypass feats or spells which would deny attacks or magic attacks.
• If Issyria channels a spell (which she often does with Hemera) then her True Sight ability doesn't really help. She won't auto-miss Stealth models, but that's it.
  • You use the arc node's LOS (without True Sight) to determine if the node can see through clouds and/or see through stealthed models.
  • You use Issyria's True Sight ability for the attack roll, so you won't auto-miss Stealth models when channeling.
• True Sight only ignores LOS for clouds, so models in clouds still get the concealment bonus.

List Building Advice

Strategy

Issyria must win on attrition and scenario. More than any other caster, she must apply the right buff on the right unit in the right time. Anything else will make her lines crumble, and she has no direct ways to help them on the attack. Protect your troops, use terrain wisely, and concentrate on the scenario. Try and get the best alpha possible. If every model in your army can benefit from her feat, it can often be enough to win a game.

Theme Thoughts

    Legions of Dawn    

Issyria finds a lot of good targets for both her spells and feat in this theme.

• Dawnguard Sentinels - The become extremely durable under Involable Resolve and minifeat, and Crusaders Call helps enourmously with delivery, which can be a huge problem with them.
• Dawnguard Sentinel Scyir - He brings a useful Tactician bubble and is a decent combat solo. You can even use Ancilliary attack on his marshalled jack (if you brought one).
• Dawnguard Destors - The other great targets for Inviolable Resolve and Crusaders Call.
• Dawnguard Destor Thane - He makes the Destors under Inviolable Resolve even beefier.
• Dawnguard Invictors - The really like her feat for anti stealth.
• Dawnguard Trident - Crusaders Call helps again with delivery and set it up for Shooting Gallery. With Blinding Light, Hemera's Mark Target and Shooting Gallery is can reach effective RAT 12 and under feat is become a really scary shooting piece.

    Defenders of Ios    

• Ryssovass Defenders - Drop Inviolable Resolve upon them, and they can’t be pushed to deny their no-knockdown Tough rolls, add Crusader's Call to charge as far as they would run. 5D6 damage on a charge with Precision Strike plus picking out whichever you want will result in a lot of destroyed jacks and beasts.
• Stormfall Archers - Fixing their accuracy issues with Blinding Light and feat, while the latter also elevates their Brutal Shots' damage to insane levels.
• Houseguard Halberdiers - Yet another good target for Inviolable Resolve, meaning that your ARM20 shield wall will stay in place. Crusader's Call takes their already considerable threat range up to ridiculous levels, especially when under Desperate Pace from their Houseguard Thane.
• Heavy Rifle Team - They get extremely accurate under her feat and also get to ignore stealth. And on top of that they provide Advance Move at a budget.
• The Trident is also in this theme.

    Forges of War    

• The House Shyeel Artificer, mentioned above, can also be in this theme.
• House Shyeel Magister - Useful to beat /smite jamming models out of your way.

    Support models - Various themes    

• Sylys' Free upkeep, possibly two with Hemera, as well as a RNG12" Blinding light is tempting, and Arcane Secrets under her feat almost guarantees a hit.
• Fane Knight Guardian - Being fragile, Issyria welcomes any shield guard near her; especially those as durable as the Fane Knight in her CMD radius. Her DEF is pumped up to insane levels, if the enemy manages to engage her. With Parry she can also walk/fly away from unwanted engagements, once the enemy reached her, and she survived. However, a high DEF low ARM caster is often the victim of assassination runs, involving knockdown / stationary attacks, and the Knight doesn't offer defense against them.
• Madelyn Corbeau - Her Parlay can fend off warrior models getting too close to you.
  • Note that Madelyn is in direct competition with Wishnailer.
• Arcanist Mechanik - Essential in almost every Retribution lists. Helps Issyria keep some more focus on herself to protect against a casual assassination attempt. Because you cannot have too many focus on your jacks.
• Artificer - Don't worry about blasts anymore!
• Lanyssa Ryssyl - Hunter's Mark and Crusaders Call combined make her forces go really far.
• Ghost Sniper - Any ranged model likes True Sight from her feat.

Battlegroup

Hemera is her pet warjack that she can take in any theme.

