RANGED WEAPONS | RANGE | A | BS | S | AP | D | |
Bolt pistol [pistol] | |||||||
Bolt pistol [pistol] | 12" | 1 | 3+ | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
Plasma pistol – standard [pistol] | |||||||
Plasma pistol – standard [pistol] | 12" | 1 | 3+ | 7 | -2 | 1 | |
Plasma pistol – supercharge [hazardous, pistol] | |||||||
Plasma pistol – supercharge [hazardous, pistol] | 12" | 1 | 3+ | 8 | -3 | 2 | |
MELEE WEAPONS | RANGE | A | WS | S | AP | D | |
Chainsword | |||||||
Chainsword | Melee | 4 | 3+ | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
Power weapon | |||||||
Power weapon | Melee | 3 | 3+ | 4 | -2 | 1 |
1 model | 30 |
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):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’.The
keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:The IMPERIUM keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
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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).The TITANIC keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
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 TRANSPORT keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
The OFFICER keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
Raised and trained to instil unwavering obedience, officers of the Imperial Guard command authority and respect, and issue orders with imperious bellows that cut through the clamour of war.
If your Army Faction is , OFFICER models with this ability can issue Orders. Each OFFICER’s datasheet will specify how many Orders it can issue in a battle round and which units are eligible to receive those Orders. Each time an OFFICER model issues an Order, select one of the Orders below, then select one eligible friendly unit within 6" of that OFFICER model to issue it to. OFFICER models can issue Orders in your Command phase and at the end of a phase in which they disembarked from a TRANSPORT or were set up on the battlefield.Move! Move! Move! Add 3" to the Move characteristic of models in this unit. |
Fix Bayonets! Improve the Weapon Skill characteristic of melee weapons equipped by models in this unit by 1. |
Take Aim! Improve the Ballistic Skill characteristic of ranged weapons equipped by models in this unit by 1. |
First Rank, Fire! Second Rank, Fire! Improve the Attacks characteristic of Rapid Fire weapons equipped by models in this unit by 1. |
Take Cover! Improve the Save characteristic of models in this unit by 1 (this cannot improve a model’s Save to better than 3+). |
Duty and Honour! Improve the Leadership and Objective Control characteristics of models in this unit by 1. |
The CHARACTER keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
The OFFICER keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
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.The OFFICER keywords are used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
andThe REGIMENT keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
Shattered ruins and twisted wreckage afford much-needed shelter from enemy salvoes. Even heavily armoured warriors unfazed by small arms fire are thankful for such cover when foes bring their biggest guns to bear.
Models can sometimes gain a measure of protection from terrain features. The rules below detail the conditions under which a terrain feature confers the Benefit of Cover on a model.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.Ollanius the Pious is the epitome of Imperial sainthood, believed martyred at the hands of Horus himself. His death mask is a terrifying piece of craftsmanship, depicting in obsidian and void-fired bronze the agonised visage of a tortured angel. In the millennia since his passing, Ollanius’ death mask has been revered as a holy relic; loyal soldiers in the ancient artefact’s presence are granted the determination of the famous martyr himself.
OFFICER model only. While the bearer’s unit is Battle-shocked, subtract 1 from the Objective Control characteristic of models in that unit, instead of changing it to 0.
Having commanded troops on countless battlefields, this veteran officer has borne witness to the manifold caprices of war. They have perfected just as many strategic responses, and bark out a constant stream of rapidly evolving orders as the situation demands.
OFFICER model only. In your Command phase, the bearer can issue one additional Order in each battle round.
Expertly guiding their elite soldiers’ fire, this officer’s stentorian orders reinforce years of indoctrinated drills concerning the relentless application of accurate long-range volleys.
OFFICER model only. While the bearer is leading a unit, each time a model in that unit makes a ranged attack, if that unit Remained Stationary this turn, a Critical Hit is scored on a successful unmodified Hit roll of 5+.
