Assist
Some models can assist their allies with their own set of Items or abilities. Most commonly, Assist is used to cast support Spells (e.g. Enchantments, Heal, Ward etc.) among allies. Assist is an Action which an activated model can declare by targeting itself or one or more allied models. When declaring Assist as a Reaction, a model may target other allied models or itself. During the declaration of the Assist Action, the player must choose and State with which Skills or Items the assisting model will perform the Action or which Spells it will cast. Unless specified otherwise, when targeting allied models with an activated model, Line of Sight is required to perform the Assist Action. If an assisting model would have Strike 1, it may only target one model. If it’s Strike is greater than 1, it may target a number of models up to its Strike value. In order to perform Assist, the requirements of the used Skills, Spells or Items (Reach, additional Effects, etc.) must be fulfilled.
Community Answers (Discord)
Q: In reaction, can I cast a spell to heal myself or an ally instead of acting against the opponent?
A: If the spell is not an Enchantment or Healing type, you can perform a reactive Assist on an allied model with it. Ward, for example, is a valid Assist in reaction, while Enchantments can't be cast in reaction due to the Active-role casting limitation. (— Dockel)
