World Eaters
The World Eaters hurl themselves into battle with psychotic fury. They feel neither fear nor mercy, nor anything save the pounding crimson rage that propels them across the battlefield. Chainaxes roaring, the World Eaters rip the heart from the enemy with the unstoppable ferocity of their assault, bellowing oaths to the Blood God as they paint themselves in jetting gore.
Contents
Books
| Book | Kind | Edition | Version | Last update |
 World Eaters | ||||
| World Eaters | Index | 10 | December 2024 | |
 Kill Team: Goremongers | ||||
| Kill Team: Goremongers | Datasheet | 10 | April 2025 | |
 Munitorum Field Manual | ||||
| Munitorum Field Manual | Expansion | 10 | 2.3 | March 2025 |
 Balance Dataslate | ||||
| Balance Dataslate | Rulebook | 10 | March 2025 | March 2025 |
 Grotmas Calendar: World Eaters - Vessels of Wrath | ||||
| Grotmas Calendar: World Eaters - Vessels of Wrath | Expansion | 10 | December 2024 | |
 Boarding Actions | ||||
| Boarding Actions | Expansion | 10 | 1.0 | October 2024 |
 Horus Heresy Legends: Adeptus Astartes | ||||
| Horus Heresy Legends: Adeptus Astartes | Datasheet | 10 | September 2024 | |
 Legends: Heretic Astartes | ||||
| Legends: Heretic Astartes | Datasheet | 10 | September 2024 | |
| Horus Heresy Legends: Heretic Astartes | ||||
| Horus Heresy Legends: Heretic Astartes | Datasheet | 10 | September 2024 | |
FAQ
Index: World Eaters
| Q: | If I use the For the Blood God! Stratagem to make a Blessings of Khorne roll, could I use a triple 6 from that roll (if there is one) to use Angron’s Reborn in Blood ability? |
| A: | Yes. |
| Q: | If Angron has been destroyed, can a player still select that unit for abilities that instruct them to select a unit in their opponent’s army – e.g. Oath of Moment – in case Angron is returned to the battlefield using the Reborn in Blood ability? |
| A: | No. |
| Q: | Can a World Eaters Helbrute’s Frenzy ability trigger more than once per phase? |
| A: | Yes. |
| Q: | Can a World Eaters Helbrute’s Frenzy ability allow it to fight (and therefore Pile In) when it is not within Engagement Range? |
| A: | No, unless it is the Fight phase and it would be able to end a Pile-in move within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units. |
| Q: | Can a World Eaters Helbrute’s Frenzy ability allow it to fight in the Shooting phase, and shoot in the Fight phase? |
| A: | Yes, but it must have one or more eligible targets to be able to do so. In most cases, this will mean it cannot shoot in the Fight phase, as it does not benefit from the Big Guns Never Tire rule in the Fight phase. |
| Q: | If a World Eaters Helbrute’s Frenzy ability is triggered, can I still select that unit to shoot or fight that phase? |
| A: | Yes. |
| Q: | Can the Favoured of Khorne Enhancement be used while the bearer is embarked within a TRANSPORT? |
| A: | No. |
| Q: | Can the Favoured of Khorne Enhancement be used while the bearer is in Reserves? |
| A: | Yes. |
| Q: | If you have no models left on the battlefield, can you still make a Blessings of Khorne roll? |
| A: | Yes. |
| Q: | If I roll one D6 for a KHORNE BERZERKER unit’s Blood Surge move and then choose not to move the models, do those models still count as having made a Blood Surge move that phase? |
| A: | Yes, they have made a Blood Surge move of 0". |
| Q: | When a KHORNE BERZERKER model makes a Blood Surge move, does that model have to move the full amount allowed by the dice result? |
| A: | No, it can move any distance up to that result. |
| Q: | If I control an objective marker and have more than one unit that contains a model equipped with an icon of Khorne within range of that objective marker, can I re-roll one of my Blessings of Khorne dice for each of those units within range of that objective marker? |
| A: | Yes. |
Army Rules
Blessings of Khorne
Khorne is the god of warfare and slaughter, and provides mighty boons to those who consecrate the battlefield in his name.
If your Army Faction is WORLD EATERS, at the start of the battle round, you can make a Blessings of Khorne roll. To do so, roll eight D6. You can then use those dice to activate up to two Blessings of Khorne from the Blessings of Khorne list (see below). Each Blessing of Khorne specifies the dice results it requires (where a number is specified, a double or triple of that value or higher is required). You can only activate each Blessing of Khorne once per battle round. Any unused dice from the Blessings of Khorne roll are then discarded.Once activated, each Blessing of Khorne applies to all units from your army with this ability until the end of the battle round.
Example: Ash makes their Blessings of Khorne roll and gets the following dice: 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 4, 6, 6. First they use the two 6s to activate Warp Blades (which requires a double 5+), leaving the following dice: 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 4.
They then use the two 2s to activate Wrathful Devotion (which requires any double), leaving the following dice: 1, 2, 3, 4.
However, now that they have activated two Blessings of Khorne, they cannot activate any more and the remaining dice are discarded.
RAGE-FUELLED INVIGORATION ANY DOUBLE |
WRATHFUL DEVOTION ANY DOUBLE |
MARTIAL EXCELLENCE DOUBLE 3+ |
TOTAL CARNAGE DOUBLE 4+ OR ANY TRIPLE |
WARP BLADES DOUBLE 5+ OR ANY TRIPLE |
UNBRIDLED BLOODLUST DOUBLE 6 OR TRIPLE 4+ |
Berzerker Warband
Detachment Rule
If your Army Faction is WORLD EATERS, you can use this Berzerker Warband Detachment rule.Relentless Rage
The World Eaters fight in a perpetual fury, driven ever onwards to slaughter all who stand in their way. All of their warriors have been subject to horrific psycho-surgery, implanted with crude devices that amplify their aggression, while some also submit to possession by the raging daemons of the Blood God. Whatever drives their berserk rage, these warriors only stop killing when every foe lies in ruin at their feet – and sometimes not even then.
Each time a WORLD EATERS unit from your army is selected to fight, if that unit made a Charge move this turn, until the end of the phase, add 1 to the Strength and Attacks characteristics of melee weapons equipped by models in that unit.Stratagems
If you are using the Berzerker Warband Detachment rule, you can use these Berzerker Warband Stratagems.GORY MASSACRE
1CP
Berzerker Warband – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Those who witness the massacres inflicted by the World Eaters flee to avoid being the next victims.
WHEN: Fight phase.
TARGET: One WORLD EATERS 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.
TARGET: One WORLD EATERS 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.
FOR THE SKULL THRONE!
1CP
Berzerker Warband – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Khorne rewards those who test their might against the strongest foes, blessing the greatest warriors with his favour.
WHEN: Fight phase.
TARGET: One WORLD EATERS unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes a melee attack that targets a CHARACTER, MONSTER or VEHICLE unit, add 1 to the Wound roll.
TARGET: One WORLD EATERS unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes a melee attack that targets a CHARACTER, MONSTER or VEHICLE unit, add 1 to the Wound roll.
FOR THE BLOOD GOD!
1CP
Berzerker Warband – Battle Tactic Stratagem
When blood spills, the blessings of the Blood God are bountiful.
WHEN: Fight phase, just after a WORLD EATERS unit from your army destroys an enemy unit.
TARGET: That WORLD EATERS unit.
EFFECT: Make a Blessings of Khorne roll. You can use the results of this roll to activate one Blessing of Khorne. That Blessing of Khorne does not count towards your maximum number of activated Blessings of Khorne, but all other rules for Blessings of Khorne apply.
TARGET: That WORLD EATERS unit.
EFFECT: Make a Blessings of Khorne roll. You can use the results of this roll to activate one Blessing of Khorne. That Blessing of Khorne does not count towards your maximum number of activated Blessings of Khorne, but all other rules for Blessings of Khorne apply.
KHORNE CARES NOT...
2CP
Berzerker Warband – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Khorne cares not from whence the blood flows, so long as it flows, and mere flesh wounds will not stay the wrath of the World Eaters.
WHEN: Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.
TARGET: One WORLD EATERS unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of that enemy unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time an attack targets your unit, subtract 1 from the Damage characteristic of that attack.
TARGET: One WORLD EATERS unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of that enemy unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time an attack targets your unit, subtract 1 from the Damage characteristic of that attack.
BLOOD OFFERING
1CP
Berzerker Warband – Epic Deed Stratagem
The blood of Khorne’s devoted warriors is still blood, and when the battleground runs red, it is still a worthy addition to the Blood God’s domain.
WHEN: Any phase.
TARGET: One WORLD EATERS unit from your army that was just destroyed while it was within range of an objective marker you controlled. You can use this Stratagem on that unit even though it was just destroyed.
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.
TARGET: One WORLD EATERS unit from your army that was just destroyed while it was within range of an objective marker you controlled. You can use this Stratagem on that unit even though it was just destroyed.
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.
APOPLECTIC FRENZY
1CP
Berzerker Warband – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Those who fight for Khorne are driven to even greater depths of rage, surging towards the foe in a barely controlled tide.
WHEN: Your Movement phase.
TARGET: One WORLD EATERS unit from your army that has not been selected to move this phase.
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.
TARGET: One WORLD EATERS unit from your army that has not been selected to move this phase.
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.
Enhancements
If you are using the Berzerker Warband Detachment rule, you can use these Berzerker Warband Enhancements.
This warrior has the favour of Khorne; the Blood God seems to aid him in his slaughter with a portion of his own power. WORLD EATERS model only. Once per battle, when you make a Blessings of Khorne roll, before doing anything else, the bearer can use this Enhancement. If it does, discard all of the dice from that roll and make a new Blessings of Khorne roll. This new roll does not count as a re-roll, so any rules that enable you to re-roll or manipulate individual dice (e.g. Icon of Khorne) can still be used. |
The bearer of this daemon-infested weapon is driven to a state of apoplectic frenzy by the proximity of its red-hot steel. WORLD EATERS model only. Add 1 to the Attacks and Damage characteristics of melee weapons equipped by the bearer. |
This veteran killer’s lust for battle draws him into any and all fights, his thirst driving him to new heights of battlefield frenzy. WORLD EATERS model only. You can select the bearer’s unit for the Heroic Intervention Stratagem for 0CP, and can do so even if you have already targeted a different unit with that Stratagem this phase. |
This helm is forged from unbreakable brass from the Blood God’s own throne. Any who seek to take the bearer’s skull find that their blades break upon it. WORLD EATERS model only. Each time an attack is allocated to the bearer, halve the Damage characteristic of that attack. |
Vessels of Wrath
When the power of the Warp waxes and Khorne’s worshippers pour into battle in their multitudes, the bloody butchery reaches heights undreamed of. Upon this carmine altar of war, the Khorne champions compete mercilessly to win his favour and feel his forge-hot touch upon their souls. Every savage stride along the Path to Glory sees them hack down more luckless foes. Blood runs in rivers and hoses walls and barricades with arterial sprays as the champions of Khorne strike off heads and carve open bodies, seeking the worthy kill that will – for but the most fleeting of moments – catch the eye of Khorne. Amidst such wanton carnage, even the lowliest devotee of the Blood God can begin their rise to power, their comrades looking on with naked hunger as aspiration becomes a violent reality.
Wrath of Khorne
From storied conqueror to obscure squad leader, every Khornate champion treads a personal Path to Glory. However unsung their names, they believe that the Blood God may deign to invest any of these hopefuls with a small measure of his wrath in the expectation that they will not squander it.
At the start of the battle round, after activating Blessings of Khorne, you can select one or more models from your army from those listed below (including models that are embarked within TRANSPORTS):- WORLD EATERS CHARACTER (excluding EPIC HEROES)
- Eightbound Champion
- Exalted Eightbound Champion
- Khorne Berzerkers Champion
- World Eaters Terminator Champion
You can select the same type of model multiple times. The maximum number of models you can select depends on the battle size, as follows:
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Until the end of the battle round, each of those models has the VESSEL OF WRATH keyword (we recommend marking such models with a suitable token). Then, select one Blessing of Khorne that is not currently active for your army. Until the end of the battle round, that Blessing of Khorne is active for VESSEL OF WRATH units from your army in addition to any others that are active for your army.
Enhancements
This gifted killer channels the fullness of his rage into every weapon swing – doubly so when the Blood God’s gaze is upon him. WORLD EATERS model only. Improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of melee weapons equipped by the bearer by 1. While the bearer is a VESSEL OF WRATH , improve the Damage characteristic of those weapons by 1 as well. |
Anointed with the vitae of the freshly slain, this champion’s triumphant roars are supernaturally amplified until they echo into the Warp. WORLD EATERS model only. Each time the bearer’s unit destroys an enemy unit with a melee attack, roll one D6, adding 1 to the result if the bearer is a VESSEL OF WRATH : on a 4+, you gain 1CP. |
This circlet of black iron is said to grant its wearer a surge of vengeful violence when their doom becomes inescapable. WORLD EATERS model only. If the bearer is destroyed by a melee attack, if it 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 unit has finished making its attacks, and is then removed from play. |
Like an axe swept through defenceless flesh, some patron daemons of Khorne rip portals in reality for this favoured servant to surge through. WORLD EATERS DAEMON PRINCE or WORLD EATERS MOUNTED model only. Each time the bearer makes a Normal, Advance or Charge move, it can move horizontally through models and terrain features. When doing so, it can move within Engagement Range of such models but cannot end a Normal or Advance move within Engagement Range of them. |
Stratagems
ASPIRE TO INFAMY
1CP
Vessels of Wrath – Battle Tactic Stratagem
With proven champions of Khorne looking on, those of lesser renown hurl themselves into the fray with greater ferocity, eager to prove their prowess.
WHEN: Fight phase.
TARGET: One KHORNE BERZERKERS or JAKHALS unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase and is within 8" of one or more friendly WORLD EATERS CHARACTER models.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, improve the Strength and Armour Penetration characteristics of melee weapons equipped by non-CHARACTER models in your unit by 1.
TARGET: One KHORNE BERZERKERS or JAKHALS unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase and is within 8" of one or more friendly WORLD EATERS CHARACTER models.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, improve the Strength and Armour Penetration characteristics of melee weapons equipped by non-CHARACTER models in your unit by 1.
OVERSHADOWED BY NONE
1CP
Vessels of Wrath – Battle Tactic Stratagem
The more towering and monstrous the adversary, the better a chance that its bloody end will win the approbation of Khorne.
WHEN: Fight phase.
TARGET: One WORLD EATERS INFANTRY, WORLD EATERS MOUNTED or WORLD EATERS DAEMON PRINCE unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack that targets a MONSTER or VEHICLE unit, you can re-roll the Wound roll.
TARGET: One WORLD EATERS INFANTRY, WORLD EATERS MOUNTED or WORLD EATERS DAEMON PRINCE unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack that targets a MONSTER or VEHICLE unit, you can re-roll the Wound roll.
GORY DEDICATION
1CP
Vessels of Wrath – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
To the World Eaters, every battlefield is an altar upon which to offer up crimson sacrifices. Where the lifeblood of their victims falls, it anoints the ground as holy to Khorne’s murderous creed.
WHEN: End of the Fight phase.
TARGET: One WORLD EATERS unit from your army that destroyed one or more enemy models with a melee attack this phase.
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.
TARGET: One WORLD EATERS unit from your army that destroyed one or more enemy models with a melee attack this phase.
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.
PUNISH THE CRAVEN
1CP
Vessels of Wrath – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
The Blood God is said to detest cowards. Meting out punishment to such degenerates is a sure way to win his favour and gain his wrathful boons.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Movement phase, just after an enemy unit (excluding MONSTERS and VEHICLES) is selected to Fall Back.
TARGET: One WORLD EATERS INFANTRY or WORLD EATERS DAEMON PRINCE unit from your army within Engagement Range of that enemy unit.
EFFECT: When that enemy unit Falls Back, all models in that enemy unit must take a Desperate Escape test. When doing so, if your unit is a VESSEL OF WRATH unit, subtract 1 from each of those tests.
TARGET: One WORLD EATERS INFANTRY or WORLD EATERS DAEMON PRINCE unit from your army within Engagement Range of that enemy unit.
EFFECT: When that enemy unit Falls Back, all models in that enemy unit must take a Desperate Escape test. When doing so, if your unit is a VESSEL OF WRATH unit, subtract 1 from each of those tests.
MEET FORCE WITH FORCE
1CP
Vessels of Wrath – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Desperate to prove themselves to the Blood God in this hour of infernal glory, these warriors are only goaded to more ferocious efforts by the enemy’s attempts to hold them at bay.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase, just after an enemy unit has shot.
TARGET: One WORLD EATERS INFANTRY, WORLD EATERS MOUNTED or WORLD EATERS DAEMON PRINCE unit from your army that lost one or more wounds as a result of those attacks.
EFFECT: Your unit can make a Blood Surge move. To do so, roll one D6: models in your unit move 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. If your unit is a KHORNE BERZERKERS or VESSEL OF WRATH unit, you can re-roll the D6 to determine how far your unit can move.
TARGET: One WORLD EATERS INFANTRY, WORLD EATERS MOUNTED or WORLD EATERS DAEMON PRINCE unit from your army that lost one or more wounds as a result of those attacks.
EFFECT: Your unit can make a Blood Surge move. To do so, roll one D6: models in your unit move 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. If your unit is a KHORNE BERZERKERS or VESSEL OF WRATH unit, you can re-roll the D6 to determine how far your unit can move.
BRAZEN CONTEMPT
1CP
Vessels of Wrath – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Empowered by flowing waves of hatred that they believe emanate from the Blood God himself, Khorne’s worshippers feel nothing but scorn at their enemies’ pitiful blows.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.
TARGET: One WORLD EATERS unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time an attack targets your unit, if the Strength characteristic of that attack is greater than the Toughness characteristic of your unit, subtract 1 from the Wound roll, or, if it is a VESSEL OF WRATH unit, subtract 1 from the Wound roll instead.
TARGET: One WORLD EATERS unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time an attack targets your unit, if the Strength characteristic of that attack is greater than the Toughness characteristic of your unit, subtract 1 from the Wound roll, or, if it is a VESSEL OF WRATH unit, subtract 1 from the Wound roll instead.
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.
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.
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 Butchers
Whether attacking an enemy voidship, or counterassaulting foes unwise enough to board a World Eaters vessel, these blood-drenched slaughterers reduce their victims to headless carcasses with shocking speed. Such close confines suit these murderous berzerkers perfectly.
Mustering a Boarding Patrol
You can include up to two of the following units:You can include up to three of each of the following units:
- KHORNE BERZERKERS (5 or 10 models)
- JAKHALS* (10 models)
You can include up to one of the following units:
- EIGHTBOUND (3 models)
- EXALTED EIGHTBOUND (3 models)
- WORLD EATERS CHAOS SPAWN (2 models)
- WORLD EATERS TERMINATOR SQUAD (5 models)
Forming Boarding Squads
- Do not split JAKHALS units into separate units in the Form Boarding Squads step.
Rules Adaptations
- The EXALTED EIGHTBOUND unit loses the Overwhelming Wrath ability.
- The JAKHALS unit loses the Objective Ravaged ability.
- The KHÂRN THE BETRAYER model loses the lire Betrayer ability.
- The KHORNE BERZERKERS unit loses the Blood Surge ability.
- The WORLD EATERS CHAOS SPAWN unit loses the Regenerating Monstrosities ability.
Slaughterers’ Glory
Though not locked in the sorts of immense and epic bloodbaths believed to best draw the eye of Khorne, still these shipboard warbands aspire to earn the Blood God’s favour.
Units from your army with the Blessings of Khorne ability retain that ability and gain this one.At the start of the battle round, when making a Blessings of Khorne roll, roll four D6 instead of eight D6. You can only activate one Blessing of Khorne per battle round, instead of up to 2.
Detachment Rule
Focused Ferocity
In the close confines of shipboard warfare, with their battle cries reverberating along corpse-strewn corridors, the charge of World Eaters is an elementally terrifying and seemingly unstoppable force.
Each time a WORLD EATERS unit from your army declares a charge, each target of that charge must take a Battle-shock test.Enhancements
Chosen of Khorne Many are the skulls this warrior has taken and offered up in the Blood God’s name, which has its rewards. Once the bearer has destroyed one or more enemy units, until the end of the battle, each time you make a Blessings of Khorne roll, if the bearer is on the battlefield, you can re-roll all of the dice (if you do, you must re-roll every dice). |
Battle Lust Foes attempting to gun this warrior down only stoke his berserk rage still higher. Each time an enemy unit is selected to shoot, after that unit has shot, if the bearer was the target of one or more of those attacks, it can make a Battle Lust move. To do so, roll one D6: the bearer can be moved a distance in inches up to the result, but must end that move as close as possible to the attacking unit. When doing so, the bearer can be moved within Engagement Range of that enemy unit, but only that enemy unit. |
Stratagems
TERRIFYING SCREAMS
1CP
Boarding Butchers – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
These warriors dismember their victims with such apocalyptic violence that the agonised screams of the dying ring throughout the ship.
WHEN: Fight phase, just after a WORLD EATERS unit from your army destroys an enemy unit.
TARGET: That WORLD EATERS unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of your opponent’s next Command phase, subtract 1 from Battle-shock and Leadership tests taken for all enemy units.
TARGET: That WORLD EATERS unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of your opponent’s next Command phase, subtract 1 from Battle-shock and Leadership tests taken for all enemy units.
UNSTOPPABLE RAGE
1CP
Boarding Butchers – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Charging headlong into battle, these warriors simply smash hatches from their housings as they bull their way through, often straight into unsuspecting foes waiting in corridors and chambers beyond.
WHEN: Your Movement phase, just after a WORLD EATERS unit from your army (excluding JAKHAL units) opens a Hatchway.
TARGET: That WORLD EATERS unit.
EFFECT: For each enemy unit within 3" of that Hatchway and wholly on the opposite side of it from your unit, until the start of your next Movement phase, that enemy unit is stunned. While a unit is stunned, each time a model in it makes an attack, subtract 1 from the Hit roll.
TARGET: That WORLD EATERS unit.
EFFECT: For each enemy unit within 3" of that Hatchway and wholly on the opposite side of it from your unit, until the start of your next Movement phase, that enemy unit is stunned. While a unit is stunned, each time a model in it makes an attack, subtract 1 from the Hit roll.
SAVAGE RESILIENCE
1CP
Boarding Butchers – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Lost to blood madness, these warriors cannot be halted even by ruinous salvoes of enemy fire.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.
TARGET: One WORLD EATERS 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.
TARGET: One WORLD EATERS 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.
COWARDS’ BANE
1CP
Boarding Butchers – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Disgusted by those who seek to flee their axes, the World Eaters cut them down without mercy.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Movement phase, just after an enemy unit is selected to Fall Back.
TARGET: One WORLD EATERS unit from your army (excluding JAKHAL units) within Engagement Range of that enemy unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time that enemy unit Falls Back, models in it must take Desperate Escape tests as if their unit was Battle-shocked. When doing so, if that enemy unit is also Battle-shocked by other means, subtract 1 from each of those Desperate Escape tests.
TARGET: One WORLD EATERS unit from your army (excluding JAKHAL units) within Engagement Range of that enemy unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time that enemy unit Falls Back, models in it must take Desperate Escape tests as if their unit was Battle-shocked. When doing so, if that enemy unit is also Battle-shocked by other means, subtract 1 from each of those Desperate Escape tests.
Skullsworn
The elite of the World Eaters burn with the unholy blessings of Khorne. However, such might is not given freely. Storming headlong into the close-quarters carnage of a boarding action is the ideal way in which such empowered warriors can claim the tithe of skulls they owe their Dark God.
Mustering a Boarding Patrol
You can include up to two of the following units:You can include up to two of each of the following units:
- EIGHTBOUND (3 models)
- EXALTED EIGHTBOUND (3 models)
- WORLD EATERS TERMINATOR SQUAD (5 or 10 models)
Rules Adaptations
- WORLD EATERS TERMINATOR SQUAD units can perform the Secure Site Tactical Manoeuvre as if they had the BATTLELINE keyword.
- The EXALTED EIGHTBOUND unit loses the Overwhelming Wrath ability.
- The KHÂRN THE BETRAYER model loses the The Betrayer ability.
Slaughterers’ Glory
Though not locked in the sorts of immense and epic bloodbaths believed to best draw the eye of Khorne, still these shipboard warbands aspire to earn the Blood God’s favour.
Units from your army with the Blessings of Khorne ability retain that ability and gain this one.At the start of the battle round, when making a Blessings of Khorne roll, roll four D6 instead of eight D6. You can only activate one Blessing of Khorne per battle round, instead of up to 2.
Detachment Rule
Reap the Tally
Nothing, not even death, can prevent these ferocious killers from claiming the skulls that are the Blood Gods due.
Each time a WORLD EATERS model from your army (excluding KHÂRN THE BETRAYER) is destroyed by a melee attack and it has not fought this phase, roll one D6: on a 5+, do not remove it from play. The destroyed model can fight after the attacking unit has finished making its attacks, and is then removed from play.Enhancements
Frenzied So gripped is this warrior by the need to kill and kill again in Khornes name, that they never for even a moment pause in their endless hunt for fresh victims. You can re-roll Advance and Charge rolls made for the bearer, and the bearer is eligible to declare a charge in a turn in which it Advanced. |
Carmine Corona As this murderous champion butchers his foes, so a blazing crown of rage, hate and agony blazes to life about his brows. None can look upon this ghastly spectacle without their eyes bleeding and a bleak despair gripping their hearts. When the bearer destroys an enemy unit for the first time, until the end of the battle, the bearer has an Objective Control characteristic of 5. |
Stratagems
BLOOD RITE
1CP
Skullsworn – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Ground upon which Khorne’s champions have shed the blood of their foes is indelibly stained with the mark of their wrathful god.
WHEN: Fight phase, just after a WORLD EATERS TERMINATOR, EIGHTBOUND or EXALTED EIGHTBOUND unit from your army destroys an enemy unit.
TARGET: That unit.
EFFECT: Select one objective marker that your unit or the destroyed unit was within range of at the start of the phase. That objective marker is Secured by your army.
TARGET: That unit.
EFFECT: Select one objective marker that your unit or the destroyed unit was within range of at the start of the phase. That objective marker is Secured by your army.
FURIOUS MOMENTUM
1CP
Skullsworn – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Gripped by supernatural levels of fury, these warriors surge through the raging heart of battle like a bloody tide.
WHEN: Fight phase.
TARGET: One WORLD EATERS unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes a Pile-in or Consolidation move, it can move upto 6" instead of up to 3".
TARGET: One WORLD EATERS unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes a Pile-in or Consolidation move, it can move upto 6" instead of up to 3".
RUINOUS RAMPAGE
1CP
Skullsworn – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
These berserk warriors smash through armoured hatchways as though they were no more durable than parchment.
WHEN: Your Movement or Charge phase.
TARGET: One WORLD EATERS TERMINATOR, EIGHTBOUND or EXALTED EIGHTBOUND 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 can only use this Stratagem once per turn.
TARGET: One WORLD EATERS TERMINATOR, EIGHTBOUND or EXALTED EIGHTBOUND 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 can only use this Stratagem once per turn.
SHOCKING ONSLAUGHT
1CP
Skullsworn – Battle Tactic Stratagem
The horrifying onset of these warriors can paralyse enemies with fear at the crucial moment.
WHEN: Your Movement or Charge phase, just after an enemy unit is selected to fire Overwatch.
TARGET: One WORLD EATERS unit from your army.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time an enemy unit is selected to fire Overwatch, it must take a Leadership test, subtracting 1 from the result: if failed, that enemy unit cannot fire Overwatch at your unit this phase.
TARGET: One WORLD EATERS unit from your army.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time an enemy unit is selected to fire Overwatch, it must take a Leadership test, subtracting 1 from the result: if failed, that enemy unit cannot fire Overwatch at your unit this phase.
Hazardous
Weapons powered by unstable and dangerous energy sources pose a substantial risk to the wielder every time they are used.
Weapons with [HAZARDOUS] in their profile are known as Hazardous weapons. Each time a unit is selected to shoot or fight, after that unit has resolved all of its attacks, for each Hazardous weapon that targets were selected for when resolving those attacks, that unit must take one Hazardous test. To do so, roll one D6: on a 1, that test is failed. For each failed test you must resolve the following sequence (resolve each failed test one at a time):- If possible, select one model in that unit that has lost one or more wounds and is equipped with one or more Hazardous weapons.
- Otherwise, if possible, select one model in that unit (excluding CHARACTER models) equipped with one or more Hazardous weapons.
- Otherwise, select one CHARACTER model in that unit equipped with one or more Hazardous weapons.
If a unit from a player’s army is selected as the target of the Fire Overwatch Stratagem in their opponent’s Charge phase, any mortal wounds inflicted by Hazardous tests are allocated after the charging unit has ended its Charge move.
Example: A unit of five models make five attacks with ranged weapons with the [HAZARDOUS] ability. After the unit has finished shooting, its controlling player rolls five D6. One of the results is a 1, and so one of those models suffers 3 mortal wounds.
- After a unit shoots or fights, roll one Hazardous test (one D6) for each Hazardous weapon used. For each 1, a model equipped with a hazardous weapon suffers 3 mortal wounds, that must be allocated to the selected model.
Devastating Wounds
Weapons with [DEVASTATING WOUNDS] in their profile are known as Devastating Wounds weapons. Each time an attack is made with such a weapon, if that attack scores a Critical Wound, no saving throw of any kind can be made against that attack (including invulnerable saving throws). Such attacks are only allocated to models after all other attacks made by the attacking unit have been allocated and resolved. After that attack is allocated and after any modifiers are applied, it inflicts a number of mortal wounds on the target equal to the Damage characteristic of that attack, instead of inflicting damage normally.Example: An attack made with a Devastating Wounds weapon with a Damage characteristic of 2 scores a Critical Wound. Instead of allocating the attack and making saving throws normally, the target suffers 2 mortal wounds.
- A Critical Wound inflicts mortal wounds equal to the weapon’s Damage characteristic, instead of any normal damage.
Mortal Wounds
Some attacks are so powerful that no armour or force field can withstand their fury.
Some rules inflict mortal wounds on units. Each time mortal wounds are inflicted on a unit, each of those mortal wounds inflicts one point of damage to that unit, and they are always applied one at a time. Each mortal wound is allocated to a model in the same manner as allocating an attack. Excess damage from mortal wounds is not lost if the damage can be allocated to another model. Instead, keep allocating damage to another model in the target unit until either all the damage has been allocated or the target unit is destroyed.If an attack inflicts mortal wounds in addition to any normal damage, do not make a Wound roll or saving throw (including invulnerable saving throws) against those mortal wounds. If those mortal wounds are inflicted by an attack that has the [PRECISION] ability, the attacking model’s controlling player can allocate those mortal wounds to a CHARACTER model in that unit.
If mortal wounds are being inflicted as a result of the [HAZARDOUS] ability or by an attack with the [DEVASTATING WOUNDS] ability that scored a Critical Wound, each time those mortal wounds are allocated to a model, if that model is destroyed as a result of those mortal wounds, the remaining mortal wounds from that attack are lost, just as with a normal attack.
If, when a unit is selected to shoot or fight, one or more of its attacks can inflict mortal wounds on the target, resolve any normal damage inflicted by the attacking unit’s attacks on that target before inflicting any mortal wounds on that target. If an attack inflicts mortal wounds in addition to any normal damage, but the normal damage is subsequently saved, the target unit still suffers those mortal wounds, as described above.
- Each mortal wound inflicted on a unit causes one model in that unit to lose one wound.
- Unless the source of the mortal wounds is the [HAZARDOUS] ability or an attack with the [DEVASTATING WOUNDS] ability, damage from mortal wounds is not lost if it can be allocated to another model.
- No saving throws can be made against mortal wounds.
- Mortal wounds inflicted by attacks always apply after any normal damage, even if that damage was saved.
Feel No Pain
FEEL NO PAIN
Some warriors refuse to be laid low, even by what should be fatal wounds.
Some models have ‘Feel No Pain x+’ listed in their abilities. Each time a model with this ability suffers damage and so would lose a wound (including wounds lost due to mortal wounds), roll one D6: if the result is greater than or equal to the number denoted by ‘x’, that wound is ignored and is not lost. If a model has more than one Feel No Pain ability, you can only use one of those abilities each time that model suffers damage and so would lose a wound.- Feel No Pain x+: Each time this model would lose a wound, roll one D6: if the result equals or exceeds ‘x’, that wound is not lost.
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.
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.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.
Blessings of Khorne
Khorne is the god of warfare and slaughter, and provides mighty boons to those who consecrate the battlefield in his name.
If your Army Faction is , at the start of the battle round, you can make a Blessings of Khorne roll. To do so, roll eight D6. You can then use those dice to activate up to two Blessings of Khorne from the Blessings of Khorne list (see below). Each Blessing of Khorne specifies the dice results it requires (where a number is specified, a double or triple of that value or higher is required). You can only activate each Blessing of Khorne once per battle round. Any unused dice from the Blessings of Khorne roll are then discarded.Once activated, each Blessing of Khorne applies to all units from your army with this ability until the end of the battle round.
Example: Ash makes their Blessings of Khorne roll and gets the following dice: 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 4, 6, 6. First they use the two 6s to activate Warp Blades (which requires a double 5+), leaving the following dice: 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 4.
They then use the two 2s to activate Wrathful Devotion (which requires any double), leaving the following dice: 1, 2, 3, 4.
However, now that they have activated two Blessings of Khorne, they cannot activate any more and the remaining dice are discarded.
RAGE-FUELLED INVIGORATION ANY DOUBLE |
WRATHFUL DEVOTION ANY DOUBLE |
MARTIAL EXCELLENCE DOUBLE 3+ |
TOTAL CARNAGE DOUBLE 4+ OR ANY TRIPLE |
WARP BLADES DOUBLE 5+ OR ANY TRIPLE |
UNBRIDLED BLOODLUST DOUBLE 6 OR TRIPLE 4+ |
FOR THE BLOOD GOD!
1CP
Berzerker Warband – Battle Tactic Stratagem
When blood spills, the blessings of the Blood God are bountiful.
WHEN: Fight phase, just after a unit from your army destroys an enemy unit.
TARGET: That unit.
EFFECT: Make a Blessings of Khorne roll. You can use the results of this roll to activate one Blessing of Khorne. That Blessing of Khorne does not count towards your maximum number of activated Blessings of Khorne, but all other rules for Blessings of Khorne apply.
TARGET: That unit.
EFFECT: Make a Blessings of Khorne roll. You can use the results of this roll to activate one Blessing of Khorne. That Blessing of Khorne does not count towards your maximum number of activated Blessings of Khorne, but all other rules for Blessings of Khorne apply.
The BLACK TEMPLARS keyword is used in the following Space Marines datasheets:
Dedicated Transports
The BLOOD ANGELS keyword is used in the following Space Marines datasheets:
Characters
Other
The DARK ANGELS keyword is used in the following Space Marines datasheets:
Characters
The DEATHWATCH keyword is used in the following Space Marines datasheets:
Battleline
The SPACE WOLVES keyword is used in the following Space Marines datasheets:
Characters
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.
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).
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.
Big Guns Never Tire
Monsters and war engines can dispense death from afar even as they trample the masses before them.
MONSTER and VEHICLE units are eligible to shoot in their controlling player’s Shooting phase even while they are within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units. Ranged weapons equipped by MONSTER and VEHICLE units can target one or more of the enemy units they are within Engagement Range of, even if other friendly units are also within Engagement Range of the same enemy unit. Each time a MONSTER or VEHICLE unit makes a ranged attack, if that unit was within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units when it selected its targets, unless that attack is made with a Pistol, subtract 1 from that attack’s Hit roll.You can select an enemy MONSTER or VEHICLE unit within Engagement Range of one or more units from your army as a target of ranged weapons. Each time a model from your army makes a ranged attack against such a target, unless that attack is made with a Pistol, subtract 1 from that attack’s Hit roll.
Designer’s Note: A unit that is within Engagement Range of an enemy MONSTER or VEHICLE unit is still not eligible to shoot, and so cannot make ranged attacks against that MONSTER or VEHICLE unit (unless that unit is eligible to shoot even while within Engagement Range of enemy units, e.g. it is itself a MONSTER or VEHICLE unit, or its models are equipped with Pistols). Other units from your army that are eligible to shoot can, however, target and shoot that enemy MONSTER or VEHICLE unit.
- MONSTERS and VEHICLES can shoot, and be shot at, even while they are within Engagement Range of enemy units. Each time a ranged attack is made by or against such a unit, subtract 1 from that attack’s Hit roll (unless shooting with a Pistol).
Berzerker Warband Detachment
This warrior has the favour of Khorne; the Blood God seems to aid him in his slaughter with a portion of his own power.
model only. Once per battle, when you make a Blessings of Khorne roll, before doing anything else, the bearer can use this Enhancement. If it does, discard all of the dice from that roll and make a new Blessings of Khorne roll. This new roll does not count as a re-roll, so any rules that enable you to re-roll or manipulate individual dice (e.g. Icon of Khorne) can still be used.
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.
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.
Charging with a Unit
Once you have selected an eligible unit to declare a charge, you must select one or more enemy units within 12" of it as the targets of that charge. The targets of a charge do not need to be visible to the charging unit.You then make a Charge roll for the charging unit by rolling 2D6. The result is the maximum number of inches each model in that unit can be moved if a Charge move is possible. For a Charge move to be possible, the Charge roll must be sufficient to enable the charging unit to end that move:
- Within Engagement Range of every unit that you selected as a target of the charge.
- Without moving within Engagement Range of any enemy units that were not a target of the charge.
- In Unit Coherency.
- Charge Roll: 2D6".
- Targets of a charge must be within 12" but do not need to be visible.
- If the distance rolled is insufficient to move within Engagement Range of all targets while maintaining Unit Coherency, the charge fails.
- Cannot move within Engagement Range of any unit that was not a target of the charge.
- If the charge is successful, each model makes a Charge move less than or equal to the Charge roll, and must move into base-to-base contact with an enemy model if possible.
2. Battle-shock
In this step, you must take a Battle-shock test for each of your units on the battlefield that is Below Half-strength. To do so, roll 2D6: if the result is greater than or equal to the best Leadership characteristic in that unit, the test is passed; otherwise, the test is failed and, until the start of your next Command phase, that unit is Battle-shocked.While a unit is Battle-shocked:
- The Objective Control characteristic of all of its models is 0.
- If it Falls Back, you must take a Desperate Escape test for every model in that unit.
- Its controlling player cannot use Stratagems to affect that unit.
Once you have taken Battle-shock tests for all of your units that require them, your Command phase ends and you progress to your Movement phase.
In this step, if for any reason a unit is forced to take a Battle-shock test for being below its Starting Strength, unless otherwise stated, that unit does not also have to take a Battle-shock test for being Below Half-strength. While a unit is Battle-shocked, all models in that unit are also Battle-shocked.
- Take a Battle-shock test for each unit from your army on the battlefield that is Below Half-strength.
- Roll 2D6: if the result is greater than or equal to the unit’s Leadership, the test is passed. Otherwise, the unit is Battle-shocked until the start of your next Command phase.
- Battle-shocked units have an OC of 0 and their controlling player cannot use Stratagems to affect them.
- Battle-shocked units must take Desperate Escape tests if they Fall Back.
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.
Wound Roll
Each time an attack scores a hit against a target unit, make a Wound roll for that attack by rolling one D6 to see if that attack successfully wounds the target unit. The result required is determined by comparing the attack’s Strength (S) characteristic with the target’s Toughness (T) characteristic, as shown below.
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If the result of the Wound roll is greater than or equal to the required number shown in the table above, then that Wound roll is successful and scores one wound against the target unit. Otherwise, the attack fails and the attack sequence ends.
An unmodified Wound roll of 6 is called a Critical Wound and is always successful. An unmodified Wound roll of 1 always fails. A Wound roll can never be modified by more than -1 or +1.
- Critical Wound: Unmodified Wound roll of 6. Always successful.
- An unmodified Wound roll of 1 always fails.
- A Wound roll can never be modified by more than -1 or +1.
Charge Bonus
Many warriors thunder headlong into combat, using the impetus of their charge to bring swift death to their foes.
Each time a unit makes a Charge move, until the end of the turn, that unit has the Fights First ability.HEROIC INTERVENTION
1CP
Core – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Voices raised in furious war cries, your warriors surge forth to meet the enemy’s onslaught head-on.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Charge phase, just after an enemy unit ends a Charge move.
TARGET: One unit from your army that is within 6" of that enemy unit and would be eligible to declare a charge against that enemy unit if it were your Charge phase.
EFFECT: Your unit now declares a charge that targets only that enemy unit, and you resolve that charge as if it were your Charge phase.
RESTRICTIONS: You can only select a VEHICLE unit from your army if it is a WALKER. Note that even if this charge is successful, your unit does not receive any Charge bonus this turn.
TARGET: One unit from your army that is within 6" of that enemy unit and would be eligible to declare a charge against that enemy unit if it were your Charge phase.
EFFECT: Your unit now declares a charge that targets only that enemy unit, and you resolve that charge as if it were your Charge phase.
RESTRICTIONS: You can only select a VEHICLE unit from your army if it is a WALKER. Note that even if this charge is successful, your unit does not receive any Charge bonus this turn.
The TRANSPORT keyword is used in the following World Eaters datasheets:
Characters
Some models have the CHARACTER keyword. These models can make Heroic Interventions in Charge Phase and are not easy targets in the Shooting Phase (see Look out, Sir, rule). If your Warlord has the CHARACTER keyword he may be able to have a Warlord Trait (see Warlord Trait section on model’s faction page).Note that CHARACTERS cannot use their Aura Abilities while %000015069performing actions%.
The EPIC HERO keyword is used in the following World Eaters datasheets:
Wrath of Khorne
Vessels of Wrath Detachment
From storied conqueror to obscure squad leader, every Khornate champion treads a personal Path to Glory. However unsung their names, they believe that the Blood God may deign to invest any of these hopefuls with a small measure of his wrath in the expectation that they will not squander it.
At the start of the battle round, after activating Blessings of Khorne, you can select one or more models from your army from those listed below (including models that are embarked within TRANSPORTS):- CHARACTER (excluding EPIC HEROES)
- Eightbound Champion
- Exalted Eightbound Champion
- Khorne Berzerkers Champion
- World Eaters Terminator Champion
You can select the same type of model multiple times. The maximum number of models you can select depends on the battle size, as follows:
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Until the end of the battle round, each of those models has the VESSEL OF WRATH keyword (we recommend marking such models with a suitable token). Then, select one Blessing of Khorne that is not currently active for your army. Until the end of the battle round, that Blessing of Khorne is active for VESSEL OF WRATH units from your army in addition to any others that are active for your army.
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.
Fall Back Moves
When a unit Falls Back, each model in that unit can make a Fall Back move by moving a distance in inches less than or equal to its Move characteristic, and when doing so you can move it within Engagement Range of enemy models, provided it does not end that move within Engagement Range of any enemy models – if this is not possible, that unit cannot Fall Back.
A unit cannot shoot or declare a charge in the same turn that it Fell Back.
Desperate Escape Tests
Unlike when making other types of move, models can move over enemy models when making a Fall Back move as if those enemy models were not there, but you must take a Desperate Escape test for each model that will do so (excluding models that are TITANIC or can FLY) before any models in that unit are moved. In addition, if a unit is Battle-shocked when it is selected to Fall Back, you must take a Desperate Escape test for every model in that unit before any are moved.
Each time you take a Desperate Escape test for a model, roll one D6. For each roll of 1-2, one model from the unit that is Falling Back is destroyed (selected by you). The same model can only ever trigger one Desperate Escape test per phase.A unit cannot shoot or declare a charge in the same turn that it Fell Back.
Desperate Escape Tests
Unlike when making other types of move, models can move over enemy models when making a Fall Back move as if those enemy models were not there, but you must take a Desperate Escape test for each model that will do so (excluding models that are TITANIC or can FLY) before any models in that unit are moved. In addition, if a unit is Battle-shocked when it is selected to Fall Back, you must take a Desperate Escape test for every model in that unit before any are moved.
- Fall Back Move: Models move up to M".
- Units that Fall Back cannot shoot or declare a charge in the same turn.
- Models can move over enemy models when Falling Back, but you must take Desperate Escape tests for them before they do so (excluding models that are TITANIC or can FLY).
- If a Battle-shocked unit is selected to Fall Back, take a Desperate Escape test for every model in that unit.
- Desperate Escape Test: Roll one D6. On a 1-2, one model from that unit is destroyed.
Leadership Tests
If a rule requires you to take a Leadership test for a unit, roll 2D6: if the total is greater than or equal to the best Leadership characteristic in that unit, that test is passed. Otherwise, it is failed.
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.
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.
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