The Core Rules

The core rules are the foundation of playing games of Warhammer Age of Sigmar. These rules show you how your models move, cast magic spells, shoot their missile weapons, charge into battle and fight with their close-range weapons – basically everything you need to start waging war with your Citadel Miniatures! The core rules provide you with the key mechanics that govern how everything works – from battlehardened infantry to gigantic monsters – allowing you to quickly build up from your first few simple games to grand spectacles of large-scale conflict.

1.0 Core Concepts

This section of the core rules contains important principles that are used in all games of Warhammer Age of Sigmar.

1.1 Factions, Battletomes and Battlepacks

To play a game of Warhammer Age of Sigmar, first you must pick the factions you wish to include in your army (see 1.4). Each faction has its own battletome, which contains the warscrolls (see 1.3.1), Pitched Battle profiles (see 25.0) and allegiance abilities (see 27.0) for that faction. Then, you and your opponent must agree upon a battlepack to use (see 28.0). The battlepack contains instructions on how to pick your army, set up the battlefield (see 2.0), and what you need to do in order to win the battle.

1.2 Models

The Citadel Miniatures that make up your army are referred to as models. Most models have a plastic base that allows them to be stood on the battlefield and that are used when measuring distances to or from the model (see 1.5.1). The base is considered to be part of the model for rules purposes. A model cannot be set up or end a move on top of another model, either wholly or partially.

1.2.1 Friendly and Enemy Models

Models from your army are referred to as friendly models, and models from your opponent’s army are referred to as enemy models. If a rule states that it affects models without specifying whether they are friendly or enemy, then it affects friendly and enemy models.

1.2.2 Removed from Play

Sometimes models will be removed from play, most commonly if they are slain (see 14.2) or flee (see 15.1) or to make their unit coherent (see 1.3.3). Place models that have been removed from play to one side, so they are no longer on the battlefield. They are no longer part of your army.

1.3 Units

Models are organised into units. A unit is a group of one or more models that use the same warscroll (see 1.3.1). The number of models in a unit is shown on its Pitched Battle profile (see 25.0). A unit is destroyed when the last model in the unit is removed from play.

1.3.1 Warscrolls

Every unit has a warscroll, which provides information that is needed to use it in a game. You can find out more about warscrolls in section 22.0. Warscrolls are also provided for endless spells (see 19.3), invocations (see 20.3) and faction terrain features (see 23.0).

1.3.2 Keywords

Every warscroll includes a list of keywords that apply to all of the models in a unit that uses that warscroll. Keywords appear in KEYWORD BOLD in the rules and are used to identify one or more units. For example, a rule might say that it applies to STORMCAST ETERNALS units. This means that the rule would apply to all units that have the STORMCAST ETERNALS keyword on their warscroll.

1.3.3 Unit Coherency

Units must be set up and finish every move as a single coherent group. A unit with 2 to 6 models is coherent if each model in the unit is within 1" horizontally and 6" vertically of at least 1 other model in the unit. A unit with more than 6 models is coherent if each model in the unit is within 1" horizontally and 6" vertically of at least 2 other models in the unit. If a friendly unit is not coherent at the end of a turn or after you set it up, you must remove models in the unit from play, one at a time, until it is coherent.

1.4 Armies

Each player in a game of Warhammer Age of Sigmar is the commander of an army. All of the units in your army must be from the factions you picked for your army (see 1.1). The battlepack you are using will explain how to pick the units in your army (see 28.0). An army roster that can be used to record the units in your army is included at the end of the rules.

1.4.1 Endless Spells, Invocations and Faction Terrain

Your army can include 1 endless spell (see 19.3) for each WIZARD in your army and 1 invocation (see 20.3) for each PRIEST in your army. In addition, your army can include 1 faction terrain feature (see 23.0).

1.4.2 Your General

After you have picked your army, you must pick 1 model in your army to be your general. Generals are used to generate command points (see 6.0).

1.5 Tools of War

In order to play a game of Warhammer Age of Sigmar, you will need some six-sided dice and a ruler or tape measure marked in inches (").

1.5.1 Measuring Distances

Distances in Warhammer Age of Sigmar are measured in inches ("). The distance between two models is measured between the closest points on the bases of the models. If a model does not have a base, measure to and from the closest point on the model instead. You can measure distances whenever you wish.

When measuring the distance between units, always measure between the closest models from each unit. For example, a unit is within 12" of another unit as long as at least one model in one of the units is 12" or less from at least one model in the other unit.

Sometimes a rule will require you to draw a straight line between two models or two points on the battlefield. When this is the case, the line is an imaginary one and is assumed to be 1mm wide.

1.5.2 Dice

Warhammer Age of Sigmar uses six-sided dice (sometimes abbreviated to D6). Often when a dice is rolled, a target number must be equalled or exceeded for the roll to be a success. A target number is usually written as a number followed by a plus sign. For example, if a roll requires a roll of 3 or more to be a success, the target number would be ‘3+’.

Some rules refer to 2D6, 3D6, and so on. These are referred to collectively as xD6 rolls. When making an xD6 roll, roll a number of dice equal to ‘x’ and add them together. A double is a 2D6 roll where the dice used to make the roll show the same number before modifiers are applied. If a rule requires you to roll a D3, roll a dice and halve the total, rounding up.

1.5.3 Rolling Off

Sometimes a rule may require the players to roll off. To roll off, each player rolls a dice, and whoever rolls highest wins. If a roll-off is tied, roll off again. You cannot re-roll or modify the dice when you roll off.

1.5.4 Re-rolls

Some rules refer to re-rolls. To make a re-roll, roll the dice used for the roll again. You cannot re-roll a dice roll more than once. If a rule allows you to re-roll an xD6 roll, you must re-roll all of the dice used for the roll.

1.5.5 Dice Roll Modifiers

Sometimes a modifier will apply to a dice roll. Modifiers are applied after re-rolls. Rules that refer to an unmodified roll are referring to the dice roll after re-rolls have been made but before modifiers are applied. If a rule instructs you to pick or change a roll, do so after re-rolls are made but before modifiers are applied.

1.6 Abilities and Effects

Every warscroll includes abilities, each of which has an effect. When an ability is used, its effect is applied. In addition, most effects have restrictions. Abilities can also be found in sets of allegiance abilities (see 27.0) and in the rules for battalions (see 26.0). An example ability is shown below:


If the effect of an ability is applied to units in both armies, the player whose turn is taking place applies the effect of the ability to their units first, one at a time, in the order they desire. Their opponent then does the same.

Designer’s Note: For example, if the effect of the Burning Sigil of Tzeentch’s ‘Radiant Transmogrification’ ability is applied to units in both armies, the player whose turn is taking place must roll for each affected friendly unit to see if those units suffer mortal wounds before their opponent does the same.

1.6.1 Abilities and Phases

Most abilities are used in one of the phases of a turn (see 5.0). Abilities can only be used in the phase specified in their rules.

An ability may say that it is used at the start of the phase or at the end of the phase. If it does not specify, then it is used during the phase. Abilities that are used at the start of a phase are used before anything else happens in the phase, while abilities used at the end of the phase are used after anything else happens in the phase. Abilities that are used during a phase can be used at any time in the phase, as long as they are used after abilities that are used at the start of the phase and before abilities that are used at the end of the phase.

