Companion
Unless otherwise specified, attacks made by this weapon are not affected by friendly abilities that modify hit rolls, wound rolls or weapon characteristics, except for those that apply negative modifiers (e.g. ‘Covering Fire’).
3.1 Regiments
Armies are made up of one or more regiments, each of which is led by a Hero. You must have at least 1 regiment in your army, and you can include a maximum of 5 regiments. To add a regiment, pick 1 HERO from your faction, then pick up to 3 non‑HERO units to accompany them.

Each HERO’s battle profile lists which units can be added to their regiment, and each non-HERO unit’s battle profile lists any relevant keywords it has. The battle profiles of some HEROES may say that they can be added to the regiment of another HERO in place of a non-HERO unit in that regiment.

Those HEROES can join an eligible regiment as a Vyrkos Retainer.

Infantry Hero
• Ivya Volga, The Outcast
• Kritza, the Rat Prince
• Lady Annika, the Thirsting Blade
• Gorslav the Gravekeeper
• Torgillius the Chamberlain
• Watch Captain Halgrim

The SOULBLIGHT GRAVELORDS keyword is used in the following Soulblight Gravelords warscrolls:

Cavalry Hero
• Vampire Lord on Nightmare Steed
• Wight King on Skeleton Steed
• Wight Lord on Skeletal Steed
Infantry Hero
• Ivya Volga, The Outcast
• Kritza, the Rat Prince
• Lady Annika, the Thirsting Blade
• Necromancer
• Radukar the Wolf
• Sekhar, Fang of Nulahmia
• Vampire Lord
• Wight King
• Cado Ezechiar, The Hollow King
• Gorslav the Gravekeeper
• Scourge of Ghyran Sekhar, Fang of Nulahmia
• Torgillius the Chamberlain
• Watch Captain Halgrim
Monster Hero
• Mannfred von Carstein, Mortarch of Night
• Nagash, Supreme Lord of the Undead
• Neferata, Mortarch of Blood
• Prince Vhordrai
• Radukar the Beast
• Vengorian Lord
• Scourge of Aqshy Vengorian Lord
• Vampire Lord on Zombie Dragon
War Machine Hero
• Mortis Engine
• Bloodseeker Palanquin
Beast
• Fell Bats
• Vargskyr
Cavalry
• Blood Knights
Infantry
• Barrow Guard
• Deadwalker Zombies
• Deathrattle Skeletons
• Vargheists
• Kosargi Nightguard
• Vyrkos Blood-born
• The Crimson Court
• The Exiled Dead
• The Sepulchral Guard
• The Sons of Velmorn
• Zondara’s Gravebreakers
Monster
• Scourge of Aqshy Revenant Draconith
• Terrorgheist
War Machine
• Scourge of Ghyran Corpse Cart
Endless Spell
• Sanguine Swarm
• Unholy Reliquary
Faction Terrain
32.2 Objective Control
In the deployment phase after all Deployment Phase abilities have been used and at the end of each turn, follow this sequence for each objective in an order chosen by the active player:
  1. Starting with the active player, each player determines the control score of each of their units that is contesting that objective. A unit’s control score is the combined Control characteristics of all the models in that unit that are contesting the objective. Some abilities modify a unit’s control score, but it cannot be reduced to less than 1.
  2. Each player adds up the control scores of all of their units contesting that objective. This is their army control score for that objective.
  3. The players compare their army control scores for that objective. If one player’s score is higher, that player gains control of that objective. Once a player gains control of an objective, it remains under their control until their opponent gains control of it.

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.

Errata

32.2 Objective Control
Change the first sentence to:
‘In the deployment phase after all Deployment Phase abilities have been used and at the end of each turn, follow this sequence for each objective in an order chosen by the active player:’
Hit Roll
Roll a dice. If the roll equals or exceeds the attacking weapon’s Hit characteristic, the attack scores a successful hit: move on to the next step. If not, the attack fails and the attack sequence ends. Unmodified hit rolls of 1 always fail. If an unmodified hit roll for an attack made with a weapon is a 6, that attack is a critical hit.

Critical hits have no effect on their own but often trigger additional effects (see 20.0 Weapon Abilities).
Cover
Subtract 1 from hit rolls for attacks that target a unit that is behind or wholly on this terrain feature, unless that unit charged this turn or has the FLY keyword.
17.2 Mortal Damage
Some abilities inflict mortal damage. If an ability inflicts mortal damage on a unit, add that number of damage points to the unit’s damage pool for that ability (see 18.2 Allocating Damage).
Your Movement Phase
RETREAT: The fighters disengage from combat, though at the cost of lowering their defences.

Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is in combat to use this ability.

Effect: Inflict D3 mortal damage on that unit. That unit can move a distance up to its Move characteristic. That unit can move through the combat ranges of any enemy units but cannot end that move within an enemy unit’s combat range.
KEYWORDSCORE, MOVE, RETREAT
7.0 Combat Range
Each model has a combat range that extends 3" horizontally from its base and any distance vertically from that circle to form a cylinder. The combat range of a unit extends 3" horizontally and any distance vertically from every model in that unit. Units from opposing armies that are within each other’s combat range and that are visible to each other are in combat with each other. When a unit that is not in combat enters the combat range of a visible enemy unit, it moves into combat.
A model is considered to be in combat with an enemy unit if that unit is within the model’s combat range and visible to it’

  • A unit’s combat range extends 3" out from every model in that unit.
  • If any enemy models are within a unit’s combat range and visible to it, that unit is in combat.

FAQ / Errata

FAQ
Q:If a model in base-to-base contact with an enemy model retreats 3" directly away from the enemy model, is it still in combat with that enemy model?
A:
No.
Errata
Addenda: 7.0 Combat Range
Add the following:

‘A model is considered to be in combat with an enemy unit if that unit is within the model’s combat range and visible to it.’
Passive
FLY: Soaring above the battlefield, this unit can reach destinations that are inaccessible to other troops.

Effect: As this unit moves, it ignores other models, terrain features and the combat ranges of enemy units. It cannot end its move in combat unless specified in the ability that allowed it to move. Ignore any vertical distance moved for this unit.
Obscuring
While every model in a non-MONSTER non‐WAR MACHINE unit that does not have the FLY keyword is within 1" of this terrain feature, the following apply:
Unstable
Models can move across but cannot be set up on or end any type of move on any part of this terrain feature that is more than 1" tall.
1.4.2 Obscuring Terrain
Examples: Wyldwood, fortress wall
Terrain Abilities: Cover, Obscuring, Unstable
6.0 Visibility
A target model is visible to another model (which we’ll call the ‘observing model’) if you can draw a straight line through the air (whether horizontal, diagonal or vertical) from any point on the observing model to any point on the target model that does not intersect any objects except for other models in the observing model’s unit. A target unit is visible to an observing unit if at least 1 model in the target unit is visible to at least 1 model in the observing unit. A model is always considered to be visible to itself.
If a rule or ability requires a target to be both within a given range of and visible to the unit using that ability, or to a model in that unit, both conditions must be met by the same model in the target. You could not, for instance, target a unit where one model is within range but not visible and another model is not in range but is visible.
  • If any part of another model can be seen by an observing model, both the target model and its unit are visible to that observing model.

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.

FAQ / Errata

FAQ
Q:If a non-FLY INFANTRY HERO (e.g. a Scinari Cathallar) is a Shrine Guardian of a Shrine Luminor, and that Shrine Guardian is within 1" of an obscuring terrain feature, is the Shrine Guardian visible to enemy abilities that target the Shrine Guardian?
A:
Yes.
Errata
6.0 Visibility
Add the following:

‘If a rule or ability requires a target to be both within a given range of and visible to the unit using that ability, or to a model in that unit, both conditions must be met by the same model in the target. You could not, for instance, target a unit where one model is within range but not visible and another model is not in range but is visible.’
18.1 Ward Saves
Units with the WARD keyword have the ‘Ward Save’ passive ability. The number after the WARD keyword indicates the ward value for the ward save. If a unit had WARD (5+), for example, its ward value would be 5. If a unit has more than one ward save, only the ward save with the lowest value applies to it; the other has no effect.

Passive
WARD SAVE: Whether through their uncanny reflexes, unnatural toughness or a source of mystical protection, these warriors can avoid otherwise lethal attacks.

Effect: In step 1 of the damage sequence (see 18.0), make a ward roll of D6 for each damage point in this unit’s damage pool. If the roll equals or exceeds this unit’s ward value, remove that damage point from the damage pool.

2.0 Spells
The declare step of each spell will tell you to make a casting roll of 2D6. If the roll does not equal or exceed the spell’s casting value (at the top-right corner of the spell), the spell fails and its effect is not resolved.

If the unmodified casting roll includes 2 or more rolls of 1, the spell is miscast: the spell fails, its effect is not resolved, D3 mortal damage is inflicted on the WIZARD that used it, and that WIZARD cannot use any more spells in that phase.

Enemy reactions can only be used if the casting roll equals or exceeds the spell’s casting value. So long as the spell is not unbound (see 4.0), then it is successfully cast: resolve its effect.

EXAMPLE SPELL
Your Hero Phase
6
MYSTIC SHIELD: The caster's allies are bathed in an unearthly glow that protects them from harm.

Declare: Pick a visible friendly unit wholly within 12" of this WIZARD to be the target. Then, make a casting roll of 2D6.

Effect: The target has WARD (6+) this turn.
KEYWORDSSPELL

1.0 Wizards and Priests
WIZARDS are special units that can cast spells, and PRIESTS are special units that can chant prayers. Spells and prayers are powerful abilities that can have a dramatic impact on the battle.
Charge (+1 Damage)
Add 1 to this weapon’s Damage characteristic if the attacking unit charged this turn.
Your Charge Phase
CHARGE: With a mighty battle cry, the warriors charge into combat with the enemy.

Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is not in combat and has not used a RUN or RETREAT ability this turn to use this ability. Then, make a charge roll of 2D6.

Effect: That unit can move a distance up to the value of the charge roll. That unit can move through the combat ranges of any enemy units and must end that move within 1/2" of a visible enemy unit. If it does so, the unit using this ability has charged.
KEYWORDSCORE, MOVE, CHARGE
Universal Core Abilities - Charge Phase
Your Charge Phase
CHARGE: With a mighty battle cry, the warriors charge into combat with the enemy.

Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is not in combat and has not used a RUN or RETREAT ability this turn to use this ability. Then, make a charge roll of 2D6.

Effect: That unit can move a distance up to the value of the charge roll. That unit can move through the combat ranges of any enemy units and must end that move within 1/2" of a visible enemy unit. If it does so, the unit using this ability has charged.
KEYWORDSCORE, MOVE, CHARGE

14.3 Charge Phase
Your Charge Phase
CHARGE: With a mighty battle cry, the warriors charge into combat with the enemy.

Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is not in combat and has not used a RUN or RETREAT ability this turn to use this ability. Then, make a charge roll of 2D6.

Effect: That unit can move a distance up to the value of the charge roll. That unit can move through the combat ranges of any enemy units and must end that move within 1/2" of a visible enemy unit. If it does so, the unit using this ability has charged.
KEYWORDSCORE, MOVE, CHARGE

FAQ

Q:When using the ‘Charge’ ability, does my unit need to end the charge move within 1⁄2" of an enemy unit that was visible to the charging unit at the start of that charge move?
A:
No. It must end the charge move within 1⁄2" of an enemy unit that is visible to the charging unit when it finishes that charge move.
Q:If an ability adds to or subtracts from the number of dice that make up a charge roll, is that a modifier to the charge roll?
A:
No.
Crit (Mortal)
If an attack made with this weapon scores a critical hit, that attack inflicts mortal damage on the target unit equal to the Damage characteristic of that weapon and the attack sequence ends.
Those HEROES can join an eligible regiment as a Deathrattle Overseer.

Infantry Hero
• Wight King
Cavalry Hero
• Wight King on Skeleton Steed
Save Roll
The commander of the target unit rolls a dice, subtracting the attacking weapon’s Rend characteristic from the roll. Unmodified save rolls of 1 always fail. If the roll equals or exceeds the Save characteristic of the target unit, the attack fails and the attack sequence ends. If not, it is a successful attack: move on to the next step.
32.0 Objectives
Many battleplans award victory points for controlling objectives, which are represented by objective markers. Unless otherwise specified, objective markers are round and 40mm wide. Models can move over and end their moves on objective markers. If an objective marker is on the border between territories, it is within all those territories but wholly within none of them. Objective markers don’t block visibility.

