<p>(Note: I am assuming you are playing 9th edition here since it is the latest ruleset)</p>
<p>The Shimmer Shield is definitely redundant on the Exarch.</p>
<p>From <a href="https://warhammer40000.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/ENG_40K9_Basic_Rules.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">the rules</a> (page 19 under Invulnerable Saves):</p>
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<p>If a model has more than one invulnerable save, it can only use one of them – choose which it will use.</p>
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<p>So the player would never have a reason to choose the Shimmer Shield unless the player (for some reason) wanted the Exarch to have a higher chance of dying.</p>

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Ken Herbert
<p>My friend has built a dire avenger exarch with a shimmer shield which gives it a 5+ invulnerable save. However it has the ability Battle fortune which gives the exarch a 4+ invulnerable save.</p>
<p>How does this work? Is the shimmer shield just a waste on the exarch?</p>

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The shimmershield gives all the other dire avengers the invulnerable save, it isn't totally redundant.
Caleth
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What to do with multiple invulnerable saves?
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# What to do with multiple invulnerable saves?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-12-22)

My friend has built a dire avenger exarch with a shimmer shield which gives it a 5+ invulnerable save. However it has the ability Battle fortune which gives the exarch a 4+ invulnerable save.

How does this work? Is the shimmer shield just a waste on the exarch?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: The shimmershield gives all the other dire avengers the invulnerable save, it isn't totally redundant.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2020-12-22. Score: 4

(Note: I am assuming you are playing 9th edition here since it is the latest ruleset)

The Shimmer Shield is definitely redundant on the Exarch.

From [the rules](https://warhammer40000.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/ENG_40K9_Basic_Rules.pdf) (page 19 under Invulnerable Saves):

> If a model has more than one invulnerable save, it can only use one of them – choose which it will use.

So the player would never have a reason to choose the Shimmer Shield unless the player (for some reason) wanted the Exarch to have a higher chance of dying.


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