1.6.2 Simultaneous Effects

If the effects of two or more abilities would be applied at the same time in a turn, the player whose turn is taking place applies the effects of their abilities first, one at a time, in the order they desire. Their opponent then does the same.

If the effects of two or more abilities would be applied at the same time other than during a turn, the players roll off and the winner applies the effects of their abilities first, one at a time, in the order they desire. Their opponent then does the same.

1.6.3 Contradictory Effects

When the effects of two or more abilities are contradictory, the last one that was applied takes precedence.

1.6.4 Triggered Effects

The effects of some abilities are applied when a dice roll triggers them. For example, the effect of an ability might be triggered if the unmodified hit roll for an attack is 6. A triggered effect is applied immediately after the roll that triggered it. If two or more effects are triggered by the same roll, only one of those effects can be applied. The player who made the roll must pick which effect is applied.

1.6.5 Shooting or Fighting More Than Once

The effects of some abilities allow a unit, or models in a unit, to shoot (see 10.1) or fight (see 12.1.1) more than once in the same phase. However, the effect of an ability cannot allow models in a unit to shoot or fight more than twice in the same phase (this is an exception to the principle that the effects of abilities take precedence over core rules).

2.0 The Battlefield

The battlefield is a flat surface upon which the models can stand, such as a dining table or the floor. The size of the battlefield will be determined by the battlepack you have decided to use (see 28.0). The terrain on the battlefield is represented by scenery pieces from the Warhammer Age of Sigmar range, which are called terrain features in the rules (see 17.0). The battlepack you are using will tell you how to set up the terrain features (see 28.2.3). The rest of the battlefield is open ground.

3.0 Deployment

After the battlefield has been prepared, you and your opponent must deploy your armies. The battlepack you are using will explain how deployment takes place (see 28.2.4).

3.1 Reserve Units and Summoned Units

Sometimes a rule will allow you to set up a unit in a location other than the battlefield as a reserve unit. A unit that is added to your army once the battle is underway is called a summoned unit.

When you set up a reserve unit, either during deployment or once the battle is underway, you must tell your opponent that the unit is in reserve and keep it to one side instead of placing it on the battlefield. At the start of the fourth battle round, units that are still in reserve are destroyed. Units cannot cast spells or use abilities while they are in reserve unless the spell or ability specifically says it can be used by reserve units.

4.0 Battle Rounds

A battle is fought in a series of battle rounds. At the start of the battle round, the players make a priority roll and then each player takes 1 turn. Each turn is split into 6 phases. Once the second turn has finished, it is the end of the battle round and then a new one begins.

4.1.1 Starting Command Points

After determining who will take which turn, the player who will take the first turn receives 1 command point (see 6.0) and the player who will take the second turn receives 2 command points.

5.0 Turn Sequence

When it is your turn, you must carry out the phases in your turn in the following turn sequence.

1 Hero Phase (see 7.0)
2 Movement Phase (see 8.0)
3 Shooting Phase (see 10.0)
4 Charge Phase (see 11.0)
5 Combat Phase (see 12.0)
6 Battleshock Phase (see 15.0)

6.0 Command Points

Command points allow you to use command abilities. You receive command points at the start of the battle round after priority is determined (see 4.1). In addition, if your general is on the battlefield at the start of the hero phase, you receive 1 command point. At the end of the battle round (see 16.0), any command points that have not been used are lost.

6.1 Using Command Abilities

To use a command ability, you must spend 1 command point, pick 1 friendly model to issue the command, and pick 1 friendly unit to receive the command. Unless noted otherwise, the models that can issue commands and the units they can issue them to are as follows:

• Unit champions can issue commands to their own unit (see 22.3.2).
• HEROES can issue commands to units that are wholly within 12" of them.
• Generals can issue commands to units that are wholly within 18" of them.
• TOTEMS can issue commands to units that are wholly within 18" of them.

Each command ability will say when it can be used and what effect it has on the unit that receives it. A model cannot issue more than 1 command in the same phase and a unit cannot receive more than 1 command in the same phase. In addition, you cannot use the same command ability more than once in the same phase (even for different units).

7.0 Hero Phase

At the start of the hero phase, starting with the player whose turn is taking place, each player can pick 1 HERO to perform a heroic action (see 7.1), and each player receives 1 command point if their general is on the battlefield (see 6.0). In addition, in your hero phase, you can use friendly WIZARDS to attempt to cast spells (see 19.0), friendly PRIESTS to chant prayers and attempt to banish invocations (see 20.0), and both to attempt to dispel endless spells (see 19.3). In the enemy hero phase you can use friendly WIZARDS to attempt to unbind spells (see 19.2).

7.1 Heroes and Heroic Actions

A unit with the HERO keyword on its warscroll is a HERO. At the start of the hero phase, you can carry out 1 heroic action from the table below with 1 friendly HERO. The effect of the heroic action is treated in the same way as the effect of an ability for rules purposes (see 1.6).

7.2 Hero Phase Command Abilities

You can use the following command ability in the hero phase (see 6.1):

8.1 Normal Move

When you pick a unit to make a normal move, you can move each model in that unit a distance in inches equal to or less than the Move characteristic shown on the unit’s warscroll. Units cannot move within 3" of enemy units when making a normal move. Units cannot make a normal move if they are within 3" of an enemy unit.

8.2 Retreat

When you pick a unit to retreat, you can move each model in that unit a distance in inches equal to or less than the Move characteristic shown on the unit’s warscroll. The unit must end the move more than 3" from all enemy units. You cannot shoot or attempt a charge later in the turn with a unit that has retreated. Units cannot retreat if they are not within 3" of an enemy unit.

8.3 Run

When you pick a unit to run, you must make a run roll for the unit by rolling a dice. Add the run roll to the Move characteristic of all models in the unit until the end of that phase. You can then move each model in that unit a distance in inches equal to or less than their modified Move characteristic. No part of a run can be within 3" of an enemy unit. You cannot shoot or attempt a charge later in the turn with a unit that has run. Units cannot run if they are within 3" of an enemy unit.

8.4 Movement Phase Command Abilities

You can use the following command abilities in the movement phase (see 6.1):

9.1 Unit Coherency

After you have moved all of the models in a unit, it must be coherent (see 1.3.3). If it is impossible for a unit to be coherent after it has moved, you cannot move that unit.

9.2 Remaining Stationary

If you make a move with any models in a unit, all of the models in the unit are considered to have made a move in that phase. If you wish, instead of making a move with a unit, you can choose for it to remain stationary. If you do so, you cannot move any of the models in the unit in that phase, but none of the models in the unit are considered to have made a move in that phase.

9.3 Terrain

When you move a model, you can trace the path of its move over terrain features but not through them. When you move the model, it follows the path along the surfaces of the terrain features but its base is assumed to remain parallel to the surface of the battlefield as it does so.

9.3.1 Jumping Down from Terrain Features

When you move a model that is on a terrain feature, you can say it will jump down from the edge of the terrain feature to land on a lower part of the same or different terrain feature or to land on the battlefield. To do so, you must trace the path of the model’s move to the edge of the terrain feature and then directly down to the surface below. The distance the model drops down counts towards the distance it has moved.

9.4 Flying

If the warscroll used by a model says that it can fly, you can ignore other models and terrain features when you trace the path of its move across the battlefield (it flies over them). In addition, when a model that can fly starts or finishes a move on a terrain feature, instead of tracing its move across the battlefield, you can trace it ‘through the air’, as shown in the diagram below.

