Chaos Space Marines
Though the insanity of Chaos leads to endless variation, most traitor warbands follow certain core principles in terms of their organisation. From Renegade raiding parties and turncoat pirates to the immense invasion forces known as Black Crusades, the armies of the Heretic Astartes follow the favoured champions of the Dark Gods into battle, and fight at their command.
Books
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Show History | ||||
| Book | Kind | Edition | Version | Last update |
 Chaos Space Marines | ||||
| Chaos Space Marines | Faction Pack | 11 | 1.1 | July 2026 |
 Emperor’s Children | ||||
| Emperor’s Children | Faction Pack | 11 | 1.1 | July 2026 |
 Thousand Sons | ||||
| Thousand Sons | Faction Pack | 11 | 1.1 | July 2026 |
 World Eaters | ||||
| World Eaters | Faction Pack | 11 | 1.1 | July 2026 |
 Death Guard | ||||
| Death Guard | Faction Pack | 11 | 1.1 | July 2026 |
 Boarding Actions | ||||
| Boarding Actions | Expansion | 10 | 1.1 | July 2025 |
 Munitorum Field Manual | ||||
| Munitorum Field Manual | Expansion | 11 | 1.1 | |
FAQ
Faction Pack: Chaos Space Marines
| Q: | When I replace the datasheet abilities of the bearer of the Soul Link Enhancement, do persisting effects that were gained from the replaced abilities continue to apply to the bearer of the Soul Link Enhancement? |
| A: | No. |
| Q: | If I use the Cults of the Dark Gods rule to add Plague Marines to my Chaos Space Marines army, does the Plague Marines’ Infused with the Blessings of Nurgle ability have any effect? |
| A: | No. |
| Q: | If I am using the Deceptors Detachment, when I use the Scrambled Coordinates Stratagem, can my opponent sequence one or more of their ‘end of your Movement phase’ abilities (e.g. Da Jump) to happen after that Stratagem’s effect ends? |
| A: | Yes. |
| Q: | When using the Soul Link Enhancement, can the bearer use a datasheet ability it gains as a result even if that ability has already been used by another Character model as many times as its restrictions allow (e.g. ‘once per battle’, ‘once per phase’)? |
| A: | Yes. |
| Q: | Can my Character with the Soul Link Enhancement use that Enhancement while it is in Reserves/Strategic Reserves? |
| A: | Yes. |
| Q: | When replacing the datasheet abilities of the bearer of the Soul Link Enhancement with those of the selected Character model, does this include Core and Faction abilities? |
| A: | Yes. |
| Q: | When replacing the datasheet abilities of the bearer of the Soul Link Enhancement with those of the selected Character model, does this include which units the bearer can be attached to? |
| A: | No. |
| Q: | If I am using the Veterans of the Long War Detachment and I select an Attached unit to be my focus of hatred, if that unit splits for any reason, are each of the resulting units my focus of hatred until the start of my next Command phase? |
| A: | Yes. |
| Q: | If I am using the Veterans of the Long War Detachment, can I select a unit embarked within a TRANSPORT to be my focus of hatred? |
| A: | Yes. |
| Q: | For the Opportunistic Raiders Stratagem, is a unit that did not fight this phase an eligible target for that Stratagem, provided it was eligible to fight at one point during the phase? |
| A: | Yes. |
| Q: | For the Warp Talons’ Warp Strike ability, is a unit that did not fight this phase eligible to use that ability, provided it was eligible to fight at one point during the phase? |
| A: | No. |
| Q: | When is the model destroyed by the Traitor Enforcer’s Brutal Example ability removed? |
| A: | Before resolving the Fire Overwatch Stratagem with that unit. |
| Q: | When I select a unit as the target of the Fire Overwatch Stratagem, can that unit make a Dark Pact? |
| A: | Yes, as the unit is selected to shoot. |
| Q: | When a model ‘fights on death’, can that model’s unit make a Dark Pact? |
| A: | No, as the unit is not selected to fight. |
| Q: | Can I select a unit to shoot when there are no eligible targets so that unit can make a Dark Pact? |
| A: | No. |
| Q: | Does Fabius Bile’s Enhanced Warriors ability apply if Fabius starts the battle as part of an Attached unit inside a transport? |
| A: | Yes. |
| Q: | When using the Soul Link Enhancement, can I select a CHARACTER model from my army that is not on the battlefield? |
| A: | Yes. |
Keywords
The keywords presented in this section have a number of special features:
- CLICK on the link to open the tooltip.
- The number in parentheses indicates the number of datasheets containing this keyword. This number represents the total number of datasheets in the faction, regardless of the filter.
- The list does not include named keywords that match the datasheet’s name (unless there are other datasheets with such a keyword).
Introduction
The Detachment rule listed here will apply to either your whole army or to particular units within it. If any additional benefits apply to a Detachment, they will be listed here. This can include additional keywords some of your units may gain.
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.
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
Dark Pacts
Beseeching the Chaos Gods with fanatical fervour, the profane champions of the Heretic Astartes pray for diabolic boons, promising the vilest of offerings in return for their power.
If your Army Faction is HERETIC ASTARTES, each time a unit with this ability is selected to shoot or fight, it can make a Dark Pact. If it does, it must first take a Leadership test before any effects of that Dark Pact are resolved; if that test is failed, that unit suffers D3 mortal wounds. Then, select one of the following abilities for that unit’s weapons to gain until the end of the phase:- [LETHAL HITS]
- [SUSTAINED HITS 1]
Cult of the Dark Gods
Some traitors have given themselves entirely to the service of the Dark Gods, and they are so lost to damnation that they barely resemble the warriors they once were.
If your Army Faction is HERETIC ASTARTES, you can include any of the following units in your army, and when you do so their Faction keywords are replaced with HERETIC ASTARTES:KHORNE BERZERKERS (see World Eaters) RUBRIC MARINES (see Thousand Sons) PLAGUE MARINES (see Death Guard) NOISE MARINES (see Emperor’s Children)
- Incursion: Up to 250 pts
- Strike Force: Up to 500 pts
- Onslaught: Up to 750 pts
Veterans of the Long War
2DP
Focus of Hatred
The eldest of the Chaos Space Marines harbour within their corrupted souls a burning desire for vengeance upon the Imperium and the galaxy as a whole. They channel this ire against their chosen targets, relentlessly pursuing their victims until every last foe lies dead upon the battlefield.
At the start of your Command phase, select one unit from your opponents army to be your focus of hatred. Until the start of your next Command phase, each time a HERETIC ASTARTES model from your army (excluding DAMNED models) makes an attack that targets your focus of hatred, you can re-roll the Hit roll.Enhancements
The desire for vengeance and bloodshed has festered within this warriors’ heart for millennia. The opportunity to unleash it upon the foe is eagerly embraced. HERETIC ASTARTES model only (excluding DAMNED models). The bearer’s unit is eligible to shoot and declare a charge in a turn in which it Fell Back. Each time a model in the bearer’s unit makes an attack that targets your focus of hatred, if the bearer’s unit Fell Back this turn, add 1 to the Hit roll, and each time you select your focus of hatred as a target of that unit’s charge, add 1 to the Charge roll. |
The Warmaster observes all. He bestows his favour only upon those who slaughter his most hated enemies. HERETIC ASTARTES model only (excluding DAMNED models). While the bearer is on the battlefield, each time your focus of hatred is destroyed, roll one D6: on a 4+, you gain 1CP. |
This warrior has earned the patronage of a powerful daemonic entity and been rewarded with unholy powers. HERETIC ASTARTES model only (excluding DAMNED models). Once per turn, you can re-roll one Hit roll, one Wound roll or one saving throw made for the bearer. |
This warrior bears a daemonic weapon of great power, gifted unto to them by the Despoiler himself. CHAOS LORD model only. Each time the bearer makes an attack that targets your focus of hatred, an unmodified successful Wound roll of 5+ scores a Critical Wound. |
Stratagems
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES CHARACTER unit from your army (excluding DAMNED units)
EFFECT: Select one enemy unit within 12" of and visible to your unit. Until the start of your next Command phase, that enemy unit is considered to be your focus of hatred.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES unit from your army (excluding DAMNED units) that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the attacking unit has finished making its attacks, each time an attack targets your unit, worsen the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES unit from your army (excluding DAMNED units) that is within Engagement Range of your focus of hatred.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, your unit has the Fights First ability.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES INFANTRY unit or HERETIC ASTARTES MOUNTED unit from your army (excluding DAMNED units).
EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to shoot in a turn in which it Advanced or Fell Back, and bolt pistols, boltguns and combi-bolters equipped by models in your unit have the [DEVASTATING WOUNDS] ability while your unit has not already inflicted 6 wounds this turn using that ability.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES unit from your army (excluding TZEENTCH units) that has not been selected to shoot this phase
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, ranged weapons equipped by models in your unit have the [IGNORES COVER] ability, and change the Attacks characteristic of Torrent weapons equipped by models in your unit to 6.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES INFANTRY or HERETIC ASTARTES MOUNTED unit from your army (excluding DAMNED units) that is within 8" of that enemy unit and not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.
EFFECT: Your unit can make a Normal move of up to 6".
Deceptors
2DP
Masters of Misdirection
There are those warbands that number amongst their ranks liars, schemers and infiltrators of far more prodigious skill than most heretics. Employing labyrinthine ploys, they unnerve their enemies and force them to chase ghosts and shadows. They embed themselves within combat zones long before showing their hand, seeding Chaos cults, identifying key targets and feeding misinformation to their foes.
In the Declare Battle Formations step, you can select a number of LEGIONARIES and CULTIST MOB units from your army:until the end of the battle, those units, and any CHARACTER units attached to them (excluding EPIC HEROES), have the Infiltrators ability. The maximum number of units you can select in this way depends on the battle size, as shown below.
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Enhancements
This xenos weapon is perfect in the hands of assassins. HERETIC ASTARTES INFANTRY model only. Improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of the bearer’s melee weapons by 1, and the bearer’s melee weapons have the [PRECISION] ability. |
This leader conceals their presence upon the battlefield. CHAOS LORD model only (excluding TERMINATOR and JUMP PACK models). In the Declare Battle Formations step, you can set the bearer up in Reserves instead of setting it up on the battlefield. If you do, in one of your Movement phases, you can select one model in a friendly LEGIONARIES or CHOSEN unit that has two or more models remaining and is on the battlefield (excluding Attached units). The selected model is destroyed (ignoring any rules that are triggered when a model is destroyed) and the bearer is set up as close as possible to where that model was destroyed and only within Engagement Range of any enemy units if the destroyed model was within Engagement Range of those units. The bearer now attaches to that unit as its Leader. |
Made from warp-beast skin, this cloak obscures all. HERETIC ASTARTES INFANTRY model only. The bearer has the Stealth and Lone Operative abilities. |
With a whispered incantation this champion projects their consciousness into the body of a willing ally. HERETIC ASTARTES INFANTRY model only. At the start of your Command phase, you can select one other HERETIC ASTARTES INFANTRY CHARACTER model from your army (excluding EPIC HEROES). Until the start of your next Command phase, the bearer gains the PSYKER keyword, and replace the bearer’s datasheet abilities with the datasheet abilities of the CHARACTER you selected. |
Stratagems
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES CHARACTER unit from your army that was within 18" of that enemy model when it was destroyed.
EFFECT: Your opponent does not roll to determine whether mortal wounds are inflicted by their model’s Deadly Demise ability. Instead, mortal wounds are automatically inflicted (if that ability inflicts a random number of mortal wounds, your opponent rolls to determine that number as normal).
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES unit from your army.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, add 1 to Charge rolls made for your unit for each other HERETIC ASTARTES unit from your army that made a Charge move this phase (to a maximum of +3)
TARGET: One HERETIC 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 an attack that targets a unit that is below its Starting Strength, you can re-roll the Hit roll. If the target is Below Half-strength, you can re-roll the Wound roll as well.
TARGET: That HERETIC ASTARTES unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to shoot in a turn in which it Fell Back
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES INFANTRY or HERETIC ASTARTES MOUNTED unit from your army that is within 8" of that enemy unit and not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.
EFFECT: Your unit can make a Normal move of up to 6".
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES unit from your army.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, enemy units that are set up on the battlefield from Reserves cannot be set up within 12" horizontally of your unit.
Renegade Raiders
3DP
Raiders and Reavers
Some Heretic Astartes warbands are piratical by nature, launching swift attacks focused upon destroying their foes in a storm of bloody violence, seizing territory and spoils of war before the enemy can bring reinforcements to bear.
Ranged weapons equipped by HERETIC ASTARTES models from your army have the [ASSAULT] ability, and each time a HERETIC ASTARTES model from your army makes an attack that targets a unit within range of an objective marker, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.Enhancements
This champion is a conqueror of worlds and will not rest until they have claimed their prize. HERETIC ASTARTES model only. At the start of your Command phase, if the bearer is on the battlefield, roll one D6, adding 1 to the result if the bearer is wholly within 12" of your opponent’s deployment zone: on a 5+, you gain 1 CP. |
A corsair and raider of great renown, this champion of Chaos is pitiless in the pursuit of plunder and infamy. HERETIC ASTARTES model only. Each time the bearer makes a melee attack, if the bearer is wholly within 12" of your opponent’s deployment zone, you can re-roll the Hit roll and you can re-roll the Wound roll. |
This unit of warriors act as their master's eyes and ears, seeking out targets of opportunity. HERETIC ASTARTES model only. Models in the bearers unit have the Scouts 6" ability. |
Pain provides excellent motivation. The crack of this infernal whip sears the soul, driving the hesitant forwards with a vigour borne of anguish. HERETIC ASTARTES model only. You can re-roll Advance rolls made for the bearer’s unit, and the bearer’s unit is eligible to shoot in a turn in which it Fell Back. |
Stratagems
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES unit from your army (excluding DAMNED units) that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the attacking unit has finished making its attacks, each time an attack targets your unit, worsen the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack that targets a unit within range of an objective marker, that attack has the [PRECISION] ability.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES unit from your army that was eligible to fight this phase.
EFFECT: If your unit is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units, it can make a Normal move of up to 6", or up to 12" if it is a MOUNTED unit. Otherwise, your unit can make a Fall Back move. It cannot embark within a TRANSPORT at the end of this move if it disembarked from a TRANSPORT this turn.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES TRANSPORT or HERETIC ASTARTES MOUNTED 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 HERETIC ASTARTES unit from your army that disembarked from a TRANSPORT this turn and has not been selected to shoot or fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack, if the target of that attack is within range of an objective marker, you can re-roll the Hit roll and you can re-roll the Wound roll.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES INFANTRY or HERETIC ASTARTES MOUNTED unit from your army.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, your unit is eligible to declare a charge in a turn in which it Advanced. If you select one or more units within range of an objective marker as a target of that charge, add 1 to the Charge roll.
Dread Talons2DP
Terror Descends (Aura)
Bedecked in the flayed skins and leering skulls of former victims, their armour flecked with blood and gore, these reavers descend in a howling gale of enraged screams and soul-piercing shrieks. To look upon their ghastly visages is to feel a terrible and paralysing fear.
In the Battle-shock step of your opponent’s Command phase, if an enemy unit that is below its Starting Strength is within 12" of one or more HERETIC ASTARTES units from your army, that enemy unit must take a Battle-shock test.Each time an enemy unit within 12" of one or more HERETIC ASTARTES units from your army takes a Battle-shock test, subtract 1 from the result.
Enemy units affected by this Detachment rule do not need to take any other Battle-shock tests in the same phase.
Enhancements
As ripples of terror spread through the ranks of the enemy, so does this champion draw power from the fear of their victims. HERETIC ASTARTES model only. At the start of your Command phase, if the bearer is on the battlefield, roll one D6, adding 1 to the result for each Battle-shocked enemy unit that is on the battlefield: on a 5+, you gain 1CP. |
This cape is as black as a moonless night and radiates an obfuscating aura of impenetrable darkness. CHAOS LORD model only (excluding TERMINATOR models). Models in the bearer’s unit have the Stealth ability. |
Bathed in warp energies, this Lord’s jump pack tears rifts in reality, allowing them to withdraw at a moment's notice. JUMP PACK CHAOS LORD model only. At the end of your opponent’s turn, if the bearer’s unit is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units, you can remove the bearer’s unit from the battlefield and place it into Strategic Reserves. |
This daemonic weapon assails the psyches of those it strikes, causing the cold shock of abject terror to grip their hearts. HERETIC ASTARTES model only. In the Fight phase, after the bearer has made its attacks, select one enemy unit hit by one or more of those attacks. That unit must take a Battle-shock test. |
Stratagems
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES INFANTRY unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack that targets a unit that is Battle-shocked and/or Below Half-strength, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.
TARGET: That HERETIC ASTARTES unit.
EFFECT: Each enemy unit within 12" of and visible to your unit must take a Battle-shock test.
TARGET: One HERETIC 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 an attack that targets a unit that is Battle-shocked and/or Below Half-strength, you can re-roll the Hit roll and you can re-roll the Wound roll.
TARGET: That HERETIC ASTARTES INFANTRY unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to declare a charge in a turn in which it Fell Back.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES JUMP PACK unit from your army that is in Reserves.
EFFECT: Set your unit up anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 6" horizontally away from all enemy units, but until the end of the turn, it is not eligible to declare a charge. Then select one enemy INFANTRY or MOUNTED unit within 9" of and visible to your unit: that unit must take a Battle-shock test.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES INFANTRY unit from your army that is not within Engagement range of one or more enemy units.
EFFECT: Select one enemy unit that Fell Back this turn and is within 6" of your unit. Your unit can declare a charge as if it were your Charge phase. When doing so, you can only select that enemy unit as the target of that charge (and only if it is an eligible target). Note that even if this charge is successful, your unit does not receive any Charge bonus this turn.
Fellhammer Siege-host2DP
Iron Fortitude
The most indefatigable of Heretic Astartes warbands possess a grim determination that matches the resilience of their superhuman physiques and formidable ceramite armour. They go to war amidst formations of daemonic war machines and growling vehicles. Some even embrace the worship of the Dark Gods, trading their souls for supernatural protection.
Each time a ranged attack targets a HERETIC ASTARTES unit from your army (excluding DAMNED units), if the Strength characteristic of that attack is greater than the Toughness characteristic of that unit, subtract 1 from the Wound roll.Enhancements
Despite the pits and dents that mar its surface, this suit of relic armour is as resilient as the walls of any grand bastion. CHAOS LORD model only (excluding JUMP PACK models). Once per battle round, when a saving throw is failed for the bearer’s unit, you can change the Damage characteristic of that attack to 0. |
Forged in baleflame and witchfire, the bearer’s weapons are redolent with the entropic power of the immaterium. HERETIC ASTARTES INFANTRY model only. The bearers weapons have the [ANTI-VEHICLE 4+] and [ANTI-FORTIFICATION 4+] abilities. |
A siegemaster of steadfast determination and pitiless wrath, this champion will not rest or retreat until the enemy has been cast from trench line and rampart. HERETIC ASTARTES model only. Each time the bearer makes an attack while within range of an objective marker, add 1 to the Wound roll. |
Crafted by the dread Warpsmith Kradius, these shells contain writhing nanoworms redolent with warp energies that act as a beacon to the targeting systems of Heretic Astartes. HERETIC ASTARTES model only. 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, that enemy unit cannot have the Benefit of Cover. |
Stratagems
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more attacks this phase and has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack, you can re-roll the Hit roll, and if your unit is Below Half-strength you can re-roll the Wound roll as well.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES INFANTRY unit from your army (excluding DAMNED units) that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a melee attack is allocated to your unit, after the attacking unit has finished making its attacks, roll one D6 (to maximum of six D6 per attacking unit): for each 4+, the attacking unit suffers 1 mortal wound.
TARGET: One HERETIC 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 an attack that targets a unit that is Below Half-strength, a successful unmodified Hit roll of 5+ scores a Critical Hit
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES unit from your army that is within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units and has not been selected to shoot this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, your unit’s ranged weapons (excluding Blast weapons) have the [PISTOL] ability.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES unit from your army (excluding DAMNED units) that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, models in your unit have the Feel No Pain 5+ ability.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES unit from your army.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time an enemy unit selects your unit as a target of a charge, subtract 2 from the Charge roll (this is not cumulative with any other negative modifiers to that Charge roll).
Pactbound Zealots
3DP
Marks of Chaos
When mustering your army, when you select a HERETIC ASTARTES unit to include in your army, if that unit is not an EPIC HERO and does not already have one of the following keywords, you must select one for that unit and note it on your Army Roster: KHORNE. TZEENTCH, NURGLE, SLAANESH, CHAOS UNDIVIDED. Each time a unit with one of these keywords gains a weapon ability as the result of a Dark Pact and does not fail the resulting Leadership test, until the end of the phase, that unit gains the associated ability below.UNITS THAT GAINED [LETHAL HITS]
- KHORNE: Each time a model in this unit makes a melee attack, an unmodified Hit roll of 5+ scores a Critical Hit.
- TZEENTCH: Each time a model in this unit makes a ranged attack, an unmodified Hit roll of 5+ scores a Critical Hit.
- CHAOS UNDIVIDED: Each time a model in this unit makes an attack, re-roll a Hit roll of 1.
UNITS THAT GAINED [SUSTAINED HITS 1]
- NURGLE: Each time a model in this unit makes a ranged attack, an unmodified Hit roll of 5+ scores a Critical Hit.
- SLAANESH: Each time a model in this unit makes a melee attack, an unmodified Hit roll of 5+ scores a Critical Hit.
- CHAOS UNDIVIDED: Each time a model in this unit makes an attack, re-roll a Hit roll of 1.
RESTRICTIONS
- You cannot select the KHORNE keyword for a PSYKER unit.
- A Character unit can only be attached to a unit if both units share the same keyword from the list above.
- A unit can only embark within (or start the battle embarked within) a TRANSPORT if both of those units share the same keyword from the list above.
Enhancements
No secret is safe from Tzeentch’s searching gaze. To those who bear his favour, priceless knowledge may be revealed. HERETIC ASTARTES TZEENTCH model only. Each time the bearer’s unit makes a Dark Pact and does not fail the resulting Leadership test, if the result of that test was 8 or more, you gain 1CP. |
This concoction fortifies the imbiber and causes them to emit a stultifying perfume that enthrals the foe. HERETIC ASTARTES SLAANESH model only. The bearer has the Feel No Pain 5+ ability. Each time the bearer shoots or fights, if the bearer’s unit made a Dark Pact this phase and did not fail the resulting Leadership test, after the bearer has resolved those attacks, select one enemy unit that was hit by one or more of those attacks; that enemy unit must take a Battle-shock test. |
Nurgle's malignance fortifies his chosen and bestows upon them the gift of terrible contagion. HERETIC ASTARTES NURGLE model only. At the end of the Fight phase, roll one D6 for every enemy unit within 3" of the bearer, adding 1 to the result if the bearer’s unit made a Dark Pact that phase and did not fail the resulting Leadership test: on a 4+, that enemy unit suffers D3 mortal wounds. |
This crimson gem radiates malice, granting its bearer but a sliver of Khorne’s boundless fury. HERETIC ASTARTES KHORNE model only. Add 1 to the Attacks and Strength characteristics of the bearer’s melee weapons. Each time the bearer’s unit makes a Dark Pact and does not fail the resulting Leadership test, roll one D3: until the end of the phase, add the result to the Attacks and Strength characteristics of the bearers melee weapons instead. |
Stratagems
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES CHARACTER model in that unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the battle, add 1 to the Move, Toughness and Wounds characteristics of that CHARACTER model, and add 1 to the Attacks. Strength and Damage characteristics of that CHARACTER model’s melee weapons.
TARGET: One HERETIC 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 it is a KHORNE unit: on a 4+, do not remove it from play. That destroyed model can fight after the attacking model’s unit has finished making its attacks, and is then removed from play.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES CHAOS UNDIVIDED unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot or fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack, you can re-roll the Wound roll.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES unit from your army.
EFFECT: One model in your unit regains up to 3 lost wounds. In addition, if your unit is a TZEENTCH unit below its Starting Strength, one destroyed model (excluding Character models) is returned to your unit with its full wounds remaining.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES unit from your army.
EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to declare a charge in a turn in which it Fell Back. If your unit is a SLAANESH unit, until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to shoot and declare a charge in a turn in which it Advanced or Fell Back.
TARGET: One HERETIC 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, your unit has the Stealth ability. In addition, if your unit is a NURGLE unit, it can only be selected as the target of a ranged attack if the attacking model is within 18".
Chaos Cult2DP
Desperate Devotion
Utterly dedicated to the worship of the Dark Gods, thronging mortal cultists and regiments of Traitor Guardsmen are more than willing to make bloody sacrifices and take desperate actions in the hope of attaining favour.
Each time a DAMNED unit from your army with the Dark Pacts ability is selected to make a Normal or Advance move or declare a charge (excluding units that arrived from Reserves this turn), it can make a Desperate Pact (see below). If it does, until the end of the phase, add 2 to the Move characteristic of models in that unit and add 2 to Charge rolls made for that unit.Desperate Pacts
Each time a unit makes a Desperate Pact, it must first take a Leadership test; if that test is failed, that unit suffers D3 mortal wounds before any effects of that Desperate Pact are resolved.
Enhancements
Containing the motive energy of Human sacrifices, this device can restore life to the fallen. DARK APOSTLE model only. In your Command phase, you can return up to D3 destroyed DAMNED models (excluding CHARACTER models) to the bearer’s unit. |
The masters of heretic cults are given to branding their underlings with arcane sigils of command. DARK APOSTLE or DAMNED model only. If every other model in the bearer’s unit (excluding Dark Disciples) is DAMNED, you can re-roll Advance and Charge rolls made for the bearer’s unit. |
The bearer of this baleflame-wreathed implement may use its searing touch to incite their followers to acts of violent savagery. DARK APOSTLE or DAMNED model only. While the bearer’s unit is below its Starting Strength, add 1 to the Strength characteristic of melee weapons equipped by DAMNED models in that unit, and while that unit is Below Half-strength, add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of those weapons as well. |
The priesthood of the Chaos pantheon use their sorcerous gifts to reveal the future and position their followers accordingly. DARK APOSTLE or DAMNED model only. While the bearer is leading a unit with the Scouts 6" ability, every model in the bearer’s unit has the Scouts 6" ability. |
Stratagems
TARGET: One DAMNED unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot or fight this phase.
EFFECT: Your unit can make a Desperate Pact. If it does, until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack, you can re-roll the Hit roll, and if your unit did not fail the resulting Leadership test when making that Desperate Pact, you can re-roll the Wound roll as well.
TARGET: One DAMNED unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the attacking unit has resolved all of its attacks, each time a model in your unit is destroyed, roll one D6 on a 6, the attacking unit suffers 1 mortal wound after all of its attacks have been resolved.
TARGET: One DAMNED unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Your unit can make a Desperate Pact. If it does, your unit suffers D3 mortal wounds (in addition to any suffered for failing the resulting Leadership test), and until the end of the phase, add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of the melee weapons equipped by models in your unit, and if your unit did not fail the resulting Leadership test when making that Desperate Pact, until the end of the phase, improve the Strength characteristic of those weapons by 1 as well.
TARGET: One DAMNED unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.
EFFECT: Your unit can make a Desperate Pact. If it does, until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1, and if your unit did not fail the resulting Leadership test when making that Desperate Pact, improve the Strength characteristic of that attack by 1 as well.
TARGET: One DAMNED unit from your army.
EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to declare a charge in a turn in which it Advanced.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking units attacks, and one friendly DAMNED unit within 3" of your unit and visible to both your unit and the attacking unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, while your DAMNED unit is on the battlefield, each time your opponent would make a Wound roll for an attack that targets your HERETIC ASTARTES unit, if your DAMNED unit is visible to the attacking model and is an eligible target for that attack, no roll is made; instead, your DAMNED unit suffers a number of mortal wounds equal to the Damage characteristic of that attack.
Soulforged Warpack2DP
Debt to the Soul Forge
Many are the daemons who have forged pacts with Vashtorr the Arkifane. Once bound into such a contract, a soul debt must be paid, one that the daemon strives endlessly, and with all its desperation, to fulfil.
Each time a HERETIC ASTARTES DAEMON VEHICLE unit from your army makes a Dark Pact, it can invoke its contract. If it does, subtract 1 from the resulting Leadership test when making that Dark Pact, and until the end of the phase:- Each time a model in that unit makes a ranged attack, add 1 to the Wound roll.
- Add 2 to the Attacks characteristic of melee weapons equipped by models in that unit.
Enhancements
Such is this warriors mastery of techno-sorcery, that they may temper armour with but a gesture. HERETIC ASTARTES model only. In your Command phase, select one friendly HERETIC ASTARTES VEHICLE unit within 12" of the bearer. Until the start of your next Command phase, that unit has the Feel No Pain 6+ ability. |
Suffused with warp power, the bearer’s mechatendrils undulate with unsettling celerity, propelling them forwards with unnatural speed. WARPSMITH model only. Add 4" to the bearer’s Move characteristic. |
The Arkifane’s contracts are malleable by design. More power can be offered should the supplicant be willing to bear the debt in souls. HERETIC ASTARTES model only. Each time a HERETIC ASTARTES DAEMON VEHICLE unit from your army invokes its contract while within 3" of the bearer:
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To stoke the fires of a daemon forge requires a bounty of souls. Thus do the Warpsmiths and their allies undertake a never-ending harvest. HERETIC ASTARTES model only. While the bearer is on the battlefield, each time an enemy unit within 12" of the bearer is destroyed, roll one D6: on a 5+, you gain 1CP. |
Stratagems
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES DAEMON VEHICLE unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot or fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, if your unit invokes its contract, each time it makes an attack, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES DAEMON VEHICLE unit from your army (excluding TITANIC units) that has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, if your unit invokes its contract, each time it makes an attack that destroys an enemy model, roll one D6: on 5+, your unit regains 1 lost wound after all of its attacks have been resolved (to a maximum of 6 wound).
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES VEHICLE unit from your army (excluding DAEMON units).
EFFECT: Until the end of the battle, your unit has the DAEMON keyword.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES VEHICLE or VASHTORR THE ARKIFANE unit from your army that has not been selected to move or charge this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time your unit makes Normal, Advance or charge move, it can move horizontally through terrain features as if they were not there.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES VEHICLE or VASHTORR THE ARKIFANE unit from your army that is within 8" of that enemy unit and not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.
