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Warhammer 40,000 Kill Team: Compendium
Warhammer 40,000 Kill Team: Compendium	Index	2	1.3	December 2022

Traitor Space Marine Kill Team

A TRAITOR SPACE MARINE kill team consists of two fire teams selected from the following list:

CHAOS SPACE MARINE
CHAOS CULTIST (max one per kill team)

Archetype: Seek & Destroy / Security / Infiltration / Recon

Chaos Space Marine Fire Team

A CHAOS SPACE MARINE fire team includes three CHAOS SPACE MARINE operatives selected from the following list:
- CHAOS SPACE MARINE WARRIOR each separately equipped with one of the following options:
  - Boltgun; fists
  - Bolt pistol; chainsword
- CHAOS SPACE MARINE GUNNER each separately equipped with fists and one of the following options:
  - Flamer, meltagun or plasma gun
- CHAOS SPACE MARINE HEAVY GUNNER each separately equipped with fists and one of the following options:
  - Heavy bolter or missile launcher
- CHAOS SPACE MARINE ICON BEARER each separately equipped with one of the following options:
  - Boltgun; fists
  - Bolt pistol; chainsword

You cannot include a CHAOS SPACE MARINE GUNNER operative and CHAOS SPACE MARINE HEAVY GUNNER operative in the same fire team. Other than CHAOS SPACE MARINE WARRIOR operatives, your kill team can only include each operative above once.

If your kill team does not include any other LEADER operatives, instead of selecting one CHAOS SPACE MARINE WARRIOR operative for one CHAOS SPACE MARINE fire team, you can select one CHAOS SPACE MARINE ASPIRING CHAMPION operative equipped with one of the following options:
- Boltgun; fists
- One option from each of the following:
  - Bolt pistol or plasma pistol
  - Chainsword, power fist or power weapon

Archetype: Infiltration / Recon

Chaos Cultist Fire Team

A CHAOS CULTIST fire team includes eight CHAOS CULTIST operatives selected from the following list:
- CHAOS CULTIST FIGHTER each separately equipped with one of the following options:
  - Autogun; gun butt
  - Autopistol; brutal assault weapon
- CHAOS CULTIST GUNNER each separately equipped with a gun butt and one of the following options:
  - Flamer or heavy stubber

Each CHAOS CULTIST fire team can only include up to two CHAOS CULTIST GUNNER operatives.

If your kill team does not include any other LEADER operatives, instead of selecting one CHAOS CULTIST FIGHTER operative for one CHAOS CULTIST fire team, you can select one CHAOS CULTIST CHAMPION operative equipped with one of the following options:
- Autogun; gun butt
- Autopistol; brutal assault weapon
- Shotgun; brutal assault weapon

Strategic Ploys

If your faction is TRAITOR SPACE MARINE, you can use the following Strategic Ploys during a game.

MALICIOUS VOLLEYS1CP

Strategic Ploy

Until the end of the Turning Point, each time a friendly HERETIC ASTARTES operative is activated, if it does not perform a Fight action during that activation, it can perform two Shoot actions during that activation if a bolt weapon is selected for each of those shooting attacks. A bolt weapon is a ranged weapon that includes ‘bolt’ in its name, e.g. boltgun, heavy bolter etc.

HATEFUL ASSAULT1CP

Strategic Ploy

Until the end of the Turning Point, each time a friendly HERETIC ASTARTES operative is activated, if it does not perform a Shoot action during that activation, it can perform two Fight actions during that activation.

LET THE GALAXY BURN!1CP

Strategic Ploy

Until the end of the Turning Point, each time a friendly HERETIC ASTARTES operative is activated, once during that activation, in the Roll Attack Dice step of a combat or shooting attack, if it is targeting the closest valid target, you can retain one of your attack dice results of 5+ that is a successful hit as a critical hit (if you could already retain one of your results of 5+, you can retain one of your results of 4+ instead).

Tactical Ploys

If your faction is TRAITOR SPACE MARINE, you can use the following Tactical Ploys during a game.

VETERAN OF THE LONG WAR1CP

Tactical Ploy

Use this Tactical Ploy in a friendly HERETIC ASTARTES operative’s activation, after it fights in combat or makes a shooting attack. If the target did not lose any wounds as a result of that combat or shooting attack, repeat that combat or shooting attack.

STRIKE FROM WITHIN1CP

Tactical Ploy

Use this Tactical Ploy in the Set Up Operatives step of the mission sequence. Select one friendly CHAOS CULTIST operative. That operative can be set up with a Conceal order anywhere in the killzone that is within of Heavy terrain and more than from enemy operatives and the enemy drop zone.

WARP INFUSED1CP

Tactical Ploy

Use this Tactical Ploy when a friendly HERETIC ASTARTES operative is activated. Until the end of that operative’s activation, you can ignore any or all modifiers to its APL characteristic and it is not injured.

Equipment

TRAITOR SPACE MARINE operatives in your kill team can be equipped with equipment from this list, as specified in the mission sequence. Any equipment marked with a ⁺ can be selected a maximum of once, and each operative can be equipped with no more than one of each item. CHAOS CULTIST operatives can only be equipped with equipment marked with a ¹.

BELT FEED [2/3EP]

Select one boltgun, bolt pistol or heavy bolter the operative is equipped with. That weapon gains the Ceaseless special rule for the battle. If you selected a heavy bolter, this equipment costs 3EP; otherwise, it costs 2EP.

MALEFIC ROUNDS [2EP]

Select one boltgun, bolt pistol or heavy bolter the operative is equipped with. That weapon gains the P1 critical hit rule for the battle. If it already has the P1 critical hit rule, it gains the AP1 special rule instead.

DARK BLESSING¹ [3EP]

Select one melee weapon the operative is equipped with. Add 1 to that weapon’s Attacks characteristic for the battle.

FRAG GRENADE¹ [2EP]

The operative is equipped with the following ranged weapon for the battle:

	Name	A	BS/WS	D
	Frag grenade	4	3+	2/3
Special Rules		!
Rng , Limited, Blast , Indirect		-

KRAK GRENADE¹ [3EP]

The operative is equipped with the following ranged weapon for the battle. It cannot make a shooting attack with this weapon by performing an Overwatch action:

	Name	A	BS/WS	D
	Krak grenade	4	3+	4/5
Special Rules		!
Rng , Limited, AP1, Indirect		-

GRISLY TROPHY⁺ [3EP]

The operative gains the following ability for the battle:

Grisly Trophy: While this operative is Visible to and within of an enemy operative, subtract 1 from the Attacks characteristic of ranged and melee weapons that enemy operative is equipped with.

SUSPENSOR SYSTEM [3EP]

The operative gains the following ability for the battle:

Suspensor System: The Heavy special rule of ranged weapons the operative is equipped with is treated differently. Instead, an operative cannot move more than 3 in the same activation in which it performs a Shoot action with any of those ranged weapons.

SACRIFICIAL DAGGER⁺¹ [3EP]

The operative gains the following ability for the battle:

Sacrificial Offering: Once per Turning Point, when this operative incapacitates an enemy operative in combat, this operative can regain up to 4 lost wounds.

Datacards

Chaos Space Marine (Warrior)

Chaos Space Marines combine the advantages of their loyalist foes with the power of Chaos, wielding debased marks of boltguns and pistols, and rune-etched blades.

Chaos Space Marine (Warrior) Chaos Space Marines combine the advantages of their loyalist foes with the power of Chaos, wielding debased marks of boltguns and pistols, and rune-etched blades.	M	APL	GA	DF	SV	W	Base
	3	3	1	3	3+	12	32mm

Name	A	BS/WS	D	SR Special Rules	!
Boltgun
	Boltgun	4	3+	3/4	-	-
Bolt pistol
	Bolt pistol	4	3+	3/4	Rng		Rng	-
Chainsword
	Chainsword	4	3+	4/5	-	-
Fists
	Fists	4	3+	3/4	-	-

ABILITIES	UNIQUE ACTIONS
-	-

ABILITIES

UNIQUE ACTIONS

DATACARD-RELATED

, , , ,

TRAITOR SPACE MARINE, CHAOS, HERETIC ASTARTES, <LEGION>, CHAOS SPACE MARINE, WARRIOR

Chaos Space Marine (Gunner)

While some traitors prefer gory close assaults, others glorify in the slaughter of their foes at range. They go to war bearing ancient patterns of plasma guns and meltaguns to tear through heavy opposition, or bathe their enemies in gouts of fire from flamers.

Chaos Space Marine (Gunner) While some traitors prefer gory close assaults, others glorify in the slaughter of their foes at range. They go to war bearing ancient patterns of plasma guns and meltaguns to tear through heavy opposition, or bathe their enemies in gouts of fire from flamers.	M	APL	GA	DF	SV	W	Base
	3	3	1	3	3+	12	32mm

	Name	A	BS/WS	D	SR Special Rules	!
	Flamer
		Flamer	5	2+	2/2	Rng , Torrent		Rng , Torrent	-
	Meltagun
		Meltagun	4	3+	6/3	Rng , AP2. !MW4		Rng , AP2	MW4
	Plasma gun
Each time this weapon is selected to make a shooting attack with, select one of the profiles below to use:
	Plasma gun	Each time this weapon is selected to make a shooting attack with, select one of the profiles below to use:
	- Standard
	- Standard	4	3+	5/6	AP1		AP1	-
	- Supercharge
	- Supercharge	4	3+	5/6	AP2, Hot		AP2, Hot	-
	Fists
		Fists	3	3+	3/4	-	-

ABILITIES	UNIQUE ACTIONS
-	-

ABILITIES

UNIQUE ACTIONS

DATACARD-RELATED

, , , ,

TRAITOR SPACE MARINE, CHAOS, HERETIC ASTARTES, <LEGION>, CHAOS SPACE MARINE, GUNNER

Chaos Space Marine (Heavy Gunner)

These operatives brazenly carry the heaviest weapons to eviscerate the enemy, adorned with foul symbols and bladed combat attachments.

Chaos Space Marine (Heavy Gunner) These operatives brazenly carry the heaviest weapons to eviscerate the enemy, adorned with foul symbols and bladed combat attachments.	M	APL	GA	DF	SV	W	Base
	3	3	1	3	3+	12	32mm

	Name	A	BS/WS	D	SR Special Rules	!
	Heavy bolter
		Heavy bolter	5	3+	4/5	Heavy, Fusillade. !P1		Heavy, Fusillade	P1
	Missile launcher
Each time this weapon is selected to make a shooting attack with, select one of the profiles below to use:
	Missile launcher	Each time this weapon is selected to make a shooting attack with, select one of the profiles below to use:
	- Frag
	- Frag	4	3+	3/5	Heavy, Blast		Heavy, Blast	-
	- Krak
	- Krak	4	3+	5/7	Heavy, AP1		Heavy, AP1	-
	Fists
		Fists	3	3+	3/4	-	-

ABILITIES	UNIQUE ACTIONS
-	-

ABILITIES

UNIQUE ACTIONS

DATACARD-RELATED

, , , ,

TRAITOR SPACE MARINE, CHAOS, HERETIC ASTARTES, <LEGION>, CHAOS SPACE MARINE, HEAVY GUNNER

Chaos Space Marine (Icon Bearer)

Some Chaos Space Marines proclaim their devotion to the Dark Gods by carrying twisted icons or banners to battle, strung with offerings of defeated foes.

Chaos Space Marine (Icon Bearer) Some Chaos Space Marines proclaim their devotion to the Dark Gods by carrying twisted icons or banners to battle, strung with offerings of defeated foes.	M	APL	GA	DF	SV	W	Base
	3	3	1	3	3+	12	32mm

Name	A	BS/WS	D	SR Special Rules	!
Boltgun
	Boltgun	4	3+	3/4	-	-
Bolt pistol
	Bolt pistol	4	3+	3/4	Rng		Rng	-
Chainsword
	Chainsword	4	3+	4/5	-	-
Fists
	Fists	4	3+	3/4	-	-

ABILITIES

UNIQUE ACTIONS

Icon Bearer: When determining control of an objective marker, treat this operative’s APL characteristic as being 1 higher. Note that this is not a modifier. In narrative play, this is cumulative with the Focused Battle Honour.

Icon of Vengeance (1AP): Until the end of the Turning Point, while this operative is Visible to and within of a friendly HERETIC ASTARTES operative, that friendly operative is inspired by vengeance. While an operative is inspired by vengeance, each time it fights in combat or makes a shooting attack, in the Roll Attack Dice step of that combat or shooting attack, if you retain any critical hits, you can select one of your failed hits to be retained as a successful normal hit.

ABILITIES

UNIQUE ACTIONS

DATACARD-RELATED

, , , ,

TRAITOR SPACE MARINE, CHAOS, HERETIC ASTARTES, <LEGION>, CHAOS SPACE MARINE, ICON BEARER

Chaos Space Marine Aspiring Champion

Chaos Space Marines follow the strongest and most merciless of their kind to battle. These blood-soaked warriors seek to become the favoured of the gods.

Chaos Space Marine Aspiring Champion Chaos Space Marines follow the strongest and most merciless of their kind to battle. These blood-soaked warriors seek to become the favoured of the gods.	M	APL	GA	DF	SV	W	Base
	3	3	1	3	3+	13	32mm

	Name	A	BS/WS	D	SR Special Rules	!
	Boltgun
		Boltgun	4	2+	3/4	-	-
	Bolt pistol
		Bolt pistol	4	2+	3/4	Rng		Rng	-
	Plasma pistol
Each time this weapon is selected to make a shooting attack with, select one of the profiles below to use:
	Plasma pistol	Each time this weapon is selected to make a shooting attack with, select one of the profiles below to use:
	- Standard
	- Standard	4	2+	5/6	Rng , AP1		Rng , AP1	-
	- Supercharge
	- Supercharge	4	2+	5/6	Rng , AP2, Hot		Rng , AP2, Hot	-
	Chainsword
		Chainsword	4	2+	4/5	-	-
	Fists
		Fists	4	3+	3/4	-	-
	Power fist
		Power fist	5	3+	5/7	Brutal		Brutal	-
	Power weapon
		Power weapon	5	2+	4/6	Lethal 5+		Lethal 5+	-

ABILITIES	UNIQUE ACTIONS
-	-

ABILITIES

UNIQUE ACTIONS

DATACARD-RELATED

, , , ,

TRAITOR SPACE MARINE, CHAOS, HERETIC ASTARTES, <LEGION>, LEADER, CHAOS SPACE MARINE, ASPIRING CHAMPION

Chaos Cultist (Fighter)

Chaos cults foment rebellion and betrayal on thousands of worlds. Cultists arm themselves with an assortment of stolen rifles and improvised clubs and blades, gladly fighting in service of their post-Human superiors while seeking the downfall of the Imperium.

Chaos Cultist (Fighter) Chaos cults foment rebellion and betrayal on thousands of worlds. Cultists arm themselves with an assortment of stolen rifles and improvised clubs and blades, gladly fighting in service of their post-Human superiors while seeking the downfall of the Imperium.	M	APL	GA	DF	SV	W	Base
	3	2	2	3	5+	7	25mm

Name	A	BS/WS	D	SR Special Rules	!
Autogun
	Autogun	4	4+	2/3	-	-
Autopistol
	Autopistol	4	4+	2/3	Rng		Rng	-
Brutal assault weapon
	Brutal assault weapon	4	4+	2/3	-	-
Gun butt
	Gun butt	3	4+	2/3	-	-

ABILITIES	UNIQUE ACTIONS
-	-

ABILITIES

UNIQUE ACTIONS

DATACARD-RELATED

TRAITOR SPACE MARINE, CHAOS, CULTIST, FIGHTER

Chaos Cultist (Gunner)

Long-hidden heavier weapons are broken out by the cult’s leaders and assigned to favoured warriors when the time comes. Heavy stub be rs are devastating against lightly armoured foes, while flamers douse enemy positions in burning promethium.

Chaos Cultist (Gunner) Long-hidden heavier weapons are broken out by the cult’s leaders and assigned to favoured warriors when the time comes. Heavy stub be rs are devastating against lightly armoured foes, while flamers douse enemy positions in burning promethium.	M	APL	GA	DF	SV	W	Base
	3	2	1	3	5+	7	25mm

Name	A	BS/WS	D	SR Special Rules	!
Flamer
	Flamer	5	2+	2/2	Rng , Torrent		Rng , Torrent	-
Heavy stubber
	Heavy stubber	5	4+	3/4	Heavy, Ceaseless, Fusillade		Heavy, Ceaseless, Fusillade	-
Gun butt
	Gun butt	3	4+	2/3	-	-

ABILITIES	UNIQUE ACTIONS
-	-

ABILITIES

UNIQUE ACTIONS

DATACARD-RELATED

TRAITOR SPACE MARINE, CHAOS, CULTIST, GUNNER

Chaos Cultist Champion

Those who rise to prominence in a cult may be former officers, gang lords or underground preachers, praising the Dark Gods with their varied displays of violence.

Chaos Cultist Champion Those who rise to prominence in a cult may be former officers, gang lords or underground preachers, praising the Dark Gods with their varied displays of violence.	M	APL	GA	DF	SV	W	Base
	3	2	1	3	5+	8	25mm

Name	A	BS/WS	D	SR Special Rules	!
Autogun
	Autogun	4	3+	2/3	-	-
Autopistol
	Autopistol	4	3+	2/3	Rng		Rng	-
Shotgun
	Shotgun	4	2+	3/3	Rng		Rng	-
Brutal assault weapon
	Brutal assault weapon	4	3+	2/3	-	-
Gun butt
	Gun butt	3	3+	2/3	-	-

ABILITIES	UNIQUE ACTIONS
-	-

ABILITIES

UNIQUE ACTIONS

DATACARD-RELATED

TRAITOR SPACE MARINE, CHAOS, LEADER, CULTIST, CHAMPION

Traitor Space Marine

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