The Adepta Sororitas, also known as the Sisters of Battle, are an elite sisterhood of warriors raised from infancy to believe unquestioningly in the supreme power of the Emperor of Mankind. The perfervid, unshakeable nature of their faith is a potent weapon indeed, manifesting as divine inspiration that drives the Sisters of Battle to incredible feats of martial prowess. Their fanatical devotion and unwavering purity are a bulwark against corruption, heresy and alien attack, and once battle has been joined they will stop at nothing until their enemies are utterly crushed.
This section contains all of the datasheets that you will need in order to fight battles with your Adepta Sororitas miniatures. Each datasheet includes the characteristics profiles of the unit it describes, as well as any wargear and abilities it may have. Some rules are common to several Adepta Sororitas units – these are described below and referenced on the datasheets.
Books
| Book | Kind | Edition | Version | Last update |
 Adepta Sororitas | ||||
| Adepta Sororitas | Codex | 9 | Indomitus 1.1 | February 2022 |
 The Balance Dataslate | ||||
| The Balance Dataslate | Rulebook | 9 | Q2 2023 | April 2023 |
| Arks of Omen: Farsight | ||||
| Arks of Omen: Farsight | Expansion | 9 | March 2023 | |
 Munitorum Field Manual 2023 Mk I | ||||
| Munitorum Field Manual 2023 Mk I | Expansion | 9 | January 2023 | |
| War Zone Nachmund: Vigilus Alone | ||||
| War Zone Nachmund: Vigilus Alone | Expansion | 9 | Indomitus 1.0 | March 2022 |
| Power Rating Update 2022 | ||||
| Power Rating Update 2022 | Rulebook | 9 | March 2022 | |
 Kill Team: Chalnath – Sisters Novitiate Squad | ||||
| Kill Team: Chalnath – Sisters Novitiate Squad | Datasheet | 9 | October 2021 | |
| Warzone Charadon: Act II – Book of Fire | ||||
| Warzone Charadon: Act II – Book of Fire | Expansion | 9 | Indomitus 1.0 | August 2021 |
| Piety and Pain | ||||
| Piety and Pain | Boxset | 9 | Indomitus 1.1 | June 2021 |
 Warhammer Legends: Forge World | ||||
| Warhammer Legends: Forge World | Index | 9 | 1.0 | December 2020 |
 Warhammer Legends: Adepta Sororitas | ||||
| Warhammer Legends: Adepta Sororitas | Datasheet | 8 | December 2019 | |
 Warhammer Quest: Blackstone Fortress – Escalation | ||||
| Warhammer Quest: Blackstone Fortress – Escalation | Boxset | 8 | August 2019 | |
| Warhammer Quest: Blackstone Fortress | ||||
| Warhammer Quest: Blackstone Fortress | Boxset | 8 | November 2018 | |
FAQ
Codex: Adepta Sororitas
| Q: | If an ADEPTA SORORITAS TRANSPORT model contains two DOMINION SQUAD units, can it use the Holy Vanguard ability from both units to make two moves at the start of the first battle round? |
| A: | No. |
The <ORDER> Keyword
All ADEPTA SORORITAS units (excluding SANCTIFIED units) are drawn from one of the Orders Militant. When you include a unit with the <ORDER> keyword in your army you must nominate which Order it is from and then replace the <ORDER> keyword in every instance on its datasheet with the name of your chosen Order. This could be one of the Orders Militant detailed in a Warhammer 40,000 publication, or one of your own design.
Example: If you include a Canoness in your army and you decide she is from the Order of the Bloody Rose, her keyword becomes ORDER OF THE BLOODY ROSE and her Lead the Righteous ability reads ‘While a friendly ORDER OF THE BLOODY ROSE CORE unit is within 6" of this model, each time a model in that unit makes an attack, re-roll a hit roll of 1.’
Some datasheets already specify which Order a unit is from (e.g. Junith Eruita has the ORDER OF OUR MARTYRED LADY keyword, and so is from the Order of Our Martyred Lady).
If your army is Battle-forged, you cannot include units from two different Orders Militant in the same Detachment.
Weapon Definitions
Some rules refer to ‘bolt weapons’, ‘flame weapons’ or ‘melta weapons’. The definitions of these weapons for the purposes of such rules can be found below:
Bolt Weapons
A bolt weapon is any weapon whose profile includes the word ‘bolt’ (boltgun, heavy bolter, storm bolter etc.), and any Relic that replaces a bolt weapon (e.g. Wrath of the Emperor). Rules that apply to bolt weapons only apply to the boltgun profile of condemnor boltguns, combi-weapons and the boltgun profile of Relics that replace such weapons. If a bolt weapon has a shooting and melee profile, rules that apply to bolt weapons only apply to the shooting profile of that weapon. Note that Fidelis is also a bolt weapon.Flame Weapons
A flame weapon is any weapon whose profile includes the word ‘flame’ (immolation flamers, Ministorum flamer, Ministorum heavy flamer etc.), any zealot’s vindictor, any brazier of holy fire and any Relic that replaces a flame weapon. Rules that apply to flame weapons only apply to the flamer profile of Ministorum combi-flamers, and the flamer profile of Relics that replace Ministorum combi-flamers. If a flame weapon has a shooting and melee profile, rules that apply to flame weapons only apply to the shooting profile of that weapon. Note that the Ardent Blade is also a flame weapon.Melta Weapons
A melta weapon is any weapon whose profile includes the word ‘melta’ (meltagun, multi-melta, twin multi-melta etc.), any inferno pistol and any Relic that replaces a melta weapon. Rules that apply to melta weapons only apply to the meltagun profile of combi-meltas, and the meltagun profile of Relics that replace combi-meltas.Abilities
A unit’s datasheet will list all the abilities it has. Certain abilities that are common to many units are only referenced on the datasheets rather than described in full.
Shield of Faith
Conviction is the greatest armour.
- Models in this unit have a 6+ invulnerable save.
- In your opponent’s Psychic phase, this unit can attempt to deny one psychic power as if it were a PSYKER. Each time a Deny the Witch test is taken for this unit, roll one D6 instead of 2D6: if the result of that test was an unmodified result of 6, or if it was greater than the result of the Psychic test, that Deny the Witch test is passed.
Zealot
With righteous fervour, the Emperor’s faithful deliver his furious judgement.
Each time a model in this unit makes a melee attack, if this unit made a charge move, was charged or performed a Heroic Intervention this turn, you can re-roll that attack’s hit roll.Acts of Faith
Through the prayers of the faithful is the Emperor’s will made manifest.
Once per phase, one unit from your army with this ability can perform one Act of Faith. To do so, you will use Miracle dice.Gaining Miracle Dice
If every unit from your army has the ADEPTA SORORITAS keyword (excluding models with the CULT IMPERIALIS, AGENT OF THE IMPERIUM or UNALIGNED keywords), then:
- At the start of each turn, you gain 1 Miracle dice.
- At the end of a phase in which any of the following conditions were met, you gain 1 Miracle dice:
Note that Miracle dice can also be gained via other rules. No matter the source, you can only gain Miracle dice from such a rule if every unit from your army has the ADEPTA SORORITAS keyword (excluding models with the CULT IMPERIALIS, AGENT OF THE IMPERIUM or UNALIGNED keywords).
Each time you gain a Miracle dice, roll one D6. The number you roll is the value of that Miracle dice. This value cannot be changed or re-rolled, unless a rule specifically states otherwise. Keep your Miracle dice to one side - this is your Miracle dice pool.
Designer’s Note: We recommend using differently coloured or marked dice for your Miracle dice pool, and placing them to one side of the battle.field, or some place else where you will not accidentally pick them up midgame. It is perfectly fine, if you wish, to write down the values of the Miracle dice in your pool, or to keep track of them in any other way, just so long as both players can see them.
Performing an Act of Faith
Before making a dice roll for a model or a unit from your army with the Acts of Faith ability, if you have one or more dice in your Miracle dice pool, that unit can perform an Act of Faith. To do so, select one or more of the dice from your Miracle dice pool, instead of making any or all of those dice rolls. For each individual dice that is being rolled as part of the dice roll, you can select 1 Miracle dice from your Miracle dice pool to be substituted in place of that dice. The dice that it is being substituted for is not rolled, and instead the value of the selected Miracle dice is used as if it had been rolled. Each Miracle dice can only be selected for substitution once. Once all Miracle dice substitutions have been made, remove the chosen Miracle dice from your Miracle dice pool, and roll any remaining, unsubstituted dice that are a part of the dice roll. You can use Miracle dice when a unit performs an Act of Faith for any of the following types of dice roll:
- Advance roll
- Charge roll
- Hit roll
- Wound roll
- Saving throw
- Damage roll
- Morale test
Example 1: Instead of rolling one D6 to see what value is added to a unit’s Move characteristic when that unit Advances, you could use a dice from your Miracle dice pool. If the value of that dice was 5, you would add 5" to the Move characteristic of every model in that unit for that Movement phase.
Example 2: Instead of rolling 2D6 to see what a unit’s charge distance is when making a charge roll, you could use either one or two dice from your Miracle dice pool. If you chose 2 Miracle dice, and the values of those dice were a 6 and a 3, the unit’s charge distance would be 9".
Sacred Rites
The Adepta Sororitas pray for the Emperor to guide them and fill them with strength.
This unit gains a bonus depending on which sacred rites are active for your army. After players have determined their mission, you must select one sacred rite from the following table to be active for your army. Alternatively, you can randomly determine two sacred rites from the table to be active for your army by rolling two D6 and looking up the results (if a double is rolled, roll both dice again until two different results are rolled). In either case, these sacred rites are active for your army until the end of the battle. Some rules can make additional sacred rites become active for a unit during the battle. Duplicated active sacred rites on that unit have no additional effect.| D6 | SACRED RITE |
| 1 | Hand of the Emperor The Sororitas are imbued with boundless font of vigour. While this sacred rite is active, add 1 to Advance rolls and charge rolls made for this unit. |
| 2 | Spirit of the Martyr Even with their dying act the Sororitas mete out the Emperor’s judgement. While this sacred rite is active, each time a model in this unit is destroyed by a melee attack and does not explode, roll one D6: on a 6, after the attacking model’s unit has finished making its attacks, it suffers 1 mortal wound (a unit can suffer a maximum of 6 mortal wounds per phase as the result of this ability). |
| 3 | Aegis of the Emperor The Sororitas do not suffer the vile trickery of witches. While this sacred rite is active, each time this unit uses its Shield of Faith ability to take a Deny the Witch test, if the result of that test was an unmodified result of 5+, or if it was greater than the result of the Psychic test, that Deny the Witch test is passed. |
| 4 | Divine Guidance Seeing the weak points in their enemies’ armour, the Sisters of Battle strike out to shatter it with contemptuous ease. While this sacred rite is active, each time a model in this unit makes a ranged attack, on an unmodified wound roll of 6, the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack is improved by 1. |
| 5 | The Passion The Sororitas are filled with a burning passion to inflict suffering upon the faithless. While this sacred rite is active, each time a model in this unit makes a melee attack, an unmodified hit roll of 6 scores 1 additional hit. |
| 6 | Light of the Emperor The Emperor’s radiance shines upon his warriors, emboldening them amidst the thick of battle. While this sacred rite is active, you can ignore any or all modifiers to this unit’s Leadership characteristic, and each time a Combat Attrition test is taken for this unit, you can ignore any or all modifiers. |
Detachment Rules
- ADEPTA SORORITAS Detachments gain the Decree Passive ability.
- ADEPTA SORORITAS units (excluding SANCTIFIED and OUTCASTS units) in ADEPTA SORORITAS Detachments gain the Order Convictions ability.
- Troops units in ADEPTA SORORITAS Detachments gain the Objective Secured ability.
Decree Passive
The honour of leading the Adepta Sororitas falls to an officer of the Orders Militant, not to the Priests that accompany them.
You can include a maximum of one CANONESS model and one MISSIONARY model in this Detachment. You cannot include more CULT IMPERIALIS PRIEST units in this Detachment than there are ADEPTA SORORITAS CHARACTER units.Order Convictions
Each Order Militant has its own fighting style, suited to the particular creed and combat philosophy of its battle sisters.
All ADEPTA SORORITAS units with this ability, and all the models in them, gain an Order conviction so long as every unit in their Detachment that is from an Order is from the same Order. The conviction gained depends upon which Order they are from, as shown below.Example: An Order of Our Martyred Lady unit with the Order Convictions ability gains The Blood of Martyrs conviction.
If your Order does not have an associated Order conviction, you must instead select Order Minoris convictions for them; this allows you to customise the rules for your Order Minoris. In either case, write down all of your Detachments’ Order convictions/Order Minoris convictions on your army roster.
The Orders Militant
If your army is Battle-forged, <ORDER> units in ADEPTA SORORITAS Detachments gain access to the following Orders Militant rules, provided every model in that Detachment that is from an Order Militant is drawn from the same Order Militant. Such a Detachment is referred to as an Orders Militant Detachment.
All <ORDER> units (excluding SANCTIFIED units) in an Orders Militant Detachment will gain an Order conviction. Below you will find the associated Order convictions associated with each Order Militant, as well as the list of Order Minoris convictions that you must use if your Order does not have an associated Order conviction.
WARLORD TRAITS
Each Order Militant has an associated Orders Militant Warlord Trait. If an ADEPTA SORORITAS <ORDER> CHARACTER models gains a Warlord Trait, they can have the relevant Orders Militant Warlord Trait instead of an Adepta Sororitas Warlord Traits.
STRATAGEMS
Each Order Militant has an associated Orders Militant Stratagem. If your army includes an Orders Militant Detachment (excluding Auxiliary Support, Super-heavy Auxiliary or Fortification Network Detachments), then you will gain access to the relevant Orders Militant Stratagem.
Each Order Militant has an associated Orders Militant Relic of the Ecclesiarchy. If your army is led by a SANCTIFIED WARLORD or an ADEPTA SORORITAS <ORDER> WARLORD, you can, when mustering your army, give the relevant Orders Militant Relic to an ADEPTA SORORITAS <ORDER> CHARACTER model from your army instead of giving them a Relic of the Ecclesiarchy from this section. Named characters (such as Junith Eruita) cannot be given a Relic of the Ecclesiarchy.
Note that some Relics replace one of the model’s existing items of wargear. Where this is the case, you must, if you are using points values, still pay the cost of the wargear that is being replaced. Write down any Relics of the Ecclesiarchy your models have on your army roster.
Example: A Battle-forged army includes an ADEPTA SORORITAS Detachment in which every unit has the ORDER OF THE BLOODY ROSE keyword. All ORDER OF THE BLOODY ROSE units in that Detachment gain the Quick to Anger Order conviction, an ORDER OF THE BLOODY ROSE CHARACTER model in that Detachment that is given a Warlord Trait can instead be given the Blazing Ire trait. You have access to the Tear Them Down Stratagem and can spend CPs to use it, and if the army’s WARLORD is selected from this Detachment and is from the Order of the Bloody Rose, then an ORDER OF THE BLOODY ROSE CHARACTER model from your army that could be given a Relic of the Ecclesiarchy can instead be given Beneficence.
Order of Our Martyred Lady
So dedicated are the Sisters of the Order of Our Martyred Lady that nothing can keep them from fulfilling their Emperor-given duty. When the battle is fiercest and the casualties highest, these holy warriors fight with renewed conviction and purpose, inspired by their desire to avenge the deaths of their fallen.
- At the end of any phase (other than the Morale phase) in which any units with this conviction were destroyed, you gain 1 Miracle dice. This is in addition to any Miracle dice gained at the end of a phase in which a CHARACTER unit with this conviction was destroyed (see Sacrifice).
- Each time an attack is made by a model with this conviction, if this unit is below its Starting Strength, add 1 to that attack’s hit roll.
When a leader of the Order of Our Martyred Lady dies in battle, those who remain only become more determined.
This leader believes in facing every threat at the head of her Order, leading from the front.
- Each time an attack is allocated to this WARLORD, subtract 1 from the Damage characteristic of that attack (to a minimum of 1).
- Each time you gain a Miracle dice at the end of a phase as a result of Vengeance, if this WARLORD destroyed any enemy units during that phase, that Miracle dice is automatically a 6.
- Each time you gain a Miracle dice at the end of a phase as a result of Sacrifice, or if this WARLORD was destroyed during that phase, that Miracle dice is automatically a 6.
RELIC: MARTYRS’ VENGEANCE
Martyrs’ Vengeance was the sidearm of selfless Celestian Superior, Saint Valpurgis. At the Defence of Ghent’s Gate, Valpurgis strode calmly in front of her squad as an enemy war engine barrelled towards her. In the instant before impact, the Emperor’s own light speared from her pistol, cleaving through the machine and detonating its stored ammunition.
ORDER OF OUR MARTYRED LADY model equipped with an inferno pistol only. This Relic replaces an inferno pistol and has the following profile:WEAPON | RANGE | TYPE | S | AP | D |
| Martyrs’ Vengeance | |||||
| Martyrs’ Vengeance | 12" | Pistol 1 | 9 | -4 | D6+3 |
Order of the Valorous Heart
Like their patron saint, Lucia, those of the Order of the Valorous Heart are willing to bear any agony in the name of atonement. Such is their willingness to suffer for their cause that they can shrug off terrible wounds without breaking stride.
- Each time a model with this conviction would lose a wound as a result of a mortal wound, roll one D6: on a 5+, that wound is not lost.
- Each time an attack is allocated to a model with this conviction, if that Attack has an Armour Penetration characteristic of -1 or -2, the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack is reduced by 1.
When the zeal of battle is upon them, the Sisters of the Valorous Heart will trust the Emperor to guide their aim.
Following the example of Saint Lucia, this leader will endure any suffering, fighting on long past the limits of mortal endurance.
- Each time this WARLORD performs an Act of Faith, it regains 1 lost wound.
- Each time this WARLORD would lose a wound, roll one D6: on a 5+, that wound is not lost.
RELIC: CASKET OF PENANCE
Within this unadorned ebonite box lies a relic so suffused with the Emperor’s divine spark that it radiates a ferocious aura. Its holiness is so powerful that it scarifies its guardians’ flesh, yet one worthy enough to carry the casket into battle welcomes the chance to prove the strength of her faith and will. To the unbeliever who approaches too close, it is an incapacitating and sickening draining of the soul.
ORDER OF THE VALOROUS HEART model only. The bearer has the following ability: ‘Casket of Penance (Aura): While an enemy unit is within 3" of the bearer, subtract 1 from the Toughness characteristic of models in that enemy unit (if that unit has the CHAOS keyword, subtract 1 from its Strength characteristic as well).’Order of the Bloody Rose
Once their battle fury is roused, none prosecute the wars of the Adeptus Ministorum with greater fervour than those warriors who belong to the Order of the Bloody Rose.
- Each time a unit with this conviction fights, if it made a charge move, was charged or performed a Heroic Intervention this turn, then until that fight is resolved, add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of models in this unit.
- Each time a model with this conviction makes a melee attack, if that model’s unit made a charge move, was charged or performed a Heroic Intervention this turn, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.
In the fury of battle, the Sisters of the Bloody Rose channel their rage into devastating blows with gun stocks, fists and blades.
This warrior was born for battle, and will allow nothing to stay her wrath.
- Add 1 to the Attacks characteristics of this WARLORD.
- This WARLORD is eligible to charge in a turn in which it Advanced.
RELIC: BENEFICENCE
This fearsomely savage chainsword is lauded amongst the Order of the Bloody Rose for its perfection of weight and the deepness of its pious bite. As the deep-red armour of its wielder plunges ferociously into dense knots of faithless idolaters, Beneficence sends arterial sprays across the battlefield with each cut of enemy flesh. Terrified mutants and witches fall before its blessing, as ground won for the Emperor is consecrated in viscera.
ORDER OF THE BLOODY ROSE model equipped with a chainsword only. This Relic replaces a chainsword and has the following profile:WEAPON | RANGE | TYPE | S | AP | D |
| Beneficence | |||||
| Beneficence | Melee | Melee | +2 | -2 | 1 |
Abilities: Each time the bearer fights, it makes 3 additional attacks with this weapon (if there are 6 or more enemy models within 3" of the bearer when it is selected to fight, it makes D3+3 additional attacks with this weapon instead). | |||||
Order of the Ebon Chalice
The Order of the Ebon Chalice is the oldest of the Orders Militant, and its warriors strive to be exemplars, both martial and spiritual, to the followers of the God-Emperor. Their purity and nobility of spirit can see them perform miraculous acts on the battlefield.
- If any units in your army have this conviction, when you are determining which sacred rites are active for your army after you have determined your mission, you cannot randomly select two sacred rites. Instead, after you have selected one sacred rite you must then select a second. Both of these sacred rites are active for units from your army with this conviction (only the first is active for other units from your army with the Sacred Rites ability).
- Each time a model or unit with this conviction performs an Act of Faith, you can first discard 1 Miracle dice. If you do so, 1 Miracle dice you use in that Act of Faith is considered to be a 6 (irrespective of its actual value).
When the Ebon Chalice go to war, they bring with them cleansing flames.
- Add 4" to the range of all flame weapons that models in that unit are equipped with.
- Each time a model in that unit makes an attack with a flame weapon, on an unmodified wound roll of 4+, the target suffers 1 mortal wound in addition to any normal damage (a maximum of 3 mortal wounds can be inflicted per phase via this Stratagem).
This leader is one of the few that has shared in the terrible knowledge imparted by the Matriarch of the Order after her communion with the Emperor.
- If this WARLORD is on the battlefield, the Miracle dice you gain at the start of the first battle round is automatically a 6.
- While this WARLORD is on the battlefield, each time you spend a Command point to use a Stratagem you can roll one D6: on a 5+, that Command point is refunded.
RELIC: ANNUNCIATION OF THE CREED
The traditionalists of the Order of the Ebon Chalice eagerly grasp any opportunity to apply the undeniable letter of the Imperial Creed. Upon the craven heretic who shirks his sentence, or the witch hiding behind her puppets, this weapon announces their deviancy in unavoidable utterances of destructive justice.
ORDER OF THE EBON CHALICE model equipped with a condemnor boltgun only. This Relic replaces a condemnor boltgun and has the following profile:WEAPON | RANGE | TYPE | S | AP | D |
| Boltgun | |||||
| Boltgun | 24" | Rapid Fire 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Blessed stake | |||||
| Blessed stake | 24" | Assault 1 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
Abilities: Before selecting targets, select one or both of the profiles above to make attacks with. If you select both, then each time an attack is made with this weapon this phase, subtract 1 from that attack’s hit roll. Each time you select a target for this weapon, ignore the Look Out, Sir rule. Each time an attack with this weapon’s blessed stake profile is allocated to a PSYKER model, that model’s unit suffers 3 mortal wounds in addition to the normal damage. | |||||
Order of the Argent Shroud
It is the strong belief of those within the Order of the Argent Shroud that one’s conviction is best shown through bold action. Thus is battling the best way to prove their unquenchable faith, for there they may smite the Emperor’s foes and demonstrate the depths of their devotion.
- Each time a unit with this conviction makes a Normal Move or Advances in your Movement phase, until the end of your Shooting phase, it counts as having Remained Stationary.
- Each time a unit with this conviction is selected to shoot or fight, you can re-roll one hit roll or one wound roll when resolving that unit’s attacks.
The unwavering faith of the warriors of the Argent Shroud allows them to fight on through the most terrible wounds and psychic onslaughts.
WARLORD TRAIT: SELFLESS HEROISM
Rather than allow harm to come to her followers, this leader will bravely take the fight to any foe.
- This WARLORD is eligible to perform a Heroic Intervention if it is within 6" horizontally and 5" vertically of any enemy unit, instead of 3" horizontally and 5" vertically. Each time this WARLORD makes a Heroic Intervention move, it can move up to 6". All other rules for Heroic Interventions still apply.
- At the start of the Fight phase, if this WARLORD is within Engagement Range of any enemy units, it can fight first that phase.
RELIC: QUICKSILVER VEIL
Shifting in and out of vision as it catches the fires of battle and the haloes of unearthly light surrounding the faithful, this gossamer-thin nanofibre dazzles the eyes of heretics and baffles the targeting matrices of xenos. As the wearer moves as swift as a silver dart to the enemy’s heart, shots fire wide and blade thrusts miss their mark.
ORDER OF THE ARGENT SHROUD model only.- Add 3" to the bearer’s Move characteristic.
- Each time an attack is made against the bearer, subtract 1 from that attack’s hit roll.
Order of the Sacred Rose
The Sisters of the Order of the Sacred Rose are renowned for their calm and implacable resolve in battle. Even in the face of overwhelming odds, the heirs of Saint Arabella stand unyielding.
- Each time a Combat Attrition test is taken for a unit with this conviction, it is automatically passed.
- Each time you use a Miracle dice when a model or unit with this conviction performs an Act of Faith, roll one D6: on a 4+, you gain 1 Miracle dice.
None may escape the Emperor's gaze, and where he sees wickedness, there will the Sacred Rose punish.
The Emperor's divinity shines from this leader. She strides through the battle with a beatific expression while smiting the Emperor's foes and expunging fear from the minds of her followers.
- Once per turn, when this WARLORD performs an Act of Faith, 1 Miracle dice used in that Act of Faith is considered to be a 6 (irrespective of its actual value).
- This WARLORD has the following ability: ‘Light of the Divine (Aura): While a friendly ORDER OF THE SACRED ROSE CORE unit is within 6" of this WARLORD, if that CORE unit Falls Back then is still eligible to shoot this turn.’
RELIC: LIGHT OF SAINT AGNAETHA
Emanating from within a brazier inscribed with the deeds of Arabella, the Light of Saint Agnaetha is a blinding illumination against the shadows of the Great Rift. Laying bare the truth of evil, those who embody the foulness of the daemon are cowed. The touch of its actinic glare, when lifted high with serene grace, causes impure flesh to char and com bust in a conflagration of holy fire.
ORDER OF THE SACRED ROSE model with a brazier of holy fire only. This Relic replaces a brazier of holy fire and has the following profile:WEAPON | RANGE | TYPE | S | AP | D |
| Light of Saint Agnaetha | |||||
| Light of Saint Agnaetha | 12" | Assault D6 | * | * | * |
Abilities: Each time an attack is made with this weapon, that attack automatically hits the target, and on an unmodified wound roll of 4+ (or 2+ if the target contains any DAEMON models), the target suffers 1 mortal wound and the attack sequence ends. | |||||
Minoris Convictions
If your chosen Order Militant does not have an associated Order conviction described here, you must instead create their Order conviction by selecting Order Minoris convictions from the list here. Unless otherwise stated, your Order Militant has two Order Minoris convictions from the following list:
Shield of Aversion
The Sisters of this Order gird themselves with the strength of their faith. It is a shield of repulsion that rejects the hated artifice of their enemies and drives the Sororitas onwards with indomitable fortitude.
Each time an attack with an Armour Penetration characteristic of -1 is allocated to a model with this conviction, that attack has an Armour Penetration characteristic of 0 instead.Hallowed Martyrs
The blood of martyrs is the life force of the Imperium. So do the tenets of this Order joyously proclaim, and in its warriors’ darkest hour does the sacrifice if their fallen Sisters shine brightest.
Each time an attack is made by a model with this conviction, if that model’s unit is below its Starting Strength, add 1 to that attack’s hit roll.Conviction of Faith
The miracles of the God-Emperor are self-evident to those with the iron-hard conviction of true zealots. In the presence of this Order’s warriors, his manifestations of divinity are myriad.
If every unit from your army that has an Order conviction has this conviction, each time you gain a Miracle dice, if the value of that dice is a 1, you can re-roll that dice before adding it to your Miracle dice pool.Devout Fanaticism
The alien, the mutant and the heretic must be destroyed; face to face if necessary where their evil cannot hide and where the Sisters of Battle can ensure their blows eviscerate their faithless foes.
Each time a unit with this conviction fights, if it made a charge move, was charged or performed a Heroic Intervention this turn, then until that fight is resolved, each time a model in that unit makes an attack, add 1 to that attack’s hit roll.You cannot select this conviction if you have already selected the Holy Wrath conviction.
Guided by the Emperor’s Will
The God-Emperor is said to guide the hand of these Sororitas. The Sisters’ unerring strikes ensure no heretic escapes their wrath, nor the divine punishment that such sinful existence deserves.
Each time a unit with this conviction is selected to shoot or fight, you can re-roll one hit roll or one wound roll when resolving that unit’s attacks.Holy Wrath
The God-Emperor's faithful deliver his furious judgement in the press of melee. With flurries of fanatical blows, they smite the unbeliever and the heretic with a pure rage.
Each time a model with this conviction makes a melee attack, if that model’s unit made a charge move, was charged or performed a Heroic Intervention this turn, improve that attack’s Armour Penetration characteristic by 1.You cannot select this conviction if you have already selected the Devout Fanaticism conviction.
In the Footsteps of Saints
Many minor Orders Militant cleave to the traditions and practices of one of the Orders Majoris. For some, this is due to their unbroken chain of recognised descent from them, while others extol the virtue of one particular Matriarch or saint.
You cannot select this Order Minoris conviction if you have selected any other Order Minoris conviction, and if you select this conviction you cannot select a second. Select one of the following Orders Militant: Order of Our Martyred Lady, Order of the Valorous Heart, Order of the Bloody Rose, Order of the Ebon Chalice, Order of the Argent Shroud, Order of the Sacred Rose.- Use the Order convictions of the Order Militant you selected.
- If a CHARACTER model with this conviction gains a Warlord Trait, they can have an Orders Militant Warlord Trait associated with the Order Militant you selected, instead of an Adepta Sororitas Warlord Trait. If a CHARACTER has such a Warlord Trait, replace all instances of the Order Militant keyword on that Warlord Trait (e.g. ORDER OF OUR MARTYRED LADY), if any, with the name Order Militant that this CHARACTER is from.
- Unless the only units with this conviction are part of an Auxiliary Support, Super-heavy Auxiliary and/or Fortification Network Detachment, you will gain access to the Orders Militant Stratagems associated with the Order Militant you selected. When using such a Stratagem, replace all instances of the Order Militant keyword on that Stratagem (e.g. ORDER OF OUR MARTYRED LADY) with the Order Militant that the units with this conviction have.
Perfervid Belief
Belief in the God-Emperor is the greatest strength of the Adepta Sororitas. The Sisters of this Order express the force of their belief in every vengeful shot, every excoriating strike and every shouted prayer.
Each time a model or unit with this conviction performs an Act of Faith, you can first discard 1 Miracle dice. If you do so, 1 Miracle dice you use in that Act of Faith is considered to be a 6 (irrespective of its actual value).Purifying Recitations
Sorcery and the diabolical powers of witches are abominations before the God-Emperor. By invoking his name, these Sisters appear blessed with a measure of his eternal protection.
Each time a Deny the Witch test is taken for a unit with this conviction, add 3 to the result (this is not cumulative with any other rule that adds to the result of a Deny the Witch test, e.g. Pure of Will).Raging Fervour
These Sisters carry the fiery wrath of the Emperor into the darkest corners of his realm. His immortal anger is made manifest in their extraordinary skill with thermal weaponry.
Each time a model with his conviction makes an attack with a melta weapon the target of that attack is considered to be within half range for the purposes of that weapons abilities if:- That weapon has the Pistol or Assault type.
- That weapon has the Heavy type and the target unit is within 18" of the firing model.
Rites of Fire
With purifying flame did the great saints of legend purge the enemies of faith from the galaxy. This Order’s sacred rites encapsulate the flame of illumination as a tool of cleansing.
Add 4" to the range of all flame weapons that models with this conviction are equipped with.You cannot select this conviction if you have already selected either the Raging Fervour or Unshakable Vengeance convictions.
Righteous Suffering
Suffering is the penance by which the faithful affirm their devotions. To share in the agonies suffered by the God-Emperor and his saints without embracing death is the mark of fidelity to the Imperial Creed.
Each time an attack is made against a unit with this conviction, an unmodified wound roll of 1-2 for that attack fails, irrespective of any abilities that the weapon or the model making the attack may have.Slayers of Heretics
Wherever corrupt heretics and vile demagogues oppose the will of the Emperor and the Ecclesiarchy, this Order has vowed to tear out their silvered tongues and sever their poisonous influence.
Each time a model with this conviction makes an attack against a CHARACTER unit, add 1 to that attack’s hit roll.Unbridled Valour
This Order’s serenity underfire and in the face of overwhelming odds has turned seeming defeat into valorous last stands that bleed the enemy dry.
Each time a Combat Attrition test is taken for a unit with this conviction, add 1 to that Combat Attrition test.Unshakable Vengeance
These Sisters’ aim with the holy bolter is as unshakable as their faith. The sacred tools of war are gifted by the Emperor himself to deliver his vengeance upon those who turn their face from his light.
Each time a model with this conviction makes an attack with a bolt weapon, you can ignore any or all hit roll and Ballistic Skill modifiers.You cannot select this conviction if you have already selected either the Raging Fervour or Rites of Fire convictions.
Witch Hunters
Unsanctioned psykers, diabolists and sorcerers; all crave the caress of the Emperor’s judgement that their tainted existence deserves. For so does this Order preach. Burn the witch!
Each time a model with this conviction makes a melee attack against a PSYKER unit, re-roll a hit roll of 1 (if the melee attack is made against a PSYKER CHARACTER unit, re-roll a hit roll of 1 and re-roll a wound roll of 1).Stratagems by Phase
A SACRED BURDEN (Adepta Sororitas – Requisition)
OPEN THE RELIQUARIES (Adepta Sororitas – Requisition)
SAINT IN THE MAKING (Adepta Sororitas – Requisition)
EXEMPLAR OF THE ORDER (Order of Our Martyred Lady – Requisition)
Battle Round
BATTLE RITES (Adepta Sororitas – Strategic Ploy)
CARRY FORTH THE FAITHFUL (Order of the Bloody Rose – Strategic Ploy)
FAITH IS OUR SHIELD (Order of the Argent Shroud – Strategic Ploy)
CATECHISM OF WRATHFUL DEFIANCE (Order of the Bloody Rose – Strategic Ploy)
SCOURGE OF THE PENITENT (Order of the Bloody Rose – Battle Tactic)
PIOUS MACHINE SPIRIT (Order of Our Martyred Lady – Epic Deed)
ANGELIC ASCENT (Adepta Sororitas – Strategic Ploy)
FIERY ORATORY (Adepta Sororitas – Epic Deed)
JUDGEMENT OF THE FAITHFUL (Adepta Sororitas – Strategic Ploy)
BROOK NO DEFEAT (Adepta Sororitas – Boarding Actions – Strategic Ploy)
DEADLY DESCENT (Adepta Sororitas – Strategic Ploy)
DEFENDERS OF THE FAITH (Adepta Sororitas – Strategic Ploy)
RITES OF RESTORATION (Adepta Sororitas – Epic Deed)
DEATH BEFORE DISGRACE (Order of Our Martyred Lady – Strategic Ploy)
FIERY ORATORY (Adepta Sororitas – Epic Deed)
THRICE-BLESSED HULL (Adepta Sororitas – Wargear)
PURITY OF FAITH (Adepta Sororitas – Strategic Ploy)
FAITH AND FURY (Adepta Sororitas – Strategic Ploy)
FIERY ORATORY (Adepta Sororitas – Epic Deed)
MOMENT OF GRACE (Adepta Sororitas – Epic Deed)
FAITH AND FURY (Adepta Sororitas – Boarding Actions – Strategic Ploy)
BLESSED BOLTS (Adepta Sororitas – Wargear)
CLEANSED BY FIRE (Adepta Sororitas – Battle Tactic)
DEVASTATING REFRAIN (Adepta Sororitas – Strategic Ploy)
HOLY TRINITY (Adepta Sororitas – Wargear)
CLEANSED BY FIRE (Adepta Sororitas – Boarding Actions – Battle Tactic)
SUFFER NOT THE WITCH (Adepta Sororitas – Boarding Actions – Battle Tactic)
EXCEPTIONAL PROFICIENCY (Adepta Sororitas – Battle Tactic)
SUFFER NOT THE WITCH (Adepta Sororitas – Battle Tactic)
BLIND FAITH (Order of the Valorous Heart – Battle Tactic)
CLEAR THE FLANKS (Order of the Bloody Rose – Battle Tactic)
CLEANSING FLAMES (Order of the Ebon Chalice – Wargear)
THE EMPEROR’S JUDGEMENT (Order of the Sacred Rose – Battle Tactic)
MARTYR’S PYRE (Order of Our Martyred Lady – Strategic Ploy)
MOMENT OF GRACE (Adepta Sororitas – Epic Deed)
REJOICE THE FALLEN (Order of Our Martyred Lady – Strategic Ploy)
HOLY SMOKESCREEN (Adepta Sororitas – Wargear)
FUELLED BY RAGE (Order of the Bloody Rose – Strategic Ploy)
A MARTYR’S DUTY (Order of Our Martyred Lady – Strategic Ploy)
FIERY ORATORY (Adepta Sororitas – Epic Deed)
HOLY RAGE (Adepta Sororitas – Strategic Ploy)
RIGHTEOUS IMPACT (Adepta Sororitas – Strategic Ploy)
FAITH AND FURY (Adepta Sororitas – Strategic Ploy)
FAITH AND FURY (Adepta Sororitas – Boarding Actions – Strategic Ploy)
FAITH AND FURY (Adepta Sororitas – Strategic Ploy)
FIERY ORATORY (Adepta Sororitas – Epic Deed)
INVIOLATE SHIELDWALL (Adepta Sororitas – Wargear)
MOMENT OF GRACE (Adepta Sororitas – Epic Deed)
FAITH AND FURY (Adepta Sororitas – Boarding Actions – Strategic Ploy)
DESPERATE FOR REDEMPTION (Adepta Sororitas – Strategic Ploy)
EMBODIED PROPHECY (Adepta Sororitas – Battle Tactic)
FINAL REDEMPTION (Adepta Sororitas – Strategic Ploy)
SUFFERING AND SACRIFICE (Adepta Sororitas – Epic Deed)
EXTREMIS TRIGGER WORD (Adepta Sororitas – Battle Tactic)
SUFFER NOT THE WITCH (Adepta Sororitas – Boarding Actions – Battle Tactic)
EXCEPTIONAL PROFICIENCY (Adepta Sororitas – Battle Tactic)
SUFFER NOT THE WITCH (Adepta Sororitas – Battle Tactic)
BLIND FAITH (Order of the Valorous Heart – Battle Tactic)
OUTRAGE OF THE MATRIARCH (Order of the Bloody Rose – Epic Deed)
WADE INTO THE FOE (Order of the Bloody Rose – Battle Tactic)
TEAR THEM DOWN (Order of the Bloody Rose – Battle Tactic)
SAVAGE TWIST (Order of the Bloody Rose – Wargear)
VENGEANCE FOR ARMAGEDDON (Order of Our Martyred Lady – Battle Tactic)
ZEALOUS DEATH WISH (Order of Our Martyred Lady – Battle Tactic)
FAITH AND FURY (Adepta Sororitas – Strategic Ploy)
INVIOLATE SHIELDWALL (Adepta Sororitas – Wargear)
MOMENT OF GRACE (Adepta Sororitas – Epic Deed)
FAITH AND FURY (Adepta Sororitas – Boarding Actions – Strategic Ploy)
DESPERATE FOR REDEMPTION (Adepta Sororitas – Strategic Ploy)
FINAL REDEMPTION (Adepta Sororitas – Strategic Ploy)
SUFFERING AND SACRIFICE (Adepta Sororitas – Epic Deed)
EXTREMIS TRIGGER WORD (Adepta Sororitas – Battle Tactic)
SUFFER NOT THE WITCH (Adepta Sororitas – Boarding Actions – Battle Tactic)
EXCEPTIONAL PROFICIENCY (Adepta Sororitas – Battle Tactic)
SUFFER NOT THE WITCH (Adepta Sororitas – Battle Tactic)
BLIND FAITH (Order of the Valorous Heart – Battle Tactic)
OUTRAGE OF THE MATRIARCH (Order of the Bloody Rose – Epic Deed)
TEAR THEM DOWN (Order of the Bloody Rose – Battle Tactic)
SAVAGE TWIST (Order of the Bloody Rose – Wargear)
VENGEANCE FOR ARMAGEDDON (Order of Our Martyred Lady – Battle Tactic)
ZEALOUS DEATH WISH (Order of Our Martyred Lady – Battle Tactic)
FIERY ORATORY (Adepta Sororitas – Epic Deed)
DIVINE INTERVENTION (Adepta Sororitas – Epic Deed)
MARTYR’S IMMOLATION (Adepta Sororitas – Epic Deed)
MARTYRED (Adepta Sororitas – Epic Deed)
ARMOURED IN FAITH (Adepta Sororitas – Boarding Actions – Strategic Ploy)
DIVINE INTERVENTION (Adepta Sororitas – Boarding Actions – Epic Deed)
HONOUR THE MARTYRS (Order of Our Martyred Lady – Epic Deed)
Stratagems
If your army indudes any ADEPTA SORORITAS Detachments (excluding Auxiliary Support, Super-heavy Auxiliary or Fortification Network Detachments), you have access to these Stratagems, and can spend CPs to use them.
Burn the mutant. Burn the heretic. Burn the witch.
The Zephyrim are said to embody the God-Emperor’s promise. Where they lead, victory must surely follow.
Celestians are exemplary in their battlecraft.
Arco-flagellants are conditioned with sacred trigger words that release their cerebral inhibitors and unleash their killing rage.
Those who would wield sorcery against the righteous often find themselves facing the full fury of the Ecclesiarchy.
Sometimes, a brush with death is so close that the only explanation seems to be divine intervention.
The priests of the Adeptus Ministorum can use the power of their oratory to inspire their flocks.
The inferno claims the martyr and heretic alike in cleansing flames.
The ministrations of the Sisters of the Orders Hospitaller have seen many a warrior brought back from the brink of death to return to the fray.
The Sisters of Battle do not give in to despair when their leaders are slain. Instead, the blood of these martyred heroes only strengthens their resolve.
For a split second, it seems as though the world reshapes itself to the will of a single warrior.
Suffering is a staple prayer for the Adepta Sororitas, and a martyr’s fate only brings greater glory to the God-Emperor.
In the direst circumstances, even the most sacred of the Ministorum’s holy artefacts are brought forth to aid the faithful.
