Where the worshippers of the Dark Gods march, the Mortal Realms tremble. Under the gaze of their dread pantheon, the Slaves to Darkness carve their way through all who stand before them in pursuit of glory. At their head stride some of the most powerful servants of Chaos, forever seeking new challenges and conquests.
This page contains all of the rules you need to field your Slaves to Darkness miniatures on the battlefields of the Mortal Realms, from a host of exciting faction rules to a range of warscrolls. The rules are split into the following sections:Contents | ||
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Q: | When using the ‘Dark Apotheosis’ ability to set up a Daemon Prince, does that Daemon Prince have to be included on my army roster and do I need to spend points on it? |
A: | No to both. |
Q: | If Archaon the Everchosen uses the ‘Eye of Sheerian’ ability and, as a result, the Slaves to Darkness player has to take the first turn in a battle round after taking the second turn in the previous battle round (i.e., they end up taking a ‘double turn’), does the Slaves to Darkness player suffer the penalties for taking a ‘double turn’, for instance not being able to pick a battle tactic or their opponent counting as the underdog for the rest of the battle? |
A: | No. The penalties for taking a double turn only apply if you ‘chose’ to go first in the current battle round. |
Q: | Can a unit use the ‘Pledge to Chaos’ ability while it is not on the battlefield, e.g. if it is set up in reserve in a Silver Tower? |
A: | No. |
Q: | Can a Gaunt Summoner use the ‘Minions of the Silver Tower’ ability more than once to set up multiple units in a Silver Tower? |
A: | No, as stated in Core Rules, 5.3. |
Q: | Can I include more than 1 Ensorcelled Banner in my Slaves to Darkness army? |
A: | No. Ensorcelled Banners are enhancements, and as stated in Army Composition, 4.1, you can only take 1 enhancement from each enhancement table in your faction rules. |
Q: | Can Regiments of Renown be included in a Legion of the First Prince army? |
A: | Yes. |
Q: | Can a Daemon Prince from the Godmarked Ascendant Regiment of Renown be given enhancements? |
A: | Yes. In Army Composition 3.5 it states that a unit cannot use faction rules (including enhancements) unless they have a keyword that matches up with the faction’s name. Since the Godmarked Ascendant Regiment of Renown adds such a keyword, that unit is eligible to be given enhancements. |
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You can pick 1 of the following battle formations for a Slaves to Darkness army. Each battle formation grants a different ability you can use in the battle.
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KEYWORDS | SPELL, UNLIMITED |
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KEYWORDS | SPELL |
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KEYWORDS | SPELL |
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KEYWORDS | SUMMON, SPELL |
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KEYWORDS | SUMMON, SPELL |
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KEYWORDS | SUMMON, SPELL |
An Ensorcelled Banner is a unique enhancement that can be given to SLAVES TO DARKNESS INFANTRY and CAVALRY units with the STANDARD BEARER keyword. A unit can only have 1 Ensorcelled Banner.
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KEYWORDS | ENSORCELLED BANNER |
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KEYWORDS | ENSORCELLED BANNER |
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KEYWORDS | ENSORCELLED BANNER |
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KEYWORDS | ENSORCELLED BANNER |
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KEYWORDS | ENSORCELLED BANNER |
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KEYWORDS | SPELL, UNLIMITED |
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KEYWORDS | SPELL |
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KEYWORDS | SPELL, SUMMON |
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KEYWORDS | DEPLOY |
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KEYWORDS | OATH |
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KEYWORDS | OATH |
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KEYWORDS | OATH |
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KEYWORDS | OATH |
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KEYWORDS | OATH |
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The non-UNIQUE SLAVES TO DARKNESS keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
The PLEDGED TO TZEENTCH keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
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Critical hits have no effect on their own but often trigger additional effects (see 20.0 Weapon Abilities). | ||
The non-UNIQUE WARRIORS OF CHAOS keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
The DARKOATH and HERO keywords are used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
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KEYWORDS | CORE, MOVE, CHARGE |
The WARRIORS OF CHAOS and HERO keywords are used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
The DAEMON and HERO keywords are used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
Sometimes objective markers get accidentally nudged while you are moving models around. This is perfectly fine - just remember to put them back in their proper positions when determining objective control. | ||
The non-HERO SLAVES TO DARKNESS and MONSTER keywords are used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
The BEAST keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
The non-HERO SLAVES TO DARKNESS keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
The non-UNIQUE DARKOATH keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
Because a replacement unit is treated as a completely new unit, it could, for instance, use a Once Per Battle ability on its warscroll even if the unit it replaced used that ability earlier in the battle. | ||
The HERO keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
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There may be situations when a unit that has STRIKE-FIRST is not in combat at the start of the phase, but because of moves such as pile-in moves, it is ‘pulled into combat’ later in the phase. In such cases, STRIKE-FIRST has no effect on that unit because it was not in combat at the start of the phase. Abilities that allow a unit to use a FIGHT ability immediately after another unit do not override the STRIKE-FIRST or STRIKE-LAST constraints, so you could not pick a unit with STRIKE-LAST to fight immediately after a unit with STRIKE-FIRST. | ||
The MONSTER keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
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In some cases, it might not be immediately clear whether a model is visible. If so, stoop down to get a look from behind the observing model. If any part of the other model is visible, even if it is just the tip of a spear, then that model is visible for rules purposes. | ||
The SLAVES TO DARKNESS and WIZARD keywords are used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
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KEYWORDS | UNBIND |
The INFANTRY keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
The CAVALRY keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
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KEYWORDS | CORE, MOVE, CHARGE |
The LEGION OF THE FIRST PRINCE keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
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The DAEMON keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
The non-DAEMON SLAVES TO DARKNESS keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
The WIZARD keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
The DARKOATH keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
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