Rules Appendix

Armies

Units and Models

Persisting Rules Effects 01.02.02

Some rules apply an effect that lasts until a certain duration has passed (e.g. until the start of your next turn). Such effects are known as persisting effects.

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 After that period, that effect is no longer applicable/active.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.

Revived and Adding Models to a Unit 01.02.03

When a rule revives, resurrects, returns or adds models to a unit, the specified number of models are added to the unit.

• If a rule revives, resurrects or returns models to a unit, it does so through destroyed models from that unit.
• This cannot expand a unit beyond its starting strength.
• Unless otherwise stated, such models are added with all wargear and enhancements they started the battle with, and with their full W remaining.

Models returned to a unit on the battlefield must be set up as follows:

• They must be set up in coherency with models in that unit that started that phase on the battlefield.
• They can be set up engaged with one or more enemy units, but only if those enemy units were already engaged with the unit that model is being returned to.

If a leader or support model in an attached unit is destroyed and subsequently revived, they are still part of that attached unit and they must be returned to it if possible.

When a model revives, resurrects, returns or is added to an embarked unit, if that TRANSPORT has sufficient remaining transport capacity for that model, that model is returned to that unit and is embarked. Otherwise, that model is destroyed, but it does not trigger rules that apply when a model is destroyed.

Other Model / Unit 01.02.05

When a rule refers to models or units ‘other’ than the one with that rule (or one already mentioned by that rule), it means a different model or unit to that original one.

Different instances of the same datasheet are still considered to be ‘other’ units.

Splitting Units 01.02.06

Some rules allow you to split units into smaller units (e.g. the Transport ability of Drukhari Venoms). When using such rules:

• The same models can only be subdivided in this way once (e.g. those smaller units cannot themselves be split further).
• If a rule is used to split a unit into multiple units before the battle, the starting strength of each individual unit is changed to be equal to the number of models in that unit.

A (Unit/Model/Object) 01.02.08

Some rules may refer to ‘a’ unit/model/object without specifying an exact number. In such cases, the meaning is ’one or more’, rather than exactly one.

Tokens 01.02.09

Tokens are gaming aids that some rules instruct you to place next to model/unit to remind you and your opponent that a model/unit either has a limited-use ability or is under the effects of a particular rule. Tokens are not counted as models for any purposes (even if they are being represented by a model). If another model needs to move into the space occupied by a token, reposition the token to allow that move to be made.

Adding a new unit to your army 01.02.10

Some rules add a new unit to your army during a battle. That unit’s starting strength is determined when it is added to your army, but is otherwise determined in the same way as for other units.

All Types of Model 01.02.11

When a rule mentions ‘all types of model’, this is inclusive of friendly and enemy models and all keywords, e.g. MONSTER/VEHICLE models.

Active Player and Opposing Player

Player’s Rules 01.03.01

During the game, players will sometimes need to know which rules are theirs, as opposed to their opponent’s. The following are considered a player’s rules:

• Any army rules they have.
• Any detachments in their army.
• Any stratagems they use.
• Any enhancements that units or models in their army have.
• Any abilities or rules found on their units’ datasheets.
• Rules that have restrictions (e.g. ‘Once per battle/turn/phase’) only apply to the player whose rule it is.

Some missions may introduce additional rules that take effect in the battle. Where this is the case:

• If the rule is used by a player, it is treated as one of that player’s rules.
• If it is not used by a player, and always takes effect, such a rule is resolved before any of the active player’s rules, in an order of their choosing.

Measuring Distances

Within / Wholly Within 01.04.01

Rules in Warhammer 40,000 will often apply to models or units that are within or wholly within a certain distance. The following definitions explain what these terms mean:

• Within: If a rule says it applies ‘within’ a specified distance, it applies at any distance that is not more than that distance. For example, within 1" means any distance that is not more than 1" away
• Model/Unit Within: A model is within a specified distance if any part of its base is within that distance. A unit is within a specified distance if one or more of its models are within that distance.
• Model/Unit Wholly Within: A model is wholly within a specified distance if every part of its base is within that distance. A unit is wholly within if every model in that unit is wholly within the specified distance. A model with the FRAME keyword is wholly within a specified distance if all parts of that model are within the specified distance.

Example: A model is wholly within a terrain area if no part of its base extends beyond the footprint of that terrain area. A unit is wholly within a specified distance if every model in that unit is wholly within that distance.

Closest Or Nearest Model/Unit 01.04.02

When a rule refers to the closest or nearest model or unit, this is the closest model or unit to the model or unit using that rule.

If two or more are equally close, the controlling player of the model or unit using that rule selects which is the closest for the purposes of that rule.

Base Contact or Base to Base Contact 01.04.04

When two models’ bases are touching, they are in base contact – also known as base-to-base contact – and are as close as possible (01.04.03).

When moving a model from your army into base contact with an enemy model during a move, if that enemy model overhangs its base such that it is not physically possible to be in base contact with that model, until the end of the turn, those models are considered to be in base contact with each other while all of the following are true:

• The distance your model could move was sufficient to move it into base contact with the enemy model if there was no overhang.
• The models are as close as possible together.
• Any part of one model is within 1" of any part of the other model.

Table Quarters 01.04.05

When a rule refers to a table quarter, or table quarters, divide the battlefield with imaginary lines 1mm thick drawn lengthwise and widthwise through the centre of the battlefield to create four equal rectangles. These rectangles are the table quarters.

Dice

Automatically Successful/Passes/Hits/Wounds 01.05.01

When a dice roll or test is automatically successful or automatically passes/hits/wounds, do not roll the dice and instead move to the next step of the sequence for that roll as if the required result had been rolled. Any rules that take effect on a particular dice result or roll result do not take effect.

Modifying Dice Rolls 01.05.03

See Modifiers (02.02.01).

Ignoring Roll Modifiers 01.05.04

See Ignore Modifiers (02.02.02)

Roll Off 01.05.05

Some rules instruct players to roll off.

• To do so, both players roll one D6, and whoever rolls highest wins the roll-off.
• If there is a tie for the highest roll, roll off again.

Highest or Lowest Dice Result 01.05.07

If a rule refers to the highest dice result and a dice roll involves multiple dice, if more than one of those dice have the same value, and that value is the highest, the active player must select one of those dice to be the highest dice result.

If a rule refers to the lowest dice result and a dice roll involves multiple dice, if more than one of those dice have the same value, and that value is the lowest, the active player must select one of those dice to be the lowest dice result.

Treated As, Set To (Dice Roll) 01.05.08

When a dice result is ‘treated as’ or ‘set’ to another value, any rules that would take effect if that value had been rolled take effect.

This may result in a value that is greater than a value that could be rolled on a D6 dice.

Battle-shock Rolls

Battle-shock Test 01.07.02

The term Battle-shock test is the same as battle-shock roll.

1. Datasheet Name

2. Profiles

Modifiers 02.02.01

What are Modifiers?

Many rules in the game modify a value, characteristic or roll elsewhere in the game. A rule that does so is known as a modifier. A value that has been changed is a modified rule (e.g. modified characteristic, modified roll, modified value, etc).

One of the most common ways for modifiers to be presented is as +1 or -1 to a characteristic, roll or value.

If the rule has +1 to a characteristic, it improves it by the value after the ‘+’ symbol.


If the rule has -1 to a characteristic, it worsens it by the value after the ‘-’ symbol.

Applying Modifiers

This section presents the various ways rules may be modified. All modifiers are cumulative.

When a value is modified (e.g. characteristic, dice roll, distance), do so in the following order.

1. If a rule instructs you to change or replace one value with a specified value, you must first change the relevant value to the new value.
   
   Note that rules that modify a characteristic in this step to a new value of ‘0’, ‘-’ or ‘*’ cannot be modified by other rules (in such cases, skip steps 2-5).
2. Apply multiplication modifiers.
3. Apply addition modifiers.
4. Apply division modifiers.
5. Apply subtraction modifiers.
6. Round any fractions up after applying all modifiers.

When these terms are used in rules, the affected characteristics are being modified, and the following points apply:

• Improving WS, BS, Sv and Ld: When improving a WS, BS, Sv or Ld characteristic, subtract the appropriate amount from the number before the plus sign, e.g. improving a WS of 3+ by 1 would result in a WS of 2+.
• Worsening WS, BS, Sv and Ld: When worsening a WS, BS, Sv or Ld characteristic, add the appropriate amount to the number before the plus sign, e.g. worsening a WS of 3+ by 1 would result in a WS of 4+.
• Improving AP: When improving an Armour Penetration characteristic, subtract the appropriate amount from the characteristic, e.g. improving an AP of -1 by 1 would result in an AP of -2; improving an AP of 0 by 1 would result in an AP of -1.
• Reducing or Worsening AP: When reducing or worsening an Armour Penetration characteristic, add the appropriate amount to the characteristic, to a maximum of 0, e.g. reducing/worsening an AP of -1 by 1 would result in an AP of 0; reducing/worsening an AP of 0 by 1 would result in an AP of 0.
• Improving or Worsening Other Characteristics: When instructed to improve/worsen a characteristic that does not include a ‘+’ or ‘-’ symbol, add/subtract the specified amount to/from that characteristic (e.g. to improve a S by 1, add 1 to it).

When Modifying Dice Rolls

When modifying dice rolls, the following points also apply:

• Modifiers are applied after any re-rolls of that dice roll.
  
  • Rules that refer to the value of an ‘unmodified’ dice roll are referring to the dice result after any re-rolls, but before modifiers.
• A dice result can be modified above its maximum possible value (for example, a D6 roll can be modified above 6).
• A result that would be less than 1 is changed to a result of 1.
• Hit rolls and wound rolls can never be modified by more than -1 or +1. After all the cumulative modifiers to such a roll have been calculated, if the total modifier would be:
  
  • -2 or worse, it is changed to -1.
  • +2 or better, it is changed to +1.
• Charge rolls cannot be greater than 12. After all the cumulative modifiers to a charge roll have been calculated, if the result would be 13 or more, it is changed to 12.

Other Modified Rules

The following rules apply to various rules and effects found throughout the game.

• Detection range and Lone Operative cannot be better than 9" or worse than 30".

A stratagem cannot have its CP increased by more than 1 or reduced to below 0 after all modifiers have been applied.

Ignore Modifiers 02.02.02

Some rules enable a player, weapon, model or unit to ignore modifiers. When using such rules, the following points apply:

Unless otherwise stated, that rule allows you to ignore modifiers to the unit’s rolls and the unit’s profile and weapon characteristics.

When a rule states you can ignore modifiers to a stated roll or characteristic, you can choose to ignore all of those modifiers, or only some of them. For example, you can still choose to apply positive/beneficial modifiers while ignoring negative/detrimental modifiers.

Random Characteristics 02.02.03

Random Movement: When a unit with a random M characteristic is selected to move, determine the entire unit’s move distance by rolling the indicated number of dice.

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.

Healing Or Regaining Lost Wounds 02.02.04

When a unit heals or regains a number of wounds, it regains up to that number of lost wounds. For each wound healed or regained, consult the following:

• 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.

This cannot cause a model to have more wounds remaining than it started the battle with.

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.

Full Wounds Remaining 02.02.05

A model has its full wounds remaining if it has the same number of wounds remaining as its W characteristic.

Characteristic Modifiers & Modified Characteristics 02.02.06

See Modifiers (02.02.01).

3. Abilities

4. Weapons

Weapons With No Strength 02.04.01

If a weapon has no S characteristic (because it is ’-’, or for any other reason) and a rule interacts with that weapon’s S, that weapon has S 1 for that interaction.

5. Keywords

Using Keywords & Mixed Keywords in Units 02.05.01

When using keywords, the following points apply:

• 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.

6. Unit Composition and Other Rules

Bearer 02.06.01

The bearer of a weapon, enhancement or item of wargear is the model equipped with it.

Unit's Equipment 02.06.02

When a rule refers to a unit’s equipment, it refers to all of the wargear equipped by models in that unit.

Moving Units

Different Move Characteristics 03.01.01

When making a move type whose maximum distance uses the unit’s M characteristic, if different models in the moving unit have different M characteristics, the maximum distance for that move will be different for those models.

Example: If a unit makes a normal move and all models in that unit have an M characteristic of 6" except for one model with an M characteristic of 9", that model’s maximum distance for that move is 9", while the other models’ maximum distance is 6". While that unit is making that move, all other restrictions must be met.

Moving Over Or Through Models 03.01.02

Some models have a rule that enables them to ‘move over models’, ‘move through models’ or ‘move over models as if they were not there’ when making a move. When moving a model with such a rule, it can make its move through enemy models, but must follow all other restrictions of the move they are making.

Random Movement 03.01.03

See Random Characteristics (02.02.03)

When Moving Up To 03.01.04

Some rules allow a unit to make a stated <move type> of up to X". That stated distance is the maximum distance for that move.

Set Up

If You Cannot Set Up a Unit 03.02.01

While having to set up a unit as the result of a move type, if you have to return a unit’s models to their previous positions because it is not possible to set them all up, that unit has not been selected to move. This means it can be selected to move later, so could either attempt another set up or remain stationary (09.04).

Setting Up Large Models 03.02.02

If a model cannot meet all of its set up restrictions because it is too large, consult the relevant section below:

During Deployment: If a model is so large that its base cannot physically be set up wholly within your deployment zone, it must be set up so that it is touching your battlefield edge. During a turn in which such a large model is set up on the battlefield, that model’s unit cannot do any of the following:

• Make a normal/advance/fall-back/charge move.
• Make any attacks with ranged weapons.

Some large models, typically AIRCRAFT, have wings and other parts that extend significantly beyond their base. Such models can overhang a deployment zone if it is not possible to set them up otherwise, but when setting them up, their base must still be wholly within that deployment zone.

From Strategic Reserves: If a model is so large that its base cannot physically be set up wholly within the distance required of the battlefield edge, it must be set up so that it is touching a battlefield edge. During a turn in which such a large model is set up on the battlefield (excluding AIRCRAFT models), that model’s unit cannot do any of the following:

• normal/advance/fall-back/charge move.
• Make any attacks with ranged weapons.

Some large models, typically AIRCRAFT, have wings and other parts that extend significantly beyond their base. Such models can overhang a battlefield edge if it is not possible to set them up otherwise, but when setting them up, they must still be more than 8" away from all enemy units.

Disembarking from a Transport: When a unit disembarks from a TRANSPORT, it must be set up wholly within 3" of that model. If a disembarking model is so large that it is not possible to set it up wholly within 3" (typically because it is itself larger than 3" in all directions), set that model up with its base within 1" of that TRANSPORT’s base (or hull), and not engaged with any enemy units.

1. Select Weapons

Models Without Ranged/Melee Weapons 04.01.01

A model that does not have any ranged weapons cannot make ranged attacks, and a model that does not have any melee weapons cannot make melee attacks.

Sidearms 04.01.02

Some models are equipped with [CLOSE-QUARTERS] weapons in addition to other firearms. Such models can be an exception to the rules in this section, as you may not be able to select all of their weapons to make attacks with.

Multiple Weapon Profiles 04.01.03

In the Select Weapons step (04.01), if a selected weapon has more than one profile, then the controlling player must also select one of those profiles. The selected profile is then used in the Resolve Attacks step (04.03).

Some of these profiles are known as Hunter profiles. Hunter profiles can only target units with the specified keywords.

Note that if a unit is equipped with more than one such weapon, a different profile can be selected for each model within that unit.

Attack Characteristics and Abilities 04.01.04

When making an attack, that attack is considered to have the same characteristics and abilities as the weapon making that attack.

If any modifiers or abilities apply to an attack, those changes apply to the weapon making that attack until that unit’s attack sequence and all effects of those abilities (e.g. [Hazardous]) have been resolved.

Rules that apply to a weapon that modify rolls apply to the attacks made with that weapon.

Selected to Attack 04.01.05

Some rules use the term selected to attack. If a unit is selected to fight, selected to shoot or chosen to make attacks, that unit is selected to attack.

2. Select Targets

Selecting Targets 04.02.01

When shooting or fighting, you can select different targets for each weapon. If you cannot select a target for a weapon, or if you choose not to select a target for a ranged weapon, the model with that weapon will not make attacks with it.

Against An Attack 04.02.02

Rules that are triggered ‘against’ certain attacks are triggered after the attacking unit has completed the Select Targets step (04.02), provided all other qualifiers are met (e.g. concerning the characteristics of the attacking unit or its weapons).

Rules that are triggered when an attack is ‘allocated’ to a unit are triggered in step 1 of the Inflict Damage step (05.04).

Single Target 04.02.03

When a model or unit attacks with one or more weapons, if all of the attacks made with those weapons target the same unit, that model or unit is said to be shooting at, fighting or targeting a single target.

3. Resolve Attacks

Identical Attacks 04.03.01

Identical attacks are those that have the same BS/WS, S, AP and D characteristics, and which are affected by the same applicable abilities and rules.

Splitting Melee Attacks 04.03.02

While selecting targets, if you select more than one unit as the target of a melee weapon, you must split that weapon’s attacks between those target units. To do so, declare how many of that weapon’s attacks will be made against each unit (you must declare at least one attack per unit targeted).

In the Gather Attack Dice step, for each weapon that is splitting its attacks, only gather a number of attack dice for that weapon equal to the number of attacks you declared would be made against that target with that weapon.

Target No Longer Eligible Or Viable 04.03.03

If a unit that was an eligible target for a rule or attack when it was selected stops being an eligible target (for example, because a rule enables it to make an out-of-phase move that takes it out of range), the controlling player can select new targets.

Fought 04.03.05

When all of the attacks made with a melee weapon have been resolved, that weapon has fought.

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.

Finished Making Its Attacks 04.03.06

When all of an attacking unit’s attacks have been resolved, it has finished making its attacks, and that unit has attacked.

2. Wound Rolls

4. Inflict Damage

Current Allocation Group 05.04.01

The first group in the allocation order begins as the current group. Once all models in an allocation group are destroyed, the next group in the allocation order becomes the current one.

Modifying Damage 05.04.02

See Modifiers (02.02.01).

Fight On Death 05.04.05

Some rules enable models to attack after they have been destroyed. When a model under such an effect is destroyed, do not remove it from play.

Those models will stay on the battlefield until their unit is selected to attack and has attacked, or until the end of the phase (whichever comes first). Any rules triggered by those models being destroyed are resolved, and then those destroyed models are removed.

If a rule instructs a destroyed model to fight immediately after the attacking unit, instead that model is not removed from the battlefield until that model’s unit has fought, or until the end of the phase (whichever comes first). This allows the models in the unit to fight all at once, and stratagems that target that unit will also affect that destroyed model.

Measuring To A Destroyed Model Or Unit 05.04.06

When a player has to measure the distance to a destroyed model, that player can measure to any point occupied by that model’s base (or any part of that model if it does not have a base or is a VEHICLE, excluding WALKER models that have a base) before it was destroyed.

When a player has to measure the distance to a destroyed unit, they measure to the last model destroyed in that unit.

Visibility

Describing Visible Units 06.01.01

When a rule references a visible unit but does not state which units that unit must be visible to, it must be visible to the unit that is using that rule.

Mortal Wounds

Normal Damage 06.02.01

Normal Damage is damage that was inflicted on a model as a result of a weapon’s D characteristic, rather than by other means such as mortal wounds. Mortal wounds dealt in addition to normal damage from an attack are part of that same attack.

Hazard Rolls

Hazardous Test 06.03.01

The term ‘Hazardous test’ is the same as hazard roll.

2. Player Turns

Out Of Phase Rules 07.02.01

Some rules allow a model or unit to make a move, shoot, declare a charge or fight outside of the normal turn sequence.

When using these out-of-phase rules, you cannot use any other ‘phase-locked’ rules; that is, any other rule that explicitly states the phase in which that rule applies.

Battle Round/Turn/Phase Definitions 07.02.02

• Start of Battle Round/Turn/Phase: If a rule is triggered at the start of the battle round/turn/phase, it is triggered at the start of every battle round/turn/phase.
• The Turn/the Phase: If a rule is triggered during the turn/phase instead of during your turn/phase or your opponent’s turn/phase, it is triggered in both players’ turn/phase.

Example: If a rule states ‘At the end of the Movement phase, this model heals 1 wound’, that rule triggers at the end of your Movement phase and at the end of your opponent’s Movement phase.

2. Gain Core CP

Command Points 08.02.01

Command Points are a valuable resource you can spend to use stratagems (15). The Gain Core CP step ensures that both players gain 1CP each turn. While these are termed Core CP here, they are Command Points like any other. Other rules sometimes mention ‘Core CP’ when referring to these Command Points.

3. Battle-shock

Multiple Battle-shock Rolls 08.03.01

In the Battle-shock step (08.03), unless otherwise stated, no more than one battle-shock roll can be made by each unit. If for any reason a unit must make a battle-shock roll in this step before one it is required to make for being battle-shocked or at or below half-strength, that unit does not also have to make the battle-shock roll for being battle-shocked or at or below half-strength.

2. Move Units

Selecting Units To Move 09.02.01

When the Move Units step ends, the active player must have selected all of their units to make a move with, including those in strategic reserves. This means that before the phase ends, every unit in their army will have been selected to make a move, even if it is to remain stationary (09.04). Any units the active player does not select a move type for during this step will remain stationary.

Selecting Modes 09.02.02

Some rules instruct you to select a mode, such as fall-back moves (09.07). Modes are mutually exclusive, and you must assess each one in the order presented. When making a move, if your unit does not meet the conditions of any of the modes, it cannot make that move.

Sometimes a mode will be mandatory if applicable (e.g. consolidation modes, 12.08), but in the case of fall-back moves, ordered retreat is not mandatory, so you could select desperate escape instead.

Many move types state conditions you must meet while/after moving. Those that are labelled with a mode name only apply if you selected that mode; those not labelled with a mode name always apply.

Reinforcements Step 09.02.03

Rules that say they happen during the Reinforcements step happen during the Move Units step.

Terrain Categories

Creating Your Own Battlefield 13.02.01

Don’t worry if your battlefield doesn’t match a mission’s terrain category requirements; just do the best with the terrain features you have. If a mission does not provide you with guidance, it will be up to the players to decide how to create their battlefield. When doing so, keep in mind that dense terrain features have the greatest impact on visibility and movement. Battlefields with too few dense terrain features can advantage armies that rely on shooting, or disadvantage armies that rely on melee. Also remember to leave sufficient room around dense terrain features for larger models such as MONSTERS/VEHICLES to manoeuvre, especially near the edges of the battlefield.

Terrain and Movement

Solid Terrain and Movement 13.06.01

If a terrain feature has the Solid rule (13.11), as dense terrain features do, a model cannot end a move such that any part of it is through any enclosed part of that terrain feature that is 3" or less from ground level – not even through small openings such as doors and windows. This ensures that protruding elements of models cannot be used to circumvent the visibility restrictions of the Solid rule.

Solid

Gone to Ground 13.11.01

Hidden models that are concealed by dense terrain features gain an extra benefit while they have gone to ground.

A model has gone to ground while all of the following apply:

• That model is hidden.
• That model is not fully visible to the attacking model due to one or more intervening dense terrain features.
• That model’s unit did not make one or more ranged attacks during this turn or during the previous turn.

While a model has gone to ground, subtract 3" from that model’s detection range.

Designer’s Note: Units that made ranged attacks in the current or previous turn cannot go to ground, regardless of any abilities that allow them to shoot and remain hidden.

Using Stratagems

Modifying CP Cost 15.01.01

Some rules modify the cost of using certain stratagems. In such cases, the following points apply:

• The CP cost of a stratagem use can never be modified below 0CP.
• If a rule modifies the CP cost of a stratagem when you use it, but does not specify a duration for that modifier, that modifier only applies to that usage of that stratagem.

Stratagem Definitions 15.01.03

• Your Opponent’s Stratagems: stratagems that your opponent uses are sometimes referred to as your opponent’s stratagems.
• Your Stratagems: stratagems that you use are sometimes referred to as your stratagems.
• Your Unit (in Stratagems): The term ‘your unit(s)’ in the Effect section of stratagems always relates to the unit(s) selected in the Target section of that stratagem, and never refers to any other units from your army.

Abilities

With The 'X' Ability 24.01.01

Some rules affect or require you to select a model or unit with a particular ability. When resolving such rules, any numbers following the ability are irrelevant when determining if such rules apply.

Example: If a rule instructs you to select a model from your army with the Deadly Demise ability, you could select a model with the Deadly Demise 1, Deadly Demise D3 or Deadly Demise D6 ability.

[EXTRA ATTACKS]

Only [EXTRA ATTACKS] weapons 24.11.01

If a unit has [Extra Attacks] weapons, it does not need to select weapons without the [EXTRA ATTACKS] ability in order to make attacks with those [EXTRA ATTACKS] weapons.

Lone Operative

Attached units and Lone Operative 24.24.01

If all models in an attached unit have Lone Operative, that unit will benefit from Lone Operative.

If a unit has Lone Operative, but models in that unit have different range values for Lone Operative, the highest value amongst that unit’s models on the battlefield is applied to the whole unit.

If an attached unit below starting strength only contains models with Lone Operative, Lone Operative becomes active again.

Example: A CHARACTER with Lone Operative is attached to a bodyguard unit that has Lone Operative 15". Lone Operative 15" is therefore used for the whole unit.

[ONE SHOT]

Multiple [ONE SHOT] Weapons 24.26.01

If a model is equipped with more than one of the same weapon with the [ONE SHOT] ability (e.g. 2 hunter-killer missiles), that model can shoot with each of those weapons once per battle.