Those who exemplify the finest qualities of the Order will be entrusted to bear holy relics into battle, a blessing and a burden for the honoured warrior.
This warrior stands pre-eminent in the Adeptus Ministorum as a shining example of everything a devout servant of the Emperor aspires to.
On wings of fire do the angelic warriors of the Orders Militant take to the skies to move to where the Emperor needs them.
The observance of battle rites and the chanting of blessed psalms stir the hearts of the faithful.
Seraphim arrive on the battlefield in a blaze of glory, spreading death from on high to scour the foe as they descend.
Defence of the Emperors realm falls to the Battle Sisters. When it is under threat, they redouble their efforts, rousing their fellow warriors’ spirits with volleys of holy fire and impassioned hymns.
- Instead of following the normal rules for Rapid Fire weapons, models in this unit shooting Rapid Fire bolt weapons make double the number of attacks. For the purposes of this Stratagem, a Rapid Fire bolt weapon is any bolt weapon with the Rapid Fire type.
- Each time an attack is made against this unit, an unmodified wound roll of 1-3 for that attack fails, irrespective of any abilities that the weapon or the model making the attack may have.
Even the most grievous wound cannot stop a Sister Repentia in her quest to earn redemption in the eyes of the Emperor.
With a resounding flourish, missiles streak into the skies to bring glorious destruction to the enemies of the God-Emperor.
With psalms on their lips, the faithful hurl themselves forward.
- Zealot: Each time a model in this unit makes a melee attack, if this unit made a charge move, was charged or performed a Heroic Intervention this turn, you can re-roll that attack’s hit roll.
- Fanatic: This unit is eligible to declare a charge in a turn in which it Fell Back.
The faith of the Adepta Sororitas steels their hearts and bodies against psychic assaults.
With the Emperor watching over them, the righteous zeal of the Sisters of Battle burns ever brighter, fuelling their attacks.
Those bound to Engines of Redemption have only one hope of end to their torment, and they seek it out with unmatched zeal.
Even the most hopeless battle can be turned by a spark of divine inspiration.
The Ecclesiarchy’s artefact engines crash into the foe with force.
Said to be imbued with the Emperor's divine vengeance, it takes an artificer a lifetime to produce just one of these blessed bolts.
Deploying thrice-blessed canisters of incensed smoke, the war machines of the Sisters of Battle screen themselves from the enemy.
With bolter, flamer and melta is the foe purged.
The faithful stand firm against the worst horrors of the galaxy. Hordes of mutants and heretics crash against their shield walls before being laid low with righteous fury.
The hallowed blessings and artefacts built into the hulls of Adepta Sororitas vehicles can cause the unholy to burst into flames.
Blessings of the Faithful
Each time you give a model a Blessing of the Faithful, its Power Rating is increased by the amount shown in the table below. If you are playing a matched play game, or a game that uses a points limit, then the points value of that model is also increased by the amount shown on the same table. Make a note on your army roster each time you give a model a Blessing of the Faithful.
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Named characters cannot be given Blessings of the Faithful. Each model can only have one Blessing of the Faithful. An army (or a Crusade force) cannot include the same Blessing of the Faithful more than once. A Crusade force cannot start with any models having Blessings of the Faithful - to include one in a Crusade force, you must use the Saintly Benedictions Requisition.
Each Blessing of the Faithful has two associated abilities. The first is an ability that the model with this Blessing of the Faithful gains. The second is a Miraculous ability (see below).
To use a Blessing of the Faithful’s Miraculous ability you must, in your Command phase, first discard 1 Miracle dice. That ability is then activated and lasts until the start of your next Command phase. Each Miraculous ability can only be activated once per battle and you cannot activate more than one Miraculous ability per battle round. Miraculous abilities affect enemy models or units within Miracle range - this is determined by the value of the Miracle dice that was discarded, as shown in the table below. Note, that while similar in many regards to Aura abilities, Miraculous abilities are not affected by abilities that affect Aura abilities, and vice versa.
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The Blessings of the Faithful, associated abilities and Miraculous abilities are as follows:
Word of the Emperor
The blessed speak with the divine voice of the Emperor, a soul-shattering pronouncement that stuns the faithless in their tracks and renders useless their heretical attempts to avoid retribution.
- At the start of the Fight phase, you can select one enemy unit within 3" of this model. That unit is not eligible to fight this phase until after all eligible units from your army have done so.
- Miraculous ability: While an enemy unit is within Miracle range of this model, each time a model in a friendly <ORDER> CORE or <ORDER> CHARACTER unit makes a melee attack against that enemy unit, invulnerable saving throws cannot be made against that attack.
Rapturous Blows
As the faithful strike, their foes burst into searing flames as if they have been touched by the Emperor’s own hand.
- Add 1 to the Strength and Damage characteristics of all melee weapons this model is equipped with (excluding Relics).
- Miraculous ability: While a friendly <ORDER> CORE or <ORDER> CHARACTER unit is within Miracle range of this model, each time a model in that unit makes a melee attack, on an unmodified wound roll of 6, that attack inflicts one mortal wound in addition to the normal damage.
Divine Deliverance
Enemy warlords tremble before the divine majesty of one blessed by the Emperor, and their minions quake before the booming onslaught of such a warrior’s companions.
- At the start of your opponent’s Command phase, select one enemy unit within 6" of this model and select one Aura ability that unit has. Roll 3D6: if the result is equal to or greater than that enemy unit’s Leadership characteristic, then until the start of your opponent’s next Command phase, that enemy unit loses that Aura ability.
- Miraculous ability: While a friendly <ORDER> CORE or <ORDER> CHARACTER model is within Miracle range of this model, each time that model makes a ranged attack, if that attack causes an enemy model to be destroyed, until the end of the turn, subtract 1 from that enemy unit’s Leadership characteristic. A unit’s Leadership characteristic cannot be reduced by more than 3 as a result of this Miraculous ability.
The Emperor’s Grace
Flesh that was burned and torn heals anew and blows that should have been fatal miraculously miss their mark.
- At the start of each of your Command phases, this model is healed and regains D3 lost wounds. Each model can only be healed once per turn.
- Miraculous ability: While a friendly <ORDER> CORE or <ORDER> CHARACTER unit is within Miracle range of this model, each time an attack is made against that unit, your opponent cannot re-roll the hit roll, cannot re-roll the wound roll and cannot re-roll the damage roll.
Righteous Judgement
None can escape the Emperor’s judgement, and wherever the foe attempts to seek shelter the shots of the Adepta Sororitas miraculously seek them out.
- Each time you select a target for this model’s ranged weapons, you can ignore the Look Out, Sir rule. Each time this model makes a ranged attack, an unmodified wound roll of 6 inflicts 1 mortal wound on the target in addition to any normal damage.
- Miraculous ability: While a friendly <ORDER> CORE or <ORDER> CHARACTER model is within Miracle range of this model, each time that model makes a ranged attack, the target does not receive the benefits of cover against that attack.
Blinding Radiance
The Emperor’s own divinity is made manifest from this warrior’s golden halo, blinding the enemy with holy light.
- Each time a ranged attack is made against this model, subtract 1 from that attack’s wound roll.
- Miraculous ability: While a friendly <ORDER> CORE or <ORDER> CHARACTER unit is within Miracle range of this model, each time a ranged attack is made against that unit, subtract 1 from that attack’s hit roll.
Warlord Traits
If an ADEPTA SORORITAS CHARACTER model is your WARLORD, you can use the Adepta Sororitas Warlord Traits table below to determine what Warlord Trait they have. You can either roll one D6 to randomly generate one, or you can select one. If a CULT IMPERIALIS PRIEST model is your WARLORD, they can only have the Inspiring Orator, Righteous Rage or Executioner of Heretics Warlord Trait, or you can roll one D3 to randomly generate one of these Warlord Traits. When you have determined a Warlord Trait for an ADEPTA SORORITAS CHARACTER model, replace all instances of the <ORDER> keyword in their Warlord Trait (if any) with the name of the Order Militant that your model is drawn from. If your WARLORD has the SANCTIFIED keyword, replace all instances of the <ORDER> keyword on any Warlord Traits they have (if any) with ADEPTA SORORITAS.
| D6 | WARLORD TRAIT |
| 1 | INSPIRING ORATOR Those who hear this leader’s stirring words are inspired to great feats of bravery.
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| 2 | RIGHTEOUS RAGE This servant of the divine can barely contain their desire to strike down the unfaithful. Each time this WARLORD makes a melee attack, you can re-roll the hit roll and you can re-roll the wound roll. |
| 3 | EXECUTIONER OF HERETICS (AURA) This leader hunts down the Ecclesiarchy’s enemies and slays them without mercy. While an enemy unit is within 6" of this WARLORD:
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| 4 | BEACON OF FAITH This Adepta Sororitas leader is a shining beacon of faith, whose actions on the battlefield are nothing short of miraculous. At the start of your Command phase, if this WARLORD is on the battlefield, you gain 1 Miracle dice. This Miracle dice can only be used when your WARLORD performs an Act of Faith or uses a Miraculous ability, and if not used by the start of your next Command phase, it is discarded. This Miracle dice can be used to perform an Act of Faith even if another unit from your army has already performed an Act of Faith this phase. |
| 5 | INDOMITABLE BELIEF (AURA) This chosen champion has such strength of belief that their followers refuse to yield. While a friendly <ORDER> CORE INFANTRY unit is within 6" of this WARLORD, the invulnerable save models in that unit receive from the Shield of Faith ability is improved by 1 (to a maximum of 4+). |
| 6 | PURE OF WILL With a will of adamant, this devout servant’s faith can turn aside even the most foul witchcraft.
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Named Characters and Warlord Traits
If one of the following characters gains a Warlord Trait, they must have the one shown below (note that Agathae Dolan, Geminae Superia and Kyganil of the Bloody Tears can never have a Warlord Trait).| CHARACTER | WARLORD TRAIT |
| Aestred Thurga and Agathae Dolan | Beacon of Faith |
| Celestine and Geminae Superia | Indomitable Belief (Aura) |
| Ephrael Stern and Kyganil of the Bloody Tears | Executioner of Heretics (Aura) |
| Junith Eruita | Inspiring Orator |
| Morvenn Vahl | Righteous Rage |
| Triumph of Saint Katherine | Pure of Will |
Hymns of Battle
All ADEPTUS MINISTORUM PRIESTS know War Hymn (see below). In addition, before the battle, generate the additional hymns (if any) for PRIEST models from your army that know hymns from the Hymns of Battle using the table below. If the PRIEST model has the ADEPTA SORORITAS keyword, you can either roll one D6 to generate each hymn randomly (re-rolling duplicate results), or you can select which hymns the PRIEST model knows. If the PRIEST model has the CULT IMPERIALIS keyword, you can either roll one D3 to generate each hymn randomly (re-rolling duplicate results), or you can select one of the following hymns for that priest to know: Refrain of Blazing Piety, Chorus of Spiritual Fortitude, Psalm of Righteous Smiting.
War Hymn
Suffer not the enemies of Mankind to live. Smite them down with all your strength and fury.
If this hymn is inspiring, select one friendly ADEPTUS MINISTORUM CORE, ADEPTUS MINISTORUM CHARACTER or ENGINE OF REDEMPTION unit within 6" of this PRIEST model. Until the start of your next Command phase, add 1 to the attacks characteristic of models in that unit.| D6 | HYMN |
| 1 | REFRAIN OF BLAZING PIETY The fervent intonations that the God-Emperor will smite down his foes are believed so powerfully that these sacred words can cause heretics to combust. If this hymn is inspiring, select one enemy unit that is within 12" of and visible to this PRIEST model. That unit suffers D3 mortal wounds (if that unit has the CHAOS keyword, it instead suffers 3 mortal wounds). |
| 2 | CHORUS OF SPIRITUAL FORTITUDE The Emperor protects the faithful from the corruption that lurks in the darkness. If this hymn is inspiring, select one friendly ADEPTUS MINISTORUM CORE, ADEPTUS MINISTORUM CHARACTER or ENGINE OF REDEMPTION unit within 6" of this PRIEST model.
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| 3 | PSALM OF RIGHTEOUS SMITING Invoking the strength of the God-Emperor, divine power flows through the priest as they carve apart their enemies like the warrior-saints of legend. If this hymn is inspiring:
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| 4 | LITANY OF ENDURING FAITH Faith is the shield of the righteous, and the passionate chants of the devout can reinforce the benediction of the God-Emperor. If this hymn is inspiring, select one friendly ADEPTA SORORITAS CORE or ADEPTA SORORITAS CHARACTER unit within 6" of this PRIEST model. The invulnerable save models in that unit receive from the Shield of Faith ability is improved by 1 (to a maximum of 4+). |
| 5 | VERSE OF HOLY PIETY Pray is stronger than any sword. As the sanctified words of the Order’s holy tenets are roared across the battlefield, the devout are infused with the Emperor’s blessings. If this hymn is inspiring, select one friendly ADEPTA SORORITAS CORE or ADEPTA SORORITAS CHARACTER unit within 6" of this PRIEST model. Select one sacred rite that is not active for your army. That sacred rite is active for that unit in addition to any others that are active for your army. |
| 6 | CATECHISM OF REPUGNANCE With the holy bolter we shall cleanse the mutant, the alien and the heretic. With the Emperor’s gift do we deliver our hatred of the defiler. If this hymn is inspiring, select one friendly ADEPTA SORORITAS CORE or ADEPTA SORORITAS CHARACTER unit within 6" of this PRIEST model. Each time a model in that unit makes a ranged attack with a bolt weapon:
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Chapter Approved Rules
If every model in your army (excluding AGENT OF THE IMPERIUM and UNALIGNED units) has the ADEPTUS MINISTORUM keyword, and your WARLORD has the ADEPTA SORORITAS keyword, you can, if you are playing a matched play battle that instructs you to select secondary objectives (e.g. a mission from the Eternal War mission pack in the Warhammer 40,000 Core Book), select one of them to be from the ADEPTA SORORITAS secondary objectives listed below.
Like all other secondary objectives, each of the secondary objectives listed below has a category, and they follow all the normal rules for secondary objectives (for example, when you select secondary objectives, you cannot choose more than one from each category, you can score no more than 15 victory points from each secondary objective you select during the mission etc.).
No Mercy, No Respite
Faith alone can overturn the universe.
Shadow Operations
Reclaim the Emperor’s dominion and consecrate it once more.
Sacred Grounds (Action): One ADEPTA SORORITAS INFANTRY or CULT IMPERIALIS PRIEST unit from your army can start to perform this action at the end of your Movement phase if it is in range of an objective marker that has not already been consecrated by your army. A unit cannot start this action while there are any enemy units (excluding AIRCRAFT units) in range of the same objective marker. The action is completed at the start of your next Command phase or at the end of the battle, whichever comes first, provided the unit performing it is still within range of the same objective marker. If completed, that objective marker is said to have been consecrated by your army, and until the end of the battle, that objective marker gains the Inspiring (ADEPTUS MINISTORUM) terrain trait as if it were a terrain feature (it is not considered a terrain feature for any other purposes).
Each time a unit from your army completes the Sacred Grounds action, if the objective marker that was consecrated by that action was wholly in your own deployment zone, score 1 victory point; otherwise, score 4 victory points.
Purge the Enemy
The enemy oppose the will of the Emperor. Show them the error of their blasphemous ways with bolter, flamer and melta.
- One or more enemy units were destroyed by an attack made with a bolt weapon by an ADEPTUS MINISTORUM unit from your army.
- One or more enemy units were destroyed by an attack made with a flame weapon by an ADEPTUS MINISTORUM unit from your army.
- One or more enemy units were destroyed by an attack made with a melta weapon by an ADEPTUS MINISTORUM unit from your army.
Battlefield Supremacy
The location of a small but sacred shrine has been identified. Defend this holy tribute lest it be desecrated by the enemy.
- At the end of your turn you score 3 victory points if you control the Sacred Shrine objective marker.
- At the end of the battle, you score 3 additional victory points if you control the Sacred Shrine objective marker.
- At the end of the battle, reduce the number of victory points you have earned from this secondary objective by 3 (to a minimum of 0) if your opponent controls the Sacred Shrine objective marker.
Crusade Rules
In this section you’ll find additional rules for playing Crusade battles with Sisters of Battle, such as Agendas, Battle Traits and Crusade Relics that are bespoke to Adepta Sororitas units. You can find out more about Crusade armies in the Warhammer 40,000 Core Book.
Battle Traits
When an ADEPTUS MINISTORUM unit gains a Battle Trait, you can use one of the tables below instead of one of the tables in the Warhammer 40,000 Core Book to determine what Battle Trait the unit has gained. To do so, roll one D6 and consult the appropriate table, or choose a Battle Trait from the appropriate table that tells the best narrative for your unit. All the normal rules for Battle Traits apply (e.g. a unit cannot have the same Battle Trait more than once). As with any Battle Honour, make a note on the unit’s Crusade card when it gains a Battle Trait and increase its Crusade points accordingly, as described in the Warhammer 40,000 Core Book.
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Trials of a Living Saint
If, when you start a Crusade force, there are any ADEPTA SORORITAS CHARACTERS on your Order of Battle (excluding named characters), you can select one of them. That CHARACTER has the potential to become a Living Saint, and gains the SAINT POTENTIA keyword. In addition to gaining experience points as you play through your Crusade battle, this model will gain Saint points and Martyr points (see below), which you must keep track of on its Crusade card.With every miraculous deed performed does a true believer of the Emperor step closer to sainthood.
A SAINT POTENTIA model must undertake a Trial of a Living Saint to gain Saint points. When you first select a model to be a SAINT POTENTIA, select one of the trials listed below. That model is now said to be undertaking that trial and will accrue Saint points towards it by accomplishing one or more Saintly deeds during a battle, as specified within the trial itself. Once a SAINT POTENTIA has earned 10 or more Saint points, that trial is complete, your Saint points total is reset to 0 and that model gains the Saintly reward associated with that trial. Each time a model gains a Saintly reward, make a note on its Crusade card and increase its Crusade points by 1. If this model has 4 or less Saintly rewards, you can then select a new trial and begin again.At the end of a battle, a SAINT POTENTIA can abandon their current trial and you can select a new one for them. If you do so, any Saint points they have accrued towards that trial are lost and their Saint points total is reset to 0.
A model cannot have more than 5 Saintly rewards, and you cannot have the same reward more than once. If a model has 5 Saintly rewards, it replaces its SAINT POTENTIA keyword with LIVING SAINT.
The Trials of a Living Saint, the Saintly deeds and the associated Saintly rewards are shown below.
The ultimate fate for all Living Saints is martyrdom in the Emperor’s cause. However, for those that are graced to bear witness to such an end, a great wellspring of faith can be drawn.
Each time a SAINT POTENTIA or LIVING SAINT model fails an Out of Action test, after the battle it gains 1 Martyr point and you must take a Martyrdom test for that model. To do so, roll one D6, adding its current number of Martyr points to the result. If the total is greater than this model’s Leadership characteristic, that test is passed and the SAINT POTENTIA or LIVING SAINT has been Martyred and must be removed from your Order of Battle (we recommend writing down the details of her death and against whom on your Order of Battle). Otherwise, nothing happens.If a SAINT POTENTIA or LIVING SAINT is Martyred, every other unit that was in your Crusade army for that battle gains a number of experience points equal to the number of Saintly rewards the Martyred SAINT POTENTIA or LIVING SAINT had.
Trial of Faith
A Living Saint performs miraculous deeds on the battlefield, proof that the Emperor works through them.
Miraculous Feat: Earn 1 Saint point at the end of a battle if this model used a Blessing of the Faithful’s Miraculous ability during that battle.
Chorus of War: Earn 1 Saint point at the end of a battle if this model intoned 3 or more inspiring Hymns of Battle during that battle.
Glory to the Emperor: Earn 1 Saint point at the end of a battle if this model is on the battlefield and you have 3 or more Miracle dice remaining in your Miracle dice pool.
Trial of Suffering
Suffering is the greatest prayer a Living Saint can offer the God Emperor.
Martyr’s Wounds: Earn 1 Saint point at the end of a battle if this model suffered 1 or more mortal wounds during that battle.
Purification of the Flesh: Earn 1 Saint point at the end of a battle if this model was destroyed or if it has less than half its starting number of wounds remaining.
Tortured Soul: Earn 1 Saint point at the end of a battle if this model was affected by a Malediction psychic power during that battle.
Trial of Purity
A Living Saint is so pure that malign sorcery cannot touch their soul, and no wound can stay their body.
Deny the Witch: Earn 1 Saint point at the end of a battle if one or more Deny the Witch tests were passed for this model during that battle.
Divine Protection: Earn 1 Saint point at the end of a battle if this model passed one or more invulnerable saves conferred by its Shield of Faith ability during that battle.
Blessed by the Emperor: Earn 1 Saint point at the end of a battle if this model was destroyed during the battle but was subsequently returned to the battlefield because of any rule.
Trial of Righteousness
A Living Saint will smite the enemies of the Emperor wherever they cower.
Cast Down the Heretic: Earn 1 Saint point at the end of a battle if this model destroyed one or more CHAOS units during that battle.
Smite the Unbelievers: Earn 1 Saint point at the end of a battle if this model destroyed 5 or more enemy models during that battle.
