Shadowhammer Compact and allies

[Redbaron]

Hello, sure somebody can answer  this in an instant, but I have searched around and failed to find it anywhere. 

If you have a DoK army, and select the Shadowhammer Compact battalion, do the stormcast units within it count as allies? I know they do not have the DoK allegiance, so typically I would think of them as allies. However the absolute minimum spend for this battalion would be 460pts - exceeding the 400pt limit on allies in a 2k matched play game. Is the battalion simply unplayable in this context? 

[King Taloren]

No the Stormcast do not count as ally points when they are included in a battalion for another army. It’s in the core rules FAQ under allies.

You will still have 400 points to ally in something else if you wish.

Edited June 19, 2019 by King Taloren

[Redbaron]

Thanks @King Taloren I knew it must be somewhere, but I couldn’t track it down for the life of me. Much appreciated!

[GriinWan]

From Core Rules designers commentary:

Q: The rules say that a warscroll battalion can include allies and that they don’t count against the number of allies in the army. Does this rule only apply to battalions that share the same allegiance as the army, but that have units from two different factions (a battalion in a Daughters of Khaine army that has Daughters of Khaine and Stormcast Eternals units, for example)?

A: Yes. The faction a warscroll battalion belongs to is shown on its warscroll, above the title of the battalion. In addition, the battalion is assumed to belong to the Grand Alliance that its faction is a part of. Warscroll battalions that share the same allegiance as an army can always be taken as part of the army, and if they include any allied units, these units do not count against the limits on the number of allies the army can have (or against the points limit that can be spent on allies in a Pitched Battle). An army can include a warscroll battalion of a different allegiance to the rest of the army, but if it does so the units in it do count against the limits on the number of allies the army can have (and the points for the battalion and the units in it count against the points limit that can be spent on allies in a Pitched Battle).