• Hyperion - With the strongest ranged weapon in the game combined with Issyria's ability to have him shoot again? Yes, please. Though her Ancillary Attack won't boost its shot, it is still one of the best ranged attack you can choose. The feat also makes the Critical Consume more reliable, as the player gets to choose which die to drop.
• Phoenix/Chimera - Fragile caster with good spells = bring arc nodes. The Chimera in particular is useful because of its apparition to help it get that extra step around the battlefield. Plus it can often teleport away from jamming units, who would like to stop you from arcing by engaging your jacks. The Phoenix is extremely durable, so abuse him until he has done his job of arcing and slashing.
• Hemera - Issyria's character 'jack and fits into any theme with her. The empowered arc node gives you the possibility of 3 boosted Blinding Lights. The gun is also not bad choice for Ancillary Attack, and under the feat you can e
• Sphinx - The extra range on Blinding Light can go a long way.

First Purchases

As of 2020.04 most veteran Retribution players agree that you should put pretty much the same group of models in every army list, regardless of caster. That group of models is:   [Show/Hide]

• Battle Engine: Dawnguard Trident (1 or 2)
• Battle Engine: Arcantrik Force Generator (0 or 1)
• Warjack: Harpy (2 or 3)
• Unit: House Vyre Electromancers (1 or 2)
• Solo: Arcanist Mechanik (1 to 3)
• Solo: Ghost Sniper (0 to 2)
• Solo: Eiryss1
• Solo: Scythe
• Solo: Hermit
• Solo: Void Archon

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We go over why these models are so central to the army on the main Retribution page.

When you're running Issyria, you might want to adjust the above list by Placeholder

Other

Trivia

Issyria, Sibyl of Dusk; Minicrate Exclusive.

• Released in the Warmachine: Vengeance expansion (2014)
• This model has a limited edition sculpt, released in 2020.07.

Video Battle Reports

• 2019.03 Feat Fetish, vs Aiakos2
• 2018.12 Tiny Men, vs Sorscha1
• 2018.10 Arcane Assist, vs Ossrum
• 2018.04 Advanced Maneuvers, vs Severius2
• See also Category: Video Battle Reports for more casters with videos.

Other Retribution models

Retribution Index       (Edit)
Battlegroup & Similar
Warcasters	Elara2 - Falcir1 - Garryth1 - Garryth2 - Goreshade4 - Helynna1 - Issyria1 - Kaelyssa1 - Ossyan1 - Rahn1 - Ravyn1 - Thyron1 - Vyros1 - Vyros2
Warcaster attachments	Fane Knight Guardian (Retribution) - Sylys Wyshnalyrr (Retribution) - Madelyn Corbeau (Mercenary)
Other Warjack Controllers	Elara1 (BGC) - Sentinel Scyir ('Jack Marshal) - Artificer ('Jack Marshal)
Light Warjacks	Aspis - Chimera - Gorgon - Griffon - Harpy - Siren Moros
Heavy Warjacks	Aeternae - Banshee - Daemon - Discordia - Hemera - Hydra - Hypnos - Imperatus - Manticore - Phoenix - Sphinx
Colossal	Hyperion - Helios
Units, Solos, & Battle Engines
Units	Cyelna & Nyss Hunters - D Destors - D Invictors - D Sentinels - Heavy Rifle Team - H Halberdiers - H Riflemen - HE Swordsmen - HE Wardens - HS Arcanists - HS Battle Mages - HV Electromancers - MH Infiltrators - MH Strike Force - Ryssovass Defenders - Spears of Scyrah - Stormfall Archers Special: Eiryss3 (CA) - Soulless Escort (WA)
Solos	Aelyth Vyr - Arcanist Mechanik - D Destor Thane - D Sentinel Scyir - Eiryss, Mage Hunter of Ios (1) - Eiryss, Angel of Retribution (2) - Eiryss, Fortune Hunter of Ios (4) - Elara, Tyro of the Third Chamber (1) - Fane Knight Guardian - Fane Knight Skeryth Issyen - Ghost Sniper - Hermit of Henge Hold - HE Warden Executioner - HS Artificer - HS Magister - Houseguard Thane - Lanyssa Ryssyl, Nyss Sorceress Lys Healer - MH Assassin - Narn, Mage Hunter of Ios - Nayl - Priest of Nyssor - Scythe - Soulless Voidtracer
Battle Engines	Arcantrik Force Generator - Dawnguard Trident
Theme Forces
Defenders of Ios - Forges of War - Legions of Dawn - Shadows of the Retribution
Mercenaries
Refer to Category: Retribution of Scyrah Mercenary
This index was last updated: 2021.04