The DEATHRATTLE keyword is used in the following Soulblight Gravelords warscrolls:

Cavalry Hero
• Wight King on Skeleton Steed
• Wight Lord on Skeletal Steed
Infantry Hero
• Wight King
• Watch Captain Halgrim
Cavalry
• Barrow Knights
Infantry
• Barrow Guard
• Deathrattle Skeletons
• The Sepulchral Guard
• The Sons of Velmorn

The DEATHRATTLE and CAVALRY keywords are used in the following Soulblight Gravelords warscrolls:

Cavalry Hero
• Wight King on Skeleton Steed
• Wight Lord on Skeletal Steed
Cavalry
• Barrow Knights
13.1 Fight Abilities
Abilities with the FIGHT keyword follow a different sequence to other abilities. When the players are using
Combat Phase
abilities as described in 13.0, they cannot use FIGHT abilities.

After the players have finished using
Combat Phase
abilities that are not FIGHT abilities, they must alternate picking 1 eligible unit to use a FIGHT ability, starting with the active player. Each unit in combat must use a FIGHT ability if it is able to.

Once a player has no more units that are eligible to use a FIGHT ability, the other player continues to pick units that are eligible to use a FIGHT ability, one after another, until there are no more units that are eligible to use a FIGHT ability.

  • The active player uses Combat Phase abilities that are not FIGHT abilities, then the opponent does the same.
  • Players alternate picking a unit to use a FIGHT ability, starting with the active player.
  • Each unit must use a FIGHT ability if it is able to.

Errata

Addenda: fought
Add the following definition:

‘fought: A unit has fought if it used any FIGHT abilities in the same turn.’
Crit (Auto-wound)
If an attack made with this weapon scores a critical hit, that attack automatically wounds the target. Make a save roll as normal.

The DEADWALKERS keyword is used in the following Soulblight Gravelords warscrolls:

Infantry Hero
• Gorslav the Gravekeeper
Beast
• Dire Wolves
• Fell Bats
Infantry
• Deadwalker Zombies
• Kosargi Nightguard
• The Exiled Dead
• Zondara’s Gravebreakers
War Machine
• Corpse Cart
• Scourge of Ghyran Corpse Cart
Wound Roll
Roll a dice. If the roll equals or exceeds the attacking weapon’s Wound characteristic, the attack successfully wounds: move on to the next step. If not, the attack fails and the attack sequence ends. Unmodified wound rolls of 1 always fail.
Combat attacks
Combat attacks are made with melee weapons. The target unit(s) must be within the combat range of the attacking model and visible to it. The model must attack with all of the melee weapons it is armed with.
1.1 Power Level
Each WIZARD and PRIEST has a power level shown after the keyword, e.g. WIZARD (2). A WIZARD’s casting power level determines how many Spell abilities they can use per phase. A PRIEST’s chanting power level determines how many PRAYER abilities they can use per phase.
Shoot in Combat
This weapon can be used to make shooting attacks even if the attacking unit is in combat.
Anti-X (+1 Rend)
Add 1 to this weapon’s Rend characteristic if the target has the keyword after ‘Anti-’ or fulfils the condition after ‘Anti-’. Multiples of this ability are cumulative. For example, if a weapon has both Anti-charge (+1 Rend) and Anti-HERO (+1 Rend), then add 2 to the Rend characteristic of the weapon for attacks that target a HERO that charged in the same turn.
Crit (2 Hits)
If an attack made with this weapon scores a critical hit, that attack scores 2 hits on the target unit instead of 1. Make a wound roll for each hit.
7.0 Combat Range
Each model has a combat range that extends 3" horizontally from its base and any distance vertically from that circle to form a cylinder. The combat range of a unit extends 3" horizontally and any distance vertically from every model in that unit. Units from opposing armies that are within each other’s combat range and that are visible to each other are in combat with each other. When a unit that is not in combat enters the combat range of a visible enemy unit, it moves into combat.
A model is considered to be in combat with an enemy unit if that unit is within the model’s combat range and visible to it’

  • A unit’s combat range extends 3" out from every model in that unit.
  • If any enemy models are within a unit’s combat range and visible to it, that unit is in combat.

FAQ / Errata

FAQ
Q:If a model in base-to-base contact with an enemy model retreats 3" directly away from the enemy model, is it still in combat with that enemy model?
A:
No.
Errata
Addenda: 7.0 Combat Range
Add the following:

‘A model is considered to be in combat with an enemy unit if that unit is within the model’s combat range and visible to it.’
Universal Core Abilities - Movement Phase
Your Movement Phase
NORMAL MOVE: The warriors advance across the battlefield.

Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is not in combat to use this ability.

Effect: That unit can move a distance up to its Move characteristic. That unit cannot move into combat during any part of that move.
KEYWORDSCORE, MOVE

Your Movement Phase
RUN: The unit rushes into position.

Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is not in combat to use this ability.

Effect: Make a run roll of D6. That unit can move a distance up to its Move characteristic added to the run roll. That unit cannot move into combat during any part of that move.
KEYWORDSCORE, MOVE, RUN

Your Movement Phase
RETREAT: The fighters disengage from combat, though at the cost of lowering their defences.

Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is in combat to use this ability.

Effect: Inflict D3 mortal damage on that unit. That unit can move a distance up to its Move characteristic. That unit can move through the combat ranges of any enemy units but cannot end that move within an enemy unit’s combat range.
KEYWORDSCORE, MOVE, RETREAT

15.3 Pile-in Moves
Some abilities, such as FIGHT abilities, allow a unit to make a short move called a pile-in move to get into a better position for combat. To do so:

If your unit is in combat: Pick an enemy unit your unit is in combat with to be the target of the pile-in move. Each model in your unit can move up to 3". That move can pass through the combat ranges of any enemy units, but each model must end that move no further from the target unit. At the end of the move, your unit must still be in combat with all units that it was in combat with at the start of the move.

If your unit is not in combat: Each model in your unit can move 3" in any direction. That move can pass through and end within the combat ranges of any enemy units.

  • Pile in: move up to 3".
  • If in combat, the unit must end the move closer, or at least as close, to the target enemy unit.
19.0 Strike-first and Strike-last
If there are any STRIKE-FIRST units in combat after any non-FIGHT combat phase abilities have been used, other units cannot be picked to use a FIGHT ability until those units have been picked to use a FIGHT ability. After all those STRIKE-FIRST units have fought, the active player picks the next unit to fight.

If there are any STRIKE-LAST units in combat, they cannot be picked to use a FIGHT ability if there are any units in combat that do not have STRIKE-LAST and have not yet used a FIGHT ability.

If a unit has STRIKE-FIRST and STRIKE-LAST, treat it as if it had neither.

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.

FAQ / Errata

FAQ
Q:Can I use an ability that allows a friendly unit that does not have STRIKE-FIRST to fight immediately after a friendly unit that has STRIKE-FIRST if there are one or more enemy units with STRIKE-FIRST that have not yet been picked to fight?
A:
No. As mentioned in the sidebar next to 19.0, abilities that allow a unit to use a FIGHT ability immediately after another unit do not override the STRIKE-FIRST constraints, so you cannot pick a unit that does not have STRIKE-FIRST to fight until all other units that have STRIKE-FIRST have fought.
Q:If a friendly unit is the only unit that has STRIKE-FIRST on the battlefield and it has an ability that allows a friendly unit to fight immediately after it, in what order would units be picked to fight?
A:
If you are the active player, the unit that has STRIKE-FIRST would fight first, then you could use the ability to allow another friendly unit to fight immediately after it, and then you would pick the next unit to fight (i.e. three friendly units would fight back to back). If your opponent is the active player, the unit that has STRIKE-FIRST would fight first, you could still use the ability to allow another friendly unit to fight, and then your opponent would pick the next unit to fight.
Q:In the combat phase, if all eligible non-STRIKE‑LAST units have used a FIGHT ability, which player gets to pick the first STRIKE-LAST unit to fight?
A:
The alternating sequence of picking units to use a FIGHT ability would continue and so the player who did not pick the last non-STRIKE-LAST unit would get to pick the first eligible STRIKE-LAST unit in their army to use a FIGHT ability.
Errata
19.0 STRIKE-FIRST and STRIKE-LAST
In the first sentence, replace ‘at the start of the phase’ with ‘after any non-FIGHT Combat Phase abilities have been used’.
STRIKE-LAST
Remove the following text from STRIKE-LAST:
‘If both players have units with STRIKE-LAST, they alternate fighting with those units after all other eligible units have fought, starting with the active player.’
STRIKE-LAST
In the glossary entry for STRIKE-LAST, remove ‘, starting with the active player’.

The non-HERO DEATHRATTLE and INFANTRY keywords are used in the following Soulblight Gravelords warscrolls:

Infantry
• Barrow Guard
• Deathrattle Skeletons
• The Sepulchral Guard
• The Sons of Velmorn
Unbind
Reaction: Opponent declared a SPELL ability
UNBIND: The wizard saps the energy from an enemy’s spell, nullifying its effects.

Used By: A friendly WIZARD within 30" of the enemy WIZARD casting the spell.

Effect: Make an unbinding roll of 2D6. If the roll exceeds the casting roll for the spell, then the spell is unbound and its effect is not resolved. This reaction cannot be used more than once per casting roll.
KEYWORDSUNBIND

Banish Manifestation
Your Hero Phase
BANISH MANIFESTATION: The wizard or priest disrupts the arcane forces sustaining a manifestation, wiping it from existence.

Declare: Pick a friendly WIZARD or PRIEST to use this ability, pick a MANIFESTATION within 30" of them that was not summoned this turn to be the target, then make a banishment roll of 2D6. Add 1 to the banishment roll for each additional enemy MANIFESTATION on the battlefield after the first. You cannot pick the same MANIFESTATION to be the target of this ability more than once per turn.

Effect: If the banishment roll equals or exceeds the banishment value listed on the MANIFESTATION’s warscroll, it is banished and removed from play.
KEYWORDSBANISH

The non-UNIQUE DEATHRATTLE keyword is used in the following Soulblight Gravelords warscrolls:

Cavalry Hero
• Wight King on Skeleton Steed
• Wight Lord on Skeletal Steed
Infantry Hero
• Wight King
Cavalry
• Barrow Knights
Infantry
• Barrow Guard
• Deathrattle Skeletons
Passive
SEED OF REBIRTH: Should the bearer of this seed ever fall, its rejuvenating energies will grant them new life.

Effect: The first time this unit would be destroyed, before removing it from play, roll a dice. On a 3+, this unit is not destroyed and any remaining damage points inflicted on it have no effect. Then, Heal (D3) this unit.
21.0 Healing
Some abilities allow you to heal a unit. To heal a unit, remove a number of damage points from the unit equal to the number in brackets after ‘Heal’, e.g. Heal (2).

FAQ

Q:If an ability (e.g. ‘Seed of Rebirth’) would allow a unit that would be destroyed to negate all remaining damage points then heal to prevent that unit from being destroyed, and another ability (e.g. ‘Quenching the Flames’) prevents that unit from healing, would that unit still be destroyed?
A:
Yes.
Any Hero Phase
1
RALLY: With an inspiring call to action, wounded soldiers get a second wind and fresh troops take the field to replace their fallen comrades.

Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is not in combat to use this ability.

Effect: Make 6 rally rolls of D6. For each 4+, you receive 1 rally point. Rally points can be spent in the following ways:
  • For each rally point spent, Heal (1) that unit.
  • You can spend a number of rally points equal to the Health characteristic of that unit to return a slain model to that unit.
You can spend the rally points in any combination of the above. Unspent rally points are then lost.
24.2 Replacement Units
Some abilities allow you to set up a replacement unit. When setting up that unit, it should have the same warscroll type, weapon options and number of models as the original unit, unless otherwise specified in the ability. Many of these abilities specify the proportion of models in the replacement unit (e.g. half the number of models from the original unit). In these cases, you can pick which models from the original unit are set up.

The replacement unit is otherwise treated as a new unit; any keywords or abilities the original unit gained during the battle, and any persisting effects that applied to it, do not apply to the replacement unit. Each unit can only be replaced once, and you cannot replace replacement units.

If the original unit was reinforced and the replacement unit has more than half the number of models from the original unit, the replacement unit is considered to be reinforced.

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.

FAQ / Errata

FAQ
Q:If a destroyed unit had an enhancement, and an ability allows me to set up a replacement of that unit, would the replacement unit also have that enhancement?
A:
No.
Q:If an ability allows a replacement unit to be set up with half the models from the original unit, and the original unit has to have a certain proportion of models equipped with specific weapons, does the new unit also need to adhere to the same restrictions?
A:
No. As stated in 24.2, you can pick any models from the original unit to be set up in the replacement unit.
Q:If an ability allows a replacement unit to be set up with half the models from the original unit, could I then use an ability such as ‘Rally’ to return models to that unit until it reached the unit size of the original unit?
A:
No. A replacement unit is treated as a new unit with a new unit size.
Errata
Addenda: 24.2 Replacement Units
Add the following:
‘If the original unit was reinforced and the replacement unit has more than half the number of models from the original unit, the replacement unit is considered to be reinforced.'

The SOULBLIGHT GRAVELORDS and HERO keywords are used in the following Soulblight Gravelords warscrolls:

Cavalry Hero
• Vampire Lord on Nightmare Steed
• Wight King on Skeleton Steed
• Wight Lord on Skeletal Steed
Infantry Hero
• Ivya Volga, The Outcast
• Kritza, the Rat Prince
• Lady Annika, the Thirsting Blade
• Necromancer
• Radukar the Wolf
• Sekhar, Fang of Nulahmia
• Vampire Lord
• Wight King
• Cado Ezechiar, The Hollow King
• Gorslav the Gravekeeper
• Scourge of Ghyran Sekhar, Fang of Nulahmia
• Torgillius the Chamberlain
• Watch Captain Halgrim
Monster Hero
• Mannfred von Carstein, Mortarch of Night
• Nagash, Supreme Lord of the Undead
• Neferata, Mortarch of Blood
• Prince Vhordrai
• Radukar the Beast
• Vengorian Lord
• Scourge of Aqshy Vengorian Lord
• Vampire Lord on Zombie Dragon
War Machine Hero
• Mortis Engine
• Bloodseeker Palanquin
Once Per Battle Round (Army), Any Movement Phase
ENDLESS LEGIONS: To the Gravelords, the dead are mere chattel to be raised and expended.

Declare: Pick a friendly non-UNIQUE DEATHRATTLE or DEADWALKERS unit that started the battle with 2 or more models and that has been destroyed to be the target.

Effect: Set up a replacement unit with half the number of models from the target unit (rounding up) wholly within 12" of a friendly SOULBLIGHT GRAVELORDS HERO or wholly within 6" of a friendly Cursed Sepulchre. It must be set up more than 9" from all enemy units.

If it is your movement phase, you can set up the replacement unit more than 3" from all enemy units instead of more than 9", but if you set it up within 9" of any enemy units, it cannot use CHARGE abilities this turn.
15.1 Coherency
Any time a unit is set up or ends a move, it must be in a single group. A unit is considered to be in a coherent group if each model in that unit is within coherency range, measured horizontally, of at least 1 other model in that unit (ignore differences in height between the two models).

For the majority of units, coherency range is 1/2", though some units (particularly those with large models with overhanging parts) have a longer coherency range noted on their warscroll for ease of play. While there are 7 or more models in a unit, that unit is considered to be in a coherent group if each model in that unit is within coherency range of at least 2 other models in that unit.

If it is not possible for a unit to end a move in a single coherent group, that move cannot be made.

  • After finishing a move, a unit must be in a single group.
  • Coherency range is 1/2" horizontally.
  • Each model must be within coherency range of a different model from the same unit.
  • While a unit has 7+ models, each model must be in coherency with 2 other models in the unit.
18.3 Slain Models
The commander of a unit must pick which model(s) in the unit are slain. However, after each slain model is removed, the unit must be in a single coherent group (see 15.1). If this is not possible, continue to remove models, one at a time, until the unit is in a single coherent group. You must remove the fewest models possible to make the unit a single coherent group.

FAQ / Errata

FAQ
Q:Do models removed as a result of a unit being out of coherency count as having been slain?
A:
Yes.
Errata
Addenda: 18.3 Slain models
Add the following:

‘You must remove the fewest models possible to make the unit a single coherent group.’
Addenda: removed from play/removed from the battlefield
Add the following definition:

‘removed from play/removed from the battlefield: When a model or unit is removed from the battlefield, it no longer has any effect on the battle, though it can still be relevant for abilities that allow you to return models or replace units.’
Once Per Turn (Army), Any Hero Phase
DEATHLY INVOCATION: Skilled wielders of death magic can summon hordes of undead.

Declare: Pick a friendly SOULBLIGHT GRAVELORDS HERO to use this ability, then pick up to 3 friendly DEATHRATTLE or DEADWALKERS units wholly within 12" of that HERO to be the targets.

Effect: For each target:
  • If the target is damaged, Heal (3) the target.
  • If the target is not damaged, return a number of slain models to it with a combined Health characteristic of up to 3.

The non-UNIQUE MONSTER keyword is used in the following Soulblight Gravelords warscrolls:

Monster Hero
• Vengorian Lord
• Scourge of Aqshy Vengorian Lord
• Vampire Lord on Zombie Dragon
Monster
• Revenant Draconith
• Scourge of Aqshy Revenant Draconith
• Terrorgheist
Your Movement Phase
NORMAL MOVE: The warriors advance across the battlefield.

Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is not in combat to use this ability.

Effect: That unit can move a distance up to its Move characteristic. That unit cannot move into combat during any part of that move.
KEYWORDSCORE, MOVE
15.4 Flying
Units with the FLY keyword have the following passive ability:

Passive
FLY: Soaring above the battlefield, this unit can reach destinations that are inaccessible to other troops.

Effect: As this unit moves, it ignores other models, terrain features and the combat ranges of enemy units. It cannot end its move in combat unless specified in the ability that allowed it to move. Ignore any vertical distance moved for this unit.


When moving flying units, move them horizontally in any direction, ignoring intervening models and terrain, and place them where you wish, so long as they are allowed to end their move on that spot. Note that some units have the FLY keyword even if that unit can’t really fly. This often represents units that bounce, bound or skitter across the battlefield so adeptly that they might as well be flying!