A flying model cannot finish a move on top of another model or finish a normal move, run or retreat within 3" of an enemy unit.

9.4.1 Passing Across

Some abilities require a model that can fly to pass across another model. For it to pass across another model, the path of the flying model’s move must be traced across part of the other model’s base.

10.0 Shooting Phase

In your shooting phase, you can pick a friendly unit and shoot with it. When you shoot with a unit, you make shooting attacks with each model in the unit until you have shot with all the models you want to. You can then pick another friendly unit that has not shot and shoot with it, and so on, until you have shot with as many of your units as you wish.

10.1 Shooting Attacks

When you make shooting attacks with a model, it attacks with any of the missile weapons it is armed with (see 13.1.1).

10.1.1 Shooting Near Enemy Units

A unit that is within 3" of any enemy units can only target enemy units that are within 3" of it.

10.1.2 Look Out, Sir!

You must subtract 1 from the hit roll (see 13.3) for an attack made with a missile weapon if the target is an enemy HERO within 3" of an enemy unit that has 3 or more models. If that HERO does not have a mount (with the exception of companions), it also cannot be targeted by attacks made with missile weapons if the attacking model is more than 12" away from them. The Look Out, Sir! rule does not apply if the enemy HERO has a Wounds characteristic of 10 or more.

11.1 Charge Moves

When you attempt a charge with a unit, make a charge roll for the unit by rolling 2D6. You can then make a charge move with each model in that unit by moving the model a distance in inches that is equal to or less than the charge roll. The first model you move in a unit attempting a charge must finish the move within 1/2" of an enemy unit. If this is impossible, no models in the unit can make a charge move.

11.2 Charge Phase Command Abilities

You can use the following command abilities in the charge phase (see 6.1):

12.0 Combat Phase

In the combat phase, the players alternate picking a friendly unit to fight, starting with the player whose turn is taking place.

12.1 Fight Sequence

When it is your go to pick a unit to fight, you must either pick 1 eligible friendly unit to fight or you must pass. A unit is eligible to fight if it is within 3" of an enemy unit and it has not fought in that phase, or if it made a charge move in the same turn and it has not fought in that phase. You cannot pass if there is a friendly unit that is eligible to fight.

12.1.1 Fight

When you pick a unit to fight, first you can make a pile-in move with each model in the unit (see 12.2) and then you must make combat attacks with the models in the unit (see 12.3). That unit has then fought.

12.1.2 Pass

If you pass, you do nothing and the option to fight or pass goes back to your opponent. If both players pass in succession, the combat phase ends unless there are any units with strike-last effects (see 12.4).

13.0 Attacking

When you shoot or fight with a unit, you make attacks with the weapons the models in the unit are armed with. The weapons that the models in a unit are armed with are listed on the unit’s warscroll. Missile weapons are used when models make shooting attacks, and melee weapons are used when models make combat attacks.

13.1 Picking Targets

When you shoot or fight with a unit, before you make any attacks, you must pick the target unit (or units) for all of the attacks that will be made by the models in the unit. Only enemy units can be picked as the target for an attack. Once the targets for the unit’s attacks have been picked, you can make the attacks in the order you wish.

13.1.1 Shooting Attacks

When a friendly unit shoots, you can make shooting attacks with any of the missile weapons the models in the unit are armed with that they are allowed to use (including missile weapons used by mounts).

The target of a shooting attack must be within a number of inches of the attacking model equal to the Range characteristic of the weapon being used to make the attack. The range must be measured to the closest visible model in the target unit (if you are unsure whether a model is visible, stoop down and take a look from behind the shooting model). Models can see through other models in their unit.

Some missile weapons have a Range characteristic with a minimum range (e.g. 6"-48"). Units wholly within the minimum range cannot be targeted with these weapons.

13.1.2 Combat Attacks

When a friendly unit fights, you must make combat attacks with all of the melee weapons the models in the unit are armed with that they are allowed to use (including melee weapons used by the unit’s mounts, if there are any).

The target of a combat attack must be within a number of inches of the attacking model equal to the Range characteristic of the weapon being used to make the attack (the target does not have to be visible).

13.2 Number of Attacks

The number of attacks you make with a weapon is equal to its Attacks characteristic. Make the attacks one at a time, unless you are making combined attacks (see 13.2.1). If a weapon has an Attacks characteristic of more than 1, you can split the attacks between target units.

Some models are armed with two of the same weapon (often referred to as paired weapons). When this is the case, the Attacks characteristic for the weapon will already take the extra weapon into account, or the model will have an ability to represent the model dual-wielding.

13.2.1 Combined Attacks

You can make combined attacks if all of the attacks are made by models from the same unit, with the same type of weapon, against the same target unit, and where the same re-rolls and modifiers apply to the attacks. If this is the case, make all of the hit rolls at the same time, then make all of the wound rolls, and finally make all of the save rolls.

13.3 Attack Sequence

Use the following attack sequence for each attack made by a friendly model. In some cases, you can roll the dice for multiple attacks at the same time (see 13.2.1).

2. Wound Roll

Roll a dice. If the roll equals or beats the attacking weapon’s To Wound characteristic, the attack wounds the target and your opponent must make a save roll. If not, the attack fails and the attack sequence ends. An unmodified wound roll of 1 always fails and an unmodified wound roll of 6 always wounds. A wound roll cannot be modified by more than +1 or -1 (this is an exception to the principle that abilities take precedence over core rules).

3. Save Roll

Your opponent rolls a dice, modifying the roll by the attacking weapon’s Rend characteristic. If the roll equals or beats the target unit’s Save characteristic, the target is saved and the attack sequence ends. If not, the attack is successful and you must determine the damage that is inflicted on the target. An unmodified save roll of 1 always fails. A save roll cannot be modified by more than +1 (this is an exception to the principle that abilities take precedence over core rules).

Designer’s Note: Save rolls do not always succeed on an unmodified roll of 6, and they can be modified by more than -1.

4. Damage

Each successful attack inflicts damage on the target unit equal to the Damage characteristic of the weapon used for the attack.

13.3.1 Allocate Wounds

Once all of a friendly unit’s attacks have been made, add up the damage that was inflicted on each target unit. The player commanding each target unit must allocate a number of wounds to that unit equal to the damage that was inflicted on it (see 14.1). Once all of the damage inflicted by a unit’s attacks has been allocated, that unit’s attacks have been resolved.

13.4 Attack Command Abilities

You can use the following command abilities during an attack. Command abilities that affect an attack must be used before the attack sequence for that attack has started (this is an exception to the principle that abilities take precedence over core rules).

14.0 Wounds

Units suffer wounds when damage is inflicted on them by attacks (see 13.0) and when mortal wounds are caused to them (see 14.5).

14.1 Allocating Wounds

Wounds are allocated to the models in a unit 1 wound at a time. You can allocate the wounds caused to your units as you see fit. However, once you have allocated a wound to a model, you cannot allocate wounds to other models in the unit until that model is slain (see 14.2). If a unit is destroyed, all wounds that remain to be allocated to the unit are negated and have no effect.

14.2 Slain Models

Once the number of wounds allocated to a model equals its Wounds characteristic, the model is slain and you cannot allocate any more wounds to it. A slain model is removed from play (see 1.2.2) after all of the wounds caused to its unit have been allocated and all attacks that inflicted damage on the unit have been resolved.