Rules Clarifications

Rules Clarification : Unarmed      (Edit) Since this model has no weapons it does not have a melee range. This means it can't engage other models, declare charges, or make free strikes Also it can't gain abilities that require a melee range (such as Ragman granting this model Dark Shroud). However, other models that do have melee weapons can engage this model. So this model can still gain the "target in melee" shooting bonus.

Rules Clarification:  : Warcaster      (Edit) (Click Expand to read)

General Damage from a feat is neither an attack nor Damage Type: Magical (unless the feat says it is). FOCUS (uppercase) is the stat printed on the warcaster's card. Focus (lowercase) refers to focus points a model currently has. Your CTRL area is double your FOCUS stat, not double your focus points. (Infernal Ruling) Casting spells or using feats is an anytime ability with the added restriction that you can't use them on the same turn you run even before you run. See also the clarifications on Any Time abilities (below). Some warcasters are also Battle Engines and thus follow all the Battle Engine special rules. There is no particular interaction between the Battle Engine rules and the Warcaster rules. Work out all damage modifiers (such as Decapitation doubling the damage that exceeds ARM) before reducing it with the Power Field. (Infernal Ruling) Restrictions on "Any Time" abilities     (Edit)         [Show/Hide] "Any Time" abilities can be used at any time during a model/unit's activation, except: Before any compulsory forfeiture of movement/action. See step 2 of the activation sequence, appendix A. After the model with the "Any Time" ability has had their activation end "prematurely". By this I mean you resolved something which includes the phrase "its activation ends". Examples include: Running, failing a charge, or failing a slam. Abilities that include "then its activation ends" (such as Reposition and Teleport). In between declaring your charge target and making your charge movement. (Infernal Ruling) In between completing your charge movement and determining whether it was a successful charge. (Infernal Ruling) When you're in the middle of moving. (Note: Impact Attacks count as being in the middle of movement). When you're in the middle of an attack. Which also includes effects that occur "after the attack is resolved". (Although the attack is "resolved" at Step 11, in terms of using an "Any Time" ability the attack is not "finished" until after Step 14. Refer to the first paragraph of Apdx A.) Your opponent interrupted your activation to trigger one of their own abilities (such as Countercharge). Warcasters/warlocks/etc can normally cast a spell or use their feat "At any time". However, there is a core rule saying they cannot do so on the same activation that they run. So, they are subject to all the same restrictions listed above, plus they can't cast/feat before running. Units: See below. In general you can use "Any Time" abilities while you're knocked down or stationary (except Spells and Feats which specify you can't). If you have a gun with a random ROF, you can use an "Any Time" ability inbetween rolling the number of shots and actually making the first attack. (Infernal Ruling) Units with "Any Time" abilities You cannot use an "Any Time" ability before issuing/receiving orders. See step 1 and 2 of the activation sequence, appendix A. A model in a unit can't use an "Any Time" ability after they run (Infernal Ruling) or fail a charge. Because that makes that specific model's activation to end even though the unit's activation is still ongoing, and you can't use abilities on models that are not active. You can use an "Any Time" ability before running, however. A model in a unit can't use an "Any Time" ability after anyone in the unit has begun a Reposition move. (Infernal Ruling) Warcaster/Warlock Cavalry ( Edit ) Warcasters/Warlocks can't cast spells or use their feat while resolving Impact Attacks. Because Impact Attacks occur during movement - you can use spells or feat before moving, or after moving, but not during movement. Exception: If your Impact target(s) include your charge target, then your movement has ended (refer rulebook, last paragraph of 'Impact Attacks') and thus you're fine to use "any time" abilities before starting the Impact attacks. Rules Clarification:  : Warcaster Unit or Warlock Unit     (Edit) (Click Expand to read) This summary is specific to Warcaster/Warlock units. You may also want to check the Warcaster and Warlock pages respectively, for the "regular" rules clarifications. All models in the unit count as part of the battlegroup. So, for instance, Butcher3's argus can be moved via his Energizer spell. Warcaster units can have attachments. They can even attach units (such as the WSC). (Infernal Ruling) The non-caster models are trooper models but are not normally Grunt models. Therefore they're not normally eligible for stuff like Revive. If any member of the unit start to do their reposition movement, the warcaster or warlock in the unit would no longer be able to feat.(Infernal Ruling) Press Forward Order vs Spells cast at Any Time (Edit) You must issue orders before anything else. If you issue a Press Forward order, you must run or charge. If you cast spells before moving, you can't run so you must charge. If you cast spells before moving, then start the spellcaster's Normal Movement but have no valid charge targets, you are in a situation where you must charge but cannot charge. In this situation the spellcaster must either: forfeit their Combat Action, use their Normal Movement to make a full advance, then their activation ends. (Note that you cannot cast more spells after the full advance). forfeit their Normal Movement, then their activation ends. (Infernal Ruling) Steamroller 2018 The non-caster models can contest scenario zones & flags. The caster model cannot contest. The caster model can control zones and flags by itself, but: to control a zone, the entire unit remaining in play needs to be in formation. to control a flag, the entire unit remaining in play must be within 4" of the flag. Units Buying Attacks (Edit) If you make attacks with model [A], then start making attacks with model [B], you cannot 'go back' and buy more attacks with [A]. Because: A model can only buy additional attacks during its Combat Action. A model in a unit must complete its Combat Action before the next model starts theirs (with some exceptions, like CMA). Rules Clarification : Unit of Warcasters or Warlocks     (Edit) Even though they're warcasters, if they're out of formation they suffer the normal penalties (can't make attacks, actions, spells, etc). They can't upkeep each other's spells. They can only dominate one SteamRoller scenario element at a time. Each warlock/warcaster can have different upkeeps on them if those upkeeps are "target SELF" or "target model". If you cast an upkeep that is "target model/unit", that is the only upkeep any of them can have. Units Buying Attacks (Edit) If you make attacks with model [A], then start making attacks with model [B], you cannot 'go back' and buy more attacks with [A]. Because: A model can only buy additional attacks during its Combat Action. A model in a unit must complete its Combat Action before the next model starts theirs (with some exceptions, like CMA). The Legion Twins Rhyas cannot dominate a zone while out of formation. Rhyas can use the feat while out of formation. Haley3 Only Haley Prime is an 'actual' warcaster model, and as such she is the only one that can dominate a scenario element. The echoes can Control/Contest scenarios like a normal unit. Haley Prime can dominate an element even if the echoes are out of formation.

Rules Clarification:  : Flight      (Edit) (Click Expand to read)

Flight doesn't ignore: Impassable terrain. Most hazards. The exception is they do ignore Acid Bath and Burning Earth as long as they don't land in them. Templates that stay in play and do damage to models moving through them (such as a Scather). Free strikes. Trampling with a flying model (Edit) Flight allows you to trample "over" medium- and larger-bases. Although you trample "over" them, you don't get to make a trample attack vs them and you don't ignore their free strikes. Refer the core rulebook. Unless, of course, you have an exception like Blade Rush. Flight on a Cavalry model (Edit) Although flyers can move over obstacles/models, and horses can pause to do impacts while charging, flying horses cannot make impact attacks while overlapping models/obstacles. You need to pause in a legal position. Charging through models (Edit) You can't charge all the way through your charge target, with the intention to turn around and face them once you're on the other side. Because you aren't able to satisfy the "must keep the charge target in melee range" clause at the point after you are through the model but before you turn to directly face. At that point the target is behind you, not in your front arc, and thus not in your melee range. Your melee range only extends to your front arc. Refer to the latest errata. You can still "skim" through the edge of their base, if you're careful and smart with your positioning.

Rules Clarification : Ancillary Attack      (Edit) You can't generate bonus attacks (such as Berserk) from an Ancillary Attack, because those bonus attacks are limited to during the attacker's activation. Or, at least, I can't think of a single example which isn't limited.

Rules Clarification : Arcane Vortex      (Edit) Warjacks and warbeasts can spend focus or fury, outside of their activation, to use Arcane Vortex. (Infernal Ruling) Mulg spends fury to use it, he is not forced for fury. (Infernal Ruling) Arcane vortex can be used to counter spells with "Range: Self". (Infernal Ruling) Some spells do not have a target, mostly CTRL area spells (such as Siege's Foxhole) but also some (★ Action) (such as Ragman's Death Field). These cannot be cancelled by Arcane Vortex. Infernal Ruling) The "Cost" for non-warcaster models includes stuff like "using your special action" or "killing a Mind Bender Drudge." Arcane Vortex triggers at step 3 of the spellcasting sequence. (Resolve effects that occur when a model is targeted by a spell.) (Infernal Ruling) If a channeled spell is cancelled, it doesn't count as being channeled, so the channeler can't trigger stuff like Reaction Drive or Spell Martyr. (Infernal Ruling) There are a couple of odd spells: (Primal Shock and Essence Blast) - Both these spells "Choose" model A, then gets to "Target" model B with an attack. In this case you can trigger Arcane Vortex only when model B is targeted. (Crevasse) - This spell attacks model A, then gets to use model A to make another attack vs model B. In this case you can trigger Arcane Vortex only when model A is targeted. (Infernal Ruling for both of the above.)

Rules Clarification : True Sight      (Edit) You only ignore clouds for LOS. Models can still get the concealment bonus, trigger Prowl, etc from clouds. (Infernal Ruling) A model that ignores Stealth must ignore both aspects: both (1) the auto-missing, and (2) the 'not counting as an intervening model' parts. This can have some strange interactions with casters & channelers, if one has True Sight and one does not. There are examples on the Category:Channeler page.

Rules Clarification:  : Admonition      (Edit) (Click Expand to read)

* What does trigger Admonition Admonition triggers off any advance, not just in-activation stuff. You could even trigger your Admonition off an enemy's Admonition! Standing still but changing facing is an advance. What doesn't trigger Admonition Aiming, or forfeiting your movement, is not advancing. If a model doesn't move, doesn't change facing, doesn't aim ... does nothing but skips straight ahead to its Combat Action, this is not an advance. (Infernal Ruling) Being placed (such as Teleport) is not an advance. Involuntary movement (being slammed, thrown, or pushed) is not an advance. You don't have to trigger Admonition the first time an enemy moves nearby - you can save it until it best suits you. (Infernal Ruling) Countercharge during your own activation (Countercharge vs Admonition etc) ( Edit ) You can trigger Countercharge during your own activation, but only if an enemy model moves during your activation. For instance, you move towards a model who has Admonition and they trigger that to try to move away. (You do a normal move, they trigger admonition and move, you trigger countercharge from their admonition-move.) However countercharge always counts as being out-of-activation, no matter when you trigger it. (Infernal Ruling) As a result, you can't trigger only-during-activation effects (such as Critical Shred & Sustained Attack). On the other hand, you can potentially get two charge attacks (one for your normal charge, one for the counter charge). (Infernal Ruling) This ruling still applies even after the 2018.07 update (Infernal Re-ruling) Countercharge plus Admonition If a model has both CC and Admonition, it can trigger both at the same time. A model moves nearby, it admonitions away, then countercharges back in. Countercharge Inception If a model [A] has Countercharge, and it charges an enemy model [B] that has Countercharge and Admonition, then ... Model [A] charges and triggers CC and Admo on [B] Model [B] Admo moves but before it can resolve its own CC, it triggers CC on [A] You now have two models that have triggered CC simultaneously. So the Active player gets to resolve their one first. Battlegroup members (Edit) Spells that target/affect "models in the battlegroup" can also target/will also affect the caster, the caster's unit (if they have one), and the caster's Companion (if they have one). It won't target/affect models which are Attached, though.

Rules Clarification : Blinding Light      (Edit) Blinding Light doesn't affect Special Actions such as Zephyr, or Covering Fire. However, it does effect those you do instead of shooting, like Stormwall's Sustained Fire, as you must be able to make a ranged attack to do something that requires "instead of making a ranged attack." See infernal

Rules Clarification : Crusader's Call - None yet. (Edit)
Rules Clarification : Inviolable Resolve - None yet. (Edit)

Rules Clarification : Velocity and/or Quickness     (Edit) You can not cast this spell with 0 focus and advance 0" (change facing). The advance will trigger free strikes, counter charges, etc.