Z runs, Y runs and fails, X skips, W goes anyways, but after Y.

test-ng-deps.java

public class TestTestDeps
{
    @Test(alwaysRun = true)
    public void testZ()
    {
        System.out.println("z is running");
        assertEquals(1, 1);
    }

    @Test(dependsOnMethods = "testZ")
    public void testY()
    {
        System.out.println("y is running");
        assertEquals(1, 2);
    }

    @Test(dependsOnMethods = "testY")
    public void testX()
    {
        System.out.println("x is running");
        assertEquals(2, 2);
    }

    @Test(dependsOnMethods = "testY", alwaysRun = true)
    public void testW()
    {
        System.out.println("w is running");
        assertEquals(3, 3);
    }

    // Results:
//
//    z is running
//    y is running
//
//    java.lang.AssertionError: expected [2] but found [1]
//    Expected :2
//    Actual   :1
//    <Click to see difference>
//
//    w is running
//
//    Test ignored.    <--- That's testX getting skipped
//
//    ===============================================
//    Default Suite
//    Total tests run: 4, Failures: 1, Skips: 1
//    ===============================================
}