14.2.1 Returning Slain Models

Some abilities allow you to return slain models to a unit. Set up the models, one at a time, within 1" of a model from their unit that was not returned to the unit earlier in the phase. Slain models can only be set up within 3" of an enemy unit if a model in the unit they are returning to that was not returned to the unit in the same phase is already within 3" of that enemy unit.

14.3 Wards

Some abilities allow you to roll a dice to negate a wound or mortal wound, or to allocate a wound or mortal wound to a unit other than the original target. Abilities of this type are referred to as wards, and the dice roll is referred to as a ward roll. Unless stated otherwise, the ward roll is made before the wound is allocated to the model in question. Up to 1 ward roll can be made for each wound or mortal wound, unless specified otherwise. If the ward roll is successful, the wound or mortal wound is negated and has no effect on the model. If a wound or mortal wound cannot be negated, you cannot make a ward roll for that wound or mortal wound.

14.4 Healing Wounds

Some abilities allow you to heal wounds that have been allocated to a model. For each wound that is healed, reduce the number of wounds allocated to the model by 1, to a minimum of 0. You cannot heal wounds on a model that is slain.

15.0 Battleshock Phase

In the battleshock phase, the players must take a battleshock test for each friendly unit that had models slain in that turn. The player whose turn is taking place takes all their battleshock tests first, followed by the other player.

15.1 Battleshock Tests

You must make a battleshock roll for each friendly unit that has to take a battleshock test. To make a battleshock roll, roll a dice and add the number of models in the unit that were slain in that turn to the roll. If the battleshock roll is greater than the unit’s Bravery characteristic, the battleshock test has been failed. If the test is failed, for each point by which the battleshock roll exceeds the unit’s Bravery characteristic, 1 model in that unit must flee. You decide which models flee. A model that flees is removed from play.

15.2 Split Units

If a friendly unit is not a single coherent group at the end of a turn, you must remove models in the unit from play, one at a time, until it is a single coherent group (see 1.3.3). If units in both armies are not coherent at the end of a turn, the player whose turn is taking place must remove models from each of their units that are not coherent, in the order they desire. Their opponent then does the same.

15.3 Battleshock Phase Command Abilities

You can use the following command abilities in the battleshock phase:

16.0 End of Battle Round

The end of the battle round is reached once the battleshock phase of the player taking the second turn has finished. The players must then check the battlepack they are using to see if the battle ends or if any special actions must be carried out. If the battle did not end, all command points that the players have remaining are lost and a new battle round begins.

17.0 Terrain

The terrain over which a battle takes place is represented by scenery pieces from the Warhammer Age of Sigmar range called terrain features. The battlepack you are using will tell you how to set up terrain features (see 28.0), and the rules for movement explain how models can move over and onto terrain features (see 9.3). Terrain features cannot be picked as the target of an attack unless noted otherwise.

17.0.1 Wholly on Terrain

Sometimes a rule will require you to determine if a model is wholly on a terrain feature. A model is wholly on a terrain feature if its base is touching the terrain feature and no part of its base extends beyond the edge of the terrain feature. If a model does not have a base, it is wholly on a terrain feature if it is touching the terrain feature and no part of the model extends beyond the edge of the terrain feature.

17.0.2 Behind Terrain

A target unit is considered to be behind a terrain feature if all of the following criteria are met:

• The target unit is more than 3" from the attacking unit.
• All of the models in the target unit are within 1" of a terrain feature.
• It is impossible for the attacker to draw a straight line from the closest point of a model in the attacking unit to the closest point of a model in the target unit without that line passing across a terrain feature.

17.0.3 Faction Terrain

Faction terrain is a special type of terrain that is taken as part of an army. A faction terrain feature has a faction terrain warscroll (see 23.0), which will tell you how it is set up and what additional rules apply to it.

17.1 Scenery Rules

Terrain features have one or more scenery rules. The scenery rules for a terrain feature are determined by its size and appearance as described below.

17.1.1 Cover

A target unit is in cover if all of the models in the unit are wholly on a terrain feature or behind a terrain feature. Add 1 to save rolls for attacks that target a unit that is in cover. A unit that has a Wounds characteristic of 10 or more or that has made a charge move in the same turn does not receive the benefit of being in cover.

17.1.2 Defensible Terrain

Defensible terrain features are structures that it is possible for entire units to enter and defend, such as intact buildings or fortifications like towers or bastions. Defensible terrain features can be garrisoned (see 17.2). You cannot move models over a defensible terrain feature unless the model can fly, and you cannot move a model onto a defensible terrain feature (even if it can fly) unless it is garrisoning the terrain feature.

17.1.3 Large and Very Large Terrain

Terrain features that are extremely big are referred to as large or very large terrain features. A terrain feature that is more than 12" and up to 19" across at its widest point is a large terrain feature. A terrain feature that is more than 19" across at its widest point is a very large terrain feature.

Large and very large defensible terrain features can be garrisoned by more models than normal defensible terrain features (see 17.2). In addition, if the battlepack you are using for a battle specifies the number of terrain features that you can set up on the battlefield, then each large terrain feature counts as 2 terrain features towards the number of terrain features on the battlefield, and each very large terrain feature counts as 4 terrain features towards the number of terrain features on the battlefield.

17.1.4 Wyldwood Terrain

Forests and woods in games of Warhammer Age of Sigmar are called wyldwoods. Targets that lie within them are concealed from sight by thick foliage. If the scenery pieces that make up a wyldwood terrain feature are formed into a circle with an area of open ground inside the circle, then the area of open ground inside the circle is considered to be part of the wyldwood terrain feature.

Visibility between 2 models is blocked if a straight line 1mm wide drawn between the closest points of the 2 models passes across more than 3" of a wyldwood terrain feature. Visibility to or from models with a Wounds characteristic of 10 or more is not blocked by wyldwood terrain features.

17.2 Garrisons

Units can garrison defensible terrain features (see 17.1.2). Up to 60 models can garrison a very large terrain feature, up to 30 models can garrison a large terrain feature, and up to 15 models can garrison other defensible terrain features. Models with a Wounds characteristic of 10 or more cannot garrison terrain features. Units and models garrisoning a terrain feature are in that terrain feature’s garrison.

17.2.1 Joining a Garrison

During deployment, a friendly unit can be set up in a defensible terrain feature’s garrison if the terrain feature is wholly within an area in which friendly units can be set up. In addition, a friendly unit can garrison a defensible terrain feature instead of making a normal move if all of the models in the unit are within 6" of the terrain feature and no enemy models are in the terrain feature’s garrison. Units that garrison a terrain feature are removed from the battlefield and are assumed to be ‘inside’ the terrain feature. Friendly units must treat terrain features that are being garrisoned by enemy units as if they were enemy models.

Subtract 1 from hit rolls and add 1 to save rolls for attacks that target a unit in a garrison. The range and visibility to and from models in the unit are determined using the terrain feature instead of the models themselves.

17.2.2 Leaving a Garrison

A friendly unit in a garrison can leave the garrison at the end of your movement phase. If it does so, set it up so that all models in the unit are within 6" of the terrain feature and more than 3" from all enemy units. A unit cannot join and leave a garrison in the same turn.

17.2.3 Demolish

Sometimes a rule will allow you to demolish a defensible terrain feature. When a defensible terrain feature is demolished, all units garrisoning it must leave and it is no longer treated as defensible. If a defensible terrain feature is being garrisoned when it is demolished, roll a dice for each model in the garrison. On a 1, that model is slain. The surviving models from the garrison must then be set up within 6" of the terrain feature and more than 3" from all enemy units.

18.0 Objectives

Battles are fought to gain control of vitally important locations. These locations are called objectives and each is usually indicated with an objective marker.

18.1 Objective Markers

The battleplan being used for a battle will show or explain how objectives are placed (see 28.2.3). When measuring distances to and from objectives, always measure to and from the centre of the objective marker. If an objective is placed on the border between two territories, it is considered to be within both of them.

18.1.1 Objective Marker Control

After set-up is complete but before the first battle round begins, after any abilities used before the first battle round begins have been resolved, each player gains control of all objectives that are within 6" of any friendly models and more than 6" from all enemy models. In addition, at the end of each turn (after the battleshock phase), you must check to see if you have gained control of any objectives. To do so, you must count the number of friendly models that are contesting each objective (see 18.1.2). You gain control of an objective if there are more friendly models contesting it than enemy models. Once you gain control of an objective, it remains under your control until your opponent gains control of it.

18.2 Terrain Control

Sometimes a battleplan will require that you gain control of a terrain feature. Terrain features are controlled in the same manner as an objective (see 18.1.1), except that friendly models only need to be within 3" of any part of the terrain feature to contest it, instead of needing to be within 6" of its centre. If that terrain feature is defensible, any models garrisoning that terrain feature contest that terrain feature (in addition to those within 3" of it). In addition, unlike objectives, terrain features do not remain under your control if there are no longer any friendly models contesting them.

19.0 Wizards

A unit with the WIZARD keyword on its warscroll is a WIZARD. You can use a friendly WIZARD to cast spells that they know in your hero phase and to unbind spells in the enemy hero phase. The number of spells you can attempt to cast or unbind with a WIZARD is noted on their warscroll (see 22.0). All WIZARDS know the Arcane Bolt and Mystic Shield spells (see 19.2). In addition, a WIZARD knows all of the spells on their warscroll and on the warscrolls of endless spells (see 19.3) in the same army as them.

19.1 Casting Spells

In your hero phase, you can attempt to cast spells with friendly WIZARDS. You cannot attempt to cast the same spell more than once in the same hero phase, even with a different WIZARD. In order to attempt to cast a spell, pick a friendly WIZARD, say which of the spells that they know will be attempted, and then make a casting roll by rolling 2D6. If the casting roll is equal to or greater than the casting value of the spell, the spell is successfully cast.

19.1.1 Miscasts

On an unmodified casting roll of 2, the spell is miscast. The spell is not successfully cast, the caster suffers D3 mortal wounds, and the caster cannot attempt to cast any more spells in that hero phase.

19.1.2 Unbinding Spells

If a spell is successfully cast, your opponent can pick 1 of their WIZARDS that is within 30" of the caster to attempt to unbind the spell before its effects are applied. In order to attempt to unbind a spell, first say which WIZARD will attempt to unbind it. Then make an unbinding roll by rolling 2D6. If the unbinding roll is greater than the roll used to cast the spell, then the spell is unbound and its effects are not applied. The number of spells a WIZARD can attempt to unbind is noted on their warscroll. Only 1 unbinding attempt can be made for each spell.

19.2 Spells

All spells have a casting value followed by an effect. In addition, a spell may have a range. The effect of the spell is treated in the same way as an effect of an ability for rules purposes (see 1.6). Some abilities allow a unit to roll a dice to ignore the effect of a spell, or ignore the abilities of an endless spell. If more than one ability would allow you to roll a dice to ignore the effect of a spell or ignore the abilities of an endless spell, only one of those effects can be applied. The player whose unit would be affected by that spell or endless spell must pick which effect is applied.

19.3 Endless Spells

An endless spell is a magical entity that is summoned to the battlefield by casting the spell on its endless spell warscroll (see 24.0). Unless noted otherwise, an endless spell cannot be attacked or be affected by abilities. You can move models across or through an endless spell as if it were not there, but you cannot finish a model’s move on an endless spell.

19.3.1 Summoning Endless Spells

In your hero phase, you can attempt to summon 1 endless spell with each friendly WIZARD. When the spell used to summon an endless spell is successfully cast and not unbound, the endless spell is set up on the battlefield as described on its warscroll. If any restrictions make it impossible to set up the endless spell, the casting attempt is unsuccessful.

19.3.2 Dispelling Endless Spells

At the start of the hero phase, each player can attempt to dispel 1 endless spell with each friendly WIZARD and friendly PRIEST. The player whose turn is taking place makes all of their dispelling attempts first. If a WIZARD attempts to dispel an endless spell, they can attempt to cast or unbind 1 fewer spell in that hero phase. If a PRIEST attempts to dispel an endless spell, they can chant 1 fewer prayer in that hero phase. The same player cannot attempt to dispel the same endless spell more than once per phase.

To attempt to dispel an endless spell, pick 1 endless spell that is within 30" of a friendly WIZARD or friendly PRIEST and that is visible to them. Then make a dispelling roll by rolling 2D6. If the roll is greater than the casting value of that endless spell, it is dispelled and removed from play. An endless spell cannot be summoned again in the turn that it is removed from play.

19.5 Predatory Endless Spells

Many endless spells are immobile, and once summoned, they remain in the same location. However, some can move across the battlefield. These are noted on their warscroll as being a predatory endless spell. Predatory endless spells are moved at the end of the hero phase. If either player has any abilities that can be used at the end of the hero phase, they must be used after all predatory endless spells have been moved.

19.5.1 Predatory Endless Spell Control

Before moving predatory endless spells, you must first determine which are controlled and which are wild. A predatory endless spell within 30" of the model that summoned it is controlled by that model. A WIZARD can control 1 predatory endless spell per hero phase. If there is more than 1 predatory endless spell that a friendly WIZARD could control, you must pick which they will control. Predatory endless spells that are not controlled are wild.

19.5.2 Moving Predatory Endless Spells

After determining control of predatory endless spells, the player whose turn is taking place moves all of the predatory endless spells controlled by friendly WIZARDS. Their opponent then does the same. Once all controlled predatory endless spells have been moved, the players alternate picking 1 wild predatory endless spell to move, starting with the player whose turn is taking place, until all of the wild predatory endless spells have been moved. A player must pick a wild predatory endless spell to move if any are eligible to do so and cannot pick a wild predatory endless spell that has already moved in that phase.

When a player picks a predatory endless spell to move, they are considered to be the commanding player of that predatory endless spell until the start of the next hero phase. All other endless spells are under the command of the player that summoned them.

20.0 Priests

A unit with the PRIEST keyword on its warscroll is a PRIEST. Each friendly PRIEST can chant 1 prayer that they know in your hero phase. All PRIESTS know the Bless and Smite prayers (see 20.2). In addition, a PRIEST knows all prayers on their warscroll and on the warscrolls of invocations (see 20.3) in the same army as them.

20.1 Chanting Prayers

In your hero phase, you can chant prayers with friendly PRIESTS. You cannot chant the same prayer more than once in the same hero phase, even with a different PRIEST. In order to chant a prayer, pick a friendly PRIEST, say which of the prayers that they know will be chanted, and then make a chanting roll by rolling a dice. If the chanting roll is equal to or greater than the answer value of the prayer, the prayer is answered.

