Chaos Space Marines – Abaddon The Despoiler
RANGED WEAPONS | RANGE | A | BS | S | AP | D | |
| Talon of Horus [sustained hits 1] | |||||||
| Talon of Horus [sustained hits 1] | 24" | 4 | 2+ | 5 | -1 | 2 | |
MELEE WEAPONS | RANGE | A | WS | S | AP | D | |
| Drach’nyen [devastating wounds] | |||||||
| Drach’nyen [devastating wounds] | Melee | 8 | 2+ | 14 | -4 | 3 | |
| Talon of Horus [devastating wounds] | |||||||
| Talon of Horus [devastating wounds] | Melee | 14 | 2+ | 7 | -3 | 1 | |
WARMASTER
Paragon of Hatred (Aura): While a friendly HERETIC ASTARTES unit is within 6" (excluding DAMNED units) of this model, each time a model in that unit makes an attack, you can re-roll the Hit roll.
Mark of Chaos Ascendant (Aura): While a friendly HERETIC ASTARTES INFANTRY or HERETIC ASTARTES MOUNTED unit (excluding DAMNED units) is within 6" of this model, models in that unit have a 4+ invulnerable save.
Lord of the Traitor Legions (Aura): While a friendly HERETIC ASTARTES unit (excluding DAMNED units) is within 6" of this model, you can re-roll Leadership and Battle-shock tests taken for that unit.
ABILITIES
CORE: Deep Strike, Leader
FACTION: Dark Pacts
The Warmaster: In your Command phase, select one Warmaster ability (see left). Until the start of your next Command phase, this model has that ability.Dark Destiny: Each time this model's unit makes a Dark Pact and does not fail the resulting Leadership test, if the result of that test was 7+, you gain 1CP.
UNIT COMPOSITION
- 1 Abaddon the Despoiler – EPIC HERO
| 1 model | 280 |
LEADER
This model can be attached to the following units:
SUPREME COMMANDER
If this model is in your army, it must be your Warlord.
KEYWORDS: INFANTRY, CHARACTER, EPIC HERO, TERMINATOR, CHAOS UNDIVIDED, CHAOS, ABADDON THE DESPOILER
FACTION KEYWORDS:
HERETIC ASTARTES
HERETIC ASTARTES
STRATAGEMS
BATTLEFIELD COMMAND
1CP
Boarding Actions – Strategic Ploy
BA
COMMAND RE-ROLL
1CP
Boarding Actions – Epic Deed
BA
INSANE BRAVERY
1CP
Boarding Actions – Epic Deed
BA
EXPLOSIVE CLEARANCE
1CP
Boarding Actions – Battle Tactic
BA
COUNTER-OFFENSIVE
2CP
Boarding Actions – Strategic Ploy
BA
INFERNAL PATRONS
1CP
Champions of Chaos – Strategic Ploy
AGGRESSIVE STRIKE
1CP
Champions of Chaos – Strategic Ploy
MALIGN WILL
1CP
Champions of Chaos – Strategic Ploy
IMPERIOUS ADVANCE
1CP
Champions of Chaos – Battle Tactic
MORTAL THRALLS
1CP
Chaos Cult – Strategic Ploy
COMMAND RE-ROLL
1CP
Core – Battle Tactic
C
INSANE BRAVERY
1CP
Core – Epic Deed
C
FIRE OVERWATCH
1CP
Core – Strategic Ploy
C
RAPID INGRESS
1CP
Core – Strategic Ploy
C
GO TO GROUND
1CP
Core – Battle Tactic
C
HEROIC INTERVENTION
1CP
Core – Strategic Ploy
C
COUNTER-OFFENSIVE
2CP
Core – Strategic Ploy
C
EPIC CHALLENGE
1CP
Core – Epic Deed
C
DELAYED MUTATIONS
2CP
Creations of Bile – Strategic Ploy
DIABOLIC REGENERATION
1CP
Creations of Bile – Strategic Ploy
MONSTROUS VISAGES
1CP
Creations of Bile – Strategic Ploy
AUTOSTIMULANTS
1CP
Creations of Bile – Strategic Ploy
MASTERS ARE WATCHING
1CP
Creations of Bile – Strategic Ploy
SPECIMENS FOR THE SPIDER
2CP
Creations of Bile – Strategic Ploy
DETONATOR
1CP
Deceptors – Wargear
COILS OF DECEPTION
1CP
Deceptors – Strategic Ploy
RELENTLESS PURSUIT
1CP
Deceptors – Strategic Ploy
SCRAMBLED COORDINATES
1CP
Deceptors – Strategic Ploy
PICK THEM OFF
1CP
Deceptors – Battle Tactic
FROM ALL SIDES
1CP
Deceptors – Battle Tactic
RELENTLESS TERROR
1CP
Dread Talons – Strategic Ploy
MERCILESS PURSUIT
1CP
Dread Talons – Strategic Ploy
PITILESS HUNTERS
1CP
Dread Talons – Battle Tactic
BLOODY EXAMPLE
1CP
Dread Talons – Epic Deed
DEPTHLESS CRUELTY
1CP
Dread Talons – Battle Tactic
PITILESS CANNONADE
1CP
Fellhammer Siege-Host – Battle Tactic
POINT-BLANK DESTRUCTION
1CP
Fellhammer Siege-Host – Battle Tactic
STEADFAST DETERMINATION
1CP
Fellhammer Siege-Host – Strategic Ploy
SIEGECRAFT
1CP
Fellhammer Siege-Host – Strategic Ploy
BRUTAL ATTRITION
1CP
Fellhammer Siege-Host – Epic Deed
PERSISTENT ASSAILANTS
1CP
Fellhammer Siege-Host – Battle Tactic
NEXT PRIZE
1CP
Infernal Reavers – Strategic Ploy
LOW CUNNING
1CP
Infernal Reavers – Battle Tactic
CRUEL EXECUTION
1CP
Infernal Reavers – Strategic Ploy
INVETERATE MURDERERS
1CP
Infernal Reavers – Battle Tactic
SKINSHIFT
1CP
Pactbound Zealots – Epic Deed
TORPEFYING REFRAIN
1CP
Pactbound Zealots – Strategic Ploy
PROFANE ZEAL
1CP
Pactbound Zealots – Battle Tactic
FESTERING MIASMA
1CP
Pactbound Zealots – Strategic Ploy
ETERNAL HATE
1CP
Pactbound Zealots – Strategic Ploy
UNFAILINGLY OBDURATE
1CP
Renegade Raiders – Battle Tactic
RUINOUS RAID
1CP
Renegade Raiders – Battle Tactic
REAVERS’ HASTE
1CP
Renegade Raiders – Strategic Ploy
OPPORTUNISTIC RAIDERS
1CP
Renegade Raiders – Strategic Ploy
SCOUR AND SEIZE
1CP
Renegade Raiders – Battle Tactic
ENDLESS IRE
2CP
Veterans of the Long War – Epic Deed
BLACK CRUSADE
1CP
Veterans of the Long War – Strategic Ploy
MILLENNIA OF EXPERIENCE
1CP
Veterans of the Long War – Strategic Ploy
CONTEMPTUOUS DISREGARD
1CP
Veterans of the Long War – Battle Tactic
LET THE GALAXY BURN
1CP
Veterans of the Long War – Battle Tactic
BRINGERS OF DESPAIR
2CP
Veterans of the Long War – Epic Deed
DETACHMENT ABILITY
Marks of Chaos
Experimental Augmentations
Focus of Hatred
Raiders and Reavers
Terror Descends (Aura)
Iron Fortitude
Dark Rewards
Dark Purpose
Destroyed
Throughout a battle, models will suffer damage and be destroyed. When a model is destroyed, it is removed from the battlefield. When every model in a unit has been destroyed, that unit is destroyed.
LEADER
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.During the Declare Battle Formations step, for each Leader in your army, if your army also includes one or more of that Leader’s Bodyguard units, you can select one of those Bodyguard units. That Leader will then attach to that Bodyguard unit for the duration of the battle and is said to be leading that unit. Each Bodyguard unit can only have one Leader attached to it.
While a Bodyguard unit contains a Leader, it is known as an Attached unit and, with the exception of rules that are triggered when units are destroyed, it is treated as a single unit for all rules purposes. Each time an attack targets an Attached unit, until the attacking unit has resolved all of its attacks, you must use the Toughness characteristic of the Bodyguard models in that unit, even if a Leader in that unit has a different Toughness characteristic. Each time an attack sucessfully wounds an Attached unit, that attack cannot be allocated to a CHARACTER model in that unit, even if that CHARACTER model has lost one or more wounds or has already had attacks allocated to it this phase. As soon as the last Bodyguard model in an Attached unit has been destroyed, any attacks made against that unit that have yet to be allocated can then be allocated to CHARACTER models in that unit.
Each time the last model in a Bodyguard unit is destroyed, each CHARACTER unit that is part of that Attached unit is no longer part of an Attached unit. It becomes a separate unit, with its original Starting Strength. If this happens as the result of an attack, they become separate units after the attacking unit has resolved all of its attacks.
Each time the last model in a CHARACTER unit that is attached to a Bodyguard unit is destroyed and there is not another CHARACTER unit attached, that Attached unit’s Bodyguard unit is no longer part of an Attached unit. It becomes a separate unit, with its original Starting Strength. If this happens as the result of an attack, they become separate units after the attacking unit has resolved all of its attacks.
Each time a unit that is part of an Attached unit is destroyed, it does not have the keywords of any other units that make up that Attached unit (unless it has those keywords on its own datasheet) for the purposes of any rules that would be triggered when that unit is destroyed.
