MELEE WEAPONS | RANGE | A | WS | S | AP | D | |
| Executioner Greatblade Anti-Psyker 5+ DEVASTATING WOUNDS: PSYKER | |||||||
| Executioner Greatblade Anti-Psyker 5+ DEVASTATING WOUNDS: PSYKER | Melee | 3 | 3+ | 5 | -2 | 2 | |
| ARMY RULES | Daughters of the Abyss |
| YOUR UNIT COSTS | |
| 4 models | 50 |
| 5 models | 55 |
| 9 models | 90 |
| 10 models | 100 |
The ADEPTUS CUSTODES keyword is used in the following Adeptus Custodes datasheets:
The ANATHEMA PSYKANA keyword is used in the following Adeptus Custodes datasheets:
The CHARACTER keyword is used in the following Adeptus Custodes datasheets:
The IMPERIUM keyword is used in the following Adeptus Custodes datasheets:
The INFANTRY keyword is used in the following Adeptus Custodes datasheets:
The MOUNTED keyword is used in the following Adeptus Custodes datasheets:
The TERMINATOR keyword is used in the following Adeptus Custodes datasheets:
The VEHICLE keyword is used in the following Adeptus Custodes datasheets:

| Q: | Does my model or unit become engaged while moving through a enemy units engagement range during a move? |
| A: | No |
Weapons powered by unstable and dangerous energy sources pose a substantial risk to the wielder and those that stand beside them.
Each time a unit is selected to shoot or selected to fight, after that unit has resolved all of its attacks, make a number of hazard rolls (06.03) for that unit equal to the number of [HAZARDOUS] weapons you selected in the Select Weapons step.
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| Q: | I have a rule that triggers when a mortal wound is allocated to a model, when does this happen? |
| A: | When you select a model in the Select Model step of Mortal Wounds (06.02). |
| Q: | I failed hazard rolls from [Hazardous] weapons, do those mortal wounds have to be allocated to the models with the [HAZARDOUS] weapons? |
| A: | No, you allocate the mortal wounds to the unit as per Mortal Wounds (06.02). (This represents Bob the guardsmen picking up his fallen squad mates plasma gun or that the twisting power of James the Chaos Sorcerer pulling his followers into the warp.) |
| Q: | If a rule says my unit must make a hazard roll does every model in the unit make a hazard roll? |
| A: | No, the unit would make 1 single hazard roll. |
Many deadly weapons can inflict fatal injuries on any foe, no matter their resilience.
Each time an attack made with a [LETHAL HITS] weapon results in a critical hit, you can choose for that attack to automatically wound the target.



| Q: | When checking line of sight from one model to another, is this drawn between the bases of those models, or between any part of them? |
| A: | Line of sight is drawn from any part of the observing model to any part of the model being observed. |
| Q: | When a model overhangs the edge of the battlefield, how does that affect its visibility? |
| A: | That model’s controlling player can draw line of sight from any part of that model that is not overhanging the edge of the battlefield. Their opponent can draw line of sight to any part of that model. |
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| Q: | My attack has a rule that means it results in a critical hit on a hit roll of 4+. Does this work when snap shooting? |
| A: | Unless otherwise stated, no: when snap shooting, each attack only hits on a roll of 6. |
| Q: | My attack has a rule that means it results in a critical hit on a hit roll of 4+, and I would otherwise need a 5+ to hit. Does a 4+ hit? |
| A: | Yes, except when snap shooting: when snap shooting, each attack only hits on a roll of 6. |
The most potent weapons strike with such power that they make a mockery of armour and can cleave through several foes.
Each time an attack made with a [DEVASTATING WOUNDS] weapon results in a critical wound, the attack sequence for that attack ends and the target unit suffers a number of mortal wounds equal to the D characteristic of that weapon. These are inflicted after resolving any normal damage inflicted by those attacks.
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Some weapons possess a punishing rate of fire, or can land devastating flurries of blows, tearing the foe apart with relentless ferocity.