20.1.1 Divine Wrath

On an unmodified chanting roll of 1, the chanting PRIEST suffers divine wrath. The prayer is not answered and the chanting PRIEST suffers 1 mortal wound.

20.2 Prayers

All prayers have an answer value followed by an effect. In addition, a prayer may have a range. The effect of the prayer is treated in the same way as an effect of an ability for rules purposes (see 1.6).

20.3 Invocations

An invocation is a divine entity that is summoned to the battlefield by chanting the prayer on its invocation warscroll (see 24.0). Unless noted otherwise, an invocation cannot be attacked or be affected by abilities. You can move models across or through an invocation as if it were not there, but you cannot finish a model’s move on an invocation. Invocations are under the command of the player who summoned them. After an invocation is removed from play (see 20.3.3), it can be summoned again if the prayer on its warscroll is successfully chanted in a different hero phase (it cannot be set up in the turn in which it is removed).

20.3.1 Summoning Invocations

In your hero phase, you can attempt to summon 1 invocation with each friendly PRIEST. When the prayer used to summon the invocation is answered, the invocation is set up on the battlefield as described on its warscroll. If any restrictions make it impossible to set up the invocation, then the prayer is not answered.

20.3.3 Removing Invocations

An invocation remains in play until it is removed from play. An invocation is removed from play if:

a) The invocation is banished.
b) The invocation touches the edge of the battlefield after it is moved.
c) A method on the invocation’s warscroll or in an allegiance ability is used to remove it from play.

21.0 Monsters

A unit with the MONSTER keyword on its warscroll is a MONSTER.

21.1 Monstrous Rampage

At the end of the charge phase, each player can carry out 1 monstrous rampage from the table below with each friendly MONSTER. The player whose turn is taking place carries out all of their monstrous rampages first. The same player cannot carry out the same monstrous rampage more than once per phase. The effect of the monstrous rampage is treated in the same way as the effect of an ability for rules purposes (see 1.6).

22.0 Warscrolls

Every set of Citadel Miniatures in the Warhammer Age of Sigmar range has its own warscroll, which provides you with all of the information needed to use those miniatures as a unit in a game.


1. Name
2. Characteristics (model)
3. Characteristics (weapons)
4. Description
5. Abilities
6. Keywords

22.1 Name and Type

Every warscroll has a name at the top, which corresponds to the name of the models used to make up the unit. Units that use the same warscroll are all considered to be of the same type.

22.2 Characteristics

Warscrolls contain a set of characteristics that are referred to in the rules and that determine how the model can be used in the game.

22.2.1 Characteristic Modifiers

Modifiers can never reduce a characteristic to less than 0.

22.2.2 Rend Modifiers

While most modifiers add to or subtract from a characteristic, the Rend characteristic is improved or worsened. Modifiers can never make the Rend characteristic worse than ‘-’.

22.2.3 Save of ‘-’

A Save characteristic of ‘-’ means that you must roll a 7 or more when making a save roll for the unit. In most cases this will be impossible, so no roll needs to be made, but sometimes modifiers will make a roll of 7 possible, in which case you can attempt to make the roll.

22.2.4 Random Characteristics

Sometimes, the Move, Range, Attacks or Damage characteristics on a warscroll will show a random characteristic roll instead of a fixed value. When this is the case, the value of the characteristic is generated each time you need to use the characteristic, as described below. If a modifier applies to a random characteristic, determine the value of the characteristic first and then apply the modifier to it.

Example: A unit’s Move characteristic might be 2D6", or a weapon’s Damage characteristic might be D3.


Random Move: If you need to know the value of a random Move characteristic for a unit, make the random characteristic roll shown on the unit’s warscroll. The roll is the Move characteristic for all models in that unit for the rest of that phase.

Random Range: If you need to know the value of a random Range characteristic for a weapon being used by a unit, make the random characteristic roll shown on the unit’s warscroll. The roll is the Range characteristic for all weapons of that type used by all models in that unit for the rest of that phase.

Random Attacks or Damage: If you need to know the value of a random Attacks or Damage characteristic for a weapon being used by a unit to make an attack, make the random characteristic roll shown on the unit’s warscroll. The roll is the characteristic for that attack. If you need to know the value of a random Attacks or Damage characteristic for a weapon at a time other than when it is being used to make an attack, count it as having a value of 1.

22.3 Description

All warscrolls include a description, which will tell you what weapons the models in the unit are armed with. It may also include other important information, such as whether the unit is a WIZARD.

22.3.1 Mounts, Companions and Crew

Sometimes the description on a warscroll will say whether the models in the unit have mounts, companions or a crew. When a model attacks, its mount, companions and crew attack too, and when the model is removed from play, its mount, companions and crew are removed too. For rules purposes, companions and crew are treated in the same manner as mounts.

22.3.2 Command Models

Some units can include uniquely named champions, standard bearers or musicians. These are known collectively as command models and the warscroll may include upgrades that apply only to them or abilities that can only be used if they are part of the unit.

22.3.3 Weapon Options and Upgrades

Many warscrolls allow weapon options or upgrades to be taken by ‘1 in every x’ models. When this is the case, if the unit has fewer than ‘x’ models, the weapon or upgrade cannot be taken.

22.4 Abilities

Most warscrolls include one or more abilities (see 1.6). You must use the rules on a unit’s warscroll if the unit is part of your army. The abilities section will also include information about any command abilities or magic the unit can use.

22.5 Damage Tables

Some warscrolls have a damage table that is used to determine one or more values for a model, such as the characteristics of the model and the weapons it uses or the values for abilities on its warscroll. Look up the number of wounds that are currently allocated to the model to determine the value in question.

22.6 Keywords

Every warscroll includes a list of keywords that apply to the unit the warscroll describes and to each of the models in the unit (see 1.3.2). Sometimes you will be allowed to give a keyword to a unit for a battle. If you do so, treat the unit as having that keyword on its warscroll for the duration of the battle.

23.0 Faction Terrain Warscrolls

The information needed to use a faction terrain feature in a battle is found on its faction terrain warscroll.

1. Name
2. Set-up
3. Scenery Rules

23.1 Name

Every faction terrain warscroll has a name at the top, which corresponds to the name of the scenery piece or combination of scenery pieces that represent the terrain feature.

23.2 Set-up

All faction terrain warscrolls include set-up instructions. These will tell you if the terrain feature consists of a single scenery piece or multiple scenery pieces, and how to set them up on the battlefield. The set-up instructions may also contain other important information that tells you how to use the faction terrain feature in a game.

23.3 Scenery Rules

Faction terrain warscrolls include a list of scenery rules that the terrain feature has in addition to any other scenery rules that it may have. The effect of a scenery rule is treated in the same way as the effect of an ability for rules purposes (see 1.6).

24.1 Name

Every endless spell warscroll and invocation warscroll has a name at the top, which corresponds to the name of the miniature or combination of miniatures that represent the endless spell or invocation.

24.2 Parts

This will tell you if the endless spell or invocation is made up of more than one part. Each part will have its own base and all of the parts together are considered to be a single endless spell or invocation. The warscroll will explain how the different parts must be set up.

24.3 Summoning

This entry on the warscroll lists the spell or prayer that is used to summon that endless spell or invocation.

24.4 Abilities

Endless spell and invocation warscrolls include abilities that apply to that endless spell or invocation.

An incarnate is an entity born of pure realm energy. Incarnates are allied units that can be included in any army if they are bonded to a HERO in the army. An incarnate is treated as a unit consisting of 1 model.

Bonding

An incarnate must be bonded to a HERO in the army it is part of. Bonding an incarnate to a HERO is a unique enhancement. Record which HERO the incarnate is bonded to on your army roster. A HERO cannot be bonded to more than 1 incarnate, and an incarnate cannot be bonded to more than 1 HERO.

An army that includes an incarnate cannot include any other allied units. However, an incarnate can be included in an army even if its points cost exceeds the maximum number of points that you can spend on allies in the battlepack you are using.

Wild Form

If the HERO an incarnate is bonded to is slain, the incarnate reverts to its wild form. An incarnate in its wild form remains part of your army, but it treats other units in your army as enemy units, and other units in your army treat it as an enemy unit. In addition, special rules apply to an incarnate in its wild form, as described on its warscroll (see below).

Designer’s Note: Once an incarnate reverts to its wild form, it can attack and be attacked by units in either army. Remember that a model must attack in the combat phase if it is able to do so, which may force you to attack units in your own army with the incarnate, and for those units to attack it back!

Incarnate States

Incarnates have states. Each state has a level and a domination range, as shown on the State table on its warscroll. Incarnates start a battle at level 2 (primal state).

Under certain circumstances, an incarnate s level can go up or down. When this happens, their state changes to that of their new level. For example, if an incarnate’s level went up from 2 to 3, it would go from a primal state to an empowered state. An incarnate can never go above a level of 3 and is removed from play when it reaches a level 0.

Damage

Wounds are allocated to incarnates in the same way as they are to any other model. However, because an incarnate does not have a Wounds characteristic, it cannot be slain.

Instead, in the battleshock phase, if any wounds are allocated to an incarnate, its commanding player rolls 3D6. If the roll is less than or equal to the number of wounds allocated to the incarnate, its level is reduced by 1. Then all of the wounds allocated to the incarnate are healed.

For all rules purposes and abilities that refer to a Wounds characteristic, an incarnate is treated as having a Wounds characteristic of 18. If an incarnate is affected by an ability that slays the target without any wounds or mortal wounds being allocated, then the level of the incarnate goes down by 1 instead.

Incarnate Warscrolls

The information needed to use an incarnate in a battle is found on its incarnate warscroll. The information on an incarnate warscroll works in the same way as the information on a unit’s warscroll unless noted otherwise.

The effect that being bonded has on the incarnate and the HERO they are bonded to is recorded here.

The method by which the level of the incarnate can be increased.

The effect that being in its wild form has on the incarnate is recorded here.

25.0 Pitched Battle Profiles

Every unit in Warhammer Age of Sigmar has a Pitched Battle profile. Pitched battle profiles can be found in the latest ‘Pitched Battle Profiles’ book, and each battletome has the Pitched Battle profiles for all of the units found in it. You will need the Pitched Battle profiles when you pick your army (see 1.4).

25.1 Faction

Pitched battle profiles are organised into tables, each of which contains the Pitched Battle profiles for one faction (see 1.1).

25.2 Type

The first entry in a Pitched Battle profile lists the type of unit that the Pitched Battle profile is for (see 22.1).

25.3 Unit Size

These entries list the minimum number of models a unit must have. When you select a unit to be part of your army, you must take it at the minimum unit size unless it can be taken as an understrength unit or a reinforced unit (see below).

25.3.1 Understrength Units

An understrength unit is one that has fewer models than its minimum unit size.

25.3.2 Reinforced Units

A reinforced unit has twice as many models as its minimum unit size. If you can include reinforced units in your army, you can reinforce units with the Battleline battlefield role twice. A unit that is reinforced twice has 3 times as many models as its minimum unit size and counts as 2 units towards the number of reinforced units you can include in your army. If the description for a unit says that it is a single model, it cannot be reinforced.1. Faction
2. Type
3. Unit Size
4. Points
5. Battlefield Role
6. Notes

25.4 Points Value

This entry lists the points value of a unit with this Pitched Battle profile. Points are used in some battlepacks when picking an army. For example, a battlepack may say you can take units in your army with a combined value of 1,000 points.

When this is the case, spending the appropriate number of points on a unit allows you to take 1 unit of that type, with any of the optional upgrades to which it is entitled and that you wish to take. If you take a reinforced unit, double the points value of the unit. If you take a unit that has been reinforced twice, triple the points value of the unit. If you take an understrength unit, you still have to pay the points value of a unit that has the minimum number of models.

25.5 Battlefield Roles

Some units are assigned one or more battlefield roles, which appear in this entry on their Pitched Battle profile. Sometimes a battlepack or battleplan will limit the number of units with a specific battlefield role that you can take or require you to take a unit with a specific battlefield role. For example, a battlepack might say you must have at least 1 unit with the Leader battlefield role and cannot have more than 3 units with the Behemoth battlefield role.

25.5.1 Conditional Battlefield Roles

Sometimes, the Notes column on a Pitched Battle profile will tell you to change the battlefield role of units of that type if certain conditions are met. For example, choosing a certain model to be your general can mean the battlefield role of certain units changes to Battleline. Where this is the case, unless noted otherwise, the unit loses all of the battlefield roles in the Battlefield Role column of its Pitched Battle profile and just has the battlefield role specified in the Notes column instead.

A unit that has a conditional battlefield role keeps it for the entire battle, even if the conditions that required it to have that battlefield role in the first place change during the battle (your general is slain, for example).

25.6 Notes

This entry contains any special rules that apply if you want to take a unit that uses this Pitched Battle profile in your army.

25.6.1 Unique and Single

If the Pitched Battle profile for a unit says ‘Unique’ in the Notes column, it means that you cannot include more than 1 unit of that type in your army. If it says ‘Single’, then units of that type cannot be reinforced.

25.7 Terrain, Endless Spells and Invocations

The Pitched Battle profiles table for a faction also includes the faction terrain, endless spells and invocations that are part of that faction (if there are any).

25.8 Allies

Below a faction’s Pitched Battle profiles table, you will find a list of allies that can be taken in an army from that faction (see 27.1). The allies list will detail which factions you can take allied units from and any restrictions that apply to their use. Allied units cannot be generals.

26.0 Battalions

Battalions are formations of specific units that give you access to additional abilities. There are two types of battalion: warscroll battalions and core battalions. The battlepack you are using will say whether you can use battalions and which types of battalion you can use. Battalions are picked after you have picked the units for your army.

1. Name
2. Organisation
3. Unit Icon
4. Ability
5. Ability Icon

26.1 Organisation

Each battalion is made up of units from your army and can only be taken if the appropriate units from your army are available. The organisation section lists the units that can or must be included in the battalion.

In a warscroll battalion, the units are listed by unit type or keyword. For example, ‘1 Liberators unit’ means a unit that uses the Liberators warscroll, while ‘1 PALADIN unit’ means a unit that has the PALADIN keyword on its warscroll.

In a core battalion, the units are listed by unit icon. Refer to the key on the right to see which units are indicated by which unit icons. Units that must be included are indicated by mandatory unit icons, while units that can be taken are indicated by optional unit icons.

26.2 Battalion Abilities

Each battalion has one or more battalion abilities. Battalion abilities are used in the same way as abilities on a warscroll (see 1.6).