Example: If you only destroy the Bodyguard unit that is part of an Attached unit, you have not destroyed a CHARACTER unit. If you only destroy the CHARACTER unit that is part of an Attached unit, or if you destroy the whole Attached unit, you have destroyed one CHARACTER unit.
- Before the battle, CHARACTER units with the Leader ability can be attached to one of their Bodyguard units to form an Attached unit.
- Attached units can only contain one Leader.
- Attacks cannot be allocated to CHARACTER models in Attached units.
Dark Pacts
Beseeching the Chaos Gods with fanatical fervour, the profane champions of the Heretic Astartes pray for diabolic boons, promising the vilest of offerings in return for their power.
If your Army Faction is , each time a unit with this ability is selected to shoot or fight, it can make a Dark Pact. If it does, it must first take a Leadership test before any effects of that Dark Pact are resolved; if that test is failed, that unit suffers D3 mortal wounds. Then, select one of the following abilities for that unit’s weapons to gain until the end of the phase:Hazardous
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):- If possible, select one model in that unit that has lost one or more wounds and is equipped with one or more Hazardous weapons.
- Otherwise, if possible, select one model in that unit (excluding CHARACTER models) equipped with one or more Hazardous weapons.
- Otherwise, select one CHARACTER model in that unit equipped with one or more Hazardous weapons.
If a unit from a player’s army is selected as the target of the Fire Overwatch Stratagem in their opponent’s Charge phase, any mortal wounds inflicted by Hazardous tests are allocated after the charging unit has ended its Charge move.
Example: A unit of five models make five attacks with ranged weapons with the [HAZARDOUS] ability. After the unit has finished shooting, its controlling player rolls five D6. One of the results is a 1, and so one of those models suffers 3 mortal wounds.
- After a unit shoots or fights, roll one Hazardous test (one D6) for each Hazardous weapon used. For each 1, a model equipped with a hazardous weapon suffers 3 mortal wounds, that must be allocated to the selected model.
Devastating Wounds
Weapons with [DEVASTATING WOUNDS] in their profile are known as Devastating Wounds weapons. Each time an attack is made with such a weapon, if that attack scores a Critical Wound, no saving throw of any kind can be made against that attack (including invulnerable saving throws). Such attacks are only allocated to models after all other attacks made by the attacking unit have been allocated and resolved. After that attack is allocated and after any modifiers are applied, it inflicts a number of mortal wounds on the target equal to the Damage characteristic of that attack, instead of inflicting damage normally.Example: An attack made with a Devastating Wounds weapon with a Damage characteristic of 2 scores a Critical Wound. Instead of allocating the attack and making saving throws normally, the target suffers 2 mortal wounds.
- A Critical Wound inflicts mortal wounds equal to the weapon’s Damage characteristic, instead of any normal damage.
Mortal Wounds
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.If an attack inflicts mortal wounds in addition to any normal damage, do not make a Wound roll or saving throw (including invulnerable saving throws) against those mortal wounds. If those mortal wounds are inflicted by an attack that has the [PRECISION] ability, the attacking model’s controlling player can allocate those mortal wounds to a CHARACTER model in that unit.
If mortal wounds are being inflicted as a result of the [HAZARDOUS] ability or by an attack with the [DEVASTATING WOUNDS] ability that scored a Critical Wound, each time those mortal wounds are allocated to a model, if that model is destroyed as a result of those mortal wounds, the remaining mortal wounds from that attack are lost, just as with a normal attack.
If, when a unit is selected to shoot or fight, one or more of its attacks can inflict mortal wounds on the target, resolve any normal damage inflicted by the attacking unit’s attacks on that target before inflicting any mortal wounds on that target. If an attack inflicts mortal wounds in addition to any normal damage, but the normal damage is subsequently saved, the target unit still suffers those mortal wounds, as described above.
- Each mortal wound inflicted on a unit causes one model in that unit to lose one wound.
- Unless the source of the mortal wounds is the [HAZARDOUS] ability or an attack with the [DEVASTATING WOUNDS] ability, damage from mortal wounds is not lost if it can be allocated to another model.
- No saving throws can be made against mortal wounds.
- Mortal wounds inflicted by attacks always apply after any normal damage, even if that damage was saved.
Feel No Pain
FEEL NO PAIN
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.- Feel No Pain x+: Each time this model would lose a wound, roll one D6: if the result equals or exceeds ‘x’, that wound is not lost.
Invulnerable Saves
Whether 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.Unlike armour saving throws (which use a model’s Save characteristic), invulnerable saving throws are never modified by an attack’s Armour Penetration characteristic, but otherwise follow the normal rules for saving throws.
- Invulnerable Save: Never modified by an attack’s AP.
- The controlling player can choose to use either a model’s invulnerable save or its Save characteristic.
Before selecting targets for this weapon, select one of its profiles to make attacks with.
Pistol
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.If a model is equipped with one or more Pistols, unless it is a MONSTER or VEHICLE model, it can either shoot with its Pistols or with all of its other ranged weapons. Declare whether such a model will shoot with its Pistols or its other ranged weapons before selecting targets.
- Can be shot even if the bearer’s unit is within Engagement Range of enemy units, but must target one of those enemy units.
- Cannot be shot alongside any other non-Pistol weapon (except by a MONSTER or VEHICLE).
Blast
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).Example: If a weapon with the [BLAST] ability and an Attacks characteristic of 2D6 targets a unit that contains 11 models, and the roll to determine how many attacks are made is a 9, a total of 11 attacks would be made against that unit.
- Add 1 to the Attacks characteristic for every five models in the target unit (rounding down).
- Can never be used against a target that is within Engagement Range of any units from the attacking model’s army (including its own).
The keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
Characters
Battleline
Fortifications
Other
and others...
The INFANTRY keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
Characters
Battleline
Characters
Some models have the CHARACTER keyword. These models can make Heroic Interventions in Charge Phase and are not easy targets in the Shooting Phase (see Look out, Sir, rule). If your Warlord has the CHARACTER keyword he may be able to have a Warlord Trait (see Warlord Trait section on model’s faction page).Note that CHARACTERS cannot use their Aura Abilities while %000015069performing actions%.
The CHARACTER keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
Characters
The PSYKER keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
Characters
Battleline
Other
The CHAOS keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
Characters
Battleline
Fortifications
Other
and others...
The DAMNED keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
Attached Units
Some CHARACTER units have the Leader ability, which lets them merge with other units (known as Bodyguard units) to form an Attached unit.The Starting Strength of an Attached unit is equal to the combined Starting Strengths of all of its units (i.e. the number of models in the Leader unit added to the number of models in the Bodyguard unit). If either the Leader unit or the Bodyguard unit in an Attached unit is destroyed, the Starting Strength of the remaining unit is changed to be equal to its original Starting Strength.
Example: A Primaris Captain (Starting Strength 1) is attached to a unit of Intercessors (Starting Strength 5). This Attached unit has a Starting Strength of 6. If all the Intercessors are destroyed, the remaining Primaris Captain would revert to having a Starting Strength of 1.
For the purposes of rules that are triggered when a unit is destroyed, such rules are still triggered when one of the individual units that made up an Attached unit is destroyed (the Leader or the Bodyguard unit).
Example: If a rule awards you with 1VP each time an enemy unit is destroyed, and you target an Attached unit, you would gain 1VP if the Bodyguard unit is destroyed and 1VP if the Leader unit is destroyed (for a total of 2VP).
BATTLEFIELD COMMAND
1CP
Boarding Actions – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
The commander's authoritative tone cuts through the din of battle, guiding the actions of nearby troops.
WHEN: Start or end of any phase.
TARGET: One Leader unit from your army and one friendly Bodyguard unit within 6" of it that it could normally be attached to.
EFFECT: Select one of your Leader unit’s Leader abilities. Until the start of your next Command phase, that Bodyguard unit is treated as being led by that Leader unit for the purposes of that Leader ability.
RESTRICTIONS: Once you target a unit with this Stratagem, that unit cannot be targeted with it again until your next Command phase.
TARGET: One Leader unit from your army and one friendly Bodyguard unit within 6" of it that it could normally be attached to.
EFFECT: Select one of your Leader unit’s Leader abilities. Until the start of your next Command phase, that Bodyguard unit is treated as being led by that Leader unit for the purposes of that Leader ability.
RESTRICTIONS: Once you target a unit with this Stratagem, that unit cannot be targeted with it again until your next Command phase.
Hit Roll
When a model makes an attack, make one Hit roll for that attack by rolling one D6. If the result of the Hit roll is greater than or equal to the attack’s Ballistic Skill (BS) characteristic (if the attack is being made with a ranged weapon) or its Weapon Skill (WS) characteristic (if the attack is being made with a melee weapon), then that Hit roll is successful and scores one hit against the target unit. Otherwise, the attack fails and the attack sequence ends.An unmodified Hit roll of 6 is called a Critical Hit and is always successful. An unmodified Hit roll of 1 always fails. A Hit roll can never be modified by more than -1 or +1.
- Hit Roll (Ranged Attack): A hit is scored if the D6 result equals or exceeds that attack’s BS.
- Hit Roll (Melee Attack): A hit is scored if the D6 result equals or exceeds that attack’s WS.
- Critical Hit: Unmodified Hit roll of 6. Always successful.
- An unmodified Hit roll of 1 always fails.
- A Hit roll can never be modified by more than -1 or +1.
Wound Roll
Each time an attack scores a hit against a target unit, make a Wound roll for that attack by rolling one D6 to see if that attack successfully wounds the target unit. The result required is determined by comparing the attack’s Strength (S) characteristic with the target’s Toughness (T) characteristic, as shown below.
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If the result of the Wound roll is greater than or equal to the required number shown in the table above, then that Wound roll is successful and scores one wound against the target unit. Otherwise, the attack fails and the attack sequence ends.
