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With blood-chilling howls the warriors of the Space Wolves hurl themselves into battle, hacking and tearing with a primal, predatory ferocity. Mighty warriors whose deeds and sagas stretch back to the dawn of the Imperium, the Sons of Russ are amongst Humanity’s most redoubtable defenders.

Contents

Books

BookKindEditionVersionLast update
  Space Marines
  Space MarinesCodex101.6March 2025
  Boarding Actions
  Boarding ActionsExpansion101.1July 2025
  Space Wolves
  Space WolvesCodex Supplement101.0July 2025
  Drop Pod
  Drop PodDatasheet10July 2025
  Munitorum Field Manual
  Munitorum Field ManualExpansion103.0July 2025
  Balance Dataslate
  Balance DataslateRulebook10July 2025July 2025
  Grotmas Calendar: Space Marines - Librarius Conclave
  Grotmas Calendar: Space Marines - Librarius ConclaveExpansion10March 2025
  Legends Field Manual
  Legends Field ManualExpansion102.1March 2025
  Grotmas Calendar: Space Wolves - Champions of Fenris
  Grotmas Calendar: Space Wolves - Champions of FenrisExpansion10December 2024
  Grotmas Calendar: Deathwatch
  Grotmas Calendar: DeathwatchIndex10December 2024
  Legends: Space Marines
  Legends: Space MarinesDatasheet10September 2024
  Horus Heresy Legends: Adeptus Astartes
  Horus Heresy Legends: Adeptus AstartesDatasheet10September 2024
  Imperial Armour: Space Marines
  Imperial Armour: Space MarinesDatasheet10September 2024
  Legends: Space Wolves
  Legends: Space WolvesDatasheet10September 2024

FAQ

Codex: Space Marines

Q:While using the Gladius Task Force Detachment, does a Combat Doctrine need to be active for my army in order to use the Adaptive Strategy Stratagem?
A:
No.
Q:If a Hellblaster is destroyed by anything other than an attack or Hazardous test, can that model use its For the Chapter! ability?
A:
No.
Q:Can I use a Captain’s Rites of Battle ability to target that Captain’s unit if it is in Reserves or Strategic Reserves?
A:
Yes.
Q:Does an objective marker that has been Sabotaged by my army using the A Deadly Prize Stratagem remain Sabotaged if my opponent controls it at the start or end of any turn?
A:
Yes. However, while your opponent controls that objective marker, its ability to inflict mortal wounds is not active.
Q:While an Attached unit is embarked within a TRANSPORT, do weapons that TRANSPORT shoots with using the Firing Deck ability benefit from any abilities the attached Leader has (e.g. a LIEUTENANT’s Tactical Precision ability, which grants weapons in its unit the [LETHAL HITS] ability)?
A:
No. Firing Deck enables a Transport to be equipped with a number of weapons equipped by its passengers, but the TRANSPORT itself is not part of that Attached unit, and embarked units cannot use abilities unless otherwise stated.
Q:When an Attached unit is selected as an Oath of Moment target, if that unit ceases to be an Attached unit, does the effect persist on the remaining unit?
A:
Yes. See Persisting Effects in the Core Rules Errata
Q:Can a unit embarked within a TRANSPORT be selected as the Oath of Moment target?
A:
No. See the Embark section.
Q:Can a unit in Reserves be selected as the Oath of Moment target?
A:
Yes.
Q:Can a unit in Reserves use an Enhancement (following all restrictions outlined by that Enhancement)?
A:
Yes.
Q:If I have two or more Impulsors within 6" of a unit I target with a Stratagem, do each of their Orbital Comms Array wargear abilities trigger?
A:
No, they are Aura abilities and so do not stack.
Q:If I use a Stratagem on a unit within 6" of an Impulsor with an Orbital Comms Array, but I do not roll high enough to gain 1CP as a result of that wargear, if that same unit is within 6" of a different Impulsor that also has an Orbital Comms Array, can I attempt to roll another D6 to try to gain 1CP?
A:
No.
Q:Do multiple instances of the Astartes Banner(e.g. ANCIENT) ability stack?
A:
Yes.
Q:If I select one MONSTER or VEHICLE unit as the target of all of a Stormspeeder Thunderstrike’s ranged weapons, and the first weapon that model makes attacks with scores one or more hits, do I add 1 to the Wound rolls made for attacks with its remaining weapons?
A:
No. Only after you have resolved the attacks with all weapons it is shooting with this phase, has that model shot (see ‘Shot’ in the Rules Commentary).
Q:If the mission rules I am using state that Reserves units cannot arrive on the battlefield during the first battle round (e.g. the Pariah Nexus mission pack), can I target my Drop Pod with the Rapid Ingress Stratagem during the first battle round if I have the second turn?
A:
No.
Q:Can I set up a unit that has the Hunter’s Instincts Enhancement from Strategic Reserves during the first battle round?
A:
Yes. Additionally, you can set up such a unit within your opponent’s deployment zone during the second battle round.
Q:Can I target a unit that has the Hunter’s Instincts Enhancement with the Rapid Ingress Stratagem during the first battle round?
A:
Yes.
Q:When making attacks with a unit from my army, I split my attacks between the first Oath of Moment target selected as part of my army rule and the second Oath of Moment target selected using ROBOUTE GUILLIMAN’S Master of Battle Author of the Codex ability. If I destroy the first Oath of Moment target before resolving my attacks against the second Oath of Moment target, will those attacks against the second Oath of Moment target benefit from the re-rolls to hit?
A:
No. Only after all of the attacks from that unit have been resolved will the second Oath of Moment selection become active.

Introduction

On this page you will find several ADEPTUS ASTARTES Detachments you can select from, as described in the Core Rules (see the Select Detachment Rules step). If you are playing a Crusade battle, see the equivalent step in the Mustering a Crusade Army section of the main Crusade rules. Each Detachment is a themed fighting force that focuses on one particular combat style employed by the Adeptus Astartes - the rules they include are as follows:

1
DETACHMENT RULE
If you select to use a Detachment, a Detachment rule listed here will apply either to your whole army or to particular units within it.

2
ENHANCEMENTS
When mustering your army, your chosen Detachment enables you to upgrade CHARACTERS using the Enhancements listed here, as described in the Core Rules (see the Select Units step). If you are playing a Crusade battle, you can instead use the Renowned Heroes Requisition to give your CHARACTERS Enhancements, as described in the main Crusade rules.

3
STRATAGEMS
Your chosen Detachment gives you access to the Stratagems listed here in addition to the Core Stratagems listed in the Core Rules. During the battle, you can spend Command points (CP) to use these Stratagems.

Army Rules

Oath of Moment

In battle, Space Marines swear mighty oaths to destroy the enemies of the Emperor and uphold the honour of their Chapter, and such vows are sacrosanct. When the Angels of Death strike, they do so with the precision of a surgeon and the force of a thunderbolt. Experience and strategic expertise help them to read the shifting shape of the battle with post-human speed and clarity, directing their wrath towards one priority target after another. Command assets are annihilated, leaving the enemy reeling leaderless. Heavy armour, potent artillery and the vaunted elites of the foe’s forces are laid waste with horrifying speed, until the Emperor’s Angels of Death stand victorious over a field of smouldering wreckage and bolt-riddled corpses, and honour is finally satisfied.

If your Army Faction is ADEPTUS ASTARTES, at the start of your Command phase, select one unit from your opponent’s army. Until the start of your next Command phase, that enemy unit is your Oath of Moment target. Each time a model with this ability makes an attack that targets your Oath of Moment target:
  • You can re-roll the Hit roll.
  • If you are using a Codex: Space Marines Detachment and your army does not include one or more units with the BLACK TEMPLARS, BLOOD ANGELS, DARK ANGELS, DEATHWATCH or SPACE WOLVES keywords, add 1 to the Wound roll as well.

Space Marine Chapters

  • If an ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit has a second Faction keyword on its datasheet, that Faction keyword is the name of that unit’s Chapter. For example, MARNEUS CALGAR has both the ADEPTUS ASTARTES and ULTRAMARINES Faction keywords, and is therefore from the Ultramarines Chapter.
  • You cannot include units from more than one Chapter in your army.
  • If your army includes one or more BLACK TEMPLARS units, it cannot include any ADEPTUS ASTARTES PSYKER models, and cannot include any of the following models that do not have the Black Templars keyword: GLADIATOR LANCER; GLADIATOR REAPER; GLADIATOR VALIANT; IMPULSOR; REPULSOR; REPULSOR EXECUTIONER.
  • If your army includes one or more DEATHWATCH units, it cannot include any of the following units: DEVASTATOR SQUAD; SCOUT SQUAD; TACTICAL SQUAD.
  • If your army includes one or more SPACE WOLVES units, it cannot include any of the following units: APOTHECARY; DEVASTATOR SQUAD; TACTICAL SQUAD.

Deathwatch

Gladius Task Force

Detachment Rule

Combat Doctrines

The Codex Astartes has proven its worth as a superb treatise on warfare over countless battlefields, and has remained so even after ten thousand years. Many Space Marines hold its wisdom in awe, and exemplify its teachings, employing a flexible set of combat doctrines to eliminate their enemy. Few opponents can withstand the fury of such an onslaught.

At the start of your Command phase, you can select one of the Combat Doctrines listed below. Until the start of your next Command phase, that Combat Doctrine is active and its effects apply to all ADEPTUS ASTARTES units from your army. You can only select each Combat Doctrine once per battle.

Devastator Doctrine

The Codex Astartes details the strategic value of overwhelming firepower applied to key targets while advancing into position to eliminate threats.

This unit is eligible to shoot in a turn in which it Advanced.

Tactical Doctrine

As the warring armies close upon one another and vicious fire-fights erupt, the Codex lays out strategies for swiftly seizing the initiative and combining versatility with firepower.

This unit is eligible to shoot and declare a charge in a turn in which it Fell Back.

Assault Doctrine

The Codex Astartes leaves no doubt that the killing blow in most engagements must be delivered with a decisive close-quarters strike. It presents plentiful tactical means to achieve this end.

This unit is eligible to declare a charge in a turn in which it Advanced.


Enhancements

  • Artificer Armour 10 pts

Crafted by the Chapter’s finest artificers, this suit of armour provides superior protection.

ADEPTUS ASTARTES model only. The bearer has a Save characteristic of 2+ and the Feel No Pain 5+ ability.

  • The Honour Vehement 15 pts

This stanza is inscribed on thrice-blessed parchment and affixed to its bearers’ wargear with a purity seal, there to inspire them to heroic acts of martial prowess.

ADEPTUS ASTARTES model only. Add 1 to the Attacks and Strength characteristics of the bearer’s melee weapons. While the bearer is under the effects of the Assault Doctrine, add 2 to the Attacks and Strength characteristics of the bearers melee weapons instead.

  • Adept of the Codex 20 pts

An ardent student of the Codex Astartes, this commander epitomises its tactical genius, and the wisdom gleaned from its teachings guides their measured strategic responses amidst the fiercest battle.

CAPTAIN model only. At the start of your Command phase, if the bearer is on the battlefield, instead of selecting a Combat Doctrine to be active for your army, you can select the Tactical Doctrine. If you do, until the start of your next Command phase, that Combat Doctrine is active for the bearer’s unit only, even if you have already selected that Combat Doctrine to be active for your army this battle.

  • Fire Discipline 25 pts

This commander drills his warriors relentlessly; combined with the Adeptus Astartes’ incredible reflexes, they produce a devastating rate of fire.

ADEPTUS ASTARTES model only. While the bearer is leading a unit, ranged weapons equipped by models in that unit have the [SUSTAINED HITS 1] ability. In addition, while the bearer’s unit is under the effects of the Devastator Doctrine, you can reroll Advance rolls made for that unit.


Stratagems

ARMOUR OF CONTEMPT
1CP
Gladius Task Force – Battle Tactic Stratagem
The belligerence of the Adeptus Astartes combined with their post-human physiology makes them unyielding foes to face.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase or the Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES 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 finished making its attacks, each time an attack targets your unit, worsen the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.
ONLY IN DEATH DOES DUTY END
2CP
Gladius Task Force – Epic Deed Stratagem
Imminent death does not prevent a Space Marine from enacting his final justice upon the enemies of the Imperium.
WHEN: Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES 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, do not remove it from play. The destroyed model can fight after the attacking model’s unit has finished making its attacks, and is then removed from play.
HONOUR THE CHAPTER
1CP
Gladius Task Force – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Every Chapter has forged its own tales of heroism, and none of its battle-brothers would see that noble record besmirched.
WHEN: Fight phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your army.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, melee weapons equipped by models in your unit have the [LANCE] ability. If your unit is under the effects of the Assault Doctrine, until the end of the phase, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of such weapons by 1 as well.
ADAPTIVE STRATEGY
1CP
Gladius Task Force – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
The tenets of the Codex Astartes allow for unorthodox use of combat tactics and the employment of divergent strategic doctrines if doing so will lead to victory.
WHEN: Your Command phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your army.

EFFECT: Select the Devastator Doctrine, Tactical Doctrine or Assault Doctrine. Until the start of your next Command phase, that Combat Doctrine is active for that unit instead of any other Combat Doctrine that is active for your army, even if you have already selected that doctrine this battle.
STORM OF FIRE
1CP
Gladius Task Force – Battle Tactic Stratagem
There is no escaping the wrath of the Space Marines, and they use their weapons to bring swift death to their foes wherever they may hide.
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your army 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. If your unit is under the effects of the Devastator Doctrine, until the end of the phase, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of such weapons by 1 as well.
SQUAD TACTICS
1CP
Gladius Task Force – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Space Marines know precisely when to give ground in order to leave their enemies floundering, before surging back into the fight and driving them from the field in disarray.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Movement phase, just after an enemy unit ends a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES INFANTRY or ADEPTUS ASTARTES MOUNTED unit from your army that is within 9" of the enemy unit that just ended that move.

EFFECT: Your unit can make a Normal move of up to D6", or a Normal move of up to 6" instead if it is under the effects of the Tactical Doctrine.

RESTRICTIONS: You cannot select a unit that is within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.

Anvil Siege Force

Detachment Rule

Shield of the Imperium

Across blood-drenched battlefields, within towering citadels and isolated orbital stations, the Angels of Death throw back tides of traitors, mutants, xenos and heretics, and purge enemy holdings of foes thanks to their disciplined strategies and fighting skills. All who oppose them are met with volleys of deadly accurate firepower long before they reach the battle-brothers’ razor-sharp blades.

Ranged weapons equipped by ADEPTUS ASTARTES models from your army have the [HEAVY] ability. If such a weapon already has this ability, each time an attack is made with that weapon, if the attacking model’s unit Remained Stationary this turn, add 1 to the Wound roll.

Enhancements

  • Indomitable Fury 20 pts

This hero refuses to yield whilst foes remain, fighting back from the brink of death like a vengeful demigod.

GRAVIS model only. The first time the bearer is destroyed, roll one D6 at the end of the phase. On a 2+, set the bearer back up on the battlefield, as close as possible to where it was destroyed and not within Engagement Range of any enemy units, with its full wounds remaining.

  • Fleet Commander 15 pts

The Chapter’s orbiting warships stand ready to unleash devastation at this leader’s command.

CAPTAIN model only. Once per battle, at the start of your Shooting phase, you can select one point on the battlefield and place a marker on that point. At the start of your next Shooting phase, place another marker on the battlefield within 12" of the centre of the first marker, then draw a straight line between the centre of each of these markers. Roll one D6 for each unit that line passes over or through: on a 3+, that unit suffers D3 mortal wounds. Both markers are then removed.

  • Stoic Defender 15 pts

This commander and their warriors hold their ground tenaciously against even overwhelming numbers.

ADEPTUS ASTARTES model only. While the bearer is leading a unit, models in that unit have the Feel No Pain 6+ ability while they are within range of an objective marker you control and, while that unit is Battle-shocked, halve the Objective Control characteristic of models in that unit instead of changing it to 0.

  • Architect of War 25 pts

There are few who have a deeper understanding of the tenets of siege warfare than this warrior.

ADEPTUS ASTARTES model only. While the bearer is leading a unit, ranged weapons equipped by models in that unit have the [IGNORES COVER] ability.


Stratagems

ARMOUR OF CONTEMPT
1CP
Anvil Siege Force – Battle Tactic Stratagem
The belligerence of the Adeptus Astartes combined with their post-human physiology makes them unyielding foes to face.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase or the Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES 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 finished making its attacks, each time an attack targets your unit, worsen the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.
RIGID DISCIPLINE
1CP
Anvil Siege Force – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Cleaving to duty, the Adeptus Astartes refuse to be drawn out of position. Instead they secure ground to establish new fire lines to the enemy.
WHEN: End of the Fight phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your army that is within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.

EFFECT: Your unit can immediately make a Fall Back move of up to 6".

RESTRICTIONS: When making that move, your unit must end that move either wholly within your deployment zone or within range of an objective marker.
NOT ONE BACKWARDS STEP
1CP
Anvil Siege Force – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Siege warfare is incomparably brutal. Space Marines battle with the fiercest determination to achieve victory, and will fight unto death to hold every defensive line or to secure gains they have wrested from the enemy.
WHEN: Your Command phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES INFANTRY unit from your army within range of an objective marker.

EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, double the Objective Control characteristic of models in your unit, but it must Remain Stationary this turn.
NO THREAT TOO GREAT
2CP
Anvil Siege Force – Battle Tactic Stratagem
To combat an entrenched force of Space Marines, foes resort to armoured vehicles or packs of murderous monstrosities. Even the greatest of behemoths has a chink in its armour and the Adeptus Astartes are well versed in exploiting such weaknesses.
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES 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 a ranged attack that targets a MONSTER or VEHICLE unit, you can re-roll the Wound roll.
BATTLE DRILL RECALL
1CP
Anvil Siege Force – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Space Marines train for countless hours to master their weapons and in the heat of battle can trigger mnemonic patterning to recall their ritual drills and ensure the foe’s destruction.
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your army 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 [SUSTAINED HITS 1] ability. If your unit Remained Stationary this turn, then until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes a ranged attack, a successful unmodified Hit roll of 5+ scores a Critical Hit.
HAIL OF VENGEANCE
2CP
Anvil Siege Force – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Space Marines' incredible battlefield awareness enables them to instinctively identify the origin of any enemy fire and punish their attackers.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase, just after an enemy unit has resolved its attacks.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your army that had one or more of its models destroyed as a result of the attacking unit’s attacks.

EFFECT: Your unit can shoot as if it were your Shooting phase, but must target only that enemy unit when doing so, and can only do so if that enemy unit is an eligible target.

Ironstorm Spearhead

Detachment Rule

Armoured Wrath

An Ironstorm Spearhead’s commanders guide their assault with pre-cogitated fire solutions, cycling data-gheist inloads and whispered binharic auguries. These ensure their warriors, and the belligerent machine spirits inhabiting their war engines, deliver their fire with inescapable accuracy.

Once per phase for each ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit in your army, you can re-roll one Hit roll, one Wound roll or one Damage roll made for a model in that unit.

Enhancements

  • Target Augury Web 30 pts

This spearhead commander uses advanced augmetics to distribute targeting data. With these, they direct the fire of their war engine crews and rouse their machine spirits to operative superiority.

TECHMARINE model only. In your Command phase, select one ADEPTUS ASTARTES VEHICLE model within 6" of the bearer. Until the start of your next Command phase, weapons equipped by that VEHICLE model have the [LETHAL HITS] ability.

  • The Flesh is Weak 10 pts

The injuries of past battles have seen this warrior heavily rebuilt with ultra-durable cybernetic limbs and organs that render them extremely difficult to kill.

ADEPTUS ASTARTES model only. The bearer has the Feel No Pain 4+ ability.

  • Adept of the Omnissiah 35 pts

This battle-brother is steeped in hidden technological rites. Should their armoured charges be threatened, a burst of arcane binharic screed can rouse their machine spirits to vigilance.

TECHMARINE model only. Once per battle round, when a saving throw is failed for a friendly ADEPTUS ASTARTES VEHICLE model within 6" of the bearer, you can change the Damage characteristic of that attack to 0.

  • Master of Machine War 20 pts

This commander is supremely gifted in the strategies of armoured warfare, understanding the capabilities of every war engine in the Chapters arsenal. Delivering precision orders, they ensure the vehicles under their command inflict the most punishing damage to the enemy even amidst complex manoeuvres.

ADEPTUS ASTARTES model only. In your Command phase, select one ADEPTUS ASTARTES VEHICLE model within 6" of the bearer. Until the start of your next Command phase, that VEHICLE is eligible to shoot even if it Fell Back or Advanced this turn.


Stratagems

UNBOWED CONVICTION
1CP
Ironstorm Spearhead – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Space Marines exemplify obdurate tenacity. Even injured, they will never abandon their oaths.
WHEN: Command phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your army that is below its Starting Strength.

EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, your unit can ignore any or all modifiers to its characteristics and/or to any roll or test made for it (excluding modifiers to saving throws).
ARMOUR OF CONTEMPT
1CP
Ironstorm Spearhead – Battle Tactic Stratagem
The belligerence of the Adeptus Astartes combined with their post-human physiology makes them unyielding foes to face.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase or the Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES 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 finished making its attacks, each time an attack targets your unit, worsen the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.
MERCY IS WEAKNESS
2CP
Ironstorm Spearhead – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Once a foe is marked for destruction, the Angels of Death must not relent until the target is annihilated.
WHEN: Your Shooting phase or the Fight phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES 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 that targets a unit that is below its Starting Strength, that attack has the [SUSTAINED HITS 1] ability, and when making such an attack, if the attacking model is a VEHICLE, a successful unmodified Hit roll of 5+ scores a Critical Hit.
VENGEFUL ANIMUS
1CP
Ironstorm Spearhead – Epic Deed Stratagem
Carefully cogitated binharic prayers can focus a machine spirit’s ire into near-obsessive hatred of its slayers, ensuring that vengeance is meted out even in death.
WHEN: Any phase, just after an ADEPTUS ASTARTES VEHICLE model from your army with the Deadly Demise ability is destroyed.

TARGET: That ADEPTUS ASTARTES VEHICLE model. You can use this Stratagem on that model even though it was just destroyed.

EFFECT: Do not roll one D6 to determine whether mortal wounds are inflicted by your model’s Deadly Demise ability. Instead, mortal wounds are automatically inflicted.
ANCIENT FURY
1CP
Ironstorm Spearhead – Epic Deed Stratagem
The heroes entombed within Dreadnoughts have fought across countless war zones throughout their extended existences, perfecting their martial prowess beyond mortal limits.
WHEN: Your Command phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES WALKER model from your army.

EFFECT: Until the start of your next Command phase, improve your model’s Move, Toughness, Leadership and Objective Control characteristics by 1 and each time your model makes an attack, add 1 to the Hit roll.
POWER OF THE MACHINE SPIRIT
1CP
Ironstorm Spearhead – Epic Deed Stratagem
There are many tales of machine spirits wreaking havoc on the foe, even after the crew of their vehicle are slain and critical systems are failing.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase, just after an enemy unit has resolved its attacks.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES VEHICLE unit from your army that was reduced to Below Half-strength as a result of the attacking unit’s attacks.

EFFECT: Your unit can shoot as if it were your Shooting phase, but must target only that enemy unit when doing so, and can only do so if that enemy unit is an eligible target.

Firestorm Assault Force

Detachment Rule

Close-range Eradication

The Space Marines are the Emperor’s finest shock troops, striking at the foe before they can react. In their rapid, mechanised assaults, Space Marines smash aside the enemy, destroying them at close quarters without mercy.

Ranged weapons equipped by ADEPTUS ASTARTES models from your army have the [ASSAULT] ability, and each time an attack made with such a weapon targets a unit within 12", add 1 to the Strength characteristic of that attack.

Enhancements

  • Champion of Humanity 10 pts

This commander and their warriors have vowed to secure victory and defend the Imperium from the horrors of the galaxy.

TACTICUS model only. While the bearer is leading a unit, models in that unit can ignore any or all modifiers to their characteristics and/or to any roll or test made for them (excluding modifiers to saving throws).

  • War-tempered Artifice 25 pts

Having laboured long in the Chapter’s forges, this warrior-smith has crafted his personal armaments. Each weapon is a masterwork tool of death-dealing, wrought with care and strength, and embellished with the icons of their maker’s brotherhood.

ADEPTUS ASTARTES INFANTRY model only. Add 3 to the Strength characteristic of the bearer’s melee weapons.

  • Forged in Battle 15 pts

To this Angel of Death, war is the anvil upon which their strength is wrought. Every battle is seen as a test in which they and their battle-brothers can prove themselves, and the superior craftsmanship of their weapons and armour.

ADEPTUS ASTARTES model only. While the bearer is leading a unit, once per turn, after making a Hit roll or a saving throw for a model in that unit, you can change the result of that roll to an unmodified 6.

  • Adamantine Mantle 20 pts

This flowing cloak or finely wrought tabard is laced through with threads of braided adamantine. When combined with armour and energy fields, it has been shown time and again that these symbols of office are proof against even the very strongest attacks.

ADEPTUS ASTARTES model only. Each time an attack is allocated to the bearer, subtract 1 from the Damage characteristic of that attack. If that attack was made with a Melta or Torrent weapon, change the Damage characteristic of that attack to 1 instead.


Stratagems

ARMOUR OF CONTEMPT
1CP
Firestorm Assault Force – Battle Tactic Stratagem
The belligerence of the Adeptus Astartes combined with their post-human physiology makes them unyielding foes to face.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase or the Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES 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 finished making its attacks, each time an attack targets your unit, worsen the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.
CRUCIBLE OF BATTLE
1CP
Firestorm Assault Force – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Only where the enemy can be faced eye to eye can a Space Marine be truly tested.
WHEN: Your Shooting phase or the Fight phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES INFANTRY 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 that targets the closest eligible target within 6", add 1 to the Wound roll.
RAPID EMBARKATION
1CP
Firestorm Assault Force – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
No time can be wasted in punishing the Emperor's foes. Many are those that deserve death and once one enemy is vanquished, soon must another follow.
WHEN: End of the Fight phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES TRANSPORT unit from your army that has no models embarked within it, and one ADEPTUS ASTARTES INFANTRY unit from your army wholly within 6" of that TRANSPORT.

EFFECT: Your INFANTRY unit can embark within that TRANSPORT.

RESTRICTIONS: You cannot target an INFANTRY unit that is within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units, that cannot normally embark within that TRANSPORT, or that disembarked from a TRANSPORT this turn.
IMMOLATION PROTOCOLS
2CP
Firestorm Assault Force – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Salvo after salvo of burning promethium unleashed in synchronised waves will leave almost any foe as smouldering ash.
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, Torrent weapons equipped by models in that unit have the [DEVASTATING WOUNDS] ability.
ONSLAUGHT OF FIRE
1CP
Firestorm Assault Force – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Armed with targeting data supplied by their transport's augury gheists, warriors erupt from the assault ramps with weapons blazing in ruthless eradication patterns.
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your army that disembarked from a TRANSPORT this turn and has not been selected to shoot this phase.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes a ranged attack that targets the closest eligible target within 12", add 1 to the Hit roll. If one or more enemy models are destroyed as the result of any of those attacks, select one of those destroyed models; that destroyed model’s unit must take a Battle-shock test.
BURNING VENGEANCE
1CP
Firestorm Assault Force – Battle Tactic Stratagem
To open fire on warriors of a Firestorm Assault Force is merely to invite one’s own swift destruction.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase, just after an enemy unit has resolved its attacks.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES TRANSPORT unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.

EFFECT: One unit embarked within that TRANSPORT can disembark as if it were your Movement phase, and can then shoot as if it were your Shooting phase, but must target only that enemy unit when doing so, and can only do so if that enemy unit is an eligible target.

Stormlance Task Force

Detachment Rule

Lightning Assault

The warriors of a Stormlance Task Force employ high-speed tactics and hit-and-run warfare. They do battle on the move, wrong-footing their enemies with breakneck manoeuvres and melting away one moment only to crash home like a thunderbolt the next.

ADEPTUS ASTARTES units from your army are eligible to declare a charge in a turn in which they Advanced or Fell Back.

Enhancements

  • Fury of the Storm 25 pts

This aggressive warrior channels their eagerness to kill into each and every strike. They hit the enemy’s lines with all the ferocity of a raging tempest.

ADEPTUS ASTARTES MOUNTED model only. Improve the Strength and Armour Penetration characteristics of the bearer’s melee weapons by 1. Each time the bearer ends a Charge move, until the end of the turn, improve the Strength and Armour Penetration characteristics of the bearers melee weapons by 2 instead.

  • Portents of Wisdom 15 pts

This warrior has been made privy to omens of great threats in the wars to come. Armed with this knowledge, they and their battle-brothers enter battle with a boldness that some mistake for recklessness.

ADEPTUS ASTARTES model only. While the bearer is leading a unit, you can re-roll Advance rolls made for that unit.

  • Feinting Withdrawal 10 pts

This living legend of the Chapter is known for their calm in the heat of battle. Ever-observant of the ebbs and flows of the engagement, they can withdraw their warriors from the fray in good order, ready to hammer home a torrent of fire.

ADEPTUS ASTARTES model only. While the bearer is leading a unit, that unit is eligible to shoot in a turn in which it Fell Back.

  • Hunter’s Instincts 25 pts

This mounted huntsman espouses the value of circling the enemy and striking suddenly from an unexpected quarter upon their speeding steed, the better to land the killing blow.

ADEPTUS ASTARTES MOUNTED model only. If the bearer’s unit is in Strategic Reserves, for the purposes of setting up that unit on the battlefield, treat the current battle round number as being one higher than it actually is.


Stratagems

ARMOUR OF CONTEMPT
1CP
Stormlance Task Force – Battle Tactic Stratagem
The belligerence of the Adeptus Astartes combined with their post-human physiology makes them unyielding foes to face.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase or the Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES 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 finished making its attacks, each time an attack targets your unit, worsen the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.
BLITZING FUSILLADE
1CP
Stormlance Task Force – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Warriors of Stormlance Task Forces can suddenly pour heavy and accurate fire into the enemy even as they race to finish off any survivors.
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your army 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 [ASSAULT] ability. If such a weapon already has this ability, until the end of the phase, that weapon has the [SUSTAINED HITS 1] ability as well.
FULL THROTTLE
2CP
Stormlance Task Force – Wargear Stratagem
On the eve of riding down the most elusive prey, the task force's expert Techmarines will entreat the engine spirits o f their vehicles, honing the iron steeds' performance to elicit even more speed from them.
WHEN: Your Movement phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES MOUNTED or ADEPTUS ASTARTES VEHICLE unit (excluding WALKERS) from your army.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, if your unit Advances, do not make an Advance roll for it. Instead, until the end of the phase, add 6" to the Move characteristic of models in your unit, or 9" instead if your unit is MOUNTED.
SHOCK ASSAULT
1CP
Stormlance Task Force – Battle Tactic Stratagem
The Adeptus Astartes are elite troops who strike with all the speed and fury of a searing thunderbolt.
WHEN: Your Charge phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES MOUNTED unit from your army that has not declared a charge this phase.

EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, you can re-roll Charge rolls made for your unit and melee weapons equipped by models in that unit have the [LANCE] ability.
RIDE HARD, RIDE FAST
1CP
Stormlance Task Force – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Like zephyrs dancing across wide horizons, Space Marine riders and pilots can weave lithely around incoming fire with incredible skill.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES MOUNTED or ADEPTUS ASTARTES FLY VEHICLE 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 and subtract 1 from the Wound roll.
WIND-SWIFT EVASION
1CP
Stormlance Task Force – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Space Marines are loathe to be brought into combat on any others’ terms, especially the warriors of Stormlance Task Forces, whose battlefield tactics revolve around speed and precise, ferocious assaults.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Movement phase, just after an enemy unit ends a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES INFANTRY or ADEPTUS ASTARTES MOUNTED unit from your army that is within 9" of that enemy unit.

EFFECT: Your unit can make a Normal move of up to 6".

RESTRICTIONS: You cannot select a unit that is within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.

Vanguard Spearhead

Detachment Rule

Shadow Masters

The warriors of a Vanguard Spearhead slip through the shadows, half-seen spectres barely visible to the foe. Enemies blaze away into the gloom with increasing panic, their shots flying wide as covert specialists encircle their victims and prepare to level the killing blow.

Each time a ranged attack targets an ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your army, unless the attacking model is within 12", subtract 1 from the Hit roll and the target has the Benefit of Cover against that attack.

Enhancements

  • The Blade Driven Deep 25 pts

This battlefield stalker slips through enemy territory like a spectre, leading their warriors in daring behind-enemy-lines operations.

ADEPTUS ASTARTES INFANTRY model only. While the bearer is leading a unit, models in that unit have the Infiltrators ability.

  • Ghostweave Cloak 15 pts

Hand-stitched by blinded servitors and anointed with distilled blood, this cloak contains strands of mnemothread. It throws up a field of techno-spiritual dissonance that veils its wearer from sight and sensors, allowing them to slip across the battlefield like a wraith.

ADEPTUS ASTARTES model only. The bearer has the Stealth and Lone Operative abilities.

  • Execute and Redeploy 20 pts

The battle-brothers under this warrior’s command seize every opportunity to strike while the initiative is theirs, harrying the foe with gunfire before returning to the shadows.

PHOBOS model only. In your Shooting phase, after the bearer’s unit has shot, if that unit is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units, it can make a Normal move of up to 6". If it does, until the end of the turn, that unit is not eligible to declare a charge. This cannot allow the bearer’s unit to move more than once in your Shooting phase.

  • Shadow War Veteran 30 pts

By the time the enemy believes battle has begun, their rear lines have already been attacked at this warriors command - their supply lines cut and their communications in disarray - choking them off from vital battlefield support.

PHOBOS model only. Gain following ability:
Lord of Deceit (Aura): Each time your opponent targets a unit from their army with a Stratagem, if that unit is within 12" of this model, increase the cost of that use of that Stratagem by 1CP.


Stratagems

A DEADLY PRIZE
1CP
Vanguard Spearhead – Wargear Stratagem
Warriors of a Vanguard Spearhead will rig critical objectives with explosives to deny them to the enemy.
WHEN: Start of the Command phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES INFANTRY or ADEPTUS ASTARTES MOUNTED unit from your army within range of an objective marker you control.

EFFECT: That objective marker is said to be Sabotaged, and 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. While an objective marker is Sabotaged and under your control, each time an enemy unit ends a Normal, Advance, Fall Back or Charge move within range of that objective marker, roll one D6: on a 2+, that enemy unit suffers D3 mortal wounds.
ARMOUR OF CONTEMPT
1CP
Vanguard Spearhead – Battle Tactic Stratagem
The belligerence of the Adeptus Astartes combined with their post-human physiology makes them unyielding foes to face.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase or the Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES 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 finished making its attacks, each time an attack targets your unit, worsen the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.
SURGICAL STRIKES
2CP
Vanguard Spearhead – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Every tyrant must fear the assassin's blade, and the vanguard spring ambushes with precision coordination.
WHEN: Fight phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES INFANTRY unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, melee weapons equipped by models in your unit have the [PRECISION] ability.
STRIKE FROM THE SHADOWS
1CP
Vanguard Spearhead – Battle Tactic Stratagem
To evade one’s enemies and sow confusion can be a deadly weapon in itself.
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES 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 a ranged attack that targets an enemy unit that is more than 12" away, improve the Ballistic Skill and Armour Penetration characteristics of that attack by 1. If one or more enemy models are destroyed as a result of those attacks, select one of those destroyed models; that destroyed model’s unit must take a Battle-shock test.
CALCULATED FEINT
1CP
Vanguard Spearhead – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
A feigned retreat can be used to overextend eager foes or draw them into deadly arcs of fire.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Charge phase, just after an enemy unit declares a charge.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES INFANTRY unit from your army that was selected as a target of that charge.

EFFECT: Your unit can make a Normal move of up to D6", or up to 6" instead if it is a PHOBOS or SCOUT SQUAD unit.

RESTRICTIONS: You cannot select a unit that is within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.
GUERRILLA TACTICS
1CP
Vanguard Spearhead – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
At the opportune moment, Space Marine infiltration units slip away from battle, only to relocate ready to strike the foe again.
WHEN: End of your opponent’s Fight phase.

TARGET: Up to two PHOBOS and/or SCOUT SQUAD units from your army, or one other ADEPTUS ASTARTES INFANTRY unit from your army.

EFFECT: Remove those units from the battlefield and place them into Strategic Reserves.

RESTRICTIONS: Each unit selected for this Stratagem must be more than 3" away from all enemy models.

1st Company Task Force

Detachment Rule

Extremis-level Threat

The 1st Company’s veterans have fought at the forefront of their Chapter’s wars for many mortal lifespans. Experience has taught them to identify the foe’s lethal threats and to lead their battle-brothers to purge them from existence.

Once per battle, in your Command phase, you can use this ability. If you do, until the start of your next Command phase, each time a model from your army with the Oath of Moment ability makes an attack that targets your Oath of Moment target, you can re-roll the Wound roll as well.

Enhancements

  • The Imperium’s Sword 25 pts

This hero and the veterans they lead cut down their foes like a reaping whirlwind.

ADEPTUS ASTARTES model only. Add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of the bearers melee weapons. Once per battle, at the start of any phase, the bearer can use this Enhancement. If it does, until the end of the phase, add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of melee weapons equipped by all other models in the bearer’s unit as well.

  • Fear Made Manifest (Aura) 30 pts

This warrior personifies the Emperor’s wrath.

ADEPTUS ASTARTES model only. While an enemy unit (excluding MONSTERS and VEHICLES) is within 6" of the bearer, each time that unit fails a Battle-shock test, one model in that unit is destroyed (chosen by its controlling player). Once per battle, when such an enemy unit fails a Battle-shock test, you can choose for D3 models in that unit to be destroyed in this way instead.

  • Rites of War 10 pts

The commanders of the 1st Company vow before the Chapter and the Emperor to secure victory.

ADEPTUS ASTARTES TERMINATOR model only. Improve the Objective Control characteristic of the bearer by 1. Once per battle, at the start of any phase, the bearer can use this Enhancement. If it does, until the end of the phase, add 1 to the Objective Control characteristic of all other models in the bearer’s unit as well.

  • Iron Resolve 15 pts

This hero shrugs off even horrendous wounds.

ADEPTUS ASTARTES TERMINATOR model only. The bearer has the Feel No Pain 5+ ability. Once per battle, after the bearer’s unit is selected as the target of one or more attacks, the bearer can use this Enhancement. If it does, until the end of the phase, models in the bearer’s unit have the Feel No Pain 5+ ability.


Stratagems

ARMOUR OF CONTEMPT
1CP
1st Company Task Force – Battle Tactic Stratagem
The belligerence of the Adeptus Astartes combined with their post-human physiology makes them unyielding foes to face.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase or the Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES 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 finished making its attacks, each time an attack targets your unit, worsen the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.
HEROES OF THE CHAPTER
1CP
1st Company Task Force – Battle Tactic Stratagem
When the fighting is at its fiercest, the veteran warriors of the Chapter truly show their quality.
WHEN: Your Shooting phase or the Fight phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES TERMINATOR, BLADEGUARD VETERAN SQUAD, STERNGUARD VETERAN SQUAD or VANGUARD VETERAN SQUAD 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, add 1 to the Hit roll. If your unit is Below Half-strength, add 1 to the Wound roll as well.
TERRIFYING PROFICIENCY
1CP
1st Company Task Force – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
The 1st Company's veterans unleash their skills with an efficiency that is harrowing to witness.
WHEN: Your Fight phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES TERMINATOR, BLADEGUARD VETERAN SQUAD, STERNGUARD VETERAN SQUAD or VANGUARD VETERAN SQUAD unit from your army that made a Charge move this turn and destroyed one or more enemy units this phase.

EFFECT: In your opponent’s next Command phase, each enemy unit within 6" of your unit must take a Battle-shock test. If the unit taking that test is Below Half-strength, subtract 1 from that test. Enemy units affected by this Stratagem do not need to take any other Battle-shock tests in the same phase.
DUTY AND HONOUR
1CP
1st Company Task Force – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Adeptus Astartes veterans claim critical objectives in daring strikes, annihilating resistance in their Chapter’s name before sweeping onto their next target.
WHEN: Your Movement phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES TERMINATOR, BLADEGUARD VETERAN SQUAD, STERNGUARD VETERAN SQUAD or VANGUARD VETERAN SQUAD unit from your army within range of an objective marker you control.

EFFECT: 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.
ORBITAL TELEPORTARIUM
1CP
1st Company Task Force – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Teleportarium chambers within orbiting strike cruisers are able to perform site-to-strike teleportations for Terminator-armoured battle-brothers in extremis.
WHEN: End of your opponent’s Fight phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES TERMINATOR unit from your army.

EFFECT: Remove your unit from the battlefield and place it into Strategic Reserves. It will arrive back on the battlefield in the Reinforcements step of your next Movement phase using the Deep Strike ability.

RESTRICTIONS: You cannot select a unit that is within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.
LEGENDARY FORTITUDE
1CP
1st Company Task Force – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Many are the legendary tales of the 1st Company holding their ground against the odds, weathering assaults that would have swept away lesser warriors.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Charge phase, just after an enemy unit ends a Charge move.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES TERMINATOR, BLADEGUARD VETERAN SQUAD, STERNGUARD VETERAN SQUAD or VANGUARD VETERAN SQUAD unit from your army within Engagement Range of that enemy unit.

EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, each time an attack is allocated to a model in your unit, subtract 1 from the Damage characteristic of that attack.

Librarius Conclave

The Space Marine psykers that comprise the ranks of the Librarius often stand apart from their battle-brothers, many of whom find their mastery of occult powers disturbing. Yet, despite their misgivings, no Space Marine doubts the might of their Chapter’s Librarians. On rare occasions, often in response to daemonic invasion or the machinations of xenos psykers, a group of Librarians may accompany a hand-picked task force to war. When leading squads of transhuman warriors into the fight, such a conclave may enhance their battle-brothers’ already supreme strength, speed and endurance with channelled empyric energies, confound their enemies with illusory deceptions, or obliterate the foe in blazing torrents of flame.

Detachment Rule

Psychic Disciplines

Librarians spend their lives mastering psychic disciplines, learning how to manipulate the energies of the Immaterium to confound their foes and embolden their battle-brothers.

At the start of the battle round, select one of the following Psychic Disciplines. Until the end of the battle round, that Psychic Discipline is active and its effects apply to all ADEPTUS ASTARTES PSYKER units from your army.

Biomancy Discipline
Add 2" to the Move characteristic of models in this unit.

Divination Discipline
Each time a model in this unit makes an attack, re-roll a Hit roll of 1 and re-roll a Wound roll of 1.

Pyromancy Discipline
Each time a ranged attack made by a model in this unit targets an enemy unit within 12", improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.

Telekinesis Discipline
Each time a ranged attack targets this unit, subtract 1 from the Strength characteristic of that attack.

Telepathy Discipline
Each time a model in this unit makes an attack, you can ignore any or all modifiers to that attack’s Weapon Skill or Ballistic Skill characteristics and/or any or all modifiers to the Hit roll.

Enhancements

  • Prescience 25 pts

Those who specialise in prognostication may foresee the flow of battle and position their allies accordingly.

ADEPTUS ASTARTES PSYKER model only (excluding TERMINATOR models). Once per turn, when an enemy unit ends a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move within 9" of the bearer’s unit, the bearer’s unit can make a Normal move of up to D6", or up to 6" instead if the Divination Discipline is active for your army.

  • Celerity 30 pts

The powers of the Immaterium flow through the psyker, heightening his speed and that of his battle-brothers.

ADEPTUS ASTARTES PSYKER model only. The bearer’s unit is eligible to declare a charge in a turn in which it Advanced, and if the Biomancy Discipline is active for your army, it is eligible to declare a charge in a turn in which it Fell Back.

  • Obfuscation 20 pts

By manipulating the minds of the foe, practitioners of telepathy may obfuscate their presence.

ADEPTUS ASTARTES PSYKER model only. Enemy units cannot use the Fire Overwatch Stratagem to shoot at the bearer’s unit, and if the Telepathy Discipline is active for your army, the bearer’s unit cannot be targeted by ranged attacks unless the attacking model is within 18".

  • Fusillade 35 pts

The Librarian wreathes the ammunition of his allies in armour-eroding halos of azure fire.

ADEPTUS ASTARTES PSYKER model only. Ranged weapons equipped by models in the bearer’s unit have the [ANTI-MONSTER 5+] and [ANTI-VEHICLE 5+] abilities, and:

  • The [SUSTAINED HITS 1] ability if the Pyromancy Discipline is active for your army.
  • Add 6" to the Range characteristic of those weapons if the Telekinesis Discipline is active for your army.


Stratagems

SENSORY ASSAULT
1CP
Librarius Conclave – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Paranoia, confusion and panic are heightened to a debilitating degree as the Librarian alters his foes’ perceptions.
WHEN: Command phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES PSYKER unit from your army.

EFFECT: Select one enemy unit that is within 18" of and visible to one PSYKER model in your unit. Until the start of your next turn, that enemy unit is pinned. While a unit is pinned, subtract 2 from that unit’s Move characteristic and subtract 2 from Charge rolls made for it. In addition, if the Telepathy Discipline is active for your army, that enemy unit must take a Battle-shock test, subtracting 1 from the result.
ARMOUR OF CONTEMPT
1CP
Librarius Conclave – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
The belligerence of the Adeptus Astartes combined with their post-human physiology makes them unyielding foes to face.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase or the Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES 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 finished making its attacks, each time an attack targets your unit, worsen the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.
FIERY SHIELD
1CP
Librarius Conclave – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
As the enemy closes in for the kill, the psyker manifests his psychic will in a raging inferno that obscures imperilled allies and threatens to immolate any who come close enough to land a blow upon them.
WHEN: Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES INFANTRY or ADEPTUS ASTARTES MOUNTED unit from your army that is within 18" of one or more friendly ADEPTUS ASTARTES PSYKER models, and 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, and if the Pyromancy Discipline is active for your army, weapons that target your unit have the [HAZARDOUS] ability.
IRON ARM
1CP
Librarius Conclave – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
This Librarian lends skull-shattering weight and impact to melee strikes by transmuting flesh into unyielding metal.
WHEN: Fight phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES INFANTRY unit from your army that is within 18" of one or more ADEPTUS ASTARTES PSYKER models from your army and has not been selected to Fight this phase.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, add 1 to the Strength characteristic of melee weapons equipped by models in your unit, or add 2 if the Biomancy Discipline is active for your army.
ASSAIL
1CP
Librarius Conclave – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Using nothing but the power of his mind, a Librarian can rip rubble, boulders and other debris from the surrounding terrain and hurl them at the foe.
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES PSYKER unit from your army that is eligible to shoot.

EFFECT: Select one enemy unit within 18" of and visible to one or more PSYKER models in your unit (excluding units with the Lone Operative ability), and roll six D6, adding 1 to each result if the Telekinesis Discipline is active for your army: for each 4+, that enemy unit suffers 1 mortal wound.
PRESCIENT PRECISION
1CP
Librarius Conclave – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Sharing some of his prescience with his battle-brothers, a Librarian can guide their fire.
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES PSYKER 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 attack has the [LETHAL HITS] ability, and the [IGNORES COVER] ability as well if the Divination Discipline is active for your army.

Space Wolves Codex Supplement

Introduction

Below you will find several SPACE WOLVES Detachments you can select from, as described in the Core Rules (see the Select Detachment Rules step). If you are playing a Crusade battle, see the equivalent step in the Mustering a Crusade Army section. Each Detachment is a themed fighting force that focuses on one particular combat style employed by the Space Wolves - the rules they include are as follows:

1
DETACHMENT RULE
The Detachment rule listed here will apply to either your whole army or to particular units within it.

2
ENHANCEMENTS
When mustering your army, your chosen Detachment enables you to upgrade CHARACTERS using the Enhancements listed here, as described in the Core Rules (see the Select Units step). If you are playing a Crusade battle, you can instead use the Renowned Heroes Requisition to give your CHARACTERS Enhancements, as described in the main Crusade rules.

3
STRATAGEMS
Your chosen Detachment gives you access to the Stratagems listed here in addition to the Core Stratagems listed in the Core Rules. During the battle, you can spend Command points (CP) to use these Stratagems.

Army Rules

Curse of the Wulfen

Only while fighting at the side of their battle-brothers can the feral Wulfen control their frenzied aggression.

While this unit is within 6" of one or more friendly SPACE WOLVES CHARACTER models (excluding WULFEN models) or within 12" of one or more friendly WOLF PRIEST models, if it is not Battle-shocked, add 1 to the Objective Control characteristic of INFANTRY models in it and add 3 to the Objective Control characteristic of VEHICLE models in it.

Sagas

The battles fought and glorious victories won by the Great Companies of Fenris are retold in mighty sagas.

Each Detachment rule in this book includes a Saga you can complete, with additional effects that apply once you have done so.

Sons of Russ

The Great Companies of the Space Wolves are renowned for their ferocity and steadfast loyalty to the Imperium.

  • If an ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit has a second Faction keyword on its datasheet, that Faction keyword is the name of that unit’s Chapter. For example, Ragnar Blackmane has both the ADEPTUS ASTARTES and SPACE WOLVES Faction keywords, and is therefore from the Space Wolves Chapter.
  • You cannot include units from more than one Chapter in your army.
  • If your army uses any of the Detachments from this book, it can include SPACE WOLVES units, but it cannot include any ADEPTUS ASTARTES units drawn from any other Chapter.

Designer’s Note: The rules presented in this section assume that the ADEPTUS ASTARTES units in your army are from the Space Wolves Chapter, but they can also be used to represent any Space Wolves successor Chapter, such as one described in the background section of this book, or even one of your own invention. However, players who wish to faithfully recreate the Space Wolves Chapter on the tabletop should only include SPACE WOLVES EPIC HEROES if their collection is intended to represent the First Founding Chapter itself; Logan Grimnar is the Great Wolf of the Space Wolves, for example, and not of any of their successors.

Saga of the Hunter

When the Great Companies go to war, they descend upon their foes with lightning speed, relying upon shock assaults to overwhelm even the most robust defences. Blood Claws smash into weak points whilst Grey Hunters outflank and strike the already-engaged foe. Long Fangs catch armoured vehicles and heavy infantry in punishing crossfires, and Wolf Scouts infiltrate enemy positions to sabotage prepared strongholds. By concentrating their firepower and force upon critical targets, the Space Wolves maximise the effectiveness of their savage assault. Utilising this ruthless precision, lupine cunning and unwavering stamina, the Space Wolves can pick apart numerically superior foes in much the same manner as Fenrisian wolves hunt the giant prey of the Space Wolves’ icy home. The greatest of the Chapter’s sagas tell of such battles and the myriad foes brought low by closely bonded packs of warriors.

Detachment Rule

Pack’s Quarry

At their Wolf Lord’s command, the Space Wolves advance upon their prey with lupine hunger, singling out the weak and overwhelming the strong with concentrated force and furious aggression.

Each time a model in a SPACE WOLVES unit from your army makes a melee attack that targets an enemy unit, if that enemy unit is within Engagement Range of one or more other ADEPTUS ASTARTES units from your army, or if the attacking unit contains more models than that enemy unit:
  • Add 1 to the Hit roll.
  • If your Saga is completed (see below), add 1 to the Wound roll as well.

Saga of the Hunter
At the start of the first battle round, your Quarry tally is 0. Each time an ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your army fights, after all of those attacks have been resolved, add 1 to your Quarry tally for each enemy unit destroyed by those attacks.

Once your Quarry tally is equal to or greater than the number shown in the table below (depending on the battle size), your Saga is completed.

BATTLE SIZEQUARRY TALLY
Incursion2
Strike Force3
Onslaught4

Enhancements

  • Swift Hunter 20 pts

A seasoned hunter, this warrior knows well that speed and decisiveness can turn the tide of any battle.

SPACE WOLVES model only. Models in the bearer’s unit have the Scouts 7" ability.

  • Fenrisian Grit 15 pts

All Fenrisians possess a formidable constitution, yet this warrior demonstrates legendary resolve, shrugging off wounds that would fell lesser men.

ADEPTUS ASTARTES model only. The bearer has the Feel No Pain 4+ ability.

  • Wolf Master 5 pts

This warrior possesses an affinity with Fenrisian beasts and can inspire a frothing rage in their lupine companions with but a single barked command.

SPACE WOLVES model only. In your Command phase, select one friendly SPACE WOLVES unit within 9" of the bearer. Until the start of your next Command phase, teeth and claws and Tyrnak and Fenrir weapons equipped by models in that unit have the [LETHAL HITS] ability.

  • Feral Rage 10 pts

There is no substitute for raw aggression. This warrior fights with the berserk rage of a thunderwolf, tearing apart their foes with violent fury.

ADEPTUS ASTARTES model only. Add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of melee weapons equipped by the bearer. Each time the bearer ends a Charge move, until the end of the turn, add an additional 1 to the Attacks characteristic of those weapons.


Stratagems

HUNTERS’ TRAIL
1CP
Saga of the Hunter – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
The Space Wolves close in on their foes, some packs hurling themselves upon the enemy whilst others move to cut off retreat routes.
WHEN: Fight phase.

TARGET: One SPACE WOLVES unit (excluding MONSTERS and VEHICLES) 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 Pile-in or Consolidation move, it can move up to 6" instead of up to 3". When doing so, it does not need to end that move closer to the closest enemy model, provided it ends that move as close as possible to the closest enemy unit.
TERRITORIAL ADVANTAGE
1CP
Saga of the Hunter – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
The wolf packs are ever on the move, seizing ground and repelling their foes with savage violence.
WHEN: Fight phase, just after an enemy unit is destroyed by an ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your army.

TARGET: That ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit.

EFFECT: Select one objective marker you control that your unit is within range of. That objective marker remains under your control until your opponent’s Level of Control over that objective marker is greater than yours at the end of a phase.
OVERWHELMING ONSLAUGHT
1CP
Saga of the Hunter – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Several packs converge upon a single target, pinning them in place with the weight of their bodies.
WHEN: Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.

TARGET: Two ADEPTUS ASTARTES units from your army within Engagement Range of that enemy unit, or one SPACE WOLVES BEASTS unit from your army within Engagement Range of that enemy unit.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in that enemy unit makes an attack, subtract 1 from the Hit roll.
CHOSEN PREY
1CP
Saga of the Hunter – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Having singled out their prey, the pack repeatedly strikes in waves, bleeding the target with each hit.
WHEN: Your Movement phase, just after a SPACE WOLVES unit from your army Falls Back.

TARGET: That SPACE WOLVES unit.

EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to shoot and declare a charge in a turn in which it Fell Back.
BOUNDING ADVANCE
1CP
Saga of the Hunter – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Fenrisian warriors and wolves surge forward, driving through the enemy line to outflank the foe.
WHEN: Your Movement phase or your Charge phase.

TARGET: One SPACE WOLVES INFANTRY or SPACE WOLVES BEASTS unit from your army that has not been selected to move or declared a charge this phase.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes a Normal, Advance, Fall Back or Charge move, it can move through models (excluding TITANIC models). When doing so, it can move within Engagement Range of enemy models, but unless it is making a Charge move, it cannot end that move within Engagement Range of them.
MARKED FOR DESTRUCTION
1CP
Saga of the Hunter – Battle Tactic Stratagem
At the barked orders of their Pack Leaders, the Space Wolves focus their fury upon a single target, combining their firepower to bring the foe down.
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.

TARGET: Two ADEPTUS ASTARTES units from your army (excluding BEASTS) that have not been selected to shoot this phase.

EFFECT: Select one enemy unit visible to both of your units. Until the end of the phase, models in your units can only target that enemy unit (and only if it is an eligible target) and each time a model in one of your units makes an attack, re-roll a Wound roll of 1.

Saga of the Bold

The grand feasting halls of Fenris echo with the sagas of the Chapter’s greatest heroes. Every son of Russ hopes one day to forge his own tale of heroism and glory and take his place in the annals of the Great Companies. Thus, the Space Wolves armies are replete with many great champions, each of whom has felled foes beyond count and earned a deed name to match. When such heroes go to war, they lead their battle-brothers by example, hurling themselves into combat with furious aggression and inspirational acts of savagery. Bellowing oaths and making outlandish boasts, these champions seek to outdo one another. Encouraged forward in the wake of such heroic figures, Blood Claws and Grey Hunters battle alongside their Wolf Lord’s mighty Wolf Guard, fighting with resilience and vigour regardless of the odds arrayed against them.

Detachment Rule

Heroes All

Every Space Wolves warrior seeks to forge a saga worthy of retelling.

Each time an ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your army is selected to shoot or fight, apply one of the following when resolving those attacks:
  • If your Saga is completed (see below), you can re-roll one Hit roll, one Wound roll and one Damage roll.
  • Otherwise, if that unit is a SPACE WOLVES CHARACTER unit, you can re-roll one Hit roll, one Wound roll or one Damage roll.

Saga of the Bold
Each time a SPACE WOLVES CHARACTER unit from your army does one of the following, that unit achieves that Boast. Once three or more different Boasts have been achieved by units from your army, your Saga is completed.
  • Your Hide as a Trophy: That unit destroys your Oath of Moment target.
  • Slay Them All: That unit destroys your Oath of Moment target, and that is the second Oath of Moment target destroyed by that unit in this battle.
  • Overrun Their Position: At the end of either player’s turn, that unit is wholly within your opponent’s deployment zone.
  • Hold the Line: From the second battle round onwards, at the end of your Command phase, that unit is within range of an objective marker you control that is not within your deployment zone.

Enhancements

  • Braggart’s Steel 20 pts

This weapon has graced the hand of many a champion and inspires in its bearers a brazen self-confidence.

SPACE WOLVES model only. Add 2 to the Strength characteristic of melee weapons equipped by the bearer. If the bearer’s unit has achieved one or more Boasts, add 1 to the Damage characteristic of those weapons as well.

  • Skjald 15 pts

This warrior is well-versed in the Chapters saga, drawing inspiration and invaluable teachings from their retelling.

ADEPTUS ASTARTES model only. Each time a SPACE WOLVES CHARACTER unit from your army achieves a Boast, if the bearer is on the battlefield, you gain 1CP.

  • Hordeslayer 15 pts

Seeking to take a terrible tally of lives, this warrior hurls himself into the heart of the fight, heedless of the numbers arrayed against him.

SPACE WOLVES model only. At the start of the Fight phase, if there are more enemy models than friendly models wholly within 6" of the bearer, until the end of the phase, add 2 to the Attacks characteristic of melee weapons equipped by the bearer. If the bearer’s unit has achieved one or more Boasts, add 3 to the Attacks characteristic instead.

  • Thunderwolf’s Fortitude 25 pts

Possessed of indomitable fortitude, this champion of Fenris refuses the call of Morkai, fighting beyond the limits of even a Space Marine’s endurance.

ADEPTUS ASTARTES model only. The first time the bearer is destroyed, remove it from play, then, at the end of the phase, roll one D6: on a 2+, set the bearer back up on the battlefield as close as possible to where it was destroyed and not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units, with 3 wounds remaining.


Stratagems

INSPIRING PRESENCE
1CP
Saga of the Bold – Epic Deed Stratagem
The inspiring presence of a champion lends their pack's strikes lethal impetus.
WHEN: Fight phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES CHARACTER unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, melee weapons equipped by models in your unit have the [LETHAL HITS] ability.
CHAMPION’S GUIDANCE
1CP
Saga of the Bold – Epic Deed Stratagem
A paragon of Fenrisian savagery, this champion guides his warriors with confidence and precision.
WHEN: Your Shooting phase or the Fight phase.

TARGET: One SPACE WOLVES CHARACTER 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 Hit roll.
BIRTH OF A SAGA
1CP
Saga of the Bold – Epic Deed Stratagem
Heroes are forged in the heat of battle, rising from obscurity to become the warriors of epic sagas.
WHEN: Your Command phase.

TARGET: One Wolf Guard Headtaker or Wolf Guard Terminator Pack Leader model from your army.

EFFECT: Until the start of your next Command phase, your model has the CHARACTER keyword.

Designer’s Note: While in effect, your model’s unit is therefore a CHARACTER unit, meaning it can interact with the Heroes All rule, in addition to other rules that interact with CHARACTER units.
ALPHA STRIKE
1CP
Saga of the Bold – Epic Deed Stratagem
A true alpha wolf leads by example, and is always first into the fray.
WHEN: Your Charge phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES CHARACTER 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.
HEROIC RESOLVE
2CP
Saga of the Bold – Epic Deed Stratagem
This warrior’s indomitable fortitude is the stuff of legend, galvanizing his pack to remain standing before an avalanche of incoming attacks.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.

TARGET: One SPACE WOLVES CHARACTER 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 is allocated to a model in your unit, subtract 1 from the Damage characteristic of that attack.
COUNTERCHARGE
2CP
Saga of the Bold – Epic Deed Stratagem
Bellowing encouragement, this warrior rallies his pack and leads a furious counterstrike, intercepting the enemy advance before it can fall upon his allies.
WHEN: End of your opponent’s Charge phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES CHARACTER unit from your army that is within 6" of one or more enemy units and would be eligible to declare a charge against one or more of those enemy units if it were your Charge phase.

EFFECT: Your unit now declares a charge that targets only one or more of those enemy units, and you resolve that charge as if it were your Charge phase. Note that even if this charge is successful, your unit does not receive any Charge bonus this turn.

Saga of the Beastslayer

Many terrible beasts stalk Fenris’ tundra or dwell within the depths of its frothing seas, and its people possess many tales of the slaying of such terrors. Some who ascend to the ranks of the Space Wolves continue this tradition of monster slaying, seeking out the largest, strongest and most lethal foes and pitting their strength against them. Bellowing battle cries, Thunderwolf Cavalry form wedges and charge, cutting through enemy infantry to reach such worthy prey. Wolves bound forward at their side, falling upon the wounded with feral hunger. Frenzied Wulfen, their bodies afflicted by the ravages of the Canis Helix, crash into armoured formations to swing thunder hammers and bring to bear crackling lightning claws. Then come the Wolf Guard, clad in Terminator armour or equipped as Headtakers, exploiting breaches in the enemy line to close upon their chosen prey. With each mighty warrior slain or titanic behemoth felled, the cohesion of the foe erodes and victory is brought closer to fruition.

Detachment Rule

Legendary Slayers

Some Space Wolves seek only to bring down the most monstrous and deadly foes. With hunting packs of Fenrisian wolves, Thunderwolf Cavalry and rampaging bands of Wulfen, they seek to hunt down and slay mighty champions, towering monstrosities and rumbling war machines, demoralising the foe and earning glorious victories.

Each time an ADEPTUS ASTARTES model from your army makes an attack, if that attack targets a CHARACTER, MONSTER or VEHICLE unit or if your Saga is completed (see below), that attack has the [lethal hits] ability.

Saga of the Beastslayer
At the start of the first battle round, your Beastslayer tally is 0, and you determine your Beastslayer target by halving the number of units from your opponent's army that have one or more of the following keywords (rounding up): CHARACTER, MONSTER, VEHICLE.

Each time an ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your army shoots or fights, after all of those attacks have been resolved, add 1 to your Beastslayer tally for each enemy unit with one or more of the following keywords destroyed by those attacks: CHARACTER, MONSTER, VEHICLE.

Once your Beastslayer tally is equal to or greater than your Beastslayer target, your Saga is completed.

Enhancements

  • Wolf-touched 15 pts

Whilst the Canis Helix has yet to overcome this champion fully, it is stirred to life by the thrill of battle and the scent of blood.

SPACE WOLVES model only. Add 2" to the Move characteristic of the bearer. In the Declare Battle Formations step, the bearer can be attached to a WULFEN INFANTRY unit.

  • Hunter’s Guile 20 pts

This warrior embodies the cunning of the wolf, utilising deception and misdirection to confound his foes.

ADEPTUS ASTARTES model only. After both players have deployed their armies, select up to three THUNDERWOLF CAVALRY, WULFEN and/or BLOOD CLAWS units from your army and redeploy them. When doing so, you can set those units up in Strategic Reserves if you wish, regardless of how many units are already in Strategic Reserves.

  • Elder’s Guidance 20 pts

Wily and long of fang, this warrior brings centuries of battlefield experience to the fight, lending focus to the reckless fury of his youthful battle-brothers.

SPACE WOLVES model only. Once per battle, at the start of the Fight phase, if the bearer is leading a BLOOD CLAWS unit, the bearer can use this Enhancement. If it does, until the end of the phase, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of melee weapons equipped by models in that unit by 1.

  • Helm of the Beastslayer 15 pts

Wrought from the carapace of a nameless xenos monstrosity, this helm offers unparalleled protection.

ADEPTUS ASTARTES model only. Each time an attack made by a CHARACTER, MONSTER or VEHICLE model targets the bearer’s unit, reduce the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.


Stratagems

UNBRIDLED FEROCITY
1CP
Saga of the Beastslayer – Battle Tactic Stratagem
The Space Wolves fight with a savage fury that enables them to overcome even the most resilient targets.
WHEN: Fight phase.

TARGET: One SPACE WOLVES 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, add 1 to the Wound roll.
SHOCK CAVALRY
1CP
Saga of the Beastslayer – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Thunderwolf Cavalry bound through friend and foe, leaping over obstacles in pursuit of their foes.
WHEN: Your Movement phase or your Charge phase.

TARGET: One THUNDERWOLF CAVALRY unit from your army that has not been selected to move or declared a charge this phase.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes a Normal, Advance, Fall Back or Charge move, it can move through models (excluding TITANIC models) and sections of terrain features that are 4" or less in height. When doing so, it can move within Engagement Range of enemy models, but unless it is making a Charge move, it cannot end that move within Engagement Range of them.
PINNING FIRE
1CP
Saga of the Beastslayer – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Unleashing a storm of firepower, the Space Wolves pin their targets down and halt their advance.
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, after your unit has shot, select one enemy CHARACTER, MONSTER, or VEHICLE unit hit by one or more of those attacks. Until the start of your next Shooting phase, that unit is pinned. While a unit is pinned, subtract 2" from its Move characteristic and subtract 2 from Charge rolls made for it.
THUNDEROUS PURSUIT
1CP
Saga of the Beastslayer – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
The relentless endurance of thunderwolf steeds enables the Space Wolves to run down fleeing foes.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Movement phase, just after an enemy unit ends a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES 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 D6". If your unit has the SPACE WOLVES INFANTRY or THUNDERWOLF CAVALRY keywords, it can make a Normal move of up to 6" instead.
IMPETUOSITY
1CP
Saga of the Beastslayer – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Severe losses only drive Blood Claws and Wulfen forward into the midst of the foe.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.

TARGET: One WULFEN INFANTRY or BLOOD CLAWS 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, after that enemy unit has shot, if one or more models in your unit were destroyed as a result of those attacks, your unit can make an Impetuous move. To do so, roll one D6: your unit can be moved a number of inches up to the result, but your unit must end that move as close as possible to the closest enemy unit (excluding AIRCRAFT). When doing so, those models can be moved within Engagement Range of that enemy unit.
COORDINATED STRIKE
1CP
Saga of the Beastslayer – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Space Wolves officers rein in their warriors’ impulsive fury, repositioning them to strike exposed flanks.
WHEN: End of your opponent’s Fight phase.

TARGET: One SPACE WOLVES unit from your army that is wholly within 9" of one or more battlefield edges and not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.

EFFECT: Remove your unit from the battlefield and place it into Strategic Reserves.

Champions of Fenris

The Champions of Fenris give vent to blood-chilling howls as they storm into battle. They are the hand-picked warriors of Great Wolf Logan Grimnar, the exemplars of all that it means to be a Space Wolf, and every last one of them fights to prove themselves worthy of such accolades. Even should they do battle without their lord at their head, still they strive as though he was watching and judging their every effort. They commit one saga-worthy deed after another. They hunt down and lay low the mightiest prey. They conquer seemingly impossible odds, employing their veteran skill and cunning to its fullest extent and winning victories worthy of celebration in feast and song. On worlds across the galaxy, no matter how terrible the foe or deadly the battlefield, the champions of Fenris fight endlessly in defence of the Allfather’s realm.

Detachment Rule

The Great Wolf Watches

The battle-brothers of this Great Company know what their lord expects of them and would rather die a thousand deaths than be found wanting in Grimnar’s eyes.

At the end of your opponent’s Charge phase, each ADEPTUS ASTARTES INFANTRY and ADEPTUS ASTARTES WALKER unit from your army that is within 3" of one or more enemy units and would be eligible to declare a charge against one or more of those units can declare a charge against one or more of those units, and you resolve that charge as if it were your Charge phase. If that charge is successful, your unit does not receive any Charge bonus this turn.

While ADEPTUS ASTARTES TERMINATOR units from your army are not Battle-shocked, add 1 to the Objective Control characteristic of models in those units.

RESTRICTIONS
Your army can include SPACE WOLVES units, but it cannot include any ADEPTUS ASTARTES units drawn from any other Chapter.

Enhancements

  • Wolves’ Wisdom 30 pts

This champion has honed his killer instincts over endless years of bloody battle through wildly varying landscapes and against every manner of foe imaginable. He knows unerringly where and when to land the killing blow.

ADEPTUS ASTARTES INFANTRY model only. The bearer’s unit can declare a charge against one or more units within 6" instead of within 3" when using The Great Wolf Watches Detachment rule.

  • Foes’ Fate 15 pts

The skjalds tell in hushed voices how this warrior was born beneath a blood-omen moon, how his fate is interwoven with those of his prey-to-be and how he waits now at the end of each such enemy’s thread, the final and inescapable executor of their deaths.

ADEPTUS ASTARTES TERMINATOR model only. Each time an enemy unit (excluding MONSTERS and VEHICLES) within Engagement Range of the bearer’s unit Falls Back, all models in that enemy unit must take Desperate Escape tests. When doing so, if that enemy unit is Battle-shocked, subtract 1 from each of those tests.

  • Fangrune Pendant 15 pts

The fangs strung upon this adamantine thread belonged to the eldest and most cunning Fenrisian wolves. They are graven with runes of wisdom and guile, which are said to enhance the wearer’s own further.

ADEPTUS ASTARTES TERMINATOR model only. The bearer’s unit is eligible to shoot and declare a charge in a turn in which it Fell Back.

  • Longstrider 20 pts

This champion is renowned amongst their battle-brothers for their relentless pace when on the hunt, their loping strides eating up the miles as they run the foe to ground.

ADEPTUS ASTARTES model only. You can re-roll Charge rolls made for the bearer’s unit.


Stratagems

PREYTAKER’S EYE
1CP
Champions of Fenris – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Long and bloody experience has taught these warriors how best to identify the slightest weakness in their prey and exploit it to the fullest.
WHEN: Your Shooting phase or the Fight phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES INFANTRY unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot or fight this phase.

EFFECT: Select either the [LETHAL HITS] or [SUSTAINED HITS 1] abilities. Until the end of the phase, weapons equipped by models in your unit have that ability.
ARMOUR OF CONTEMPT
1CP
Champions of Fenris – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
The belligerence and transhuman physiologies of the Adeptus Astartes make them unyielding foes.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase or the Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES 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 finished making its attacks, each time an attack targets your unit, worsen the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.
RUNES OF CLAIMING
1CP
Champions of Fenris – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
A few quick cuts with a diamond-keen hunting knife or energised claw tip leave Fenrisian runes carved into bedrock, plasteel or flesh, marks of abjuration against the foe and secret messages between Space Wolves alike.
WHEN: End of your Command phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES INFANTRY or ADEPTUS ASTARTES WALKER unit from your army.

EFFECT: Select one objective marker you control that your unit is within range of. That objective marker remains under your control until your opponent’s Level of Control over that objective marker is greater than yours at the end of a phase.
CHILLING HOWL
1CP
Champions of Fenris – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Raising their feral voices as one, the elite champions of Fenris give voice to a predatory howl fit to freeze the marrow of the bravest warriors.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Command phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES TERMINATOR unit from your army.

EFFECT: Each enemy unit within 6" of your unit must take a Battle-shock test, subtracting 1 from that test if that unit is Below Half-strength.
STALKING WOLVES
1CP
Champions of Fenris – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
These veteran warriors approach the foe like wolves on the hunt. They are ever-poised to drop into cover or fade into the shadows to avoid their prey’s increasingly desperate attempts to drive them of
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES 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, models in your unit have the Stealth ability.
ONRUSHING STORM
1CP
Champions of Fenris – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
A Fenrisian gunship skims low over the battlefield, touching down just long enough for these elite warriors to embark before it lifts off again. The enemy’s respite will not last long; it will return with its deadly cargo soon enough.
WHEN: End of your opponent’s Fight phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES TERMINATOR unit from your army that is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.

EFFECT: Remove your unit from the battlefield and place it into Strategic Reserves.

Crusade Rules

In this section you’ll find additional rules for playing Crusade battles that are bespoke to ADEPTUS ASTARTES units. You can find out more about Crusade armies in the main Crusade rules.

This section contains the following rules:

OATHSWORN CAMPAIGNS
These rules represent focused strategic goals your Crusade force can seek to achieve. They detail how, after gaining sufficient Honour points, you can promote CHARACTERS to Chapter Command and reassign your units to other tactical roles.

AGENDAS
ADEPTUS ASTARTES armies can attempt to achieve unique Agendas in addition to those found in other publications. These represent the faction’s goals and their particular methods of waging war.

REQUISITIONS
ADEPTUS ASTARTES armies have access to a number of bespoke Requisitions in addition to those found in other publications.

BATTLE TRAITS
As they gain experience and prowess, ADEPTUS ASTARTES units in your Crusade force can be given one of the Battle Traits in this section instead of one presented elsewhere.

CRUSADE RELICS
In addition to the Crusade Relics presented in other Crusade publications, ADEPTUS ASTARTES CHARACTER models can claim one of the Crusade Relics found here.

CRUSADE BADGES
Here you will find three Crusade Badges representing goals you can set yourself when campaigning with your Crusade force. Once you have achieved one, you could set yourself a new goal, or take the opportunity to start a new Crusade force.

Oathsworn Campaigns

Space Marines of the Adeptus Astartes have a duty to safeguard the Imperium from the threats that assail it. These warriors fight in the name of the Emperor and swear oaths to uphold their Chapters honour in the missions to come. Such forces conduct precision strikes, sudden purges and evacuations of artefacts and individuals. They may be expected to relieve sieges, break the backs of enemy assaults, execute the foe’s champions and more, before moving onto the next conflict. To represent this, your Crusade force can embark on short Oathsworn Campaigns, each focused on a key thematic goal while being open to interpretation as befits your army’s background.

Each battle offers the opportunity to earn Honour points for your Crusade force, which reflect the glorious accomplishments of your warriors on a personal and collective level. CHARACTERS can use Honour points to become high-ranking members of Chapter Command and access new abilities, while your units can adopt different battlefield roles or be promoted through the Chapter, starting in the Scout Company and eventually progressing to the 1st Company as decorated veterans with access to a wide array of Battle Traits.

A Noble Undertaking

To begin, select an Oathsworn Campaign from those presented below. An Oathsworn Campaign lasts for three battles, and each one has unique Bonus Agendas and Requisitions for you to take advantage of. If you wish to abandon a campaign for any reason, you can do so at any time. Your Crusade force can only participate in one Oathsworn Campaign at a time.

Each time you win a battle, your Crusade force earns Honour points relative to the battle size, as shown below.

INCURSION
+2
HONOUR POINTS
HONOUR


STRIKE FORCE
+3
HONOUR POINTS
HONOUR


ONSLAUGHT
+5
HONOUR POINTS
HONOUR

Honour Points

Honour points for your Crusade force are earned by winning battles and completing Bonus Agendas. Keep track of your Honour points by noting them on your Order of Battle. At the end of an Oathsworn Campaign, you can spend Honour points to promote ADEPTUS ASTARTES CHARACTERS from your Order of Battle to be members of Chapter Command. You can also spend Honour points to promote various units from the Scout Company to the Reserve and Battle Companies, and then to the 1st Company.

After an Oathsworn Campaign has ended, your Honour points are reset to 0. For every 5 unspent Honour points lost in this way, you can grant 1XP to a unit of your choice from your Order of Battle.

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Below, Honour points are presented as shown on the left.

Oathsworn Campaign Requisitions

While your Crusade force is embarked on an Oathsworn Campaign, you have access to special Requisitions you can only purchase during that campaign. These represent your Crusade force taking actions best suited to their goals, such as commandeering local resources or bolstering defences as necessary.

Bonus Agendas

Each Oathsworn Campaign features unique Bonus Agendas that are always selected in addition to your two chosen Agendas. For the duration of the Oathsworn Campaign, when you select Agendas for a battle, consult the table associated with your chosen Oathsworn Campaign to select a Bonus Agenda for that battle that best suits your Crusade army or your narrative goals.

Oathsworn Campaign

Unflinching Bulwark

The Adeptus Astartes confront and drive back invasions of every loathsome kind across the Imperium’s worlds. Destructive hordes spreading carnage through a planet’s macro-cities must be halted in their tracks to enable desperate evacuations. Predatory raiders plundering frontier settlements or void ships must be corralled into efficient kill zones. From the walls of vital Imperial fortifications, Space Marines hold positions that would otherwise have fallen. Enemy assaults are thrown back as the battle-brothers unleash a deluge of firepower to cut them down. The Space Marines’ aggressive defence grants other Imperial forces the chance to regroup and exploit the gains won by the sudden intervention, even as the Angels of Death themselves leave for the next war zone.


Requisition

FORTIFICATION NETWORK1RP

The strategic brilliance of a strike force’s commanders means Space Marines can often ensure the enemy fights them only on their terms, drawing the Imperium’s foes into carefully chosen battle sites. Utilising the full extent of their siegecraft, the Space Marines erect solid redoubts, fortified walls and dedicated kill zones. Any forces attempting to invade the area find their advance swiftly halted by these masterful creations and their determined defenders.

Purchase this Requisition before a battle. Do not roll off to determine the Attacker and Defender for that battle. Instead, you are automatically the Defender. If your opponent uses the same or a similar rule to become the Defender, ignore both rules and instead determine the Attacker and Defender normally.

Bonus Agendas
D6

PRIORITY KILL ZONE

The Adeptus Astartes are utterly focused on their mission parameters. Those Space Marines sworn to the defence of their battle lines will take not one backward step nor be lured into reckless assaults. Any foe who dares venture into these warriors’ priority kill zones are subjected to a thunderous fusillade of long-range firepower that scours them from critical battlefield targets.

Each time an ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your Crusade army that is within your deployment zone destroys an enemy unit that is within range of an objective marker, your Crusade force gains 1 Honour point (to a maximum of 3).
DEFIANCE UNFURLED

While some of a defensive Space Marine force may be tasked with counter-assaults, others stamp the Chapter’s presence upon the war zone by planting a sacred banner or ancient sigil in full view of the foe. With undisguised bombast, the action proclaims the resolve of the battle-brothers to retake the battlefield and signals to the foe their imminent destruction.

At the start of the battle, select one objective marker in No Man’s Land. If there is an objective marker within 6" of the centre of the battlefield, you must choose that one. At the end of the battle, if an ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your army controls that objective marker, your Crusade force gains 4 Honour points.
DRIVE THEM BACK!

Whether safeguarding an extraction or in a final push towards the foe’s last redoubt, the Space Marines have vowed to cleanse the enemy from their lines and allow none to slip past.

At the end of the battle, if there are two or fewer enemy units within your deployment zone, your Crusade force gains 4 Honour points.

Oathsworn Campaign

Precision Strike

The Adeptus Astartes confront and drive back invasions of every loathsome kind across the Imperium’s worlds. Destructive hordes spreading carnage through a planet’s macro-cities must be halted in their tracks to enable desperate evacuations. Predatory raiders plundering frontier settlements or void ships must be corralled into efficient kill zones. From the walls of vital Imperial fortifications, Space Marines hold positions that would otherwise have fallen. Enemy assaults are thrown back as the battle-brothers unleash a deluge of firepower to cut them down. The Space Marines’ aggressive defence grants other Imperial forces the chance to regroup and exploit the gains won by the sudden intervention, even as the Angels of Death themselves leave for the next war zone.


Requisition

STORM-SWIFT DESTRUCTION1RP

Space Marines are the ultimate assault force. Deploying from orbiting strike cruisers or drop ships, roaring into the fray in armoured transports or charging from ambush, they are capable of surprise attacks that hit with meteoric force. Such assaults are unleashed after rapid and incisive assessment of carefully harvested intelligence filtered through the warriors’ long years of combat experience, and can catch even the most alert of sentries flat-footed.

Purchase this Requisition before a battle. Do not roll off to determine the Attacker and Defender for that battle. Instead, you are automatically the Attacker. If your opponent uses the same or a similar rule to become the Attacker, ignore both rules and instead determine the Attacker and Defender normally.

Bonus Agendas
D6

PUNISH THEIR DARING

Any advances or gains made by the enemy must be taken from them by swift and unremitting force. None can be left in any doubt that to stand against the Adeptus Astartes is to feel the wrath of the Emperor himself.

Each time an ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your Crusade army destroys an enemy unit that is within range of an objective marker in your opponent’s deployment zone or No Man’s Land with a melee attack, your Crusade force gains 1 Honour point (to a maximum of 5).
THE TIP OF THE SPEAR

Space Marine commanders do not orchestrate victory from the safety of a strategium, but as the speartip of their strike force that plunges into the enemy’s heart.

At the end of the battle, if your WARLORD’s unit is within 6" of your opponent’s battlefield edge (or wholly within your opponent’s deployment zone if your opponent does not have a battlefield edge), your Crusade force gains 3 Honour points.
ALPHA-THREAT PROTOCOLS

Adapting their priorities on the move with post-human cogitation, Space Marines will rapidly assess the most dangerous threats amongst the foe. Any that pose a risk to the battle-brothers’ mission targets will be picked out for eradication.

At the start of the battle, your opponent must select three units from their Crusade army to be Priority Target units. At the end of the battle, for each Priority Target unit that was destroyed by a unit from your Crusade army, your Crusade force gains 1 Honour point.

Oathsworn Campaign

The Forging of Legends

In millennia-old archives are accounts of the supernatural heroism of the Adeptus Astartes’ champions. A Chapters honour is of utmost importance to its warrior-knights. In campaigns where it can be upheld or avenged - the recovery of a fallen battle-brother or relic, the hunting down of a reviled foe or the reclamation of a Chapter bastion - personal heroism surges to the fore. The greatest of a force’s combatants lead their battle-brothers in wrath-filled charges to topple enemy champions and strike down the largest of threats. Such strength and skill can crush an enemy’s cohesion as the foe witnesses their best and greatest cast down by a single warrior.


Requisition

THE ESTEEM OF THE CHAPTER1RP

Space Marine commanders are entrusted with great latitude in dispensing honours - and summary justice - upon their battle-brothers. Even amongst some of the Imperiums greatest heroes, there are those leaders whose courage and skill exceeds even their commander's lofty expectations. Such valour in the Emperor's name is deserving of recognition.

Purchase this Requisition after a battle in which your WARLORD was not destroyed. Select one CHARACTER unit that participated in that battle (excluding your WARLORD); that CHARACTER unit gains 5XP.

Bonus Agendas
D6

DUEL OF HONOUR

Chapter legend recounts many epic duels in which the greatest of its warriors cast down the most heinous enemies in fights that shook the firmament and awed those who witnessed them. These legends are a potent source of inspiration to those who would uphold their brotherhood's honour.

Each time a CHARACTER unit from your Crusade army destroys an enemy CHARACTER unit with a melee attack, your Crusade force gains 2 Honour points (to a maximum of 4).
HUNTING THE BEHEMOTH

The battlefield echoes to the roaring engines or guttural howls of an enemy monstrosity. Through tactical consideration of their threat to his battle-brothers, as well as being a matter of personal pride, a Chapter’s noble champion will make its slaying their personal vow.

Each time a CHARACTER unit from your Crusade army destroys an enemy MONSTER or VEHICLE unit with a melee attack, your Crusade force gains 2 Honour points (to a maximum of 4).
A SHOW OF DOMINION

The heroic commanders of a Space Marine strike force lead from the front in stunning displays of their combined strategic acumen and martial skill. They stamp their presence onto the battlefield so that none are left in doubt as to the power of the Angels of Death.

At the end of the battle, if your WARLORD’s unit controls an objective marker that is in No Man’s Land, your Crusade force gains 1 Honour point. If that objective marker is in your opponent’s deployment zone, your Crusade force gains 3 Honour points instead.

Chapter Command

After an Oathsworn Campaign ends, if you have enough Honour points to do so, you can promote one or more CHARACTERS to be members of Chapter Command. To do so, select a CHARACTER you wish to promote, then subtract that promotion’s Honour points cost from your total and select one of that promotion’s Battle Honours for that CHARACTER to gain. Each CHARACTER can only have one of these Battle Honours, even if you gain enough Honour points to promote them again. Each of these Battle Honours is unique - you can only have one instance of each in your Order of Battle. When gaining one of these Battle Honours, if that CHARACTER already has their maximum number of Battle Honours, you can choose to replace one with a Chapter Command Battle Honour.

Designer’s Note: If your Order of Battle contains an EPIC HERO who is already known to hold a position in Chapter Command (e.g. Pedro Kantor being a Chapter Master), you should not promote another CHARACTER to that position.

CHAPTER MASTER
25
CAPTAIN ONLY

Chapter Masters are some of the greatest military minds in the galaxy. There are few elements of strategy and tactics they have not studied and mastered, and they have tested their skills against innumerable enemies. They are magnificent leaders, able to inspire their warriors to acts of legendary valour. There is no task to which they will set their battle-brothers that they have not completed themselves, and when they lead from the front, they wield their blades with incomparable ability, slaughtering more of the foe than any of their warriors.

CHOOSE ONE
Master of the Codex
BATTLE HONOUR
Once per battle, after you have selected your Oath of Moment target, select a second enemy unit. Until the start of your next Command phase, that second enemy unit also counts as your Oath of Moment target.
OR
Master of Combat
BATTLE HONOUR
Once per battle, in your Command phase, this model can use this ability. If it does, until the end of the turn, add 2 to the Damage characteristic of weapons equipped by this model.
CHIEF APOTHECARY
10
APOTHECARY ONLY

Chief Apothecaries are the most senior surgeons and battle medics available to Space Marine Chapters. Calm and resolute, they maintain the life force of their battle-brothers on and off the battlefield. Most importantly, they are responsible for their Chapter’s future in the preservation of Space Marine gene-seed. With vast experience to draw upon, a Chapter's Chief Apothecary is its ultimate practitioner of the healer’s art.

CHOOSE ONE
Selfless Healer
BATTLE HONOUR
TACTICUS APOTHECARY model only. While this model is leading a unit, models in that unit have the Feel No Pain 5+ ability.
OR
Battlefield Chirurgy
BATTLE HONOUR
At the end of the battle, if your Crusade army included this model and it was not destroyed during the battle, you can ignore up to two failed Out of Action tests taken for INFANTRY units from your Crusade army - those tests are treated as having been passed instead.

MASTER OF SANCTITY
20
CHAPLAIN ONLY

Masters of Sanctity are the High Chaplains of the Space Marine Chapters. They maintain the spiritual well-being of their brothers, ensuring none falter in their responsibilities. Their mere presence inspires fervent aggression amongst their kin, though they are just as capable of delivering retribution first-hand.

CHOOSE ONE
Wise Orator
BATTLE HONOUR
Once per battle, at the start of the battle round, this model can use this ability. If it does, until the end of the turn, this model has the following ability:

Wise Orator (Aura): Each time a friendly ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit within 6" of this model makes a melee attack, add 1 to the Wound roll.
OR
Mantra of Strength
BATTLE HONOUR
Once per battle, at the start of the Fight phase, this model can use this ability. If it does, until the end of the phase, add 2 to the Attacks, Strength and Damage characteristics of melee weapons equipped by this model.
MASTER OF THE FORGE
15
TECHMARINE ONLY

Masters of the Forge are the chief artificers of the Space Marines, responsible for maintaining the arms, armour and vehicles of their Chapter. Having distinguished themselves from their brother Techmarines, Masters of the Forge oversee the Chapter’s Armoury, and have an intimate knowledge of its workings and the machine spirits that reside there.

CHOOSE ONE
Liturgy of Resanctification
BATTLE HONOUR
Each time this model uses its Blessing of the Omnissiah ability, the selected VEHICLE regains up to D3+3 lost wounds instead of up to D3.
OR
Shielded by the Machine God
BATTLE HONOUR
Each time this model uses its Blessing of the Omnissiah ability, until the start of your next Command phase, the selected VEHICLE has a 4+ invulnerable save (in addition to that ability’s other effects).

HONOUR GUARD
10

For a Space Marine to have become one of the Chapters Honour Guard is to have fulfilled many centuries of exceptionally courageous service. In battle, they act as personal retinues for the strike force’s leaders, ensuring their safety with selfless valour.

CHOOSE ONE
Ardent Protectors
BATTLE HONOUR
While a CHARACTER model is leading this unit, add 1 to the Toughness characteristic of models in that unit.
OR
Roused to Fury
BATTLE HONOUR
Once per battle, at the start of either player’s Command phase, this unit can use this ability. If it does, until the end of the turn, add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of weapons equipped by models in this unit.
CHIEF LIBRARIAN
15
LIBRARIAN ONLY

At the head of each Chapter’s Librarius can be found the Chief Librarian. Battle scholars with vast experience and immense psychic power, they are as much invaluable warriors as they are dependable advisors. When mastery of the warp is required, none are better equipped to deal with its turbulent nature. On the battlefield, Chief Librarians direct the energies of the immaterium with unrivalled precision and power.

CHOOSE ONE
Psychic Scourge
BATTLE HONOUR
At the start of your Shooting phase, you can select one enemy unit within 12" of and visible to this model and roll one D6: on a 3-5, that unit suffers D6 mortal wounds; on a 6, that unit suffers D6 mortal wounds and, until the start of your next turn, halve that unit's Move characteristic and halve the result of Charge rolls and Advance rolls made for that unit.
OR
Empyric Castellan
BATTLE HONOUR
Once per battle, at the start of any phase, this unit can use this ability. If it does, until the start of your next turn, this model has the following ability:

Empyric Castellan (Aura, Psychic): While an ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your army is within 6" of this model, models in that unit have a 4+ invulnerable save.

CHAPTER ANCIENT
15
ANCIENT ONLY

Only the most distinguished Space Marines are granted the title of Chapter Ancient. Given the sacred task of bearing the Chapter’s standard to war, they selflessly fly the colours even as they slay their foes. The sight of such a holy relic flying high above the battlefield inspires the Ancients’ brethren to give their all. The mere presence of the Chapters standard is worth a fortified bastion to the warriors of the Adeptus Astartes.

CHOOSE ONE
Steadfast Example
BATTLE HONOUR
Once per battle, at the start of your Command phase, this model can use this ability. If it does, until the end of the turn, this model has the following ability:

Steadfast Example (Aura): While an ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your army is within 6" of this model, add 1 to the Objective Control characteristic of models in that unit.
OR
Pennant of the Fallen
BATTLE HONOUR
While this model is leading a unit, each time a Bodyguard model in that unit is destroyed by a melee attack, if that model has not fought this phase, roll one D6: on a 2+, do not remove it from play. The destroyed model can fight after the attacking model’s unit has finished making its attacks, and is then removed from play.

Assignment and Promotion

During their long years, Space Marines advance through their Chapters companies, gaining new skills and a wealth of experience on their journey.

In addition to spending Honour points on Chapter Command promotions, you can also spend them to assign or promote other units to new positions within the Chapters structure. After an Oathsworn Campaign ends, just as with Chapter Command promotions, you can spend the required number of Honour points to assign or promote a unit, but if you do, instead of selecting a Battle Honour for that unit, you must instead remove it from your Order of Battle and replace it with another unit from those listed. When a unit is replaced in this way, the new unit starts with the same XP as the one it replaced.

RESERVE AND BATTLE COMPANY ASSIGNMENT
5

Once deemed worthy, a neophyte is elevated from the Scout Company to the status of full battle-brother and serves in the first of the Reserve Companies. Should they continue to distinguish themselves, they may progress to the Battle Companies and throughout their lives learn to fight in many different roles. Experienced battle-brothers of the Scout Company’s Vanguard complement may be requisitioned to support other companies, their battle prowess granting them a potent reputation.

Select one of the following units:

You can spend 5 Honour points to replace that unit with one of the following units:
1ST COMPANY PROMOTION
5

Elevation to the elite 1st Company of a Chapter is never automatic, no matter how long a battle-brother serves with the incredibly high levels of skill expected of all Space Marines. To be so honoured, they must have proved superior even amongst an entire brotherhood of post-human champions. Each has performed legendary deeds of bravery and mastered all of the Chapter’s ways of war. They are master marksmen, exceptional duellists and incredible pilots, with tactical insight far beyond any mortal soldier and a devotion to duty that is fierce in its intensity. They truly are the heroes of their Chapter.

Select one ADEPTUS ASTARTES INFANTRY or ADEPTUS ASTARTES MOUNTED unit (excluding CHARACTERS and SCOUT SQUADS). You can spend 5 Honour points to replace the selected unit with one of the following units. If the selected unit has the Terminator Honours Battle Trait, this promotion costs 0 Honour points.
COMPANY COMMAND PROMOTION
10

The honour of command amongst the Adeptus Astartes recognises a battle-brother whose past is littered with conquered enemies. Yet it is not enough to be a skilled fighter; they must also have an unassailable grasp of strategy and tactics. Centuries of battlefield experience have taught them every facet of war, trained them in the tools of slaughter and honed their wits to the level of instinct. To lead the Emperor’s greatest shock troops in battle, to marshal their strength and mete it out efficiently to maximise its potential against the ceaseless waves of foes that embattle the Imperium, is a singular and grave responsibility.

Select one LIEUTENANT model. You can spend 10 Honour points to replace that model with one CAPTAIN model (excluding EPIC HEROES).

Agendas

If your Crusade army includes any ADEPTUS ASTARTES units, you can select Agendas from those presented here.

ANGELS OF DEATH

For the Space Marines, only the total destruction of the Emperor’s enemies is acceptable.

At the end of the battle, if there are no enemy units on the battlefield, each ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your Crusade army that is on the battlefield gains 2XP and your Crusade force gains 2 Honour points.
KNOW NO FEAR

The Space Marines know no fear. Superhuman courage in the face of terrifying horrors and overwhelming odds are expected from each and every battle-brother. Fleeing from the conflict is as anathema to them as allowing the enemies of the Emperor to draw breath.

At the end of the battle, each ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your Crusade army that did not fail a Battle-shock test during the battle gains 1XP. If that unit did not fail a Battle-shock test and is also Below Half-strength, it gains 2XP instead.
ARMOURED ASSAULT

Battle-brothers who pilot their Chapter’s war engines often have a natural affinity for their mechanical steeds. With prayers to the vehicles’ machine spirits, the crews urge them forth in unstoppable spearheads. Those war engines that leave a great wake of the foe’s twisted corpses are immortalised for their deeds with devotional seals and trophies in a dedicated shrine within the Chapter’s Armoury.

At the end of the battle, each VEHICLE unit from your Crusade army that is not destroyed gains 1XP, and each VEHICLE unit from your Crusade army that is destroyed but itself destroyed two or more enemy units during the battle gains 1XP.
QUEST OF ATONEMENT

The warriors of the Chapter who bear the Mark of Censure have submitted themselves to the Reclusiam for their failures, and been set upon a quest for absolution in their Chapter’s eyes. Only by striking down the mightiest foes of the Emperor will their shame be absolved.

When you select this Agenda, select one ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your Crusade army that has one or more of the following Battle Scars: Battle-weary; Disgraced; Mark of Shame. At the end of the battle, if the selected unit destroyed one or more enemy CHARACTER, MONSTER or VEHICLE units with a melee attack during the battle, it loses one of those Battle Scars of your choice and gains 5XP.

Requisitions

If your Crusade army includes any ADEPTUS ASTARTES units, you can spend Requisition points (RP) on any of the following Requisitions.

A LEGACY PRESERVED1RP

Death in battle is the fate of almost all Space Marines. But if the Chapter’s Apothecaries can preserve the gene-seed of fallen battle-brothers, then something of them can live on in a new generation of warriors. The heroic warrior-chirurgeons make their battle-brothers' death an honoured gift of legacy to the Chapter.

Purchase this Requisition after an ADEPTUS ASTARTES INFANTRY or ADEPTUS ASTARTES MOUNTED unit from your Crusade army gains a Battle Scar, if your Order of Battle includes one or more APOTHECARY models. Remove the unit that just gained that Battle Scar from your Order of Battle, and your Crusade force gains 5 Honour points.
VAUNTED TRIUMPH1RP

To triumph in spectacular and glorious fashion over the Imperiums enemies is reward enough for those heroes who bought the victory with deadly skill and unflinching conviction.

Purchase this Requisition after a battle that you won. You can select a second unit to be Marked for Greatness. You can only purchase this Requisition once per Oathsworn Campaign.
ENDURING DUTY2RP

On occasion, the Space Marines' famously rapid and efficient campaigns must be extended. They may uncover evidence of a deeper conspiracy that must be broken or details of hidden enemy reserves that must be crushed. Whatever new intelligence comes to light, the Adeptus Astartes will not shirk from acting upon it to ensure their final victory is total.

Purchase this Requisition after the third battle in an Oathsworn Campaign. You may participate in one additional battle before that Oathsworn Campaign ends.
EVEN IN DEATH I STILL SERVE1RP

A mortally wounded Space Marine may be interred in the sarcophagus of a Dreadnought, allowing them to bring death to their foes in a new form.

Purchase this Requisition when an ADEPTUS ASTARTES INFANTRY CHARACTER or ADEPTUS ASTARTES MOUNTED CHARACTER unit from your Crusade army would gain a second or subsequent Battle Scar. Remove that unit from your Order of Battle and replace it with an ADEPTUS ASTARTES WALKER unit (excluding INVICTOR TACTICAL WARSUITS). You cannot purchase this Requisition if doing so would cause your total Crusade points to exceed your Crusade forces Supply Limit. The new unit starts with the same number of XP as the unit it replaced and gains the appropriate number of Battle Honours for its rank.

Battle Traits

When an ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit gains a Battle Trait, you can use one of the tables presented here to determine which Battle Trait that unit has gained.

INFANTRY and MOUNTED Units
D6

Excluding CHARACTERS
MARKSMAN’S HONOURS

Awarded to those warriors who prove their accuracy in combat, these badges are constructed by coating spent bolter shell casings, ejected from the weapons of great heroes, in gold.

Improve the Ballistic Skill characteristic of ranged weapons equipped by models in this unit by 1.
BLADESMAN'S HONOUR

Awarded to the most superlative duellists of the Chapter, this honour badge is shaped like a dagger and proclaims the bearer’s skill at arms.

Improve the Weapon Skill characteristic of melee weapons equipped by models in this unit by 1.
SERVICE STUDS

These rivets are stamped into a warrior’s cranium to record ten, fifty or a hundred years' service. Though described in the Codex, the awarding of studs is not officially required.

At the end of the battle, if this unit is not destroyed, it gains an additional 1XP.
PURITY SEALS

Purity seals record not so much honours as blessings given by the Chapter’s Chaplains before battle. When a battle-brother receives a seal, the Chaplains chant litanies before affixing it to the Space Marine's armour.

Models in this unit have the Feel No Pain 5+ ability against Psychic Attacks.
TERMINATOR HONOURS

Veterans who have earned the honour of waging war in Terminator armour are permitted to wear these badges - smaller representations of the Crux Terminatus - when fighting.

Select one model in this unit (if this unit contains a unit champion, such as a Space Marine Sergeant, you must select that model). Add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of the selected model’s melee weapons and, unless the selected model is a CHARACTER, add 1 to its Wounds characteristic.
AQUILA IMPERIALS

Awarded to those who have shown great resolve, this eagle emblem is emblazoned on the warrior’s chest plate.

This unit can still be selected as the target of a Stratagem while it is Battle-shocked. In addition, each time an Out of Action test is failed for this unit, you can re-roll that test.

Scout Company Units
D6

ELIMINATOR SQUAD, INCURSOR SQUAD, INFILTRATOR SQUAD, REIVER SQUAD, SCOUT SQUAD
EXECUTION ORDER

Enemy champions and the guardians who shelter them are priority targets for this squad of skilled assassins.

Each time this unit makes an attack that targets a CHARACTER unit, add 1 to the Hit roll.
TACTICAL REPOSITIONING

Adept in the sudden unbalancing of their foes, this agile squad can evade closing foes and leave them exposed.

Once per turn, in your opponent’s Charge phase, after an enemy unit has selected this unit as a target for its charge but before it makes a Charge move, this unit can choose to retreat. If it does, it can make a Normal move of up to 3". The charging unit can then select new targets for that charge.
DEATH’S OWN SHADOW

These Chapter warriors are shades made manifest, using every sensory distraction to veil their advance and utilising every scrap of cover to their advantage.

Each time a ranged attack targets this unit, it has the Benefit of Cover against that attack.

1st Company Units
D6

BLADEGUARD VETERAN SQUAD, COMPANY HEROES, STERNGUARD VETERAN SQUAD, TERMINATOR ASSAULT SQUAD, TERMINATOR SQUAD, VANGUARD VETERAN SQUAD
ABIDING DUTY

Tasked with holding their ground, the veterans of the 1st Company will stand as intimidating sentinels, throwing the broken foe back unto their very last breaths.

While this unit is Below Half-strength, you can re-roll Battle-shock tests taken for it.
ECHOES OF THE PRIMARCH

These veterans can unleash a flurry of masterful blows said to reflect their Primarch’s martial perfection.

Once per battle, at the start of the Fight phase, this unit can use this ability. If it does, until the end of the turn, weapons equipped by models in this unit have the [SUSTAINED HITS 1] ability.
DEFENDERS OF HUMANITY

These veteran battle-brothers have sworn to banish the shades of the Imperium’s enemies in every benighted reach they fight in. While they stand, the light of Humanity will never fade.

Once per battle, at the start of your Command phase, this unit can use this ability. If it does, until the start of your next Command phase, add 1 to the Objective Control characteristic of models in this unit.

VEHICLE Models
D6

BELLICOSE MACHINE SPIRIT

This machine spirit seeks to grind its foes beneath the ironclad hull it inhabits.

Each time this model makes a Charge move, select one melee weapon it is equipped with; until the end of the turn, add 2 to the Strength characteristic of that weapon.
RESILIENT MACHINE SPIRIT

The might of this indomitable machine spirit is legendary.

Add 2 to this model’s Wounds characteristic.
FOCUSED MACHINE SPIRIT

Even under duress, the attacks of this machine remain precise.

This model does not suffer the penalty to its Hit rolls for firing at enemy units that are within Engagement Range of it.

Crusade Relics

When an ADEPTUS ASTARTES CHARACTER model gains a Crusade Relic, you can select one of the Crusade Relics presented here.

Artificer Relics

ADAMANTINE CUIRASS

This chest plate bears an aquila crest wrought in adamantine, rendering it proof against even the mightiest blow.

Add 1 to the bearer’s Toughness and Wounds characteristics.
ASTARTES TELEPORTATION TRANSPONDER

Incorporating arcane technology found in suits of Terminator armour, this unassuming device allows the bearer to be teleported accurately into the thick of battle from their orbiting spacecraft.

During the Declare Battle Formations step, if this model is attached to a unit, until the end of the battle, that unit has the Deep Strike ability.
HALO INDOMITUS

This iron halo protects the bearer from harm, while proclaiming them to be a mighty hero of the Imperium.

  • The bearer has a 4+ invulnerable save.
  • The bearer has the Feel No Pain 4+ ability against mortal wounds.

Antiquity Relics

PARAGON BLADE

This blade is a relic of the Great Crusade and is rumoured to have been crafted on Terra. It is now borne by only the greatest heroes of the Space Marine Chapters.

The bearer is equipped with the following melee weapon in addition to its other weapons:
MELEE WEAPONS
RANGE
A
WS
S
AP
D
Paragon blade
Paragon blade
Melee
6
2+
6
-3
3
STANDARD OF RIGHTEOUS HATRED

This bloodstained banner lists the atrocities and injustices committed by the Emperor’s foes, a reminder of the duty of the Adeptus Astartes to purge the stars of the heretic and the alien.

ANCIENT model only. While the bearer is leading a unit, add 1 to the Strength characteristic of melee weapons equipped by models in that unit.

Legendary Relics

VORTEX BOLT

Crafted long ago in forges lost to the mist of time, these immensely rare rounds create a miniature vortex within the target upon their detonation. Such an event causes catastrophic damage to even the largest enemies, and psykers who miraculously survive are driven mad by the creatures of the warp that flow from the tear in reality.

Select one ranged weapon equipped by the bearer; that weapon is now a Crusade Relic. Note this on the bearer’s Crusade card and give that weapon a suitable name. Once per battle, when the bearer shoots with that weapon, you can choose for it to fire a vortex bolt instead of shooting that weapon normally. If it does, resolve that shooting using with the following profile:
RANGED WEAPONS
RANGE
A
BS
S
AP
D
Vortex bolt [ANTI-INFANTRY 3+, ANTI-PSYKER 2+, DEVASTATING WOUNDS]
Vortex bolt [ANTI-INFANTRY 3+, ANTI-PSYKER 2+, DEVASTATING WOUNDS]
24"
1
2+
4
0
D3+3
RELIC OF THE PRIMARCH

In the deepest vaults of every Chapter are ancient relics inherited from the personal wargear of their gene-sire. Only in the direst circumstances are these brought to the field of war to inspire battle-brothers to even greater deeds; if these relics were to be lost, it would be a tragedy on par with the blackest days in the Chapter’s history.

Once per battle, in your Command phase, the bearer can unveil the Relic of the Primarch. If it does, until the start of your next Command phase, the bearer has the following ability:

Relic of the Primarch (Aura)
  • While a friendly ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit is within 6" of this model, add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of melee weapons equipped by models in that unit.
  • If the bearer is destroyed, after removing it from play, set up one new objective marker as close as possible to the bearer’s last location; this represents the Relic of the Primarch. You immediately gain the Recover the Relic Agenda (see below) in addition to any other Agendas being used for the battle.

Recover the Relic

The loss of one of the Primarch’s priceless relics is an unthinkable shame that cannot be allowed to pass.

At the end of the battle, if you control the Relic of the Primarch objective marker, you can select one unit from your Crusade army that is within 3" of that objective marker; that unit gains 3XP. If you do not control that objective marker at the end of the battle, you lose 10VP (to a minimum of 0).

Crusade Badges

When your Crusade force accomplishes specific long-term goals, you can earn the Crusade badges shown below, representing your warriors’ successes over many battles.

Oathsworn Crusaders

Your strike force’s battles against the myriad dangers facing the Imperium have seen your Space Marines hailed as true crusaders and enactors of the Lord Commander’s vision. Each of your successful assaults against Humanity’s enemies has helped liberate Imperial worlds through fire and blood. You have pushed back the hateful tide of heretics, mutants and xenos, but in spreading the Emperor’s light you have discovered new vistas of invasion and corruption. Honour demands you cannot stop now.



Oathsworn Victors

Proving the nobility of your Chapter in the Emperor’s service, your force has won a tally of victories. Bastions of Mankind’s foes have been breached, invasions held and pushed back, and abominations purged. Your experienced warriors have been highly honoured by their Chapter, but with each surge into the darkness, your foes - and the chances to lay them low - multiply.



Oathsworn Veterans

Your heroic battle-brothers have visited death and destruction upon worlds thought beyond the Imperium’s reach. Your Chapter lords lead blistering assaults of veteran battle-brothers in strikes so swift and overwhelming that none may stay their wrath. You are the vengeance of the Emperor made manifest and a shining exemplar of your gene-sire’s martial doctrines!

  • You have completed five Oathsworn Campaigns and promoted five or more CHARACTERS to Chapter Command.
  • You have won ten or more battles.
  • You have replaced three or more units as described in the Reserve and Battle Company Assignment and/or 1st Company Promotion sections (see Assignment and Promotion).


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Space Wolves Oathsworn Campaigns

In this section you’ll find additional rules for playing Crusade battles that are bespoke to SPACE WOLVES units. If your Crusade army includes any ADEPTUS ASTARTES units from the Space Wolves Chapter (or one of its successors), you can use any of the following Crusade rules.

Your Crusade force can use the Oathsworn Campaigns rules featured in Codex: Space Marines to embark on Oathsworn Campaigns unique to the Space Wolves and their successors. Each Oathsworn Campaign offers Bonus Agendas to gain Honour points, allowing your CHARACTERS to become members of Chapter Command and - unique to this publication - gain grand epithets by earning Deeds of Making.


Oathsworn Campaign

Worthy of a Saga

A brotherhood of champions, the Space Wolves fight with the unity and aggression of a Fenrisian wolf pack and are directed by leaders with exceptional tactical and strategic acumen.


Requisition

PROSPECTIVE WOLF GUARD1RP

To ascend into the ranks of the Wolf Guard is a great honour; a Wolf Lord and his Battle Leaders watch their warriors closely, ever searching for those who warrant a place in their household.

Purchase this Requisition after a battle. Select one SPACE WOLVES unit from your Crusade army. That unit is Marked for Greatness in addition to any other units from your Crusade army Marked for Greatness in this battle. You can only purchase this Requisition once per Oathsworn Campaign.

Bonus Agendas
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HEROIC CHALLENGE

The greatest champions among the sons of Russ must take the fight to the enemy, leading by example to inspire their warriors by slaying powerful foes and upholding the honour of their Chapter.

Each time a CHARACTER unit from your opponent’s Crusade army is destroyed by a melee attack made by an ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your Crusade army, you gain 1 Honour point (to a maximum of 3 Honour points).
MIGHTY TROPHIES

The Space Wolves seek to hunt down and destroy key foes, both to prove their martial prowess to their fellows and earn a great tale to tell.

During the Declare Battle Formations step, your opponent must select five units from their Crusade army. At the end of the battle, if ADEPTUS ASTARTES units from your Crusade army have destroyed three or more of the selected units, you gain 3 Honour points.
OATHKEEPER

At their Wolf Lord’s command, the Space Wolves round upon designated targets, seeking to ensure their destruction and, by doing so, earn the respect of their battle-brothers.

Each time a SPACE WOLVES unit from your Crusade army destroys your Oath of Moment target, that unit gains 1XP. At the end of the battle, if units from your Crusade army gained a combined total of 2 or more XP from this Agenda, you gain 3 Honour points.

Oathsworn Campaign

Glory Seekers

There are those amongst the Space Wolves who seek to forge for themselves an epic. Bold to the point of recklessness, these warriors are known to swear oaths and make outlandish boasts.


Requisition

DEEDS BEYOND COUNTING1RP

This hoary old warrior has seen many lifetimes of war. His saga is long and full of glory.

Purchase this Requisition before a battle. When you select Agendas for the upcoming battle, select one additional Agenda; this additional Agenda can only be achieved by an ADEPTUS ASTARTES WARLORD unit from your Crusade army. If achieved, you gain 3 Honour points in addition to rewards (such as XP) listed in that Agenda itself, but if it has not been achieved, you lose D3 Honour points (to a minimum of 0). You can only purchase this Requisition once per Oathsworn Campaign.

Bonus Agendas
D6

AUDACIOUS BOASTS

The boldest of the Space Wolves may spend the hours before battle swearing mighty oaths to outdo their fellow warriors on the battlefield.

When you select this Agenda, select one SPACE WOLVES CHARACTER unit from your Crusade army, then select one or more Boasts from the Audacious Boasts section below (make a note of each Boast you select).

At the end of the battle, if the selected CHARACTER unit has achieved all of the selected Boasts, that unit gains a number of XP equal to the number of Boasts selected. If that unit fails to achieve any of the selected Boasts, it does not gain any XP from this Agenda. If that unit gains 4 or more XP from this Agenda, you gain 4 Honour points.

Audacious Boasts

Go for the Throat: In each of your Charge phases in which that CHARACTER unit is eligible to declare a charge, that CHARACTER unit will declare a charge before any other unit from your Crusade army.

Never Back Down from a Fight: That CHARACTER unit will not Fall Back during the battle.

Tear Through Their Armour: That CHARACTER unit will destroy one or more VEHICLE units* during the battle.

Slay the Beast: That CHARACTER unit will destroy one or more MONSTER units* during the battle.

Bring Back Their Heads: That CHARACTER unit will destroy one or more CHARACTER units* during the battle.

Cut Down the Tyrant: That CHARACTER unit will destroy one or more WARLORD* or EPIC HERO* units during the battle.

Leave Behind a Trail of Corpses: That CHARACTER unit will destroy 20 or more enemy models during the battle (keep a tally if you select this Boast).

Break Through Their Lines: At the end of the battle, that CHARACTER unit will be wholly within your opponent’s deployment zone.

Claim the Prize: At the end of the battle, that CHARACTER unit will be within range of an objective marker you control that is not within your deployment zone.

Without a Scratch: At the end of the battle, that CHARACTER unit will not be destroyed and will not be Below Half-strength.

*If an enemy unit has several keywords that would cause more than one Boast to be achieved (e.g. CHARACTER and WARLORD), its destruction only counts towards achieving one Boast of your choice.

Oathsworn Campaign

Hunters Unleashed

Few victories are won by heroes alone. Like the wolves of their frigid home, the Space Wolves hunt in packs, pursuing, weakening and bringing their foes down with aggressive teamwork.


Requisition

PACK RIVALRY1RP

Healthy competition between the Space Wolves packs is encouraged. Fierce Fenrisian pride ensures that these rival warriors swear boastful oaths and make outlandish wagers on the eve of battle.

Purchase this Requisition before a battle. Select two SPACE WOLVES units from your Crusade army. At the end of the battle, if both of those units gained 3 or more XP from that battle and both are on the battlefield, the one that gained the most XP from that battle gains an additional 3XP, and the other unit gains 3 fewer XP from that battle than it otherwise would have (in a tie, if both units gained 3 or more XP, both retain those XP and you instead gain 3 Honour points). You can only purchase this Requisition once per Oathsworn Campaign.

Bonus Agendas
D6

CIRCLING WOLVES

Like the flesh-hungry predators of their home world, the warriors of Fenris encircle their prey, cutting off the escape before moving in for the kill.

At the end of the battle, select three ADEPTUS ASTARTES units from your Crusade army that are on the battlefield (if you have fewer than three units on the battlefield, you cannot achieve this Agenda). Draw imaginary straight lines between one model in each of those three units to form a triangle; if one or more enemy units are wholly within that triangle, the selected units each gain 2XP and you gain 4 Honour points.
WARRIOR PRIDE

Witnessing a champion of Asaheim strike down the largest and most powerful of the enemy inspires warriors to feats of extraordinary strength.

At the end of the battle, select up to three ADEPTUS ASTARTES CHARACTER models from your Crusade army. Each of those models gains 1XP for each of the following conditions they satisfy:
  • That model destroyed one or more enemy CHARACTER models during the battle.
  • That model destroyed one or more enemy MONSTER models during the battle.
  • That model is within range of an objective marker you control.
For each of your CHARACTERS that satisfies all three of these conditions, you gain 1 Honour point.
FIRST INTO THE FRAY

The Space Wolves push their transhuman bodies to their limits to be the first to land a killing blow upon their foes.

In your Charge phase, the first ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your Crusade army to make a successful Charge move that phase gains 1XP (each unit can only gain 1XP per battle from this Agenda). At the end of the battle, if four or more units from your Crusade army gained XP from this Agenda, you gain 3 Honour points.

Deeds of Making

After an Oathsworn Campaign ends, if you have enough Honour points to do so, you can promote one or more of your ADEPTUS ASTARTES CHARACTERS. To do so, select a unit you wish to promote, then subtract that promotion’s Honour points cost from your total and select one of that promotion’s Battle Honours for that CHARACTER to gain. Each CHARACTER can only have one of these Battle Honours, even if you gain enough Honour points to promote them again. Each of these Battle Honours is unique - you can only have one instance of each in your Order of Battle. When gaining one of these Battle Honours, if that CHARACTER already has the maximum number of Battle Honours, you can choose to replace one with a Chapter Command Battle Honour (see Codex: Space Marines).

CUNNING TRICKSTER
20

With guile and misdirection did Hrothvyr set Ork against Ork, and ’midst the confusion fell their leaders with snarl-toothed chainsword.

Cunning Trickster (Aura): Each time your opponent targets a unit from their Crusade army with a Stratagem, if that unit is within 12" of this model, increase the cost of that usage of that Stratagem by 1CP.
ELDER’S WISDOM
20

Grey of beard and long of fang was Jarko, yet his eyes were sharp. With eagle-eye, he saw the foes movements, and so did his Wolf Lord deploy his forces with precision. Thanks to the keen-eyed Wolf Scout, that battle was won well.

If your Crusade army includes this model, after both players have deployed their armies, you can select this model’s unit and/or one other SPACE WOLVES unit from your Crusade army and redeploy them. When doing so, you can set those units up in Strategic Reserves if you wish, regardless of how many units are already in Strategic Reserves.
VOID SAILOR
10

Jaegar was a far traveller; he had crossed and recrossed the Sea of Stars and the Sea of Souls to reach battlefields beyond count, earning glory on them all.

At the end of the battle, in the Determine Victor step, if this model is wholly within your opponent’s deployment zone, roll one D6, adding 2 to the result if you won the battle: on a 4+, you gain 1RP.
RED AXE
5

Never did his Great Company forget the day on Alaric Prime when Haegr’s axe wept great sheets of blood in frenzied attacks.

Each time this model would gain 1XP as a result of Dealers of Death, it gains 2XP instead.
BEAST SLAYER
15

In his headstrong youth, Targal had once launched himself from an airborne Thunderhawk to catch a giant leathery-winged xenos beast. Intercepting it mid-flight, he crunched into its carapace like a comet before plunging his blade through its foul heart.

Each time this model makes a melee attack that targets a MONSTER or BEASTS unit, you can re-roll the Wound roll.
MURK STALKER
15

Jenes stalked like a spirit that day, moving as a silent ghost through the thickening gloom before taking his prey unaware.

While this model is leading a unit, you can ignore any or all modifiers to that unit’s Move characteristic, and you can ignore any or all modifiers to Advance and Charge rolls made for it.
FIRE EYE
10

At the Feast of a Thousand Blades, Narvun silently stared into the firepit. What he saw in its embers he would never tell, but on the eve of battle, his uncanny advice averted disastrous defeat.

In the Select Crusade Blessings step, if your Crusade army includes this model and you are the Underdog, you can select one additional Crusade Blessing.
BLACK HOWL
10

Darvi’s chilling howl seemed drawn from the gullet of Morkai himself, a deep resonance that caused his foes’ blood to turn to ice and set his brothers’ bestial urges racing.

At the start of the Fight phase, each enemy unit within 6" of this model must take a Battle-shock test, subtracting 1 from that test.
SCAR STRUCK
5

Like a cratered nest of vipers were the ugly scars to Karulf’s front, and many brothers had he lost; yet mere scars were all they were, for even overwhelming odds could not pierce his powerful frame.

Model with one or more Battle Scars only. This model automatically passes Out of Action tests. If this model loses all of its Battle Scars, this Battle Honour is also lost.
SAVAGE ORATOR
10

With the Allfather’s praise upon his lips, Wolf Priest Kaylen led the charge on Kasparia, inspiring in his battle-brothers a furious rage. This fury they unleashed upon the foe with bone-crushing force.

WOLF PRIEST model only. While this model is leading a unit, each time a model in that unit makes a melee attack, add 1 to the Hit roll.
DEATH CHEAT
10

The inferno that engulfed the Wolf Priest Snorri seemed sure to end his saga, yet from its embers, he strode forth, blackened but unbowed. By the grace of totem and ritual, he had been spared Morkai’s embrace.

WOLF PRIEST model only. At the end of the battle, if your Crusade army included this model and it was not destroyed during the battle, you can re-roll up to two failed Out of Action tests taken for ADEPTUS ASTARTES INFANTRY or ADEPTUS ASTARTES MOUNTED units from your Crusade army.
STORM SPEAKER
15

With staff in hand, Eirik turned his face to the storm and bellowed for its aid. Channelling its ice-cold fury, he smote his foes and left their corpses for the vultures.

PSYKER model only. Psychic weapons equipped by this model have the [sustained hits 2] ability.

Lone Wolves

Space Wolves warriors who survive the deaths of their packmates will often fight on as Lone Wolves, seeking death or glory to avenge the fallen.

When a SPACE WOLVES INFANTRY or SPACE WOLVES MOUNTED unit (excluding CHARACTERS) with the Blooded rank or higher suffers a Devastating Blow, instead of applying that result you can choose to remove that unit from your Order of Battle and replace it with one WOLF GUARD BATTLE LEADER model. That model gains the LONE WOLF keyword.
  • A LONE WOLF starts with the same XP as the unit it replaced.
  • A LONE WOLF must select one Battle Honour for each Battle Honour the unit it replaced had.
  • A LONE WOLF replaces its Leader ability with the Lone Operative ability.
  • A LONE WOLF replaces its Tempered Ferocity ability with the Oath of Vengeance ability (see below).

Oath of Vengeance: Each time this model makes a melee attack, you can re-roll the Hit roll. If the target of that attack is a MONSTER or VEHICLE unit, you can re-roll the Wound roll as well.

  • A LONE WOLF must gain one Lone Wolf Battle Scar (see below) for each Battle Scar the unit it replaced had.
  • Each time a LONE WOLF takes an Out of Action test, subtract 1 from the result. Each time a LONE WOLF fails an Out of Action test, it must gain one Lone Wolf Battle Scar (see below) - you cannot choose for that unit to suffer a Devastating Blow (any rule that inflicts a Devastating Blow upon a LONE WOLF will instead cause it to gain one Lone Wolf Battle Scar). These can never be removed from a LONE WOLF by any means. A LONE WOLF cannot have more than 3 Lone Wolf Battle Scars; if a LONE WOLF would ever gain a fourth Lone Wolf Battle Scar, that unit is removed from your Order of Battle - it has met a glorious death.

PACK OF ONE

This warrior stalks his prey relentlessly, paying no heed to the broader battle.

  • This model has the Infiltrators and Scouts 6" abilities.
  • This model has an Objective Control characteristic of 0.
AN HONOURABLE END

All Lone Wolves seek a glorious death in battle, resolving to take as many foes with them to the grave as possible.

  • This model is eligible to shoot and declare a charge in a turn in which it Advanced.
  • Each time this model fails an Out of Action test, subtract an additional 1 from the result.
VENGEANCE BEFORE DEATH

The Lone Wolf refuses to allow death to claim him until he has avenged his fallen battle-brothers.

  • This model has the Feel No Pain 5+ ability.
  • This model can never Fall Back.

Battle Traits

When an ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit gains a Battle Trait, you can use one of the tables presented here to determine which Battle Trait that unit has gained.


CHARACTER UNITS
D6

THREAD-CUTTER

This champion’s growing saga is thronged with the names of slain warlords and filled with descriptions detailing the manner of their deaths by his bloodied weapon.

The bearer’s melee weapons have the [precision] ability and each time the bearer makes a melee attack that targets a CHARACTER unit, you can re-roll the Hit roll.
RUNIC TATTOOS

As protection against ill omens and evil sorcery, some champions and their warriors have their leathery skin inscribed with warding runes.

The bearer has the Feel No Pain 4+ ability against mortal wounds and Psychic Attacks. While the bearer is leading a unit, Bodyguard models in that unit have the Feel No Pain 6+ ability against mortal wounds and Psychic Attacks.
MARK OF THE WULFEN

Lurking deep within each Space Wolf is the dark spectre of the Curse of the Wulfen. It waits to consume the warriors and transform them into frenzied beasts.

Each time the bearer’s unit makes a Charge move, until the end of the turn, add 1 to the Attacks characteristic and add 2 to the Strength characteristic of melee weapons equipped by the bearer.

Wolf Packs

Some SPACE WOLVES units can also gain Battle Traits from Codex: Space Marines, as follows:

WULFEN, BEASTs AND THUNDERWOLF CAVALRY UNITS
D6

DEADLY PREDATORS

The claws and teeth of these beasts are capable of ripping most warriors to shreds.

Add 2 to the Strength characteristic of melee weapons equipped by models in this unit.
CUNNING HUNTERS

Slinking through cover, these savage predators outflank their prey before striking at exposed flanks with tooth and claw.

Each time this unit declares a charge, if it was set up on the battlefield from Strategic Reserves this turn, you can re-roll the Charge roll.
LOPING STRIDE

Driven by hunger or a need to slaughter, these predators surge forward at speed.

Add 1" to the Move characteristic of models in this unit and add 1 to Advance and Charge rolls made for this unit.

ADEPTUS ASTARTES INFANTRY AND THUNDERWOLF CAVALRY UNITS
D6

Excluding WULFEN units
FATED HEROES

This pack's deeds in battle are surely worthy of a saga.

Each time this unit is Marked for Greatness, it gains 5XP instead of 3XP.
COUNTERASSAULT

Patient predators all, the warriors of this pack rush to intercept unsuspecting foes.

You can target this unit with the Heroic Intervention Stratagem for 0CP, and can do so even if you have already targeted a different unit with that Stratagem this phase.
ACUTE SENSES

The natural acuity of the Fenrisians is enhanced a dozen times over by the implantation of the Canis Helix, and is wielded by these warriors as a weapon.

Each time a model in this unit makes an attack, you can ignore any or all modifiers to the Weapon Skill, Ballistic Skill and/or Hit roll.

Agendas

If your Crusade army is using the SPACE WOLVES Crusade rules, you can select Agendas from those presented here.

SHOW THEM HOW WE FIGHT

The hand-picked elite of each Great Company are not only expected to uphold the martial honour of their Wolf Lord but also to provide an inspirational example to the company’s youngest members.

Each time an enemy unit is destroyed by a WOLF GUARD unit from your Crusade army, select one friendly BLOOD CLAWS unit within 6" of that WOLF GUARD unit; that BLOOD CLAWS unit gains 1XP. For each BLOOD CLAWS unit from your Crusade army that gained 2 or more XP from this Agenda, you gain 2 Honour points.
SAVAGE FURY

In the maelstrom of battle, the Space Wolves crash head-first into enemy lines, their blades rising and falling in red arcs. All those who would oppose them are left bloodied and broken in their wake.

Each time an enemy unit is destroyed by a melee attack made by a SPACE WOLVES unit from your Crusade army, that SPACE WOLVES unit gains 1XP. A unit cannot gain more than 3XP from this Agenda during the battle.
HOWLS OF VENGEANCE

The loss of even a single warrior is keenly felt in a tightly knit brotherhood such as the Space Wolves Chapter. Those foes responsible must be hunted down and slain if the Great Company’s honour is to be restored.

Each time an enemy unit that has destroyed one or more units from your Crusade army during the battle is destroyed by an attack made by a SPACE WOLVES unit from your Crusade army, that SPACE WOLVES unit gains 2XP. At the end of the battle, if three or more such enemy units were destroyed, you gain 4 Honour points.
LEAD BY EXAMPLE

No self-respecting son of Fenris shirks from battle. The Space Wolves warrior lords fight shoulder-to-shoulder at the fore with their battle-brothers, leading by bloody example, as was the will of Leman Russ.

At the end of the battle, select up to three ADEPTUS ASTARTES units from your Crusade army that are wholly within your opponent’s deployment zone. Each unit selected gains 1XP and you gain 1 Honour point for each of those units. If your WARLORD is also wholly within your opponent’s deployment zone, each of those selected units gains 2XP instead and you gain 1 additional Honour point.

Requisitions

If your Crusade army includes any ADEPTUS ASTARTES units, you can spend Requisition points (RP) on any of the following Requisitions.

WARRIOR OF LEGEND1RP

The greatest champions ofFenris have hunted near-mythical monsters, bested dark champions and waded through fire and blood, all the while howling with joy in the face of death.

Purchase this Requisition at the end of an Oathsworn Campaign. Select one ADEPTUS ASTARTES CHARACTER unit from your Order of Battle with the Legendary rank that has already been promoted using the Chapter Command or Deeds of Making rules. The selected unit can be given a Deed of Making (assuming you have enough Honour points); this does not count towards the maximum number of Battle Honours a unit can have. Each unit can only be selected for this Requisition once.
A GLORIOUS DEATH1RP

Those who have witnessed a Lone Wolf meet their glorious end with a snarl on their lips and a weapon in their hand regale each other with tales of honour regained.

Purchase this Requisition when a LONE WOLF from your Crusade force that has 2 or more Battle Honours and 3 or more Lone Wolf Battle Scars is removed from your Order of Battle. Each SPACE WOLVES unit on your Order of Battle gains 2XP and you gain 5 Honour points.
TEMPERED BY THE GREY BEARDS1RP

The youth amongst the Space Wolves are prone to recklessness. It falls to the elders to temper their fury and provide the guidance such impetuous warriors require.

Purchase this Requisition before a battle. Select one BLOOD CLAWS or GREY HUNTERS unit from your Order of Battle, then select one Battle Honour that unit has. Replace that Battle Honour with a new Space Wolves Battle Honour of your choice (this must be a Battle Honour the unit can have).
PACK BONDED1RP

In war, death is inevitable. As a pack’s strength is whittled away, the survivors gain experience, rising through the ranks of the Great Company as their fangs lengthen and their beards turn grey.

Purchase this Requisition after a battle. Select one of the following:
When a unit is replaced in this way, the new unit starts with the same XP, Battle Honours and Battle Scars as the one it replaced and, until it is removed from your Order of Battle, each time it would gain 1XP as a result of Dealers of Death (see the main Crusade rules), it gains 2XP instead. You cannot purchase this Requisition if doing so would cause your Crusade force to exceed its current Supply Limit.

Crusade Relics

When an ADEPTUS ASTARTES CHARACTER model gains a Crusade Relic, you can select one of the Crusade Relics presented here.


Artificer Relics

WOLF-TAIL TALISMAN

Although seen by the sons of Russ as tokens of luck and protection against evil, wolf-tail talismans are regarded by most outside the Chapters of Russ’ genetic legacy as trinkets of mere superstition. Yet whether through the power of the bearer’s belief, some attribute inherent in the creatures they are taken from or some stranger reason, these talismans appear to bestow the warrior with a measure of protection against malicious attacks.

Each time an attack is allocated to the bearer, subtract 1 from the Damage characteristic of that attack.
WYRDMAKER’S HELM

This snarling wolf helm contains lenses crafted from slivers of endothermic ice-diamond, mined miles beneath the Fang fortress and etched with far-seeing runes. Many of its wearers have carefully discarded it, claiming it is cursed, but those who persevere gain glimpses of a future which flicker as brief visions, warning of danger to come.

Once per battle round, instead of making a Hit roll, a Wound roll or a saving throw for the bearer, the bearer can use this Crusade Relic: if it does, that dice roll is automatically an unmodified 6.
FROST WEAPON

Amongst the most prized weapons of the sons of Russ - himself the Lord of Winter and War - these blisteringly cold weapons are specially crafted by a master Iron Priest. Some are wrought from the razor-sharp fangs of the ice kraken, while others are shards of energised diamond, giving them the appearance of blades forged from purest ice.

The bearer’s melee weapons have the [lethal hits] ability, and improve the Strength and Armour Penetration characteristics of those weapons by 1.

Antiquity Relics

BELT OF RUSS

Each Great Company has a Belt of Russ in its armoury, a grand gem-studded band worn around the waist that incorporates a powerful conversion field generator. Those girded with such devices may call upon these relics to shield them from harm when faced with overwhelming firepower.

The bearer has a 4+ invulnerable save. Once per battle, at the start of any phase, the bearer can use this Crusade Relic: if it does, until the end of the phase, the bearer has a 2+ invulnerable save.
WYRMSPLITTER

At the start of the Season of Fire, Fenrisian tradition dictates that warriors hunt the great sea dragons that inhabit the world’s oceans. The warrior who can slay the largest creature will be granted the honour of bearing this brutal blade, which can split the skull of even the most gargantuan beast with a single blow.

Each time the bearer makes an attack that targets a MONSTER or VEHICLE unit, add 1 to the Wound roll and add 1 to the Damage characteristic of that attack.

Legendary Relics

WULFEN STONE

This large russet diamond was crafted by the Iron Priest Fengri, the greatest artificer of his time, to house the raging spirit of the Wulfen. It is carried to battle only in the most extreme circumstances, and in its presence, the caged, bestial nature deep within the sons of Russ is set free, filling them with violent and uncontrollable rage.

Add 2 to the Attacks and Strength characteristics of the bearer’s melee weapons. While the bearer is leading a unit, melee weapons equipped by models in that unit have the [sustained hits 1] ability. If the bearer is a WOLF GUARD BATTLE LEADER, while the bearer is leading a unit, melee weapons equipped by models in that unit have the [sustained hits 2] ability instead.

Crusade Badges

When your Crusade force accomplishes specific long-term goals, you can earn the Crusade badges shown below, representing your warriors’ successes over many battles.


Restless Greatpack

You and your chosen warriors have crossed the Sea of Stars, eager to test themselves in battle and to mete out the fury ofFenris upon the Allfather’s foes. With blade, bolter and reckless savagery, your warriors confronted the enemy upon the battlefield and served Fenris with bold determination. As your tally of victories grows, the opening verses of your great saga are formed.



Savage Slayers

Your warriors bear the scars and trophies of many conflicts. The reckless fury of their youth has been tempered by experience. You have toppled alien despots, shattered heretical uprisings and slain monsters. You have earned your Wolf Lord’s praise for these efforts, yet your thirst for adventure and glory remains undimmed.



Sagabound Companions

You have journeyed to the farthest reaches of the Imperium, visiting vengeance upon those who defy the Allfather. The bonds of brotherhood that run through your forces have been strengthened by victory and sacrifice, and your saga is sung with pride.


Boarding Actions

Introduction

Within the following pages you will find numerous Boarding Actions Detachments that can be used in your Boarding Actions games. Each lists which units you can include in your army, any modifications to those units’ army rule as presented in their Codex or Index, a Detachment rule unique to that Detachment, and a number of Enhancements and Stratagems that you can use.

ARMY FACTION
A keyword that will be shared by all units in your army.

MUSTERING RULES
Which units you are allowed to include in your army.

FORMING BOARDING SQUADS
Any additional rules that will apply in the missions Form Boarding Squads step. Note that not all Detachments will have these.

RULES ADAPTATIONS
Some units will be unable to use certain abilities in Boarding Actions battles. Where this is the case, these units and their relevant abilities will be listed here.

ARMY RULE
Due to the distinct nature of close-quarters battle in Boarding Actions, most army rules require some modifications to their effects. Where this is the case, these will be described here.

DETACHMENT RULE
Each faction will have a number of different Detachments to choose from, each with its own Detachment rule to reflect the unique fighting methods of such forces.

ENHANCEMENTS
Further Enhancements that you can give to CHARACTER models from your army, beyond those(Boarding Actions Enhancments), will be found here.

STRATAGEMS
Additional Stratagems that you can use, in addition to those (Boarding Actions Stratagems), will be found here.

Boarding Strike

Space Marines excel in the sort of fast-paced, ferociously violent battles that erupt during voidship boarding assaults. Moving fast and hitting hard, they swiftly secure enemy vessels, or else sweep impertinent foes from their own warships’ decks.

Mustering a Boarding Patrol

All of the ADEPTUS ASTARTES models in your Boarding Patrol must be drawn from the same Chapter.

You can include up to two of the following units (duplicates are not allowed):
  • INFANTRY CHARACTER (excluding TERMINATOR models)
  • PRIMARCH
You can include up to three of each of the following units:
You can include up to one of each of the following units:
You can include up to one of the following units:
You can include up to one of the following units:

Rules Adaptations

Units that can FLY lose the Deep Strike ability.
  • The APOTHECARY model loses the Narlhecium and Gene-seed Recovery abilities.
  • The ASSAULT INTERCESSORS WITH JUMP PACKS unit loses the Hammer of Wrath ability.
  • The CHAPLAIN WITH JUMP PACK model loses the Exhortation of Rage ability.
  • The CHIEF LIBRARIAN TIGURIUS model loses the Master of Prescience ability.
  • The HELLBLASTER SQUAD unit loses the For the Chapter! ability.
  • The INTERCESSOR SQUAD unit loses the Objective Secured ability.
  • The MARNEUS CALGAR unit loses the Master Tactician ability.
  • The ROBOUTE GUILLIMAN model loses the Armour of Fate ability.
  • The SICARIUS model loses the Knight Champion of Macragge ability.
  • The URIEL VENTRIS model loses the Master of the Fleet ability.
  • The CHIEF LIBRARIAN MEPHISTON model loses the The Quickening ability.
  • The DEATH COMPANY CAPTAIN models lose the Death Vision of Sanguinius ability.
  • The DEATH COMPANY MARINES WITH BOLT RIFLES unit loses the Visions of Heresy ability.
  • The THE SANGUINOR model loses the Miraculous Saviour ability.

Army Rule

Units from your army with the Oath of Moment ability retain that ability.

Detachment Rule

Drive Home the Blade

The Adeptus Astartes launch their shipboard strikes with precision and lethal momentum, sweeping aside each new obstruct ion to their progress and pressing ever forward.

Each time an ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your army is selected to shoot, if one or more models from that unit are within 1" of an open Hatchway and every model in that unit is on the same side of that Hatchway, select one enemy unit on the opposite side of that Hatchway from your unit. Until the end of the phase, ranged weapons equipped by models in your unit have the [sustained hits 1] ability while targeting that enemy unit.

Enhancements

Adamantine Mantle

Bestowed as a mark of honour, this venerated relic lends an extra layer of armour protection that proves especially useful amidst vicious void war.

Each time an attack is allocated to the bearer, subtract 1 from the Damage characteristic of that attack.

Clavitine Reliquary

A timeless and unique example of Chapter artifice, this device rapidly synchronises with the data spirits of locking devices and renders them quiescent.

In your Movement phase, each time the bearer is selected to make a Normal or Advance move, if it is within 1" of a Hatchway, it can attempt to operate that Hatchway. If it does, it cannot attempt to operate a Hatchway again this turn.

Stratagems

IN THE EMPEROR’S NAME
1CP
Boarding Strike – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Space Marines will suffer any hardship and endure the savagery of the most monstrous foes to see their duty done.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase or the Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES BATTLELINE unit from your army that is within range of an objective marker and 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.
CERAMITE BULWARK
1CP
Boarding Strike – Battle Tactic Stratagem
The Space Marines present a wall of ceramite and plasteel shoulder guards to the breach as they force passage through.
WHEN: Fight phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES BATTLELINE 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 and Strength characteristics 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.
DUTY AND DEFIANCE
1CP
Boarding Strike – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Even when wounded unto death, still the Adeptus Astartes fight on in hopes their final efforts will spell the difference between defeat and victory.
WHEN: Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES 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 your unit has the BATTLELINE keyword: on a 4+, do not remove the destroyed model from play; it can fight after the attacking unit has finished making its attacks, and is then removed from play.
VOX-AMPLIFIED ROAR
1CP
Boarding Strike – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
In the echoing confines of a voidship, the deafening battle cries of the Space Marines evoke terror in the foe.
WHEN: Your Charge phase, just after an ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your army declares a charge.

TARGET: That ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit.

EFFECT: Each target of that charge must take a Battle-shock test.

Pilum Strike Team

Comprising veterans in the theatre of ship-to-ship void war, pilum strike teams are cast through the void like a spear aboard shrouded boarding torpedoes to infiltrate key enemy warships. Once aboard, the Phobos-armoured Space Marines wage a terror campaign to destabilise the target vessel from within.

Mustering a Boarding Patrol

All of the ADEPTUS ASTARTES models in your Boarding Patrol must be drawn from the same Chapter.

You can include up to three of the following units (duplicates are not allowed):
You can include up to three of each of the following units:
You can include up to one of the following unit:
  • HOUNDS OF MORKAI (5 or 10 models)

Rules Adaptations


Army Rule

Units from your army with the Oath of Moment ability retain that ability.

Detachment Rule

Relentless Salvoes

These vanguard specialists stay on the move, laying down hails of fire to harass and disrupt their foes even as they hit-and-fade through chambers and corridors.

ADEPTUS ASTARTES units from your army are eligible to shoot in a turn in which they Advanced or Fell Back.

Enhancements

Omni-Structural Auspex

A rare device with a potent and knowledgeable machine spirit, this implement analyses the integrity of foes’ armour and isolates weaknesses to exploit.

In your Shooting phase, after the bearer has shot, select one enemy unit hit by one or more of those attacks. Until the end of the phase, each time a friendly ADEPTUS ASTARTES model (excluding CHARACTER models) makes an attack that targets that unit, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.

Void Warrior

Having mastered the arts of shipboard warfare over many battles, this warrior moves swiftly through them and strikes with unerring skill.

You can re-roll Advance and Charge rolls made for the bearer. In addition, the bearer is eligible to declare a charge in a turn in which it Advanced.

Stratagems

KNIFE WORK
1CP
Pilum Strike Team – Battle Tactic Stratagem
These warriors strike at their enemies'weak spots, aiming to silence the foe without raising the alarm.
WHEN: Fight phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, improve the Strength and Armour Penetration characteristics of melee weapons equipped by models in your unit by 1.
ENHANCED EFFICIENCY
1CP
Pilum Strike Team – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Moving with alacrity, clearing each new space with exceptional speed and skill, the warriors of the strike team advance on their main objective.
WHEN: Your Movement phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your army that has not been selected to move this phase.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time your unit is selected to make a Normal or Advance move, it can attempt to operate one Hatchway it is within 1” of either at the start or end of that move. If it does, it cannot attempt to operate a Hatchway again this turn.
FIGHTING RETREAT
1CP
Pilum Strike Team – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
These warriors employ cover fire and frag charges to batter the foe as they fall back to new positions.
WHEN: Your Movement phase, just after an ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your army is selected to Fall Back.

TARGET: That ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit.

EFFECT: Select one enemy unit within Engagement Range of your unit and roll one D6: on a 2-4, that enemy unit suffers 1 mortal wound; on a 5+, that enemy unit suffers 2 mortal wounds.
MASTER MARKSMEN
1CP
Pilum Strike Team – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Every shot these warriors fire is placed for maximum impact and swift, decisive kills.
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your army 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 [DEVASTATING WOUNDS] ability.

Terminator Assault

The Imperium has no finer or more perfectly suited warriors for cleansing the claustrophobic decks of voidships than Terminators. Each battle-brother is an army unto themself. Their armoured resilience is second to none, while their massive firepower allows them to turn gloomy corridors into killing grounds.

Mustering a Boarding Patrol

All of the ADEPTUS ASTARTES models in your Boarding Patrol must be drawn from the same Chapter.

You can include up to two of the following units (duplicates are not allowed):
You can include up to two of each of the following units:

Rules Adaptations

  • TERMINATOR ASSAULT SQUAD and TERMINATOR SQUAD units can perform the Secure Site Tactical Manoeuvre as if they had the BATTLELINE keyword.
  • All units with the Teleport Homer ability lose it.
  • The ARJAC ROCKFIST model loses the Champion of the Kingsguard ability.
  • The BELIAL model loses the Strikes of Retribution ability.
  • The DEATHWING KNIGHTS unit loses the INNER CIRCLE ability.
  • The LOGAN GRIMNAR model loses the The Great Wolf ability.
  • The WOLF GUARD unit loses the Chosen Companions ability.
  • The WOLF GUARD PACK LEADER IN TERMINATOR ARMOUR model loses the Pack Leader ability.

Army Rule

Units from your army with the Oath of Moment ability retain that ability.

Detachment Rule

Sacred Oath

Space Marine Chapters do not lightly commit their precious suits of Terminator armour to battle, nor the storied veterans who wear them. When they go to war, they always do so with a vital duty and a crucial target.

Once per battle, at the start of your Command phase, when you select a target for Oath of Moment, you can use this Detachment rule. If you do, until the start of your next Command phase, each time an ADEPTUS ASTARTES model from your army makes an attack that targets your Oath of Moment target, you can re-roll the Wound roll.

Enhancements

Seal of Indomitability

This ancient honour is said to fortify the machine spirit of a suit of Terminator plate against even the most dolorous of blows.

Once per battle, when the bearer’s unit is selected as the target of one or more attacks, it can use this Enhancement. If it does, until the end of the phase, the bearer has a 3+ invulnerable save.

Resolute

Allowing nothing to bar his path, this champion of the Chapter ploughs a bloody path through the foe.

The bearer is eligible to declare a charge in a turn in which it Fell Back. In addition, Desperate Escape tests taken for the bearer are automatically passed, and each time the bearer makes a Fall Back move, it can move through enemy models as if they were not there.

Stratagems

TOWER OF STRENGTH
1CP
Terminator Assault – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Each individual Terminator is a walking fortress. When they stand together they are truly indomitable.
WHEN: Start or end of any phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES TERMINATOR unit from your army.

EFFECT: Until the end of your next Command phase, add 1 to the Objective Control characteristic of models in your unit.

RESTRICTIONS: Each time you use this Stratagem, you cannot use it again until after your next Command phase.
FOCUSING SHRINE
1CP
Terminator Assault – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
An ancient device built into the structure of the teleportarium, this relic allows for incredibly accurate teleport assaults.
WHEN: Your Movement phase, at the start of the Reinforcements step.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES TERMINATOR unit from your army that is in Reserves.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, when setting up your unit on the battlefield using its Deep Strike ability, you can set it up unit anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 6" horizontally away from all enemy models (measure this distance as you would normally for the Deep Strike ability, ignoring Walls and closed Hatchways).

RESTRICTIONS: Until the end of the turn, your unit is not eligible to declare a charge.
CARVE A PATH
1CP
Terminator Assault – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Power fists, chainfists, and sheer servo-actuated armoured mass ensure that Terminators’ paths are never barred for long.
WHEN: Your Movement phase or your Charge phase.

TARGET: One TERMINATOR ASSAULT SQUAD unit from your army that has not been selected to move this phase and has not declared a charge this phase.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, when making a Normal, Advance or Charge move, your unit can move through a single closed Hatchway as if it was open. When doing so, that Hatchway is opened and cannot be closed for the rest of the battle. This can allow that unit to declare a charge against enemy units that are not visible to it, but to do so those enemy units must be within 1" of that Hatchway and wholly on the opposite side of it from your unit.

RESTRICTIONS: You cannot use this Stratagem more than once per turn.
CLEANSING SWEEP
1CP
Terminator Assault – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Refined during the clearance of infested space hulks, these methodical tactics ensure no angle of approach goes undefended.
WHEN: Your opponent's Movement or Charge phase.

TARGET: One TERMINATOR SQUAD unit from your army that has not fired Overwatch this phase.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack while firing Overwatch, an unmodified Hit roll of 5+ is required to score a hit, instead of an unmodified 6.

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.
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.

  • 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.
Combat Doctrines
Gladius Task Force Detachment

The Codex Astartes has proven its worth as a superb treatise on warfare over countless battlefields, and has remained so even after ten thousand years. Many Space Marines hold its wisdom in awe, and exemplify its teachings, employing a flexible set of combat doctrines to eliminate their enemy. Few opponents can withstand the fury of such an onslaught.

At the start of your Command phase, you can select one of the Combat Doctrines listed below. Until the start of your next Command phase, that Combat Doctrine is active and its effects apply to all ADEPTUS ASTARTES units from your army. You can only select each Combat Doctrine once per battle.

Devastator Doctrine

The Codex Astartes details the strategic value of overwhelming firepower applied to key targets while advancing into position to eliminate threats.

This unit is eligible to shoot in a turn in which it Advanced.

Tactical Doctrine

As the warring armies close upon one another and vicious fire-fights erupt, the Codex lays out strategies for swiftly seizing the initiative and combining versatility with firepower.

This unit is eligible to shoot and declare a charge in a turn in which it Fell Back.

Assault Doctrine

The Codex Astartes leaves no doubt that the killing blow in most engagements must be delivered with a decisive close-quarters strike. It presents plentiful tactical means to achieve this end.

This unit is eligible to declare a charge in a turn in which it Advanced.

Devastator Doctrine

The Codex Astartes details the strategic value of overwhelming firepower applied to key targets while advancing into position to eliminate threats.

This unit is eligible to shoot in a turn in which it Advanced.

Tactical Doctrine

As the warring armies close upon one another and vicious fire-fights erupt, the Codex lays out strategies for swiftly seizing the initiative and combining versatility with firepower.

This unit is eligible to shoot and declare a charge in a turn in which it Fell Back.

Assault Doctrine

The Codex Astartes leaves no doubt that the killing blow in most engagements must be delivered with a decisive close-quarters strike. It presents plentiful tactical means to achieve this end.

This unit is eligible to declare a charge in a turn in which it Advanced.

ADAPTIVE STRATEGY
1CP
Gladius Task Force – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
The tenets of the Codex Astartes allow for unorthodox use of combat tactics and the employment of divergent strategic doctrines if doing so will lead to victory.
WHEN: Your Command phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your army.

EFFECT: Select the Devastator Doctrine, Tactical Doctrine or Assault Doctrine. Until the start of your next Command phase, that Combat Doctrine is active for that unit instead of any other Combat Doctrine that is active for your army, even if you have already selected that doctrine this battle.
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 model was selected, that unit suffers 3 mortal wounds and when allocating those mortal wounds, they must be allocated to the selected model.
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.
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.
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.
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.
If any of these conditions cannot be met, the charge fails and no models in the charging unit move this phase. Otherwise, the charge is successful and the models in the charging unit make a Charge move – move each model a distance in inches up to the result of the Charge roll. When doing so, each model in the charging unit must end its Charge move closer to one of the units selected as a target of its charge. If you can also move a charging model so that it ends its Charge move in base-to-base contact with one or more enemy models while still enabling the charging unit to end its move satisfying all of the conditions above, you must do so. The controlling player chooses the order in which to move their models.

  • 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.
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.
A DEADLY PRIZE
1CP
Vanguard Spearhead – Wargear Stratagem
Warriors of a Vanguard Spearhead will rig critical objectives with explosives to deny them to the enemy.
WHEN: Start of the Command phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS ASTARTES INFANTRY or ADEPTUS ASTARTES MOUNTED unit from your army within range of an objective marker you control.

EFFECT: That objective marker is said to be Sabotaged, and 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. While an objective marker is Sabotaged and under your control, each time an enemy unit ends a Normal, Advance, Fall Back or Charge move within range of that objective marker, roll one D6: on a 2+, that enemy unit suffers D3 mortal wounds.
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).
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.
FIRING DECK

Some transports have firing hatches, ports or platforms from which embarked passengers can shoot.

Some TRANSPORT models have ‘Firing Deck x’ listed in their abilities. Each time such a model is selected to shoot in the Shooting phase, you can select up to ‘x’ models embarked within it whose units have not already shot this phase. Then, for each of those embarked models, you can select one ranged weapon that embarked model is equipped with (excluding weapons with the [ONE SHOT] ability). Until that TRANSPORT model has resolved all of its attacks, it counts as being equipped with all of the weapons you selected in this way, in addition to its other weapons. Until the end of the phase, those selected models’ units are not eligible to shoot.

  • Firing Deck ‘x’: Each time this TRANSPORT shoots, select one weapon (excluding weapons with the [ONE SHOT] ability) from up to ‘x’ models embarked within it whose units have not shot this phase; this TRANSPORT counts as being equipped with those weapons as well. Until the end of the phase, those selected models’ units are not eligible to shoot.
Lethal Hits

Some weapons can inflict fatal injuries on any foe, no matter their resilience.

Weapons with [LETHAL HITS] in their profile are known as Lethal Hits weapons. Each time an attack is made with such a weapon, a Critical Hit automatically wounds the target.
Oath of Moment

In battle, Space Marines swear mighty oaths to destroy the enemies of the Emperor and uphold the honour of their Chapter, and such vows are sacrosanct. When the Angels of Death strike, they do so with the precision of a surgeon and the force of a thunderbolt. Experience and strategic expertise help them to read the shifting shape of the battle with post-human speed and clarity, directing their wrath towards one priority target after another. Command assets are annihilated, leaving the enemy reeling leaderless. Heavy armour, potent artillery and the vaunted elites of the foe’s forces are laid waste with horrifying speed, until the Emperor’s Angels of Death stand victorious over a field of smouldering wreckage and bolt-riddled corpses, and honour is finally satisfied.

If your Army Faction is ADEPTUS ASTARTES, at the start of your Command phase, select one unit from your opponent’s army. Until the start of your next Command phase, that enemy unit is your Oath of Moment target. Each time a model with this ability makes an attack that targets your Oath of Moment target:
  • You can re-roll the Hit roll.
  • If you are using a Codex: Space Marines Detachment and your army does not include one or more units with the BLACK TEMPLARS, BLOOD ANGELS, DARK ANGELS, DEATHWATCH or SPACE WOLVES keywords, add 1 to the Wound roll as well.
Aura Abilities
Some abilities affect multiple models or units in a given range. These are known as Aura abilities and are tagged with the word ‘Aura’. A model with an Aura ability is always within range of its own Aura ability. A unit can be affected by more than one Aura ability at a time, but if a unit is within range of the same Aura ability more than once, that Aura ability only applies to that unit once.

The ANCIENT keyword is used in the following Space Marines datasheets:

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.

WOUND ROLL
ATTACK’S STRENGTH VS TARGET’S TOUGHNESSD6 RESULT REQUIRED
Strength is TWICE (or more than twice) the Toughness.
+
Strength is GREATER than the Toughness.
+
Strength is EQUAL to the Toughness.
+
Strength is LESS than the Toughness.
+
Strength is HALF (or less than half) the Toughness.
+

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.
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.
  • Hunter’s Instincts
    25 pts
Stormlance Task Force Detachment

This mounted huntsman espouses the value of circling the enemy and striking suddenly from an unexpected quarter upon their speeding steed, the better to land the killing blow.

ADEPTUS ASTARTES MOUNTED model only. If the bearer’s unit is in Strategic Reserves, for the purposes of setting up that unit on the battlefield, treat the current battle round number as being one higher than it actually is.

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.
Battle Honours
Each time a unit gains a rank, it can gain one Battle Honour. Units can also gain additional Battle Honours by other means (such as by winning certain missions, fulfilling certain Agendas, etc.). Each time a unit gains a Battle Honour, increase its Crusade points total by 1 (if the unit is TITANIC, increase its Crusade points total by 2 instead). Make a note of each Battle Honour a unit has on its Crusade card. A unit can never have more than three Battle Honours unless it is a CHARACTER, in which case it can have up to six Battle Honours. Once the maximum is reached, each time a unit gains a new Battle Honour it must first remove one of its existing Battle Honours.

There are several categories of Battle Honours that can be bestowed upon a unit, such as Battle Traits, Weapon Modifications and Crusade Relics. Other categories of Battle Honour may be found in other publications. Each time a unit gains a Battle Honour, you can select from any category.

  • Once a unit gains enough XP it will gain a rank.
  • Only CHARACTER units can gain the Heroic or Legendary ranks.
  • Each time a unit gains a rank, it can gain a Battle Honour.
  • There are several categories of Battle Honours, which include:
    • Battle Traits: New skills and abilities.
    • Weapon Modifications: Upgrade an item of wargear.
    • Crusade Relic: Gain a rare and powerful artefact.
  • Each time a unit gains a Battle Honour, increase its Crusade points total by 1 (or by 2 if TITANIC).

RENOWNED HEROES1-3RP

The greatest warriors, most cunning tacticians and seers lead their armies to war possessed of hard-won skills and powerful artefacts that mark them out as legendary commanders.

When you first start a Crusade force, you can purchase this Requisition the first time you add a CHARACTER unit to your Order of Battle. After that point, you can purchase this Requisition each time a unit from your Order of Battle gains a rank. In either case, you cannot select an EPIC HERO unit, a unit that already has an Enhancement, or a unit that has either the Disgraced or Mark of Shame Battle Scars.

You can select one Enhancement that unit has access to (if using this Requisition when that unit gains a rank, this is instead of it gaining a Battle Honour). When doing so, that unit has access to any Enhancements described within any Detachment rules that it could use, even though you have not yet started to muster your army and so have not selected any Detachment rules yet.

If the selected Enhancement replaces a weapon that is a Crusade Relic or a weapon upgraded by Weapon Modifications, that Crusade Relic or Weapon Modifications are lost. Recalculate the unit’s points value as a result of gaining this Enhancement and update its Crusade card. You cannot make any changes that would cause you to exceed your Supply Limit.

This Requisition costs 1RP plus 1 additional RP for each other Enhancement that your Order of Battle contains (to a maximum of 3RP).

Example: If this Requisition was used to give a unit an Enhancement and one other unit in your Order of Battle already had an Enhancement, it would cost 2RP.
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.

The ADEPTUS ASTARTES and PSYKER keywords are used in the following Space Marines datasheets:

Space Marine Chapters
  • If an ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit has a second Faction keyword on its datasheet, that Faction keyword is the name of that unit’s Chapter. For example, MARNEUS CALGAR has both the ADEPTUS ASTARTES and ULTRAMARINES Faction keywords, and is therefore from the Ultramarines Chapter.
  • You cannot include units from more than one Chapter in your army.
  • If your army includes one or more BLACK TEMPLARS units, it cannot include any ADEPTUS ASTARTES PSYKER models, and cannot include any of the following models that do not have the Black Templars keyword: GLADIATOR LANCER; GLADIATOR REAPER; GLADIATOR VALIANT; IMPULSOR; REPULSOR; REPULSOR EXECUTIONER.
  • If your army includes one or more DEATHWATCH units, it cannot include any of the following units: DEVASTATOR SQUAD; SCOUT SQUAD; TACTICAL SQUAD.
  • If your army includes one or more SPACE WOLVES units, it cannot include any of the following units: APOTHECARY; DEVASTATOR SQUAD; TACTICAL SQUAD.

The datasheets using AGENT OF THE IMPERIUM and DEATHWATCH keywords can be found in the following Factions:

Imperium: Imperial Agents, Space Marines.

The AGENT OF THE IMPERIUM and DEATHWATCH keywords are used in the following datasheets:

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.
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.
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.
Lance

Lance weapons are deadly on the charge.

Weapons with [LANCE] in their profile are known as Lance weapons. Each time an attack is made with such a weapon, if the bearer made a Charge move this turn, add 1 to that attack’s Wound roll.
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.
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.
Heavy

Heavy weapons are amongst the biggest guns on the battlefield, but require bracing to fire at full effect and are unwieldy to bring to bear at close quarters.

Weapons with [HEAVY] in their profile are known as Heavy weapons. Each time an attack is made with such a weapon, if the attacking model’s unit Remained Stationary this turn, add 1 to that attack’s Hit roll.

  • Add 1 to Hit rolls if the bearer’s unit Remained Stationary this turn.
Remain Stationary
If a unit Remains Stationary, none of its models can be moved for the rest of the phase.

The GRAVIS keyword is used in the following Space Marines datasheets:

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:

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.

The TECHMARINE keyword is used in the following Space Marines datasheets:

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.
Starting Strength
The number of models a unit contains when it is added to your army is known as its Starting Strength.
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.
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.
Assault

Assault weapons fire so indiscriminately that they can be shot from the hip as warriors dash forward.

Weapons with [ASSAULT] in their profile are known as Assault weapons. If a unit that Advanced this turn contains any models equipped with Assault weapons, it is still eligible to shoot in this turn’s Shooting phase. When such a unit is selected to shoot, you can only resolve attacks using Assault weapons its models are equipped with.

  • Can be shot even if the bearer’s unit Advanced.
Melta

Melta weapons are powerful heat rays whose fury is magnified at close range.

Weapons with [MELTA X] in their profile are known as Melta weapons. Each time an attack made with such a weapon targets a unit within half that weapon’s range, that attack’s Damage characteristic is increased by the amount denoted by ‘x’.

Example: A model targets a unit that is within half range of a weapon with a Damage characteristic of D6 and the [MELTA 2] ability. If that attack inflicts damage on the target, it inflicts D6+2 damage.

  • [MELTA X]: Increase the Damage by ‘x’ when targeting units within half range.
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.
Flying
If a model can FLY, then when it makes a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move, it can be moved over enemy models as if they were not there, and can be moved within Engagement Range of enemy models when making such a move. Note this also means that MONSTER and VEHICLE models that can FLY can be moved over other MONSTER and VEHICLE models when making such a move. However, models that can FLY cannot end their move on top of any other models or within Engagement Range of any enemy models.

When a model that can FLY starts or ends a move on a terrain feature, instead of measuring the path it has moved across the battlefield, you instead measure its path ‘through the air’, as shown in the diagram below.

  • FLY models can move over enemy models when they make a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move.
  • FLY models that start or end a move on a terrain feature measure distance moved through the air when they make a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move.
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.
INFILTRATORS

Many armies employ reconnaissance units who can sit concealed, waiting for the right moment to strike.

During deployment, if every model in a unit has this ability, then when you set it up, it can be set up anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 9" horizontally away from the enemy deployment zone and all enemy models.
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.
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.
LONE OPERATIVE

Assassins and other covert agents are difficult to track and pinpoint in the swirling maelstrom of battle.

Unless part of an Attached unit (see Leader), this unit can only be selected as the target of a ranged attack if the attacking model is within 12".
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.

The VANGUARD VETERAN SQUAD keyword is used in the following Space Marines datasheets:

Divination Discipline
Each time a model in this unit makes an attack, re-roll a Hit roll of 1 and re-roll a Wound roll of 1.
Biomancy Discipline
Add 2" to the Move characteristic of models in this unit.
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.

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.
Telepathy Discipline
Each time a model in this unit makes an attack, you can ignore any or all modifiers to that attack’s Weapon Skill or Ballistic Skill characteristics and/or any or all modifiers to the Hit roll.
Anti

Certain weapons are the bane of a particular foe.

Weapons with [ANTI-KEYWORD X+] in their profile are known as Anti weapons. Each time an attack is made with such a weapon against a target with the keyword after the word ‘Anti-’, an unmodified Wound roll of ‘x+’ scores a Critical Wound.

Example: An attack made with an [ANTI-VEHICLE 4+] weapon will score a Critical Wound against – and so successfully wound – a VEHICLE unit on an unmodified Wound roll of 4+, while an attack made with an [ANTI-PSYKER 2+] weapon will score a Critical Wound against – and so successfully wound – a PSYKER unit on an unmodified Wound roll of 2+.

  • [ANTI-KEYWORD X+]: An unmodified Wound roll of ‘x+’ against a target with the matching keyword scores a Critical Wound.
Pyromancy Discipline
Each time a ranged attack made by a model in this unit targets an enemy unit within 12", improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.
Telekinesis Discipline
Each time a ranged attack targets this unit, subtract 1 from the Strength characteristic of that attack.

The WULFEN keyword is used in the following Space Marines datasheets:

Characters

The WOLF PRIEST keyword is used in the following Space Marines datasheets:

The SPACE WOLVES and EPIC HERO keywords are used in the following Space Marines datasheets:

SCOUTS

Scouts form the vanguard of many armies. Unnoticed by the enemy, they range ahead of the main force.

Some units have ‘Scouts x"’ listed in their abilities. If every model in a unit has this ability, then at the start of the first battle round, before the first turn begins, it can make a Normal move of up to x", with the exception that, while making that move, the distance moved by each model in that unit can be greater than that model's Move characteristic, as long as it is not greater than x".

DEDICATED TRANSPORT models can make use of any Scouts x" ability listed in their abilities, or a Scouts x" ability that a unit that starts the battle embarked within that DEDICATED TRANSPORT model has (provided only models with this ability are embarked within that DEDICATED TRANSPORT model), regardless of how that embarked unit gained this ability (e.g. listed in their abilities, conferred by an Enhancement or by an attached CHARACTER, etc.).

A unit that moves using this ability must end that move more than 9" horizontally away from all enemy models. If both players have units that can do this, the player who is taking the first turn moves their units first.

Example: A unit has the Scouts 6" ability. At the start of the first battle round, the controlling player can make a Normal move with that unit of up to 6".

  • Scouts x": Unit can make a Normal move of up to x" before the first turn begins.
  • If embarked in a DEDICATED TRANSPORT, that DEDICATED TRANSPORT can make this move instead.
  • Must end this move more than 9" horizontally away from all enemy models.

The SPACE WOLVES and VEHICLE keywords are used in the following Space Marines datasheets:

Pile In
When a unit Piles In, you can move each model in that unit that is not already in base-to-base contact with an enemy model up to 3" – this is a Pile-in move. For a Pile In to be possible, a unit must be able to end these moves within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units and in Unit Coherency. If these conditions cannot be met, no models in the unit can make Pile-in moves this phase and you progress to making melee attacks with that unit. Otherwise, the unit can make Pile-in moves.

Each time a model makes a Pile-in move, it must end that move closer to the closest enemy model. If it can also end that move in base-to-base contact with one or more enemy models while still satisfying all of the conditions above, it must do so. The controlling player chooses the order in which to move their models.

  • Pile-in Move: Up to 3".
  • Every model that moves must end closer to the closest enemy model, and in base-to-base contact with an enemy model if possible. The unit must end in Unit Coherency and within Engagement Range of at least one enemy unit (or no models can Pile In).
Consolidate
After a unit has finished making all of its melee attacks, it Consolidates. Each time a unit Consolidates, you can move each model in that unit that is not already in base-to-base contact with an enemy model up to 3" – this is a Consolidation move. For a Consolidation to be possible, a unit must be able to end these moves within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units and in Unit Coherency. If these conditions cannot be met, then each model in that unit can instead make a Consolidation move towards the closest objective marker, but only if, after doing so, that unit is within range of that objective marker and in Unit Coherency. If these conditions also cannot be met, no models in the unit can make Consolidation moves this phase and that unit’s fight ends.

If a unit can end its Consolidation within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units, then each time one of its models makes a Consolidation move, it must end that move closer to the closest enemy model. If it can also end that move in base-to-base contact with one or more enemy models while still satisfying all of the conditions above, it must do so. The controlling player chooses the order in which to move their models.

  • Consolidation Move: Up to 3".
  • Every model that moves must end closer to the closest enemy model, and in base-to-base contact with an enemy model if possible. The unit must end in Unit Coherency and within Engagement Range of at least one enemy unit if possible.
  • If the above is not possible, each model can move towards the closest objective marker, but this must result in the unit being within range of it and in Unit Coherency.
  • If the above is also not possible, no models can Consolidate.

The SPACE WOLVES and BEAST keywords are used in the following Space Marines datasheets:

The TITANIC keyword is used in the following Space Marines datasheets:

The ADEPTUS ASTARTES and BEAST keywords are used in the following Space Marines datasheets:

Heroes All
Saga of the Bold Detachment

Every Space Wolves warrior seeks to forge a saga worthy of retelling.

Each time an ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your army is selected to shoot or fight, apply one of the following when resolving those attacks:
  • If your Saga is completed (see below), you can re-roll one Hit roll, one Wound roll and one Damage roll.
  • Otherwise, if that unit is a SPACE WOLVES CHARACTER unit, you can re-roll one Hit roll, one Wound roll or one Damage roll.

Saga of the Bold
Each time a SPACE WOLVES CHARACTER unit from your army does one of the following, that unit achieves that Boast. Once three or more different Boasts have been achieved by units from your army, your Saga is completed.
  • Your Hide as a Trophy: That unit destroys your Oath of Moment target.
  • Slay Them All: That unit destroys your Oath of Moment target, and that is the second Oath of Moment target destroyed by that unit in this battle.
  • Overrun Their Position: At the end of either player’s turn, that unit is wholly within your opponent’s deployment zone.
  • Hold the Line: From the second battle round onwards, at the end of your Command phase, that unit is within range of an objective marker you control that is not within your deployment zone.
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.

The WULFEN and INFANTRY keywords are used in the following Space Marines datasheets:

The Great Wolf Watches
Champions of Fenris Detachment

The battle-brothers of this Great Company know what their lord expects of them and would rather die a thousand deaths than be found wanting in Grimnar’s eyes.

At the end of your opponent’s Charge phase, each ADEPTUS ASTARTES INFANTRY and ADEPTUS ASTARTES WALKER unit from your army that is within 3" of one or more enemy units and would be eligible to declare a charge against one or more of those units can declare a charge against one or more of those units, and you resolve that charge as if it were your Charge phase. If that charge is successful, your unit does not receive any Charge bonus this turn.

While ADEPTUS ASTARTES TERMINATOR units from your army are not Battle-shocked, add 1 to the Objective Control characteristic of models in those units.

RESTRICTIONS
Your army can include SPACE WOLVES units, but it cannot include any ADEPTUS ASTARTES units drawn from any other Chapter.
Roll-offs
Some rules instruct players to roll off. To do so, both players roll one D6, and whoever scores highest wins the roll-off. If there is a tie for the highest roll, roll off again. Neither player is allowed to re-roll or modify any of the D6 when making a roll-off.

The CHAPLAIN keyword is used in the following Space Marines datasheets:

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.

The LIBRARIAN keyword is used in the following Space Marines datasheets:

TERMINATOR HONOURS

Veterans who have earned the honour of waging war in Terminator armour are permitted to wear these badges - smaller representations of the Crux Terminatus - when fighting.

Select one model in this unit (if this unit contains a unit champion, such as a Space Marine Sergeant, you must select that model). Add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of the selected model’s melee weapons and, unless the selected model is a CHARACTER, add 1 to its Wounds characteristic.

The LIEUTENANT keyword is used in the following Space Marines datasheets:

The ADEPTUS ASTARTES, MOUNTED and CHARACTER keywords are used in the following Space Marines datasheets:

Psychic Weapons and Abilities
Some weapons and abilities can only be used by PSYKERS. Such weapons and abilities are tagged with the word ‘Psychic’. If a Psychic weapon or ability causes any unit to suffer one or more wounds, each of those wounds is considered to have been inflicted by a Psychic Attack.
Before selecting targets for this weapon, select one of its profiles to make attacks with.
RELIC OF THE PRIMARCH

In the deepest vaults of every Chapter are ancient relics inherited from the personal wargear of their gene-sire. Only in the direst circumstances are these brought to the field of war to inspire battle-brothers to even greater deeds; if these relics were to be lost, it would be a tragedy on par with the blackest days in the Chapter’s history.

Once per battle, in your Command phase, the bearer can unveil the Relic of the Primarch. If it does, until the start of your next Command phase, the bearer has the following ability:

Relic of the Primarch (Aura)
  • While a friendly ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit is within 6" of this model, add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of melee weapons equipped by models in that unit.
  • If the bearer is destroyed, after removing it from play, set up one new objective marker as close as possible to the bearer’s last location; this represents the Relic of the Primarch. You immediately gain the Recover the Relic Agenda (see below) in addition to any other Agendas being used for the battle.

The SPACE WOLVES and MOUNTED keywords are used in the following Space Marines datasheets:

The BEAST keyword is used in the following Space Marines datasheets:

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.

The WOLF GUARD keyword is used in the following Space Marines datasheets:

The CHARACTER and TERMINATOR keywords are used in the following Space Marines datasheets:

The BATTLELINE and ADEPTUS ASTARTES keywords are used in the following Space Marines datasheets:

The BATTLELINE keyword is used in the following Space Marines datasheets:

The PHOBOS and LIEUTENANT keywords are used in the following Space Marines datasheets:

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