FAQ

Q:If an ability that allows a unit to move states that the unit cannot move into combat (e.g. Normal Move), does FLY allow that unit to move across an enemy unit’s combat range?
A:
Yes.
Enemy Movement Phase
1
REDEPLOY: Taking initiative, the warriors hastily reposition to respond to enemy movements.

Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is not in combat to use this ability.

Effect: Each model in that unit can move up to D6". That move cannot pass through or end within the combat range of an enemy unit.
KEYWORDSMOVE, RUN

The non-HERO and UNIQUE DEATH keyword is used in the following Soulblight Gravelords warscrolls:

Cavalry Hero
• Wight King on Skeleton Steed
• Wight Lord on Skeletal Steed
Infantry Hero
• Vampire Lord
• Wight King
Monster Hero
• Scourge of Aqshy Vengorian Lord
• Vampire Lord on Zombie Dragon
War Machine Hero
• Mortis Engine
• Bloodseeker Palanquin
Beast
• Fell Bats
• Vargskyr
Cavalry
• Blood Knights
Infantry
• Barrow Guard
• Deadwalker Zombies
• Deathrattle Skeletons
• Vargheists
• Kosargi Nightguard
• Vyrkos Blood-born
• The Crimson Court
• The Exiled Dead
• The Sepulchral Guard
• The Sons of Velmorn
• Zondara’s Gravebreakers
Monster
• Scourge of Aqshy Revenant Draconith
• Terrorgheist
War Machine
• Scourge of Ghyran Corpse Cart
Endless Spell
• Sanguine Swarm
• Unholy Reliquary
Faction Terrain

The non-MONSTER SOULBLIGHT GRAVELORDS keyword is used in the following Soulblight Gravelords warscrolls:

Cavalry Hero
• Vampire Lord on Nightmare Steed
• Wight King on Skeleton Steed
• Wight Lord on Skeletal Steed
Infantry Hero
• Ivya Volga, The Outcast
• Kritza, the Rat Prince
• Lady Annika, the Thirsting Blade
• Necromancer
• Radukar the Wolf
• Sekhar, Fang of Nulahmia
• Vampire Lord
• Wight King
• Cado Ezechiar, The Hollow King
• Gorslav the Gravekeeper
• Scourge of Ghyran Sekhar, Fang of Nulahmia
• Torgillius the Chamberlain
• Watch Captain Halgrim
War Machine Hero
• Mortis Engine
• Bloodseeker Palanquin
Beast
• Fell Bats
• Vargskyr
Cavalry
• Blood Knights
Infantry
• Barrow Guard
• Deadwalker Zombies
• Deathrattle Skeletons
• Vargheists
• Kosargi Nightguard
• Vyrkos Blood-born
• The Crimson Court
• The Exiled Dead
• The Sepulchral Guard
• The Sons of Velmorn
• Zondara’s Gravebreakers
War Machine
• Scourge of Ghyran Corpse Cart
Endless Spell
• Sanguine Swarm
• Unholy Reliquary
Faction Terrain

The DEATHRATTLE and INFANTRY keywords are used in the following Soulblight Gravelords warscrolls:

Infantry Hero
• Wight King
• Watch Captain Halgrim
Infantry
• Barrow Guard
• Deathrattle Skeletons
• The Sepulchral Guard
• The Sons of Velmorn

The INFANTRY and DEADWALKERS keywords are used in the following Soulblight Gravelords warscrolls:

Infantry Hero
• Gorslav the Gravekeeper
Infantry
• Deadwalker Zombies
• Kosargi Nightguard
• The Exiled Dead
• Zondara’s Gravebreakers

The non-MONSTER VAMPIRE keyword is used in the following Soulblight Gravelords warscrolls:

Cavalry Hero
• Vampire Lord on Nightmare Steed
Infantry Hero
• Ivya Volga, The Outcast
• Kritza, the Rat Prince
• Lady Annika, the Thirsting Blade
• Radukar the Wolf
• Sekhar, Fang of Nulahmia
• Vampire Lord
• Cado Ezechiar, The Hollow King
• Scourge of Ghyran Sekhar, Fang of Nulahmia
War Machine Hero
• Bloodseeker Palanquin
Beast
• Vargskyr
Cavalry
Infantry
• Vargheists
• Vyrkos Blood-born
• The Crimson Court

The SOULBLIGHT GRAVELORDS and MONSTER keywords are used in the following Soulblight Gravelords warscrolls:

Monster Hero
• Lauka Vai, Mother of Nightmares
• Mannfred von Carstein, Mortarch of Night
• Nagash, Supreme Lord of the Undead
• Neferata, Mortarch of Blood
• Prince Vhordrai
• Radukar the Beast
• Vengorian Lord
• Scourge of Aqshy Vengorian Lord
• Vampire Lord on Zombie Dragon
Monster
• Revenant Draconith
• Scourge of Aqshy Revenant Draconith
• Terrorgheist

The non-HERO SOULBLIGHT GRAVELORDS and INFANTRY keywords are used in the following Soulblight Gravelords warscrolls:

Infantry
• Askurgan Trueblades
• Barrow Guard
• Deadwalker Zombies
• Deathrattle Skeletons
• Vargheists
• Kosargi Nightguard
• Vyrkos Blood-born
• The Crimson Court
• The Exiled Dead
• The Sepulchral Guard
• The Sons of Velmorn
• Zondara’s Gravebreakers
The non-HERO SOULBLIGHT GRAVELORDS MONSTER keyword is used in the following Soulblight Gravelords warscrolls:

Monster
• Revenant Draconith
• Terrorgheist
• Scourge of Aqshy Revenant Draconith
1.2 Using Commands
Commands are used in a similar manner to any other ability. However, each unit can only use 1 command in each phase, each command can only be used 1 time by each army in each phase, and you must spend a number of command points equal to the command point cost to use a command.

