Chaos Space Marines – Cultist Mob
RANGED WEAPONS | RANGE | A | BS | S | AP | D | |
| Autopistol [pistol] | |||||||
| Autopistol [pistol] | 12" | 1 | 4+ | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bolt pistol [pistol] | |||||||
| Bolt pistol [pistol] | 12" | 1 | 4+ | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
MELEE WEAPONS | RANGE | A | WS | S | AP | D | |
| Brutal assault weapon | |||||||
| Brutal assault weapon | Melee | 2 | 4+ | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
WARGEAR OPTIONS
- The Cultist Champion’s autopistol can be replaced with 1 bolt pistol.
ABILITIES
FACTION: Dark Pacts
For the Dark Gods: At the end of your Command phase, if this unit is within range of an objective marker you control, that objective marker remains under your control, even if you have no models within range of it, until your opponent controls it at the start or end of any turn.
UNIT COMPOSITION
- 1 Cultist Champion
- 9-19 Chaos Cultists
| 10 models | 50 |
| 20 models | 100 |
KEYWORDS: INFANTRY, BATTLELINE, GRENADES, CHAOS, DAMNED, CULTIST MOB
FACTION KEYWORDS:
STRATAGEMS
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
CHOSEN FOR GLORY
1CP
Chaos Cult – Battle Tactic
CRAZED FOCUS
1CP
Chaos Cult – Battle Tactic
MORTAL THRALLS
1CP
Chaos Cult – Strategic Ploy
RECKLESS HASTE
1CP
Chaos Cult – Strategic Ploy
INFERNAL SACRIFICE
1CP
Chaos Cult – Battle Tactic
SELFLESS DEMISE
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
GRENADE
1CP
Core – Wargear
C
GO TO GROUND
1CP
Core – Battle Tactic
C
HEROIC INTERVENTION
1CP
Core – Strategic Ploy
C
COUNTER-OFFENSIVE
2CP
Core – Strategic Ploy
C
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
SIEGECRAFT
1CP
Fellhammer Siege-Host – Strategic Ploy
PERSISTENT ASSAILANTS
1CP
Fellhammer Siege-Host – Battle Tactic
NEXT PRIZE
1CP
Infernal Reavers – Strategic Ploy
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
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
CRUDE SABOTAGE
1CP
Underdeck Uprising – Strategic Ploy
FLEETING MIGHT
1CP
Underdeck Uprising – Battle Tactic
INFERNAL ALTARS
1CP
Underdeck Uprising – Battle Tactic
STORM THE BRIDGE!
1CP
Underdeck Uprising – Strategic Ploy
LET THE GALAXY BURN
1CP
Veterans of the Long War – Battle Tactic
LED BY
This unit can be led by the following units:
DETACHMENT ABILITY
Marks of Chaos
Masters of Misdirection
Raiders and Reavers
Terror Descends (Aura)
Desperate Devotion
Dark Rewards
Fanatical Onslaught
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.
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
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:
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.
Desperate Devotion
Chaos Cult Detachment
Utterly dedicated to the worship of the Dark Gods, thronging mortal cultists and regiments of Traitor Guardsmen are more than willing to make bloody sacrifices and take desperate actions in the hope of attaining favour.
Each time a DAMNED unit from your army with the Dark Pacts ability is selected to make a Normal or Advance move or declare a charge (excluding units that arrived from Reserves this turn), it can make a Desperate Pact (see below). If it does, until the end of the phase, add 2 to the Move characteristic of models in that unit and add 2 to Charge rolls made for that unit.Desperate Pacts
Each time a unit makes a Desperate Pact, it must first take a Leadership test; if that test is failed, that unit suffers D3 mortal wounds before any effects of that Desperate Pact are resolved.
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.
CHOSEN FOR GLORY
1CP
Chaos Cult – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Within the massed ranks of a heretic cult, only a few are marked for greatness.
WHEN: Your Shooting phase or the Fight phase.
TARGET: One DAMNED unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot or fight this phase.
EFFECT: Your unit can make a Desperate Pact. If it does, 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 did not fail the resulting Leadership test when making that Desperate Pact, you can re-roll the Wound roll as well.
TARGET: One DAMNED unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot or fight this phase.
EFFECT: Your unit can make a Desperate Pact. If it does, 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 did not fail the resulting Leadership test when making that Desperate Pact, you can re-roll the Wound roll as well.
CRAZED FOCUS
1CP
Chaos Cult – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Sven in the grip of frothing madness, these heretics are murderous in the extreme
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.
TARGET: One DAMNED unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.
EFFECT: Your unit can make a Desperate Pact. If it does, until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1, and if your unit did not fail the resulting Leadership test when making that Desperate Pact, improve the Strength characteristic of that attack by 1 as well.
TARGET: One DAMNED unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.
EFFECT: Your unit can make a Desperate Pact. If it does, until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1, and if your unit did not fail the resulting Leadership test when making that Desperate Pact, improve the Strength characteristic of that attack by 1 as well.
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.
RECKLESS HASTE
1CP
Chaos Cult – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Consumed by a desire to spill blood, these fanatical heretics hurl themselves towards the foe.
WHEN: Your Charge phase
TARGET: One DAMNED 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 DAMNED 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.
INFERNAL SACRIFICE
1CP
Chaos Cult – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Those in thrall to the Dark Gods will gladly sacrifice their lives to draw the eye of their darkling patrons.
WHEN: Fight phase.
TARGET: One DAMNED unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Your unit can make a Desperate Pact. If it does, your unit suffers D3 mortal wounds (in addition to any suffered for failing the resulting Leadership test), and until the end of the phase, add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of the melee weapons equipped by models in your unit, and if your unit did not fail the resulting Leadership test when making that Desperate Pact, until the end of the phase, improve the Strength characteristic of those weapons by 1 as well.
TARGET: One DAMNED unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Your unit can make a Desperate Pact. If it does, your unit suffers D3 mortal wounds (in addition to any suffered for failing the resulting Leadership test), and until the end of the phase, add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of the melee weapons equipped by models in your unit, and if your unit did not fail the resulting Leadership test when making that Desperate Pact, until the end of the phase, improve the Strength characteristic of those weapons by 1 as well.
SELFLESS DEMISE
1CP
Chaos Cult – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
The zealous followers of the Dark Gods are devoted to the last. As death comes they strike a desperate final blow in hope of reward.
WHEN: Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.
TARGET: One DAMNED unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the attacking unit has resolved all of its attacks, each time a model in your unit is destroyed, roll one D6 on a 6, the attacking unit suffers 1 mortal wound after all of its attacks have been resolved.
TARGET: One DAMNED unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the attacking unit has resolved all of its attacks, each time a model in your unit is destroyed, roll one D6 on a 6, the attacking unit suffers 1 mortal wound after all of its attacks have been resolved.
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, Fall Back or Charge move.
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.
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.
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 INFANTRY keywords are used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
Characters
Battleline
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.
Masters of Misdirection
Deceptors Detachment
There are those warbands that number amongst their ranks liars, schemers and infiltrators of far more prodigious skill than most heretics. Employing labyrinthine ploys, they unnerve their enemies and force them to chase ghosts and shadows. They embed themselves within combat zones long before showing their hand, seeding Chaos cults, identifying key targets and feeding misinformation to their foes.
In the Declare Battle Formations step, you can select a number of LEGIONARIES and CULTIST MOB units from your army:until the end of the battle, those units, and any CHARACTER units attached to them (excluding EPIC HEROES), have the Infiltrators ability. The maximum number of units you can select in this way depends on the battle size, as shown below.
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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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The GRENADES keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
Characters
GRENADE
1CP
Core – Wargear Stratagem
Priming their hand-held projectiles, these warriors draw back and hurl death into the enemy’s midst.
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.