The abilities for a warscroll battalion appear on the battalion’s warscroll. The abilities for a core battalion are listed by battalion ability icon. Refer to the key on the right to see which battalion abilities are indicated by which battalion ability icon. If several battalion ability icons are separated by a ‘/’, you must pick which of those abilities the battalion has when you take the battalion for your army.

26.2.1 One-drop Deployment

If a core battalion has the Unified icon (see below), then after you set up a unit from the battalion, you must set up all of the other units from the battalion, one after the other, and you are not allowed to set up units that are not part of the battalion until all of the units in the battalion have been set up. In addition, if the set-up instructions for a battle say that the players must alternate setting up units one at a time, then after you set up a unit from the battalion, you must set up all of the other units from the battalion, one after the other, before your opponent is allowed to set up another unit.

These rules allow any army to include a fixed group of units called a regiment of renown. There are 6 regiments of renown on the corresponding faction pages. Depending on your general’s keywords, you will be able to include 1 of these regiments of renown in your army.

• All units in a regiment of renown gain the REGIMENT OF RENOWN keyword.


• You can include a regiment of renown in your army even though its number of units and points values exceeds the amount allowed for allied units. If you do so, no other allied units can be included in your army.


• If your army has an ORDER general but is not a Sylvaneth army, you can include the Elthwin’s Thorns regiment of renown.


• If your army has an ORDER general but is not a Cities of Sigmar army, you can include the Norgrimm’s Rune Throng regiment of renown.


If your army has a CHAOS general but is not a Disciples of Tzeentch army, you can include The Coven of Thryx regiment of renown.


• If your army has a CHAOS general but is not a Slaves to Darkness army, you can include the Hargax’s Pit-beasts regiment of renown.


• If your army has a DEATH general but is not a Soulblight Gravelords army, you can include the Veremord’s Shamblers regiment of renown.


• If your army has a DESTRUCTION general but is not a Kruleboyz army, you can include the Big Grikk’s Kruleshots regiment of renown.


• The units in a regiment of renown must belong to the Regiment of Renown core battalion shown below.

27.0 Allegiance Abilities

If all of the units in your army are from a single faction, then you can use that faction’s allegiance abilities. Allegiance abilities are split into two types: battle traits and enhancements. Sets of allegiance abilities are included in the battletomes published for Warhammer Age of Sigmar, and a set of universal enhancements that can be used by any army are included in section 27.5.

27.1 Allied Units

1 in 4 units in your army can be allies (see 25.8). Allied units are ignored when determining if the units in the army are from a single faction.

27.2 Battle Traits

Most battle traits are abilities that can be used by all or some of the units in the army. However, many battle traits have other effects, such as changing the way the player picks their army or allowing the player to summon new units mid-battle.

27.2.1 Subfactions

Some factions contain one or more subfactions. The battle traits for the faction will tell you how or if you can pick a subfaction for your army.

27.3 Enhancements

Each set of allegiance abilities includes a number of enhancements that are given to specific units in an army. Enhancements are divided into command traits, artefacts of power, spell lores, prayer scriptures, mount traits, triumphs and one or more sets of unique enhancements.

Enhancements are picked after you have chosen the battalions for your army (see 26.0). You can always take 1 enhancement of each type for your army, and the battalions or battlepack you are using may allow you to take additional enhancements for your army.

27.3.1 Enhancement Restrictions

Enhancements cannot be given to Unique units (see 25.6.1) or allied units, unless noted otherwise. In addition, artefacts of power and command traits that affect attacks made by friendly models do not affect attacks made by their mounts, unless noted otherwise.

27.3.2 Command Traits

Each time you take a command trait enhancement, you can pick 1 command trait and give it to your general. You can never pick more than 1 command trait for your army, and command traits can only be given to a general that is a HERO.

27.3.4 Spell Lores

Each time you take a spell lore enhancement, you can pick 1 spell for each WIZARD in your army from any of the spell lores available to that WIZARD (you can pick different spells from different spell lores for different WIZARDS). Each WIZARD knows the spell that you picked for them in addition to the other spells they know.

27.3.5 Prayer Scriptures

Each time you take a prayer scripture enhancement, you can pick 1 prayer for each PRIEST in your army from any of the prayer scriptures available to that PRIEST (you can pick different prayers from different prayer scriptures for different PRIESTS). Each PRIEST knows the prayer that you picked for them in addition to the other prayers they know.

27.3.6 Triumphs

Each time you take a triumph enhancement, you can pick 1 triumph for your army. Each triumph you pick can be used only once per battle, and can only be used if the points total of your army is less than that of your opponent’s army.

27.3.7 Unique Enhancements

Some sets of allegiance abilities include unique enhancements. Each set of unique enhancements will explain how they are used if you take one or more of them for your army.

27.3.8 Mount Traits

Some sets of allegiance abilities include mount traits. Each time you take a mount trait enhancement, you can pick 1 mount trait and give it to an eligible unit in your army. A unit cannot have more than 1 mount trait and an army cannot include duplicates of the same mount trait.

27.4 Subfaction Allegiance Abilities

Sometimes the rules for a subfaction will give you access to a further set of allegiance abilities. If the allegiance abilities for a subfaction include a command trait and the general of your army has the keyword for that subfaction, then that command trait must be the one you give to your general. If the allegiance abilities for a subfaction include an artefact of power and any HEROES in your army have the keyword for that subfaction, then that artefact of power must be the first artefact of power given to one of those HEROES.

28.0 Battlepacks

Before you can wage war in a game of Warhammer Age of Sigmar, you must select a battlepack.

28.1 Battlepack Instructions

All battlepacks include sections that explain how to select the units in your army and what special rules apply when fighting battles using the battlepack. These sections are followed by the battleplans that are used when fighting battles using that battlepack.

28.1.1 Army Selection

This section of the battlepack explains how to pick an army when you fight a battle using the battlepack.

28.1.2 Special Rules

This section of the battlepack will tell you which optional core rules, such as allegiance abilities and battalion abilities, you must use. It may also include additional special rules that are used when you fight a battle using that battlepack.

28.2.1 Title

Each battleplan has a unique name, which appears at the top. It also includes a short description of the circumstances of the battle to give you an idea of what the armies are trying to achieve.

28.2.2 The Armies

Some battleplans include additional restrictions that apply when the players are picking their armies.

28.2.3 The Battlefield

Each battleplan contains instructions that tell you how to set up terrain and objectives on the battlefield (if there are any). These instructions are used in addition to the instructions in the battlepack that is being used.

28.2.4 Deployment

Each battleplan includes a set of instructions that explain how the players deploy their armies.

28.2.5 Special Rules

Many battleplans include one or more special rules. These may be unique abilities that certain units can use during the battle.

28.2.6 Battle Length

Each battleplan will tell you if the battle lasts for a certain number of battle rounds or if the battle ends after certain conditions have been met.

28.2.7 Glorious Victory

Each battleplan will tell you how the winner of the battle is determined.

28.2.8 Map

Each battleplan includes a map showing the location of each player’s territory and any objectives that are being fought over. Rather than using measurements, each map shows the battlefield divided into 4 large quarters, each of which is divided into 4 small quarters. This allows you to use the same map for any size of battlefield. Some maps may include additional information, such as the location of certain terrain features or where to set up a specific model.