EFFECT: Your unit can make a Normal move of up to 6", but must end that move as close as possible to that enemy unit.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES DAEMON VEHICLE or VASHTORR THE ARKIFANE unit from your army that is within Engagement Range of that enemy unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time an enemy unit (excluding MONSTERS and VEHICLES) that is within Engagement Range of your units Falls Back, all models in that enemy unit must take a Desperate Escape test. When doing so, of that enemy unit is Battle-shocked, substract 1 from each of those tests.
Creations of Bile
3DP
Comprising abhorrent warbands of augmented Chaos Space Marines, the varied creations of Bile display the depths of the Primogenitor’s dark genius. Whether devoted to Bile’s search for prize specimens and forbidden knowledge or bartered to ambitious warlords in return for great riches, these altered warriors expand the web of the Spider’s sinister influence. Each new experiment the Clonefather undertakes is intended to improve upon the works of the Corpse-Emperor and render the transhuman form of a Space Marine more lethal. In battle, his creations utilise their enhanced strength, speed, aggression and endurance to weather fields of killing fire, plunge into the midst of the enemy and tear their victims apart, even as the genetic mutations induced by the Clonefather begin to overwhelm their altered forms.
Experimental Augmentations
Bile’s creations, the Terata, possess a variety of mutations, all of which increase their transhuman lethality – for now.
At the start of the battle, select which augmentations are active for HERETIC ASTARTES INFANTRY models (excluding DAMNED models) from your army until the end of the battle. To do so, either select one from the list below, or randomly determine two by rolling two D6. If Fabius Bile is your WARLORD, when randomly determining your augmentations, you can re-roll one or both of the dice. Duplicated augmentations have no additional effect.
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Enhancements
A student of Fabius Bile’s dread craft, this champion of Chaos wields their weapons with the same precision a master chirurgeon would wield a scalpel. HERETIC ASTARTES model (excluding DAMNED models) only. The bearer’s melee weapons have the [PRECISION] ability. |
With a thought, the wearer can compel this bioarmour to thicken, further increasing their formidable resistance. CHAOS LORD model only. Add 1 to the bearer’s Wounds characteristic and the bearer has the Feel No Pain 5+ ability. |
This baroque helm sports numerous additional sensors, requiring various disfiguring organ augmentations to process the information. HERETIC ASTARTES INFANTRY model (excluding DAMNED models) only. Enemy units that are set up on the battlefield from Reserves cannot be set up within 12" of the bearer. |
Only the strongest will survive the rampant cell transformations associated with Bile’s mysterious bioalchemy. HERETIC ASTARTES INFANTRY model (excluding DAMNED models) only. Add 1 to the Damage characteristic of melee weapons equipped by the bearer. Each time the bearer makes a melee attack, you can re-roll the Hit roll. |
Stratagems
TARGET: One HERETIC 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, each time an attack targets your unit, subtract 1 from the Hit roll.
TARGET: One HERETIC 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, each time a model in your unit is destroyed, if that model has not fought this phase, roll one D6, subtracting 1 from the result if it is a DAMNED unit: on a 4+, do not remove it from play. That destroyed model can fight after the attacking unit has finished making its attacks, and is then removed from play.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES INFANTRY unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes a melee attack that targets a CHARACTER unit, you can re-roll the Wound roll. After your unit has fought, if one or more enemy CHARACTER models were destroyed as a result of those attacks, select one enemy unit within 6" of your unit. That enemy unit must take a Battle-shock test. If the enemy WARLORD was destroyed as a result of those attacks, each enemy unit within 6" of your unit must take a Battle-shock test instead.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES INFANTRY unit (excluding DAMNED units) from your army.
EFFECT: Your unit suffers D3 mortal wounds. Then select one augmentation (see Experimental Augmentations). Until the start of your next Command phase, models in your unit have the selected augmentation in addition to any other augmentations they have.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES INFANTRY unit (excluding DAMNED units) from your army.
EFFECT: One destroyed model (excluding Character models) is returned to your unit. If your unit is a BATTLELINE unit, D3 destroyed models (excluding CHARACTER models) are returned to your unit instead.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES INFANTRY unit from your army.
EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to declare a charge in a turn in which it Advanced.
Nightmare Hunt2DP
Many warbands of the Traitor Legions embrace shock assaults of limitless cruelty and terror. The tactics of a Nightmare Hunt have been employed to fuel sorcerous rituals with their victims’ fear, to sow discord and dread amongst the enemy, or to serve as reminders to circling rivals of a warband’s superiority. For some Heretic Astartes, however, murder and misery-making for their own sake provide a sadistic delight. Such warriors steal onto the battlefield, darkness their ally as they prowl closer to their prey. Howling horrors plummet from dark skies or tear their way into reality, ready to rend the foe apart in gruesome spectacles. Every panicked error their quarry makes is another vulnerability that a Nightmare Hunt’s predators gladly sink their talons into.
Terror Made Manifest
With vox-augmented screams or bedecked in grisly trophies, these nightmarish raiders possess a terrifying presence. Even the most stoic of opponents can be shaken by their sadistic cruelty. Once fear has its hooks into them, they become easier prey.
In the Battle-shock step of your opponent’s Command phase, if an enemy unit that is below its Starting Strength is within 12" of one or more HERETIC ASTARTES units from your army, that enemy unit must take a Battle-shock test, subtracting 1 from the result. Enemy units affected by this Detachment rule do not need to take any other Battle-shock tests in the same phase.Each time a HERETIC ASTARTES model from your army makes an attack that targets a unit that is Below Half-strength, add 1 to the Hit roll.
Each time an attack targets a HERETIC ASTARTES unit from your army, if the attacking model is Battle‐shocked, subtract 1 from the Hit roll.
Each time a HERETIC ASTARTES model from your army makes an attack that targets a Battle‐shocked unit, add 1 to the Wound roll.
Enhancements
Incised into this warrior’s battleplate is a runic curse which dims his form in the minds of his prey, until all they perceive is a mass of talons and shadow. CHAOS LORD model only. Models in the bearer’s unit have the Stealth ability. |
Bathed in warp energies, this Lord’s jump pack tears rifts in reality, allowing them to withdraw at a moment’s notice. CHAOS LORD JUMP PACK model only. At the end of your opponent’s Fight phase, if the bearer’s unit is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units, you can remove the bearer’s unit from the battlefield and place it into Strategic Reserves. |
A daemonic pact sealed in fear and dread allowed this entity to squirm into reality. Coiled tightly and invisibly about a warrior’s soul, the being wears away at the sanity of those he faces and feasts on their terror. HERETIC ASTARTES model only. At the start of the Fight phase, each enemy unit within Engagement Range of the bearer must take a Battle-shock test, subtracting 1 from the result. |
LEADER: WARP TALONS This champion demands to be in the vanguard of the hunt, their eagerness to inflict suffering manifesting in a daring lunge towards enemy lines. CHAOS LORD JUMP PACK model only. Models in the bearer’s unit have the Scouts 6" ability. In the Declare Battle Formations step, the bearer can be attached to a WARP TALONS unit. |
Stratagems
TARGET: One HERETIC 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 a unit that is Battle-shocked and/or Below Half-strength, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.
TARGET: One HERETIC 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 a unit that is Battle-shocked and/or Below Half-strength, you can re-roll the Hit roll.
TARGET: That HERETIC ASTARTES unit.
EFFECT: Each enemy unit within 6" of and visible to your unit (excluding MONSTER and VEHICLE units) must take a Battle-shock test.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES INFANTRY unit from your army.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, your unit is eligible to declare a charge in a turn in which it Advanced.
TARGET: That HERETIC ASTARTES 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.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES unit from your army that arrived from Reserves this turn.
EFFECT: Select one enemy unit (excluding MONSTER and VEHICLE units) within 12" of and visible to your unit: that unit must take a Battle-shock test, subtracting 1 from the result.
Huron’s Marauders3DP
When the Red Corsairs go to war, they are aware that Huron Blackheart is always watching, whether in person or through the eyes of his agents. Fear of failure and incurring Tyrant’s wrath are potent motivators. Crimson-clad Raiders go to great lengths to earn their tyrannical commander’s approval, hurling themselves into the foe with savage vigour and seizing myriad treasures to swell his coffers. Should the Tyrant’s gaze fall upon them, Red Corsair warriors are impelled to redouble their efforts, for those who fail Huron Blackheart are sure to meet an agonising end. Mortal soldiers and ragtag pirate crews engage the enemy with rabid devotion. Transhuman Renegades bellow war cries and dedications to their commander as they wade into battle, hewing down rank after rank of enemy infantry. All give their utmost to slaughter the enemy and secure plunder on behalf of their cruel master. The wrath of Huron Blackheart is terrifying enough to ensure that death is preferable to failure.
Tyrannical Motivation
Murderers and renegades all, the Red Corsairs strive to meet their master’s standards, fighting hardest of all when his gaze is upon them.
In your Command phase, select one of the following abilities. Until the start of your next Command phase, each Heretic Astartes Infantry unit from your army has that ability. At the start of each phase, if such a unit is visible to a friendly Huron Blackheart model, until the end of the phase, it has both of the following abilities.Huron’s Elite Hand-picked by Huron Blackheart himself, these warriors strive to retain his favour with feats of arms. Each time a model in this unit makes an attack, add 1 to the Hit roll. |
Mobile Marauders The Red Corsairs utilise a highly mobile form of warfare and, under Huron’s watch, are relentless in their aggression. This unit is eligible to shoot and declare a charge in a turn in which it Fell Back. |
Enhancements
This champion is a valued commander, and speaks with the authority of Huron himself. HERETIC ASTARTES model only (excluding DAMNED models). The bearer’s unit has both abilities from the Tyrannical Motivation Detachment rule. |
Rapid mechanised assaults are a preferred tactic of the Red Corsairs, and this champion excels at them. HERETIC ASTARTES model only (excluding DAMNED models). Each time the bearer’s unit is set up after disembarking from a TRANSPORT that has made a Normal move this turn, the bearer’s unit is still eligible to declare a charge. |
Such is this warrior’s infamy that their mere presence on the field of battle can overwhelm the foe with tyrannical intimidation. HERETIC ASTARTES model only (excluding DAMNED models). Each time the bearer’s unit is set up on the battlefield, each enemy unit within 6" of the bearer’s unit (or within 12" if the bearer’s unit was set up using the Deep Strike ability) takes a Battle-shock test. |
Desperate to lock weapons with the foe, this warrior is always at the fore, fighting in the vanguard of Huron Blackheart’s forces. HERETIC ASTARTES model only. The bearer has the Infiltrators ability. |
Stratagems
TARGET: One DAMNED unit from your army.
EFFECT: Select one of the following effects:
- Improve the Ballistic Skill characteristic of ranged weapons equipped by models in this unit by 1.
- Improve the Attacks characteristic of Rapid Fire weapons equipped by models in this unit by 1.
- Improve the Save characteristic of models in this unit by 1.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES unit (excluding MONSTERS and VEHICLES) from your army.
EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to shoot and declare a charge in a turn in which it Advanced.
TARGET: That HERETIC ASTARTES unit.
EFFECT: Do not make an Advance roll for your unit. Instead, until the end of the phase add 6" to the Move characteristic of models in your unit.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES unit from your army that made a Charge move this turn.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, add 1 to the Attacks characteristics of melee weapons equipped by models in your unit.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES unit from your army that lost one or more wounds as a result of those attacks.
EFFECT: Your unit can make a surge move of up to D6".
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES unit (excluding MONSTERS and VEHICLES) from your army that is within 6" 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.
Renegade Warband2DP
Warbands of transhuman traitors seek to ruthlessly exploit the indoctrinated strategies and tactics of their loyalist past, delighting in turning such skills against their enemies. These forces of embittered and vengeful killers are lethally effective, utilising decades or even centuries of combat experience to raid, despoil and slaughter. Led by despotic warlords and crazed killers, these vicious aggressors descend upon their unfortunate victims, twisting their intricate knowledge of the Codex Astartes to their merciless ends. Whether motivated by enmity for those who have wronged them or simply a thirst for power, these murderous raiders ambush supply convoys and attack frontier worlds, striking like a mailed fist to seize and secure that which they require. These Renegades possess towering intelligence and ferocity but are loosed from the strictures of their former lives. They are free to fully embrace their ingrained desire to wage unrestricted war against any foe they wish.
Slaves to None
Many Renegades eschew the gifts of Dark Gods, relying only upon their own prowess.
HERETIC ASTARTES models from your army lose the Dark Pacts ability.Ranged weapons equipped by HERETIC ASTARTES models from your army have the [ASSAULT] ability.
When mustering your army, you cannot use the Cults of the Dark Gods rule.
Vendetta
Bitter minds hold on to lasting grudges.
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 Vendetta target. Each time a HERETIC ASTARTES model from your army (excluding DAMNED models) makes an attack that targets your Vendetta target, you can re-roll the Hit roll.Twisted Doctrine
These Renegades ally their knowledge of the Codex Astartes with their own unrestrained savagery to horrific effect.
In your Movement phase, each time you set up or select a HERETIC ASTARTES unit (excluding Battle-shocked units) from your army to move, it can choose to Default to Doctrine. If it does, it must first take a Battle-shock test. Then, select one of the following:- Until the end of the turn, this unit is eligible to shoot and declare a charge in a turn in which it Fell Back.
- Until the end of the turn, this unit is eligible to declare a charge in a turn in which it Advanced.
Enhancements
This champion’s bitterness has been tempered like a blade, and is wielded with the brutal efficacy to match. HERETIC ASTARTES model only. Once per battle round, after your Vendetta target is destroyed, if the bearer is on the battlefield, you can select one enemy unit visible to the bearer. That enemy unit becomes your Vendetta target until you select a new one. |
Immersion within the mutagenic energies of the Warp has wrought changes upon this warrior’s eyes. Slit pupils and warp sight enable them to pick out their targets with unerring accuracy. HERETIC ASTARTES model only. Ranged weapons equipped by models in the bearer’s unit have the [IGNORES COVER] ability. |
The trophy racks of this warrior’s Terminator armour bear the skulls of former battle-brothers slain by his own hand. The warriors that fight at his side strive their hardest to avoid sharing the fate of their former comrades. HERETIC ASTARTES TERMINATOR model only. In a turn in which the bearer’s unit chose to Default to Doctrine, until the end of the turn, each time a model in this unit makes an attack, you can re-roll the Hit roll. |
This champion of ruin has been bonded with a warp-spawned symbiote. This malefic companion’s predatory senses sense the quickest route to the enemy. HERETIC ASTARTES model only. Add 1 to Advance and Charge rolls made for the bearer’s unit. |
Stratagems
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES unit from your army that has just been selected to shoot or fight.
EFFECT: Select either the [LETHAL HITS] or [SUSTAINED HITS 1] ability. Until the end of the phase, weapons equipped by models in your unit have the selected ability.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES INFANTRY (excluding DAMNED units) or HERETIC ASTARTES MOUNTED unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot or fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time your unit makes an attack that targets your Vendetta target, add 1 to the Wound roll.
TARGET: One HERETIC 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: 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.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES unit from your army within range of an objective marker you control.
EFFECT: 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 HERETIC ASTARTES unit in your army that has just been selected to shoot.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in this unit makes a ranged attack, improve the Armour Penetration of that attack by 1.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES unit (excluding MONSTERS and VEHICLES) from your army that was hit by one or more of those attacks.