TARGET: One GRENADES unit from your army (excluding units that Advanced, Fell Back or have shot this turn) that is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.
EFFECT: Select one GRENADES model in your unit and one enemy unit that is not within Engagement Range of any units from your army and is within 8" of and visible to your GRENADES model. Roll six D6: for each 4+, that enemy unit suffers 1 mortal wound.
TARGET: One GRENADES unit from your army (excluding units that Advanced, Fell Back or have shot this turn) that is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.
EFFECT: Select one GRENADES model in your unit and one enemy unit that is not within Engagement Range of any units from your army and is within 8" of and visible to your GRENADES model. Roll six D6: for each 4+, that enemy unit suffers 1 mortal wound.
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.
FLEETING MIGHT
1CP
Underdeck Uprising – Battle Tactic Stratagem
For one tantalising instant, the dark prayers of these fanatics are answered by some infernal warp patron, placing the power to slay champions in their hands.
WHEN: Your Shooting phase or the Fight phase, just after a DAMNED unit from your army makes a Dark Pact.
TARGET: That DAMNED unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, weapons equipped by models in your unit have the [DEVASTATING WOUNDS] ability.
TARGET: That DAMNED unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, weapons equipped by models in your unit have the [DEVASTATING WOUNDS] ability.
INFERNAL ALTARS
1CP
Underdeck Uprising – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Whether heretical fanes unveiled amidst the rebellion or heaped corpses and votive offerings, these ritual foci lend the faithful supernatural protection.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase or the Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.
TARGET: One DAMNED 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, if your unit is within range of an objective marker, models in your unit have the Feel No Pain 5+ ability against that attack. If your unit has the CULTIST MOB keyword, models in it have the Feel No Pain 4+ ability against that attack instead.
TARGET: One DAMNED 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, if your unit is within range of an objective marker, models in your unit have the Feel No Pain 5+ ability against that attack. If your unit has the CULTIST MOB keyword, models in it have the Feel No Pain 4+ ability against that attack instead.
STORM THE BRIDGE!
1CP
Underdeck Uprising – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Seizing their opportunity to strike a fatal blow against those who have oppressed them for so long - and please the Dark Gods in the process - these heretics surge forwards with zealous ferocity.
WHEN: Your Charge phase.
TARGET: One DAMNED or CHAOS SPAWN 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.
TARGET: One DAMNED or CHAOS SPAWN 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.
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.Fanatical Onslaught
Underdeck Uprising Detachment
Knowing their only options are victory or death, the heretic hordes pack corridors with their bodies as they surge forward into the teeth of the enemy guns like a zealous food tide.
In your opponent’s Shooting phase, each time an enemy unit has shot, if one or more models from one or more units from your army were destroyed as a result of those attacks, each such unit can make a Rush move. To do so, that unit can be moved up to 3", but must end that move as close as possible to the attacking unit. When doing so, those models can be moved within Engagement Range of enemy units. A unit cannot make a Rush move while it is Battle-shocked, and can only make one Rush move per turn.The CHARACTER and DAMNED keywords are used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
CRUDE SABOTAGE
1CP
Underdeck Uprising – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Using charged rigged from scavenged junk and pollutant runoff, the fanatical masses blast open the hatchways that bar their paths to ascension.
WHEN: Your Movement phase.
TARGET: One CULTIST MOB or DAMNED CHARACTER unit from your army that has not been selected to move this phase and is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.
EFFECT: Select one closed Hatchway within 1“ of your unit. Your unit can attempt to operate that Hatchway.
RESTRICTIONS: Until the end of the turn, your unit cannot attempt to operate a Hatchway again.
TARGET: One CULTIST MOB or DAMNED CHARACTER unit from your army that has not been selected to move this phase and is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.
EFFECT: Select one closed Hatchway within 1“ of your unit. Your unit can attempt to operate that Hatchway.
RESTRICTIONS: Until the end of the turn, your unit cannot attempt to operate a Hatchway again.
The BATTLELINE keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets: