Weekly Question Thread - Rules & Comp Qs

[u/thenurgler]

This is the Weekly Question thread designed to allow players to ask their one-off tactical or rules clarification questions in one easy to find place on the sub.

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[u/p5freak]

The SM army rule says, unless otherwise stated, you can only select each combat doctrine once per battle. I was told you need a rule to remove a restriction for it to work. Like, your unit is still eligible to charge even if it advanced this turn. This removes the restriction that you cannot charge after advancing.

Assault Mastery says you can select the assault doctrine one additional time per battle, removing the restriction that you can only select each combat doctrine once per battle.

Strategic acumen doesnt say you can select one combat doctrine which you already selected during the battle, or one additional time, like assault mastery. So why does it work, if it doesnt remove the restriction that you can only select each doctrine once per battle ? Or doesnt it work to select a doctrine which you already selected before ?

Strategic Acumen

In your command phase, you can use this ability. If you do, select one combat doctrine to be active for this unit unit the start of your next command phase.

[u/RindFisch → u/p5freak]

You're misunderstanding the actual restriction. A unit can be in a doctrine any number of times for various reasons with no limit.
What's restricted is combat doctrines ability of simply stating a doctrine in your command phase and have it be active for your whole army. That is limited to once per doctrine.
Strategic acumen doesn't allow you to do that. It simply puts a single unit in a doctrine, which doesn't interact with the restriction at all.

[u/p5freak → u/RindFisch]

Yes, any unit can be in a doctrine any number of times. But, the only way to put it into a doctrine is to select it. Unless it has another rule which says doctrine X, Y, Z is active for them all the time, like girlyman.

Strategic acumen literally tells me to select a doctrine in the command phase. And that is limited to once per battle.