EFFECT: Your unit can make a Normal move of up to D6".
Warpstrike Champions2DP
When a stronghold must be broken from within, or a surprise assault launched, some Chaos Space Marine commanders turn to massed empyric attack. Such tactics are risky but devastating. Whether by the power of daemonic allies or through sacrificial blood rites, temporary warp rifts are torn in the fabric of reality. Through these, the elite of a warband’s warriors may not only attack without warning, but can also fade back into the Immaterium to emerge far across the battlefield and strike anew. Terminators shimmer into being, guns blazing as they storm their shocked foes. Packs of Obliterators and Mutilators lumber from rents in reality, the former unleashing torrents of firepower while the latter fall upon victims and rend them limb from limb. Such a brutal onslaught is often enough to break the enemy before the battle has truly begun. For those who resist, the heavily armoured killers rampaging through their lines spell almost certain doom when the rest of the warband closes in to complete the slaughter.
Warp Portals
Conjured warp portals flicker across the battlefield, tearing through the fabric of reality according to arcane designs. They are a means, however perilous and unnatural, for the warband’s most elite warriors to traverse the battlefield in a matter of strides and strike again at new locations.
At the end of your opponent’s turn, you can select a number of HERETIC ASTARTES TERMINATOR, OBLITERATORS and MUTILATORS units from your army (excluding units that are within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units). The maximum number of units you can select depends on the battle size, as follows:
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Once you have made your selections, remove those units from the battlefield and place them into Strategic Reserves.
Enhancements
This strange artefact was recovered from the storm-lashed daemon world of Utrexismia. A shard of warp lightning frozen forever in reality, it serves as a potent focus for teleportation. HERETIC ASTARTES model only (excluding DAMNED models). Once per battle, you can target the bearer’s unit with the Rapid Ingress Stratagem for 0CP, and can do so even if you have already targeted a different unit with that Stratagem this phase. |
This burning gem allows its bearer to see through the veil between realspace and the Warp, and so to react instantly upon piercing that veil. HERETIC ASTARTES model with the Deep Strike ability only. Each time the bearer’s unit is set up on the battlefield, until the end of the turn, you can re-roll Charge rolls made for that unit. |
Living runes that crawl from an ancient tome onto living skin, these sigils anchor their host to realspace even when they are immersed in the Empyrean. HERETIC ASTARTES model with the Deep Strike ability only. The bearer’s unit can be set up using the Deep Strike ability in the Reinforcements step of your first, second or third Movement phase, regardless of any mission rules. |
This shape-shifting daemon weapon feeds upon the presence of warp energy to empower both itself and its wielder. HERETIC ASTARTES model with the Deep Strike ability only. Improve the Attacks, Strength and Armour Penetration characteristics of the bearer’s weapons by 1. In addition, each time the bearer’s unit is set up on the battlefield from Reserves, until the end of the turn, improve the Damage characteristic of the bearer’s weapons by 1. |
Stratagems
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES unit from your army (excluding DAMNED units) that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the attacking unit has finished making its attacks, each time an attack targets your unit, worsen the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.
RESTRICTIONS: You cannot target the same unit with the Empyric Dislocation and Armour of Corruption Stratagems in the same phase.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES TERMINATOR, OBLITERATORS or MUTILATORS 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 turn, each time an attack is allocated to a model in your unit, subtract 1 from the Damage characteristic of that attack.
RESTRICTIONS: You cannot target the same unit with the Armour of Corruption and Empyric Dislocation Stratagems in the same phase.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES TERMINATOR, OBLITERATORS or MUTILATORS unit from your army.
EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to shoot and declare a charge in a turn in which it Advanced.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES TERMINATOR, OBLITERATORS or MUTILATORS unit from your army, within range of an objective marker you control.
EFFECT: 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: Up to two HERETIC ASTARTES units from your army that were set up using the Deep Strike ability this turn and have not been selected to shoot this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, ranged weapons equipped by models in your units have the [IGNORES COVER] ability.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES unit from your army that was set up using the Deep Strike ability this turn and has not declared a charge this phase.
EFFECT: Your unit has +2 to charge rolls.
Cult of the Arkifane2DP
The influence of Vashtorr the Arkifane spreads insidiously through time and space. His unholy name rings through the Warp like the clangour of smiths’ hammers. It is chanted by Traitors and mortal cultists, who gather to fight for the Arkifane and seek his infernal blessings. Such hosts seethe with biomechanoid mutation and warp augmentation. Tanks, Daemon Engines and Helbrutes are much in evidence with possessor daemons bound within their hulls, haloed by malevolent energies, or boasting helforged weaponry. The traitorous warriors alongside them shudder with technoviral strains and cybermutations. Some bear rune-cursed ammunition that punches through armour with supernatural ease. Others host technoparasitic familiars that gnaw their way into enemy comms and vomit intelligence into their masters’ minds. Wielding armaments forged beyond the bounds of reality and empowered by the might of the Arkifane, these cults sweep across the battlefield to reduce their enemies to glowing ashes.
Soul Forge Boons
The cybersorcerous power of Vashtorr’s boons is much in evidence amongst his worshippers. Nowhere is this more true than in the war engines that his cults take into battle, and which exhibit a nightmarish variety of biomechanoid mutations and daemon-spawned powers. Whether wreathed in balefire, shimmeringly insubstantial or constantly regrowing battle-damaged hull plating, these accursed war machines are incredibly hard to destroy.
HERETIC ASTARTES VEHICLE units from your army gain the Daemon keyword.HERETIC ASTARTES VEHICLE, LORD DISCORDANT and VASHTORR THE ARKIFANE units from your army gain the SOUL FORGE keyword.
SOUL FORGE units from your army have a 5+ invulnerable save.
Enhancements
A repulsive daemon imp of Vashtorr, this incorporeal data-familiar flits through vox-channels and sensor suites, stealing data for its master. HERETIC ASTARTES model only (excluding DAMNED models). At the start of your Command phase, if the bearer is on the battlefield, roll one D6, adding 1 to the result if the bearer is within range of an objective marker you control: on a 4+, you gain 1CP. |
This warp-forged augmetic channels daemonic energies through its bearer and into those they lead, spawning biomechanoid mutation and supernatural resilience. HERETIC ASTARTES model only (excluding DAMNED models). Models in the bearer’s unit have the SOUL FORGE keyword. |
This burning rune attests to the – perhaps unwise – pact its bearer has struck with the Arkifane in return for enhanced martial might and lethality. HERETIC ASTARTES model only (excluding DAMNED models). Each time the bearer makes an attack, an unmodified Hit roll of 5+ scores a Critical Hit. |
This parasitic helm bestows the ability to conjure daemonic nematodes akin to those manifested by the Arkifane himself. These burrowing entities can reknit faltering war machines or gnaw upon such vehicles’ sanity at the wearer’s command. Warpsmith model only. Add 3" to the range of the bearer’s Warpsmith, Master of Mechanisms and Enrage Machine Spirits abilities. |
Stratagems
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES unit from your army (excluding DAMNED units) that has not been selected to shoot or fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, if your unit is selected to make a Dark Pact, you can select both abilities for that unit’s weapons to gain.
TARGET: One SOUL FORGE 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, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.
TARGET: One SOUL FORGE 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 CHARACTER, MONSTER or VEHICLE unit, you can re-roll the Wound roll.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES unit from your army (excluding DAMNED units).
EFFECT: One model in your unit regains up to D3 lost wounds. If your unit has the SOUL FORGE keyword, one model in your unit regains up to 3 lost wounds instead.
TARGET: That HERETIC ASTARTES unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to shoot in a turn in which it Advanced. If your unit has the SOUL FORGE keyword, until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to shoot and declare a charge in a turn in which it Advanced instead.
TARGET: One SOUL FORGE 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, add 1 to the Toughness characteristic of models in your unit.
Cabal of Chaos1DP
A CABAL OF WARP‑TOUCHED SORCERERS UNLEASH THEIR SUPERNATURAL POWERS TO MUTATE AND DESTROY
Empyric Wellspring
The sorcerous powers wielded by a cabal inevitably draw the attention of the Dark Gods, flooding the battlefield with immaterial energies that empower their dark magicks and their daemonically gifted comrades alike.
- In your Shooting phase, when a friendly HERETIC ASTARTES PSYKER unit (excluding DAEMON units) is selected to shoot, if that unit makes a Dark Pact, that unit’s ranged attacks have +1 S.
- In the Fight phase, when a friendly HERETIC ASTARTES DAEMON PRINCE/DAEMON PRINCE WITH WINGS unit (excluding KHORNE units) is selected to fight, if that unit makes a Dark Pact, that unit’s melee attacks have:
- +2 S.
- +1 AP.
Enhancements
Saturated with empyric energies, this dark champion has spontaneously manifested the mutant powers of a true psyker. HERETIC ASTARTES model only (excluding KHORNE models).
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Like a lightning rod, this blessed fiend attracts the arcane energies of the Warp, unleashing them in a crackling storm of mutating horror as it plunges into the foe HERETIC ASTARTES DAEMON model only (excluding KHORNE models). This model’s melee attacks have [LANCE]. |
Stratagems
TARGET: One friendly HERETIC ASTARTES PSYKER/DAEMON unit (excluding KHORNE units).
EFFECT: Your unit heals D3+1 wounds.
TARGET: One friendly HERETIC ASTARTES PSYKER unit.
EFFECT: Select one visible enemy unit within 12" of your unit. Roll one D6:
- On a 1, that enemy unit suffers 1 mortal wound.
- On a 2-4, that enemy unit suffers D3 mortal wounds.
- On a 5-6, that enemy unit suffers 2D3 mortal wounds.
TARGET: That HERETIC ASTARTES PSYKER unit.
EFFECT: Your unit’s ranged attacks have [IGNORES COVER].
Devotees of Destruction1DP
REJOICING, THESE WARRIORS UNLEASH INFERNAL FIREPOWER IN THE NAME OF THE DARK GODS
Rain of Ruin
It is not enough for these heretical reavers merely to defeat their foes. Instead, they must pound all before them to smouldering oblivion with overwhelming salvoes of fire.
Friendly HAVOCS/OBLITERATORS units’ ranged attacks have [HEAVY].Enhancements
There are those daemonic entities within the Warp that are willing to offer their boons to any who will wreak wholesale devastation in their name, at least for as long as the carnage holds their capricious attention. WARPSMITH model only.
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This vile technodaemonic parasite nests within the emptied eye socket of its host, driving filament tendrils deep into their brain and feeding on their animus in exchange for revealing the secrets of its supernatural vision. WARPSMITH model only. When this unit is selected to shoot, select one enemy unit within 24" of this unit. That enemy unit has +6" detection range until this unit has shot. |
Stratagems
TARGET: That HAVOCS/OBLITERATORS unit.
EFFECT: When your unit uses the Dark Pacts ability, your unit’s ranged attacks have:
- [LETHAL HITS].
- [SUSTAINED HITS 1].
TARGET: That HAVOCS unit.
EFFECT: Your unit can make a normal move of up to D3+3".
TARGET: That HAVOCS/OBLITERATORS unit.
EFFECT: Attacks that target your unit with a S greater than your unit’s T have -1 to wound rolls.
Murdertalon Raiders1DP
VICIOUS PACKS OF RAPTORS AND WARP TALONS DESCEND UPON THEIR TERRIFIED PREY
Prey on the Weak
The more bloodied, scattered and thinned are the ranks of the enemy, the more frenzied and brutal the attacks of these sadistic Chaos Space Marines become.
- Friendly HERETIC ASTARTES INFANTRY FLY units’ attacks that target a battle-shocked unit or a unit at or below half-strength can re-roll hit rolls of 1.
- When an enemy unit’s attacks target a friendly HERETIC ASTARTES INFANTRY FLY unit, if that enemy unit is battle-shocked or at or below half-strength, those attacks have -1 to hit rolls.
This detachment has the NIGHTMARE tag and cannot be taken with another NIGHTMARE detachment.
Enhancements
Worked with diabolical incantations of occlusion, wound about with subtle enchantments, this onyx disc draws a penumbral aura about the bearer that hides him from the eyes of his prey. CHAOS LORD WITH JUMP PACK model only. This unit has 5+ InSv. |
LEADER: WARP TALONS Sharing their mortal frame with a predatory possessor daemon lends this dark champion additional might and swiftness, though it may yet damn them for eternity. CHAOS LORD WITH JUMP PACK model only.
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Stratagems
TARGET: That HERETIC ASTARTES INFANTRY FLY unit.
EFFECT: Your unit’s melee attacks have [LANCE].
TARGET: That HERETIC ASTARTES INFANTRY FLY unit.
EFFECT: That move does not prevent your unit from being eligible to declare a charge.
TARGET: That WARP TALONS unit.
EFFECT: Select one visible enemy unit (excluding MONSTER/VEHICLE units) within 9" of your unit. That enemy unit makes a battle-shock roll, with -1 to that battle-shock roll.
Crusade Rules
In this section you’ll find additional rules for playing Crusade battles that are bespoke to HERETIC ASTARTES units.
Your HERETIC ASTARTES forces are led by a WARBAND CHAMPION, allowing you to gain favour from the Dark Gods and seek personal glory for your army. By doing so, you gain access to unique rewards.
AGENDAS
HERETIC ASTARTES units can attempt to achieve unique Agendas in addition to those found in other publications. These represent the factions goals and their particular methods of wagin; In addition, this section also contains unique Glory Agendas, which give HERETIC ASTARTES CHARACTERS access to Daemon Weapons.
BATTLE TRAITS
As they gain experience HERETIC ASTARTES units in your Crusade force can be given one of the Battle Traits in this section instead of one presented elsewhere.
REQUISITIONS
HERETIC ASTARTES armies have access to a number of bespoke Requisitions in addition to those found in other publications.
Unique Battle Honours for HERETIC ASTARTES units that run the risk of turning your powerful warriors into Chaos Spawn(See Chaos Boons).
In addition to the Crusade Relics presented in other Crusade publications. HERETIC ASTARTES CHARACTER models can claim one ot the Crusade Relics found here.
DAEMON WEAPONS
In addition to bespoke Crusade Relics, HERETIC ASTARTES CHARACTER models can also gain Daemon Weapons - powerful artefacts that require risky endeavours to access.
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
Chaos Warbands
While many warbands of Heretic Astartes have grown to rival entire Chapters of loyalist Space Marines in size, most began as a core of ruthless followers led by their powerful champion. Such individuals draw more and more warriors to their service as their influence expands, their dread reputation for destruction becoming more storied as their warband grows in notoriety and power.
When your WARBAND CHAMPION gains Chaos points, they can be spent to increase the glory of your Chaos Warband across three different Glory categories: Personal Glory, Dark God Glory and Warfleet Glory. Use the Chaos Warband Tracker to log your warband’s standing in these Glory categories. When you form a new Chaos Warband, all three of these Glory categories start at Level 4. The three Glory categories are described below.
PERSONAL GLORY
This category represents your WARBAND CHAMPION’s personal achievements and rewards earned in battle, as well as the level of dread repute they command amongst their rivals, foes and followers.
DARK GOD GLORY
This category represents the amount of dark worship and sacrifices offered by your WARBAND CHAMPION to the Chaos Gods, and the likelihood that they will reward your warband with their unholy favour.