An unmodified Wound roll of 6 is called a Critical Wound and is always successful. An unmodified Wound roll of 1 always fails. A Wound roll can never be modified by more than -1 or +1.
- Critical Wound: Unmodified Wound roll of 6. Always successful.
- An unmodified Wound roll of 1 always fails.
- A Wound roll can never be modified by more than -1 or +1.
Saving Throw
The player controlling the target unit then makes one saving throw. By default, this will be an armour saving throw using their model’s Save (Sv) characteristic, but some models have invulnerable saves that can be used instead (see below). To make an armour saving throw, roll one D6, then modify the result by the Armour Penetration (AP) characteristic of the attack. For example, if the attack has an AP of -1, then 1 is subtracted from the saving throw.If the result is greater than or equal to the Save characteristic of the model the attack was allocated to, then that saving throw is successful and the attack sequence ends. Otherwise, that saving throw fails and that model suffers damage.
An unmodified saving throw of 1 always fails. A saving throw can never be improved by more than +1.
- Saving Throw: Roll one D6 and modify by the attack’s AP. If the result is less than the Save of the model being rolled for, the saving throw is failed and that model suffers damage. Otherwise, that attack is saved.
- An unmodified saving throw of 1 always fails.
- A saving throw can never be improved by more than +1.
Advance Moves
When a unit Advances, make an Advance roll for that unit by rolling one D6. Add the result in inches to the Move characteristic of each model in that unit until the end of the phase. Each model in that unit can then make an Advance move by moving a distance in inches less than or equal to this total, but no model can be moved within Engagement Range of enemy models. A unit cannot shoot or declare a charge in the same turn that it Advanced.- Advance Move: Models move up to M+D6".
- Cannot move within Engagement Range of any enemy models.
- Units that Advance cannot shoot or charge this turn.
Charging with a Unit
Once you have selected an eligible unit to declare a charge, you must select one or more enemy units within 12" of it as the targets of that charge. The targets of a charge do not need to be visible to the charging unit.You then make a Charge roll for the charging unit by rolling 2D6. The result is the maximum number of inches each model in that unit can be moved if a Charge move is possible. For a Charge move to be possible, the Charge roll must be sufficient to enable the charging unit to end that move:
- Within Engagement Range of every unit that you selected as a target of the charge.
- Without moving within Engagement Range of any enemy units that were not a target of the charge.
- In Unit Coherency.
- Charge Roll: 2D6".
- Targets of a charge must be within 12" but do not need to be visible.
- If the distance rolled is insufficient to move within Engagement Range of all targets while maintaining Unit Coherency, the charge fails.
- Cannot move within Engagement Range of any unit that was not a target of the charge.
- If the charge is successful, each model makes a Charge move less than or equal to the Charge roll, and must move into base-to-base contact with an enemy model if possible.
Fall Back Moves
When a unit Falls Back, each model in that unit can make a Fall Back move by moving a distance in inches less than or equal to its Move characteristic, and when doing so you can move it within Engagement Range of enemy models, provided it does not end that move within Engagement Range of any enemy models – if this is not possible, that unit cannot Fall Back.
A unit cannot shoot or declare a charge in the same turn that it Fell Back.
Desperate Escape Tests
Unlike when making other types of move, models can move over enemy models when making a Fall Back move as if those enemy models were not there, but you must take a Desperate Escape test for each model that will do so (excluding models that are TITANIC or can FLY) before any models in that unit are moved. In addition, if a unit is Battle-shocked when it is selected to Fall Back, you must take a Desperate Escape test for every model in that unit before any are moved.
Each time you take a Desperate Escape test for a model, roll one D6. For each roll of 1-2, one model from the unit that is Falling Back is destroyed (selected by you). The same model can only ever trigger one Desperate Escape test per phase.A unit cannot shoot or declare a charge in the same turn that it Fell Back.
Desperate Escape Tests
Unlike when making other types of move, models can move over enemy models when making a Fall Back move as if those enemy models were not there, but you must take a Desperate Escape test for each model that will do so (excluding models that are TITANIC or can FLY) before any models in that unit are moved. In addition, if a unit is Battle-shocked when it is selected to Fall Back, you must take a Desperate Escape test for every model in that unit before any are moved.
- Fall Back Move: Models move up to M".
- Units that Fall Back cannot shoot or declare a charge in the same turn.
- Models can move over enemy models when Falling Back, but you must take Desperate Escape tests for them before they do so (excluding models that are TITANIC or can FLY).
- If a Battle-shocked unit is selected to Fall Back, take a Desperate Escape test for every model in that unit.
- Desperate Escape Test: Roll one D6. On a 1-2, one model from that unit is destroyed.
COMMAND RE-ROLL
1CP
Boarding Actions – Epic Deed Stratagem
A great commander can bend even the vagaries of fate and fortune to their will, the better to ensure victory.
WHEN: Any phase, just after you have made a Hit roll, a Wound roll, a Damage roll, a saving throw, an Advance roll, a Charge roll, a Desperate Escape test, a Hazardous test, or just after you have rolled the dice to determine the number of attacks made with a weapon, for an attack, model or unit from your army.
TARGET: That unit or model from your army.
EFFECT: You re-roll that roll, test or saving throw.
TARGET: That unit or model from your army.
EFFECT: You re-roll that roll, test or saving throw.
2. Battle-shock
In this step, you must take a Battle-shock test for each of your units on the battlefield that is Below Half-strength. To do so, roll 2D6: if the result is greater than or equal to the best Leadership characteristic in that unit, the test is passed; otherwise, the test is failed and, until the start of your next Command phase, that unit is Battle-shocked.While a unit is Battle-shocked:
- The Objective Control characteristic of all of its models is 0.
- If it Falls Back, you must take a Desperate Escape test for every model in that unit.
- Its controlling player cannot use Stratagems to affect that unit.
Once you have taken Battle-shock tests for all of your units that require them, your Command phase ends and you progress to your Movement phase.
In this step, if for any reason a unit is forced to take a Battle-shock test for being below its Starting Strength, unless otherwise stated, that unit does not also have to take a Battle-shock test for being Below Half-strength. While a unit is Battle-shocked, all models in that unit are also Battle-shocked.
- Take a Battle-shock test for each unit from your army on the battlefield that is Below Half-strength.
- Roll 2D6: if the result is greater than or equal to the unit’s Leadership, the test is passed. Otherwise, the unit is Battle-shocked until the start of your next Command phase.
- Battle-shocked units have an OC of 0 and their controlling player cannot use Stratagems to affect them.
- Battle-shocked units must take Desperate Escape tests if they Fall Back.
INSANE BRAVERY
1CP
Boarding Actions – Epic Deed Stratagem
Indifferent to their own survival, these warriors hold their ground against seemingly impossible odds.
WHEN: Battle-shock step of your Command phase, just after you have failed a Battle-shock test taken for a unit from your army.
TARGET: The unit from your army that Battle-shock test was just taken for (even though your Battle-shocked units cannot normally be affected by your Stratagems).
EFFECT: Your unit is treated as having passed that test instead, and is not Battle-shocked as a result.
TARGET: The unit from your army that Battle-shock test was just taken for (even though your Battle-shocked units cannot normally be affected by your Stratagems).
EFFECT: Your unit is treated as having passed that test instead, and is not Battle-shocked as a result.
EXPLOSIVE CLEARANCE
1CP
Boarding Actions – Battle Tactic Stratagem
A well-placed explosive munition in confined shipboard spaces can cause bloody carnage.
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.
TARGET: One unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.
EFFECT: Select one model in your unit that is equipped with a weapon with the [BLAST] ability. Until the end of the phase, when determining how many models are in the target unit for the purpose of that ability, include models that are not visible to the attacking model. In addition, attacks made with that weapon can be allocated to models that are not visible to the attacking model.
TARGET: One unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.
EFFECT: Select one model in your unit that is equipped with a weapon with the [BLAST] ability. Until the end of the phase, when determining how many models are in the target unit for the purpose of that ability, include models that are not visible to the attacking model. In addition, attacks made with that weapon can be allocated to models that are not visible to the attacking model.
Engagement Range
Engagement Range represents the zone of threat that models present to their enemies. While a model is within 1" horizontally and 5" vertically of an enemy model, those models – and their units – are within Engagement Range of each other.Models cannot be set up or end a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move within Engagement Range of any enemy models. If for any reason a model cannot meet this condition, that model is destroyed.
- Engagement Range: Within 1" horizontally and 5" vertically.
- Models cannot be set up or end a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move within Engagement Range of any enemy models.
COUNTER-OFFENSIVE
2CP
Boarding Actions – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
In close-quarters combat, the slightest hesitation can leave an opening for a swift foe to exploit.
WHEN: Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has fought.
TARGET: One unit from your army that is within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units and that has not already been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Your unit fights next.
TARGET: One unit from your army that is within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units and that has not already been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Your unit fights next.
Leadership Tests
If a rule requires you to take a Leadership test for a unit, roll 2D6: if the total is greater than or equal to the best Leadership characteristic in that unit, that test is passed. Otherwise, it is failed.
Unit Visible
If one or more models in a unit is visible to the observing model, then that model’s unit is visible to the observing model.
MORTAL THRALLS
1CP
Chaos Cult – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Disciples of the Chaos Gods think nothing of sacrificing their lesser thralls to protect those of greater worth.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase, just after an enemy unit has selected ts targets.
TARGET: One unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking units attacks, and one friendly DAMNED unit within 3" of your unit and visible to both your unit and the attacking unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, while your DAMNED unit is on the battlefield, each time your opponent would make a Wound roll for an attack that targets your unit, if your DAMNED unit is visible to the attacking model and is an eligible target for that attack, no roll is made; instead, your DAMNED unit suffers a number of mortal wounds equal to the Damage characteristic of that attack.
TARGET: One unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking units attacks, and one friendly DAMNED unit within 3" of your unit and visible to both your unit and the attacking unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, while your DAMNED unit is on the battlefield, each time your opponent would make a Wound roll for an attack that targets your unit, if your DAMNED unit is visible to the attacking model and is an eligible target for that attack, no roll is made; instead, your DAMNED unit suffers a number of mortal wounds equal to the Damage characteristic of that attack.
Re-rolls
Some rules allow you to re-roll a dice roll, which means you get to roll some or all of the dice again. If a rule allows you to re-roll a dice roll that was made by adding several dice together (e.g. 2D6, 3D6, etc.) then, unless otherwise stated, you must re-roll all of those dice again.You can never re-roll a dice more than once, and re-rolls happen before modifiers (if any) are applied. Rules that refer to the value of an ‘unmodified’ dice roll are referring to the dice result after any re-rolls, but before any modifiers are applied.
- Unmodified Dice: the result after re-rolls, but before any modifiers.
- A dice can never be re-rolled more than once.
- You must re-roll all dice if several need adding together (e.g. 2D6).
- Re-rolls are applied before any modifiers.
COMMAND RE-ROLL
1CP
Core – Battle Tactic Stratagem
A great commander can bend even the vagaries of fate and fortune to their will, the better to ensure victory.
WHEN: Any phase, just after you make an Advance roll, a Charge roll, a Desperate Escape test or a Hazardous test for a unit from your army, or a Hit roll, a Wound roll, a Damage roll or a saving throw for a model in that unit, or a roll to determine the number of attacks made with a weapon equipped by a model in that unit. If you are using fast dice rolling, this Stratagem can still be used after rolling multiple rolls or saving throws at once.
TARGET: That unit or model from your army.
EFFECT: You re-roll that roll, test or saving throw. If you are using fast dice rolling, select one of those rolls or saving throws to re-roll.
TARGET: That unit or model from your army.
EFFECT: You re-roll that roll, test or saving throw. If you are using fast dice rolling, select one of those rolls or saving throws to re-roll.
INSANE BRAVERY
1CP
Core – Epic Deed Stratagem
Indifferent to their own survival, these warriors hold their ground against seemingly impossible odds.
WHEN: Battle-shock step of your Command phase, just before you take a Battle-shock test for a unit from your army.
TARGET: That unit from your army.
EFFECT: Your unit automatically passes that Battle-shock test.
RESTRICTIONS: You cannot use this Stratagem more than once per battle.
TARGET: That unit from your army.
EFFECT: Your unit automatically passes that Battle-shock test.
RESTRICTIONS: You cannot use this Stratagem more than once per battle.
Normal Moves
When a unit makes a Normal move, each model in that unit can move a distance in inches less than or equal to its Move (M) characteristic, but no model can be moved within Engagement Range of any enemy models.- Normal Move: Models move up to M".
- Cannot move within Engagement Range of any enemy models.
FIRE OVERWATCH
1CP
Core – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
A hail of wildfire can drive back advancing foes.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Movement or Charge phase, just after an enemy unit is set up or when an enemy unit starts or ends a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move, or declares a charge.
TARGET: One unit from your army that is within 24" of that enemy unit and that would be eligible to shoot if it were your Shooting phase.
EFFECT: If that enemy unit is visible to your unit, your unit can shoot that enemy unit as if it were your Shooting phase.
RESTRICTIONS: You cannot target a TITANIC unit with this Stratagem. Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes a ranged attack, an unmodified Hit roll of 6 is required to score a hit, irrespective of the attacking weapon’s Ballistic Skill or any modifiers. You can only use this Stratagem once per turn.
TARGET: One unit from your army that is within 24" of that enemy unit and that would be eligible to shoot if it were your Shooting phase.
EFFECT: If that enemy unit is visible to your unit, your unit can shoot that enemy unit as if it were your Shooting phase.
RESTRICTIONS: You cannot target a TITANIC unit with this Stratagem. Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes a ranged attack, an unmodified Hit roll of 6 is required to score a hit, irrespective of the attacking weapon’s Ballistic Skill or any modifiers. You can only use this Stratagem once per turn.
DEEP STRIKE
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.- Unit can be set up in Reserves instead of on the battlefield.
- Unit can be set up in your Reinforcements step, more than 9" horizontally away from all enemy models.
RAPID INGRESS
1CP
Core – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Be it cunning strategy, potent technology or supernatural ritual, there are many means by which a commander may hasten their warriors’ onset.
WHEN: End of your opponent’s Movement phase.
TARGET: One unit from your army that is in Reserves.
EFFECT: Your unit can arrive on the battlefield as if it were the Reinforcements step of your Movement phase, and if every model in that unit has the Deep Strike ability, you can set that unit up as described in the Deep Strike ability (even though it is not your Movement phase).
RESTRICTIONS: You cannot use this Stratagem to enable a unit to arrive on the battlefield during a battle round it would not normally be able to do so in.
TARGET: One unit from your army that is in Reserves.
EFFECT: Your unit can arrive on the battlefield as if it were the Reinforcements step of your Movement phase, and if every model in that unit has the Deep Strike ability, you can set that unit up as described in the Deep Strike ability (even though it is not your Movement phase).
RESTRICTIONS: You cannot use this Stratagem to enable a unit to arrive on the battlefield during a battle round it would not normally be able to do so in.
Benefit of Cover
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.Each time a ranged attack is allocated to a model that has the Benefit of Cover, add 1 to the saving throw made for that attack (excluding invulnerable saving throws). Models with a Save characteristic of 3+ or better cannot have the Benefit of Cover against attacks with an Armour Penetration characteristic of 0. Multiple instances of the Benefit of Cover are not cumulative – a model cannot benefit from this rule more than once at any one time.
- Benefit of Cover: Add 1 to armour saving throws against ranged attacks.
- Does not apply to models with a Save of 3+ or better against attacks with an AP of 0.
- Multiple instances are not cumulative.
GO TO GROUND
1CP
Core – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Seeking salvation from incoming fire, warriors hurl themselves into whatever cover they can find.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.
TARGET: One INFANTRY unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, all models in your unit have a 6+ invulnerable save and have the Benefit of Cover.
TARGET: One INFANTRY unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, all models in your unit have a 6+ invulnerable save and have the Benefit of Cover.
Charge Bonus
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.HEROIC INTERVENTION
1CP
Core – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Voices raised in furious war cries, your warriors surge forth to meet the enemy’s onslaught head-on.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Charge phase, just after an enemy unit ends a Charge move.
TARGET: One unit from your army that is within 6" of that enemy unit and would be eligible to declare a charge against that enemy unit if it were your Charge phase.
EFFECT: Your unit now declares a charge that targets only that enemy unit, and you resolve that charge as if it were your Charge phase.
RESTRICTIONS: You can only select a VEHICLE unit from your army if it is a WALKER. Note that even if this charge is successful, your unit does not receive any Charge bonus this turn.
TARGET: One unit from your army that is within 6" of that enemy unit and would be eligible to declare a charge against that enemy unit if it were your Charge phase.
EFFECT: Your unit now declares a charge that targets only that enemy unit, and you resolve that charge as if it were your Charge phase.
RESTRICTIONS: You can only select a VEHICLE unit from your army if it is a WALKER. Note that even if this charge is successful, your unit does not receive any Charge bonus this turn.
COUNTER-OFFENSIVE
2CP
Core – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
In close-quarters combat, the slightest hesitation can leave an opening for a swift foe to exploit.
WHEN: Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has fought.
TARGET: One unit from your army that is within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units and that has not already been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Your unit fights next.
TARGET: One unit from your army that is within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units and that has not already been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Your unit fights next.
Precision
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.- When targeting an Attached unit, the attacking model’s player can have the attack allocated to a CHARACTER model in that unit visible to the bearer.
EPIC CHALLENGE
1CP
Core – Epic Deed Stratagem
The legends of the 41st Millennium are replete with deadly duels between mighty champions.
WHEN: Fight phase, when a CHARACTER unit from your army that is within Engagement Range of one or more Attached units is selected to fight.
TARGET: One CHARACTER model in your unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, all melee attacks made by that model have the [PRECISION] ability.
TARGET: One CHARACTER model in your unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, all melee attacks made by that model have the [PRECISION] ability.
The and INFANTRY keywords are used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
Characters
Battleline
MONSTROUS VISAGES
1CP
Creations of Bile – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Bile’s experimental ministrations have left these warriors as freakish monsters. Cursed with clusters of compound eyes, distended, fang-stuffed jaws or myriad other grotesqueries, they are hideous to behold.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase or the Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.
TARGET: One INFANTRY unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time an attack targets your unit, subtract 1 from the Hit roll.
TARGET: One INFANTRY unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time an attack targets your unit, subtract 1 from the Hit roll.
AUTOSTIMULANTS
1CP
Creations of Bile – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Arrays of subdermal vials inject autostimulants and biocatalysts into the warriors’ enhanced muscles, invigorating them for incredible feats of exertion.
WHEN: Start of your Charge phase.
TARGET: One INFANTRY unit from your army.
EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to declare a charge in a turn in which it Advanced.
TARGET: One INFANTRY unit from your army.
EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to declare a charge in a turn in which it Advanced.
MASTERS ARE WATCHING
1CP
Creations of Bile – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Feeling the expectant gaze of Bile’s greatest creations from across the battlefield, transhuman and mortal warriors strive slavishly to impress.
WHEN: Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.
TARGET: One INFANTRY unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit is destroyed, if that model has not fought this phase, roll one D6, subtracting 1 from the result if it is a DAMNED unit: on a 4+, do not remove it from play. That destroyed model can fight after the attacking unit has finished making its attacks, and is then removed from play.
TARGET: One INFANTRY unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit is destroyed, if that model has not fought this phase, roll one D6, subtracting 1 from the result if it is a DAMNED unit: on a 4+, do not remove it from play. That destroyed model can fight after the attacking unit has finished making its attacks, and is then removed from play.
SPECIMENS FOR THE SPIDER
2CP
Creations of Bile – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
The Clonefather’s agents are always searching for new test subjects. They strive to harvest the bodies of great leaders and champions, dragging them from battle and leaving the remaining foes utterly demoralised.
WHEN: Fight phase.
TARGET: One INFANTRY unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes a melee attack that targets a CHARACTER unit, you can re-roll the Wound roll. After your unit has fought, if one or more enemy CHARACTER models were destroyed as a result of those attacks, select one enemy unit within 6" of your unit. That enemy unit must take a Battle-shock test. If the enemy WARLORD was destroyed as a result of those attacks, each enemy unit within 6" of your unit must take a Battle-shock test instead.
TARGET: One INFANTRY unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes a melee attack that targets a CHARACTER unit, you can re-roll the Wound roll. After your unit has fought, if one or more enemy CHARACTER models were destroyed as a result of those attacks, select one enemy unit within 6" of your unit. That enemy unit must take a Battle-shock test. If the enemy WARLORD was destroyed as a result of those attacks, each enemy unit within 6" of your unit must take a Battle-shock test instead.
Disembark
If a unit from your army starts your Movement phase embarked within a TRANSPORT model, that unit can disembark in that phase.When a unit disembarks from a TRANSPORT model, set it up on the battlefield so that it is wholly within 3" of that TRANSPORT model and not within Engagement Range of any enemy models. If, for any reason, a disembarking model cannot be set up, that model’s unit cannot disembark.
Units that disembark from a TRANSPORT model that either Remained Stationary this phase or has not yet made a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move this phase can then act normally (make a Normal move, Advance, shoot, declare a charge, fight, etc.) in the remainder of the turn. Such a disembarking unit cannot choose to Remain Stationary.
Units that disembark from a TRANSPORT model that made a Normal move this phase count as having made a Normal move themselves; they cannot move further during this phase. Such a unit also cannot declare a charge in the same turn, but can otherwise act normally in the remainder of the turn.
Units cannot disembark from a TRANSPORT model that either Advanced or Fell Back this turn.
- Units that start your Movement phase embarked within a TRANSPORT can disembark this phase, provided their TRANSPORT has not Advanced or Fallen Back.
- If a unit disembarks before its TRANSPORT moves, it can act normally.
- If a unit disembarks after its TRANSPORT moves, it cannot move or charge this turn, but can otherwise act normally.
- Disembarking units must be set up wholly within 3" of their TRANSPORT and not within Engagement Range of any enemy models (or the unit cannot disembark).
- Units that disembark this turn cannot Remain Stationary.
DEADLY DEMISE
From detonating ammo stores to corrosive innards or frenzied death throes, some targets are deadly even in defeat.
Some models have ‘Deadly Demise x’ listed in their abilities. When such a model is destroyed, roll one D6 before removing it from play (if such a model is a TRANSPORT, roll before any embarked models disembark). On a 6, each unit within 6" of that model suffers a number of mortal wounds denoted by ‘x’ (if this is a random number, roll separately for each unit within 6").Example: A TRANSPORT model with the Deadly Demise D3 ability is destroyed. Before any models disembark and before removing it from play, its controlling player rolls one D6, getting a 6. There are three units within 6" of that destroyed model, so its controlling player rolls one D3 for each of them, inflicting mortal wounds accordingly.
- Deadly Demise x: When this model is destroyed, roll one D6. On a 6, each unit within 6" suffers ‘x’ mortal wounds.
The and CHARACTER keywords are used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
Characters
DETONATOR
1CP
Deceptors – Wargear Stratagem
These warriors employ expert saboteurs who utilise melta charges and improvised explosives to sow destruction.
WHEN: Any phase, just after an enemy model with the Deadly Demise ability (excluding TITANIC models) is destroyed
TARGET: One CHARACTER unit from your army that was within 18" of that enemy model when it was destroyed.
EFFECT: Your opponent does not roll to determine whether mortal wounds are inflicted by their model’s Deadly Demise ability. Instead, mortal wounds are automatically inflicted (if that ability inflicts a random number of mortal wounds, your opponent rolls to determine that number as normal).
TARGET: One CHARACTER unit from your army that was within 18" of that enemy model when it was destroyed.
EFFECT: Your opponent does not roll to determine whether mortal wounds are inflicted by their model’s Deadly Demise ability. Instead, mortal wounds are automatically inflicted (if that ability inflicts a random number of mortal wounds, your opponent rolls to determine that number as normal).
COILS OF DECEPTION
1CP
Deceptors – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Some Heretic Astartes are masters of deceit, often feigning retreat only to open fire from close range.
WHEN: Your Movement phase, just after a unit from your army Falls Back.
TARGET: That unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to shoot in a turn in which it Fell Back
TARGET: That unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to shoot in a turn in which it Fell Back
The and MOUNTED keywords are used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
Characters
Other
RELENTLESS PURSUIT
1CP
Deceptors – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
These warriors stalk their assigned target with dogged determination, reacting to their every move
WHEN: Your opponent’s Movement phase, just after an enemy unit ends a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move.
TARGET: One INFANTRY or MOUNTED unit from your army that is within 9" of that enemy unit and not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.
EFFECT: Your unit can make a Normal move of up to 6".
TARGET: One INFANTRY or MOUNTED unit from your army that is within 9" of that enemy unit and not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.
EFFECT: Your unit can make a Normal move of up to 6".
SCRAMBLED COORDINATES
1CP
Deceptors – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Employing fell techno-sorcery, the Heretic Astartes disroot enemy navigational cogitators and scramble teleporter beacons.
WHEN: Start of the Reinforcements step of your opponent’s Movement phase.
TARGET: One unit from your army.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, enemy units that are set up on the battlefield from Reserves cannot be set up within 12" horizontally of your unit.
TARGET: One unit from your army.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, enemy units that are set up on the battlefield from Reserves cannot be set up within 12" horizontally of your unit.
Starting Strength
The number of models a unit contains when it is added to your army is known as its Starting Strength.
Below Half-strength
Some rules will refer to a unit being Below Half-strength.- If a unit has a Starting Strength of 1, then it is said to be Below Half-strength while its remaining number of wounds is less than half of its Wounds characteristic.
- For any other unit, while the number of models in that unit is less than half of its Starting Strength, that unit is said to be Below Half-strength.
PICK THEM OFF
1CP
Deceptors – Battle Tactic Stratagem
The Heretic Astartes are pitiless reavers, targeting weak points in the enemy line with ruthless efficiency.
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.
TARGET: One unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack that targets a unit that is below its Starting Strength, you can re-roll the Hit roll. If the target is Below Half-strength, you can re-roll the Wound roll as well.
TARGET: One unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack that targets a unit that is below its Starting Strength, you can re-roll the Hit roll. If the target is Below Half-strength, you can re-roll the Wound roll as well.
FROM ALL SIDES
1CP
Deceptors – Battle Tactic Stratagem
When the assault comes, it does so swiftly and without warning.
WHEN: Start of your Charge phase.
TARGET: One unit from your army.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, add 1 to Charge rolls made for your unit for each other unit from your army that made a Charge move this phase (to a maximum of +3)
TARGET: One unit from your army.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, add 1 to Charge rolls made for your unit for each other unit from your army that made a Charge move this phase (to a maximum of +3)
RELENTLESS TERROR
1CP
Dread Talons – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
These warriors strike in screaming waves, each charge as brutal as the last.
WHEN: Your Movement phase, just after a INFANTRY unit from your army Falls Back.
TARGET: That INFANTRY unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to declare a charge in a turn in which it Fell Back.
TARGET: That INFANTRY unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to declare a charge in a turn in which it Fell Back.
MERCILESS PURSUIT
1CP
Dread Talons – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
The Heretic Astartes allow none to flee the battle, pursuing their broken foes with relentless savagery.
WHEN: End of your opponent’s Movement phase.
TARGET: One INFANTRY unit from your army that is not within Engagement range of one or more enemy units.
EFFECT: Select one enemy unit that Fell Back this turn and is within 6" of your unit. Your unit can declare a charge as if it were your Charge phase. When doing so, you can only select that enemy unit as the target of that charge (and only if it is an eligible target). Note that even if this charge is successful, your unit does not receive any Charge bonus this turn.
TARGET: One INFANTRY unit from your army that is not within Engagement range of one or more enemy units.
EFFECT: Select one enemy unit that Fell Back this turn and is within 6" of your unit. Your unit can declare a charge as if it were your Charge phase. When doing so, you can only select that enemy unit as the target of that charge (and only if it is an eligible target). Note that even if this charge is successful, your unit does not receive any Charge bonus this turn.
PITILESS HUNTERS
1CP
Dread Talons – Battle Tactic Stratagem
These predatory warriors sense weakness as the hydra shark smells blood, sating their bloodlust upon the fearful and wounded.
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.
TARGET: One INFANTRY unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack that targets a unit that is Battle-shocked and/or Below Half-strength, you can re-roll the Hit roll and you can re-roll the Wound roll.
TARGET: One INFANTRY unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack that targets a unit that is Battle-shocked and/or Below Half-strength, you can re-roll the Hit roll and you can re-roll the Wound roll.
BLOODY EXAMPLE
1CP
Dread Talons – Epic Deed Stratagem
The violent and bloody slaughter of the enemy’s leadership hurls their followers into abject panic.
WHEN: Fight phase, just after a unit from your army destroys a CHARACTER unit.
TARGET: That unit.
EFFECT: Each enemy unit within 12" of and visible to your unit must take a Battle-shock test.
TARGET: That unit.
EFFECT: Each enemy unit within 12" of and visible to your unit must take a Battle-shock test.
DEPTHLESS CRUELTY
1CP
Dread Talons – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Terror troops such as these inflict agonies upon their victims with malicious relish, targeting the weakened and wounded without pity
WHEN: Fight phase
TARGET: One INFANTRY unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack that targets a unit that is Battle-shocked and/or Below Half-strength, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.
TARGET: One INFANTRY unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack that targets a unit that is Battle-shocked and/or Below Half-strength, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.
PITILESS CANNONADE
1CP
Fellhammer Siege-Host – Battle Tactic Stratagem
These warriors focus their ire upon a wounded foe, combining fire to fell their target in a cavalcade of destructive force.
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.
TARGET: One unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack that targets a unit that is Below Half-strength, a successful unmodified Hit roll of 5+ scores a Critical Hit
TARGET: One unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack that targets a unit that is Below Half-strength, a successful unmodified Hit roll of 5+ scores a Critical Hit
POINT-BLANK DESTRUCTION
1CP
Fellhammer Siege-Host – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Even in the press of combat, the Heretic Astartes bring heavy weapons to bear, shattering fortifications and obliterating enemy infantry.
WHEN: Your Shooting phase
TARGET: One unit from your army that is within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units and has not been selected to shoot this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, your unit’s ranged weapons (excluding Blast weapons) have the [PISTOL] ability.
TARGET: One unit from your army that is within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units and has not been selected to shoot this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, your unit’s ranged weapons (excluding Blast weapons) have the [PISTOL] ability.
SIEGECRAFT
1CP
Fellhammer Siege-Host – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Veterans of countless grinding sieges, these Heretic Astartes repel and pin down wave after wave of foes with rapid boltgun fire and accurate artillery.
WHEN: Start of your opponents Charge phase.
TARGET: One unit from your army.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time an enemy unit selects your unit as a target of a charge, subtract 2 from the Charge roll (this is not cumulative with any other negative modifiers to that Charge roll).
TARGET: One unit from your army.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time an enemy unit selects your unit as a target of a charge, subtract 2 from the Charge roll (this is not cumulative with any other negative modifiers to that Charge roll).
PERSISTENT ASSAILANTS
1CP
Fellhammer Siege-Host – Battle Tactic Stratagem
These iron-willed warriors refuse to retreat, even i the face of overwhelming odds. Mounting losses serve only to drive them forward
WHEN: Fight phase.
TARGET: One unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more attacks this phase and has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack, you can re-roll the Hit roll, and if your unit is Below Half-strength you can re-roll the Wound roll as well.
TARGET: One unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more attacks this phase and has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack, you can re-roll the Hit roll, and if your unit is Below Half-strength you can re-roll the Wound roll as well.
The TZEENTCH keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
Battleline
SKINSHIFT
1CP
Pactbound Zealots – Epic Deed Stratagem
Those who offer praise to the God of Change may gam the benefits of his mutagenic powers.
WHEN: Your Command phase.
TARGET: One unit from your army.
EFFECT: One model in your unit regains up to 3 lost wounds. In addition, if your unit is a TZEENTCH unit below its Starting Strength, one destroyed model (excluding CHARACTER models) is returned to your unit with its full wounds remaining.
TARGET: One unit from your army.
EFFECT: One model in your unit regains up to 3 lost wounds. In addition, if your unit is a TZEENTCH unit below its Starting Strength, one destroyed model (excluding CHARACTER models) is returned to your unit with its full wounds remaining.
The SLAANESH keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
Other
TORPEFYING REFRAIN
1CP
Pactbound Zealots – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
As these warriors traverse the battlefield, an unnatural symphony of hypnotic music accompanies their every move, stupefying their enemies.
WHEN: Your Movement phase.
TARGET: One unit from your army.
EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to declare a charge in a turn in which it Fell Back. If your unit is a SLAANESH unit, until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to shoot and declare a charge in a turn in which it Advanced or Fell Back.
TARGET: One unit from your army.
EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to declare a charge in a turn in which it Fell Back. If your unit is a SLAANESH unit, until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to shoot and declare a charge in a turn in which it Advanced or Fell Back.
The and CHAOS UNDIVIDED keywords are used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
PROFANE ZEAL
1CP
Pactbound Zealots – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Those Heretic Astartes sworn to the service of the Dark Gods display zeal through violence.
WHEN: Your Shooting phase or the Fight phase.
TARGET: One CHAOS UNDIVIDED unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot or fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack, you can re-roll the Wound roll.
TARGET: One CHAOS UNDIVIDED unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot or fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack, you can re-roll the Wound roll.
STEALTH
Some warriors are masters of disguise and concealment.
If every model in a unit has this ability, then each time a ranged attack is made against it, subtract 1 from that attack’s Hit roll.The NURGLE keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
Battleline
FESTERING MIASMA
1CP
Pactbound Zealots – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
A roiling storm of warp energy obscures the Heretic Astartes, leaving their foes shooting at indistinct shadows.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.
TARGET: One unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, your unit has the Stealth ability. In addition, if your unit is a NURGLE unit, it can only be selected as the target of a ranged attack if the attacking model is within 18".
TARGET: One unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, your unit has the Stealth ability. In addition, if your unit is a NURGLE unit, it can only be selected as the target of a ranged attack if the attacking model is within 18".
The KHORNE keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
Characters
Battleline
ETERNAL HATE
1CP
Pactbound Zealots – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
The Blood God’s thirst can never be slaked.
WHEN: Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.
TARGET: One unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit is destroyed, if that model has not fought this phase, roll one D6, adding 1 to the result if it is a KHORNE unit: on a 4+, do not remove it from play. That destroyed model can fight after the attacking model’s unit has finished making its attacks, and is then removed from play.
TARGET: One unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit is destroyed, if that model has not fought this phase, roll one D6, adding 1 to the result if it is a KHORNE unit: on a 4+, do not remove it from play. That destroyed model can fight after the attacking model’s unit has finished making its attacks, and is then removed from play.
The TRANSPORT keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
Objective Markers
Objective markers represent objects of tactical or strategic import that both sides are attempting to secure, such as valuable artefacts, vital supplies or communications nodes. If a mission uses objective markers, it will state where they are located on the battlefield. These can be represented using any suitable marker, but we recommend using round markers that are 40mm in diameter.When setting objective markers up on the battlefield, place them so they are centred on the point specified by the mission. When measuring distances to and from objective markers, measure to and from the closest part of them. Models can move over objective markers as if they were not there, but they cannot end a move on top of an objective marker.
At the start of the battle, each objective marker on the battlefield is said to be contested, and so is not controlled by either player. To control an objective marker, a player will first need to move models within range of it. A model is within range of an objective marker if it is within 3" horizontally and 5" vertically of that objective marker.
Every model has an Objective Control (OC) characteristic listed on its datasheet. To determine a player’s Level of Control over an objective marker, add together the OC characteristics of all the models from that player’s army that are within range of that objective marker. A player will control an objective marker at the end of any phase or turn if their Level of Control over it is greater than their opponent’s. If both players have the same Level of Control over an objective marker, that objective marker is contested.
- A model is within range of an objective marker if within 3" horizontally and 5" vertically.
- Level of Control: Add together the OC characteristics of all of a player’s models within range of the objective marker.
- An objective marker is controlled by the player with the highest Level of Control over it (in a tie, it is contested).
- Models cannot end a move on top of an objective marker.
RUINOUS RAID
1CP
Renegade Raiders – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Utilising their swift transports, these ravagers plunge through the enemy lines to assault key positions.
WHEN: Your Shooting phase or your Fight phase
TARGET: One unit from your army that disembarked from a TRANSPORT this turn and has not been selected to shoot or fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack, if the target of that attack is within range of an objective marker, you can re-roll the Hit roll and you can re-roll the Wound roll.
TARGET: One unit from your army that disembarked from a TRANSPORT this turn and has not been selected to shoot or fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack, if the target of that attack is within range of an objective marker, you can re-roll the Hit roll and you can re-roll the Wound roll.
REAVERS’ HASTE
1CP
Renegade Raiders – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
The prospect of riches spurs these renegade warriors forwards. Woe betide any in their path.
WHEN: Your Charge phase.
TARGET: One INFANTRY or MOUNTED unit from your army.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, your unit is eligible to declare a charge in a turn in which it Advanced. If you select one or more units within range of an objective marker as a target of that charge, add 1 to the Charge roll.
TARGET: One INFANTRY or MOUNTED unit from your army.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, your unit is eligible to declare a charge in a turn in which it Advanced. If you select one or more units within range of an objective marker as a target of that charge, add 1 to the Charge roll.
The MOUNTED keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
Characters
Other
Embark
If a unit makes a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move, and every model in that unit ends that move within 3" of a friendly TRANSPORT model, they can embark within it. A unit cannot embark if it has already disembarked from a TRANSPORT model in the same phase. Remove the unit from the battlefield and place it to one side – it is now embarked within that TRANSPORT model. Unless otherwise stated, units cannot do anything or be affected in any way while they are embarked.- A unit can embark within a friendly TRANSPORT if all of its models end a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move within 3" of that TRANSPORT.
- A unit cannot embark and disembark in the same phase.
OPPORTUNISTIC RAIDERS
1CP
Renegade Raiders – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Mobility is the key to victory These Heretic Astartes raiders outmanoeuvre and outflank the foe in order to achieve victory.