The Emperor’s Wrath: Earn 1 Saint point at the end of a battle if this model inflicted a total of 3 or more mortal wounds on enemy units during that battle.
Trial of Valour
A Living Saint will lead their flock to glorious victories, even when all hope seems lost.
Selfless in the Face of Danger: Earn 1 Saint point at the end of a battle if this model performed one or more Heroic interventions during that battle.
Mighty Deeds: Earn 1 Saint point at the end of a battle if this model used 2 or more Epic Deed Stratagems during that battle.
Pious Reputation: Earn 1 Saint point at the end of a battle if this model earned more experience points than any other unit from your Crusade army during that battle.
Agendas
If your Crusade army includes any ADEPTA SORORITAS units, you can select an Agenda from the Adepta Sororitas Agendas, listed below. This is a new category of Agendas, and follows all the normal rules for Agendas (for example, when you select Agendas, you cannot choose more than one from each category).Faith is the greatest weapon a Battle Sister can wield and, as with any weapon, it must be practiced and honed.
Some psykers - such as Navigators who can see the Emperor’s blessed light, or Astropaths who have communed with the Emperor himself- are reverent figures. However, rogue psykers who oppose the Ecclesiarchy deserve only one fate...
Those who have failed in the Emperor's eyes must quest for absolution. Only by striking down the mightiest foes of the Emperor will their shame be absolved.
It is said that the blood of martyrs is the seed of the Imperium. Where it falls, repugnance and vengeance blossom, and the furious reprisals of the faithful thrive.
Example: An ADEPTA SORORITAS unit with a Seed of the Imperium tally was destroyed, earning 3 marks on its tally. 1 is subtracted from its tally as the unit’s controlling player lost the battle, therefore the unit earns a total of 2 experience points.
The location of an irreplaceable holy relic has been identified. Reclaim this sacred artefact lest it be lost to the Adeptus Ministorum forever.
Recover Relic (Action): At the end of your Movement phase, one ADEPTUS MINISTORUM CHARACTER unit from your army that is within 3" of the Holy Relic objective marker can start to perform this action if no enemy units (excluding AIRCRAFT units) are within 3" of that objective marker. The Action is completed at the end of your turn. If completed, remove the Holy Relic objective marker from the battlefield.
A unit gains 3 experience points if it completed this action, and you can additionally use the Relic Requisition to give that CHARACTER unit a Relic as if it had gained a rank, without spending a Requisition point (that unit must be able to take a Relic - if it cannot then make a note on your Order of Battle and the next time you use the Relic Requisition that Requisition costs 0RP).
Requisitions
A Crusade army that includes any ADEPTA SORORITAS units can spend Requisition points (RPs) on any of the following Requisitions in addition to those presented in the Warhammer 40,000 Core Book.The Emperor’s chosen warriors sometimes enact miraculous feats on the battlefield.
Even as one saintly figure is martyred at the hands of the enemy, another devout young hopeful will rise to stand in her stead.
At times, the path of a potential saint will see them undergo a holy pilgrimage, so that they might better understand the Emperor’s domains and pursue their appointed trial.
For the devout, any failing is a shame that cannot be borne, and must be redeemed through deeds of great bravery and butchery.
The new unit has the same number of experience points and the same Battle Honours and Battle Scars as the unit it replaced. If a Battle Honour cannot be applied (e.g. a Weapon Enhancement for a weapon that a SISTERS REPENTIA model cannot be equipped with), select a new Battle Honour to replace it. Add 1 to that unit’s Crusade points and each time that unit uses the Desperate For Redemption Stratagem, that Stratagem costs 0CP.
Those that have trod the path to redemption are reverent figures within the Orders Militant, their dedication and unswerving faith a shining beacon to all.
The new unit has the same number of experience points and the same Battle Honours and Battle Scars as the unit it replaced. If a Battle Honour cannot be applied (e.g. a Weapon Enhancement for a weapon that a model in the new unit cannot be equipped with), select a new Battle Honour to replace it. Add 1 to that unit’s Crusade points and each time that unit uses the Exceptional Proficiency, Embodied Prophecy or Deadly Descent Stratagems, that Stratagem costs 0CP.
Crusade Relics
When an ADEPTUS MINISTORUM CHARACTER model gains a Crusade Relic, you can instead select one of the Relics listed below. All the usual rules for selecting Crusade Relics, as described in the Warhammer 40,000 Core Book, apply.Artificer Relics
An ADEPTUS MINISTORUM CHARACTER can be given one of the following Artificer Relics instead of one of the ones presented in the Warhammer 40,000 Core Book.Phial of Dolan Anyone who drinks the contents of one of these thrice-blessed crystal bottles is filled with the strength and determination of Dolan, the Great Confessor. Add 1 to the bearer’s Strength, Attacks and Leadership characteristics. |
Praesidium Rosarius This ancient rosarius was crafted during the Age of Apostasy, and it has been blessed by the Prioresses of both the Covent Sanctorum and the Convent Prioris.
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Tears of the Emperor There are many stories of statues of the Emperor that weep blood-like tears. These are collected in ornate flasks, for they are potent weapons against the forces of Chaos. This Relic has the following profile:
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During the War of Faith among the worlds of the Circlet of Rust, shrieks of superheated plasma reverberated through avenues of statuary in city after city. Embattled defenders soon came to welcome its song, for they knew that liberation was at hand. Word soon spread of a Palatine stalking the ruins, overcome with sorrow at the horrors she discovered, yet delivering vengeance time and again for those lost. Model with a plasma pistol only. Sorrowsong replaces the model’s plasma pistol and has the following profile:
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Antiquity Relics
An ADEPTUS MINISTORUM CHARACTER model of Heroic rank or higher can be given one of the following Antiquity Relics instead of one of the ones presented in the Warhammer 40,000 Core Book. Add 1 to a unit’s total Crusade points for each Antiquity Relic it has - this is in addition to the +1 from gaining a Battle Honour, for a total of +2.Mace of Valaan The Mace of Valaan was wielded in many crusades of faith by Arch-confessor Kyrinov. The weapon glows with a shimmering field of force, and can smash apart armour and bone. DOGMATA model only. This Relic replaces a mace of the righteous and has the following profile:
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Icon of Sanctity Foes who see this icon are filled with awe and dread, while the faithful who gaze upon it fight for the honour of the Emperor. The bearer has the following abilities:
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Each bead of this chaplet ecclesiasticus is a priceless relic, every one the work of a separate cardinal world - together reserved for only the most devout and senior of Sisters. Within each bead lies a sophisticated force field, layering the wearer in halos of protection to turn aside the killing blows of heretics and sinners. Troubled Tech-Priests have claimed to detect no energy signatures coming from the device. Those granted its beneficence know the protection to be a matter of faith. The bearer has a 4+ invulnerable save. In addition, each time the bearer would lose a wound as a result of a mortal wound, roll one D6: on a 5+, that wound is not lost. |
Legendary Relics
An ADEPTUS MINISTORUM CHARACTER model of Legendary rank can be given one of the following Legendary Relics instead of one of the ones presented in the Warhammer 40,000 Core Book. In addition, in order to give a model a Legendary Relic, you must also pay 1 Requisition point (if you do not have enough Requisition points, you cannot give that model a Legendary Relic). Add an additional 2 to a unit’s total Crusade points for each Legendary Relic it has - this is in addition to the +1 from gaining a Battle Honour, for a total of +3.Rod of Grace Once carried by Helena the Virtuous, Prioress of the Convent Sanctorum, the Rod of Grace was almost lost following the desecration of her tomb by Orks, but the Sisters of the Argent Shroud prevented its destruction. Helena’s wisdom permeates the rod, and one who holds it speaks with her voice to stir the faithful to battle. ADEPTA SORORITAS model only.
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Blade of Admonition This blessed power sword is the very blade carried into battle by Alicia Dominica - the founding saint of the Adepta Sororitas - and was famously used to cut the head from the traitor Goge Vandire and bring an end to the Reign of Blood. Saint Dominica wielded this blade in the decades following the reformation of the Ecclesiarchy, and a thousand more false prophets and heretics were slain upon its razor edge before Alicia’s eventual martyrdom. ADEPTA SORORITAS model equipped with a blessed blade or power sword only. This Relic replaces a blessed blade or power sword and has the following profile:
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Codex Supplement: Order of Our Martyred Lady
Below you will find Warlord Traits, Relics and Stratagems for Adepta Sororitas units that are drawn from the Order of Our Martyred Lady.
Some rules in this section refer to an ORDER OF OUR MARTYRED LADY Detachment. This is one that only includes units with the ORDER OF OUR MARTYRED LADY keyword (excluding models with the SANCTIFIED, CULT IMPERIALIS, OUTCASTS, AGENT OF THE IMPERIUM or UNALIGNED keyword).
Warlord Traits
If an ORDER OF OUR MARTYRED LADY CHARACTER model gains a Warlord Trait, you can use the Order of Our Martyred Lady Traits table below to determine what Warlord Trait they have instead of one from another source. You can either roll one D3 to randomly generate one, or you can select one.| D3 | WARLORD TRAIT |
| 1 | SAINTLY EXAMPLE With her final breath is another heroine elevated to the ranks of sainthood, her death stirring her greatest companions to step up in her stead, and finish what she has started.
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| 2 | SAINT KATHERINE’S LEGACY The martyrdom of Saint Katherine, and the need for vengeance, has left an ever-lasting legacy amongst those that follow in her footsteps.
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| 3 | MARTYR’S STRENGTH With every wound inflicted on their mortal form does a true martyr's strength grow, their suffering a prayer to the God-Emperor. For each wound this WARLORD has lost, add 1 to its Strength and Attacks characteristic (to a maximum of +2 each). |
Relics
If your WARLORD is MORVENN VAHL, TRIUMPH OF SAINT KATHERINE, CELESTINE or an ORDER OF OUR MARTYRED LADY CHARACTER, you can, when mustering your army, give one of the following Relics of the Ecclesiarchy to an ORDER OF OUR MARTYRED LADY CHARACTER model from your army.Note that some Relics replace one of the model’s existing items of wargear. Where this is the case, you must, if you are using points values, still pay the cost of the wargear that is being replaced. Write down any Relics of the Ecclesiarchy your models have on your army roster.
This sword has been wielded by a hundred martyrs, and in the hour of need glows with blinding radiance as it consumes the bearer’s soul. So empowered, it carves down even the mightiest foes, at the cost of reducing its wielder to another martyred husk.
Model equipped with a power sword only. This Relic replaces a power sword and has the following profile:WEAPON | RANGE | TYPE | S | AP | D |
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| Blade of Sacrifice | Melee | Melee | +1 | -3 | 1 |
Abilities: Each time the bearer is selected to fight, you can channel the bearer’s soul. If you do, the bearer loses between 1-2 wounds (you cannot lose more wounds than this model has remaining). If the bearer channelled their soul, then until that fight is resolved, each time an attack is made with this weapon, on a successful wound roll, the target suffers a number of mortal wounds equal to the number of wounds this model lost when channelling their soul, and the attack sequence ends. | |||||
This venerated helm was blessed by Saint Katherine herself, and still bears the heraldry of the Order of the Fiery Heart. It bestows upon the bearer a portion of Katherine's own saintly protection, yet all but guarantees the wearer will share her eventual fate.
Once per battle, before making a saving throw for the bearer, this Relic's Saintly blessings can be activated. If they are activated, then until the end of the phase, the bearer has a 2+ invulnerable save. This invulnerable saving throw can never be re-rolled.The Sceptre of Vengeance was once wielded by Saint Praxedes of Ophelia VII to smite the swarms of Hive Fleet Kraken. It is a huge and heavy mace, its head wreathed in cleansing flames that leave a trail of fiery sparks as it is swung through the air.
DOGMATA model only. This Relic replaces a mace of the righteous and has the following profile.WEAPON | RANGE | TYPE | S | AP | D |
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| Sceptre of Vengeance | Melee | Melee | x2 | -2 | 2 |
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CANDELA SCROLL
Believed to contain the only record detailing the martyrdom of Saint Katherine, this fragment of parchment is one of the Order's most holy relics. Battle Sisters of the Order are filled with fiery wrath in its presence.
IMAGIFIER model only. Once per battle, in your Command phase, the bearer can unveil the Candela Scroll. If it does so, then until the start of your next Command phase, the bearer gains the following ability:Candela Scroll (Aura): While a friendly ORDER OF OUR MARTYRED LADY CHARACTER or ORDER OF OUR MARTYRED LADY CORE unit is within 6" of the bearer, add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of models in that unit.
Stratagems
If your army includes any ORDER OF OUR MARTYRED LADY Detachments (excluding Auxiliary Support, Super-heavy Auxiliary or Fortification Network Detachments), you have access to these Stratagems, and can spend CPs to use them.The Order of Our Martyred Lady have sworn a mighty oath of vengeance following the loss of the Sanctorum of Saint Katherine and the many heroic Battle Sisters who defended it against the greenskin hordes during the Third War for Armageddon.
The spiritual descendants of Saint Katherine care nothing for their own survival. ~ deed, many throw themselves into insurmountable battles, coveting a martyr's fate upon the field of war.
The war engines fielded by the Order of Our Martyred Lady are every bit as intractable as the Battle Sisters who crew them. No matter the odds, their machine spirits will not yield.
The death of their fellow Battle Sisters only stirs the survivors to fight harder in order to exact swift vengeance.
The enemy must perish, even if we perish with them. The enemy must burn, even if we burn with them.
- The type of all flame weapons models in that unit are equipped with is changed to Pistol (e.g. an Assault D6 flame weapon becomes Pistol D6).
- After this unit has resolved its attacks, roll one D6 for each model in that unit that fired a flame weapon: for each roll of a 1, one of those models (of your choosing) can shoot again with its flame weapon, but after this second shooting attack is resolved, and whether it shot or not, that model is destroyed.
When the Battle Sisters of the Order of Our Martyred Lady have a holy task set before them, they would rather die than fail in their duty.
- That unit cannot Fall Back.
- That unit has the Objective Secured ability. If that unit already has the Objective Secured ability, then for the purposes of determining which player controls an objective marker, each model in that unit counts as one additional model.
With the Emperor watching over them, the Sisters of the Order of Our Martyred Lady summon the strength for one final act of hatred against the Emperor's foes before death claims them.
It should come as no surprise that an Order Militant that so greatly lauds death in the Emperor's name has produced more than its share of saints.
Codex Supplement: Order of the Bloody Rose
Below you will find Warlord Traits, Relics and Stratagems for Adepta Sororitas units that are drawn from the Order of the Bloody Rose.
Codex: Adepta Sororitas describes how most of the Adepta Sororitas units belong to an order, and how you can use the <ORDER> keyword to specify which order such a unit is from. The rules in the following section are for ORDER OF THE BLOODY ROSE units.Some rules in this section refer to an ORDER OF THE BLOODY ROSE Detachment. This is one that only includes units with the ORDER OF THE BLOODY ROSE keyword (excluding models with the SANCTIFIED, CULT IMPERIALIS, OUTCASTS, AGENT OF THE IMPERIUM or UNALIGNED keywords).
Warlord Traits
If an ORDER OF THE BLOODY ROSE CHARACTER model gains a Warlord Trait, you can use the Order of the Bloody Rose Warlord Traits table below to determine what Warlord Trait they have, instead of one from another source. You can either roll one D3 to randomly generate one, or you can select one.| D3 | WARLORD TRAIT |
| 1 | FIERY EXAMPLE This warlord leads by example, plunging into the foe without hesitation, seeking out the most execrable of heretics and laying them low in the name of the God-Emperor.
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| 2 | INCANDESCENT REPRISAL Even the mightiest strike cannot stay the inflamed passions of this warlord. Many a would-be impious executioner has struck what they believed a killing blow, only to be cut down in their turn.
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| 3 | RED-HANDED CASTIGATOR As this zealous commander cuts down the foe, their bellowed prayers echo across the tumult of battle, fuelling the holy rage and devout determination of their fellow Sisters.
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Relics
If your WARLORD is MORVENN VAHL, TRIUMPH OF SAINT KATHERINE, CELESTINE or an ORDER OF THE BLOODY ROSE CHARACTER model, you can, when mustering your army, give one of the following Relics of the Ecclesiarchy to an ORDER OF THE BLOODY ROSE CHARACTER model from your army. Named characters cannot be given any of the following Relics.Note that some Relics replace one of the models existing items of wargear. Where this is the case, you must, if you are using points values, still pay the cost of the wargear that is being replaced. Write down any Relics your models have on your army roster.
The energy field of this graceful sword radiates a ferocious heat, said to be the ire of the Order’s Matriarch. Tech-Magi instead whisper that its machine spirit is aggravated. Yet when shouted prayers are made to Mina, the sword’s capacitors flood it with barely-suppressed energy and when it is driven into heretic flesh the super-heated blade immolates its victim.
ORDER OF THE BLOODY ROSE model equipped with a power sword only. This Relic replaces a power sword and has the following profile:WEAPON | RANGE | TYPE | S | AP | D |
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| Mina’s Wrath | Melee | Melee | +2 | -3 | 2 |
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ARMOUR OF TRUE SACRIFICE
This blood-red suit of battleplate bears the marks of centuries of war. When worn in battle, it is a potent symbol of the wearer’s fervent piety, and every drop of scarlet blood shed in the God-Emperor’s name is said to draw his holy gaze to the noble soul.
ORDER OF THE BLOODY ROSE model only.- The bearer has a Save characteristic of 2+.
- If the bearer loses one or more wounds during a phase, at the end of that phase, you gain 1 Miracle dice.
Saint Mina’s martyrdom came at Hydraphur and though none witnessed it, the gory remnants of her attackers that surrounded her body told their own story. Of all the sacred statues raised to honour Mina’s final battle, the Icon of the Crimson Martyr is held in special reverence by her Order. Imagifiers who bear it to battle have been known to fight on through seemingly mortal wounds, their stentorian voices conveying the truth of Mina’s martyrdom to those around. With shouted conviction, they tell their Sisters how, when the hour is darkest and foes close upon them, then will ferocious dedication, faith and skill at arms see even the most indomitable foe cast down in bloody damnation.
ORDER OF THE BLOODY ROSE IMAGIFIER model only.- Add 1 to the bearer’s Wounds characteristic.
- The bearer’s Litany of Deeds ability has the following additional tale, which can be selected instead of one of the ones listed on the bearers datasheet:
Tale of the Martyr: At the end of any phase (other than the Morale phase) in which any friendly ORDER OF THE BLOODY ROSE CORE units that were within 6" of the bearer were destroyed, you gain 1 Miracle dice. This is in addition to any Miracle dice gained at the end of a phase in which a CHARACTER unit was destroyed.
Stratagems
If your army includes any ORDER OF THE BLOODY ROSE Detachments (excluding Auxiliary Support, Super-heavy Auxiliary or Fortification Network Detachments), you have access to these Stratagems, and can spend CPs to use them.Neural whips lashing, the Repentia Superior of the Order of the Bloody Rose are a particularly vicious breed, driving their charges into their enemies in a rush of holy anger.
The holy spirits said to reside in the Order's sacred paragon warsuits are held to be every bit as wrathful as their pilots. As one, warrior and war suit stride purposefully into the packed ranks of heretics, destroying them with mighty sweeps of their weapons.
The Order of the Bloody Rose employ disciplined heavy firepower to open up the flank of their enemy, before driving their swift-moving forces into the gap created, and corralling the God-Emperor's foes into a deadly kill zone.
Confronted with the most fell of foes, the spiritual descendants of Saint Mina pray to be granted a portion of their Matriarch's ferocity. Positively glowing with rage, tears of blood streak their cheeks as they focus their inner hatred into a miraculous strength.
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- On an unmodified wound roll of 6, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 2.
Congregated within a transport, these Battle Sisters recite bellowing prayers so that the whole vehicle echoes to furious piety. Speeding towards the foe, the crew eagerly deliver their deadly cargoes.
The Sisters of this Order enter a fanatical rage, continuing to fire their holy weapons into the faithless despite grievous wounds, before finally succumbing, their calling fulfilled.
Sisters of the Order of the Bloody Rose bellow hymnals at their foe. Most fighters baulk in the face of such fanatical devotion.
Wrathful Defiance (Aura): While an enemy unit is within 6" of this unit, each time a model in that enemy unit makes an attack that targets this unit, subtract 1 from that attack’s hit roll.
If you select a unit that has 11 or more models, this Stratagem costs 2CP; otherwise, it costs 1CP.
The Sisters of this murderous Order are experts with the deadliest tools of their craft. When the sharp edges of their blades pierce armour and flesh, the warriors twist and tear them free, opening gaping, ragged wounds from which the foe's lifeblood pumps out in a flood.
Boarding Actions
The religious zealots of the Adepta Sororitas are fanatically devoted to the Emperor. Their every word and deed is dedicated to praising his name and purging his enemies from the galaxy.
Mustering a Boarding Patrol
When mustering a Boarding Patrol, if your Faction is ADEPTA SORORITAS, then the following rules apply when adding units to your Boarding Patrol Detachment, and they take priority over the normal rules for mustering a Boarding Patrol.- All <ORDER> units in your Boarding Patrol must be from the same Order.
- You can include CULT IMPERIALIS units.
- You can include up to 3 CHARACTER models, but only one of these can have a Wounds characteristic of 5 or more. EPHRAEL STERN and KYGANIL can still be included, however, despite both models having a Wounds characteristic of 5 or more.
- You can include a SISTERS REPENTIA unit if their unit size is either 4 or 9.
- You can include an ARCO-FLAGELLANTS unit if its unit size is 3, 5 or 10.
- You can include one Fast Attack slot, but only if it is a DOMINION SQUAD unit.
- You cannot include the TRIUMPH OF SAINT KATHERINE unit.
- Models in your Boarding Patrol cannot be given the Rapturous Blows Blessing of the Faithful.
- When forming Boarding Squads, if a SISTERS REPENTIA unit has a unit size of 9, split the unit into one containing 4 models and another containing 5 models.
Enhancements
If your WARLORD has the ADEPTA SORORITAS keyword, then when mustering your Boarding Patrol, they can be given one of the following Enhancements instead of one from Arks of Omen: Abaddon.LITANIES OF FAITH When Sebastian Thor was declared Ecclesiarch in the wake of the Age of Apostasy, his first sermon was transcribed onto scrolls by an army of scribes. Today, only a single original copy remains, kept in a stasis vault beneath the Convent Prioris on Terra and released only with the sanction of the Ecclesiarch himself. This unassuming parchment is one of the holiest relics in the Ministorum’s charge, its mere presence enough to fill the hearts of the faithful with righteous fervour. Once per turn, if the bearer is on the battlefield when you gain a Miracle dice, you can re-roll that dice before adding it to your pool. |
HEALED BY THE SAINTS Every prayer spoken by this warrior seems to be heard by the saints, who gladly restore her strength and staunch her wounds.
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SHIELD OF THE RIGHTEOUS So holy is this warrior that the protection of the Emperor himself seems to fall upon those she wishes. In your Command phase, select one friendly ADEPTA SORORITAS unit within 9" of the bearer. Until the start of your next Command phase, the invulnerable save models in that unit receive from the Shield of Faith ability is improved by 1 (to a maximum of 4+). |
Boarding Action Stratagems
If your Faction is ADEPTA SORORITAS, then when playing a Boarding Action game you will have access to the following Stratagems, and can spend CP to use them.Burn the mutant. Burn the heretic. Burn the witch.
Those who would wield sorcery against the righteous often find themselves facing the full fury of the Ecclesiarchy.
Sometimes, a brush with death is so close that the only explanation seems to be divine intervention.
With the Emperor watching over them, the righteous zeal of the Sisters of Battle burns ever brighter, fuelling their attacks.
The unwavering faith of the warriors of the Adepta Sororitas allows them to fight on through the most terrible wounds.
For the Sisters of Battle, time spent not taking bolter or blade to the foe is time wasted. On the rare occasion they retreat, they pour fire into the enemy. As the Emperor’s wrath is without fathom, so must theirs be.
Relics of the Ecclesiarchy
If your army is led by an ADEPTA SORORITAS WARLORD, you can, when mustering your army, give one of the following Relics of the Ecclesiarchy to an ADEPTUS MINISTORUM CHARACTER model from your army. Named characters cannot be given any of the following Relics.
Note that some Relics replace one of the model’s existing items of wargear. Where this is the case, you must, if you are using points values, still pay the cost of the wargear that is being replaced. Write down any Relics of the Ecclesiarchy your models have on your army roster.
BLADE OF SAINT ELLYNOR
This power sword is forged from thrice-blessed silver, quenched in the blood of a hundred martyred heroes. On one side the names and deeds of a thousand saints are inscribed on the molecular level, while the other side is etched with the entire Fede Imperialis. The blade glows with righteous power and has slain heretics, mutants and xenos beyond counting.
Model equipped with a blessed blade only. This Relic replaces a blessed blade and has the following profile:WEAPON | RANGE | TYPE | S | AP | D |
| Blade of Saint Ellynor | |||||
| Blade of Saint Ellynor | Melee | Melee | +2 | -3 | 3 |
BLESSINGS OF SEBASTIAN THOR
Each of the Convents contains a single copy of the first verse of the Creed of the Emperor’s Light, a stirring hymn said to have been penned by Sebastian Thor’s own hand. Affixed to a warrior’s armour by wax mixed with the blood of martyred heroes, these words bestow holy blessings upon the bearer, filling them with righteous might.
ADEPTA SORORITAS model only. Before you determine which sacred rite(s) are active for your army, select two sacred rites. Until the end of the battle, these sacred rites are active for the bearer’s unit instead of those that are active for the rest of your army.BOOK OF SAINT LUCIUS
This tome contains the complete writings of Saint Lucius of Agathea, the first Arch-confessor. Such was Saint Lucius’ zeal and devotion that his book was penned with his own blood. Even now, centuries after his death, it is believed that a fraction of his essence still pervades the book’s pages, and whoever holds the revered relic speaks with all the deceased Arch-confessor’s holy authority.
Add 3" to the range of the bearer’s aura abilities (to a maximum of 12").BRAZIER OF ETERNAL FLAME
The Brazier of Eternal Flame burns above the faithful, its blazing light driving back the darkness and protecting the true servants of the Emperor from foul sorceries and unholy abominations.
Model with a brazier of holy fire only.- Each time an enemy DAEMON model makes an attack against the bearer, subtract 1 from that attack’s hit roll.
- The bearer gains the following ability: ‘Eternal Flame (Aura): While an enemy PSYKER unit is within 18" of the bearer, each time a Psychic test is taken for that unit that contains any double, that unit suffers Perils of the Warp.’
CHAPLET OF SACRIFICE
This chaplet ecclesiasticus has been handed down through the Adepta Sororitas, each bead added having been made from the power armour of the previous owner, every one of whom died a martyred hero of the Orders Militant. Such a relic is a mighty burden, for it carries the righteousness of those who uphold everything the Adepta Sororitas stand for. It stirs the bearer to mighty deeds, and they will not yield easily while the Emperor’s work remains unfinished.
ADEPTA SORORITAS model only.- Once per battle, if the bearer is selected to use an Epic Deed Stratagem (excluding Divine Intervention), that Stratagem costs 0CP.
- Each time the bearer makes an attack, you can re-roll the hit roll.
- When the bearer is destroyed, do not remove that model from play. At the end of the phase, it can either shoot as if it were your Shooting phase, or fight as if it were the Fight phase. After resolving the destroyed model’s attacks, it is then removed.
IRON SURPLICE OF SAINT ISTAELA
Worked upon by generations of artificers, consecrated with holy oils and steeped in the smoke of sacred incense, this suit of power armour is amongst the most battle-proven relics held by the Orders Militant. Saint Istaela was the last surviving member of her Order, a minor Sisterhood whose very name has passed beyond recall. Scorched and dented, her armour was recovered still intact from the battlefield and may be granted to a Sister whose faith is held to be strong enough.
ADEPTA SORORITAS model only.- Add 1 to the bearer’s Wounds characteristic.
- Each time an attack is made against the bearer, an unmodified wound roll of 1-3 for that attack fails, irrespective of any abilities that the weapon or the model making the attack may have.
- The bearer has a Save characteristic of 2+.
LITANIES OF FAITH
When Sebastian Thor was declared Ecclesiarch in the wake of the Age of Apostasy, his first sermon was transcribed onto scrolls by an army of scribes. Today, only a single original copy remains, kept in a stasis vault beneath the Convent Prioris on Terra and released only with the sanction of the Ecclesiarch himself. This unassuming parchment is one of the holiest relics in the Ministorums charge, its mere presence enough to fill the hearts of the faithful with righteous fervour.
ADEPTA SORORITAS model only. Once per battle round, if the bearer is on the battlefield when you gain a Miracle dice, you can re-roll that dice before adding it to your pool.MANTLE OF OPHELIA
The Mantle of Ophelia was once the badge of office for the Prioress of the Convent Sanctorum, and was worn by Helena the Virtuous, a Living Saint and one of the most revered leaders in the history of the Adepta Sororitas. The mantle is thought to have sacred powers of protection, for Helena was said to have anointed it with the Tears of the Emperor, a phial of blood-like liquid meticulously collected over a century from weeping statues of the Emperor found across the cardinal worlds of the Imperium.
CANONESS model only. Each time an attack is allocated to the bearer, the Damage characteristic of that attack is changed to 1.REDEMPTION
The sacred light of the Emperor is believed to emanate from this relic plasma pistol. The searing bolts it fires cleanse the unholy in body and spirit, their raging heat and illumination lancing through flesh and armour in a blazing instant. This holy sidearm was named Redemption after it slew the apostate Cardinal P’ra Tiberis, his rosarius failing to activate in a moment seen as the Emperor levelling his judgement.
ADEPTA SORORITAS model equipped with a plasma pistol only. This Relic replaces a plasma pistol and has the following profile:WEAPON | RANGE | TYPE | S | AP | D |
| Redemption | |||||
| Redemption | 12" | Pistol 1 | 8 | -3 | 2 |
Abilities: Each time an attack is made with this weapon, if a hit is scored, draw a straight line between the closest part of this model’s base (or hull) and that of the closest model in the target unit. Make one wound roll against the target unit, and each other unit this line passes over. | |||||
SIMULACRUM SANCTORUM
The graven image atop this minutely detailed stave contains the bones of over a dozen martyred saints. The statue represents them all - their heroism bound together in service to the Emperor - and the Imagifier must know the legendary tales of each of them. To hear the deeds of so many glorious saints in the midst of battle fills the hearts of the Sororitas with renewed purpose.
IMAGIFIER model only. At the start of the battle, before the first turn begins, you must select two tales for the bearer to recount instead of just one. You cannot select a tale that another model from your army is already recounting unless all three tales are being recounted by models from your army.THE ECCLESIARCH’S FURY
This enormous chainsword was gifted to the Convent Prioris at the commencement of the Argoyle Crusade. Placed before the Pulpit of Woe as Ecclesiarch Reprecht II delivered his sermon to formally announce the thirty-year conflict, it is said to have absorbed his fiery wrath and unwavering hatred of the heretics his crusade would utterly extinguish. Every tooth is inscribed with the names of martyred clergy and fallen Sisters, and those who bear this sanctified blade thirst for vengeance against those who strike down the faithful.
Model equipped with a chainsword only. This Relic replaces a chainsword and has the following profile:WEAPON | RANGE | TYPE | S | AP | D |
| The Ecclesiarch’s Fury | |||||
| The Ecclesiarch’s Fury | Melee | Melee | +2 | -3 | 2 |
Abilities: Each time an attack is made with this weapon, subtract one from that attack’s hit roll and add 1 to that attack’s wound roll. | |||||
THE SIGIL ECCLESIASTICUS
This small icon is granted only to those adepts of the Ecclesiarch who have undergone the ten Pilgrimages of Saint Dolan, culminating on Holy Terra. Such individuals speak with the authority and inspiring rhetoric of the legendary Great Confessor himself.
PRIEST model only.- The bearer knows one additional hymn from the Hymns of Battle.
- In your Command phase, the bearer can intone one additional hymn that it knows that has not already been intoned by a friendly model that turn.
TRIPTYCH OF THE MACHARIAN CRUSADE
The Macharian Crusade reilluminated vast stretches of the Emperors domain that had not seen his light in generations. The Lord Commander Solar was accompanied by thousands of members of the Missionarius Galaxia, each a devout proselytiser who was hardened to life on the fringes of Imperial space. This ancient triptych, the only one to survive the internecine warfare that followed the crusade, glorifies three Missionaries who together saved the souls of millions. Carried onto the most isolated and fire-swept of battlefields, the images of the Macharian Trinity embodied by the small adamantine-sheathed relic remind the bearer that faith alone can weather the most grievous of adversities.
SANCTIFIED or CULT IMPERIALIS model only.- Add 1 to the bearer’s Toughness characteristic.
- The bearer has a 4+ invulnerable save.
- Once per turn, the first time a saving throw is failed for the bearer, the Damage characteristic of that attack is changed to 0.
WRATH OF THE EMPEROR
The highly ornate bolt pistol known as the Wrath of the Emperor fires shells imbued with incendiary charges. Upon detonation, these immolate their unfortunate victims in a flash of holy flame. Senior Sisters who have been granted dispensation to unleash the Wrath of the Emperor upon the enemies of faith have testified that its shining flurries of vengeance have leapt gladly from the muzzle. The holy weapon yearns to stitch its fiery sermon through the blackest of hearts.
ADEPTA SORORITAS model equipped with a bolt pistol only. This Relic replaces a bolt pistol and has the following profile:WEAPON | RANGE | TYPE | S | AP | D |
| Wrath of the Emperor | |||||
| Wrath of the Emperor | 18" | Pistol 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
Many of the units you will find on this page reference one or more of the following wargear lists (e.g. Heavy Weapons). When this is the case, the unit may take any item from the appropriate list below. | ||
Optional WargearWargear Reference
Ranged Weapons
WEAPON | RANGE | TYPE | S | AP | D | ABILITIES |
+0..5 Artificer-crafted storm bolter | ||||||
+0..5 Artificer-crafted storm bolter | 24" | Rapid Fire 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Auto pistol | ||||||
| Auto pistol | 12" | Pistol 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Autogun | ||||||
| Autogun | 24" | Rapid Fire 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Bolt pistol | ||||||
| Bolt pistol | 12" | Pistol 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Boltgun | ||||||
| Boltgun | 24" | Rapid Fire 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - |
+5..10 Brazier of holy fire | ||||||
+5..10 Brazier of holy fire | 12" | Assault D6 | * | * | * | One use only. Each time an attack is made with this weapon, that attack automatically hits the target, and on an unmodified wound roll of 4+ (or 2+ if the target contains any DAEMON models), the target suffers 1 mortal wound and the attack sequence ends. |
| One use only. Each time an attack is made with this weapon, that attack automatically hits the target, and on an unmodified wound roll of 4+ (or 2+ if the target contains any DAEMON models), the target suffers 1 mortal wound and the attack sequence ends. | ||||||
| Castigator autocannons | ||||||
| Castigator autocannons | 48" | Heavy 4D3 | 7 | -1 | 2 | - |
+5 Castigator battle cannon | ||||||
Before selecting targets, select one of the profiles below to make attacks with: | ||||||
+5 Castigator battle cannon | Before selecting targets, select one of the profiles below to make attacks with: | |||||
| - Sanctified shell | ||||||
| - Sanctified shell | 72" | Heavy D6 | 9 | -3 | 3 | Blast |
| Blast | ||||||
| - Pyre shell | ||||||
| - Pyre shell | 72" | Heavy 3D3 | 6 | -1 | 1 | Blast. Each time an attack is made with this weapon profile, the target does not receive the benefits of cover against that attack. |
| Blast. Each time an attack is made with this weapon profile, the target does not receive the benefits of cover against that attack. | ||||||
+10 Combi-flamer | ||||||
Before selecting targets, select one or both of the profiles below to make attacks with. If you select both, then each time an attack is made with this weapon this phase, subtract 1 from that attack’s hit roll. | ||||||
+10 Combi-flamer | Before selecting targets, select one or both of the profiles below to make attacks with. If you select both, then each time an attack is made with this weapon this phase, subtract 1 from that attack’s hit roll. | |||||
| - Boltgun | ||||||
| - Boltgun | 24" | Rapid Fire 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - |
| - Flamer | ||||||
| - Flamer | 12" | Assault D6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | Each time an attack is made with this weapon profile, that attack automatically hits the target. |
| Each time an attack is made with this weapon profile, that attack automatically hits the target. | ||||||
+10 Combi-melta | ||||||
Before selecting targets, select one or both of the profiles below to make attacks with. If you select both, then each time an attack is made with this weapon this phase, subtract 1 from that attack’s hit roll. | ||||||
+10 Combi-melta | Before selecting targets, select one or both of the profiles below to make attacks with. If you select both, then each time an attack is made with this weapon this phase, subtract 1 from that attack’s hit roll. | |||||
| - Boltgun | ||||||
| - Boltgun | 24" | Rapid Fire 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - |
| - Meltagun | ||||||
| - Meltagun | 12" | Assault 1 | 8 | -4 | D6 | Each time an attack made with this weapon profile targets a unit within half range, that attack has a Damage characteristic of D6+2. |
| Each time an attack made with this weapon profile targets a unit within half range, that attack has a Damage characteristic of D6+2. | ||||||
+10 Combi-plasma | ||||||
Before selecting targets, select one or two of the profiles below to make attacks with (you can only select one of the plasma gun profiles). If you select two, then each time an attack is made with this weapon this phase, subtract 1 from that attack’s hit roll. | ||||||
+10 Combi-plasma | Before selecting targets, select one or two of the profiles below to make attacks with (you can only select one of the plasma gun profiles). If you select two, then each time an attack is made with this weapon this phase, subtract 1 from that attack’s hit roll. | |||||
| - Boltgun | ||||||
| - Boltgun | 24" | Rapid Fire 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - |
| - Plasma gun (standard) | ||||||
| - Plasma gun (standard) | 24" | Rapid Fire 1 | 7 | -3 | 1 | - |
| - Plasma gun (supercharge) | ||||||
| - Plasma gun (supercharge) | 24" | Rapid Fire 1 | 8 | -3 | 2 | If any unmodified hit rolls of 1 are made for attacks with this weapon profile, the bearer is destroyed after shooting with this weapon. |
| If any unmodified hit rolls of 1 are made for attacks with this weapon profile, the bearer is destroyed after shooting with this weapon. | ||||||
+0..10 Condemnor boltgun | ||||||
Before selecting targets, select one or both of the profiles below to make attacks with. If you select both, then each time an attack is made with this weapon this phase, subtract 1 from that attack’s hit roll. | ||||||
+0..10 Condemnor boltgun | Before selecting targets, select one or both of the profiles below to make attacks with. If you select both, then each time an attack is made with this weapon this phase, subtract 1 from that attack’s hit roll. | |||||
| - Boltgun | ||||||
| - Boltgun | 24" | Rapid Fire 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - |
| - Condemnor stake | ||||||
| - Condemnor stake | 24" | Assault 1 | 4 | -1 | 2 | Each time an attack made with this weapon profile is allocated to a PSYKER model, that model’s unit suffers D3 mortal wounds in addition to the normal damage. |
| Each time an attack made with this weapon profile is allocated to a PSYKER model, that model’s unit suffers D3 mortal wounds in addition to the normal damage. | ||||||
| Exorcist conflagration rockets | ||||||
| Exorcist conflagration rockets | 48" | Heavy 3D6 | 5 | -1 | 1 | Blast. Each time an attack is made with this weapon, the target does not receive the benefits of cover against that attack. |
| Blast. Each time an attack is made with this weapon, the target does not receive the benefits of cover against that attack. | ||||||
+30 Exorcist missile launcher | ||||||
+30 Exorcist missile launcher | 48" | Heavy 3D3 | 8 | -2 | D6 | - |
| Fidelis | ||||||
| Fidelis | 36" | Heavy 3 | 6 | -1 | 2 | - |
| Frag grenades | ||||||
| Frag grenades | 6" | Grenade D6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Blast |
| Blast | ||||||
+0..10 Heavy bolter | ||||||
+0..10 Heavy bolter | 36" | Heavy 3 | 5 | -1 | 2 | - |
+5 Hunter-killer missile | ||||||
+5 Hunter-killer missile | 48" | Heavy 1 | 10 | -2 | D6 | The bearer can only shoot with each hunter-killer missile it is equipped with once per battle. |
| The bearer can only shoot with each hunter-killer missile it is equipped with once per battle. | ||||||
+10 Immolation flamers | ||||||
+10 Immolation flamers | 18" | Heavy 2D6 | 6 | -1 | 1 | Each time an attack is made with this weapon, that attack automatically hits the target. |
| Each time an attack is made with this weapon, that attack automatically hits the target. | ||||||
+5 Inferno pistol | ||||||
+5 Inferno pistol | 6" | Pistol 1 | 8 | -4 | D6 | Each time an attack made with this weapon targets a unit within half range, that attack has a Damage characteristic of D6+2. |
| Each time an attack made with this weapon targets a unit within half range, that attack has a Damage characteristic of D6+2. | ||||||
| Krak grenades | ||||||
| Krak grenades | 6" | Grenade 1 | 6 | -1 | D3 | - |
| Laspistol | ||||||
| Laspistol | 12" | Pistol 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - |
+10 Meltagun | ||||||
+10 Meltagun | 12" | Assault 1 | 8 | -4 | D6 | Each time an attack made with this weapon targets a unit within half range, that attack has a Damage characteristic of D6+2. |
| Each time an attack made with this weapon targets a unit within half range, that attack has a Damage characteristic of D6+2. | ||||||
+0..10 Ministorum combi-flamer | ||||||
Before selecting targets, select one or both of the profiles below to make attacks with. If you select both, then each time an attack is made with this weapon this phase, subtract 1 from that attack’s hit roll. | ||||||
+0..10 Ministorum combi-flamer | Before selecting targets, select one or both of the profiles below to make attacks with. If you select both, then each time an attack is made with this weapon this phase, subtract 1 from that attack’s hit roll. | |||||
| - Boltgun | ||||||
| - Boltgun | 24" | Rapid Fire 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - |
| - Ministorum flamer | ||||||
| - Ministorum flamer | 12" | Assault D6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | Each time an attack is made with this weapon profile, that attack automatically hits the target. |
| Each time an attack is made with this weapon profile, that attack automatically hits the target. | ||||||
+0..5 Ministorum flamer | ||||||
+0..5 Ministorum flamer | 12" | Assault D6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | Each time an attack is made with this weapon, that attack automatically hits the target. |
| Each time an attack is made with this weapon, that attack automatically hits the target. | ||||||
+0..5 Ministorum hand flamer | ||||||
+0..5 Ministorum hand flamer | 12" | Pistol D6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | Each time an attack is made with this weapon, that attack automatically hits the target. |
| Each time an attack is made with this weapon, that attack automatically hits the target. | ||||||
+0..10 Ministorum heavy flamer | ||||||
+0..10 Ministorum heavy flamer | 12" | Heavy D6 | 6 | -1 | 1 | Each time an attack is made with this weapon, that attack automatically hits the target. |
| Each time an attack is made with this weapon, that attack automatically hits the target. | ||||||
| Ministorum shotgun | ||||||
| Ministorum shotgun | 12" | Assault 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - |
+0..20 Multi-melta | ||||||
+0..20 Multi-melta | 24" | Heavy 2 | 8 | -4 | D6 | Each time an attack made with this weapon targets a unit within half range, that attack has a Damage characteristic of D6+2. |
| Each time an attack made with this weapon targets a unit within half range, that attack has a Damage characteristic of D6+2. | ||||||
| Paragon grenade launcher | ||||||
| Paragon grenade launcher | 24" | Assault 2 | 6 | -1 | D3 | - |
Paragon missile launcher | ||||||
Before selecting targets, select one of the profiles below to make attacks with. | ||||||
Paragon missile launcher | Before selecting targets, select one of the profiles below to make attacks with. | |||||
| - Sanctorum missile | ||||||
| - Sanctorum missile | 36" | Heavy 2D6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | Blast |
| Blast | ||||||
| - Prioris missile | ||||||
| - Prioris missile | 36" | Heavy 2 | 8 | -2 | D6 | - |
| Plasma grenades | ||||||
| Plasma grenades | 6" | Grenade D6 | 4 | -1 | 1 | Blast |
| Blast | ||||||
+13 Plasma gun | ||||||
Before selecting targets, select one of the profiles below to make attacks with. | ||||||
+13 Plasma gun | Before selecting targets, select one of the profiles below to make attacks with. | |||||
| - Standard | ||||||
| - Standard | 24" | Rapid Fire 1 | 7 | -3 | 1 | - |
| - Supercharge | ||||||
| - Supercharge | 24" | Rapid Fire 1 | 8 | -3 | 2 | If any unmodified hit rolls of 1 are made for attacks with this weapon profile, the bearer is destroyed after shooting with this weapon. |
| If any unmodified hit rolls of 1 are made for attacks with this weapon profile, the bearer is destroyed after shooting with this weapon. | ||||||
+0..5 Plasma pistol | ||||||
Before selecting targets, select one of the profiles below to make attacks with. | ||||||
+0..5 Plasma pistol | Before selecting targets, select one of the profiles below to make attacks with. | |||||
| - Standard | ||||||
| - Standard | 12" | Pistol 1 | 7 | -3 | 1 | - |
| - Supercharge | ||||||
| - Supercharge | 12" | Pistol 1 | 8 | -3 | 2 | If any unmodified hit rolls of 1 are made for attacks with this weapon profile, the bearer is destroyed after shooting with this weapon. |
| If any unmodified hit rolls of 1 are made for attacks with this weapon profile, the bearer is destroyed after shooting with this weapon. | ||||||
+15 Repressor heavy flamer | ||||||
+15 Repressor heavy flamer | 12" | Heavy D6 | 6 | -1 | 1 | Each time an attack is made with this weapon, that attack automatically hits the target. |
| Each time an attack is made with this weapon, that attack automatically hits the target. | ||||||
| Servo-stubber | ||||||
| Servo-stubber | 12" | Pistol 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - |
+0..5 Storm bolter | ||||||
+0..5 Storm bolter | 24" | Rapid Fire 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - |
| The Ardent Blade (shooting) | ||||||
| The Ardent Blade (shooting) | 12" | Assault D6 | 6 | -2 | 1 | Each time an attack is made with this weapon, that attack automatically hits the target. |
| Each time an attack is made with this weapon, that attack automatically hits the target. | ||||||
| The Redeemer | ||||||
| The Redeemer | 24" | Assault 2 | 4 | -1 | 1 | When resolving an attack made with this weapon, on a wound roll of 6+, this weapon has a Damage characteristic of 2 for that attack. |
| When resolving an attack made with this weapon, on a wound roll of 6+, this weapon has a Damage characteristic of 2 for that attack. | ||||||
| Twin heavy bolter | ||||||
| Twin heavy bolter | 36" | Heavy 6 | 5 | -1 | 2 | - |
+30 Twin multi-melta | ||||||
+30 Twin multi-melta | 24" | Heavy 4 | 8 | -4 | D6 | Each time an attack made with this weapon targets a unit within half range, that attack has a damage characteristic of D6+2. |
| Each time an attack made with this weapon targets a unit within half range, that attack has a damage characteristic of D6+2. | ||||||
| Vindictor (shooting) | ||||||
| Vindictor (shooting) | 8" | Assault D6 | 5 | -1 | 1 | This weapon automatically hits its target. If the target is a CHAOS unit, roll two D6 to determine the number of attacks made with this weapon and discard the lowest result. |
| This weapon automatically hits its target. If the target is a CHAOS unit, roll two D6 to determine the number of attacks made with this weapon and discard the lowest result. | ||||||
+5 Zealot’s vindictor (shooting) | ||||||
+5 Zealot’s vindictor (shooting) | 12" | Assault D6 | 5 | -1 | 1 | Each time an attack is made with this weapon, that attack automatically hits the target. |
| Each time an attack is made with this weapon, that attack automatically hits the target. | ||||||
Melee Weapons
WEAPON | RANGE | TYPE | S | AP | D | ABILITIES |
| Anointed halberd | ||||||
| Anointed halberd | Melee | Melee | +3 | -3 | 1 | - |
| Arco-flails | ||||||
| Arco-flails | Melee | Melee | +1 | -1 | 1 | Each time an attack is made with this weapon, make 2 hit rolls instead of 1. |
| Each time an attack is made with this weapon, make 2 hit rolls instead of 1. | ||||||
| Blade of Vigil | ||||||
| Blade of Vigil | Melee | Melee | +2 | -2 | 2 | Each time an attack made by this weapon is allocated to an enemy model, that enemy model cannot use any rules to ignore the wounds it loses. |
| Each time an attack made by this weapon is allocated to an enemy model, that enemy model cannot use any rules to ignore the wounds it loses. | ||||||
+0..10 Blessed blade | ||||||
+0..10 Blessed blade | Melee | Melee | +2 | -3 | 2 | - |
| Chainsword | ||||||
| Chainsword | Melee | Melee | User | 0 | 1 | Each time the bearer fights, it makes 1 additional attack with this weapon. |
| Each time the bearer fights, it makes 1 additional attack with this weapon. | ||||||
| Chirurgeon’s tools | ||||||
| Chirurgeon’s tools | Melee | Melee | User | -1 | 1 | - |
| Death Cult power blades | ||||||
| Death Cult power blades | Melee | Melee | User | -3 | 1 | - |
| Dialogus staff | ||||||
| Dialogus staff | Melee | Melee | +1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Dozer ram (IA) | ||||||
| Dozer ram (IA) | Melee | Melee | User | -1 | 1 | Each time an attack is made with this weapon against an INFANTRY or SWARM unit, a successful hit roll scores 3 hits instead of 1. |
| Each time an attack is made with this weapon against an INFANTRY or SWARM unit, a successful hit roll scores 3 hits instead of 1. | ||||||
+11 Eviscerator | ||||||
+11 Eviscerator | Melee | Melee | x2 | -4 | D3 | When resolving an attack made with this weapon, subtract 1 from the hit roll. |
| When resolving an attack made with this weapon, subtract 1 from the hit roll. | ||||||
| Hallowed mace | ||||||
| Hallowed mace | Melee | Melee | +2 | -1 | 2 | - |
| Kyganil’s kiss | ||||||
| Kyganil’s kiss | Melee | Melee | +1 | -1 | 2 | - |
Lance of Illumination | ||||||
Each time an attack is made with this weapon, select one of the profiles below to make that attack with. | ||||||
Lance of Illumination | Each time an attack is made with this weapon, select one of the profiles below to make that attack with. | |||||
| - Sweeping blow | ||||||
| - Sweeping blow | Melee | Melee | User | -2 | 1 | Each time an attack is made with this weapon profile, make 2 hit rolls instead of 1. |
| Each time an attack is made with this weapon profile, make 2 hit rolls instead of 1. | ||||||
| - Lunging strike | ||||||
| - Lunging strike | Melee | Melee | +3 | -3 | 3 | Each time an attack is made with this weapon profile, on an unmodified wound roll of 6, the target suffers 1 mortal wound in addition to the normal damage. |
| Each time an attack is made with this weapon profile, on an unmodified wound roll of 6, the target suffers 1 mortal wound in addition to the normal damage. | ||||||
| Mace of Castigation | ||||||
| Mace of Castigation | Melee | Melee | +3 | -2 | 2 | - |
| Mace of the righteous | ||||||
| Mace of the righteous | Melee | Melee | +2 | -2 | 2 | - |
| Mace of Valaan | ||||||
| Mace of Valaan | Melee | Melee | +2 | -3 | 2 | - |
| Neural whips | ||||||
| Neural whips | Melee | Melee | User | -2 | 1 | Each time an attack is made with this weapon against a unit (excluding VEHICLE units), if no model in that unit has a Leadership characteristic of 8 or more, add 1 to that attack’s wound roll. |
| Each time an attack is made with this weapon against a unit (excluding VEHICLE units), if no model in that unit has a Leadership characteristic of 8 or more, add 1 to that attack’s wound roll. | ||||||
| Novitiate melee weapons | ||||||
| Novitiate melee weapons | Melee | Melee | +1 | 0 | 1 | Each time the bearer fights, it makes 1 additional attack with this weapon. |
| Each time the bearer fights, it makes 1 additional attack with this weapon. | ||||||
| Paragon war blade | ||||||
| Paragon war blade | Melee | Melee | +1 | -3 | 2 | Each time the bearer fights, it can make one additional attack with this weapon. |
| Each time the bearer fights, it can make one additional attack with this weapon. | ||||||
| Paragon war mace | ||||||
| Paragon war mace | Melee | Melee | +4 | -2 | 3 | Each time an attack is made with this weapon, subtract 1 from that attack’s hit roll. |
| Each time an attack is made with this weapon, subtract 1 from that attack’s hit roll. | ||||||
| Penitent buzz-blade | ||||||
| Penitent buzz-blade | Melee | Melee | +3 | -4 | 2 | - |
| Penitent eviscerator | ||||||
| Penitent eviscerator | Melee | Melee | x2 | -3 | 2 | Each time an attack is made with this weapon, subtract 1 from that attack’s hit roll. |
| Each time an attack is made with this weapon, subtract 1 from that attack’s hit roll. | ||||||
| Penitent flail | ||||||
| Penitent flail | Melee | Melee | User | -2 | 1 | Each time an attack is made with this weapon, make 2 hit rolls instead of 1. |
| Each time an attack is made with this weapon, make 2 hit rolls instead of 1. | ||||||
+5 Power axe | ||||||
+5 Power axe | Melee | Melee | +2 | -2 | 1 | - |
+0..5 Power maul | ||||||
+0..5 Power maul | Melee | Melee | +3 | -1 | 1 | - |
+0..5 Power sword | ||||||
+0..5 Power sword | Melee | Melee | +1 | -3 | 1 | - |
| Relic weapons | ||||||
| Relic weapons | Melee | Melee | +2 | -1 | 1 | - |
| Sanctity | ||||||
| Sanctity | Melee | Melee | +2 | -3 | 2 | Each time an attack is made with this weapon, invulnerable saving throws cannot be made against that attack. |
| Each time an attack is made with this weapon, invulnerable saving throws cannot be made against that attack. | ||||||
| Scribe’s staff | ||||||
| Scribe’s staff | Melee | Melee | +1 | 0 | 1 | - |
+5 Spear of the faithful | ||||||
+5 Spear of the faithful | Melee | Melee | +3 | -3 | 2 | - |
| The Ardent Blade (melee) | ||||||
| The Ardent Blade (melee) | Melee | Melee | +4 | -4 | 2 | Each time an attack is made with this weapon, on an unmodified hit roll of 6, the target suffers 2 mortal wounds and the attack sequence ends. |
| Each time an attack is made with this weapon, on an unmodified hit roll of 6, the target suffers 2 mortal wounds and the attack sequence ends. | ||||||
| The Martyr’s Sword | ||||||
| The Martyr’s Sword | Melee | Melee | +3 | -3 | 2 | Each time the bearer fights, it makes 4 additional attacks with this weapon and no more than 4 attacks can be made with this weapon. |
| Each time the bearer fights, it makes 4 additional attacks with this weapon and no more than 4 attacks can be made with this weapon. | ||||||
| The Outcast’s Blades | ||||||
| The Outcast’s Blades | Melee | Melee | User | -1 | 1 | Each time an attack is made with this weapon, make 2 hit rolls instead of 1. |
| Each time an attack is made with this weapon, make 2 hit rolls instead of 1. | ||||||
| Vindictor (melee) | ||||||
| Vindictor (melee) | Melee | Melee | +1 | -1 | 1 | - |
+5 Zealot’s vindictor (melee) | ||||||
+5 Zealot’s vindictor (melee) | Melee | Melee | +2 | -2 | 2 | - |
Other Wargear
OTHER WARGEAR | ABILITIES | ||||||
+5 Anchorite sarcophagus | |||||||
The bearer has a Save characteristic of 3+. | |||||||
+5 Anchorite sarcophagus | The bearer has a Save characteristic of 3+. | ||||||
+0..10 Armorium cherub | |||||||
Once per battle, in your Shooting phase, after this unit has shot, one model in this unit can immediately shoot with one of its ranged weapons again. If this unit has two armorium cherubs, it can use this ability twice per battle, but only once per turn. We recommend placing one Armorium Cherub model next to the unit for each it is equipped with as a reminder, removing one each time this ability is used (an Armorium Cherub does not count as a model for any rules purposes). | |||||||
+0..10 Armorium cherub | Once per battle, in your Shooting phase, after this unit has shot, one model in this unit can immediately shoot with one of its ranged weapons again. If this unit has two armorium cherubs, it can use this ability twice per battle, but only once per turn. We recommend placing one Armorium Cherub model next to the unit for each it is equipped with as a reminder, removing one each time this ability is used (an Armorium Cherub does not count as a model for any rules purposes). | ||||||
+5..10 Brazier of Holy Fire | |||||||
Whilst any models from your army that have braziers of holy fire are within 6" of any enemy DAEMON units, subtract 1 from the Leadership characteristic of each of those enemy units. In addition, if this model has a brazier of holy fire, then once per battle, when this model fires Overwatch or is chosen to shoot with, it can unleash the brazier’s holy flames. When it does, select one enemy unit within 12" of this model (if firing Overwatch, you must select the unit that has declared a charge against this model) and roll one D6; on a 2+ that enemy unit suffers D3 mortal wounds (if that enemy unit is a DAEMON, it suffers D6 mortal wounds instead). | |||||||
+5..10 Brazier of Holy Fire | Whilst any models from your army that have braziers of holy fire are within 6" of any enemy DAEMON units, subtract 1 from the Leadership characteristic of each of those enemy units. In addition, if this model has a brazier of holy fire, then once per battle, when this model fires Overwatch or is chosen to shoot with, it can unleash the brazier’s holy flames. When it does, select one enemy unit within 12" of this model (if firing Overwatch, you must select the unit that has declared a charge against this model) and roll one D6; on a 2+ that enemy unit suffers D3 mortal wounds (if that enemy unit is a DAEMON, it suffers D6 mortal wounds instead). | ||||||
+5 Endurant implants | |||||||
The bearer has an Attacks characteristic of 3 and a Strength characteristic of 5. | |||||||
+5 Endurant implants | The bearer has an Attacks characteristic of 3 and a Strength characteristic of 5. | ||||||
+0..5 Incensor cherub | |||||||
Once per battle, at the start of any phase, you can roll two D6 and discard one of them. The value of the remaining dice is the value of this unit’s Cherub dice. Until the end of the phase, this unit can perform one Act of Faith using that Cherub dice as if it were a Miracle dice. If a unit has a Cherub dice at the end of the phase, it is discarded. We recommend placing an Incensor Cherub model next to the unit as a reminder, removing it once this ability has been used (an Incensor Cherub does not count as a model for any rules purposes). | |||||||
+0..5 Incensor cherub | Once per battle, at the start of any phase, you can roll two D6 and discard one of them. The value of the remaining dice is the value of this unit’s Cherub dice. Until the end of the phase, this unit can perform one Act of Faith using that Cherub dice as if it were a Miracle dice. If a unit has a Cherub dice at the end of the phase, it is discarded. We recommend placing an Incensor Cherub model next to the unit as a reminder, removing it once this ability has been used (an Incensor Cherub does not count as a model for any rules purposes). | ||||||
+0..10 Null rod | |||||||
The bearer’s unit cannot be targeted or affected by psychic powers. In addition, the bearer has the following ability: ‘Null Rod (Aura): Whilst an enemy PSYKER unit is within 12" of the bearer, subtract 1 from Psychic tests taken for that unit.’ | |||||||
+0..10 Null rod | The bearer’s unit cannot be targeted or affected by psychic powers. In addition, the bearer has the following ability: ‘Null Rod (Aura): Whilst an enemy PSYKER unit is within 12" of the bearer, subtract 1 from Psychic tests taken for that unit.’ | ||||||
+0..5 Rod of Office | |||||||
In your Command phase, select one friendly CORE or CHARACTER unit within 12" of the bearer. Until the start of your next Command phase, each time a model in that unit makes an attack, re-roll a hit roll of 1. | |||||||
+0..5 Rod of Office | In your Command phase, select one friendly CORE or CHARACTER unit within 12" of the bearer. Until the start of your next Command phase, each time a model in that unit makes an attack, re-roll a hit roll of 1. | ||||||
You can re-roll Advance and Charge rolls made for the bearer's unit. | |||||||
You can re-roll Advance and Charge rolls made for the bearer's unit. | |||||||
+0..5 Simulacrum imperialis | |||||||
Once per phase, the bearer’s unit can perform one Act of Faith even if another unit from your army has already performed an Act of Faith during this phase. | |||||||
+0..5 Simulacrum imperialis | Once per phase, the bearer’s unit can perform one Act of Faith even if another unit from your army has already performed an Act of Faith during this phase. | ||||||
+5 Zephyrim pennant | |||||||
The bearer has the following ability: ‘The Righteous Path (Aura): While a friendly CORE unit is within 6" of this model, you can re-roll charge rolls made for that unit.’ | |||||||
+5 Zephyrim pennant | The bearer has the following ability: ‘The Righteous Path (Aura): While a friendly CORE unit is within 6" of this model, you can re-roll charge rolls made for that unit.’ | ||||||
Glossary
Below you will find a glossary that contains a number of terms used in this Codex.
ADEPTA SORORITAS Detachment: A Detachment in a Battle-forged army where every model has the ADEPTA SORORITAS keyword (excluding models with the CULT IMPERIALIS, AGENT OF THE IMPERIUM or UNALIGNED keywords).
ADEPTA SORORITAS secondary objectives: Additional secondary objectives that can be used in certain matched play mission packs if every Detachment in your army is an ADEPTA SORORITAS Detachment.
Any number of models can each have their Weapon A replaced with Weapon B: When this wargear option is selected for a unit, any number of models in that unit that are equipped with Weapon A can each have their weapon replaced with Weapon B. It is possible for only some of the models in that unit to have their weapon replaced and for others not to.
Blessings of the Faithful: An upgrade that can be applied to CANONESS and PALATINE models from your army. Each upgrade consists of two associated abilities, one of which is a Miraculous ability. There are six upgrades: Word of the Emperor, Rapturous Blows; Blinding Radiance; The Emperor’s Grace; Righteous Judgement; Divine Deliverance.
Bolt weapon: A ranged weapon whose profile includes the word ‘bolt’, or a Relic that replaces a bolt weapon. Fidelis, and the boltgun profiles of a condemnor boltgun ora combi-weapon, are also bolt weapons.
Cherub dice: A Cherub dice is generated by a model equipped with an incensor cherub and can be used to perform an Act of Faith with as if it were a Miracle dice. Using a Cherub dice does not count as having used a Miracle dice for the purposes of any rules that are triggered by using a Miracle dice to perform an Act of Faith.
Decree Passive: Detachment ability for ADEPTA SORORITAS Detachments (see Decree Passive).
Discard (Miracle dice): If a rule states that you must discard one or more Miracle dice, simply remove that many Miracle dice of your choosing from your Miracle dice pool. Discarding a Miracle dice does not count as having used a Miracle dice for the purposes of any rules that are triggered by using a Miracle dice to perform an Act of Faith.
Flame weapon: A ranged weapon whose profile includes the word ‘flame’, or a Relic that replaces a flame weapon. A brazier of holy fire, a zealot’s vindictor, the Ardent Blade and the flamer profile of a Ministorum combi-flamer are also flame weapons.
Hymn: A Hymn of Battle. ADEPTUS MINISTORUM PRIESTS can attempt to intone hymns that they know from the Hymns of Battle.
Martyr points: A resource generated by SAINT POTENTIA and LIVING SAINT models (excluding named characters) in your Crusade force as they suffer Out of Action tests.
Melta weapon: A ranged weapon whose profile includes the word ‘melta’, or a Relic that replaces a melta weapon. An inferno pistol and the meltagun profile of a combi-melta are also melta weapons.
Miraculous Ability: Miraculous abilities are always denoted as such, and they must be activated in your Command phase by discarding a Miracle dice. While active, they affect models or units that are within Miracle range of the model that has this ability. Miraculous abilities are not affected by any rule that affects Aura abilities, and vice versa.
Miracle dice: A dice with a value between 1-6 that can be gained during the battle, and which is primarily used to perform Acts of Faith in order to substitute for another dice roll.
Order conviction: Detachment ability for ADEPTA SORORITAS Detachments. An ability gained by <ORDER> models based on the Order Militant they are drawn from, if all models in that Detachment are drawn from the same Order Militant.
Order Minoris: Any Order Militant that is not one of the following is an Order Minoris: Order of Our Martyred Lady; Order of the Valorous Heart; Order of the Bloody Rose; Order of the Argent Shroud; Order of the Ebon Chalice; Order of the Sacred Rose.
Order Minoris conviction: Detachment ability for Orders Militant Detachments whose <ORDER> units are all drawn from the same Order Minoris. This typically consists of two different Order Minoris convictions.
Orders Militant Detachment: An ADEPTA SORORITAS Detachment in which every ADEPTA SORORITAS unit that is drawn from an Order Militant is drawn from the same Order Militant.
Orders Militant Relic: A Relic of the Ecclesiarchy associated with one of the Orders Militant. These are only available to CHARACTER models that are part of an Orders Militant Detachment (and only if they, and your WARLORD, are drawn from the associated Order Militant, or if your WARLORD has the SANCTIFIED keyword).
Orders Militant Warlord Trait: A Warlord Trait associated with one of the Orders Militant. These are only available to WARLORDS that are part of an Orders Militant Detachment (and only if they are drawn from the associated Order Militant).
Perform (an Act of Faith): A unit performs an Act of Faith when it uses one or more Miracle dice, and/or a Cherub dice to substitute for the following types of dice roll: Advance roll; charge roll; hit roll; wound roll; saving throw; damage roll; Morale test.
Relic of the Ecclesiarchy: A type of Relic that can be given to ADEPTUS MINISTORUM CHARACTER models.
Sacred Rite: There are six sacred rites: Hand of the Emperor; Spirit of the Martyr; Aegis of the Emperor; Divine Guidance; The Passion; Light of the Emperor. If the same sacred rite is active more than once for a unit, it has no additional effect.
Saint points: A resource generated by SAINT POTENTIA models in a Crusade force as they undertake trials. Whilst it is undertaking a trial, all Saint points that model accrues go towards its completion. Once a model has gained 10 Saint points, the trial they are undertaking is complete. A model can abandon the trial they are currently undertaking at the end of any battle. If they do so, any Saint points they have accrued towards that trial are lost and their Saint points are reset to 0.
Saintly reward: An ability associated with one of the Trials of a Living Saint that a SAINT POTENTIA or LIVING SAINT model will have gained for completing that trial. A model cannot have more than 5 Saintly rewards.
Stratagem label: A Stratagem’s labels are written beneath its title and can include: Adepta Sororitas; Battle Tactic; Epic Deed, Strategic Ploy; Requisition; Wargear. A Stratagem can have more than one label; for example, a Stratagem with ‘Adepta Sororitas - Wargear Stratagem’ has both the Adepta Sororitas and Wargear labels.
Trial: One of the Trials of a Living Saint that
Reference
Below you will find a bullet-pointed summary of several Sisters of Battle rules.
GAINING MIRACLE DICE
- You cannot gain Miracle dice unless every model in your army has the ADEPT SORORITAS keyword (excluding models with the CULT IMPERIALIS, AGENT OF THE IMPERIUM or UNALIGNED keywords).
- Gain 1 Miracle dice at the start of each battle round.
- Gain 1 Miracle dice at the end of a phase in which any ADEPTA SORORITAS units from your army destroyed one or more enemy units (aka Vengeance).
- Gain 1 Miracle dice at the end of a phase in which any ADEPTA SORORITAS CHARACTER unit from your army was destroyed (aka Sacrifice).
- Each time you gain a Miracle dice, roll one D6 and add a dice with that value to your Miracle dice pool.
PERFORMING ACTS OF FAITH
- Once per phase, one unit from your army can perform one Act of Faith before making a dice roll for that unit (or a model in that unit).
- To perform an Act of Faith, select one or more Miracle dice from your Miracle dice pool to substitute the dice roll that is about to be made.
- Each Miracle dice can only be selected for substitution once, and only for the following types of dice roll: Advance roll; charge roll; hit roll; wound roll; saving throw; damage roll; Morale test.
- A Miracle dice that has been used for a substitution cannot be re-rolled.
BLESSINGS OF THE FAITHFUL
- If your army is Battle-forged, you can upgrade a CANONESS or PALATINE model.
- Doing so increases the model’s Power Rating and points value.
- The upgraded character will gain two additional abilities, one of which is a Miraculous ability.
- A Miraculous ability can be activated once per battle in your Command phase by discarding 1 Miracle dice.
- A Miraculous ability lasts until the start of your next Command phase, and has a Miracle range according to the value
- You can include a maximum of one CANONESS and one MISSIONARY unit in each Detachment.
- You cannot include more CULT IMPERIALIS CHARACTER units in a Detachment than there are ADEPTA SORORITAS CHARACTER units.
- ADEPTA SORORITAS Detachments gain the Decree Passive ability.
- ADEPTA SORORITAS units (excluding SANCTIFIED and OUTCASTS units) in ADEPTA SORORITAS Detachments gain the Order Convictions ability.
- Troops units in ADEPTA SORORITAS Detachments gain the Objective Secured ability.
<ORDER> KEYWORD
- When you include a unit with the <ORDER> keyword, nominate which Order Militant it is drawn from.
- Replace every instance of the <ORDER> keyword on that unit’s datasheet with the name of your chosen Order Militant.
- A Detachment cannot include units from two different Orders Militant.
ORDER CONVICTIONS
- If every unit in a Detachment is drawn from the same Order Militant, all <ORDER> units in that Detachment gain an Order conviction.
- The Order conviction gained depends on what Order Militant they are from.
- If the Order Militant does not have an associated Order conviction, you must select two Order Minoris convictions (In the Footsteps of Saints counts as two selections).
SACRED RITES
- After determining the mission, select one sacred rite to be active for your army, or randomly select 2 (re-roll duplicate results).
- Units gain abilities depending on what sacred rites are active. The sacred rites are:
- 1. Hand of the Emperor: Add 1 to Advance rolls and charge rolls.
- 2. Spirit of the Martyr: Each time a model in this unit is destroyed by a melee attack and does not explode, roll one D6: on a 6, after the attacking model’s unit has finished making its attacks, it suffers 1 mortal wound (to a maximum of 6).
- 3. Aegis of the Emperor: Each time this unit uses its Shield of Faith ability to take a Deny the Witch test, the test is passed on an unmodified roll of 5+.
- 4. Divine Guidance: Each time a model in this unit makes a ranged attack, on an unmodified wound roll of 6, the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack is improved by 1.
- 5. The Passion: Each time a model in this unit makes a melee attack, an unmodified hit roll of 6 scores 1 additional hit.
- 6. Light of the Emperor: Ignore any or all modifiers to this unit’s Leadership characteristic, and Combat Attrition tests.
SHIELD OF FAITH
- Each model in this unit has a 6+ invulnerable save.
- In your opponent’s Psychic phase, this unit can attempt to deny one psychic power as if it were a PSYKER. Each time a Deny the Witch test is taken for this unit, roll one D6 instead of 2D6: if the result of that test was an unmodified result of 6, or if it was greater than the result of the Psychic test, that Deny the Witch test is passed.
TRIALS OF A LIVING SAINT
- One ADEPTA SORORITAS model in your Crusade force (excluding named characters) can be selected to gain the SAINT POTENTIA keyword.
- A SAINT POTENTIA can undergo one of the Trials of a Living Saint.
- Each time it accomplishes one of that trial’s saintly deeds, it gains 1 or more Saint points.
- Once it has earned 10 Saint points, it has completed that trial and gains its Saintly reward. It increases its Crusade points by 1, and can start a new trial.
- Once a SAINT POTENTIA has earned 5 Saintly rewards, replace their SAINT POTENTIA keyword with LIVING SAINT.
- Each time a SAINT POTENTIA or LIVING SAINT model fails an Out of Action test, they gain 1 Martyr point and must take a Martyrdom test.
- To take a Martyrdom test, roll one D6 and add your current number of Martyr points to the result. If the total exceeds the model’s Leadership characteristic, the test is passed and that model is Martyred.
- A Martyred model is removed from your Order of Battle. Every other unit in its Crusade army gains 1 experience point for each Saintly reward the Martyred model had.
The ADEPTA SORORITAS and TRANSPORT keywords are used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
The DOMINION SQUAD keyword is used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
The SANCTIFIED keyword is used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
The ORDER OF THE BLOODY ROSE and CORE keywords are used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
If an attack is made with a weapon that has an ability that says it ‘automatically hits the target’, no hit roll is made – that attack simply scores one hit on the target unit. An unmodified hit roll of 6 always scores a hit, and an unmodified hit roll of 1 always fails. A hit roll can never be modified by more than -1 or +1. This means that if, after all the cumulative modifiers to a hit roll have been calculated, the total modifier would be -2 or worse, it is changed to be -1. Similarly, if, after all the cumulative modifiers to a hit roll have been calculated, the total modifier would be +2 or better, it is changed to be +1.
A model can make attacks with a Pistol even when its unit is within Engagement Range of enemy units, but it must target an enemy unit that is within Engagement Range of its own unit when it does so. In such circumstances, the model can target an enemy unit even if other friendly units are within Engagement Range of the same enemy unit.
When a model equipped with both a Pistol and another type of ranged weapon (e.g. a Pistol and a Rapid Fire weapon) shoots, it can either shoot with its Pistol(s) or with its other ranged weapons. Choose which it will fire (Pistols or non-Pistols) before selecting targets.
- Can be shot even if firing model’s unit is within Engagement Range of enemy unit.
- Cannot be shot alongside any other type of weapon.
WRATH OF THE EMPEROR
The highly ornate bolt pistol known as the Wrath of the Emperor fires shells imbued with incendiary charges. Upon detonation, these immolate their unfortunate victims in a flash of holy flame. Senior Sisters who have been granted dispensation to unleash the Wrath of the Emperor upon the enemies of faith have testified that its shining flurries of vengeance have leapt gladly from the muzzle. The holy weapon yearns to stitch its fiery sermon through the blackest of hearts.
ADEPTA SORORITAS model equipped with a bolt pistol only. This Relic replaces a bolt pistol and has the following profile:WEAPON | RANGE | TYPE | S | AP | D |
| Wrath of the Emperor | |||||
| Wrath of the Emperor | 18" | Pistol 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
- Invulnerable save: Saving throw that is never modified by attacking weapon’s AP.
- A model with an invulnerable save can use it instead of its normal Sv.
- Deny the Witch: Passed if 2D6 exceeds result of the opposing PSYKER’s Psychic test.
- Only one attempt can be made to deny each psychic power.
- Psychic test: Passed if 2D6 equals or exceeds psychic power’s warp charge.
- If double 1 or double 6 rolled, PSYKER suffers Perils of the Warp.
- Engagement Range: 1" horizontally + 5" vertically.
- Models cannot be set up within Engagement Range of enemy models.
- Declare targets of the charge (must be within 12").
- Charge roll = 2D6".
- If insufficient to move charging unit into Engagement Range of all targets, charge fails.
- If charge successful, models make their charge move.
- Cannot make a charge move within Engagement Range of any unit that was not the target of the charge.
- Heroic Intervention: Move up to 3".
- Must end closer to the closest enemy model.
The CULT IMPERIALIS keyword is used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
The datasheets using AGENT OF THE IMPERIUM keyword can be found in the following Factions:
Imperium: Adepta Sororitas, Agents of the Imperium, Imperial Knights, Inquisition.The AGENT OF THE IMPERIUM keyword is used in the following datasheets:
The datasheets using UNALIGNED keyword can be found in the following Factions:
Unaligned: Unaligned.Imperium: Astra Militarum, Space Marines.
The UNALIGNED keyword is used in the following datasheets:
The ADEPTA SORORITAS and CHARACTER keywords are used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
- Advance: Models move up to M+D6".
- Cannot move within Engagement Range of enemy models.
- Units that Advance cannot shoot or charge this turn.
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If the result of the wound roll is less than the required number, the attack fails and the attack sequence ends. An unmodified wound roll of 6 always successfully wounds the target, and an unmodified wound roll of 1 always fails. A wound roll can never be modified by more than -1 or +1. This means that if, after all the cumulative modifiers to a wound roll have been calculated, the total modifier would be -2 or worse, it is changed to be -1. Similarly, if, after all the cumulative modifiers to a wound roll have been calculated, the total modifier would be +2 or better, it is changed to be +1.
- Morale test = D6 + number of models destroyed this turn.
- Unmodified roll of 1 always a success (no models flee).
- If Morale test exceeds unit’s Ld, one model flees and other models must take Combat Attrition tests.
You can never re-roll a dice more than once, and re-rolls happen before modifiers (if any) are applied. Rules that refer to the value of an ‘unmodified’ dice roll are referring to the dice result after any re-rolls, but before any modifiers are applied.
- Re-roll: Roll dice again.
- Re-rolls are applied before modifiers (if any).
- A dice can never be re-rolled more than once.
- Unmodified dice: Result of roll after re-rolls, but before modifiers (if any).
If an attack inflicts mortal wounds in addition to the normal damage, resolve the normal damage first. If an attack inflicts mortal wounds in addition to the normal damage, but the normal damage is subsequently saved, the target unit still suffers the mortal wounds, as described before. If an ability modifies the damage inflicted by a weapon, and that weapon can inflict mortal wounds in addition to the normal damage, the modifier does not apply to any mortal wounds that are inflicted (unless the rule specifically states otherwise).
- Each mortal wound inflicted on a unit causes one model in the unit to lose one wound.
- No saving throws can be made against mortal wounds.
- Mortal wounds inflicted by attacks in addition to normal damage always apply, even if normal damage saved.
Conviction is the greatest armour.
- Models in this unit have a 6+ invulnerable save.
- In your opponent’s Psychic phase, this unit can attempt to deny one psychic power as if it were a PSYKER. Each time a Deny the Witch test is taken for this unit, roll one D6 instead of 2D6: if the result of that test was an unmodified result of 6, or if it was greater than the result of the Psychic test, that Deny the Witch test is passed.
- Combat Attrition tests: Roll one D6 for each remaining model in unit; for each 1, one additional model flees.
- Subtract 1 from Combat Attrition tests if unit is below Half-strength.
The CULT IMPERIALIS keyword is used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
The OUTCASTS keyword is used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
- Objective Secured: Player controls objective marker if any of their models in range have this ability.
The CANONESS keyword is used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
The MISSIONARY keyword is used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
The CULT IMPERIALIS and PRIEST keywords are used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
The ADEPTA SORORITAS, and CHARACTER keywords are used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
The ADEPTA SORORITAS and keywords are used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
- Points values: Detailed measure of a unit's efficacy.
The ORDER OF THE BLOODY ROSE keyword is used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
The ORDER OF THE BLOODY ROSE and CHARACTER keywords are used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
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- Starting number of Command points varies with battle size.
Through the prayers of the faithful is the Emperor’s will made manifest.
Once per phase, one unit from your army with this ability can perform one Act of Faith. To do so, you will use Miracle dice.Gaining Miracle Dice
If every unit from your army has the ADEPTA SORORITAS keyword (excluding models with the CULT IMPERIALIS, AGENT OF THE IMPERIUM or UNALIGNED keywords), then:
- At the start of each turn, you gain 1 Miracle dice.
- At the end of a phase in which any of the following conditions were met, you gain 1 Miracle dice:
Note that Miracle dice can also be gained via other rules. No matter the source, you can only gain Miracle dice from such a rule if every unit from your army has the ADEPTA SORORITAS keyword (excluding models with the CULT IMPERIALIS, AGENT OF THE IMPERIUM or UNALIGNED keywords).
Each time you gain a Miracle dice, roll one D6. The number you roll is the value of that Miracle dice. This value cannot be changed or re-rolled, unless a rule specifically states otherwise. Keep your Miracle dice to one side - this is your Miracle dice pool.
Designer’s Note: We recommend using differently coloured or marked dice for your Miracle dice pool, and placing them to one side of the battle.field, or some place else where you will not accidentally pick them up midgame. It is perfectly fine, if you wish, to write down the values of the Miracle dice in your pool, or to keep track of them in any other way, just so long as both players can see them.
Performing an Act of Faith
Before making a dice roll for a model or a unit from your army with the Acts of Faith ability, if you have one or more dice in your Miracle dice pool, that unit can perform an Act of Faith. To do so, select one or more of the dice from your Miracle dice pool, instead of making any or all of those dice rolls. For each individual dice that is being rolled as part of the dice roll, you can select 1 Miracle dice from your Miracle dice pool to be substituted in place of that dice. The dice that it is being substituted for is not rolled, and instead the value of the selected Miracle dice is used as if it had been rolled. Each Miracle dice can only be selected for substitution once. Once all Miracle dice substitutions have been made, remove the chosen Miracle dice from your Miracle dice pool, and roll any remaining, unsubstituted dice that are a part of the dice roll. You can use Miracle dice when a unit performs an Act of Faith for any of the following types of dice roll:
A Miracle dice is not a modifier or an inherently modified dice (so, for example, if you use a Miracle dice with a value of 1 for a Morale test, that is considered to be an unmodified roll of 1). A Miracle dice that has been used for a substitution can never be re-rolled. This means that if any re-rolls occur, the number and values of any Miracle dice that have already been substituted in the dice roll remain the same for the re-roll (for example, if a single Miracle dice was used to substitute one of the values of a charge roll, and the charge roll was re-rolled, only the unsubstituted dice can be re-rolled).
Example 1: Instead of rolling one D6 to see what value is added to a unit’s Move characteristic when that unit Advances, you could use a dice from your Miracle dice pool. If the value of that dice was 5, you would add 5" to the Move characteristic of every model in that unit for that Movement phase.
Example 2: Instead of rolling 2D6 to see what a unit’s charge distance is when making a charge roll, you could use either one or two dice from your Miracle dice pool. If you chose 2 Miracle dice, and the values of those dice were a 6 and a 3, the unit’s charge distance would be 9".
The CHARACTER keyword is used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
The ORDER OF OUR MARTYRED LADY keyword is used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
The ORDER OF OUR MARTYRED LADY and CHARACTER keywords are used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
Sometimes, a brush with death is so close that the only explanation seems to be divine intervention.
The ORDER OF THE VALOROUS HEART keyword is used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
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If a model has more than one melee weapon, select which it will use before resolving any attacks. If a model has more than one melee weapon and can make several attacks, it can split them between these weapons however you wish – declare which attacks are being made with which weapons before any attacks are resolved. If the selected weapon has more than one profile that you must choose between, you must declare which profile is being used at the same time. Different attacks made with such a weapon can be made using different profiles if you wish.
If your unit is making attacks with more than one melee weapon against a unit, and those weapons have different characteristics profiles, then after you have resolved an attack with one of those weapons you must, if any other weapons with the same characteristics profile are also being used to make attacks against that unit, resolve those attacks before resolving any attacks against the target with a weapon that has a different characteristics profile. Note that all the attacks you have declared are always resolved against the target unit even if, when you come to resolve an individual attack, no models in the target unit remain in range (this can happen because of models being destroyed and removed from the battlefield as the result of resolving other attacks made by the attacking model’s unit first).
- Each close combat attack is made with a melee weapon.
- A model makes attacks using the close combat weapon profile if it has no other melee weapons.
- If a unit attacks with multiple weapons, all attacks made with weapons that have the same profile must be resolved before resolving attacks with the next.
The Adepta Sororitas pray for the Emperor to guide them and fill them with strength.
This unit gains a bonus depending on which sacred rites are active for your army. After players have determined their mission, you must select one sacred rite from the following table to be active for your army. Alternatively, you can randomly determine two sacred rites from the table to be active for your army by rolling two D6 and looking up the results (if a double is rolled, roll both dice again until two different results are rolled). In either case, these sacred rites are active for your army until the end of the battle. Some rules can make additional sacred rites become active for a unit during the battle. Duplicated active sacred rites on that unit have no additional effect.| D6 | SACRED RITE |
| 1 | Hand of the Emperor The Sororitas are imbued with boundless font of vigour. While this sacred rite is active, add 1 to Advance rolls and charge rolls made for this unit. |
| 2 | Spirit of the Martyr Even with their dying act the Sororitas mete out the Emperor’s judgement. While this sacred rite is active, each time a model in this unit is destroyed by a melee attack and does not explode, roll one D6: on a 6, after the attacking model’s unit has finished making its attacks, it suffers 1 mortal wound (a unit can suffer a maximum of 6 mortal wounds per phase as the result of this ability). |
| 3 | Aegis of the Emperor The Sororitas do not suffer the vile trickery of witches. While this sacred rite is active, each time this unit uses its Shield of Faith ability to take a Deny the Witch test, if the result of that test was an unmodified result of 5+, or if it was greater than the result of the Psychic test, that Deny the Witch test is passed. |
| 4 | Divine Guidance Seeing the weak points in their enemies’ armour, the Sisters of Battle strike out to shatter it with contemptuous ease. While this sacred rite is active, each time a model in this unit makes a ranged attack, on an unmodified wound roll of 6, the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack is improved by 1. |
| 5 | The Passion The Sororitas are filled with a burning passion to inflict suffering upon the faithless. While this sacred rite is active, each time a model in this unit makes a melee attack, an unmodified hit roll of 6 scores 1 additional hit. |
| 6 | Light of the Emperor The Emperor’s radiance shines upon his warriors, emboldening them amidst the thick of battle. While this sacred rite is active, you can ignore any or all modifiers to this unit’s Leadership characteristic, and each time a Combat Attrition test is taken for this unit, you can ignore any or all modifiers. |
When a model shoots a Rapid Fire weapon, double the number of attacks it makes if its target is within half the weapon’s range.
- Double number of attacks made if target is within half range.
- A friendly unit that contains 1 or more VEHICLE or MONSTER models with a wounds characteristic of 10 or more.
- A friendly non-CHARACTER unit that contains 1 or more VEHICLE or MONSTER models.
- A friendly non-CHARACTER unit that contains 3 or more models.
- Cannot shoot at an enemy CHARACTER with 9 or less wounds while it is within 3" of a friendly unit that contains 1 MONSTER, 1 VEHICLE or 3+ other models (excluding CHARACTER models with 9 or less wounds) unless it is the closest target.
If a unit includes any models equipped with Assault weapons, that unit is still eligible to shoot with in your Shooting phase even if it has Advanced this turn, but you can only resolve attacks using those Assault weapons when you select that unit to shoot with. If a model shoots an Assault weapon in the same turn in which its unit has Advanced, subtract 1 from hit rolls when resolving that weapon’s attacks.
- Can be shot even if firing model’s unit Advanced.
- Subtract 1 from hit rolls if the firing model’s unit Advanced.
The ORDER OF THE EBON CHALICE keyword is used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
- Normal Move: Models move up to M".
- Cannot move within Engagement Range of any enemy models.
- Remain Stationary: Models cannot move this phase.
The ORDER OF THE ARGENT SHROUD keyword is used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
The ORDER OF THE SACRED ROSE and CORE keywords are used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
- Fall Back: Models move up to M".
- Units that Fall Back cannot charge this turn.
- Units that Fall Back cannot shoot or manifest psychic powers this turn unless they are TITANIC.
The ORDER OF THE SACRED ROSE keyword is used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
PURE OF WILL
With a will of adamant, this devout servant’s faith can turn aside even the most foul witchcraft.
- This WARLORD can attempt to deny one additional psychic power in your opponent’s Psychic phase, as described in the Shield of Faith ability.
- Add 3 to Deny the Witch tests taken for this WARLORD.
When an INFANTRY model shoots a Heavy weapon, subtract 1 from the hit rolls when resolving that weapon’s attacks if the firing model’s unit has moved for any reason this turn (e.g. it made a Normal Move this turn).
- Subtract 1 from hit rolls if firing model is INFANTRY and its unit has moved this turn.
Note that CHARACTERS cannot use their Aura Abilities while performing actions.
The ADEPTA SORORITAS keyword is used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
Those who exemplify the finest qualities of the Order will be entrusted to bear holy relics into battle, a blessing and a burden for the honoured warrior.
The ADEPTUS MINISTORUM keyword is used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
The ADEPTUS MINISTORUM and CHARACTER keywords are used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
In the direst circumstances, even the most sacred of the Ministorum’s holy artefacts are brought forth to aid the faithful.
This warrior stands pre-eminent in the Adeptus Ministorum as a shining example of everything a devout servant of the Emperor aspires to.
It should come as no surprise that an Order Militant that so greatly lauds death in the Emperor's name has produced more than its share of saints.
The observance of battle rites and the chanting of blessed psalms stir the hearts of the faithful.
The ORDER OF THE BLOODY ROSE and TRANSPORT keywords are used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
The RETRIBUTOR SQUAD keyword is used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
The SISTERS REPENTIA keyword is used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
Congregated within a transport, these Battle Sisters recite bellowing prayers so that the whole vehicle echoes to furious piety. Speeding towards the foe, the crew eagerly deliver their deadly cargoes.
The unwavering faith of the warriors of the Argent Shroud allows them to fight on through the most terrible wounds and psychic onslaughts.
The ORDER OF THE BLOODY ROSE and INFANTRY keywords are used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
Sisters of the Order of the Bloody Rose bellow hymnals at their foe. Most fighters baulk in the face of such fanatical devotion.
Wrathful Defiance (Aura): While an enemy unit is within 6" of this unit, each time a model in that enemy unit makes an attack that targets this unit, subtract 1 from that attack’s hit roll.
If you select a unit that has 11 or more models, this Stratagem costs 2CP; otherwise, it costs 1CP.
The ORDER OF THE BLOODY ROSE and REPENTIA SUPERIOR keywords are used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
Neural whips lashing, the Repentia Superior of the Order of the Bloody Rose are a particularly vicious breed, driving their charges into their enemies in a rush of holy anger.
The ORDER OF OUR MARTYRED LADY and VEHICLE keywords are used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
The war engines fielded by the Order of Our Martyred Lady are every bit as intractable as the Battle Sisters who crew them. No matter the odds, their machine spirits will not yield.
The ADEPTA SORORITAS and JUMP PACK keywords are used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
On wings of fire do the angelic warriors of the Orders Militant take to the skies to move to where the Emperor needs them.
The ADEPTUS MINISTORUM and PRIEST keywords are used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
The priests of the Adeptus Ministorum can use the power of their oratory to inspire their flocks.
The ADEPTA SORORITAS and CORE keywords are used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
Even the most hopeless battle can be turned by a spark of divine inspiration.
For the Sisters of Battle, time spent not taking bolter or blade to the foe is time wasted. On the rare occasion they retreat, they pour fire into the enemy. As the Emperor’s wrath is without fathom, so must theirs be.
The SERAPHIM SQUAD keyword is used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
Seraphim arrive on the battlefield in a blaze of glory, spreading death from on high to scour the foe as they descend.
The BATTLE SISTERS SQUAD keyword is used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
Defence of the Emperors realm falls to the Battle Sisters. When it is under threat, they redouble their efforts, rousing their fellow warriors’ spirits with volleys of holy fire and impassioned hymns.
- Instead of following the normal rules for Rapid Fire weapons, models in this unit shooting Rapid Fire bolt weapons make double the number of attacks. For the purposes of this Stratagem, a Rapid Fire bolt weapon is any bolt weapon with the Rapid Fire type.
- Each time an attack is made against this unit, an unmodified wound roll of 1-3 for that attack fails, irrespective of any abilities that the weapon or the model making the attack may have.
The HOSPITALLER keyword is used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
The ADEPTUS MINISTORUM, CORE and INFANTRY keywords are used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
The ministrations of the Sisters of the Orders Hospitaller have seen many a warrior brought back from the brink of death to return to the fray.
The ORDER OF OUR MARTYRED LADY and INFANTRY keywords are used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
The ORDER OF OUR MARTYRED LADY and PARAGON WARSUITS keywords are used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
When the Battle Sisters of the Order of Our Martyred Lady have a holy task set before them, they would rather die than fail in their duty.
- That unit cannot Fall Back.
- That unit has the Objective Secured ability. If that unit already has the Objective Secured ability, then for the purposes of determining which player controls an objective marker, each model in that unit counts as one additional model.
The HALLOWED keyword is used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
The hallowed blessings and artefacts built into the hulls of Adepta Sororitas vehicles can cause the unholy to burst into flames.
The faith of the Adepta Sororitas steels their hearts and bodies against psychic assaults.
With the Emperor watching over them, the righteous zeal of the Sisters of Battle burns ever brighter, fuelling their attacks.
For a split second, it seems as though the world reshapes itself to the will of a single warrior.
With the Emperor watching over them, the righteous zeal of the Sisters of Battle burns ever brighter, fuelling their attacks.
Said to be imbued with the Emperor's divine vengeance, it takes an artificer a lifetime to produce just one of these blessed bolts.
Burn the mutant. Burn the heretic. Burn the witch.
The EXORCIST keyword is used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
With a resounding flourish, missiles streak into the skies to bring glorious destruction to the enemies of the God-Emperor.
With bolter, flamer and melta is the foe purged.
Burn the mutant. Burn the heretic. Burn the witch.
Those who would wield sorcery against the righteous often find themselves facing the full fury of the Ecclesiarchy.
The CELESTIAN keyword is used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
Celestians are exemplary in their battlecraft.
Those who would wield sorcery against the righteous often find themselves facing the full fury of the Ecclesiarchy.
When the zeal of battle is upon them, the Sisters of the Valorous Heart will trust the Emperor to guide their aim.
The Order of the Bloody Rose employ disciplined heavy firepower to open up the flank of their enemy, before driving their swift-moving forces into the gap created, and corralling the God-Emperor's foes into a deadly kill zone.
When the Ebon Chalice go to war, they bring with them cleansing flames.
- Add 4" to the range of all flame weapons that models in that unit are equipped with.
- Each time a model in that unit makes an attack with a flame weapon, on an unmodified wound roll of 4+, the target suffers 1 mortal wound in addition to any normal damage (a maximum of 3 mortal wounds can be inflicted per phase via this Stratagem).
None may escape the Emperor's gaze, and where he sees wickedness, there will the Sacred Rose punish.
The enemy must perish, even if we perish with them. The enemy must burn, even if we burn with them.
- The type of all flame weapons models in that unit are equipped with is changed to Pistol (e.g. an Assault D6 flame weapon becomes Pistol D6).
- After this unit has resolved its attacks, roll one D6 for each model in that unit that fired a flame weapon: for each roll of a 1, one of those models (of your choosing) can shoot again with its flame weapon, but after this second shooting attack is resolved, and whether it shot or not, that model is destroyed.
The death of their fellow Battle Sisters only stirs the survivors to fight harder in order to exact swift vengeance.
The ADEPTA SORORITAS and SMOKESCREEN keywords are used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
Deploying thrice-blessed canisters of incensed smoke, the war machines of the Sisters of Battle screen themselves from the enemy.
The Sisters of this Order enter a fanatical rage, continuing to fire their holy weapons into the faithless despite grievous wounds, before finally succumbing, their calling fulfilled.
The ORDER OF OUR MARTYRED LADY and CORE keywords are used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
With the Emperor watching over them, the Sisters of the Order of Our Martyred Lady summon the strength for one final act of hatred against the Emperor's foes before death claims them.
With psalms on their lips, the faithful hurl themselves forward.
- Zealot: Each time a model in this unit makes a melee attack, if this unit made a charge move, was charged or performed a Heroic Intervention this turn, you can re-roll that attack’s hit roll.
- Fanatic: This unit is eligible to declare a charge in a turn in which it Fell Back.
The PARAGON WARSUITS keyword is used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
The ENGINE OF REDEMPTION keyword is used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
The Ecclesiarchy’s artefact engines crash into the foe with force.
The CELESTIAN SACRESANTS keyword is used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
The CRUSADERS keyword is used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
The faithful stand firm against the worst horrors of the galaxy. Hordes of mutants and heretics crash against their shield walls before being laid low with righteous fury.
Even the most grievous wound cannot stop a Sister Repentia in her quest to earn redemption in the eyes of the Emperor.
The ZEPHYRIM SQUAD keyword is used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
The Zephyrim are said to embody the God-Emperor’s promise. Where they lead, victory must surely follow.
Those bound to Engines of Redemption have only one hope of end to their torment, and they seek it out with unmatched zeal.
The LIVING SAINT keyword is used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
Suffering is a staple prayer for the Adepta Sororitas, and a martyr’s fate only brings greater glory to the God-Emperor.
The ARCO-FLAGELLANTS keyword is used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
Arco-flagellants are conditioned with sacred trigger words that release their cerebral inhibitors and unleash their killing rage.
Confronted with the most fell of foes, the spiritual descendants of Saint Mina pray to be granted a portion of their Matriarch's ferocity. Positively glowing with rage, tears of blood streak their cheeks as they focus their inner hatred into a miraculous strength.
- Add 1 to that attack’s wound roll.
- On an unmodified wound roll of 6, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 2.
The ORDER OF THE BLOODY ROSE and PARAGON WARSUITS keywords are used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
The holy spirits said to reside in the Order's sacred paragon warsuits are held to be every bit as wrathful as their pilots. As one, warrior and war suit stride purposefully into the packed ranks of heretics, destroying them with mighty sweeps of their weapons.
In the fury of battle, the Sisters of the Bloody Rose channel their rage into devastating blows with gun stocks, fists and blades.
The Sisters of this murderous Order are experts with the deadliest tools of their craft. When the sharp edges of their blades pierce armour and flesh, the warriors twist and tear them free, opening gaping, ragged wounds from which the foe's lifeblood pumps out in a flood.
The Order of Our Martyred Lady have sworn a mighty oath of vengeance following the loss of the Sanctorum of Saint Katherine and the many heroic Battle Sisters who defended it against the greenskin hordes during the Third War for Armageddon.
The spiritual descendants of Saint Katherine care nothing for their own survival. ~ deed, many throw themselves into insurmountable battles, coveting a martyr's fate upon the field of war.
The IMMOLATOR keyword is used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
The inferno claims the martyr and heretic alike in cleansing flames.
The Sisters of Battle do not give in to despair when their leaders are slain. Instead, the blood of these martyred heroes only strengthens their resolve.
The unwavering faith of the warriors of the Adepta Sororitas allows them to fight on through the most terrible wounds.
Sometimes, a brush with death is so close that the only explanation seems to be divine intervention.
When a leader of the Order of Our Martyred Lady dies in battle, those who remain only become more determined.
The number of attacks a model makes is determined by its Attacks (A) characteristic, which can be found on its datasheet. For example, if a model has an A of 2, it can make two attacks.
- Number of attacks made by each model that can fight = A.
CHAPLET OF SACRIFICE
This chaplet ecclesiasticus has been handed down through the Adepta Sororitas, each bead added having been made from the power armour of the previous owner, every one of whom died a martyred hero of the Orders Militant. Such a relic is a mighty burden, for it carries the righteousness of those who uphold everything the Adepta Sororitas stand for. It stirs the bearer to mighty deeds, and they will not yield easily while the Emperor’s work remains unfinished.
ADEPTA SORORITAS model only.- Once per battle, if the bearer is selected to use an Epic Deed Stratagem (excluding Divine Intervention), that Stratagem costs 0CP.
- Each time the bearer makes an attack, you can re-roll the hit roll.
- When the bearer is destroyed, do not remove that model from play. At the end of the phase, it can either shoot as if it were your Shooting phase, or fight as if it were the Fight phase. After resolving the destroyed model’s attacks, it is then removed.
BLESSINGS OF SEBASTIAN THOR
Each of the Convents contains a single copy of the first verse of the Creed of the Emperor’s Light, a stirring hymn said to have been penned by Sebastian Thor’s own hand. Affixed to a warrior’s armour by wax mixed with the blood of martyred heroes, these words bestow holy blessings upon the bearer, filling them with righteous might.
ADEPTA SORORITAS model only. Before you determine which sacred rite(s) are active for your army, select two sacred rites. Until the end of the battle, these sacred rites are active for the bearer’s unit instead of those that are active for the rest of your army.THE ECCLESIARCH’S FURY
This enormous chainsword was gifted to the Convent Prioris at the commencement of the Argoyle Crusade. Placed before the Pulpit of Woe as Ecclesiarch Reprecht II delivered his sermon to formally announce the thirty-year conflict, it is said to have absorbed his fiery wrath and unwavering hatred of the heretics his crusade would utterly extinguish. Every tooth is inscribed with the names of martyred clergy and fallen Sisters, and those who bear this sanctified blade thirst for vengeance against those who strike down the faithful.
Model equipped with a chainsword only. This Relic replaces a chainsword and has the following profile:WEAPON | RANGE | TYPE | S | AP | D |
| The Ecclesiarch’s Fury | |||||
| The Ecclesiarch’s Fury | Melee | Melee | +2 | -3 | 2 |
Abilities: Each time an attack is made with this weapon, subtract one from that attack’s hit roll and add 1 to that attack’s wound roll. | |||||
LITANIES OF FAITH
When Sebastian Thor was declared Ecclesiarch in the wake of the Age of Apostasy, his first sermon was transcribed onto scrolls by an army of scribes. Today, only a single original copy remains, kept in a stasis vault beneath the Convent Prioris on Terra and released only with the sanction of the Ecclesiarch himself. This unassuming parchment is one of the holiest relics in the Ministorums charge, its mere presence enough to fill the hearts of the faithful with righteous fervour.
ADEPTA SORORITAS model only. Once per battle round, if the bearer is on the battlefield when you gain a Miracle dice, you can re-roll that dice before adding it to your pool.REDEMPTION
The sacred light of the Emperor is believed to emanate from this relic plasma pistol. The searing bolts it fires cleanse the unholy in body and spirit, their raging heat and illumination lancing through flesh and armour in a blazing instant. This holy sidearm was named Redemption after it slew the apostate Cardinal P’ra Tiberis, his rosarius failing to activate in a moment seen as the Emperor levelling his judgement.
ADEPTA SORORITAS model equipped with a plasma pistol only. This Relic replaces a plasma pistol and has the following profile:WEAPON | RANGE | TYPE | S | AP | D |
| Redemption | |||||
| Redemption | 12" | Pistol 1 | 8 | -3 | 2 |
Abilities: Each time an attack is made with this weapon, if a hit is scored, draw a straight line between the closest part of this model’s base (or hull) and that of the closest model in the target unit. Make one wound roll against the target unit, and each other unit this line passes over. | |||||
The number of attacks that a model makes with a ranged weapon is equal to the number written on that weapon’s profile after its type. For example, a model shooting an ‘Assault 1’ weapon can make one attack with that weapon; a model firing a ‘Heavy 3’ weapon can make three attacks, and so on.
- All of a ranged weapon’s attacks must be made against the same target unit.
- Number of attacks = number after weapon’s type.
- Perils of the Warp: The PSYKER unit manifesting the power suffers D3 mortal wounds.
- If PSYKER unit is destroyed, the psychic power fails to manifest.
- If PSYKER unit destroyed, every other unit within 6" suffers D3 mortal wounds.
The PALATINE keyword is used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
The Power Rating on a datasheet is for a minimum-sized unit. A unit’s Power Rating can be increased if additional models are added to the unit, and occasionally if other options are taken for the unit (such as equipping a unit with jump packs) - in either case the unit's datasheet will make it clear if the Power Rating listed at the top of the datasheet is increased as a result.
- Power Ratings: Quick measure of a unit's efficacy.
- Points limit: Sum of all points values in army cannot exceed this.
The Emperor’s chosen warriors sometimes enact miraculous feats on the battlefield.
The and CHARACTER keywords are used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
The , CORE and INFANTRY keywords are used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
The ADEPTUS MINISTORUM and CORE keywords are used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
To manifest the psychic power, you must first pass a Psychic test. The opposing player can then select one of their PSYKER units that is within 24" of the PSYKER unit attempting to manifest the power and attempt to deny that power before its effects are resolved by passing a Deny the Witch test.
So long as the Psychic test was successful and the psychic power was not denied by a successful Deny the Witch test, the psychic power is successfully manifested and its effects, which will be described in the power itself, are then resolved. If the PSYKER unit can attempt to manifest more than one psychic power in its Psychic phase, you can then attempt to manifest those, one at a time, as described above. The number of psychic powers each PSYKER unit can attempt to manifest in its Psychic phase is listed on its datasheet.
- Select psychic power.
- You cannot select the same psychic power more than once per battle round, unless that power is Smite.
- Attempt to manifest the psychic power by taking a Psychic test.
- The opponent can attempt to deny the psychic power by taking a Deny the Witch test.
- If successfully manifested, resolve the psychic power’s effects.
- Select another psychic power.
The ADEPTA SORORITAS and INFANTRY keywords are used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
- +1 Ld if wholly within 6”.
Each time a unit gains a Battle Honour you must increase its Crusade points total by 1 (if the unit has a Power Rating of 10 or less) or 2 (if the unit has a Power Rating of 11 or higher).
- There are four types of Battle Honours:
- Battle Traits: New skills and abilities.
- Weapon Enhancements: Upgrade an item of wargear.
- Psychic Fortitudes: Boosts a unit's psychic might.
- Crusade Relic: Gain a rare and powerful artefact.
- Each time a unit gains a Battle Honour, increase its Crusade points by:
- 1 if unit has a Power Rating of 10 or less.
- 2 if unit has a Power Rating of 11 or more.
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Each time a model in this unit makes a melee attack, if this unit made a charge move, was charged or performed a Heroic Intervention this turn, you can re-roll that attack’s hit roll.The VEHICLE keyword is used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets: