RESEARCH - Psyker and LtGB Attack Type

During Archimatos's research, a few question arises:

• Is Psyker's 2nd hit (i.e. Smite) a ranged attack?
• Can Smite trigger Let the Galaxy Burn (LtGB)?

If Smite is a ranged attack, Pestillian's passive can be triggered twice in 1 attack, increasing its effectiveness.

Experiment Design

Testing if Smite is a ranged attack

• Mission Counter

• There are missions that require kills in ranged attacks 
• By checking if kills from Smite count into mission counter, we can confirm if it counts as ranged attack

Testing if Smite can trigger LtGB 

• Only by trial and error can this be achieved

Stage selection

• Fall of Cadia: Battle 5 and Fall of Cadia: Battle 29
• More Cadian Vox Casters, more Cadian Guardmen for testing
• Stages have to be easy enough to speed up testing

Results

Attacks can be distinguished via its visual effect

• Normal attack has an orange spark effect
• Smite attack has a blue spark effect
• LtGB has blood-spilling effect without sparks

Testing if Smite is a ranged attack

• Trial 1 - Battle 5

• Mission counter: 11 to 18 = 7 ranged kills
• 2 from attacks
• 0 from LtGB
• 2 from smites
• 3 from flee
• Total = 7

• Trial 2 - Battle 29

• Mission counter: 18 to 28 = 10 ranged kills
• 4 from attacks
• 1 from LtGB
• 2 from smites
• 3 from flee
• Total = 10

Trial 3 - Battle 29

• Mission counter: 28 to 44 = 16 ranged kills
• 5 from attacks
• 1 from LtGB
• 1 from smites
• 9 from flee
• Total = 16

Conclusion

• All attacks are ranged attacks, including Smite and LtGB
• Fleeing enemies are counted as defetas

Testing if Smite can trigger LtGB 

• In illustration below, a single ranged attack defeats 4 enemies. summoning 4 bloodletters
• Ranged attack: 1 kill
• Smite: 1 kill
• LtGB: 2 kills (1 from ranged attack, 1 from Smite)
• Note - LtGB cannot trigger LtGB

Conclusion

• It is possible to trigger LtGB with Smite
• It is possible to trigger LtGB in both ranged hit and Smite hit

Reference

Trial 1: 

Trial 2:

Trial 3:




===END OF TRANSMISSION===