WHEN: End of the Fight phase
TARGET: One unit from your army that was eligible to fight this phase.
EFFECT: If your unit is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units, it can make a Normal move of up to 6", or up to 12" if it is a MOUNTED unit. Otherwise, your unit can make a Fall Back move. It cannot embark within a TRANSPORT at the end of this move if it disembarked from a TRANSPORT this turn.
TARGET: One unit from your army that was eligible to fight this phase.
EFFECT: If your unit is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units, it can make a Normal move of up to 6", or up to 12" if it is a MOUNTED unit. Otherwise, your unit can make a Fall Back move. It cannot embark within a TRANSPORT at the end of this move if it disembarked from a TRANSPORT this turn.
SCOUR AND SEIZE
1CP
Renegade Raiders – Battle Tactic Stratagem
If the bounty is to be claimed, the foe must first be purged.
WHEN: Fight phase.
TARGET: One unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack that targets a unit within range of an objective marker, that attack has the [PRECISION] ability.
TARGET: One unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack that targets a unit within range of an objective marker, that attack has the [PRECISION] ability.
Ignores Cover
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.Torrent
Torrent weapons shoot clouds of fire, gas or other lethal substances that few foes can hope to evade.
Weapons with [TORRENT] in their profile are known as Torrent weapons. Each time an attack is made with such a weapon, that attack automatically hits the target.LET THE GALAXY BURN
1CP
Veterans of the Long War – Battle Tactic Stratagem
No barricade or fortification is proof against the vengeful fury of these hate-fuelled murderers.
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.
TARGET: One unit from your army (excluding TZEENTCH units) that has not been selected to shoot this phase
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, ranged weapons equipped by models in your unit have the [IGNORES COVER] ability, and change the Attacks characteristic of Torrent weapons equipped by models in your unit to 6.
TARGET: One unit from your army (excluding TZEENTCH units) that has not been selected to shoot this phase
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, ranged weapons equipped by models in your unit have the [IGNORES COVER] ability, and change the Attacks characteristic of Torrent weapons equipped by models in your unit to 6.
The EPIC HERO keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The CHAOS UNDIVIDED keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
Marks of Chaos
Pactbound Zealots Detachment
When mustering your army, when you select a unit to include in your army, if that unit is not an EPIC HERO and does not already have one of the following keywords, you must select one for that unit and note it on your Army Roster: KHORNE. TZEENTCH, NURGLE, SLAANESH, CHAOS UNDIVIDED. Each time a unit with one of these keywords gains a weapon ability as the result of a Dark Pact and does not fail the resulting Leadership test, until the end of the phase, that unit gains the associated ability below.UNITS THAT GAINED [LETHAL HITS]
- KHORNE: Each time a model in this unit makes a melee attack, an unmodified Hit roll of 5+ scores a Critical Hit.
- TZEENTCH: Each time a model in this unit makes a ranged attack, an unmodified Hit roll of 5+ scores a Critical Hit.
- CHAOS UNDIVIDED: Each time a model in this unit makes an attack, re-roll a Hit roll of 1.
UNITS THAT GAINED [SUSTAINED HITS 1]
- NURGLE: Each time a model in this unit makes a ranged attack, an unmodified Hit roll of 5+ scores a Critical Hit.
- SLAANESH: Each time a model in this unit makes a melee attack, an unmodified Hit roll of 5+ scores a Critical Hit.
- CHAOS UNDIVIDED: Each time a model in this unit makes an attack, re-roll a Hit roll of 1.
RESTRICTIONS
- You cannot select the KHORNE keyword for a PSYKER unit.
- A CHARACTER unit can only be attached to a unit if both units share the same keyword from the list above.
- A unit can only embark within (or start the battle embarked within) a TRANSPORT if both of those units share the same keyword from the list above.
Raiders and Reavers
Renegade Raiders Detachment
Some Heretic Astartes warbands are piratical by nature, launching swift attacks focused upon destroying their foes in a storm of bloody violence, seizing territory and spoils of war before the enemy can bring reinforcements to bear.
Ranged weapons equipped by models from your army have the [ASSAULT] ability, and each time a model from your army makes an attack that targets a unit within range of an objective marker, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.Terror Descends (Aura)
Dread Talons Detachment
Bedecked in the flayed skins and leering skulls of former victims, their armour flecked with blood and gore, these reavers descend in a howling gale of enraged screams and soul-piercing shrieks. To look upon their ghastly visages is to feel a terrible and paralysing fear.
In the Battle-shock step of your opponent’s Command phase, if an enemy unit that is below its Starting Strength is within 12" of one or more units from your army, that enemy unit must take a Battle-shock test.Each time an enemy unit within 12" of one or more units from your army takes a Battle-shock test, subtract 1 from the result.
Enemy units affected by this Detachment rule do not need to take any other Battle-shock tests in the same phase.
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Sustained Hits
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’.Example: A model makes an attack with a melee weapon with the [SUSTAINED HITS 2] ability. If the Hit roll is an unmodified 6 (a Critical Hit), then that attack scores a total of 3 hits on the target (1 from the successful Hit roll of 6, and 2 from the [SUSTAINED HITS 2] ability).
- [SUSTAINED HITS X]: Each Critical Hit scores ‘x’ additional hits on the target.
NEXT PRIZE
1CP
Infernal Reavers – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
The Long Waris gruelling and requires endless captured materiel to wage. Thus this warband are forever searching for the next cache of arms or riches to loot with rapacious eagerness.
WHEN: Your Command phase, just after a unit from your army has Secured an objective marker, or your Movement phase, just after a unit from your army has opened a Hatchway.
TARGET: That unit.
EFFECT: Your unit can make a Normal move of up to 3". If this Stratagem is used in your Movement phase, at least one model from your unit must end that move on the opposite side of the Hatchway from the one it started the phase on.
TARGET: That unit.
EFFECT: Your unit can make a Normal move of up to 3". If this Stratagem is used in your Movement phase, at least one model from your unit must end that move on the opposite side of the Hatchway from the one it started the phase on.
Dark Rewards
Infernal Reavers Detachment
By swearing their souls to malefic warp powers, the most debased and powerful of the warband may be granted knowledge and foresight beyond the ken of mere mortals.
Each lime a unit from your army takes a Leadership test for the Dark Pacts ability, on a 9+, you gain 1CP.STEADFAST DETERMINATION
1CP
Fellhammer Siege-Host – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
These warriors possess endless endurance and are capable of weathering untold hardships in order to destroy their foes.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.
TARGET: One unit from your army (excluding DAMNED units) that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, models in your unit have the Feel No Pain 5+ ability.
TARGET: One unit from your army (excluding DAMNED units) that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, models in your unit have the Feel No Pain 5+ ability.
UNFAILINGLY OBDURATE
1CP
Renegade Raiders – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Such is their determination to claim their due that these warriors will gladly weather a storm of fire.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase or the Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.
TARGET: One unit from your army (excluding DAMNED units) that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the attacking unit has finished making its attacks, each time an attack targets your unit, worsen the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.
TARGET: One unit from your army (excluding DAMNED units) that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the attacking unit has finished making its attacks, each time an attack targets your unit, worsen the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.
CONTEMPTUOUS DISREGARD
1CP
Veterans of the Long War – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Such embittered warriors as these shrug off hails of enemy fire with arrogant disdain.
WHEN: Your opponents Shooting phase or the Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.
TARGET: One unit from your army (excluding DAMNED units) that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time an attack targets your unit, worsen the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.
TARGET: One unit from your army (excluding DAMNED units) that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time an attack targets your unit, worsen the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.
Focus of Hatred
Veterans of the Long War Detachment
The eldest of the Chaos Space Marines harbour within their corrupted souls a burning desire for vengeance upon the Imperium and the galaxy as a whole. They channel this ire against their chosen targets, relentlessly pursuing their victims until every last foe lies dead upon the battlefield.
At the start of your Command phase, select one unit from your opponents army to be your focus of hatred. Until the start of your next Command phase, each time a model from your army (excluding DAMNED models) makes an attack that targets your focus of hatred, you can re-roll the Hit roll.FIGHTS FIRST
Some warriors attack with blinding speed, landing their blows before their foes can react.
Units with this ability that are eligible to fight do so in the Fights First step, provided every model in the unit has this ability.BRINGERS OF DESPAIR
2CP
Veterans of the Long War – Epic Deed Stratagem
Fearful of countenance, these ancient warriors are redolent with warp power and radiate a horrifying aura of might.
WHEN: Start of the Fight phase.
TARGET: One unit from your army (excluding DAMNED units) that is within Engagement Range of your focus of hatred.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, your unit has the Fights First ability.
TARGET: One unit from your army (excluding DAMNED units) that is within Engagement Range of your focus of hatred.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, your unit has the Fights First ability.
Iron Fortitude
Fellhammer Siege-host Detachment
The most indefatigable of Heretic Astartes warbands possess a grim determination that matches the resilience of their superhuman physiques and formidable ceramite armour. They go to war amidst formations of daemonic war machines and growling vehicles. Some even embrace the worship of the Dark Gods, trading their souls for supernatural protection.
Each time a ranged attack targets a unit from your army (excluding DAMNED units), if the Strength characteristic of that attack is greater than the Toughness characteristic of that unit, subtract 1 from the Wound roll.Experimental Augmentations
Creations of Bile Detachment
Bile’s creations, the Terata, possess a variety of mutations, all of which increase their transhuman lethality – for now.
At the start of the battle, select which augmentations are active for INFANTRY models (excluding DAMNED models) from your army until the end of the battle. To do so, either select one from the list below, or randomly determine two by rolling two D6. If FABIUS BILE is your WARLORD, when randomly determining your augmentations, you can re-roll one or both of the dice. Duplicated augmentations have no additional effect.
