Stardrake's Cavernous Jaws

[stormlove]

Hi, I have a question about the stardrake's Cavernous Jaws ability.

 

The rule says the 

"After this model piles in", but before it attacks, pick an enemy model within 3" and roll a dice.

 

So, If the stardrake cannot pile in (in case of already contact with other models), this model cannot use Cavernous Jaws ability?

 or

 The rule says just timing that this Stradrake can use Cavernous Jaws ability when he don't pile in?

 

 

When I search web about this problem, I cannont find exactly reasonable answer

 

So, I want know examples of tournament.

How this ability was used in offical tournament?

 

Thank you.

[Richelieu]

5 hours ago, stormlove said:

You mean that 0 inch pile-in is pile-in?

Yes.  The core rules day that models in a unit may move up to 3 inches when the unit piles in.  So the pile in always happens, but the move may be 0 inches.

[Richelieu]

46 minutes ago, stormlove said:

Hi, I have a question about the stardrake's Cavernous Jaws ability.

 

The rule says the 

"After this model piles in", but before it attacks, pick an enemy model within 3" and roll a dice.

 

So, If the stardrake cannot pile in (in case of already contact with other models), this model cannot use Cavernous Jaws ability?

 or

 The rule says just timing that this Stradrake can use Cavernous Jaws ability when he don't pile in?

 

 

When I search web about this problem, I cannont find exactly reasonable answer

 

So, I want know examples of tournament.

How this ability was used in offical tournament?

 

Thank you.

A unit always piles in before it attacks, regardless of whether it moves as a result of the pile in.

[stormlove]

3 hours ago, Richelieu said:

A unit always piles in before it attacks, regardless of whether it moves as a result of the pile in.

You mean that 0 inch pile-in is pile-in?

[EMMachine]

31 minutes ago, stormlove said:

You mean that 0 inch pile-in is pile-in?

It's more a step of units activation in the combat phase. First it has the "pile in step", where it can move closer to a enemy unit if there are units in close combat range, but you don't have to move and second the "attacking step".  Cavernous Jaws only says that its activated beween both steps.