The SOULBLIGHT GRAVELORDS and WIZARD keywords are used in the following Soulblight Gravelords warscrolls:

Cavalry Hero
• Vampire Lord on Nightmare Steed
Infantry Hero
• Ivya Volga, The Outcast
• Necromancer
• Radukar the Wolf
• Sekhar, Fang of Nulahmia
• Vampire Lord
• Cado Ezechiar, The Hollow King
• Scourge of Ghyran Sekhar, Fang of Nulahmia
• Torgillius the Chamberlain
Monster Hero
• Mannfred von Carstein, Mortarch of Night
• Nagash, Supreme Lord of the Undead
• Neferata, Mortarch of Blood
• Prince Vhordrai
• Radukar the Beast
• Vengorian Lord
• Scourge of Aqshy Vengorian Lord
• Vampire Lord on Zombie Dragon
War Machine Hero
• Mortis Engine
• Bloodseeker Palanquin
Infantry
• The Crimson Court
1.0 Champions
Units with the CHAMPION keyword have one or more champion models. If there is a number after the CHAMPION keyword, that number indicates the proportion of models in that unit that can be champions. In any other case, 1 model in the unit can be a champion. Units with the CHAMPION keyword have the following passive ability:

Passive
CHAMPION: A veteran fighter leads the charge.

Effect: Add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of weapons used by champions in this unit. If this unit is a BEAST, this ability affects this unit’s Companion weapons.

Errata

Champion
Change the definition of Champion to:
‘Champion: Model’s weapons have +1 to Attacks characteristic. (Command Models, 1.0)’

The DEATHRATTLE, CAVALRY and HERO keywords are used in the following Soulblight Gravelords warscrolls:

Cavalry Hero
• Wight King on Skeleton Steed
• Wight Lord on Skeletal Steed
2.0 Musicians
Units with the MUSICIAN keyword have one or more musician models. The number after the MUSICIAN keyword indicates the proportion of models in that unit that can be musicians. Units with the MUSICIAN keyword have the following passive ability:

Passive
MUSICIAN: The beat of a drum or the blast of a horn drives the soldiers ever onward.

Effect: While this unit contains any musicians, if it uses the ‘Rally’ command, you can make one additional rally roll of D6.

3.0 Standard Bearers
Units with the STANDARD BEARER keyword have one or more standard bearer models. The number after the STANDARD BEARER keyword indicates the proportion of models in that unit that can be standard bearers. Units with the STANDARD BEARER keyword have the following passive ability:

Passive
STANDARD BEARER: The unit’s standard provides a rallying point in the chaos of battle.

Effect: While this unit contains any standard bearers, add 1 to this unit’s control score.

The HERO and INFANTRY keywords are used in the following Soulblight Gravelords warscrolls:

Infantry Hero
• Blades of the Hollow King
• Ivya Volga, The Outcast
• Kritza, the Rat Prince
• Lady Annika, the Thirsting Blade
• Necromancer
• Radukar the Wolf
• Sekhar, Fang of Nulahmia
• Vampire Lord
• Wight King
• Cado Ezechiar, The Hollow King
• Gorslav the Gravekeeper
• Scourge of Ghyran Sekhar, Fang of Nulahmia
• Torgillius the Chamberlain
• Watch Captain Halgrim
3.3 Reinforced Units
When you add a unit to your army roster, you can add it as a reinforced unit. A reinforced unit has twice as many models as its minimum unit size and costs twice as many points. If a unit has a minimum unit size of 1, it cannot be reinforced. In addition, some units with a unit size of more than 1 can not be reinforced. This will be noted on their battle profile.
Shooting attacks
Shooting attacks are made with ranged weapons. The target unit(s) must be within a distance equal to the Range characteristic of the weapon being used and visible to the attacking model. Models cannot make shooting attacks if their unit is in combat, unless otherwise specified (see 20.0 Weapon Abilities).
24.1 Reserve Units
Some abilities allow you to set up units in reserve. These units are placed to one side instead of being set up on the battlefield. At the start of the fourth battle round, units that were set up in reserve using a DEPLOY ability and that are still in reserve are destroyed.
Cover
Subtract 1 from hit rolls for attacks that target a unit that is behind or wholly on this terrain feature, unless that unit charged this turn or has the FLY keyword.
Impassable
Models cannot move across, be set up on or end moves on any part of this terrain feature.
18.4 Destroyed Units
When the last model in a unit is slain, the unit is destroyed and all remaining damage points inflicted on that unit have no effect. Similarly, if something causes a unit to be destroyed, all models in the unit are slain and removed from play.
16.0 Picking Targets
When declaring an ATTACK ability for a unit, you must pick the target unit(s) for its attacks. The number of attacks each model can make is equal to the Attacks characteristic of the weapons it is using. In most cases, models attack with every weapon on their warscroll (melee weapons for combat attacks, ranged weapons for shooting attacks), though some warscrolls specify that certain models in the unit are armed with special weapons or that the unit must pick between multiple weapons when it attacks.

If the unit is in combat, it can only target units that are in combat with it. If a model has more than one attack, you can split the attacks between eligible targets as you wish.

FAQ

Q:When making shooting attacks, can all models in the attacking unit shoot even if the target unit is not visible to some of those models?
A:
No, the only models in the attacking unit that can make shooting attacks are those that the target unit is visible to.
Q:When a unit uses a SHOOT ability, does it have to shoot with all of the ranged weapons that it is armed with?
A:
Yes.
Your Shooting Phase
SHOOT: The warriors take aim and unleash a deadly volley.

Declare: Pick a friendly unit that has not used a RUN or RETREAT ability this turn to use this ability. Then, pick one or more enemy units as the target(s) of that unit’s attacks (see 16.0).

Effect: Resolve shooting attacks against the target unit(s).
KEYWORDSCORE, ATTACK, SHOOT
Any Combat Phase
FIGHT: Locked in a deadly melee, the fighters strike out at their foes.

Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is in combat or that charged this turn to use this ability. That unit can make a pile-in move. Then, if that unit is in combat, you must pick one or more enemy units as the target(s) of that unit’s attacks.

Effect: Resolve combat attacks against the target unit(s).
KEYWORDSCORE, ATTACK, FIGHT
7.0 Manifestations
There are two types of manifestation: endless spells, which can be summoned by WIZARDS, and invocations, which can be summoned by PRIESTS. Each manifestation has its own warscroll, and the spell or prayer that allows that manifestation to be summoned will be found in the appropriate manifestation lore. No more than 1 friendly WIZARD or PRIEST can attempt to summon the same manifestation per turn, and a friendly WIZARD or PRIEST cannot attempt to summon a friendly manifestation that was removed from play in the same turn.

Manifestations are not units but can be interacted with in similar ways, as explained next:
ALL MANIFESTATIONS
Models can move through them but cannot end a move on them.
Units can finish a charge move within ½" of an enemy manifestation instead of within ½" of an enemy unit.
They can be damaged and destroyed as if they were units but do not count as destroyed units for the purposes of battle tactics and abilities.
They are affected by all enemy abilities as if they were units.
They can use CORE abilities as if they were units, and they can use abilities on their warscroll. Unless specified otherwise, they cannot use and are not affected by any other friendly abilities, and they do not count as units for the purposes of battle tactics or friendly abilities.
They can only use the ‘Shoot’ or ‘Fight’ abilities if they have weapons of the appropriate type.
MANIFESTATIONS WITH A MOVE CHARACTERISTIC OF ‘-’
They cannot move.
They only count as being in combat in the combat phase, and enemy units only count as being in combat with them in the combat phase.
They cannot make shooting attacks with ranged weapons that do not have Shoot in Combat while there is a visible enemy unit within 3" of them.
MANIFESTATIONS WITH A MOVE CHARACTERISTIC GREATER THAN ‘-’
They are treated as if they were units for the purposes of movement, combat range, being in combat and setting up terrain features, other manifestations and other units.

7.2 Banishing Manifestations
Instead of using a SPELL or PRAYER ability (including when using the ‘Magical Intervention’ ability), each WIZARD and PRIEST can use the ‘Banish Manifestation’ ability:

Your Hero Phase
BANISH MANIFESTATION: The wizard or priest disrupts the arcane forces sustaining a manifestation, wiping it from existence.

Declare: Pick a friendly WIZARD or PRIEST to use this ability, pick a MANIFESTATION within 30" of them that was not summoned this turn to be the target, then make a banishment roll of 2D6. Add 1 to the banishment roll for each additional enemy MANIFESTATION on the battlefield after the first. You cannot pick the same MANIFESTATION to be the target of this ability more than once per turn.

Effect: If the banishment roll equals or exceeds the banishment value listed on the MANIFESTATION’s warscroll, it is banished and removed from play.
KEYWORDSBANISH

3.5 Regiments of Renown
In addition to creating your own regiments, you can also spend points to include 1 Regiment of Renown. Regiments of Renown are pre-built regiments, each with their own special abilities. The rules for each Regiment of Renown will specify which factions can include it. A unit in a Regiment of Renown cannot be your general even if it is a WARMASTER.


The warscrolls using non-UNIQUE DEATH, INFANTRY and HERO keywords can be found in the following Factions:

Death: Flesh-eater Courts, Nighthaunt, Ossiarch Bonereapers, Soulblight Gravelords.

The non-UNIQUE DEATH, INFANTRY and HERO keywords are used in the following warscrolls:

Infantry Hero
• Abhorrant Cardinal
• Abhorrant Ghoul King
• Abhorrant Gorewarden
• Crypt Haunter Courtier
• Crypt Infernal Courtier
• Marrowscroll Herald
• Royal Decapitator
• Scourge of Aqshy Royal Decapitator
• Scourge of Ghyran Abhorrant Ghoul King
• Scourge of Ghyran Abhorrant Gorewarden
• Crypt Ghast Courtier
Infantry Hero
• Knight of Shrouds
• Krulghast Cruciator
• Lord Executioner
• Lord Vitriolic
• Scriptor Mortis
• Spirit Torment
• Cairn Wraith
• Tomb Banshee
Infantry Hero
• Mortisan Boneshaper
• Mortisan Ossifector
• Mortisan Soulmason
• Mortisan Soulreaper
• Scourge of Ghyran Mortisan Boneshaper
Infantry Hero
• Vampire Lord
• Wight King

The non-UNIQUE SOULBLIGHT GRAVELORDS, INFANTRY and HERO keywords are used in the following Soulblight Gravelords warscrolls:

Infantry Hero
• Necromancer
• Vampire Lord
• Wight King
Roll-off
If you are instructed to roll off, each player should roll a dice. Whichever player has a higher roll wins the roll-off. If the result is a tie, each player should roll off again until there is a clear winner, unless otherwise specified.
32.1 Contesting Objectives
Unless otherwise specified, if an objective is within a model’s combat range, that model is contesting that objective. If any models in a unit are contesting an objective, that unit is contesting that objective.

Each unit can only count as contesting a single objective for the purposes of determining objective control (see 32.2). Before determining objective control, for each of their units contesting two or more objectives, the active player must pick one of those objectives for it to contest. Then, their opponent does the same.

Designer’s Note: For purposes other than determining objective control, a unit can contest more than one objective.

Errata

32.1 Contesting Objectives
Change the second paragraph to:

‘Each unit can only count as contesting a single objective for the purposes of determining objective control (see 32.2). Before determining objective control, for each of their units contesting two or more objectives, the active player must pick one of those objectives for it to contest. Then, their opponent does the same.

Designer’s Note: For purposes other than determining objective control, a unit can contest more than one objective.’
Contesting
Change the definition of contesting to:
‘contesting: Models contest objectives within their combat range (3"). When determining objective control, the same unit cannot contest more than 1 objective at the same time; the player must pick 1 if more than 1 is within range. (Core Rules, 32.1)’
Once Per Turn (Army), Start of Any Turn
A KINGDOM DELUDED: The mass delusions suffered by these cannibals are volatile but intense.

Declare: You must use this ability at the start of each turn. If it is the first turn of the battle, pick a DELUSION from these battle traits or, unless otherwise specified, from the warscroll of a friendly unit on the battlefield. If it is not the first turn, make a delusion roll of D6.

Effect: On a delusion roll of 1-2, you must pick a different DELUSION to the one you picked last turn. On a 3-4, you must pick the same Delusion as the one you picked last turn, even if it is on the warscroll of a unit that has been destroyed. In such cases, the effect of that DELUSION applies as if the unit had not been destroyed. On a 5-6, you must pick a DELUSION like you did in the first turn. For the rest of the turn, you believe the DELUSION you picked.