Genestealer Cults
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| Book | Kind | Edition | Version | Last update |
 Genestealer Cults | ||||
| Genestealer Cults | Faction Pack | 11 | 1.1 | July 2026 |
 Astra Militarum | ||||
| Astra Militarum | Faction Pack | 11 | 1.1 | July 2026 |
 Tyranids | ||||
| Tyranids | 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: Genestealer Cults
| Q: | When setting up a unit using the Cult Ambush army rule, if my opponent has an ability that places restrictions on where my Reserves units can be set up (e.g. a Space Marine INFILTRATOR SQUAD’s Omni-scramblers ability), do I have to meet those restrictions when setting up my unit (e.g. for Omni-scramblers, not within 12” of that Infiltrator Squad)? |
| A: | Yes. |
| Q: | If I include Kasrkin units in my army using the rules for Brood Brothers, can I use their Warrior Elite ability to select an Order for them in my Command phase? |
| A: | Yes. |
| Q: | When I set up a unit using the Cult Ambush army rule without using a Cult Ambush marker, can I target that unit with the Tunnel Crawlers Stratagem? |
| A: | Yes. |
| Q: | If one of my CHARACTER models is destroyed, do I need to have another GENESTEALER CULTS CHARACTER model on the battlefield or in Reserves to use the Vengeance for the Martyr! Stratagem? |
| A: | Yes. |
| Q: | Do I have to remove ‘unused’ Cult Ambush markers from the battlefield at the end of my opponent’s next Movement phase? |
| A: | No. |
| Q: | If I have no units in Cult Ambush, do I have to remove any remaining Cult Ambush markers from the battlefield? |
| A: | No. |
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Introduction
The Detachment rule listed here will apply to either your whole army or to particular units within it. If any additional restrictions or benefits apply to a Detachment, they will be listed here. This can include additional units your army can include.
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
Cult Ambush
Genestealer Cults keep their fighting strength carefully hidden from their oppressors until the glorious Day of Ascension arrives. When they finally emerge to fight, it is after long years of meticulous planning, and with an intimate knowledge of the battlefield that grants them a tactical advantage. Even as battle rages, reinforcements slip from the shadows or spill up from the dark places below, called to war by the Broodmind.
If your Army Faction is GENESTEALER CULTS, you start the battle with a number of Resurgence points, depending on the battle size, as shown below.- Incursion: 6 Resurgence points
- Strike Force: 10 Resurgence points
- Onslaught: 14 Resurgence points
Each time a unit from your army is destroyed, if every model (excluding CHARACTER models) in that unit has this ability, you can spend the relevant number of Resurgence points shown below based on that unit’s Starting Strength (not including attached CHARACTER models).
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- Add a new unit to your army identical to your destroyed unit (excluding CHARACTER models), in Cult Ambush, at its Starting Strength, with all of its wounds remaining and any [ONE SHOT] weapons those models are equipped with considered as not having been shot.
- Place one Cult Ambush marker (see below) anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 9" horizontally away from all enemy units (if this is not possible, no marker is placed).
Units in Cult Ambush
Cult Ambush is a type of Strategic Reserves. Units in Cult Ambush cannot be targeted with the Rapid Ingress Stratagem, but can be set up on the battlefield using a Cult Ambush marker as described below, or by following the rules for Strategic Reserves in a subsequent turn. Units in Cult Ambush are not automically destroyed at the end of the third battle round.
Cult Ambush Markers
Use a circular 32mm diameter marker for Cult Ambush markers. If an enemy model (excluding AIRCRAFT) ends any kind of move within 8" of a Cult Ambush marker you placed, that Cult Ambush marker is removed from the battlefield. At the end of your opponent’s next Movement phase, for each of your Cult Ambush markers still on the battlefield, you can select one unit from your army that is in Cult Ambush to make an ingress move. For that ingress move, set that unit up with at least one model in that unit in base contact with that Cult Ambush marker and all other models placed wholly within 3" of that Cult Ambush marker (that Cult Ambush marker is then removed from the battlefield). Units in Cult Ambush can make an ingress move in the first battle round using this rule.
Host of Ascension
3DP
A Perfect Ambush
The insidious broodkin of the cult lurk hidden within the shadows, tirelessly tracking their enemies as predatory beasts stalk their prey. Only when their position is perfect do they strike. Worming into the fight from hidden tunnels, ducts and sewers, they rise to engulf their victims in a hail of unexpected firepower and a flurry of stabbing blades and raking talons.
Each time a GENESTEALER CULTS unit from your army is set up on the battlefield as Reinforcements, until the end of your next Fight phase, weapons equipped by models in that unit have the [SUSTAINED HITS 1] and [IGNORES COVER] abilities.Enhancements
No matter how often the oppressors seek to trap or silence this leader, they always find themselves left empty-handed and foolish, their elusive quarry long gone. GENESTEALER CULTS model only. In your opponent's Movement phase, if an enemy unit ends a move within 8" of this unit, if this unit is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units, this unit can make a Normal move of up to D6". |
Every oppressor has a weak spot. This savant of tactical analysis pinpoints fractured armour plates, exposed cabling or unshielded flesh with a glance and directs the cults fire to shatter the enemy’s greatest assets. GENESTEALER CULTS model only. Each time the bearer is set up on the battlefield as Reinforcements, until the end of your next Fight phase, ranged weapons equipped by models in the bearer’s unit have the [LETHAL HITS] ability. |
Infused with transcendent zeal, this insurrectionist and their chosen cultists are assured by telepathic whispers that they are the Star Childrens avatars and that now is the moment to strike. GENESTEALER CULTS model only. Once per battle, when the bearer’s unit declares a charge, the bearer can use this Enhancement. If it does, until the end of the phase, add 2 to Charge rolls made for the bearer’s unit. |
With an impulse of the Broodmind pulsing in their brain, this holy avenger stalks the battlefield, seeking to slay generals, preachers and all those the foe looks to for salvation and inspiration. GENESTEALER CULTS model only. Each time a model in the bearer’s unit makes an attack that targets a CHARACTER unit, add 1 to the Hit roll |
Stratagems
TARGET: Two GENESTEALER CULTS units from your army that have not been selected to shoot or fight this phase.
EFFECT: Select one enemy unit (if this Stratagem is used in the Fight phase, that enemy unit must be within Engagement Range of both of your units). Until the end of the phase, each time a model in either of your units makes an attack, it can only target that enemy unit (and only if it is an eligible target for that attack), and when resolving that attack, add 1 to the Wound roll.
TARGET: One GENESTEALER CULTS units 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, a Critical Hit is scored on an unmodified Hit roll of 5+, instead of only a 6.
TARGET: One GENESTEALER CULTS unit from your army that is arriving using the Deep Strike ability this phase.
EFFECT: Your unit can be set up anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 6" horizontally away from all enemy units.
RESTRICTIONS: A unit targeted by this Stratagem is not eligible to declare a charge in the same turn.
TARGET: One GENESTEALER CULTS BATTLELINE unit from your army in Cult Ambush.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, when setting your unit up using a Cult Ambush marker, set your unit up anywhere on the battlefield wholly within 6" of that Cult Ambush marker and not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.
TARGET: One GENESTEALER CULTS INFANTRY unit from your army that is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.
EFFECT: Remove your unit from the battlefield and place it into Strategic Reserves.
TARGET: One GENESTEALER CULTS INFANTRY unit from your army that was selected as a target of that charge.
EFFECT: Roll one D6: on a 2-4, that enemy unit suffers D3 mortal wounds; on a 5+, that enemy unit suffers 3 mortal wounds.
Xenocreed Congregation
2DP
Unquestioning Fanaticism
Downtrodden by the oppressors for so long, a cult’s lowly broodkin are fanatically devoted to their leaders, for those hallowed individuals serve the Patriarchs will more directly. The masses draw upon energy reserves in their desire to heed their masters’ wishes, surging selflessly into the fray, ready to hurl themselves in harm’s way for the Patriarch’s chosen.
For each ACOLYTE HYBRIDS, HYBRID METAMORPHS and NEOPHYTE HYBRIDS unit from your army, while one or more CHARACTER models are leading that unit, you can re-roll Advance and Charge rolls made for it. If that CHARACTER model is a MAGUS, PRIMUS or ACOLYTE ICONWARD, that model has the Feel No Pain 3+ ability while leading that unit.Enhancements
This war leader carries a gift from their Patriarch: a talismanic shard of a chitinous claw, a vial of the liquid that seeps into the genesis pools or a psionic growth within the chosen one’s brain. Its form matters less than its effect, for it radiates an inspirational wave of the Broodmind that focuses the minds of the faithful on their duties to the cult above all else. MAGUS, PRIMUS or ACOLYTE ICONWARD model only. You can re-roll Battle-shock tests taken for the bearer’s unit. |
With vitriol and passion do the cult’s leaders castigate the foe’s champions, casting them as the most hated architects of oppression and inciting their comrades to murderous intent. MAGUS, PRIMUS or ACOLYTE ICONWARD model only. Each time a model in the bearer’s unit makes an attack that targets a CHARACTER unit, add 1 to the Hit roll and add 1 to the Wound roll. |
This agent of the Star Children is a living legend known amongst the entire cult. Their reputation as a spiritual orator, undefeated liberator or sanctified warden is mythic, and their very presence draws the faithful to their side for a chance to fight alongside them. MAGUS, PRIMUS or ACOLYTE ICONWARD model only. You start the battle with 2 additional Resurgence points. |
This insurgent is a font of aggressive encouragement. As some supernatural vitality their broodkin feel in their souls, the leader’s words and deeds rouse them with fresh energy and stir them to charge forth in blind fury. MAGUS, PRIMUS or ACOLYTE ICONWARD model only. The bearer’s unit is eligible to declare a charge in a turn in which it Advanced. |
Stratagems
TARGET: One other GENESTEALER CULTS CHARACTER model from your army.
EFFECT: Until the end of the battle, each time a friendly ACOLYTE HYBRIDS, Hybrid Metamorphs or Neophyte Hybrids model makes an attack that targets that enemy unit, re-roll a Hit roll of 1. If the destroyed model was a MAGUS, PRIMUS or ACOLYTE ICONWARD, you can re-roll the Hit roll instead.
TARGET: One ACOLYTE HYBRIDS, HYBRID METAMORPHS or NEOPHYTE HYBRIDS unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, improve the Attacks and Weapon Skill characteristics of melee weapons equipped by models (excluding CHARACTERS) in your unit by 1 and those weapons have the [HAZARDOUS] ability.
TARGET: One ACOLYTE HYBRIDS, HYBRID METAMORPHS or NEOPHYTE HYBRIDS unit from your army that has not declared a charge this phase.
EFFECT:
- If your unit made an advance/fall-back move this turn, that advance/fall-back move does not prevent your unit from being eligible to declare a charge.
- When your unit declares a charge, you can use this part of this stratagem. If you do:
- Your unit can re-roll charge rolls.
- Your unit must end that charge move engaged with an enemy unit engaged with a friendly CHARACTER unit.
TARGET: One ACOLYTE HYBRIDS, HYBRID METAMORPHS or NEOPHYTE HYBRIDS unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, ranged weapons equipped by models in your unit have the [ASSAULT] ability.
TARGET: One ACOLYTE HYBRIDS, HYBRID METAMORPHS or NEOPHYTE HYBRIDS unit from your army in Cult Ambush.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, you can set up your unit on the battlefield without using a Cult Ambush marker. When doing so, set up your unit anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 6" horizontally away from all enemy units.
TARGET: One ACOLYTE HYBRIDS or NEOPHYTE HYBRIDS unit from your army that had one or more of its models destroyed as a result of the attacking unit's attacks.
EFFECT: Your unit can make a move of up to D6", but it unit must end that move as close as possible to the closest enemy unit (excluding AIRCRAFT), When doing so, models in your unit can be moved within Engagement Range of that enemy unit.
Biosanctic Broodsurge2DP
Hypermorphic Fury
Little can assuage a Genestealer Cults least Human instincts, behaviours made even more ferocious under provocation. Stimulated by psionic pulses of the Broodmind or fuelled by alchemical concoctions delivered from alien grafts, impulses drive the blessed to acts of increased savagery.
Add 1 to Charge rolls made for ABERRANTS, BIOPHAGUS and PURESTRAIN GENESTEALERS units from your army. In addition, each time such a unit is selected to fight, if it made a Charge move this turn, until the end of the phase, add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of melee weapons equipped by models in that unit.Enhancements
With alien senses and instincts augmented with hyper-adaptive gene-strands, this chosen of the cult leads the way deep into enemy lines, like a toxic barb working its way to the heart. ABOMINANT, BIOPHAGUS or PATRIARCH model only.
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The power of the Star Children flows through this creatures veins, their physiology showing unnatural gifts and lethal enhancements. ABOMINANT or PATRIARCH model only. Improve the Armour Penetration and Damage characteristics of melee weapons equipped by the bearer by 1. |
Though the truth may lie with cocktails of alchemical enzymes or xenos hormones triggering ferocious metabolic renewal, the cult’s masses see this nigh-immortal leader as a vessel of divine favour. ABOMINANT, BIOPHAGUS or PATRIARCH model only. In each Command phase, one model in the bearer’s unit regains 1 lost wound. |
An aura of palpable grandeur surrounds this individual, their mere presence a powerful stimulant to the nerve of their followers and a cowing nimbus to subjugate tyrannical foes. ABOMINANT, BIOPHAGUS or PATRIARCH model only. While an enemy unit is within Engagement Range of the bearer’s unit, subtract 1 from the Objective Control characteristic of models in that enemy unit (to a minimum of 1). |
Stratagems
TARGET: Select one of those Cult Ambush markers.
EFFECT: You can set up that Cult Ambush marker anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 8" horizontally away from all enemy units.
TARGET: That destroyed CHARACTER model. You can use this Stratagem on that model even though it was just destroyed.
EFFECT: Roll one D6: on a 2+, that enemy unit suffers D3 mortal wounds. If that Character model is an ABOMINANT or PATRIARCH, that enemy unit suffers 2D3 mortal wounds instead.
TARGET: One ABERRANTS, BIOPHAGUS or PURESTRAIN GENESTEALERS unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack that targets a MONSTER or VEHICLE, add 1 to the Wound roll.
TARGET: One ABERRANTS, BIOPHAGUS or PURESTRAIN GENESTEALERS unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes a Pile-in or Consolidation move, it can move up to 6" instead of up to 3". In addition, it does not need to end that move closer to the closest enemy model, provided it ends it as close as possible to the closest enemy unit.
TARGET: One ABERRANTS, BIOPHAGUS or PURESTRAIN GENESTEALERS unit from your army that has not declared a charge this phase.
EFFECT: Your unit has +2 to charge rolls.
TARGET: One ABERRANTS, BIOPHAGUS or PURESTRAIN GENESTEALERS unit from your army.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time an enemy unit within 9" of your unit is selected to shoot, it must take a Leadership test, subtracting 1 from the result. If that test is failed, until the end of the phase, each time a model in that enemy unit makes an attack that targets your unit, subtract 1 from the Hit roll.
Outlander Claw
2DP
Rapid Takeover
Whether forming loose clans of wandering nomads or militarised rapid-reaction corps, the cultists of Outlander Claws use their experience to launch assaults on prominent targets. Swiftly exploiting or rigging them with proximity charges, they can deny resources to the enemy without yoking themselves to a static defence.
While a GENESTEALER CULTS MOUNTED/VEHICLE model from your army is not Battle-shocked, add 1 to its Objective Control characteristic. In addition, at the end of your Command phase, if one or more ATALAN JACKALS units from your army are within range of an objective you control, that objective 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.Enhancements
With a chilling focus enabling them to identify ideal firing positions at a glance, this frontier assassin leads their brood in a coiling evasion from their enemies that suddenly changes into a lunging strike back. GENESTEALER CULTS MOUNTED model only. The bearer’s unit is eligible to shoot in a turn in which it Fell Back. |
This parasitic, cybernetic implant allows its host to tap into the survey augurs and proximity detectors of the cults industrial transports. They use this leeched data to guide their comrades’ fire from vision slits and hatches, even at high speed. GENESTEALER CULTS model only. While the bearer is embarked within a TRANSPORT, each time that TRANSPORT is selected to shoot, until the end of the phase, improve the Ballistic Skill characteristic of ranged weapons equipped by that TRANSPORT as a result of the Firing Deck ability by 1. |
When they hit, these hand-crafted sniper bullets radiate with a supernatural aura redolent of the void’s numbing chill. Muscles seize, fingers cramp and thought slows as the sinister saturation takes effect. GENESTEALER CULTS MOUNTED model only. In your Shooting phase, after the bearer has shot, select one enemy unit hit by one or more of those attacks made with a cult sniper rifle. Until the start of your next Shooting phase, each time a model in that enemy unit makes an attack, subtract 1 from the Hit roll. |
An expert in rapid attacks from speeding vehicles, this veteran has drilled their insurrectionist cell, readying them to leap into the fray with stolen weapons blazing. GENESTEALER CULTS model only. Each time a model in the bearer’s unit makes a ranged attack, if it disembarked from a TRANSPORT this turn, you can re-roll the Hit roll. |
Stratagems
TARGET: Select one of those Cult Ambush markers.
EFFECT: You can set up that Cult Ambush marker anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 8" horizontally away from all enemy units.
TARGET: One GOLIATH ROCKGRINDER or GOLIATH TRUCK 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 Damage characteristic of that attack.
TARGET: One GENESTEALER CULTS MOUNTED or GENESTEALER CULTS VEHICLE unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, ranged weapons equipped by models in your unit have the [LETHAL HITS] ability while targeting an enemy unit within 18".
TARGET: One ACHILLES RIDGERUNNERS or ATALAN JACKALS unit from your army that is within 8" of that enemy unit.
EFFECT: Your unit can make a Normal move of up to 6".
TARGET: One ACHILLES RIDGERUNNERS or ATALAN JACKALS unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, models in your unit have a 4+ invulnerable save.
TARGET: One GENESTEALER CULTS MOUNTED or GENESTEALER CULTS VEHICLE unit from your army that is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units and is wholly within 9" of one or more battlefield edges.
EFFECT: Remove your unit from the battlefield and place it into Strategic Reserves.
Brood Brother Auxilia2DP
Integrated Tactics
Coordinating with their militant allies via stolen vox equipment or signalling with cult icons, the insidious broodkin engulfs the hated foe in overlapping fields of fire.
Each time an ASTRA MILITARUM unit from your army (see below) is selected to shoot, you can select one enemy unit within 18" of and visible to that unit. If you do, until the end of the phase, models in that ASTRA MILITARUM unit can only target that enemy unit (and only if it is an eligible target) and that enemy unit is caught in overlapping fire. While an enemy unit is caught in overlapping fire, each time a GENESTEALER CULTS model from your army targets that enemy unit with a ranged attack, add 1 to the Hit roll.BROOD BROTHERS
You can include ASTRA MILITARUM units in your army, even though they do not have the GENESTEALER CULTS Faction keyword. The combined points cost of such units you can include in your army is:- Incursion: Up to 500 pts
- Strike Force: Up to 1000 pts
- Onslaught: Up to 1500 pts
Enhancements
With access to Imperial data-logs and servo-scry records, this cult leader feeds the stolen information to their professional allies, enabling them to immediately exploit weak points in the enemy. GENESTEALER CULTS INFANTRY model only. Once per turn, when a friendly ASTRA MILITARUM INFANTRY or ASTRA MILITARUM MOUNTED unit within 9" of the bearer is selected to shoot, the bearer can use this Enhancement. If it does, until the end of the phase, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of ranged weapons equipped by models in that unit by 1. |
Whether through intensive cross-training with tainted officers or some symbiotic neuro-mimicry, this insurrectionist is adept in daring tactical manoeuvres. GENESTEALER CULTS INFANTRY model only. When you target this unit with the Heroic Intervention stratagem, that use is -1 CP. |
Hidden for years within a xeno-tainted regiment, this feted commander has returned to lead their guerrillas, donning once more the garb of the insurgent. Respected with reverent awe, they instil a disciplined professionalism and focus in their cult comrades. GENESTEALER CULTS INFANTRY model only. Improve the Leadership and Objective Control characteristics of models in the bearer’s unit by 1. |
Taking a righteous vindication in turning the oppressor’s tactics against them, this war leader coordinates their broodkins last-second fire into effective volleys to drive back the foe. GENESTEALER CULTS INFANTRY model only. Each time you target the bearer’s unit with the Fire Overwatch Stratagem, while resolving that Stratagem, hits are scored on unmodified Hit rolls of 5+. |
Stratagems
TARGET: One ASTRA MILITARUM VEHICLE unit from your army.
EFFECT: Select one of those Cult Ambush markers. You can set up that Cult Ambush marker anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 8" horizontally away from all enemy units and wholly within 6" of your unit.
TARGET: That INFANTRY unit. You can use this Stratagem on that unit even though it was just destroyed.
EFFECT: Roll one D6: on a 3+, place one Cult Ambush marker anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 8" horizontally away from all enemy units (if this is not possible, no marker is placed) and add a new unit to your army identical to your destroyed unit, in Cult Ambush, at its Starting Strength, with all of its wounds remaining and any [ONE SHOT] weapons those models are equipped with considered as not having been shot.
RESTRICTIONS: You can only use this Stratagem once per battle.
TARGET: That ASTRA MILITARUM unit.
EFFECT: Select one enemy unit hit by one or more of those attacks. Until the end of the turn, that enemy unit cannot be targeted with the Fire Overwatch Stratagem and each time a GENESTEALER CULTS unit from your army selects that enemy unit as a target of a charge, you can re-roll the Charge roll.
TARGET: One ASTRA MILITARUM unit from your army.
EFFECT: Select one enemy unit within Engagement Range of one or more GENESTEALER CULTS units from your army. Until the end of the phase, your unit can make ranged attacks that target that enemy unit. If it does, after it has resolved those attacks, roll one D6 for each of those GENESTEALER CULTS units: on a 5+, the unit being rolled for suffers D3+1 mortal wounds.
TARGET: One ASTRA MILITARUM and one GENESTEALER CULTS unit from your army that have not been selected to shoot this phase.
EFFECT: Select one enemy unit that is visible to both of those selected units and within range of at least one ranged weapon from each of those units. Until the end of the phase, models in those units can only make attacks that target that enemy unit (and only if it is an eligible target). When doing so, each time such a model makes an attack, re-roll a Wound roll of 1.
TARGET: One ASTRA MILITARUM or GENESTEALER CULTS unit from your army (excluding MONSTERS and VEHICLES) within 12" of that enemy unit.
EFFECT: Your unit can make a Normal move of up to 6".
Final Day
2DP
Every Genestealer Cultist wishes to witness the Star Children’s arrival and ascend to join them in blessed oneness. They believe this will be a transcendent experience, a sublime reward for their devotion. The reality is altogether more hideous. As the Tyranids approach through the void, the utterly alien Hive Mind assimilates the more nuanced Broodmind of the cult. Many faithful die from psionic shock. Others are freed from Tyranid mind control only to go mad with horror as the truth is revealed. The rest become short-lived puppets for the first waves of Tyranid vanguard organisms descending on their world. Exerting its will to make them fight harder and move faster, the Hive Mind swiftly burns out these surviving faithful, harvesting each flicker of bioenergy to reinvigorate its more valuable Tyranid organisms.
Psionic Parasitism
With each tug on the synaptic leash, the Hive Mind drains more of its hapless worshippers.
At the end of your Movement phase, for each TYRANIDS SYNAPSE unit from your army, you can select one friendly GENESTEALER CULTS unit (excluding PURESTRAIN GENESTEALER and PATRIARCH units) and one friendly TYRANIDS unit each within 9" of and visible to that SYNAPSE unit. If you do, that GENESTEALER CULTS unit from your army suffers D3+1 mortal wounds and one model in the selected TYRANIDS unit regains up to that many lost wounds and until the start of your next Movement phase, each time a model in the selected TYRANIDS unit makes an attack, add 1 to the Hit roll.TYRANIDS units from your army have the following ability:
Catalyst (Aura): While an enemy unit is within 6" of this unit, each time a friendly GENESTEALER CULTS unit makes an attack that targets that enemy unit, add 1 to the Hit roll.
The Star Children’s Blessings
You can include TYRANIDS VANGUARD INVADER units (excluding AIRCRAFT, BROODLORD and GENESTEALERS units) in your army. The combined points cost of such units depends on your battle size:
- Incursion: Up to 500 pts
- Strike Force: Up to 1000 pts
- Onslaught: Up to 1500 pts
No TYRANIDS models from your army can be your WARLORD.
Enhancements
Invisible psionic tendrils drift around this bioform’s cranium, stabbing out to force alien demands into fragmenting hybrid minds and suck the bioenergy from them in merciless draughts. TYRANIDS model only. Each time the bearer would regain one or more lost wounds from the Psionic Parasitism Detachment rule, it regains up to twice that number of lost wounds instead. |
Though hollowing them out like acid, the insidious power of the Hive Mind blazes from this delirious fanatic and forces their enemies to recoil. GENESTEALER CULTS model only. Enemy units cannot use the Fire Overwatch Stratagem to shoot at the bearer’s unit. |
Adapted by the Hive Mind to lead the first invasion swarms, this leader organism’s bioweapons emphasise vicious shock assault and maximum bloodshed. WINGED HIVE TYRANT model only. Improve the Strength and Armour Penetration characteristics of melee weapons equipped by the bearer by 1. |
This cult leader’s powerful psyche has withstood Hive Mind integration better than most, at least for now. It even relays a crude approximation of synaptic signals to their underlings. Of course, this only makes them and their followers more selflessly obedient drones. GENESTEALER CULTS model only. Weapons equipped by models in the bearer’s unit have the [SUSTAINED HITS 1] ability while targeting an enemy unit within 6" of one or more friendly TYRANIDS units. |
Stratagems
TARGET: One GENESTEALER CULTS 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 an enemy unit, re-roll a Wound roll of 1. If one or more friendly TYRANIDS units are within 6" of that enemy unit, you can re-roll the Wound roll instead.
TARGET: One TYRANIDS unit from your army.
EFFECT: Until the start of your next Command phase, increase the range of your unit’s Catalyst ability by 3".
RESTRICTIONS: Each time you use this Stratagem, until the end of your next Command phase, you cannot use this Stratagem again.
TARGET: One TYRANIDS CHARACTER unit from your army that was destroyed by that enemy unit this phase. You can use this Stratagem on that unit even though it was just destroyed.
EFFECT: Until the end of the battle, each time a GENESTEALER CULTS model from your army makes an attack that targets that enemy unit, add 1 to the Hit roll and add 1 to the Wound roll.
TARGET: That GENESTEALER CULTS unit.
EFFECT:
- Your unit has +1 to charge rolls.
- You can use this part of this stratagem. If you do:
- Your unit can re-roll charge rolls.
- Your unit must end that charge move engaged with an enemy unit engaged with that friendly TYRANIDS unit.
TARGET: One TYRANIDS unit from your army.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, your unit is eligible to shoot and declare a charge in a turn in which it Fell Back.
TARGET: One GENESTEALER CULTS or TYRANIDS unit from your army that is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.
EFFECT: Remove your unit from the battlefield and place it into Strategic Reserves.
Heroes of the Uprising
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CHAMPIONS OF THE GENESTEALER CULT LEAD THE UPRISING WITH UNHOLY CHARISMA AND ALIEN FEROCITY
Killer Reputation
What passes for folk heroism amongst the deviants of the Genestealer Cults is part broodmind compulsion and unwilling worship, and part these champions’ ability to commit deeds of great and terrible violence against any who stand in the way of the cult.
Friendly KELERMORPH/LOCUS/REDUCTUS SABOTEUR/SANCTUS models have KILLER.Friendly KILLER models’ attacks can:
- Re-roll hit rolls of 1.
- Re-roll wound rolls of 1
Enhancements
Years of experimentation and stolen biodata have gone into the fabrication of these unique and horrible toxins, which are now used to coat the weapons of the cult’s favoured champions. |
Carefully husbanded against the Day of Ascension, these rare and powerful black‑market rounds are issued only to the cult’s finest marksmen. KELERMORPH/REDUCTUS SABOTEUR model only. This unit’s ranged attacks have +2 S. |
Stratagems
TARGET: That KILLER unit.
EFFECT: Each visible friendly battle-shocked GENESTEALER CULTS unit within 12" of your unit is no longer battle-shocked.
TARGET: That KILLER unit.
EFFECT: Attacks made by KILLER models in your unit have [DEVASTATING WOUNDS].
TARGET: That KILLER unit.
EFFECT: When a KILLER model in your unit is destroyed, if your unit has not been selected to fight this phase, roll one D6:
- On a 1, that enemy unit suffers 1 mortal wound.
- On a 2+, do not remove that model from the battlefield. When your unit has fought, or at the end of the phase (whichever comes first), that model is removed from the battlefield.
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PURESTRAIN BROODS ARE UNLEASHED EN MASSE TO TEAR THE HEART FROM THE ENEMY ARMY
Enemy Within
Genestealers on the hunt combine malevolent cunning and inhuman agility to strike and fade again and again, until their prey are reduced to panicked disarray.
At the end of your opponent’s Fight phase, friendly unengaged PURESTRAIN GENESTEALER units can be placed in strategic reserves.This detachment has the PURESTRAIN tag and cannot be taken with another PURESTRAIN detachment.
Enhancements
Spontaneous biomorphs amongst this brood of Purestrains render them bigger, stronger, and mark them out as surely being the chosen of the Star Children themselves. PURESTRAIN GENESTEALERS unit only. This unit has:
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The broodmind bond between this Patriarch and its Purestrain spawn is so strong that it can virtually wield them like its own vicious talons. PATRIARCH model only. This unit’s attacks can re-roll wound rolls of 1. |
Stratagems
TARGET: That PURESTRAIN GENESTEALERS unit.
EFFECT: That move does not prevent your unit from being eligible to declare a charge.
TARGET: One friendly PURESTRAIN GENESTEALERS unit.
EFFECT: Your unit has -6" detection range until the end of the turn.
TARGET: That PURESTRAIN GENESTEALERS unit.
EFFECT: Your unit can make a normal move of up to D3+3".
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MASSED BROODS OF NEOPHYTE HYBRIDS USE GUERRILLA TACTICS TO UNDERMINE THEIR ENEMIES
Hordes of the Faithful
More and yet more Neophytes surge from tunnel mouths, mine entrances and derelict fortifications, drowning the foe in a tide of fanatical killers.
In your Command phase, if a friendly NEOPHYTE HYBRIDS unit is within a terrain area, that unit heals 3 wounds.This detachment has the HOSTS tag and cannot be taken with another HOSTS detachment.
Enhancements
Fighting under the eyes of the very leaders of their cult, the faithful are gripped by an unwavering determination to excel in battle. MAGUS/PRIMUS model only. This unit’s attacks can re-roll damage rolls. |
Whether it be stolen uniforms, ad‑hoc camouflage or even some chameleonic xenomutation, these Neophytes are able to blend into their surroundings. NEOPHYTE HYBRIDS unit only. This unit has -3" detection range. |
Stratagems
TARGET: One friendly NEOPHYTE HYBRIDS unit within a terrain area.
EFFECT: Enemy units within that terrain area have +6" detection range
TARGET: That NEOPHYTE HYBRIDS unit.
EFFECT: Select one enemy unit. Your unit’s ranged attacks that target that enemy unit can re-roll hit rolls.
TARGET: That NEOPHYTE HYBRIDS unit.
EFFECT: Ranged attacks that target your unit have -1 AP until that unit has attacked
Crusade Rules
In this section you’ll find additional rules for playing Crusade battles that are bespoke to GENESTEALER CULTS units.
GENESTEALER CULTS armies can attempt to achieve unique Agendas in addition to those found in other publications. These represent the factions unique goals and their particular methods of waging war.
PATH OF ASCENSION
The rules presented in this section represent the efforts of a Crusade force, having prepared and fought in the shadows, now attempting to openly assume control of a planet. Here you will find ways to create a world, methods by which you can assume control of it and unique rewards for doing so.
REQUISITIONS
GENESTEALER CULTS armies have access to a number of bespoke Requisitions in addition to those found in other publications.
In addition to the Crusade Relics presented in other publications, GENESTEALER CULTS CHARACTER models can claim one of the Crusade Relics found here.
BATTLE SCARS
Themed to the unique nature of the GENESTEALER CULTS, these Battle Scars represent long-lasting effects units from your Crusade force may come to carry.
BATTLE TRAITS
As they gain experience and prowess, GENESTEALER CULTS units in your Crusade force can be given one of the Battle Trails in this section instead of one presented elsewhere.
CRUSADE BADGES
Here you will find three Crusade Badges representing goals you can set yourself when campaigning with your Crusade force. Once one is achieved, you could set yourself a new goal, or take the opportunity to start a new Crusade force.
Agendas
If your Crusade army includes any GENESTEALER CULTS units, you can select Agendas from those presented here.Those who cannot be snatched away and infected with the gene-curse of the cult must be slain without mercy.
If your Crusade force is on a Path of Ascension, at the end of the battle, if your units gained a total of 3 or more XP from this Agenda, add 1 to your next Setback roll.
Those who have seen too much or possess the means to threaten the cult’s glorious Ascension must be swiftly dispatched to secure their silence.
If your Crusade force is on a Path of Ascension and the unit from your Crusade army that destroyed that CHARACTER unit contains a SANCTUS, LOCUS, KELERMORPH or JACKAL ALPHUS model, your Crusade force has silenced a detractor (make a note of this on your Order of Battle). You can then subtract 1 from your next Setback roll; when you do, remove the above note from your Order of Battle.
By extending the tendrils of the Broodmind into the psyche of the enemy, we will open their eyes and win allies to our cause
At the end of your turn, each of those selected units that is within 18" of your opponent’s battlefield edge gains 1XP. If your Crusade force is on a Path of Ascension, at the end of the battle, if your units gained a total of 2 or more XP from this Agenda, add 1 to your next Setback roll.
Plans must be made against any threats. Tunnels must be dug, supplies cached and traps set.
At the start of your next turn, each of those selected units that is still within the same terrain feature gains 2XP, and each unit that gains XP in this way is said to have Prepared that terrain feature.
If your Crusade force is on a Path of Ascension, at the end of the battle, if you Prepared 3 or more terrain features, your Crusade force is Prepared for the Ordeal (make a note of this on your Order of Battle). When fighting in the Great Ordeal, if your Crusade force is Prepared for the Ordeal, increase your starting number of Command points by 2. When your current Path of Ascension ends, your Crusade force is no longer Prepared for the Ordeal.
From heathen fane to hated fortification, all must be cast down.
In your Shooting phase, you can select one GENESTEALER CULTS BATTLELINE unit or REDUCTUS SABOTEUR unit from your Crusade army that is not Battle-shocked and is eligible to shoot. The unit you select must be within your opponent’s false temple and more than 3" away from all enemy units (excluding AIRCRAFT), and your opponent’s false temple must not have been Toppled (see below). Until the end of your turn, the selected units are not eligible to shoot or declare a charge.
At the start of your next Command phase, if the unit you selected is still within your opponent’s false temple, that false temple has been Toppled; until the end of the battle, true line of sight applies to that terrain feature instead of the visibility rules for RUINS, and the unit you selected gains 4XP.
Path of Ascension
When the Day of Ascension arrives, a Genestealer Cult strikes at its oppressors openly. By this time, its agents have infiltrated a world’s society, weakening institutions to help the cult’s broodkin to seize control of them through force. The cultists must be wary, remaining one step ahead of their foes lest the glorious Ascension be strangled before its moment of victory. When enough institutions are controlled, the world will belong to the Genestealer Cult. Success in such circumstances will earn the cult powerful Ascension rewards, but failure will bring about ignominy. Alternatively, a cult may choose to use what limited control they have secured to spread the Patriarch’s progeny and the cult’s creed to the stars.
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The Path Begins
If your Crusade force includes a PATRIARCH, PRIMUS or MAGUS model and is not otherwise on a Path of Ascension, it can begin a Path of Ascension.When your cult begins a Path of Ascension, you must first create the world your cult will attempt to assume control of. To do so, you must first determine its classification; you can randomly generate one by rolling one D6 and consulting the classifications shown on the left, or you can select the classification that best represents the type of world you would like your cult to assume control of.
Each classification of world has various institutions. These are the layers of society your cult can attack in order to assume control of that world. Once you have determined your worlds classification and institutions, you should name your world and begin a Path of Ascension Tracker for it.
Next, choose which institution your uprising has already infiltrated, from those shown below. This represents the hidden activities of your cult’s more insidious members to gain an advantage in a particular sector. Make a note of this on your Order of Battle.
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Walking the Path
Before each battle, if you do not already control three institutions, select one of your worlds three institutions to attack. You cannot select an institution you already control and have received the benefit from. After each battle, walk the Path of Ascension as shown below.Exploit Advantage
If your uprising has infiltrated your target institution, each unit that was part of your Crusade army and survived the battle gains 1XP.Gain Ascension Points
Roll one D6 and apply the modifiers below: on a 4-7, you earn 1 Ascension point; on an 8+, you earn 2 Ascension points.
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Gain Control
If you have fewer than 3 Ascension points, skip this step.If you have 3 Ascension points, spend all 3 to increase your Control count by 1. If you have a target institution, you gain control of that institution.
Then, if your Control count is 4, you win a Glorious Ascension victory. Otherwise, you either gain the Controlled Institution benefit that matches your target institution (see right) or 1 Requisition point.
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Setback
The enemy are closing in, and the uprising might not be going entirely to plan. Make a Setback roll by rolling 2D6, applying the modifiers below: on a 13+, you have been set back, triggering the Great Ordeal.
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Propagate
You can skip this step. If you do not, you can attempt to accelerate your uprising by making a Propagation roll. To do so, roll one D6 and add your Control count to the result: on a 5+, increase your Propagation count by 1 and, if your Control count is higher than 0, reduce your Control count by 1.Then, if your Propagation count is 5, you win a Seed the Stars victory.
Glorious Ascension
Ascension on this world has succeeded, and the cult has crushed their oppressors. As the cult ready the world for the Star Children, new horizons beckon.
If your Control count reaches 4, you win a Glorious Ascension victory! You have claimed this world by crushing its defences, casting invaders back and seizing control of the oppressors’ institutions.You can select one PATRIARCH model from your Order of Battle to gain 2XP. In addition, you can claim a permanent Ascension reward for your Crusade force based on the classification of world you have assumed control of, as shown below.
Then set your Ascension points, Propagation count and Control count to 0. If you start a new Path of Ascension after winning a Glorious Ascension victory, select two infiltrated institutions for your uprising, instead of one.
Seed the Stars
Though some areas remain controlled by the oppressors, the cult has outmanoeuvred its foes to ensure the Patriarch’s legacy spreads to other worlds.
If your Propagation count reaches 5, you win a Seed the Stars victory! Your cult’s influence spreads far beyond your world, bringing the word of the Star Children to a benighted galaxy.You can select up to three GENESTEALER CULTS CHARACTER units from your Order of Battle to gain 2XP each.
Then set your Ascension points, Propagation count and Control count to 0. If you start a new Path of Ascension after winning a Seed the Stars victory, select two infiltrated institutions for your uprising, instead of one.
ASCENSION REWARDS
Hive World Strength of the Masses: After each Crusade battle, each BATTLELINE unit that was part of your Crusade army and survived the battle gains 1XP. |
Forge World Prized Acquisition: Each time you add a VEHICLE unit to your Order of Battle, that unit gains 6XP (and therefore gains the Blooded Rank); select one Battle Honour for it as normal. |
Cardinal World Will of the Faithful: After each Crusade battle, you can ignore your first failed Out of Action test. |
Fortress World Looted Armoury: When a unit from your Crusade force gains the Weapon Modifications Battle Honour, you can roll 3D6 (instead of 2D6) to randomly determine three Weapon Modifications for the weapon to gain. |
Agri/Mining World Hard Graft: After each Crusade battle, roll one D6: on a 4+, you gain 1 additional Requisition point. |
Frontier/Feudal World Cult of Personality: Each time you select a unit to be Marked for Greatness, that unit gains 1 additional XP. |
Each time you claim an Ascension reward, add it to the Information section of your Order of Battle. After mustering your Crusade army for each battle, for the purposes of determining Crusade Blessings, add 1 to your total Crusade points for that battle for each Ascension reward your Crusade force has.
The Great Ordeal
The cult’s foes are closing in. Perhaps they have won a stinging victory, killed cult agents, found its caches or razed its hideouts. The cult preaches this is a test of faith and orders a final, overwhelming assault.
If you have been set back, you must fight in the Great Ordeal. The Great Ordeal is a Crusade battle in which your cult makes a final, fanatical effort to crush their circling foes and take the world in a show of faith worthy of the Star Children. Make sure you find a suitable opponent for such a momentous event!When you fight in the Great Ordeal, your cult fights with zealous fury, but is not as prepared as it could be. As such, for that battle, the following rules are in effect:
Zealous Fury
Each time you take a Battle-shock test for a GENESTEALER CULTS unit from your Crusade army, add your Control count to the result of that test.
Persecuted
Your opponent starts the battle with a number of CP based on your Control count and the battle size, as specified in the table below.
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Prepared
If your Crusade force is Prepared for the Ordeal, you start the battle with 2CP.
If you lose the Great Ordeal battle, you must abandon your current Path of Ascension (see bellow).
If you win the Great Ordeal battle, you have won a Great Ordeal victory! You can select one PATRIARCH unit from your Order of Battle to gain 2XP. In addition, you can claim a permanent Ascension reward for your Crusade force based on the classification of world you have assumed control of.
Then set your Ascension points, Propagation count and Control count to 0 and you can start a new Path of Ascension.
The Cycle Begins Anew
Many of the faithful have fallen, but the cult’s core survives. Whether it escapes to infest a new world or slinks into the shadows to re-grow, the cult will rise anew.
You may find that your attempt to infiltrate and assume control of a world is proving to be unsuccessful. In such cases, before or after a battle, you can abandon your current Path of Ascension. Equally, if you lose the Great Ordeal battle, you must abandon your current Path of Ascension.Each time you abandon your current Path of Ascension, that Path of Ascension ends and you must select one of the following Ignominies:
- Each PATRIARCH, PRIMUS and MAGUS model from your Order of Battle gains a Battle Scar. You can only select this Ignominy if at least one model would gain a Battle Scar.
- Remove one Ascension reward from your Order of Battle
Then set your Ascension points, Propagation count and Control count to 0 and you can start a new Path of Ascension.
Requisitions
If your Crusade army includes any GENESTEALER CULTS units, you can spend Requisition points (RPs) on any of the following Requisitions.As the Genestealer Curse spreads and the brood grows, so new leaders emerge from the brood cycle already possessed of inherent knowledge and martial skill.
Just as important as grand strategy is the tactical approach to every individual engagement, from the most meagre skirmish to grand offensives and onslaughts. All must be planned with equal cunning and determination in order for the cult to emerge victorious.
Lying in Wait: Use this ability when you set up an INFANTRY unit, other than during the Deploy Armies step. When you do, you can set that unit up anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 3" horizontally away from all enemy units. Until the end of the turn, that unit is not eligible to declare a charge.
A Trap Sprung: Use this ability when you set up a unit, other than during the Deploy Armies step. When you do, until the end of the turn, when you make a Charge roll for that unit, roll one additional dice, then discard one of the dice.
Perfect Ambush: Use this ability when you set up a unit, other than during the Deploy Armies step. When you do, select one enemy unit within 12" of and visible to that unit. Until the end of the turn, the unit you selected cannot have the Benefit of Cover.
Suitably heroic and bloody deeds can win a brood the status offolk heroes in the eyes of their fellows. 'The faithful idolise such icons of the revolution, seeking to emulate their deeds of canny daring.
Each time a unit that is beloved of the cult gains 1 or more XP in a Crusade battle and survives that battle, after that battle, roll one D6 for each other unit from your Crusade army that survived that battle: on a 6, the unit you rolled for gains 1XP.
Only one unit from your Crusade army can be beloved of the cult at the same time; each time you use this Requisition, first remove that upgrade from any other unit from your army that has it, and subtract 1 from that previously upgraded unit’s Crusade points.
Through tireless effort and keen foresight, a localised victory for the cult can be exploited to open new doors and generate fresh opportunities for the faithful.
- You won that battle.
- Every Agenda you selected for that battle was a Genestealer Cults Agenda.
- GENESTEALER CULTS units from your Crusade army earned XP from each of those Agendas.
For all the lives it may cost to subjugate an entire world, still the ranks of the faithful are swelled by such conquests as the blessings spread through the populace.
- Add 1 to your next Propagation roll.
- Add 1 to your next Setback roll.
As the brood cycle turns and turns again, each new fifth generation spawns Purestrain Genestealers to act as living weapons and vectors of transmission for the cult.
You cannot purchase this Requisition if doing so would cause your total Power Level to exceed your Crusade forces Supply Limit.
Crusade Relics
When a GENESTEALER CULTS CHARACTER model gains a Crusade Relic, you can select one of the Crusade Relics presented here.Artificer Relics
The Pervasion Veil is, at first glance, merely a tattered cloak that even the most destitute vagrant might cast aside as worthless. Yet one who dons it seems to fade somehow into the shadows, their image flickering half-seen in every dark corner, there in peripheral sight then gone as quickly as it was glimpsed.
INFANTRY model (excluding PATRIARCH models) only.Add 3" to the bearers Move characteristic, and the bearer gains the following ability:
Pervasion Veil: Once per battle, at the end of any phase, provided this model is not leading a unit, it can use this ability. If it does, remove it from the battlefield and set it up again anywhere on the battlefield more than 9" horizontally away from all enemy units.
Some myths say this blade is a literal claw, lengthening from the bearer’s flesh; others that it is the chitinous spur of a martyred Metamorph. Whatever the truth, the Vector Talon whispers with a cluttering sibilance of its own and twitches when it touches prey, finding weakness and digging into it.
Improve the Armour Penetration and Damage characteristics of melee weapons equipped by the bearer by 1.Antiquity Relics
This cranial device enhances the host’s integration with the Broodmind, granting them a truly alien perspective and devotion - but at a cost.
Improve the Leadership characteristic of models in the bearer’s unit by 2. Each time the bearer’s unit fails a Leadership test, the bearer suffers 1 mortal wound.This info-wafer records the last days of the survivors of Magorra, a system conquered by simultaneous Genestealer Cult uprisings on every world. Its revelations serve to offer great strategic insights.
Each time you select the bearer’s unit as the target of a Battle Tactic Stratagem, you can select one other unit within 12" of the bearer’s unit that is also an eligible target for that Stratagem; that selected unit is also affected by that Stratagem.Legendary Relics
Stitched together from the tattered remains of enemy banners, then dyed and daubed over with cult sigils, this banner stands as a testament to the conviction and savage conquests of the cult.
ACOLYTE ICONWARD model only. While a friendly GENESTEALER CULTS INFANTRY or GENESTEALER CULTS MOUNTED unit is within 6" of the bearer, add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of melee weapons equipped by models in that unit.Cult artificers, working to revelatory fever dreams fuelled by the Broodmind, created this psycho-empathic projector. Small enough to conceal within its bearer’s robes, it emits an irresistible psionic pulse that wears down mental fortitude. The faithless in its reach begin to question their every conviction: every truth they hold and every belief they cleave to.
While an enemy BATTLELINE unit is within 9" of the bearer’s unit, worsen the Leadership characteristic of models in that enemy unit by 1, and subtract 1 from the Objective Control characteristic of models in that enemy unit (to a minimum of 0).Battle Scars
When a GENESTEALER CULTS CHARACTER model gains a Battle Scar, you can use the table presented here to determine which Battle Scar that model has gained.Failing the Star Children has consequences, with ostracism from the ranks of the faithful being amongst the worst.
Even those bolstered by the Broodmind can forget the teachings of their faith in the heat of battle.
Neural trauma has weakened this revolutionary’s mind, causing them to freeze in moments of crisis.
Debilitating mutations afflict this warrior, their part-alien anatomy turning against them.
- Subtract 1 from the Toughness characteristic of this model.
- Worsen the Weapon Skill and Ballistic Skill characteristics of weapons equipped by this model by 1.
Left angry and in pain from their wounds, this warrior must fight constantly not to give in to monstrous and mindless ferocity.
One too many defeats have seen this warrior slip down the invisible psychic hierarchy asserted through the Broodmind.
- This model cannot be attached to a unit that has another model attached to it, and no other models can be attached to a unit this model is attached to.
- At the start of the Fight phase, if this model’s unit is within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units and within 9" of one or more other friendly GENESTEALER CULTS CHARACTER units that are also within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units, this model’s unit is not eligible to fight until after those other friendly GENESTEALER CULTS CHARACTER units that are eligible to fight have done so.
Battle Traits
When a GENESTEALER CULTS unit gains a Battle Trait, you can use one of the tables presented here to determine which Battle Trait that unit has gained.Experience has taught this brood the best ways in which to exploit the landscape around them for cover and concealment.
These warriors are practised in defending even the most ruined structures, be they bunkers or fallen hab-stacks.
Filled with hatred for their oppressors and enemies, these warriors are only too happy to rise up in violent rebellion.
Those who pilot light vehicles into battle soon learn to jink, swerve and use their own dust clouds for concealment.
There are advantages to having underhive engine-fixers and outcast mechanists amongst the faithful, as the many blasphemous upgrades on cult combat vehicles attest.
Bolting on extra armour is a wise precaution when fresh armoured vehicles are in short supply.
As final ascension looms, the mightiest and most genetically alien of the cult exhibit the blessings of inhumanly swift reactions and almost animalistic savagery in battle.
No mere Human could possibly dodge their enemies’ blows with such bewildering, horribly insectile speed and precision.
Even amongst the inner circle of the cult, some display a predatory eagerness to tear into their enemies.
Command of the faithful comes as naturally to this revolutionary orator as breathing.
This cult agent draws strength from the Broodmind, becoming an avatar of destruction in the presence of the faithful.
This folk hero and their followers have fought so long together for the cause that they are now inseparable comrades.
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.Uprising Hero
The cult’s broods hail you as a folk hero of the creed, and under your leadership, the broodkin’s devoted insurrectionists have proven worthy of their holy task. With each victory in the name of the Star Children, their prophesied arrival draws ever nearer. The oppressors who have dared to stand in your path - though they have struck down many loyal servants of the cult - now lie bloody and broken. Yet this is only the beginning. There are many more who might greet the Star Children, awaiting only the breaking of their shackles and the opening of their eyes to new truths.
- You have successfully completed one Path of Ascension.
- You have won at least two battles
Propagator of Liberation
You are the architect of Ascension. The oppressors of one world after another have fallen to your masterful strategies and labyrinthine ploys. More than that, you have seeded the cult’s creed and the Patriarch’s progeny into the heavenly domains and wrested spaceports, ships and crews from the faithless to take the Star Childrens blessings still further. Now is not the moment to rest, for the divine labour cannot be laid down until the chains wielded by every tyrannical overlord lie broken with them.
- You have successfully completed three Paths of Ascension.
- You have won at least one Glorious Ascension victory.
- You have won at least six battles
Saint of Ascension
Your Claws and gene-sects now march or incubate across entire systems and stellar trading routes. The oppressors’ religion is shown to be a hollow sham as the holiness of the Star Children declares its triumphs at every stage, from the whispered hiss to the clarion call of battle. You are truly a vessel of angelic divinity!
- You have successfully completed five Paths of Ascension, on at least three different classifications of world.
- You have won at least one Seed the Stars victory, one Glorious Ascension victory and one Great Ordeal victory.
- You have won at least 10 battles.
- A CHARACTER from your Crusade force has reached Legendary rank.
Path Of Ascension Tracker
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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.
Cult Unveiled
Many Genestealer Cults seek to spread beyond their birth worlds by smuggling broods of the faithful onto departing voidships. Though cunning, some such cult cells are discovered before they reach their destinations. In such circumstances, they will fight furiously to overtake their host vessel entirely.
Mustering a Boarding Patrol
You can include up to one of the following units:You can include up to two of the following units (duplicates are not allowed):
You can include up to three of each of the following units:
- ACOLYTE HYBRIDS WITH AUTOPISTOLS (5 or 10 models)
- NEOPHYTE HYBRIDS (10 models)
- ACOLYTE HYBRIDS WITH HAND FLAMERS (5 or 10 models)
Forming Boarding Squads
- Do not split NEOPHYTE HYBRIDS units into separate units in the Form Boarding Squads step.
Rules Adaptations
- GENESTEALER CULTS units lose the Deep Strike ability.
- The ACOLYTE HYBRIDS WITH AUTOPISTOLS unit loses the Claimed for the Cult ability.
- The ACOLYTE ICONWARD model loses the Summon the Cult ability.
- The NEOPHYTE HYBRIDS unit loses the A Plan Generations in the Making ability.
- The PRIMUS model loses the Decoys and Misdirection ability.
Insidious Ambushers
Genestealer Cults survive and spread through a combination of stealth and sudden, decisive violence. These traits make them especially nightmarish foes to face in the confines of a voidship, where they spring seemingly from nowhere to attack.
Units from your army with the Cult Ambush ability lose that ability and GENESTEALER CULTS units from your army gain this one.In the Deploy Armies step, your opponent must set up their entire army before you set up any of your units. If both players have a rule that allows them to do this, both players set up their units normally.
Detachment Rule
Harassing Fire
Focusing on hit-and-fade tactics to wear their enemies down, the guerrilla fighters of the cult hammer the foe with swift volleys before vanishing back behind closing hatches.
At the encl of your Shooting phase, you can select one GENESTEALER CULTS unit from your army that is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units. If you do, that unit can attempt to operate one open Hatchway it is within 1" of (if there is one), and can then make a Normal move of up to 3" (regardless of whether it attempted to operate a Hatchway or not). Until the end of the turn, that unit is not eligible to declare a charge.Enhancements
Master Saboteur This cult leader is skilled in the arts of covert sabotage, and has pre-emptively employed these skills against a key strategic target on this deck. The first time in the battle that your opponent’s army Secures an objective marker while the bearer is on the battlefield, roll one D6: on a 3+, that objective marker is not Secured by your opponent’s army. |
Primary Detonator A chunky technological device with a deviant machine spirit and an array of triggers, this jury-rigged detonator connects to multiple explosive charges laced through this deck. By pumping one of the triggers, its wielder can set off a powerful detonation. Once per battle, when an enemy unit opens a closed Hatchway, if the bearer is on the battlefield, it can use this Enhancement. If it does, roll one D6: on a 3-4, that enemy unit suffers 1 mortal wound; on a 5+, that enemy unit suffers 2 mortal wounds. |
Stratagems
TARGET: One GENESTEALER CULTS unit from your army.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, your unit is eligible to shoot in a turn in which it Fell Back.
TARGET: One NEOPHYTE HYBRIDS unit from your army that is in Reserves.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, models in your unit have the Deep Strike ability.
RESTRICTIONS: You can only use this Stratagem once.
TARGET: One GENESTEALER CULTS unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.
EFFECT: Select one enemy unit within Engagement Range of one or more friendly GENESTEALER CULTS units. Until the end of the phase, your unit can make ranged attacks that target that enemy unit. If it does, after your unit has finished making those attacks, roll one D6 for each of those friendly units: on a 2-4, that friendly unit suffers 1 mortal wound; on a 5+, that friendly unit suffers 2 mortal wounds.
TARGET: One GENESTEALER CULTS unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit's attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time an attack targets your unit, if the attacking model is not within 3", subtract 1 from the Hit roll.
Genespawn Onslaught
Unleashed by a voidborne cult as a deadly boarding spearhead, or boiling up from the depths of a host vessel as the first blow struck by a cult rising in its underdecks, this tide of horrors crushes all before it. Blessed by the Star Children, these favoured of the cult can be relied upon to wreak absolute havoc.
Mustering a Boarding Patrol
You can include up to two of the following units (duplicates are not allowed):You can include up to two of the following unit:
- ABERRANTS (5 or 10 models)
- HYBRID METAMORPHS (5 or 10 models)
Rules Adaptations
- GENESTEALER CULTS units lose the Deep Strike ability.
- The HYBRID METAMORPHS unit loses the Brood Surge ability.
Insidious Ambushers
Genestealer Cults survive and spread through a combination of stealth and sudden, decisive violence. These traits make them especially nightmarish foes to face in the confines of a voidship, where they spring seemingly from nowhere to attack.
Units from your army with the Cult Ambush ability lose that ability and GENESTEALER CULTS units from your army gain this one.In the Deploy Armies step, your opponent must set up their entire army before you set up any of your units. If both players have a rule that allows them to do this, both players set up their units normally.
Detachment Rule
Blessed Visages
To the faithful of the cult, these warriors appear as the blessed and beatific chosen of the Star Children. To all others they are grotesque hybrid horrors whose unnatural aspect triggers repulsion and aversion in equal measure.
Each time an enemy unit declares a charge that targets one or more GENESTEALER CULTS units from your army, that enemy unit must take a Leadership test. If failed, until the end of the turn, each time a model in that enemy unit makes an attack, subtract 1 from the Hit roll.Enhancements
Spiteful Imp This Abominant’s familiar is of an especially vicious breed. Not content to lead its lumpen companion into the fight, it also exploits enemies’fearful distraction to strike barbed blows of its own. ABOMINANT model only. Each time an enemy unit opens a Hatchway, if the bearer is within 1" of that Hatchway, roll one D6: on a 3-4, that enemy unit suffers 1 mortal wound; on a 5+, that enemy unit suffers 2 mortal wounds. |
Miasmic Fumes So potent are the bubbling toxins and tinctures carried into battle by the Biophagus that they choke the ship’s corridors with gene-corrosive fumes that choke foes and obscure their bearer from view. BIOPHAGUS model only. Each time an attack targets the bearer, subtract 1 from the Hit roll and subtract 1 from the Wound roll. |
Stratagems
TARGET: That GENESTEALER CULTS unit.
EFFECT: If your unit is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units, until the end of the phase, each time your unit Consolidates, models in your unit can end that move as close as possible to the nearest Hatchway instead of the nearest visible enemy unit. Your unit can then attempt to operate that Hatchway.
TARGET: One ABOMINANT or ABERRANTS unit from your army that has not been selected to move this phase and has not declared a charge this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, when makinga Normal, Advance or Charge move, your unit can move through a single closed Hatchway as if it was open. When doing so, that Hatchway is opened and cannot be closed for the rest of the battle. This can allow that unit to declare a charge against enemy units that are not visible to it, but to do so those enemy units must be within 1" of that Hatchway and wholly on the opposite side of it from your unit.
RESTRICTIONS: You can only use this Stratagem once per turn.
TARGET: That HYBRID METAMORPHS unit.
EFFECT: Select one objective marker you control that your unit is within range of. That objective marker is Secured by your army.
TARGET: One GENESTEALER CULTS unit from your army that is within 9" of and visible to that enemy unit.
EFFECT: That enemy unit must take a Leadership test, subtracting 1 from the result: if failed, that enemy unit does not perform that Tactical Manoeuvre and it cannot perform anotherTactical Manoeuvre this turn (but can otherwise act normally).
Infestation Swarm
Many doomed voidships have been infested by Genestealers, their corridors and crawlways transformed into the hunting grounds and brood-lairs of monstrous vanguard organisms. Such infestations prove nightmarishly deadly to any unwise enough to board these apparent derelicts.
Mustering a Boarding Patrol
When selecting this Detachment, you must select either the TYRANIDS or GENESTEALER CULTS keyword.If you selected TYRANIDS, you can include up to three of the following unit:
- GENESTEALERS (5 or 10 models).
If you selected GENESTEALER CULTS, you can include up to three of the following unit:
- PURESTRAIN GENESTEALERS (5 or 10 models)
Rules Adaptations
- GENESTEALERS and PURESTRAIN GENESTEALERS units can perform the Secure Site Tactical Manoeuvre as if they had the BATTLELINE keyword.
- The PURESTRAIN GENESTEALERS unit loses the Swift and Deadly ability.
- All models lose the Deep Strike ability.
Auspex Ghosts
All the enemy see are half-glimpsed darting shadows, or partial returns of contact blips on sensor-screens. At least, that is, until the Genestealers are in position to pounce...
Units from your army with the SYNAPSE or Cult Ambush abilities replace those abilities with this one.In the Deploy Armies step, your opponent must set up their entire army before you set up any of your units. If both players have a rule that allows them to do this, both players set up their units normally.
Detachment Rule
Half-Glimpsed Shadows
Possessed of alien cunning and unnatural stealth, Genestealers are able to fade back into the shadows or crawl across ceilings or under deck-plates, the better to evade notice by their prey.
Each time a ranged attack targets a GREAT DEVOURER unit from your army, if the attacking model is not within 6" of that unit, subtract 1 from the Hit roll.Enhancements
Stalking Menace Soon after this nightmarish predator vanishes from sight, its victims feel the hot reek of its breath upon the napes of their necks in the instant before it strikes. Once per battle, at the end of your opponent’s Fight phase, if the bearer is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units, it can use this Enhancement. If it does, remove the bearer from the battlefield and place it into Strategic Reserves. It will arrive back on the battlefield in the Reinforcements step of your next Movement phase as if it had the Deep Strike ability. If this is not possible, the bearer is destroyed. When the bearer is set back up on the battlefield, until the end of the turn, it cannot declare a charge. |
Psi-spoor Sensitivity Able to taste its prey’s terrified mental signatures like pheromones, there is nowhere to hide from this beast. Each time the bearer declares a charge, it can target enemy units that are not visible to it. |
Stratagems
TARGET: One GREAT DEVOURER unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, models in your unit have a 4+ invulnerable save.
TARGET: That GREAT DEVOURER unit.
EFFECT: In your opponent’s next Command phase, each enemy unit on the battlefield must take a Battle-shock test, subtracting 1 from the result. This Stratagem cannot cause a unit to take two Battle-shock tests in the same phase.
TARGET: That GREAT DEVOURER unit.
EFFECT: Your unit can make a Normal move of up to 3", provided at least one of its models ends that move on the opposite side of that Hatchway from when your unit opened it.
TARGET: One GENESTEALERS or PURESTRAIN GENESTEALERS unit from your army that is wholly within an Entry Zone.
EFFECT: Remove your unit from the battlefield and place it into Strategic Reserves. It will arrive back on the battlefield in the Reinforcements step of your next Movement phase. When doing so, if it was within one of your Entry Zones when it was removed, it must be set up wholly within another one of your Entry Zones. If it was within one of your opponent’s Entry Zones when it was removed, it must be set up wholly within another one of your opponent’s Entry Zones instead. If this is not possible, your unit is destroyed.
The CHARACTER keyword is used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
Genestealer Cults keep their fighting strength carefully hidden from their oppressors until the glorious Day of Ascension arrives. When they finally emerge to fight, it is after long years of meticulous planning, and with an intimate knowledge of the battlefield that grants them a tactical advantage. Even as battle rages, reinforcements slip from the shadows or spill up from the dark places below, called to war by the Broodmind.
If your Army Faction is GENESTEALER CULTS, you start the battle with a number of Resurgence points, depending on the battle size, as shown below.- Incursion: 6 Resurgence points
- Strike Force: 10 Resurgence points
- Onslaught: 14 Resurgence points
Each time a unit from your army is destroyed, if every model (excluding CHARACTER models) in that unit has this ability, you can spend the relevant number of Resurgence points shown below based on that unit’s Starting Strength (not including attached CHARACTER models).
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- Add a new unit to your army identical to your destroyed unit (excluding CHARACTER models), in Cult Ambush, at its Starting Strength, with all of its wounds remaining and any [ONE SHOT] weapons those models are equipped with considered as not having been shot.
- Place one Cult Ambush marker (see below) anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 9" horizontally away from all enemy units (if this is not possible, no marker is placed).
Units in Cult Ambush
Cult Ambush is a type of Strategic Reserves. Units in Cult Ambush cannot be targeted with the Rapid Ingress Stratagem, but can be set up on the battlefield using a Cult Ambush marker as described below, or by following the rules for Strategic Reserves in a subsequent turn. Units in Cult Ambush are not automically destroyed at the end of the third battle round.
Cult Ambush Markers
Use a circular 32mm diameter marker for Cult Ambush markers. If an enemy model (excluding AIRCRAFT) ends any kind of move within 8" of a Cult Ambush marker you placed, that Cult Ambush marker is removed from the battlefield. At the end of your opponent’s next Movement phase, for each of your Cult Ambush markers still on the battlefield, you can select one unit from your army that is in Cult Ambush to make an ingress move. For that ingress move, set that unit up with at least one model in that unit in base contact with that Cult Ambush marker and all other models placed wholly within 3" of that Cult Ambush marker (that Cult Ambush marker is then removed from the battlefield). Units in Cult Ambush can make an ingress move in the first battle round using this rule.
The ASTRA MILITARUM keyword is used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
- Incursion: Up to 500 pts
- Strike Force: Up to 1000 pts
- Onslaught: Up to 1500 pts
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.
TARGET: One GENESTEALER CULTS unit from your army that is arriving using the Deep Strike ability this phase.
EFFECT: Your unit can be set up anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 6" horizontally away from all enemy units.
RESTRICTIONS: A unit targeted by this Stratagem is not eligible to declare a charge in the same turn.
The ASTRA MILITARUM and CHARACTER keywords are used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
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.
The GENESTEALER CULTS and CHARACTER keywords are used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The ACOLYTE HYBRIDS keyword is used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
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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TARGET: One other GENESTEALER CULTS CHARACTER model from your army.
EFFECT: Until the end of the battle, each time a friendly ACOLYTE HYBRIDS, Hybrid Metamorphs or Neophyte Hybrids model makes an attack that targets that enemy unit, re-roll a Hit roll of 1. If the destroyed model was a MAGUS, PRIMUS or ACOLYTE ICONWARD, you can re-roll the Hit roll instead.
The ACOLYTE HYBRIDS keyword is used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The ARTILLERY keyword is used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The ASTRA MILITARUM keyword is used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The BATTLELINE keyword is used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The BURROWER keyword is used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The BURROWERS keyword is used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The CADIAN keyword is used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The CATACHAN keyword is used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The CHARACTER keyword is used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The COMMAND SQUAD keyword is used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The DEDICATED TRANSPORT keyword is used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The ENDLESS MULTITUDE keyword is used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The EPIC HERO keyword is used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The FLY keyword is used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The FORTIFICATION keyword is used in the following Genestealer Cults 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 Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The GENESTEALER CULTS keyword is used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The GREAT DEVOURER keyword is used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The GRENADES keyword is used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The HIVE TYRANT keyword is used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The IMPERIUM keyword is used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The INFANTRY keyword is used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The KRIEG keyword is used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The MOBILE keyword is used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The MONSTER keyword is used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The MOUNTED keyword is used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The OFFICER keyword is used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The PLATOON keyword is used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The PSYKER keyword is used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The REGIMENT keyword is used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The SMOKE keyword is used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The SQUADRON keyword is used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The SYNAPSE keyword is used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The TAUROS keyword is used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The TITANIC keyword is used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The TRANSPORT keyword is used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The TYRANIDS keyword is used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The VANGUARD INVADER keyword is used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The VEHICLE keyword is used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The WALKER keyword is used in the following Genestealer Cults 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).
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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Some weapons are so rare, or so complex and slow to reload, that they can only be used once.
Each weapon with this ability can only be selected to make attacks with once per battle.If a destroyed model is returned to a unit, all of its [ONE SHOT] weapons that have already been selected to make attacks with during the battle cannot be selected to make attacks with again.
If a new unit is added to an army, all [ONE SHOT] weapons in that unit can be selected to make attacks with once per battle.
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.
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 HOSTS tag is used in the following Genestealer Cults detachments:
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.- 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).- 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 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
The GENESTEALER CULTS and BATTLELINE keywords are used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The GENESTEALER CULTS and INFANTRY keywords are used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
- 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
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.
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.- 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
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.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).
- 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).The PURESTRAIN tag is used in the following Genestealer Cults detachments:
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.TARGET: One friendly unengaged unit within 12" of one or more enemy units. You can only select a VEHICLE unit if it is a CHARACTER/WALKER unit.
EFFECT: Resolve a charge with your unit (11.02). While doing so, before making the charge roll, you must select one of the following modes:
- Leap to Defend: When selecting charge targets, you can only select enemy units that made a charge move this phase and are within the maximum distance.
- Into the Fray:
- When making the charge roll, if the result is greater than 6 (after modifiers), change it to 6.
- When selecting charge targets, you can select any enemy units that are within 6" of your unit and within the maximum distance.
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.
- 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
Some transports have dedicated platforms or firing ports from which embarked passengers can lay down a withering hail of munitions.
This ability always takes the form Firing Deck X. In your Shooting phase, each time this TRANSPORT is selected to shoot, if one or more units are embarked within it, resolve the following sequence:- Select up to X models embarked within this TRANSPORT (excluding models whose units have already been selected to shoot this phase).
- For each selected model, select one of its ranged weapons (excluding [ONE SHOT] weapons).
- Until this TRANSPORT has resolved all of its attacks, it has all of those selected weapons in addition to its other weapons.
- Until the end of the turn, units embarked within this TRANSPORT are not eligible to shoot.
The MOUNTED and CHARACTER keywords are used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
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.
- 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.
The GENESTEALER CULTS and VEHICLE keywords are used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
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).
- A unit has all the keywords of all models in that unit. A model only has its own keywords.
- If a rule specifies that it applies to a unit with a keyword, it applies to a unit which includes one or more models with that keyword.
- If a rule specifies that it applies to a model with a keyword, it only applies to a model with that keyword.
- If a rule specifies that it applies to ‘non-KEYWORD’ models/units, it only applies to models/units that do not have that keyword. For example, if a rule applies to non-VEHICLE units, it only applies to units that do not have the VEHICLE keyword.
- Some units can contain models that have different keywords. While this is the case, such a unit is considered to have all of the keywords of all of its models, and so is affected by any rule that applies to units with any of those keywords. Remember that attacks are made against units, not models.
- If a rule only applies to models with a specific keyword, then it instead only applies to models in such a unit that have the correct keyword.
- A rule with a comma-separated list of keywords, or a series of keywords separated by slashes (‘/’), or two keywords separated by the word ‘or’ (e.g. ‘an IMMORTALS, DEATHMARKS or LYCHGUARD unit’) refers to a model/unit that has any one of those keywords.
- A rule with multiple adjacent keywords (e.g. ‘an AELDARI GUARDIANS unit’) only refers to a model/unit that has all of those keywords.
- Some older rules use keywords without specifying model or unit: for example, MONSTER/VEHICLE or TRANSPORT. These rules refer to units with those keywords.
- Singular and plural instances of the same keyword function in the same way.
Some rules are linked to one or more keywords. For example, a rule might say that it applies to INFANTRY units. This means it only applies to units that have the INFANTRY keyword. Singular and plural instances of the same keyword function in the same way.
- Using Keywords & Mixed Keywords in Units 02.05.01
The OFFICER keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
The TRANSPORT keyword is used in the following Astra Militarum datasheets:
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).
Raised and trained to instil unwavering obedience, officers of the Imperial Guard command authority and respect, and issue orders with imperious bellows that cut through the clamour of war.
OFFICER models can issue Orders in your Command phase and at the end of a phase in which they disembarked from a TRANSPORT or were set up on the battlefield.
Until the start of your next Command phase, the unit you selected is affected by that Order. Unless otherwise stated, a unit can only be affected by one Order at a time (any Order subsequently issued to that unit replaces the current one). Orders cannot be issued to Battle-shocked units, and if a unit being affected by an Order becomes Battle-shocked, that Order ceases to affect that unit.
Only ASTRA MILITARUM models gain the benefit of an Order issued to their unit.
Move! Move! Move! M +3" |
Fix Bayonets! WS +1 |
Take Aim! BS +1 |
First Rank, Fire! Second Rank, Fire! A +1 |
Take Cover! SV +1 |
Duty and Honour! LD +1 OC +1 |
The GENESTEALER CULTS, INFANTRY and CHARACTER keywords are used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The ASTRA MILITARUM and INFANTRY keywords are used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The MOUNTED and ASTRA MILITARUM keywords are used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
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.
The ASTRA MILITARUM and VEHICLE keywords are used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The INFANTRY and REGIMENT keywords are used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The TYRANIDS and SYNAPSE keywords are used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The TYRANIDS and VANGUARD INVADER keywords are used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
With each tug on the synaptic leash, the Hive Mind drains more of its hapless worshippers.
At the end of your Movement phase, for each TYRANIDS SYNAPSE unit from your army, you can select one friendly GENESTEALER CULTS unit (excluding PURESTRAIN GENESTEALER and PATRIARCH units) and one friendly TYRANIDS unit each within 9" of and visible to that SYNAPSE unit. If you do, that GENESTEALER CULTS unit from your army suffers D3+1 mortal wounds and one model in the selected TYRANIDS unit regains up to that many lost wounds and until the start of your next Movement phase, each time a model in the selected TYRANIDS unit makes an attack, add 1 to the Hit roll.TYRANIDS units from your army have the following ability:
Catalyst (Aura): While an enemy unit is within 6" of this unit, each time a friendly GENESTEALER CULTS unit makes an attack that targets that enemy unit, add 1 to the Hit roll.
The Star Children’s Blessings
You can include TYRANIDS VANGUARD INVADER units (excluding AIRCRAFT, BROODLORD and GENESTEALERS units) in your army. The combined points cost of such units depends on your battle size:
- Incursion: Up to 500 pts
- Strike Force: Up to 1000 pts
- Onslaught: Up to 1500 pts
No TYRANIDS models from your army can be your WARLORD.
The TYRANIDS and CHARACTER keywords are used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
When all of a model’s selected melee weapons have fought, that model has fought.
When all models in a unit that are making melee attacks have resolved all of those attacks, that unit has fought.
If a unit was selected to fight and none of the models in it make any attacks, it has not fought.
- 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.
- Place a well-defined boundary (such as a base or mat) in each location you want to furnish with terrain, then place one or more terrain features wholly within that boundary.
- Place one terrain feature directly on the battlefield.
- Place two or more terrain features directly on the battlefield in such a way that together they define the boundary of an area.
In each case, the area of the battlefield occupied by that boundary or terrain feature is known as a terrain area. A mission’s deployment map may define the location and dimensions of each terrain area. Otherwise, players must agree on this before the battle.
- 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.
Random Attacks: If a weapon has a random A characteristic, that characteristic is determined when generating attacks for that weapon at the Resolve Attacks step (04.03). If several weapons with random A characteristics are making identical attacks, generate the attacks for each of those weapons individually, and group them all together.
Random Damage: If a weapon has a random D characteristic, then each time an attack made with it inflicts damage, the controlling player determines that weapon’s characteristic when the opposing player has selected a model in the target unit to allocate that attack to.
When determining a random D characteristic, the dice roll made is called a damage roll.
Where a D characteristic includes an operator (e.g. a ‘+’, as in D6+1), the value after the operator is part of that D characteristic – it is not a modifier.
Other Random Characteristics: For all other characteristics, roll to determine the value on an individual, per-model or per-weapon basis each time that characteristic is required.
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The GENESTEALER CULTS and PSYKER keywords are used in the following Genestealer Cults datasheets:
The changing nature of the war zone and the demands from high command necessitate the opening of arms caches and wargear vaults to ensure your warriors face the enemy with the most effective killing tools.
As wars grind on into deadlier phases, vital missions require larger numbers of troops. Embedding warriors into experienced formations is an intensive and costly exercise, but the victories that result speak for themselves.
This Requisition costs 1RP plus 1 additional RP for every 2 Battle Honours the unit has, rounding up (to a maximum of 4RP).
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.
If you have 3 Ascension points, spend all 3 to increase your Control count by 1. If you have a target institution, you gain control of that institution.
Then, if your Control count is 4, you win a Glorious Ascension victory. Otherwise, you either gain the Controlled Institution benefit that matches your target institution (see right) or 1 Requisition point.
Plans must be made against any threats. Tunnels must be dug, supplies cached and traps set.
At the start of your next turn, each of those selected units that is still within the same terrain feature gains 2XP, and each unit that gains XP in this way is said to have Prepared that terrain feature.
If your Crusade force is on a Path of Ascension, at the end of the battle, if you Prepared 3 or more terrain features, your Crusade force is Prepared for the Ordeal (make a note of this on your Order of Battle). When fighting in the Great Ordeal, if your Crusade force is Prepared for the Ordeal, increase your starting number of Command points by 2. When your current Path of Ascension ends, your Crusade force is no longer Prepared for the Ordeal.
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Then, if your Propagation count is 5, you win a Seed the Stars victory.
The CHARACTER and INFANTRY keywords are used in the following Genestealer Cults 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).
- 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 SYNAPSE keyword is used in the following Tyranids datasheets: