RANGED WEAPONS | RANGE | A | BS | S | AP | D | |
Vertus hurricane bolter [rapid fire 3, twin-linked] | |||||||
Vertus hurricane bolter [rapid fire 3, twin-linked] | 18" | 3 | 2+ | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
Salvo launcher | |||||||
Salvo launcher | 24" | 1 | 2+ | 9 | -2 | 3 | |
MELEE WEAPONS | RANGE | A | WS | S | AP | D | |
Interceptor lance [lance] | |||||||
Interceptor lance [lance] | Melee | 6 | 2+ | 7 | -2 | 2 |
1 model | 140 |
Weapons powered by unstable and dangerous energy sources pose a substantial risk to the wielder every time they are used.
Weapons with [HAZARDOUS] in their profile are known as Hazardous weapons. Each time a unit is selected to shoot or fight, after that unit has resolved all of its attacks, for each Hazardous weapon that targets were selected for when resolving those attacks, that unit must take one Hazardous test. To do so, roll one D6: on a 1, that test is failed. For each failed test you must resolve the following sequence (resolve each failed test one at a time):Some attacks are so powerful that no armour or force field can withstand their fury.
Some rules inflict mortal wounds on units. Each time mortal wounds are inflicted on a unit, each of those mortal wounds inflicts one point of damage to that unit, and they are always applied one at a time. Each mortal wound is allocated to a model in the same manner as allocating an attack. Excess damage from mortal wounds is not lost if the damage can be allocated to another model. Instead, keep allocating damage to another model in the target unit until either all the damage has been allocated or the target unit is destroyed.Some weapons strike in a flurry of blows, tearing the foe apart with relentless ferocity.
Weapons with [SUSTAINED HITS X] in their profile are known as Sustained Hits weapons. Each time an attack is made with such a weapon, if a Critical Hit is rolled, that attack scores a number of additional hits on the target as denoted by ‘x’.Some weapons can inflict fatal injuries on any foe, no matter their resilience.
Weapons with [LETHAL HITS] in their profile are known as Lethal Hits weapons. Each time an attack is made with such a weapon, a Critical Hit automatically wounds the target.Specialised disciplines mastered by Custodians over decades if not centuries, each ka’tah equips its practitioner to overmaster any foe in a particular discipline or philosophy. Martial katahs allow the warriors of the Adeptus Custodes to deploy stances, movements, war philosophies and lethal skills that enhance their already terrifying martial prowess and focus it against particular threats.
Each time a unit from your army with this ability is selected to fight, select one of the Ka’tah Stances below. Until that unit has finished making its attacks, the selected Stance is active for it and it gains the relevant ability:Dacatarai Stance Those Custodians skilled in the Dacatarai Ka'tah are able to turn their enemies numerical advantage against them. Reserved for when the Custodians must battle seething hordes of foes, this stance sees them reap a terrible tally Melee weapons equipped by models in this unit have the [SUSTAINED HITS 1] ability. |
Rendax Stance Masters of Rendax are superlative monster and war machine hunters. They have studied every aspect of how to do battle with a foe far larger than themselves, how to evade its powerful attacks, exploit its blind spots and lay it low. Melee weapons equipped by models in this unit have the [LETHAL HITS] ability. |
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Some weapons are designed to root enemy formations out of entrenched positions.
Weapons with [IGNORES COVER] in their profile are known as Ignores Cover weapons. Each time an attack is made with such a weapon, the target cannot have the Benefit of Cover against that attack.Dual weapons are often grafted to the same targeting system for greater lethality.
Weapons with [TWIN-LINKED] in their profile are known as Twin-linked weapons. Each time an attack is made with such a weapon, you can re-roll that attack’s Wound roll.The keyword is used in the following Adeptus Custodes datasheets:
The IMPERIUM keyword is used in the following Adeptus Custodes datasheets:
High-explosives can fell several warriors in a single blast, but firing them where your comrades will get caught in the ensuing detonation is simply unwise.
Weapons with [BLAST] in their profile are known as Blast weapons, and they make a random number of attacks. Each time you determine how many attacks are made with a Blast weapon, add 1 to the result for every five models that were in the target unit when you selected it as the target (rounding down). Blast weapons can never be used to make attacks against a unit that is within Engagement Range of one or more units from the attacking model’s army (including its own unit).Some units make their way to battle via tunnelling, teleportation, high-altitude descent or other extraordinary means that allow them to appear suddenly in the thick of the fighting.
During the Declare Battle Formations step, if every model in a unit has this ability, you can set it up in Reserves instead of setting it up on the battlefield. If you do, in the Reinforcements step of one of your Movement phases you can set up this unit anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 9" horizontally away from all enemy models. If a unit with the Deep Strike ability arrives from Strategic Reserves, the controlling player can choose for that unit to be set up either using the rules for Strategic Reserves or using the Deep Strike ability.Many warriors thunder headlong into combat, using the impetus of their charge to bring swift death to their foes.
Each time a unit makes a Charge move, until the end of the turn, that unit has the Fights First ability.The ANATHEMA PSYKANA keyword is used in the following Adeptus Custodes datasheets:
Some warriors refuse to be laid low, even by what should be fatal wounds.
Some models have ‘Feel No Pain x+’ listed in their abilities. Each time a model with this ability suffers damage and so would lose a wound (including wounds lost due to mortal wounds), roll one D6: if the result is greater than or equal to the number denoted by ‘x’, that wound is ignored and is not lost. If a model has more than one Feel No Pain ability, you can only use one of those abilities each time that model suffers damage and so would lose a wound.The and INFANTRY keywords are used in the following Adeptus Custodes datasheets:
The Custodians have perfected countless ways of making war, be it on a personal, tactical or strategic scale.
At the start of the battle round, you can select one of the bullet points below. If you do, until the start of the next battle round, that bullet point’s effects apply.The Custodians and the Silent Sisters often fought as one during the earliest days of the Imperium. Ten thousand years on, they have lost none of the unity of doctrine and purpose that makes them such a deadly combination.
ANATHEMA PSYKANA units from your army gain the following the ability:Mighty heroes fight at the forefront of battle.
Some CHARACTER units have ‘Leader’ listed on their datasheets. Such CHARACTER units are known as Leaders, and the units they can lead – known as their Bodyguard units – are listed on their datasheet.Rapid fire weapons are capable of long-ranged precision shots or controlled bursts at nearby targets.
Weapons with [RAPID FIRE X] in their profile are known as Rapid Fire weapons. Each time such a weapon targets a unit within half that weapon’s range, the Attacks characteristic of that weapon is increased by the amount denoted by ‘x’.Lance weapons are deadly on the charge.
Weapons with [LANCE] in their profile are known as Lance weapons. Each time an attack is made with such a weapon, if the bearer made a Charge move this turn, add 1 to that attack’s Wound roll.The MOUNTED keyword is used in the following Adeptus Custodes datasheets:
The FLY keyword is used in the following Adeptus Custodes datasheets:
The CHARACTER keyword is used in the following Adeptus Custodes datasheets:
When such exceptional warriors as these gather to quest in the Emperors name, even the most dreadful foes of Humanity are right to fear for their lives.
At the start of your Command phase, select one unit from your opponent’s army. Until the start of your next Command phase, each time a model in an CHARACTER unit from your army makes an attack that targets that enemy unit, add 1 to the Wound roll.Precision attacks can pick high-value targets out in a crowd, whether through the unerring aim of a sniper or the pinpoint accuracy of a blade-master’s strike.
Weapons with [PRECISION] in their profile are known as Precision weapons. Each time an attack made with such a weapon successfully wounds an Attached unit (see Leader ability), if a CHARACTER model in that unit is visible to the attacking model, the attacking model’s player can choose to have that attack allocated to that CHARACTER model instead of following the normal attack sequence.The SHIELD-CAPTAIN keyword is used in the following Adeptus Custodes datasheets:
This auramite weave garment is draped about its wearers shoulders before they don their battle armour. It forms a final, incredibly resilient layer of protection for them should all their other defences fail.
SHIELD-CAPTAIN or BLADE CHAMPION model only. Add 2 to the bearer’s Wounds characteristic.
This incredibly advanced precursor to Imperial auspicators is able to see through solid objects and into esoteric spectra, meaning no malcontent against the Throne can ever hide from its bearer’s gaze.
SHIELD-CAPTAIN or BLADE CHAMPION model only. While the bearer is leading a unit, ranged weapons equipped by models in that unit have the [IGNORES cover] ability.
This archeotech field projector triggers in response to autopremonitory danger input. It pulse-casts a temporary force field that can stave off even the most powerful attacks, before charging ready for another use.
model only. Once per turn, the first time a saving throw is failed for the bearer’s unit, change the Damage characteristic of that attack to 0.
This leader is amongst the finest martial champions in all the Emperor's realm, and their mere presence inspires their followers to remarkable efforts.
model only. The range of the bearer’s Null Aegis or Deadly Unity ability is increased to 9".
The golden glory of the Emperor himself glows around this magnificent warrior like Sol's own fire. Enemies are blinded by its light, forced to recoil in pain and terror.
model only. Each time an attack targets the bearer’s unit, if the attacking model is within 12", subtract 1 from the Hit roll.
Here is a singular being even the mighty Custodians can look up to and be inspired by
model only. The bearer has a Leadership characteristic of 5+. Once per battle, at the start of any phase, you can select one friendly unit that is Battle-shocked and within 12" of the bearer; that unit is no longer Battle-shocked.
This warrior is the Emperors own wrath made manifest, the living weapon of the Master of Mankind.
model only. Each time the bearer’s unit ends a Charge move, select one enemy unit within Engagement Range of the bearer and roll one D6: on a 4+, that enemy unit suffers D3 mortal wounds. Once per battle, after the bearer s unit ends a Charge move, all enemy units within 6" of the bearer must take a Battle-shock test.
Said to have been fashioned for dark deeds during the Horus Heresy, this blade is an icon of vengeance.
model only. Add 2 to the Attacks characteristic of the bearers melee weapons. Once per battle, at the start of any Command phase, triple the bearer’s Objective Control characteristic until the end of the turn.
Few in the history of the Imperium have been so skilled in reading - and directing- the ebb and flow of battle.
model only. The bearer’s unit is eligible to shoot and/or declare a charge in a turn in which it Fell Back. Once per battle, when an enemy unit ends a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move within 9" of the bearer, if the bearer’s unit is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units, it can make a Normal move of up to 6".
The SHIELD-CAPTAIN keyword is used in the following Adeptus Custodes datasheets:
This finely worked pauldron is awarded to whichever living Custodian currently holds the greatest tally of victories in the Blood Games. The one who bears the Castellan 's Mark is guaranteed to be a superlative strategic genius.
SHIELD-CAPTAIN model only. After both players have deployed their armies, you can select up to two units from your army (excluding ANATHEMA PSYKANA units) and redeploy all of those units. When doing so, any of those units can be placed into Strategic Reserves, regardless of how many units are already in Strategic Reserves.
The racks of the Adeptus Custodes’ armouries yield up some of the most finely crafted close-quarters weaponry borne by any soldiers of the Imperium.
SHIELD-CAPTAIN model only. Add 1 to the Strength and Damage characteristics of the bearer’s melee weapons.