Why is dismantling attack useless for Idira?

[Crazy Canuck]

Why is dismantling attack useless for Idira?
You can't use psyker abilities when using dismantling attack, it makes useless for Idira, given she is a psyker. Why not included attack abilities in dismantling attack?

[Zsrai]

Because it uses weapon attacks, not psyker attacks. Pop a sniper rifle on her if you want to use it, she should probably have something ranged in one of her weapon sets anyways.

[Maestro Rugosa]

Originally posted by Zsrai:

Because it uses weapon attacks, not psyker attacks. Pop a sniper rifle on her if you want to use it, she should probably have something ranged in one of her weapon sets anyways.

...but only for Dismantling Attack, right? Because otherwise it seems like a crazy waste of an attack action to have Idira fire a weapon, and deal with Dodge or Armor. Far more effective to have her do mental damage on a single target (which never misses or gets diminished by armor), or chain lightning a bunch of mooks.

[High Lord Denix]

Originally posted by Maestro Rugosa:

Originally posted by Zsrai:

Because it uses weapon attacks, not psyker attacks. Pop a sniper rifle on her if you want to use it, she should probably have something ranged in one of her weapon sets anyways.

...but only for Dismantling Attack, right? Because otherwise it seems like a crazy waste of an attack action to have Idira fire a weapon, and deal with Dodge or Armor. Far more effective to have her do mental damage on a single target (which never misses or gets diminished by armor), or chain lightning a bunch of mooks.

Idk mate, chain lightning for trash is amazing but for single target I'd take a good sniper shot over a psyker attack most times (on Idira).

[Corridian]

Originally posted by High Lord Denix:

Originally posted by Maestro Rugosa:

...but only for Dismantling Attack, right? Because otherwise it seems like a crazy waste of an attack action to have Idira fire a weapon, and deal with Dodge or Armor. Far more effective to have her do mental damage on a single target (which never misses or gets diminished by armor), or chain lightning a bunch of mooks.

Idk mate, chain lightning for trash is amazing but for single target I'd take a good sniper shot over a psyker attack most times (on Idira).

Until you get Cassia cranked up. When she buffs a psyker, debuffs the mobs, and lays down one of her tactical areas, the psyker damage can get pretty sick.

[TaKo]

psychic scream scales more heavily off WP than most other offensive psyker powers, with navigator/officer buffs it can hit very hard even with psy rating lagging behind(but since shes unsanctioned she always gets that +1 bonus and gets to use those busted gloves)

it will definitely outdamage a sniper, however, that means more managing of the veil and more chances for self killing perils, and cant use scream for dismantling, save that momentum for others

[Maestro Rugosa]

Originally posted by TaKo:

psychic scream scales more heavily off WP than most other offensive psyker powers... it will definitely outdamage a sniper,

My impression as well. I think it helps that Idira never misses, and always completely bypasses armor.