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DELAYED MUTATIONS
2CP
Creations of Bile – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Fabius Bile’s experiments are notoriously unstable. In the heat of battle, new mutations may burst forth in explosions of gristle and oozing gore, many of which are as lethal to the subject as they are to the enemy.
WHEN: Your Command phase.
TARGET: One INFANTRY unit (excluding DAMNED units) from your army.
EFFECT: Your unit suffers D3 mortal wounds. Then select one augmentation (see Experimental Augmentations). Until the start of your next Command phase, models in your unit have the selected augmentation in addition to any other augmentations they have.
TARGET: One INFANTRY unit (excluding DAMNED units) from your army.
EFFECT: Your unit suffers D3 mortal wounds. Then select one augmentation (see Experimental Augmentations). Until the start of your next Command phase, models in your unit have the selected augmentation in addition to any other augmentations they have.
The BATTLELINE keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
DIABOLIC REGENERATION
1CP
Creations of Bile – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Not even death can lay the most vile of Bile’s creations low.
WHEN: Your Command phase.
TARGET: One INFANTRY unit (excluding DAMNED units) from your army.
EFFECT: One destroyed model (excluding CHARACTER models) is returned to your unit. If your unit is a BATTLELINE unit, D3 destroyed models (excluding CHARACTER models) are returned to your unit instead.
TARGET: One INFANTRY unit (excluding DAMNED units) from your army.
EFFECT: One destroyed model (excluding CHARACTER models) is returned to your unit. If your unit is a BATTLELINE unit, D3 destroyed models (excluding CHARACTER models) are returned to your unit instead.
BRUTAL ATTRITION
1CP
Fellhammer Siege-Host – Epic Deed Stratagem
These implacable soldiers weather the enemy's fury before striking back in kind, to devastating effect.
WHEN: Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.
TARGET: One INFANTRY unit from your army (excluding DAMNED units) that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a melee attack is allocated to your unit, after the attacking unit has finished making its attacks, roll one D6 (to maximum of six D6 per attacking unit): for each 4+, the attacking unit suffers 1 mortal wound.
TARGET: One INFANTRY unit from your army (excluding DAMNED units) that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a melee attack is allocated to your unit, after the attacking unit has finished making its attacks, roll one D6 (to maximum of six D6 per attacking unit): for each 4+, the attacking unit suffers 1 mortal wound.
LOW CUNNING
1CP
Infernal Reavers – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Disabused of such notions as honour or self-sacrifice, Chaos Space Marines use every trick and cunning ruse to ensure their own survival.
WHEN: Your opponent's Shooting phase or the Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.
TARGET: One unit from your army (excluding DAMNED units) that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit's attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time an attack targets your unit, if the Strength characteristic of that attack is greater than the Toughness characteristic of your unit, subtract 1 from the Wound roll.
TARGET: One unit from your army (excluding DAMNED units) that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit's attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time an attack targets your unit, if the Strength characteristic of that attack is greater than the Toughness characteristic of your unit, subtract 1 from the Wound roll.
CRUEL EXECUTION
1CP
Infernal Reavers – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Veteran killers all, these warriors will exploit the slightest enemy misstep to simply move back and gun their victims down in cold blood.
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.
TARGET: One unit from your army (excluding DAMNED units).
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, your unit is eligible to shoot in a turn in which it Fell Back.
TARGET: One unit from your army (excluding DAMNED units).
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, your unit is eligible to shoot in a turn in which it Fell Back.
INVETERATE MURDERERS
1CP
Infernal Reavers – Battle Tactic Stratagem
So long have these warriors fought and killed their way across the galaxy that they have become experts in finding the weak spots of even the hardiest foes.
WHEN: Fight phase.
TARGET: One unit from your army (excluding DAMNED units) that has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack, if the Strength characteristic of that attack is less than or equal to the Toughness characteristic of the target, add 1 to the Wound roll.
TARGET: One unit from your army (excluding DAMNED units) that has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack, if the Strength characteristic of that attack is less than or equal to the Toughness characteristic of the target, add 1 to the Wound roll.
ENDLESS IRE
2CP
Veterans of the Long War – Epic Deed Stratagem
No amount of bloodshed can truly satisfy this bitter champion's desire for vengeance.
WHEN: Any phase, just after your focus of hatred is destroyed.
TARGET: One CHARACTER unit from your army (excluding DAMNED units)
EFFECT: Select one enemy unit within 12" of and visible to your unit. Until the start of your next Command phase, that enemy unit is considered to be your focus of hatred.
TARGET: One CHARACTER unit from your army (excluding DAMNED units)
EFFECT: Select one enemy unit within 12" of and visible to your unit. Until the start of your next Command phase, that enemy unit is considered to be your focus of hatred.
BLACK CRUSADE
1CP
Veterans of the Long War – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
The Warmaster s Black Crusade grinds ever onwards without restraint or remorse.
WHEN: Your Movement phase
TARGET: One INFANTRY unit or MOUNTED unit from your army (excluding DAMNED units).
EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to shoot in a turn in which it Advanced or Fell Back, and bolt pistols, boltguns and combi-bolters equipped by models in your unit have the [DEVASTATING WOUNDS] ability while your unit has not already inflicted 6 wounds this turn using that ability.
TARGET: One INFANTRY unit or MOUNTED unit from your army (excluding DAMNED units).
EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to shoot in a turn in which it Advanced or Fell Back, and bolt pistols, boltguns and combi-bolters equipped by models in your unit have the [DEVASTATING WOUNDS] ability while your unit has not already inflicted 6 wounds this turn using that ability.
MILLENNIA OF EXPERIENCE
1CP
Veterans of the Long War – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Thousands of years of ceaseless conflict have forged these warriors into skilled and merciless killers.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Movement phase, just after an enemy unit ends a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move.
TARGET: One INFANTRY or MOUNTED unit from your army (excluding DAMNED units) that is within 9" of that enemy unit and not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.
EFFECT: Your unit can make a Normal move of up to 6".
TARGET: One INFANTRY or MOUNTED unit from your army (excluding DAMNED units) that is within 9" of that enemy unit and not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.
EFFECT: Your unit can make a Normal move of up to 6".
The EPIC HERO keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The CHAOS UNDIVIDED keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
6. Select Warlord
Select one CHARACTER model from your army to be your Warlord – this will be the leader of your army – and make a note of this on your Army Roster. Your Warlord gains the WARLORD keyword.
The TERMINATOR keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
INFERNAL PATRONS
1CP
Champions of Chaos – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Many chosen warriors of the Dark Gods have forged pacts with minor daemonic entities, gaining their insidious aid to terrify and disorient the foe in battle.
WHEN: Any phase, just after your opponent targets a unit from their army with a Stratagem.
TARGET: One unit from your army within 3" of and visible to that enemy unit.
EFFECT: That enemy unit must take a Leadership test; if failed, that usage of that Stratagem has no effect (your opponent cannot use that Stratagem again this phase).
TARGET: One unit from your army within 3" of and visible to that enemy unit.
EFFECT: That enemy unit must take a Leadership test; if failed, that usage of that Stratagem has no effect (your opponent cannot use that Stratagem again this phase).
AGGRESSIVE STRIKE
1CP
Champions of Chaos – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Veterans of countless teleport assaults, these warriors burst from the warp already striding, firing and bellowing praise to the Dark Gods
WHEN: End of your Movement phase.
TARGET: One unit from your army that arrived using the Deep Strike ability this turn.
EFFECT: Your unit can make a Normal move of up to 6".
RESTRICTIONS: Until the end of the turn, your unit is not eligible to declare a charge.
TARGET: One unit from your army that arrived using the Deep Strike ability this turn.
EFFECT: Your unit can make a Normal move of up to 6".
RESTRICTIONS: Until the end of the turn, your unit is not eligible to declare a charge.
MALIGN WILL
1CP
Champions of Chaos – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
These warriors' will to conquer and despoil is so great that it manifests through the dark power of the warp into a corporeal blight upon realspace.
WHEN: Your Shooting phase or the Fight phase.
TARGET: One unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot or fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time your unit takes a Leadership test for the Dark Pacts ability, subtract 1 from the result and, if passed, select one objective marker within 6" of your unit. If there are no enemy units within range of that objective marker (excluding Battle-shocked units], that objective marker is Secured by your army.
TARGET: One unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot or fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time your unit takes a Leadership test for the Dark Pacts ability, subtract 1 from the result and, if passed, select one objective marker within 6" of your unit. If there are no enemy units within range of that objective marker (excluding Battle-shocked units], that objective marker is Secured by your army.
The TERMINATOR and keywords are used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
IMPERIOUS ADVANCE
1CP
Champions of Chaos – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Attempting to bar the path of these chosen warriors only fills them with a cruel and arrogant desire to crush those who stand in their way.
WHEN: Fight phase.
TARGET: One TERMINATOR unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Select any number of models in your unit. Until the end of the phase, add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of melee weapons equipped by the selected models, and each time you select targets for attacks made by those models, they must target an enemy unit that is wholly on the opposite side of a Hatchway from them.
TARGET: One TERMINATOR unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Select any number of models in your unit. Until the end of the phase, add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of melee weapons equipped by the selected models, and each time you select targets for attacks made by those models, they must target an enemy unit that is wholly on the opposite side of a Hatchway from them.
Dark Purpose
Champions of Chaos Detachment
Once they have set themselves to the task of conquest, warriors such as these neither hesitate nor turn aside.
Each time a unit from your army Consolidates, if it is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units, then until the end of the phase, each time a model in that unit makes a Consolidation move, it can move towards the closest objective marker, but only if, after all models have done so, that unit is within range of that objective marker and in Unit Coherency.