WARFLEET GLORY
This category represents the level of supplies, munitions, slaves and warships available to your warband. As this grows, more warriors will flock to your banner, the better to slake their thirst for battle.
Gaining Chaos Points
To gain Chaos points, you must play a battle that includes your WARBAND CHAMPION. After that battle, in the Update Order of Battle step, your WARBAND CHAMPION gains a number of Chaos points depending on the result of that battle, as shown below.
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Gaining Glory
The easiest way to increase a particular Glory category is to spend your WARBAND CHAMPION’s Chaos points. To do so, after a battle, in the Update Order of Battle step, for each Chaos point you wish to spend, subtract 1 from the number of Chaos points on your WARBAND CHAMPION’s Crusade card (to a minimum of 0), then add 1 to the level of one Glory category on your Chaos Warband Tracker. You can also increase the levels of Glory categories by completing certain Chaos Space Marines Agendas.While a Glory category is at Level 7 or 8, your warband is said to be Favoured in that Glory category and that Glory category’s Favoured Rewards apply to your Crusade force (see bellow). No individual Glory category can ever be raised above Level 8.
Losing Glory
After each battle, in the Update Order of Battle step, subtract 1 from the level of all Glory categories on your Chaos Warband Tracker. This is done before your WARBAND CHAMPION gains any Chaos points.While a Glory category is at Level 1 or 2, your warband is said to be Forsaken in that Glory category, and that Glory category’s Forsaken Punishments apply to your Crusade force (see bellow). No individual Glory category can ever be lowered below Level 1.
Personal Glory
While your warband is Favoured in this Glory category, the following rewards apply:Blessed Champion: After each battle, you can purchase one of the following Requisitions once, and when you do, reduce the cost by 1RP: Renowned Heroes, Ascension to Daemonhood.
Dark Destiny: After each battle, in the Update Crusade Cards step, if your WARBAND CHAMPION model destroyed one or more enemy units during that battle, roll one D6. On a 6, your WARBAND CHAMPION gains one Battle Honour of your choice, and change the Leadership characteristic of that model to 5+. Your WARBAND CHAMPION can gain a maximum of 3 Battle Honours using this Favoured Reward.
Dark God Glory
While your warband is Favoured in this Glory category, the following rewards apply:Worthy Offerings: After each battle, you can purchase one of the following Requisitions once, and when you do, reduce the cost by 1RP: Sacrifice to the Dark Gods, Mortal Empowerment.
Boon of Power: After each battle, in the Update Crusade Cards step, you can select one unit from your Crusade army that destroyed one or more enemy units during that battle, then roll one D6. On a 6, that unit gains one Chaos Boon. If that unit is not a CHARACTER unit but it contains a Unit Champion, that Unit Champion gains that Chaos Boon, even though normally only CHARACTER units can gain Chaos Boons.
Warfleet Glory
While your warband is Favoured in this Glory category, the following rewards apply:Feared and Respected: After each battle, you can purchase one of the following Requisitions once, and when you do, reduce the cost by 1RP: Increase Supply Limit, Legendary Veterans, Repair and Recuperate.
Unrivalled Raiders: After each battle, in the Update Crusade Cards step, you can select one unit from your Crusade army (excluding your WARBAND CHAMPION) that destroyed one or more enemy units during that battle, then roll one D6. On a 6, that unit gains one Battle Trait or Weapon Enhancement Battle Honour of your choice. No unit from your Crusade force can gain more than 1 Battle Honour using this Favoured Reward.
Personal Glory
While your warband is Forsaken in this Glory category, the following punishments apply:Failing Champion: The RP cost of the following Requisitions is increased by 1RP: Renowned Heroes, Ascension to Daemonhood.
Circling Rivals: After losing a battle, in the Update Crusade Cards step, roll one D6. On a 1, a rival declares a challenge - select one other HERETIC ASTARTES CHARACTER model from your Order of Battle (excluding EPIC HEROES) to be the rival (if there are no others, nothing happens). Then, roll one D6 for your WARBAND CHAMPION and one D6 for that selected CHARACTER - the model you roll highest for gains 3XP, and the other model is treated as having failed an Out of Action test.
Dark God Glory
While your warband is Forsaken in this Glory category, the following punishments apply:Forsaken Faith: The RP cost of the following Requisitions is increased by 1 RP: Sacrifice to the Dark Gods, Mortal Empowerment.
Anger of the Gods: During each battle, each time a unit from your Crusade army makes a Dark Pact, subtract 1 from the resulting Leadership test, and if a unit from your Crusade army destroys one or more enemy units in a phase in which it made a Dark Pact, that unit gains 1XP.
Warfleet Glory
While your warband is Forsaken in this Glory category, the following punishments apply:Fading Notoriety: The RP cost of the following Requisitions is increased by 1RP: Increase Supply Limit, legendary Veterans, Repair and Recuperate.
Dwindling Supplies: After the battle, in the Update Order of Battle step, roll one D6: on a 1, reduce your Requisition points total by D3; on a 6, you gain 1 RP.
Agendas
If your Crusade army includes any HERETIC ASTARTES units, you can select Agendas from those presented here.Esoteric trophies, hallowed sanctums and forbidden knowledge harboured by the unworthy are not easily seized or defiled, but the greater the risk, the greater the potential reward.
At the start of your Shooting phase, you can select one HERETIC ASTARTES INFANTRY or HERETIC ASTARTES MOUNTED unit from your Crusade army that is not Battle-shocked and is eligible to shoot. The selected unit must be within range of a warbrand prize objective marker and there must be no enemy units (excluding AIRCRAFT) within range of that objective marker. At the start of your next Command phase, if there are no enemy units within range of that objective marker, remove that objective marker from the battlefield; that unit now holds that warband prize.
At the end of the battle, if that unit is not destroyed, it gains 3XP, and if one or more units from your Crusade army that are holding a warband prize are wholly within your deployment zone, increase your Warfleet Glory level by 1,
With blood rituals, foul paraphernalia and unholy ceremonies are the fell powers of the warp drawn to a world.
True power can only be seized through violence. Vie path to glory is paved in blood and gore.
- That model destroyed one or more enemy CHARACTER models.
- That model destroyed the enemy WARLORD model.
- That model destroyed three or more enemy’ units.
- That model ended the battle wholly within your opponent’s deployment zone.
Glory Agendas
You can select the following Glory Agendas while your warband is Favoured in the relevant Glory category. Each time you complete one of these Agendas, your WARBAND CHAMPION gains 5XP and is now eligible to gain a Daemon Weapon. If you select one of these Agendas and fail to complete it, after the battle, in the Update Order of Battle step, subtract 3 from that Agenda's associated Glory category.This cruel warrior seeks to dominate their foes in close combat and thereby prove their prowess as a lord of battle.
- Destroys 12 or more INFANTRY models.
- Destroys two or more CHARACTER models.
- Ends the battle in control of an objective marker in your opponent’s deployment zone.
With blood rituals, foul paraphernalia and unholy ceremonies are the fell powers of the warp drawn to a world.
- Destroys six or more MONSTER or VEHICLE units in the Fight phase.
- Destroys five or more enemy models with Psychic Attacks.
- You win the battle
True power can only be seized through violence. Vie path to glory is paved in blood and gore.
- At the end of a battle round, you control one or more objective markers in your deployment zone, one or more in No Man’s Land, and one or more in your opponent’s deployment zone.
- At the end of the battle, three or more units from your Crusade army are wholly within your enemy’s deployment zone.
- At the end of the battle, you control more objective markers than your opponent.
Battle Traits
When a HERETIC ASTARTES unit gains a Battle Trait, you can use one of the tables presented here to determine which Battle Trait that unit has gained.With forbidden knowledge can the direst damage be undone.
This tech-tyrant's mind has aligned so closely with their corrupted engines that they dominate them through sheer will.
These unsparing killers unerringly aim their shots, sensing their prey's fear and ensuring maximum murderous efficacy.
These warriors are on a rapid rise to power and greatness, a trajectory that also risks death - or worse.
Bound with an unholy soul-tether to the mighty, these warriors serve their master's unspoken commands as loyal hunters.
Decried by some as blood-mad slaughterers, these warriors practise a precise and evident reaping of souls.
This squad's most powerful warrior heeds whispers on the edge of hearing, guiding their victories as they swell with power.
These jaded veterans draw strength from their hatred. Every foe who fails to kill them justifies their arrogant superiority.
These Cultists hove attracted the attention of their genetically augmented master and ore factored into his battle plans as more than mere fodder.
Whether fanatically fixated on their own ascent to power or mere gibbering wrecks with no capacity for fear, none will sway the devoted from their path.
These thralls have had their instincts and skills honed by their patron Heretic Astartes, that they may prove more useful tools while remaining entirely expendable.
The animus of this war engine is saturated with warp power.
The sorcerous furnace at the vehicle's heart contains a tiny warp fissure whose unbridled power fuels its vicious attacks.
This war engine 's armour ripples and heaves like the hide of a living creature, hardening into thick scales or writhing fibres.
Requisitions
If your Crusade army includes any HERETIC ASTARTES units, you can spend Requisition points (RPs) on any of the following Requisitions.Murder, corruption, torment and debasement - there are infinite ways in which the deeds of mortals can ennoble them in mantles of dark glory.
The ultimate prize for mortal warriors is to ascend into the immortal ranks of a Chaos Gods' daemonic legions. Yet for all this power, such beings are more a pawn of their god than ever, irrevocably enslaved to the will of their master.
- A HERETIC ASTARTES CHARACTER that has three Chaos Boons.
- Your WARBAND CHAMPION, if your warband is Favoured in the Personal Glory category.
- If the unit being replaced was your WARBAND CHAMPION, the new unit is now your WARBAND CHAMPION.
- The new unit starts with the same number of Experience points as the one it replaced.
- If the unit being replaced had an Enhancement, Chaos Boon, or similar upgrades (including any campaign-specific upgrades), the new unit retains all such upgrades it is eligible to have, without spending any additional Requisition points.
- The new unit can retain any eligible Battle Honours, or you can replace them with any others it is eligible for. Any Battle Scars the replaced unit had are not retained.
Even the lowliest of mortals may earn the favour of the Dark Gods, should they pay an appropriate tithe in blood and souls, not least their own.
The cruel champions o f the Heretic Astartes will gladly sacrifice their supposed allies to improve their station in the eyes of the Ruinous Powers.
The Path to Glory promises immortality, yet for most, ends in death or, for the least fortunate, a hideous transformation into a gibbering Chaos Spawn.
Chaos Boons
Chaos Boons are a type of Battle Honour that can be given to HERETIC ASTARTES CHARACTER models. Each time a HERETIC ASTARTES CHARACTER model from your army would gain a Battle Honour, you can instead choose for it to gain a Chaos Boon. DAEMON models cannot gain Chaos Boons, and no model from your Crusade force can have more than three Chaos Boons.A model can have more than one Chaos Boon, but if you roll a result that duplicates a Chaos Boon a model already has, that model’s unit suffers Spawndom. As with any Battle Honour, make a note on a model’s Crusade card when it gains a Chaos Boon, and increase its Crusade points by 1.
Spawndom
To court the gaze of the Chaos Gods is to risk their capricious whims. Many powerful champions have disappeared beneath an overabundance of gifts, ending their Path to Glory as mindless aberrations of insane mutation.
If a unit from your Order of Battle suffers Spawndom, remove that unit from your Order of Battle, then add a new CHAOS SPAWN unit to your Order of Battle. The new unit starts with the same number of Experience points as the unit it replaced, and gains the appropriate number of Battle Honours for its rank. If adding this unit would cause your Crusade points total to exceed your Crusade forces Supply Limit, you must first increase your Supply Limit.
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Crusade Relics
Artificer Relics
Tins strangely proportioned and weighted device, a complex tool of impossibly intersecting and shifting needles, is somehow able to unlock a safe portal through even the wildest warp storm, enabling the wielder to step into reality from thin air.
Models in the bearer’s unit have the Deep Strike ability.This rune-bound icon hangs from the neck on chains of black iron. The glossy orb at its centre is said to be the eye of the Shadowlord, its unblinking stare able to repulse the deadliest attacks.
CULT DEMAGOGUE model only.- Models in the bearer’s unit have a 4+ invulnerable save.
- Add 1 to the Objective Control characteristic of models in the bearer’s unit.
Through betrayal, the Mantle of Traitors exchanged hands countless times; with each new bearer, worse atrocities are committed, leaving treachery itself the victor.
INFANTRY model only. Each time the bearer makes a melee attack, you can re-roll the Hit roll. If the target of that attack is Below Half-strength, you can re-roll the Wound roll as well.Antiquity Relics
Forged from warp-brass and anointed in the blood of a hundred slain champions, this helm fortifies the wearer and subsumes their entire being with the need to tear their foes apart in acts of extreme bloodshed.
INFANTRY model only.- Add 1 to the bearer’s Toughness and Wounds characteristics.
- Add 2 to the Strength and Attacks characteristics of melee weapons equipped by the bearer.
- The bearer’s unit cannot make Fall Back moves.
The words on the pages of this book are constantly appearing, changing and overwriting themselves. Any who can read them without going insane will wield knowledge itself as a weapon.
INFANTRY PSYKER model only.- Each time the bearer makes an attack with a Psychic weapon, add 1 to the Wound roll.
- Improve the Armour Penetration and Damage characteristics of Psychic weapons equipped by the bearer by 1.
This living bile seeps from the carrier’s pores, coating their weapons in fuming pus. Those inhaling its vapours have only seconds to live before they keel over, gurgling viscous phlegm.
At the start of the Fight phase, select one enemy unit within Engagement Range of the bearer and roll one D6: on a 2+, that unit suffers D3 mortal wounds and, at the end of the battle, that unit must take an Out of Action test even if it was not destroyed (if it was destroyed, subtract 2 from its Out ot Action test).The wearer of this shimmering cloak appears as the embodiment of perfection, their unmarred glory and graceful agility displayed for all to witness.
Once per battle, at the start of the Fight phase, the bearer can use this ability. If it does, until the end of the phase, the bearer’s unit has the Fights First ability.Legendary Relics
So deadly are the wounds from this blade that some believe it was actually forged using a shard of the Anathame - the weapon suspected to have laid low Warmaster Horus within the swamps of Davin’s moon and corrupted his soul. The blade is undoubtedly of eldritch provenance, for with a sacrificial ritual it can become the bane of a certain foe above all others.
The bearer is equipped with the following melee weapon:MELEE WEAPONS | RANGE | A | WS | S | AP | D |
| The Murder Blade ANTI-CHARACTER 3+ PRECISION | ||||||
| The Murder Blade ANTI-CHARACTER 3+ PRECISION | Melee | 6 | 2+ | 8 | -2 | 3 |
Daemon Weapons
Daemon Weapons are a unique kind of Crusade Relic that can only be accessed by completing a Glory Agenda. Each CHARACTER model from your Crusade force can only have one Daemon WeaponThe bearer of a Daemon Weapon gains the following abilitv:
Daemon Weapon: In the Fight phase, if this model’s unit makes a Dark Pact and fails the resulting Leadership test, until the end of the phase, melee weapons equipped by this model have the [HAZARDOUS] ability.
Designer’s Note: Each Daemon Weapon confers the relevant Chaos God’s keyword on the bearer. If you are using the Pactbound Zealots Detachment, when resolving the Marks of Chaos rule to select a keyword for a unit that has a Daemon Weapon, you must select the same keyword that is conferred by that Daemon Weapon.
Only Khorne’s most incensed warriors can wield a weapon inhabited by the daemon known as Zaall. Bondage within such a weapon gives a purpose to the being’s endless fury; its anger ebbs and flows like a tide of gore, synchronised with the wielder’s wrath.
The bearer gains the KHORNE keyword. In the Fight phase, if the bearer’s unit makes a Dark Pact until the end of the phase, add 3 to the Strength characteristic of melee weapons equipped by the bearer and add 1 to the Damage characteristic of melee weapons equipped by the bearer.It is claimed that Q’o’ak drew Tzeentch’s ire for tinkering with the plans of his masters Lords of Change, and thus was bound within this weapon to stop its tireless meddling. Yet when the weapon clashes with the blades of the bearer ’s enemies, a new victim falls foul ofQ’o’ak’s temporal tampering. How Q’o’ak can traverse time while bound within its prison is unknown, but for each soul Q’o’ak pulls from the path of fate, a fresh plume materialises from the weapon’s hilt.
The bearer gains the TZEENTCH keyword. In the Fight phase, if the bearer’s unit makes a Dark Pact, until the end of the phase, each time the bearer makes an attack, you can re-roll the Hit roll and you can re-roll the Wound roll.The very essence of pestilence exudes from the extremities of this malign artefact. Said to have been gifted by the Lord of Decay himself, the mortal that bears this symbolic weapon is a herald of contagion and physical proof that none can resist the inescapable touch of decay.
The bearer gains the NURGLE keyword. In the Fight phase, if the bearer’s unit makes a Dark Pact, until the end of the phase, melee weapons equipped by the bearer have the [ANTI-INFANTRY 3+] ability.Thaa’ris and Rhibl were two rival daemons who, it is said, endlessly performed at the court of a great Daemon Prince. They drew their patrons displeasure when their competitive rivalry became the prime focus of their performances, neglecting the court and its lord. Thus they were and have since been bound together within many weapons, sometimes within paired dancing blades, at other times bound into a single vessel, their distinct personalities expressed upon different facets of the same cursed weapon.
The bearer gains the SLAANESH keyword. In the Fight phase, if the bearer’s unit makes a Dark Pact, until the end of the phase, add 3 to the Attacks characteristic of melee weapons equipped by the bearer and those weapons gain the [LANCE] ability.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.Infernal Warrior
You have led your warband to devastating victory after ritual slaughter. The eyes of the Ruinous Powers have fallen upon you and you have taken your first steps upon the long and treacherous Path to Glory. Renegades. Traitors and Daemon Engines rally to your cause, swelling your ranks with infernal might. Yet you remain unsatisfied. Still there is glory to be earned and you look upon a galaxy ripe for conquest.
- Your Chaos Warband is Favoured in one or more categories of glory.
- You have won two or more battles.
Champion of Chaos
You and your vengeful warriors have carved a swathe of destruction across the stars. Your warband’s coffers swell with plunder and your cruel soldiery swell with daemonic power. With each new act of desecration do you take a step towards immortality - or damnation. Across entire sub-sectors your name is spoken in hushed whispers as word of your dread deeds spreads from populace to populace.
- Your Chaos Warband has become Favoured in two or more categories of glory (this does not have to be at the same time).
- You have won six or more battles.
- Two or more HERETIC ASTARTES units have Chaos Boons.
Chosen of the Dark Gods
At the head of your warband you have carved a swathe of destruction across the galaxy. You are a warrior and commander beyond compare. You have enacted vengeance upon your most hated foes and their skulls now adorn your warbands armour. The Ruinous Powers have bestowed upon you myriad gifts and proclaimed you a legendary champion of their cause. Soon the galaxy shall cower beneath your iron fist.
- Your Chaos Warband has become favoured in all three categories of glory (this does not have to be at the same time).
- You have won 10 or more battles.
- You have successfully completed a Glory Agenda.
- Your WARBAND CHAMPION has reached Legendary rank
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.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.
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.
Infernal Reavers
Many Chaos Space Marines warbands ply established void routes, preying upon passing shipping. These cruel raiders excel in shipboard combat, seizing plunder and slaughtering entire crews as bloody offerings to their Dark Gods.
Mustering a Boarding Patrol
You can include up to two of the following units (duplicates are not allowed):- AbADDON THE DESPOiLER
- CHAOS LORD
- CHAOS LORD IN TERMINATOR ARMOUR
- CHAOS LORD WITH JUMP PACK
- CYPHER
- DARK APOSTLE
- FAbiUS BiLE
- HAARKEN WORLDCLAIMER
- HURON BLACKHEART
- MASTER OF EXECUTIONS
- MASTER OF POSSESSiON
- SORCERER (excluding TERMINATOR units)
- SORCERER IN TERMINATOR ARMOUR
- WARPSMiTH
You can include up to three of each of the following units:
- ACCURSED CULTISTS (8 models)*
- CULTIST MOB*(10 models)
- FELLGOR BEASTMEN (10 models)*
- LEGIONARIES (5 or 10 models)
- TRAITOR GUARDSMEN SQUAD (10 models)*
You can include up to one of each of the following units:
- CHAOS TERMINATOR SQUAD (5 models)
- CHOSEN (5 models)
- CHAOS SPAwN (2 models)
- POSSESSED (5 models)
- RAPTORS (5 or 10 models)
- WARP TALONS (5 or 10 models)
Forming Boarding Squads
- The following units do not split into separate units in the Form Boarding Squads step:
Rules Adaptations
- The ACCURSED CULTISTS unit loses the Howling Horde ability.
- The CHAOS LORD WITH JUMP PACK model loses the Deep Strike ability.
- The CULTIST FIREBRAND model loses the Fiery Faith ability.
- The CULTIST MOB unit loses the For the Dark Gods ability.
- The CYPHER model loses the Agent of Discord ability.
- The DARK APOSTLE unit loses the Malign Sacrifice ability.
- The HURON BLACKHEART model loses the Red Corsairs ability.
- The FAbiUS BiLE unit loses the Enhanced Warriors ability.
- The RAPTORS unit loses the Deep Strike ability.
- The SORCERER model loses the Gift of Chaos ability.
- The TRAITOR ENFORCER model loses the Brutal Example ability.
- The WARP TALONS unit loses the Deep Strike and Warp Strike abilities.
The Forsaken
Only the strong may retain the favour of the Dark Gods. The weak are cast aside, condemned to an existence of paltry mortality.
Units from your army with the Dark Pacts ability retain that ability and gain this one.Each time this unit takes a Leadership test for the Dark Pacts ability, if that test is failed, this unit is Forsaken and, until the end of the battle, this unit loses the Dark Pacts ability.
Detachment Rule
Dark Rewards
By swearing their souls to malefic warp powers, the most debased and powerful of the warband may be granted knowledge and foresight beyond the ken of mere mortals.
Each lime a HERETIC ASTARTES unit from your army takes a Leadership test for the Dark Pacts ability, on a 9+, you gain 1CP.Enhancements
Voice of the Octed Voice booming out in fervent prayer to the Chaos Gods, this dark champion’s devotions are unusually fervent and potent. Each time the bearer’s unit makes a Dark Pact, until the end of the phase, weapons equipped by models in that unit gain both abilities conferred by that Dark Pact (instead of only one). |
Swollen with Power The dark power of the warp runs through this warriors twisted veins, enhancing their already transhuman physique to lend them grotesque strength and resilience. Add 1 to the bearers Toughness characteristic. Each time the bearer’s unit attempts to operate a Hatchway that an enemy unit is trying to prevent, and each time the bearer’s unit tries to prevent an enemy unit from operating a Hatchway, in the resulting roll off, you can re-roll your result. |
Stratagems
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES unit from your army (excluding DAMNED units) that has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack, if the Strength characteristic of that attack is less than or equal to the Toughness characteristic of the target, add 1 to the Wound roll.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES unit from your army (excluding DAMNED units) that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit's attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time an attack targets your unit, if the Strength characteristic of that attack is greater than the Toughness characteristic of your unit, subtract 1 from the Wound roll.
TARGET: That HERETIC ASTARTES unit.
EFFECT: Your unit can make a Normal move of up to 3". If this Stratagem is used in your Movement phase, at least one model from your unit must end that move on the opposite side of the Hatchway from the one it started the phase on.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES unit from your army (excluding DAMNED units).
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, your unit is eligible to shoot in a turn in which it Fell Back.
Underdeck Uprising
It takes only the slightest seed of corruption to spread sedition and heresy through the downtrodden and desperate crew-serfs packed into many voidships’ bilges and gun decks. Whipped into a traitorous frenzy by demagogues promises of power, mutants and madmen rise up en masse to seize the ship.
Mustering a Boarding Patrol
You can include up to one of the following unit:- DARK APOSTLE
You can include up to three of each of the following units:
- ACCURSED CULTISTS (8 models)
- CULTIST MOB (10 models)
- FELLGOR BEASTMEN (10 model)
- CHAOS SPAWN (2 model)
Forming Boarding Squads
- The following units do not split into separate units in the Form Boarding Squads step:
Rules Adaptations
- The ACCURSED CULTISTS unit loses the Howling Horde ability.
- The CULTIST FIREBRAND model loses the Fiery Faith ability.
- The CULTIST MOB unit loses the For the Dark Gods ability.
- The DARK APOSTLE model loses the Malign Sacrifice ability.
The Forsaken
Only the strong may retain the favour of the Dark Gods. The weak are cast aside, condemned to an existence of paltry mortality.
Units from your army with the Dark Pacts ability retain that ability and gain this one.Each time this unit takes a Leadership test for the Dark Pacts ability, if that test is failed, this unit is Forsaken and, until the end of the battle, this unit loses the Dark Pacts ability.
Detachment Rule
Fanatical Onslaught
Knowing their only options are victory or death, the heretic hordes pack corridors with their bodies as they surge forward into the teeth of the enemy guns like a zealous food tide.
In your opponent’s Shooting phase, each time an enemy unit has shot, if one or more models from one or more HERETIC ASTARTES units from your army were destroyed as a result of those attacks, each such unit can make a Rush move. To do so, that unit can be moved up to 3", but must end that move as close as possible to the attacking unit. When doing so, those models can be moved within Engagement Range of enemy units. A unit cannot make a Rush move while it is Battle-shocked, and can only make one Rush move per turn.Enhancements
Rabble Rouser This warriors impassioned heretic oratory whips their dreg followers into a violent frenzy. Once per turn, when a friendly CULTIST MOB or FELLGOR BEASTMEN unit within 6" of the bearer is selected to shoot or fight, the bearer can use this Enhancement. If it does, until the end of the phase, add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of weapons equipped by models in that friendly unit. |
Vox Malevolus This grotesque biomechanoid helm amplifies its wearer’s words through a daemonic grille-maw that fills their followers with supernatural aggression and urgency. In the first battle round, if the bearer is on the battlefield, you can re-roll Advance rolls made for HERETIC ASTARTES units from your army. |
Stratagems
TARGET: One DAMNED unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit's attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time an attack targets your unit, if your unit is within range of an objective marker, models in your unit have the Feel No Pain 5+ ability against that attack. If your unit has the CULTIST MOB keyword, models in it have the Feel No Pain 4+ ability against that attack instead.
TARGET: That DAMNED unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, weapons equipped by models in your unit have the [DEVASTATING WOUNDS] ability.
TARGET: One CULTIST MOB or DAMNED CHARACTER unit from your army that has not been selected to move this phase and is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.
EFFECT: Select one closed Hatchway within 1“ of your unit. Your unit can attempt to operate that Hatchway.
RESTRICTIONS: Until the end of the turn, your unit cannot attempt to operate a Hatchway again.
TARGET: One DAMNED or CHAOS SPAwN unit from your army.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, your unit is eligible to declare a charge in a turn in which it Advanced.
Champions of Chaos
Every Chaos Lord has a cadre of chosen warriors and dread lieutenants to enforce their will. When the mightiest enemy flagships must be taken, or the bridge of their own vessel held at all costs, it is these chosen champions of the Chaos Gods who step forth to fight.
Mustering a Boarding Patrol
You can include up to two of the following units (duplicates are not allowed):- ABADDON THE DESPOILER
- CHAOS LORD IN TERMINATOR ARMOUR
- SORCERER IN TERMINATOR ARMOUR
- CHAOS TERMINATOR SQUAD (5 or 10 models)
- CHOSEN (5 models)
- CHAOS SPAWN (2 models)
Rules Adaptations
- CHAOS TERMINATOR SQUAD units can perform the Secure Site Tactical Manoeuvre as if they had the BATTLELINE keyword.
The Forsaken
Only the strong may retain the favour of the Dark Gods. The weak are cast aside, condemned to an existence of paltry mortality.
Units from your army with the Dark Pacts ability retain that ability and gain this one.Each time this unit takes a Leadership test for the Dark Pacts ability, if that test is failed, this unit is Forsaken and, until the end of the battle, this unit loses the Dark Pacts ability.
Detachment Rule
Dark Purpose
Once they have set themselves to the task of conquest, warriors such as these neither hesitate nor turn aside.
Each time a HERETIC ASTARTES unit from your army Consolidates, if it is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units, then until the end of the phase, each time a model in that unit makes a Consolidation move, it can move towards the closest objective marker, but only if, after all models have done so, that unit is within range of that objective marker and in Unit Coherency.Enhancements
Manifest Vengeance A chosen warrior does not die easily, and rarely without striking a last spiteful blow at those who ended their path to glory. When the bearer is destroyed, if it has not shot or fought this phase, roll one D6, adding 1 to the result if it was destroyed by a melee attack: on a 4+, do not remove it from play. The bearer can shoot or fight after the attacking unit has finished making its attacks, and is then removed from play. |
Dark Majesty The unholy power of this warrior radiates from them in a dark and malevolent nimbus that disorientates and dismays the foe. Each time the bearer ends a Charge move, select one enemy unit within Engagement Range of it. Until the start of your next Charge phase, that enemy unit is stunned. While a unit is stunned, each time a model in that unit makes an attack, subtract 1 from the Hit roll. |
Stratagems
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES TERMINATOR unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Select any number of models in your unit. Until the end of the phase, add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of melee weapons equipped by the selected models, and each time you select targets for attacks made by those models, they must target an enemy unit that is wholly on the opposite side of a Hatchway from them.
TARGET: One HERETIC 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 your unit takes a Leadership test for the Dark Pacts ability, subtract 1 from the result and, if passed, select one objective marker within 6" of your unit. If there are no enemy units within range of that objective marker (excluding Battle-shocked units], that objective marker is Secured by your army.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES unit from your army within 3" of and visible to that enemy unit.
EFFECT: That enemy unit must take a Leadership test; if failed, that usage of that Stratagem has no effect (your opponent cannot use that Stratagem again this phase).
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES unit from your army that arrived using the Deep Strike ability this turn.
EFFECT: Your unit can make a Normal move of up to 6".
RESTRICTIONS: Until the end of the turn, your unit is not eligible to declare a charge.
The HERETIC ASTARTES and INFANTRY keywords are used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The EPIC HERO keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
With a whispered incantation this champion projects their consciousness into the body of a willing ally.
HERETIC ASTARTES INFANTRY model only. At the start of your Command phase, you can select one other HERETIC ASTARTES INFANTRY CHARACTER model from your army (excluding EPIC HEROES). Until the start of your next Command phase, the bearer gains the PSYKER keyword, and replace the bearer’s datasheet abilities with the datasheet abilities of the CHARACTER you selected.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES unit from your army.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, enemy units that are set up on the battlefield from Reserves cannot be set up within 12" horizontally of your unit.
The DAMNED keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The eldest of the Chaos Space Marines harbour within their corrupted souls a burning desire for vengeance upon the Imperium and the galaxy as a whole. They channel this ire against their chosen targets, relentlessly pursuing their victims until every last foe lies dead upon the battlefield.
At the start of your Command phase, select one unit from your opponents army to be your focus of hatred. Until the start of your next Command phase, each time a HERETIC ASTARTES model from your army (excluding DAMNED models) makes an attack that targets your focus of hatred, you can re-roll the Hit roll.- That unit is not visible to any other units (units are visible to themselves).
- Any other unit is not visible to that unit.
- Players cannot measure distances to or from that unit (units are within range of their own abilities).
This means units not on the battlefield cannot be selected or targeted by any attack or rule that requires a unit to be visible or within a certain distance (other than their own abilities).
Such units can still use their other rules, and are still units in the controlling player’s army and so can be affected by rules that require a player to select a unit from an army, as well as rules that affect all units in an army.
The controlling player must make battle-shock rolls for units that are not on the battlefield in their Command phase if they are battle-shocked, or if they are at or below half-strength.
- Each model in that unit is within 3" of that TRANSPORT.
- That unit was not set up on the battlefield this turn.
- That unit is eligible to embark within that TRANSPORT, as described on that TRANSPORT’s datasheet.
- That TRANSPORT has sufficient remaining transport capacity for each model in that unit.
When a unit embarks, the active player removes that unit from the battlefield and places it to one side – it is now embarked within that TRANSPORT and is not on the battlefield.
- Not on the Battlefield 01.02.04
The TRANSPORT keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
- While a friendly model is within engagement range of one or more enemy models, those models – and the units they belong to – are engaged with each other.
- While a unit contains no engaged models, that unit is unengaged.
EFFECT: Your unit moves as described in Moving (03).
AFTER MOVING: Your unit must be unengaged.
The MOUNTED keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
EFFECT: Your unit moves as described in Moving (03).
BEFORE MOVING: Select fall-back mode:
- Ordered Retreat: If your unit is not battle-shocked, you can select this mode.
- Desperate Escape: Otherwise, you must select this mode. Make a hazard roll for each model in your unit (06.03).
- Desperate Escape: Each model that is moved can be moved through enemy models.
- Your unit must be unengaged.
- Until the end of the turn, unless otherwise stated, your unit is not eligible to shoot, declare a charge or start an action.
- Desperate Escape: If your unit is not battle-shocked, you must make a battle-shock roll for your unit (01.07).
EFFECT: Your unit moves as described in Moving (03).
BEFORE MOVING: Make an advance roll by rolling one D6.
AFTER MOVING:
- Your unit must be unengaged.
- Until the end of the turn, unless otherwise stated, your unit is not eligible to declare a charge or start an action.
EFFECT: Your unit is set up as described in Set Up (03.02).
BEFORE MOVING: Your unit is set up as described in Set Up (03.02).
WHILE MOVING: Set up your unit wholly within the set-up distance of one or more battlefield edges and more than 8" horizontally from all enemy units.
- Before the Third Battle Round: While doing so, no models can be set up within your opponent’s deployment zone.
EFFECT: No models are moved (either in straight lines or rotated). Units that remain stationary do not trigger any rules that are triggered when a unit starts or ends a move.
When a model is destroyed, first resolve any rules that are triggered when it is destroyed, then it is removed from the battlefield. If any such rules apply, and if the model was destroyed as the result of an attack, unless otherwise stated, those rules are only resolved and that model is only removed after the attacking unit’s attacks have been resolved. Unless otherwise stated, destroyed models and units cannot use abilities or be selected or targeted by rules.
Some rules only trigger if an enemy model or unit was destroyed by you, or by a model or unit from your army. This means that the enemy model or unit was destroyed by an attack made by a model from your army, or by a player rule you have. Enemy models or units that are destroyed by any other means are not destroyed by you, or by a model or unit from your army.
- If a rule instructs you to move a model as close as possible to a unit or model you must end that model’s move in base contact with that unit or model if its move is sufficient to do so without breaking any other restrictions (such as coherency), or as close as you can achieve if its move is not sufficient.
- If a model is already as close as possible to a unit or model when it is instructed to make a move as close as possible towards a unit or model, that model cannot be moved, but still counts as having made the move in question.
- If a rule instructs you to move a model as close as possible to an objective you must end that model’s move within range of an objective if its move is sufficient to do so without breaking any other restrictions (such as coherency), or as close as you can achieve if its move is not sufficient.
- If that model is already within range of an objective it can move up to the maximum distance of that move but must end its move still within range of that objective.
If a persisting effect applies to a unit when you place it in strategic reserves or when it embarks within a TRANSPORT, make a note of that effect and its duration; if that unit is set up on the battlefield again, any persisting effects continue to apply to that unit for their full duration.
If you have a rule that specifies when it is triggered (e.g. ‘In the Shooting phase’) and it does not specify how long it is active for, it is only active for the duration of that specified period (e.g. until the end of that Shooting phase). After that period, that effect is no longer applicable/active.
If a rule or effect is given to a unit and it does not specify how long it is active for, it is only active for the phase in which it was given.
If a TRANSPORT model is destroyed, before removing it from the battlefield, the active player must make an emergency disembark move (see below) with each unit embarked within it.
- Persisting Rules Effects 01.02.02
- Hazard Rolls 06.03
- Rapid/Tactical Disembark: 3"
- Combat Disembark: 6"
- Embarked within a TRANSPORT model that is on the battlefield.
- Did not embark within that TRANSPORT this phase.
- That TRANSPORT has not made an advance or fall-back move this phase.
BEFORE MOVING: Select disembark mode:
- Rapid Disembark:If that TRANSPORT made a normal or ingress move this phase, you must select this mode.
- Tactical Disembark:Otherwise, If that TRANSPORT remained stationary or has not yet been selected to move this phase, and if you can set up your unit as described below, you must select this mode.
- Combat Disembark:Otherwise, you must select this mode. Make a hazard roll for each model in your unit.
- Rapid Disembark:If that TRANSPORT made an ingress move this turn, each model must follow the same rules that TRANSPORT had to follow while resolving that move.
- Combat Disembark:Each model can be set up engaged with one or more enemy units that TRANSPORT is engaged with.
- Rapid Disembark:Until the end of the turn, your unit is not eligible to declare a charge.
- Tactical Disembark:Select your unit to make a normal or advance move.
- Combat Disembark:Your unit is battle-shocked and, until the end of the turn, it is not eligible to declare a charge.
EFFECT: Your unit is set up as described in Set Up (03.02).
BEFORE MOVING: Make a hazard roll for each model in your unit (06.03).
WHILE MOVING: Set up each model in your unit wholly within the set-up distance of that TRANSPORT, and as close as possible to that TRANSPORT. Each model that cannot be set up in this way is destroyed.
AFTER MOVING: Your unit is battle-shocked and, until the end of the turn, it is not eligible to declare a charge.
TARGET: One HERETIC ASTARTES unit from your army that was eligible to fight this phase.
EFFECT: If your unit is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units, it can make a Normal move of up to 6", or up to 12" if it is a MOUNTED unit. Otherwise, your unit can make a Fall Back move. It cannot embark within a TRANSPORT at the end of this move if it disembarked from a TRANSPORT this turn.
Other models and units can be either visible or fully visible to the observing model, as shown below. Note that terrain applies additional rules to visibility (13.07).
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.
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EFFECT: Your unit shoots as described in Making Attacks (04).
WHILE SHOOTING:
- You can only target one visible enemy unit within 24" of your unit (and only if it is an eligible target).
- Each attack only hits on an unmodified hit roll of 6 (irrespective of the attacking weapon’s BS characteristic or any modifiers).
- You cannot re-roll hit rolls.
TARGET: One friendly unengaged unit (excluding TITANIC units).
EFFECT: Your unit shoots using snap shooting.
Beseeching the Chaos Gods with fanatical fervour, the profane champions of the Heretic Astartes pray for diabolic boons, promising the vilest of offerings in return for their power.
If your Army Faction is HERETIC ASTARTES, each time a unit with this ability is selected to shoot or fight, it can make a Dark Pact. If it does, it must first take a Leadership test before any effects of that Dark Pact are resolved; if that test is failed, that unit suffers D3 mortal wounds. Then, select one of the following abilities for that unit’s weapons to gain until the end of the phase:The AIRCRAFT keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The ARTILLERY keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The BATTLELINE keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The BEAST keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The BEASTS keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The BERZERKERS keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The CHAOS keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The CHAOS LORD keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The CHAOS UNDIVIDED keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The CHARACTER keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The CULT DEMAGOGUE keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The DAEMON keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The DAEMON PRINCE keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The DAEMON PRINCE WITH WINGS keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The DAMNED keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The DEATH GUARD keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The DEDICATED TRANSPORT keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The DISC OF TZEENTCH keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The DREADNOUGHT keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The EMPEROR’S CHILDREN keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The EPIC HERO keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The FLY keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The FORTIFICATION keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
When rotating a FRAME model as part of a move, if that model does not have a base, turn it any amount around its central axis, while keeping it upright.
The FRAME keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The GRENADES keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The HERETIC ASTARTES keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The INFANTRY keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The JUGGERNAUT keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The JUMP PACK keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The JUMP PACKS keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The KHORNE keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The LAND RAIDER keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The LORD OF SKULLS keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The MONSTER keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The MOUNTED keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The NURGLE keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The PALANQUIN OF NURGLE keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The PREDATOR ANNIHILATOR keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The PREDATOR DESTRUCTOR keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The PSYKER keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The RHINO keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The RUBRICAE keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The SLAANESH keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The SMOKE keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The SORCERER keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The STEED OF SLAANESH keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The SWARM keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The TERMINATOR keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The THOUSAND SONS keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The THUNDERHAWK keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The TITANIC keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
- The attacking model is on a section of a terrain feature that is 3" or more in height.
- The attacking model has the TOWERING keyword and the target unit is within 12".
The TOWERING keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The TRANSPORT keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The TZEENTCH keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The VEHICLE keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The VINDICATOR keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The WALKER keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The WORLD EATERS keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
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).
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.
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).
- Select Model: Select one model in that unit by following the first instruction below that applies:
If a non-CHARACTER model in that unit has lost one or more wounds, you must select that model. Otherwise, if that unit contains one or more non-CHARACTER models, you must select one of those models. Otherwise, if one or more CHARACTER models in that unit have lost one or more wounds, you must select one of those models. Otherwise, you must select one CHARACTER model in that unit. - Resolve Damage: The selected model loses 1 wound. If this reduces that model’s remaining wounds to 0, it is destroyed.
MORTAL WOUNDS AND NORMAL DAMAGE
When resolving attack dice, if those attacks inflict a mixture of both mortal wounds and normal damage, resolve all of the normal damage first, then resolve all of the mortal wounds.
- Normal Damage 06.02.01
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 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.Mortal wounds inflicted by [DEVASTATING WOUNDS] weapons can damage a maximum of one model for each critical wound; any remaining mortal wounds inflicted by that attack are lost.
- If the target unit is an attached unit, use the highest T characteristic amongst bodyguard models in that unit that are on the battlefield.
- Use the highest T characteristic amongst models in that unit that are on the battlefield.
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- Multiple Toughness Characteristics 05.02.01
- Create Groups: Divide all models in the target unit into the following groups, as many times as required:
- One group for each CHARACTER model.
- One group for all other models with the same W, Sv and InSv characteristics.
- Allocation Order: Declare the order in which those groups will have attacks allocated to them, applying all of the following:
- If a non-CHARACTER group contains a model that has lost one or more wounds, that group must be first in the allocation order.
- No CHARACTER group can be earlier in the allocation order than a non-CHARACTER group.
- CHARACTER groups containing a model that has lost one or more wounds must be earlier in the allocation order than CHARACTER groups containing no wounded models.
- Make Save Rolls: The opposing player makes one save roll for each attack that wounded the target by rolling one D6.
The HERETIC ASTARTES and CHARACTER keywords are used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
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.See the Resolve Fights First Combats step in the Fight phase (12.04).
The HERETIC ASTARTES and MOUNTED keywords are used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
- That model has the INFANTRY/BEASTS/SWARM keyword and is within a terrain area.
- That model is not fully visible to the attacking model due to one or more intervening terrain features and/or one or more intervening obscuring terrain areas (see below).
Each time a ranged attack targets a unit that has the benefit of cover against it, worsen the BS characteristic of that attack by 1.
The stealthiest warriors can evade the attentions, and the bullets, of their foes.
If every model in a unit has this ability, each time a ranged attack targets that unit, that unit has the benefit of cover against that attack (13.08).Some weapons are designed to root enemy formations out of entrenched positions.
Each time an attack is made with an [IGNORES COVER] weapon, the target cannot have the benefit of cover against that attack (13.08), including from rules that give a model or unit the benefit of cover (e.g. Stealth).Torrent weapons project clouds of fire, gas or other lethal substances that few foes can hope to evade.
Each time an attack is made with a [TORRENT] weapon, that attack automatically hits the target.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, it can be set up anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 8" horizontally from your opponent’s deployment zone and all enemy units.Precision attacks can pick high-value targets out in a crowd.
While resolving attacks made with one or more [PRECISION] weapons, at the start of the Allocation Order step (05.03), if the target unit contains one or more CHARACTER models visible to one or more of the attacking models, the active player can select one allocation group that contains one of those visible CHARACTER models. If they do, until those attacks are resolved, or until that CHARACTER group is destroyed (whichever happens first), that CHARACTER group is the current allocation group.Assassins and other covert agents are difficult to pinpoint in the storm of battle.
Unless part of an attached unit, this unit is not visible to enemy models unless they are within 12" of this unit, and it cannot be targeted by [INDIRECT FIRE] weapons unless the attacking model is within 12" of this unit.If this ability takes the form Lone Operative X", unless part of an attached unit, this unit is not visible to enemy models unless they are within X" of this unit, and it cannot be targeted by [INDIRECT FIRE] weapons unless the attacking model is within X" of this unit.
EFFECT: Your unit is set up as described in Set Up (03.02).
BEFORE MOVING: Make a hazard roll for each model in your unit (06.03).
WHILE MOVING: Set up each model in your unit wholly within the set-up distance of that TRANSPORT, and as close as possible to that TRANSPORT. Each model that cannot be set up in this way is destroyed.
AFTER MOVING: Your unit is battle-shocked and, until the end of the turn, it is not eligible to declare a charge.
From detonating ammo stores to corrosive innards or frenzied death throes, some targets are deadly even in defeat.
This ability always takes the form Deadly Demise X. Each time a model in this unit is destroyed, after the units embarked within it (if any) have made their emergency disembark moves, roll one D6. On a 6, that model suffers a deadly demise; 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").Some rules refer to units being below starting strength, or at – or below – half-strength. The meaning of these terms varies depending on a unit’s starting strength, as shown below.
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- Unengaged and made an advance move this turn.
- Has one or more [ASSAULT] weapons.
WHILE SHOOTING: You can only select [ASSAULT] weapons to make attacks with.
AFTER SHOOTING: Until the end of the phase, your unit is not eligible to start an action.
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).Scouts form the vanguard of many armies. Unnoticed by the enemy, they range ahead of the main force.
This ability always takes the form Scouts X". In the Resolve Pre-battle Abilities step, if every model in a unit has this ability, you can do one of the following:- If that unit is in strategic reserves, you can set up that unit anywhere that is wholly within your deployment zone.
- If that unit is wholly within your deployment zone, it can make a scout move (see below).
- If that unit is embarked within a DEDICATED TRANSPORT that is wholly within your deployment zone, and if every model embarked within that DEDICATED TRANSPORT has the Scouts ability, that DEDICATED TRANSPORT can make a scout move.
EFFECT: Your unit moves as described in Moving (03).
AFTER MOVING: Your unit must be more than 8" horizontally from all enemy units.
- If that roll succeeds, that unit does not become battle-shocked.
- If that roll fails, that unit, and each model in it, is battle-shocked.
While a unit is battle-shocked:
- The Objective Control (OC) characteristic of all of its models is modified to ‘-’ (02.02).
- Its controlling player cannot target that unit with stratagems (15).
- It is not eligible to start an action (16), and any action it has started cannot be completed.
- Battlefield Morale 01.07.01
- Battle-shock Test 01.07.02
The JUMP PACK and HERETIC ASTARTES keywords are used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The CHARACTER, INFANTRY and HERETIC ASTARTES keywords are used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
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.High-explosive rounds can fell several warriors in a single blast, but firing them too close to comrades is unwise.
Each time you gather attack dice for a [BLAST] weapon, add one additional attack dice for every five models that were in the target unit in the Select Targets step (rounding down).If this ability takes the form [BLAST X], each time you gather attack dice for such a weapon, add X additional attack dice for every five models that were in the target unit in the Select Targets step (rounding down) instead.
- Engaged and did not make an advance move this turn.
- Has one or more [CLOSE-QUARTERS] weapons or is a MONSTER/VEHICLE unit.
WHILE SHOOTING: Models in your unit can target enemy units your unit is engaged with.
- MONSTER/VEHICLE Models: Each time a MONSTER/VEHICLE model in your unit makes an attack:
- Unless that attack is made with a [CLOSE-QUARTERS] weapon and targets a unit your unit is engaged with, subtract 1 from the hit roll.
- If that attack is made with a [BLAST] weapon, it still cannot target a unit your unit is engaged with.
- Non-MONSTER/Non-VEHICLE Models: You can only select [CLOSE-QUARTERS] weapons to make attacks with and you can only select enemy units that are engaged with your unit as targets.
Weapons designed for close-quarters fighting can be wielded effectively even in the press of melee combat.
Units containing one or more models with a [CLOSE-QUARTERS] weapon can shoot using close-quarters shooting (10.06).When using another shooting type, for each model in that unit (excluding MONSTER/VEHICLE models), you can only select one of the following to make attacks with:
- One or more of its [CLOSE-QUARTERS] weapons.
- One or more of its other ranged weapons.
Pistols can be wielded even at point-blank range.
[PISTOL] and [CLOSE-QUARTERS] are identical for all rules purposes. See [CLOSE-QUARTERS].The hardiest warriors refuse to be laid low, even by wounds that should by all rights prove lethal.
This ability always takes the form Feel No Pain X+. Each time a model with this ability would lose a wound, roll one D6: on an X+, that wound is not lost.The HERETIC ASTARTES and TZEENTCH keywords are used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The HERETIC ASTARTES and SLAANESH keywords are used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The HERETIC ASTARTES and NURGLE keywords are used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The HERETIC ASTARTES and KHORNE keywords are used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The HERETIC ASTARTES and CHAOS UNDIVIDED keywords are used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
Utterly dedicated to the worship of the Dark Gods, thronging mortal cultists and regiments of Traitor Guardsmen are more than willing to make bloody sacrifices and take desperate actions in the hope of attaining favour.
Each time a DAMNED unit from your army with the Dark Pacts ability is selected to make a Normal or Advance move or declare a charge (excluding units that arrived from Reserves this turn), it can make a Desperate Pact (see below). If it does, until the end of the phase, add 2 to the Move characteristic of models in that unit and add 2 to Charge rolls made for that unit.Desperate Pacts
Each time a unit makes a Desperate Pact, it must first take a Leadership test; if that test is failed, that unit suffers D3 mortal wounds before any effects of that Desperate Pact are resolved.
The DAEMON and VEHICLE keywords are used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The HERETIC ASTARTES and VEHICLE keywords are used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The VEHICLE and DAEMON keywords are used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
Bile’s creations, the Terata, possess a variety of mutations, all of which increase their transhuman lethality – for now.
At the start of the battle, select which augmentations are active for HERETIC ASTARTES INFANTRY models (excluding DAMNED models) from your army until the end of the battle. To do so, either select one from the list below, or randomly determine two by rolling two D6. If Fabius Bile is your WARLORD, when randomly determining your augmentations, you can re-roll one or both of the dice. Duplicated augmentations have no additional effect.
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The NIGHTMARE tag is used in the following Chaos Space Marines detachments:
Murderers and renegades all, the Red Corsairs strive to meet their master’s standards, fighting hardest of all when his gaze is upon them.
In your Command phase, select one of the following abilities. Until the start of your next Command phase, each Heretic Astartes Infantry unit from your army has that ability. At the start of each phase, if such a unit is visible to a friendly Huron Blackheart model, until the end of the phase, it has both of the following abilities.Huron’s Elite Hand-picked by Huron Blackheart himself, these warriors strive to retain his favour with feats of arms. Each time a model in this unit makes an attack, add 1 to the Hit roll. |
Mobile Marauders The Red Corsairs utilise a highly mobile form of warfare and, under Huron’s watch, are relentless in their aggression. This unit is eligible to shoot and declare a charge in a turn in which it Fell Back. |
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 fire weapons are capable of long-ranged precision shots or controlled bursts at nearby targets.
This ability always takes the form [RAPID FIRE X]. Each time you gather attack dice for a [RAPID FIRE] weapon, add X additional attack dice if the target unit was within half range of that weapon in the Select Targets step.Example: If a [RAPID FIRE 1] weapon with an A characteristic of 1 targets a unit that is within half range, you would gather one additional attack dice for that weapon (for a total of two for that weapon).
When all of a model’s ranged weapons have shot, that model has shot.
When all models in a unit that are making ranged attacks have resolved all of those attacks, that unit has shot.
If a unit was selected to shoot and none of the models in it make any attacks, it has not shot.
- The rule allowing this move type has been triggered.
- Your unit is not battle-shocked.
- Your unit is unengaged.
- Your unit has not moved this phase.
BEFORE MOVING: Select the closest enemy unit to be the surge target.
WHILE MOVING:
- Each model must end its move engaged with the surge target if possible.
- Each model that cannot end its move engaged with the surge target must end its move as close as possible to the surge target.
- Your unit cannot be engaged with one or more enemy units that were not the surge target.
- Your unit cannot move again this phase.
Some traitors have given themselves entirely to the service of the Dark Gods, and they are so lost to damnation that they barely resemble the warriors they once were.
If your Army Faction is HERETIC ASTARTES, you can include any of the following units in your army, and when you do so their Faction keywords are replaced with HERETIC ASTARTES:KHORNE BERZERKERS (see World Eaters) RUBRIC MARINES (see Thousand Sons) PLAGUE MARINES (see Death Guard) NOISE MARINES (see Emperor’s Children)
- Incursion: Up to 250 pts
- Strike Force: Up to 500 pts
- Onslaught: Up to 750 pts
Bitter minds hold on to lasting grudges.
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 Vendetta target. Each time a HERETIC ASTARTES model from your army (excluding DAMNED models) makes an attack that targets your Vendetta target, you can re-roll the Hit roll.The TERMINATOR and HERETIC ASTARTES keywords are used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
These Renegades ally their knowledge of the Codex Astartes with their own unrestrained savagery to horrific effect.
In your Movement phase, each time you set up or select a HERETIC ASTARTES unit (excluding Battle-shocked units) from your army to move, it can choose to Default to Doctrine. If it does, it must first take a Battle-shock test. Then, select one of the following:- Until the end of the turn, this unit is eligible to shoot and declare a charge in a turn in which it Fell Back.
- Until the end of the turn, this unit is eligible to declare a charge in a turn in which it Advanced.
TARGET: One friendly unit that is in strategic reserves (excluding AIRCRAFT).
EFFECT: Your unit makes an ingress move (20.04).
RESTRICTIONS: You cannot use this stratagem during the first battle round.
The CHARACTER and DAEMON keywords are used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
With the momentum of a warrior at full-tilt, lance weapons are deadly on the charge.
Each time an attack is made with a [LANCE] weapon, if the attacking model’s unit made a charge move this turn, add 1 to the wound roll.The HERETIC ASTARTES and PSYKER keywords are used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
- If that unit has one or more models that does not have its full wounds remaining, select one of those models; that model regains one lost wound.
- If all models in that unit have their starting number of wounds, but one or more models from that unit are currently destroyed, revive one of those destroyed models (excluding CHARACTER models), with one wound remaining.
If a rule states that a model heals or regains a number of wounds, only that model can regain wounds up to its starting number of wounds. Any excess regained wounds are lost and do not cause a destroyed model from that unit to revive.
Heavy weapons are amongst the biggest guns on the battlefield, but require bracing to fire at full effect.
In your Shooting phase, each time an attack is made with a [HEAVY] weapon, add 1 to the hit roll if all of the following apply to the attacking unit:- That unit is unengaged.
- That unit was not set up on the battlefield this turn.
- No model in that unit has moved more than 3" this turn.
- That model has the INFANTRY/BEASTS/SWARM keyword and is within a terrain area that contains one or more dense terrain features.
- That model’s unit did not make one or more ranged attacks during this turn or during the previous turn.
The INFANTRY and FLY keywords are used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The ultimate prize for mortal warriors is to ascend into the immortal ranks of a Chaos Gods' daemonic legions. Yet for all this power, such beings are more a pawn of their god than ever, irrevocably enslaved to the will of their master.
- A HERETIC ASTARTES CHARACTER that has three Chaos Boons.
- Your WARBAND CHAMPION, if your warband is Favoured in the Personal Glory category.
- If the unit being replaced was your WARBAND CHAMPION, the new unit is now your WARBAND CHAMPION.
- The new unit starts with the same number of Experience points as the one it replaced.
- If the unit being replaced had an Enhancement, Chaos Boon, or similar upgrades (including any campaign-specific upgrades), the new unit retains all such upgrades it is eligible to have, without spending any additional Requisition points.
- The new unit can retain any eligible Battle Honours, or you can replace them with any others it is eligible for. Any Battle Scars the replaced unit had are not retained.
The cruel champions o f the Heretic Astartes will gladly sacrifice their supposed allies to improve their station in the eyes of the Ruinous Powers.
Even the lowliest of mortals may earn the favour of the Dark Gods, should they pay an appropriate tithe in blood and souls, not least their own.
Information uncovered by your forces has revealed the growing importance of this war zone and the increasing threat posed by enemies. In response, high command has acceded to your urgent request for reinforcements.
Occasionally, a group of warriors will climb the ranks across a score of battles, forging a legendary reputation that is known by friend and foe. Such veterans possess skills and honours to rival those of the most glorified heroes.
Amid gore-streaked medicae facilities and clamorous forge-shrines, the damage worked by the foe upon warriors and war engines is undone before they are discharged to seek vengeance.
This Requisition costs 1RP plus 1 additional RP for each Battle Honour that unit has (to a maximum of 5RP).
TARGET: That unit.
EFFECT: That battle-shock roll is automatically successful.
RESTRICTIONS: You cannot use this stratagem more than once per battle.
EFFECT: Your unit moves as described in Moving (03).
BEFORE MOVING: Select one or more enemy units that are within 12" of your unit and within the maximum distance of your unit; until the end of this move, each of those enemy units is a charge target.
WHILE MOVING:
- Each model must end its move closer to one or more charge targets.
- Each model that can end its move within 1" of one or more charge targets must do so.
- Each model that can end its move engaged with one or more charge targets must do so.
- Your unit must be engaged with all of the charge targets.
- Your unit cannot be engaged with one or more enemy units that are not charge targets.
- Until the end of the turn, each model in your unit has the Fights First ability (24.13).
TARGET: That MONSTER/VEHICLE unit.
EFFECT: Resolve the following sequence:
- Select one enemy unit engaged with your unit.
- Select one model in your unit engaged with that enemy unit.
- Roll a number of D6 equal to the T characteristic of that model: for each 1, your unit suffers 1 mortal wound; for each 5+, that enemy unit suffers 1 mortal wound (to a maximum of 6 mortal wounds per unit).
To court the gaze of the Chaos Gods is to risk their capricious whims. Many powerful champions have disappeared beneath an overabundance of gifts, ending their Path to Glory as mindless aberrations of insane mutation.
If a unit from your Order of Battle suffers Spawndom, remove that unit from your Order of Battle, then add a new CHAOS SPAWN unit to your Order of Battle. The new unit starts with the same number of Experience points as the unit it replaced, and gains the appropriate number of Battle Honours for its rank. If adding this unit would cause your Crusade points total to exceed your Crusade forces Supply Limit, you must first increase your Supply Limit.1 Can’t be taken by Chaos Lord in Terminator Armour and Sorcerer in Terminator Armour
The PSYKER and INFANTRY keywords are used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
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.- To do so, both players roll one D6, and whoever rolls highest wins the roll-off.
- If there is a tie for the highest roll, roll off again.
The CHARACTER and DAMNED keywords are used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
EFFECT: Your unit moves as described in Moving (03).
BEFORE MOVING: Select consolidation mode:
- Ongoing Consolidation:If your unit is engaged, you must select this mode and select every enemy unit it is engaged with.
- Engaging Consolidation:Otherwise, if your unit is within 3" of one or more enemy units, you must select this mode and select one or more of those enemy units.
- Objective Consolidation:Otherwise, if your unit is within 3" of one or more objectives, you must select this mode and select one of those objectives.
- Ongoing Consolidation:Models in base-contact with one or more enemy models cannot be moved. Each model that is moved must end its move closer to the closest selected enemy unit, and engaged with it if possible.
- Engaging Consolidation:Each model that is moved must end its move closer to the closest selected enemy unit, and engaged with it if possible.
- Objective Consolidation:Each model that is moved must end its move within range of the selected objective if possible, or closer to it if not.
- Ongoing Consolidation:Each model that started this move engaged with an enemy unit must still be engaged with that enemy unit.
- Engaging Consolidation:Your unit must be engaged with all of the selected enemy units. If one or more enemy units engaged with your unit have not been selected to fight this phase, your opponent must select each of those units, one at a time; when each is selected, it becomes eligible to fight and is selected to fight (12.04).
- Objective Consolidation:Your unit must be within range of the selected objective.
- Within 2" horizontally and 5" vertically of at least one other model in that unit.
- Within 9" horizontally and 5" vertically of every other model in that unit.
REGAINING COHERENCY
In the End of Turn step of each player’s turn, if one or more units on the battlefield are not in coherency, those units’ controlling players must remove models from them, one at a time, until they are in coherency again. Models removed in this way are destroyed, but they do not trigger rules that apply when a model is destroyed.
