Bane-slayer's Bulwark

The Leagues of Votann have emerged from the depths of the galactic core. To face their armies in battle is to stand before an armoured avalanche that crushes all in its path. It is to be appraised and then brusquely dealt with by attackers who see you as little more than an obstruction to profit – or worse, as a hated nemesis whose annihilation is worth any cost. To their partners in trade and war, the Kin are invaluable allies. Yet those they deem a risk to their peoples’ survival face destruction, meted out with the same relentless rigour that the Kin apply to all their undertakings.

Contents
Books
FAQ
Keywords
Army Rules
Prioritised Efficiency
Primary Mission
Bane-slayer’s Bulwark
Datasheets
Detachment Rules
Secure Resources
Enhancements
Stratagems
Datasheets
Vynn Bane-Slayer
Bane Slayer's Bulwark Brokhyr Thunderkyn
Bane-Slayer's Bulwark Einhyr Hearthguard
Bane-Slayer's Bulwark Hearthkyn Warriors

Books

BookKindEditionVersionLast update
  Warhammer 40,000: The App
  Warhammer 40,000: The AppRulebook112.7.1October 2026

Keywords

BANE-SLAYER'S BULWARK (4);
CHARACTER (1);
EINHYR (2);
EXOARMOUR (2);
EXPLOSIVES (1);
INFANTRY (4);
LEAGUES OF VOTANN (4)

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Army Rules

Prioritised Efficiency

As the Kin truth describes, Luck has. Need keeps. Toil earns. The kinhost’s ability to efficiently switch its strategic footing embodies this wisdom. It results from swift assessments of a foe’s possessions, how best to seize them for the kindred’s need and then to stubbornly toil to hold them against counterattacks.

If your Army Faction is LEAGUES OF VOTANN, LEAGUES OF VOTANN units from your army have one of two abilities: Hostile Acquisition or Fortify Takeover (see below). During the battle, which ability those LEAGUES OF VOTANN units have will change depending on how many Yield points (YP) you currently have:
  • At the start of the battle, your units have Hostile Acquisition until the start of your next Command phase.
  • At the end of your Command phase, if you have fewer than 7YP, your units have Hostile Acquisition until the start of your next Command phase.
  • At the end of your Command phase, if you have 7YP or more, your units have Fortify Takeover until the start of your next Command phase.

Hostile Acquisition
  • Each time a model in this unit makes an attack that targets an enemy unit within range of one or more objective markers, add 1 to the Hit roll.
  • You can re-roll Advance and Charge rolls made for this unit.

Fortify Takeover
  • Each time a model in this unit makes an attack that targets an enemy unit, if this unit is within range of one or more objective markers you control, add 1 to the Hit roll.
  • Each time an attack targets this unit, if the Strength characteristic of that attack is greater than this unit’s Toughness characteristic and this unit is not a VEHICLE, subtract 1 from the Wound roll.

Yield Points
At the end of each player’s Command phase, you gain 1YP if you control one or more objective markers within your deployment zone, and, from the second battle round onwards, you gain 1 additional YP for each of the following conditions you satisfy:
  • You control one or more objective markers not within your deployment zone.
  • You control two or more objective markers not within your deployment zone.
  • You control more objective markers than your opponent.

In your turn, YP gained in this way are always gained before checking which ability LEAGUES OF VOTANN units from your army have.

Whenever a rule allows you to spend YP, reduce the number of YP you have by that amount (your YP cannot go below 0), otherwise you cannot use that rule.

Designer’s Note: This means you can use rules that let you gain or spend YP to influence which ability your units have - Hostile Acquisition or Fortify Takeover - depending on which will be most beneficial to you. Remember that your army only changes ability at the end of your Command phase, so you will sometimes need to plan ahead if you want your army to stay in or change ability.

Example: In her third turn, Freida’s units had the Hostile Acquisition ability, as she had 6YP at the end of her Command phase. In her fourth turn, at the end of her Command phase, she controls one objective marker within her deployment zone, and one objective marker not within her deployment zone, and her opponent controls two objective markers. Freida gains 2YP, so she now has 8YP, and her units now have the Fortify Takeover ability instead.

During her turn, Freida uses a Stratagem that allows her to spend YP. She spends 2YP, bringing her total down to 6YP. However, units from her army still have Fortify Takeover - it will only change if, at the end of her next Command phase, she still has fewer than 7YP.

Primary Mission

FOR THE KINDRED
Bane-slayer's Bulwark

The enemy trespasses upon claimed ground. Strike forth and defend your claim. Let none be ignorant of the fact that this ground belongs to the kindred.

SECOND BATTLE ROUND ONWARDS
WHEN: End of your turn.
If a friendly unit (excluding battle-shocked units) is within your opponent’s territory.5VP
SECOND BATTLE ROUND ONWARDS
WHEN: End of your Command phase (or the end of your turn in the fifth battle round).
For each expansion objective you control.5VP

Bane-slayer’s Bulwark1DP

Datasheets


Detachment Rules

Secure Resources

Staking their claim upon resource-rich ground, the Kin sweep forward to secure further territory.

At the end of your Movement phase, if a friendly BANE-SLAYER’S BULWARK unit is controlling an objective, that objective is secured.

Enhancements

Indomitable Exemplar

This war leader is a living embodiment of the ceaseless drive to strike down their kindred’s foes. Through their deeds, they exhort their warriors not to waste even their last breaths on anything but vengeful retribution.

BANE-SLAYER’S BULWARK EINHYR CHAMPION model only. In the Fight phase, when this model is destroyed, if this unit has not been selected to fight this phase, roll one D6: on a 2+, do not remove this model from the battlefield. When this unit has fought, or at the end of the phase (whichever comes first), this model is removed from the battlefield.

Brôkhyr BarrageUPGRADE

Pooling their fire into a concentrated barrage, Brôkhyr Thunderkyn annihilate their foes, along with the obstacles behind which they have taken cover. Such is the ferocity of the onslaught that even the boldest warriors are shaken.

BANE-SLAYER’S BULWARK BRÔKHYR THUNDERKYN unit only.

  • This unit’s ranged attacks have [Ignores Cover].
  • In your Shooting phase, when this unit has shot, you can select one enemy unit hit by those ranged attacks. If you do, that enemy unit makes a battle-shock roll.


Stratagems

OPPORTUNE ADVANCE
1CP
Bane-slayer's Bulwark Stratagem
As opponents open fire, these warriors take the opportunity to charge forward, gaining ground as their enemies reload spent weapons.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase, when an enemy unit that targeted a friendly unengaged BANE-SLAYER’S BULWARK EINHYR HEARTHGUARD unit has shot.

TARGET: That BANE-SLAYER’S BULWARK EINHYR HEARTHGUARD unit.

EFFECT: Your unit can make a surge move of up to D6+1".
POINT-BLANK FUSILLADE
1CP
Bane-slayer's Bulwark Stratagem
So resolute and steadfast are the Kin that their warriors can keep aiming and firing even amid close-quarters battle.
WHEN: Your Shooting phase, when a friendly BANE-SLAYER’S BULWARK unit is selected to shoot.

TARGET: That BANE-SLAYER’S BULWARK unit.

EFFECT: Your unit’s ranged attacks have [Close-quarters].
CLAIMED FOR THE KINDRED
1CP
Bane-slayer's Bulwark Stratagem
Having staked their claim upon contested ground, the Kin stand and fight with renewed determination.
WHEN: Command phase.

TARGET: One friendly BANE-SLAYER’S BULWARK HEARTHKYN WARRIORS unit.

EFFECT: Your unit has +1 OC until the end of the turn.

Datasheets


Vynn Bane-Slayer
(⌀40mm)
M
5"
T
5
SV
2+
W
5
LD
7+
OC
1
RANGED WEAPONS
RANGE
A
BS
S
AP
D
Autoch-pattern Combi-bolter
Autoch-pattern Combi-bolter
24"
4
2+
4
0
1
MELEE WEAPONS
RANGE
A
WS
S
AP
D
Mass Hammer
Mass Hammer
Melee
3
3+
12
-3
D6+1
ARMY RULESPrioritised Efficiency
ABILITIES
Weavefield Crest: This model has 4+ InSv.
Fast-firing Targeters: This unit’s ranged attacks have [Assault].
UNIT COMPOSITION
  • 1 Vynn Bane-Slayer model
This model is equipped with: 1 Autoch-pattern Combi-bolter; 1 Mass Hammer.
LEADER
This model can be attached to the following unit:
KEYWORDS: INFANTRY; EINHYR; CHARACTER; EXOARMOUR; BANE-SLAYER'S BULWARK; EINHYR CHAMPION
FACTION KEYWORDS:
LEAGUES OF VOTANN
STRATAGEMS
COMMAND RE-ROLL
1CP
Core
C
INSANE BRAVERY
1CP
Core
C
FIRE OVERWATCH
1CP
Core
C
HEROIC INTERVENTION
1CP
Core
C
EPIC CHALLENGE
1CP
Core
C
COUNTEROFFENSIVE
2CP
Core
C
POINT-BLANK FUSILLADE
1CP
Bane-slayer's Bulwark Stratagem
DETACHMENT ABILITY
Secure Resources
ENHANCEMENTS
Indomitable Exemplar


Bane Slayer's Bulwark Brokhyr Thunderkyn
(⌀40mm)
M
5"
T
6
SV
3+
W
2
LD
7+
OC
1
RANGED WEAPONS
RANGE
A
BS
S
AP
D
SP Conversion Beamer Conversion Lethal Hits
SP Conversion Beamer Conversion Lethal Hits
24"
2
4+
7
-2
3
MELEE WEAPONS
RANGE
A
WS
S
AP
D
Powered Strikes
Powered Strikes
Melee
2
4+
4
0
1
ARMY RULESPrioritised Efficiency
ABILITIES
Breaching Fire: In your Shooting phase, when this unit has shot, you can select one enemy unit hit by those attacks. If you do, friendly LEAGUES OF VOTANN units’ ranged attacks that target that enemy unit have [IGNORES COVER].
UNIT COMPOSITION
  • 3 Brokhyr Thunderkyn models
Every model is equipped with: 1 Powered Strikes; 1 SP Conversion Beamer.
KEYWORDS: BROKHYR; INFANTRY; EXOFRAME; BANE-SLAYER'S BULWARK
FACTION KEYWORDS:
LEAGUES OF VOTANN
STRATAGEMS
COMMAND RE-ROLL
1CP
Core
C
INSANE BRAVERY
1CP
Core
C
FIRE OVERWATCH
1CP
Core
C
HEROIC INTERVENTION
1CP
Core
C
COUNTEROFFENSIVE
2CP
Core
C
POINT-BLANK FUSILLADE
1CP
Bane-slayer's Bulwark Stratagem
DETACHMENT ABILITY
Secure Resources
ENHANCEMENTS
Brôkhyr Barrage


Bane-Slayer's Bulwark Einhyr Hearthguard
M
5"
T
5
SV
2+
W
2
LD
7+
OC
1
Hesyr(⌀32mm)
5"
5
2+
2
7+
1
Einhyr Hearthguard(⌀32mm)
RANGED WEAPONS
RANGE
A
BS
S
AP
D
Exoarmour Grenade Launcher BLAST 1
Exoarmour Grenade Launcher BLAST 1
24"
D3
3+
3
0
1
Volkanite Disintegrator Devastating Wounds
Volkanite Disintegrator Devastating Wounds
24"
3
3+
5
0
1
MELEE WEAPONS
RANGE
A
WS
S
AP
D
Graviton Hammer ANTI-MONSTER/VEHICLE 3+
Graviton Hammer ANTI-MONSTER/VEHICLE 3+
Melee
3
4+
9
-1
3
Plasma Blade Gauntlet
Plasma Blade Gauntlet
Melee
3
3+
6
-2
1
ARMY RULESPrioritised Efficiency
ABILITIES
Decisive Destruction:: This unit’s ranged attacks that target the closest eligible target can re-roll hit rolls of 1.
Weavefield Crest: This unit has 5+ InSv.
UNIT COMPOSITION
  • 1 Hesyr model
  • 4 Einhyr Hearthguard models
The Hesyr is equipped with: 1 Exoarmour Grenade Launcher; 1 Graviton Hammer; 1 Volkanite Disintegrator.

Every Einhyr Hearthguard is equipped with: 1 Exoarmour Grenade Launcher; 1 Plasma Blade Gauntlet; 1 Volkanite Disintegrator.
KEYWORDS: INFANTRY; EINHYR; BANE-SLAYER'S BULWARK; EXOARMOUR
FACTION KEYWORDS:
LEAGUES OF VOTANN
STRATAGEMS
COMMAND RE-ROLL
1CP
Core
C
INSANE BRAVERY
1CP
Core
C
FIRE OVERWATCH
1CP
Core
C
HEROIC INTERVENTION
1CP
Core
C
COUNTEROFFENSIVE
2CP
Core
C
POINT-BLANK FUSILLADE
1CP
Bane-slayer's Bulwark Stratagem
OPPORTUNE ADVANCE
1CP
Bane-slayer's Bulwark Stratagem
LED BY
This unit can be led by the following unit:
DETACHMENT ABILITY
Secure Resources


Bane-Slayer's Bulwark Hearthkyn Warriors
M
5"
T
5
SV
4+
W
1
LD
7+
OC
2
Hearthkyn Warrior with Autoch-pattern Bolt Pistol and Plasma Knife(⌀28.5mm)
5"
5
4+
1
7+
2
Hearthkyn Warrior with Autoch-pattern Bolt Pistol, Magna-Rail Rifle and Armoured Fists(⌀28.5mm)
5"
5
4+
1
7+
2
Theyn(⌀28.5mm)
5"
5
4+
1
7+
2
Hearthkyn Warrior with Autoch-pattern Bolt Pistol, Ion Blaster and Armoured Fists(⌀28.5mm)
5"
5
4+
1
7+
2
Hearthkyn Warrior with Autoch-pattern Bolt Pistol, HYLas Auto Rifle and Armoured Fists(⌀28.5mm)
RANGED WEAPONS
RANGE
A
BS
S
AP
D
Autoch-pattern Bolt Pistol CLOSE-QUARTERS
Autoch-pattern Bolt Pistol CLOSE-QUARTERS
12"
1
4+
4
0
1
HYLas Auto Rifle ASSAULT Rapid Fire 3
HYLas Auto Rifle ASSAULT Rapid Fire 3
24"
3
4+
6
-1
1
Magna-rail Rifle Devastating Wounds Heavy
Magna-rail Rifle Devastating Wounds Heavy
18"
1
5+
12
-3
D3+3
Theyn's Pistol CLOSE-QUARTERS
Theyn's Pistol CLOSE-QUARTERS
12"
1
4+
8
-2
1
Ion Blaster
Ion Blaster
18"
1
4+
5
-2
1
MELEE WEAPONS
RANGE
A
WS
S
AP
D
Plasma Knife
Plasma Knife
Melee
2
4+
4
-2
1
Armoured Fists
Armoured Fists
Melee
1
4+
4
0
1
Theyn’s Armaments
Theyn’s Armaments
Melee
2
4+
5
-2
2
ARMY RULESPrioritised Efficiency
ABILITIES
Weavefield Crest: This unit has 5+ InSv.
Panspectral Scanning: This unit’s ranged attacks can re-roll hit rolls of 1.
UNIT COMPOSITION
  • 1 Hearthkyn Warrior with Autoch-pattern Bolt Pistol and Plasma Knife model
  • 1 Hearthkyn Warrior with Autoch-pattern Bolt Pistol, HYLas Auto Rifle and Armoured Fists model
  • 1 Hearthkyn Warrior with Autoch-pattern Bolt Pistol, Magna-Rail Rifle and Armoured Fists model
  • 1 Theyn model
  • 6 Hearthkyn Warrior with Autoch-pattern Bolt Pistol, Ion Blaster and Armoured Fists models
The Hearthkyn Warrior with Autoch-pattern Bolt Pistol and Plasma Knife is equipped with: 1 Autoch-pattern Bolt Pistol; 1 Plasma Knife.

The Hearthkyn Warrior with Autoch-pattern Bolt Pistol, HYLas Auto Rifle and Armoured Fists is equipped with: 1 Armoured Fists; 1 Autoch-pattern Bolt Pistol; 1 HYLas Auto Rifle.

The Hearthkyn Warrior with Autoch-pattern Bolt Pistol, Magna-Rail Rifle and Armoured Fists is equipped with: 1 Armoured Fists; 1 Autoch-pattern Bolt Pistol; 1 Magna-rail Rifle.

The Theyn is equipped with: 1 Autoch-pattern Bolt Pistol; 1 Theyn’s Armaments; 1 Theyn's Pistol.

Every Hearthkyn Warrior with Autoch-pattern Bolt Pistol, Ion Blaster and Armoured Fists is equipped with: 1 Armoured Fists; 1 Autoch-pattern Bolt Pistol; 1 Ion Blaster.
KEYWORDS: EXPLOSIVES; INFANTRY; HEARTHKYN; BANE-SLAYER'S BULWARK
FACTION KEYWORDS:
LEAGUES OF VOTANN
STRATAGEMS
COMMAND RE-ROLL
1CP
Core
C
INSANE BRAVERY
1CP
Core
C
FIRE OVERWATCH
1CP
Core
C
HEROIC INTERVENTION
1CP
Core
C
COUNTEROFFENSIVE
2CP
Core
C
CLAIMED FOR THE KINDRED
1CP
Bane-slayer's Bulwark Stratagem
POINT-BLANK FUSILLADE
1CP
Bane-slayer's Bulwark Stratagem
DETACHMENT ABILITY
Secure Resources

The BANE-SLAYER'S BULWARK keyword is used in the following Bane-slayer's Bulwark datasheets:

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The CHARACTER keyword is used in the following Bane-slayer's Bulwark datasheets:

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The EINHYR keyword is used in the following Bane-slayer's Bulwark datasheets:

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The EXOARMOUR keyword is used in the following Bane-slayer's Bulwark datasheets:

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The EXPLOSIVES keyword is used in the following Bane-slayer's Bulwark datasheets:

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The INFANTRY keyword is used in the following Bane-slayer's Bulwark datasheets:

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The LEAGUES OF VOTANN keyword is used in the following Bane-slayer's Bulwark datasheets:

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[LETHAL HITS]24.23

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.

Designer’s Note: Choosing to automatically wound the target means that no wound roll is made for that attack. You may decide against this, as it means that attack cannot result in a critical wound and so cannot trigger other abilities such as [DEVASTATING WOUNDS].
06.01 Visibility
Line of sight is used to determine visibility between models. For an observing model to have line of sight, it must be possible to draw an imaginary straight line, 1 mm wide, from any part of that model to any part of the model being observed. This line is the line of sight. While doing so, other models in the observing model’s unit and in the observed model’s unit are ignored.

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).

Model Visible
If any part of another model is visible to the observing model, that model is visible.

Model Fully Visible
If every part of another model that is facing the observing model is visible to the observing model (so the only thing blocking visibility to any part of that other model is that model itself), that model is fully visible.

Unit Visible
If one or more models in a unit are visible to the observing model, that unit is visible.

Unit Fully Visible
If every model in a unit is fully visible to the observing model, that unit is fully visible. When determining this, the observing model can see through other models in that unit.

FAQ

Q:When checking line of sight from one model to another, is this drawn between the bases of those models, or between any part of them?
A:
Line of sight is drawn from any part of the observing model to any part of the model being observed.
SNAP SHOOTING15.09
ELIGIBLE IF: As stated in the rule allowing this shooting type.
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.
AFTER SHOOTING: Until the end of the phase, your unit is not eligible to start an action.
Hit Roll
Make one hit roll for each attack dice by rolling one D6. For each result, check if it fails or is a hit by matching the first condition below that applies:

Unmodified
FAILS
Unmodified
CRITICAL HIT
Equal to or greater than that attack’s BS/WS characteristicHIT
Any other resultFAILS

CRITICAL HITS
Critical hits are still hits. In addition, other rules can be triggered by a critical hit, such as [LETHAL HITS] (24).

FAQ

Q:My attack has a rule that means it results in a critical hit on a hit roll of 4+. Does this work when snap shooting?
A:
Unless otherwise stated, no: when snap shooting, each attack only hits on a roll of 6.
Q:My attack has a rule that means it results in a critical hit on a hit roll of 4+, and I would otherwise need a 5+ to hit. Does a 4+ hit?
A:
Yes, except when snap shooting: when snap shooting, each attack only hits on a roll of 6.
03.04 Engagement
A model’s engagement range is the area of the battlefield within 2" horizontally and 5" vertically of it.
  • 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.

WHAT IS ENGAGEMENT?
While opposing models are within each other’s engagement range, they are able to fight in vicious melee, so unless they are seeking to make melee attacks, models should keep out of their foes’ reach.

ENGAGEMENT
These two units have at least one model within 2" of the opposing unit, and are therefore engaged with each other.

FAQ

Q:Does my model or unit become engaged while moving through a enemy units engagement range during a move?
A:
No
ADVANCE MOVE09.06
MAXIMUM DISTANCE: Advance roll + your unit’s M characteristic.
ELIGIBLE IF: Your unit is on the battlefield and unengaged.
EFFECT: Your unit moves as described in Moving (03).
BEFORE MOVING: Make an advance roll by rolling one D6.
AFTER MOVING:
[DEVASTATING WOUNDS]24.10

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.

Example: An attack made with a [DEVASTATING WOUNDS] weapon with a D characteristic of 3 results in a critical wound against an Intercessor Squad, so inflicts 3 mortal wounds. The first 2 mortal wounds are sufficient to destroy 1 Intercessor model, so the remaining mortal wound is lost.
05.02.01 Multiple Toughness Characteristics
When resolving attacks that target a unit in which the models have two or more different T characteristics, follow the first instruction that applies from below:
  • 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.
Wound Roll
Make one wound roll for each hit by rolling one D6. For each result, check if it fails or is a wound by matching the first condition below that applies:

Unmodified
FAILS
Unmodified
CRITICAL WOUND
Equal to or greater than the required result below:WOUND
ATTACK’S STRENGTH VS TARGET’S TOUGHNESSREQUIRED RESULT
Strength is TWICE (or more than twice) the Toughness
+
Strength is GREATER than the Toughness
+
Strength is EQUAL to the Toughness
+
Strength is LESS than the Toughness
+
Strength is HALF (or less than half) the Toughness
+
Any other resultFAILS

CRITICAL WOUNDS
Critical wounds are still wounds. In addition, other rules can be triggered by a critical wound, such as [DEVASTATING WOUNDS] (24).


SEE ALSO
  • Multiple Toughness Characteristics 05.02.01
14.02 Level of Control
At the start of the battle, no objective on the battlefield is controlled by either player. To gain control of an objective, a player will need one or more models with an OC characteristic of 1 or more within range of it. A model is within range of a terrain objective while it is within that terrain area.

At the end of each phase and turn, to determine a player’s level of control over an objective, add together the OC characteristics of all the models in that player’s army that are within range of that objective:
  • The player who has the highest level of control over that objective controls that objective.
  • If both players have the same level of control over that objective, unless that objective is secured (see below), that objective is not controlled by either player.

While one or more units from a player’s army are within range of an objective that player controls, for each of those units that contains one or more models with an OC characteristic of 1 or more, that unit is said to be controlling that objective.

HOLD AT ALL COSTS
Some units have abilities that are triggered when they control an objective, or when they secure an objective for your army.

FAQ

Q:Is being within range of a terrain objective the same as being within range of an objective marker?
A:
Yes.
14.03 Secured Objectives
Some rules allow an objective to be secured by a player’s army. When an objective is secured by a player’s army, that objective remains under their control – even once they no longer have any units within range of it – until their opponent’s level of control over that objective is greater than theirs at the end of a phase.

FAQ

Q:If my unit has taken control of an objective at the end of my movement phase and that unit has as an ability that secures an objective they control, can they secure that objective?
A:
Yes
05.04.04 Destroyed
Throughout a battle, models will suffer damage, lose wounds and be destroyed. When every model in a unit has been destroyed, that unit is destroyed.

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.
13.01 Placing Terrain
Before the battle, place a selection of terrain features on the battlefield using one or more of the following methods:
  • 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.

FAQ

Q:Are models that are within the boundary of a terrain area, but not on the ground floor of a terrain area (e.g. overhanging parts of FRAME VEHICLES or models on terrain features that are within that terrain area) within that terrain area?
A:
Yes
13.08 Benefit of Cover
Each time a ranged attack targets a unit, if every model in that unit meets one or more of the following conditions, that unit has the benefit of cover against that attack:
  • 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.

FAQ

Q:When my unit shoots at another unit, how does it work if some models in the target unit are fully visible to some models in my unit, while others are within a terrain area/not fully visible?
A:
For each attacking model in your unit, determine whether the target unit has the benefit of cover, as described in Terrain and Visibility. In this scenario, the target unit will likely have the benefit of cover against some of the attacking models, but not all.

This means that, in an example unit where all attacking models are using the same weapon, when you get to the Resolve Attacks step of the Attack Sequence, you will collect dice for attacks made by models against which the target unit has the benefit of cover separately from the dice for attacks made by models against which the target unit does not have the benefit of cover.
STEALTH24.33

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).
[IGNORES COVER]24.18

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).
01.07.01 Battlefield Morale
The morale and organisation of troops can waver and break during battle. This is checked using battle-shock rolls, most commonly in the Command phase. Failing such a roll represents the unit’s courage faltering due to taking casualties or through other disruption, reducing its battlefield effectiveness. Similarly, some rules will require you to check a unit’s readiness by making a leadership roll.
01.07.02 Battle-shock Test
The term Battle-shock test is the same as battle-shock roll.
01.07 Battle-shock Rolls
To make a battle-shock roll for a unit, its controlling player makes a leadership roll for it (see above).
  • 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.

SEE ALSO
  • Battlefield Morale 01.07.01
  • Battle-shock Test 01.07.02

BATTLEFIELD MORALE
The morale and organisation of troops can waver and break during battle. This is checked using battle-shock rolls, most commonly in the Command phase. Failing such a roll represents the unit’s courage faltering due to taking casualties or through other disruption, reducing its battlefield effectiveness. Similarly, some rules will require you to check a unit’s readiness by making a leadership roll.

FAQ

Q:If a unit has a rule that allows it to start an action when it is battle-shocked can it also continue doing that action if it becomes battle-shocked after starting an action?
A:
Yes
Q:If a unit becomes battle-shocked after starting an action does it stop performing that action?
A:
Yes
01.04.03 As Close As Possible
  • 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.
Surge Move
SURGE MOVE21.02
MAXIMUM DISTANCE: As stated in the rule allowing this move type.
ELIGIBLE IF: All of the following apply:
  • The rule allowing this move type has been triggered.
  • Your unit is not battle-shocked.
  • Your unit is unengaged.
  • Your unit has not moved this phase.
EFFECT: Your unit moves as described in Moving (03).
BEFORE MOVING: Select the closest enemy unit to be the surge target.
WHILE MOVING:
  • Each model must end its move engaged with the surge target if possible.
  • Each model that cannot end its move engaged with the surge target must end its move as close as possible to the surge target.
AFTER MOVING:
  • Your unit cannot be engaged with one or more enemy units that were not the surge target.
  • Your unit cannot move again this phase.
[BLAST]24.05

High-explosive rounds can fell several warriors in a single blast, but firing them too close to comrades is unwise.

Each time you gather attack dice for a [BLAST] weapon, add one additional attack dice for every five models that were in the target unit in the Select Targets step (rounding down).

If this ability takes the form [BLAST X], each time you gather attack dice for such a weapon, add X additional attack dice for every five models that were in the target unit in the Select Targets step (rounding down) instead.

Example: If a [BLAST 2] weapon with an A characteristic of 3 targets a unit containing 12 models, you would gather four additional attack dice for that weapon (for a total of seven for that weapon).
CLOSE-QUARTERS SHOOTING10.06
ELIGIBLE IF: All of the following apply to your unit:
  • Engaged and did not make an advance move this turn.
  • Has one or more [CLOSE-QUARTERS] weapons or is a MONSTER/VEHICLE unit.
EFFECT: Your unit shoots as described in Making Attacks (04).
WHILE SHOOTING: Models in your unit can target enemy units your unit is engaged with.
  • MONSTER/VEHICLE Models: Each time a MONSTER/VEHICLE model in your unit makes an attack:
    • Unless that attack is made with a [CLOSE-QUARTERS] weapon and targets a unit your unit is engaged with, subtract 1 from the hit roll.
    • If that attack is made with a [BLAST] weapon, it still cannot target a unit your unit is engaged with.
  • Non-MONSTER/Non-VEHICLE Models: You can only select [CLOSE-QUARTERS] weapons to make attacks with and you can only select enemy units that are engaged with your unit as targets.
AFTER SHOOTING: Until the end of the phase, your unit is not eligible to start an action.
[CLOSE-QUARTERS]24.07

Weapons designed for close-quarters fighting can be wielded effectively even in the press of melee combat.

Units containing one or more models with a [CLOSE-QUARTERS] weapon can shoot using close-quarters shooting (10.06).

When using another shooting type, for each model in that unit (excluding MONSTER/VEHICLE models), you can only select one of the following to make attacks with:
  • One or more of its [CLOSE-QUARTERS] weapons.
  • One or more of its other ranged weapons.
Prioritised Efficiency

As the Kin truth describes, Luck has. Need keeps. Toil earns. The kinhost’s ability to efficiently switch its strategic footing embodies this wisdom. It results from swift assessments of a foe’s possessions, how best to seize them for the kindred’s need and then to stubbornly toil to hold them against counterattacks.

If your Army Faction is LEAGUES OF VOTANN, LEAGUES OF VOTANN units from your army have one of two abilities: Hostile Acquisition or Fortify Takeover (see below). During the battle, which ability those LEAGUES OF VOTANN units have will change depending on how many Yield points (YP) you currently have:
  • At the start of the battle, your units have Hostile Acquisition until the start of your next Command phase.
  • At the end of your Command phase, if you have fewer than 7YP, your units have Hostile Acquisition until the start of your next Command phase.
  • At the end of your Command phase, if you have 7YP or more, your units have Fortify Takeover until the start of your next Command phase.

Hostile Acquisition
  • Each time a model in this unit makes an attack that targets an enemy unit within range of one or more objective markers, add 1 to the Hit roll.
  • You can re-roll Advance and Charge rolls made for this unit.

Fortify Takeover
  • Each time a model in this unit makes an attack that targets an enemy unit, if this unit is within range of one or more objective markers you control, add 1 to the Hit roll.
  • Each time an attack targets this unit, if the Strength characteristic of that attack is greater than this unit’s Toughness characteristic and this unit is not a VEHICLE, subtract 1 from the Wound roll.

Yield Points
At the end of each player’s Command phase, you gain 1YP if you control one or more objective markers within your deployment zone, and, from the second battle round onwards, you gain 1 additional YP for each of the following conditions you satisfy:
  • You control one or more objective markers not within your deployment zone.
  • You control two or more objective markers not within your deployment zone.
  • You control more objective markers than your opponent.

In your turn, YP gained in this way are always gained before checking which ability LEAGUES OF VOTANN units from your army have.

Whenever a rule allows you to spend YP, reduce the number of YP you have by that amount (your YP cannot go below 0), otherwise you cannot use that rule.

Designer’s Note: This means you can use rules that let you gain or spend YP to influence which ability your units have - Hostile Acquisition or Fortify Takeover - depending on which will be most beneficial to you. Remember that your army only changes ability at the end of your Command phase, so you will sometimes need to plan ahead if you want your army to stay in or change ability.

Example: In her third turn, Freida’s units had the Hostile Acquisition ability, as she had 6YP at the end of her Command phase. In her fourth turn, at the end of her Command phase, she controls one objective marker within her deployment zone, and one objective marker not within her deployment zone, and her opponent controls two objective markers. Freida gains 2YP, so she now has 8YP, and her units now have the Fortify Takeover ability instead.

During her turn, Freida uses a Stratagem that allows her to spend YP. She spends 2YP, bringing her total down to 6YP. However, units from her army still have Fortify Takeover - it will only change if, at the end of her next Command phase, she still has fewer than 7YP.
Save Rolls
The opposing player resolves the following sequence:
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Make Save Rolls: The opposing player makes one save roll for each attack that wounded the target by rolling one D6.

FAQ

Q:When declaring the allocation order of groups in my unit I have more than one non-CHARACTER groups that contain a model with a missing wound, how must I select the order?
A:
Those groups can be selected in an order of your choosing but must be in an order that makes them come before any non-CHARACTER groups that do not contain a model with a missing wound.
Q:I have a unit being attacked with weapons that will modify some of their save rolls to be worse then 6 should I make those save rolls?
A:
Yes, because other models in your unit may have Sv’s that are better those models you’ve mentioned, this means that enough save rolls could be allocated to the those models that the rest of the results are not greater then the Sv’s of the other models in your unit.
Q:Can I group or allocate a wound to a destroyed model?
A:
No.
ASSAULT SHOOTING10.05
ELIGIBLE IF: All of the following apply to your unit:
  • Unengaged and made an advance move this turn.
  • Has one or more [ASSAULT] weapons.
EFFECT: Your unit shoots as described in Making Attacks (04).
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.
[ASSAULT]24.04

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).
Before selecting targets for this weapon, select one of its eligible profiles to make attacks with.
02.02.03 Random Characteristics
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.
[HAZARDOUS]24.15

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.
06.02.01 Normal Damage
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.
06.02 Mortal Wounds
Some attacks or rules inflict mortal wounds on units. Each time a unit suffers one or more mortal wounds, its controlling player must resolve the following sequence for each of those mortal wounds, until either all of them have been inflicted or that unit is destroyed:
  1. 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.

  2. 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.

SEE ALSO
  • Normal Damage 06.02.01

FAQ

Q:I have a rule that triggers when a mortal wound is allocated to a model, when does this happen?
A:
When you select a model in the Select Model step of Mortal Wounds (06.02).
06.03 Hazard Rolls
To make a hazard roll for a unit, roll one D6: on a 1-2, that roll fails and that unit suffers 1 mortal wound, or 3 mortal wounds instead if each model in that unit is a MONSTER/VEHICLE model. If more than one hazard roll is required for a unit, make all of those rolls simultaneously.

FAQ

Q:I failed hazard rolls from [Hazardous] weapons, do those mortal wounds have to be allocated to the models with the [HAZARDOUS] weapons?
A:
No, you allocate the mortal wounds to the unit as per Mortal Wounds (06.02). (This represents Bob the guardsmen picking up his fallen squad mates plasma gun or that the twisting power of James the Chaos Sorcerer pulling his followers into the warp.)
Q:If a rule says my unit must make a hazard roll does every model in the unit make a hazard roll?
A:
No, the unit would make 1 single hazard roll.
COMMAND RE-ROLL15.02
1CP
Core Stratagem
A great commander can bend even the vagaries of fate and fortune to their will, the better to ensure victory.
WHEN: Any phase, just after you make one of the following rolls for a friendly unit or model:
  • Advance roll
  • Charge roll
  • Damage roll
  • Hazard roll
  • Hit roll
  • Save roll
  • Wound roll
  • A roll to determine the number of attacks generated with a weapon.

TARGET: That unit or model.

EFFECT: You re-roll that roll. If you are rolling more than one dice together, select one of those dice to re-roll (excluding charge rolls, which you must re-roll in full).
01.05.01 Automatically Successful/Passes/Hits/Wounds
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.

Example: If a hit roll is automatically successful, move straight to the Wound Rolls step for that attack. Such a hit roll is not a critical hit.

Example: If a wound roll is automatically successful, move straight to the Save Rolls step for that attack. Such a wound roll is not a critical wound.
INSANE BRAVERY15.04
1CP
Core Stratagem
Indifferent to their own survival, these warriors hold their ground against seemingly impossible odds.
WHEN: Battle-shock step of your Command phase, just before you make a battle-shock roll for a friendly unit.

TARGET: That unit.

EFFECT: That battle-shock roll is automatically successful.

RESTRICTIONS: You cannot use this stratagem more than once per battle.
SNAP SHOOTING15.09
ELIGIBLE IF: As stated in the rule allowing this shooting type.
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.
AFTER SHOOTING: Until the end of the phase, your unit is not eligible to start an action.
FIRE OVERWATCH15.08
1CP
Core Stratagem
A hail of fire can drive back advancing foes.
WHEN: End of your opponent’s Movement phase.

TARGET: One friendly unengaged unit (excluding TITANIC units).

EFFECT: Your unit shoots using snap shooting.
HEROIC INTERVENTION15.11
1CP
Core Stratagem
Voices raised in furious war cries, your warriors surge forth to meet the enemy’s onslaught head-on.
WHEN: End of your opponent’s Charge phase.

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.
+1CP
  • 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.
05.04.01 Current Allocation Group
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.
[PRECISION]24.28

Precision attacks can pick high-value targets out in a crowd.

While resolving attacks made with one or more [PRECISION] weapons, at the start of the Allocation Order step (05.03), if the target unit contains one or more CHARACTER models visible to one or more of the attacking models, the active player can select one allocation group that contains one of those visible CHARACTER models. If they do, until those attacks are resolved, or until that CHARACTER group is destroyed (whichever happens first), that CHARACTER group is the current allocation group.
EPIC CHALLENGE15.03
1CP
Core Stratagem
The legends of the 41st millennium are replete with deadly duels between mighty champions.
WHEN: Fight phase, just after a friendly CHARACTER unit is selected to fight.

TARGET: That CHARACTER unit.

EFFECT: Select one CHARACTER model in your unit. Until the end of the phase, that model’s melee weapons have the [PRECISION] ability.
FIGHTS FIRST24.13

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).
COUNTEROFFENSIVE15.12
2CP
Core Stratagem
In close-quarters combat, the slightest hesitation can leave an opening for a swift foe to exploit.
WHEN: Fight step of your opponent’s Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has resolved its attacks.

TARGET: One friendly unit that is eligible to fight.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, your unit has the Fights First ability and it must be the next unit you select to fight (12.04).
POINT-BLANK FUSILLADE
1CP
Bane-slayer's Bulwark Stratagem
So resolute and steadfast are the Kin that their warriors can keep aiming and firing even amid close-quarters battle.
WHEN: Your Shooting phase, when a friendly BANE-SLAYER’S BULWARK unit is selected to shoot.

TARGET: That BANE-SLAYER’S BULWARK unit.

EFFECT: Your unit’s ranged attacks have [Close-quarters].
Secure Resources
Bane-slayer’s Bulwark Detachment

Staking their claim upon resource-rich ground, the Kin sweep forward to secure further territory.

At the end of your Movement phase, if a friendly BANE-SLAYER’S BULWARK unit is controlling an objective, that objective is secured.
Indomitable Exemplar
Bane-slayer’s Bulwark Detachment

This war leader is a living embodiment of the ceaseless drive to strike down their kindred’s foes. Through their deeds, they exhort their warriors not to waste even their last breaths on anything but vengeful retribution.

BANE-SLAYER’S BULWARK EINHYR CHAMPION model only. In the Fight phase, when this model is destroyed, if this unit has not been selected to fight this phase, roll one D6: on a 2+, do not remove this model from the battlefield. When this unit has fought, or at the end of the phase (whichever comes first), this model is removed from the battlefield.

Conversion
Each time an attack made with this weapon targets an enemy unit that is not within 12", an unmodified Hit roll of 4+ scores a Critical Hit.
Brôkhyr BarrageUPGRADE
Bane-slayer’s Bulwark Detachment

Pooling their fire into a concentrated barrage, Brôkhyr Thunderkyn annihilate their foes, along with the obstacles behind which they have taken cover. Such is the ferocity of the onslaught that even the boldest warriors are shaken.

BANE-SLAYER’S BULWARK BRÔKHYR THUNDERKYN unit only.

  • This unit’s ranged attacks have [Ignores Cover].
  • In your Shooting phase, when this unit has shot, you can select one enemy unit hit by those ranged attacks. If you do, that enemy unit makes a battle-shock roll.

[ANTI]24.03

Certain weapons are the bane of particular foes.

This ability always takes the form [ANTI-X Y+]. Each time an attack is made with an [ANTI] weapon, if the target unit has the keyword denoted by X, an unmodified wound roll of Y+ is a critical wound.

Example: An attack made with an [ANTI-VEHICLE 4+] weapon against a VEHICLE unit will result in a critical wound on an unmodified wound roll of 4+, while an attack made with an [ANTI-PSYKER 2+] weapon against a PSYKER unit will result in a critical wound on an unmodified wound roll of 2+.
OPPORTUNE ADVANCE
1CP
Bane-slayer's Bulwark Stratagem
As opponents open fire, these warriors take the opportunity to charge forward, gaining ground as their enemies reload spent weapons.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase, when an enemy unit that targeted a friendly unengaged BANE-SLAYER’S BULWARK EINHYR HEARTHGUARD unit has shot.

TARGET: That BANE-SLAYER’S BULWARK EINHYR HEARTHGUARD unit.

EFFECT: Your unit can make a surge move of up to D6+1".
[RAPID FIRE]24.30

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).
[HEAVY]24.16

Heavy weapons are amongst the biggest guns on the battlefield, but require bracing to fire at full effect.

In your Shooting phase, each time an attack is made with a [HEAVY] weapon, add 1 to the hit roll if all of the following apply to the attacking unit:
  • That unit is unengaged.
  • That unit was not set up on the battlefield this turn.
  • No model in that unit has moved more than 3" this turn.
CLAIMED FOR THE KINDRED
1CP
Bane-slayer's Bulwark Stratagem
Having staked their claim upon contested ground, the Kin stand and fight with renewed determination.
WHEN: Command phase.

TARGET: One friendly BANE-SLAYER’S BULWARK HEARTHKYN WARRIORS unit.

EFFECT: Your unit has +1 OC until the end of the turn.
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