This ability always takes the form [SUSTAINED HITS X]. Each time an attack made with a [SUSTAINED HITS] weapon results in a critical hit, that attack results in a number of additional hits on the target as denoted by X.The ADEPTUS CUSTODES and INFANTRY keywords are used in the following Adeptus Custodes datasheets:
The Adeptus Custodes have developed many thousands of martial ka’tahs. Custodians are proficient in many of these arts, shifting stances according to the battlefield situation.
Many of the most prominent shield hosts favour a specific martial ka’tah above all others.
All detachments tagged ‘Unique: Shield Host’ state a Favoured Ka’tah. If you selected one of these detachments, the ka’tah ability that is the Favoured Ka’tah of that detachment grants the additional effect listed in that detachment.Folding stocks, shortened barrels or lightweight construction enable some weapons to be easily fired on the move.
Units containing one or more models with an [ASSAULT] weapon can shoot using assault shooting (10.05).| Q: | If my unit has taken control of an objective at the end of my movement phase and that unit has as an ability that secures an objective they control, can they secure that objective? |
| A: | Yes |
Those possessed of lightning-fast reactions may strike before the opponent can react.
While every model in a unit has this ability, that unit is a Fights First unit.Certain weapons are the bane of particular foes.
This ability always takes the form [ANTI-X Y+]. Each time an attack is made with an [ANTI] weapon, if the target unit has the keyword denoted by X, an unmodified wound roll of Y+ is a critical wound.The ANATHEMA PSYKANA and CHARACTER keywords are used in the following Adeptus Custodes datasheets:
The Custodians are masters of all forms of war. There is no foe, no matter how numerous or powerful, that they cannot lay low.
In the Fight phase, when a friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit is selected to fight, that unit’s melee attacks have:The Solar Watch utilise speed, mobility and the adaptable Calistus Ka’tah to confound and eviscerate opposing armies.
When a friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit makes a fall-back move, that fall-back move does not prevent that unit from being eligible to charge.The Adeptus Custodes are blessed with gifts the Emperor has given them – physical might, mental robustness and the most powerful arms and armour available.
When a friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit is selected to attack, that unit’s attacks can:The Emissaries Imperatus prioritise the mission over individual actions. Their favoured ka’tah, Conservai, similarly emphasises strategy.
Friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES units have Fights First.Favouring the aggressive Dacatarai fighting style, the Custodians of the Dread Host seek to outmatch their enemies in bloody melee combat.
Friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES units can re-roll charge rolls.Bearers of the Pariah gene, Null Maidens are inured to psychic powers. Their Warp-smothering aura also provides limited protection for the Custodians at whose side they fight.
The Null Maidens of the Silent Sisterhood bring with them the nightmare pall of their collective null aura, afflicting their opponents with a creeping sense of dread.
Inured to the most nightmarish and esoteric threats, the Shadowkeepers will not be swayed from their duty.
While a friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit (excludingResilient experts of ranged warfare, the Aquilan Shield give no ground and punish advancing enemies with their mastery of the Salvus Ka’tah.
While a friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES unit (excludingWith merciless efficiency, the Sisters of Silence mark their priority prey amidst the maelstrom of shiphoard combat, then focus on their elimination above all else.
At the start of the first battle round, you can select up to two enemy units to be your army’s quarry, one of which must be your opponents WARLORD. Each time an ANATHEMA PSYKANA unit from your army makes an attack that targets one of your army’s quarries, re-roll a Hit roll of 1. Each time an ANATHEMA PSYKANA unit from your army declares a charge, it can include one or more of your army’s quarries as targets of that charge, even if they are not visible to it.To confront the towering, auramite-clad warriors of the Adeptus Custodes across an open battlefield is terrifying enough. To meet them in the cramped confines of a voidship is so overwhelming as to render many foes witless.
While an enemy unit is within Engagement Range of one or more ADEPTUS CUSTODES units from your army, subtract 1 from the Objective Control characteristic of models in that enemy unit.Embodying the raptors of ancient Terra, this champion of the Golden Throne descends upon their prey swiftly, with talons unsheathed.
ADEPTUS CUSTODES INFANTRY/MOUNTED unit only (excluding TERMINATOR units). This unit has +1 to advance rolls and charge rolls.