General Kurov was one of the most gifted officers in Imperial history. Upon retirement, he recorded dozens of tactical treatises that were translated into vox-ghosts and uploaded into a two-headed avian servitor referred to as Kurov’s Aquila. An officer who possesses this prestigious tool can turn to it for guidance. In response, the servitor’s blindfolded head will vocalise the most relevant vox-ghost in Kurov’s commanding tones, lecturing its owner on counter-tactics. The other head’s eyes glow above its bound-shut beak as they project a hololithic display of Kurov himself, his image flickering as it reveals the manoeuvres of wars long past.
OFFICER model only. Gain following ability:
Lord of Deceit (Aura): Each time your opponent targets a unit from their army with a Stratagem, if that unit is within 12" of this model, increase the cost of that use of that Stratagem by 1CP.
Pistols can be wielded even at point-blank range.
Weapons with [PISTOL] in their profile are known as Pistols. If a unit contains any models equipped with Pistols, that unit is eligible to shoot in its controlling player’s Shooting phase even while it is within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units. When such a unit is selected to shoot, it can only resolve attacks using its Pistols and can only target one of the enemy units it is within Engagement Range of. In such circumstances, a Pistol can target an enemy unit even if other friendly units are within Engagement Range of the same enemy unit.The INFANTRY keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
The INFANTRY keywords are used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
andWhether shielded by force fields, enveloped in mystical energies or simply possessed of preternatural senses and lightning-fast reflexes, some warriors are protected by more than mere physical armour.
Some models have an invulnerable save listed on their datasheet. Each time an attack is allocated to a model with an invulnerable save, the controlling player must choose to use either that model’s Save characteristic or its invulnerable save, but not both. If a model has more than one invulnerable save, it can only use one of them – choose which it will use.The soldiers who make up such targeted strike forces are hand-picked for their excellence and – where possible – provided with rigorous additional training to prepare them for conditions and foes on the ground.
Each time an INFANTRY model from your army makes a ranged attack, re‐roll a Hit roll of 1.The INFANTRY and OFFICER keywords are used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
This tactically astute officer insists on orbital sensor sweeps and psy-scrying ahead of the operation’s commencement, providing vital intelligence.
INFANTRY OFFICER model only. After both players have deployed their armies, select up to three REGIMENT units from your army and redeploy them. When doing so, you can set those units up in Strategic Reserves, regardless of how many units are already in Strategic Reserves.
The OGRYN keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
At a shouted command from their superiors, Imperial Guardsmen throw themselves flat to the decks, allowing the ranks behind to fire over their heads.
Each time an unit from your army is selected to shoot, you can select one other friendly unit (excluding OGRYN units). Until the end of the phase, models in the attacking unit can ignore models in that friendly unit for the purposes of determining visibility.Whether intending to defend some contraband stash or as a precaution to slow down enemy boarding parties, the Imperial Guardsmen have booby trapped this hatch with a bundle of blind grenades.
Once per battle, when an enemy unit opens a Hatchway, if the bearer is on the battlefield, it can use this Enhancement. If it does, roll one D6: on a 2+, that enemy unit is Battle-shocked.
This officer has coordinated more than their fair share of boarding actions and voidship defence actions, and knows precisely which strategic gambits will bring them victory in such conditions.
Each time you target an unit is visible to the bearer, roll one D6: on a 4+, you gain 1CP.
unit from your army with a Stratagem, if thatThe MILITARUM TEMPESTUS keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
Moving with stealth and urgency, these Scions have already bypassed the enemy’s outer defences before their presence is even detected.
At the start of the first battle round, the bearer’s unit can make a Normal move of up to 6".
Tasked with the destruction of a specific enemy asset, the Tempestus Scions focus their most lethal attentions against it as per their explicit orders.
At the start of the first battle round, select one enemy unit. Each time a model in the bearer’s unit makes an attack that targets that enemy unit, if the Strength characteristic of that attack is less than the Toughness characteristic of that enemy unit, add 1 to the Wound roll.