Chaos Space Marines – Accursed Cultists
| No | NAME | M | WS | BS | S | T | W | A | Ld | Sv | Base |
6 Mutant (base: 25mm) |
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| 5‑10 | 6 Mutant |
6" | 4+ | 4+ | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6+ | 25mm |
| Torment (base: 40mm) | |||||||||||
| 3‑6 | Torment | 6" | 4+ | 4+ | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2D3 | 6 | 6+ | 40mm |
This unit cannot contain more than 3 Torment models unless it also contains 10 Mutant models. If this unit contains 9 or more models, it has Power Rating 6. Every Mutant model is equipped with: blasphemous appendages. Every Torment model is equipped with: hideous mutations.
WEAPON | RANGE | TYPE | S | AP | D | ABILITIES |
| Blasphemous appendages | ||||||
| Blasphemous appendages | Melee | Melee | User | -1 | 1 | - |
| Hideous mutations | ||||||
| Hideous mutations | Melee | Melee | User | -2 | 2 | - |
ABILITIES | |
ABILITIES |
Accursed Horde: This unit cannot perform actions and cannot embark within TRANSPORT models. At the start of your Command phase, you can select one of the following:
Fearsome (Aura): While an enemy unit is within 6" of this unit, subtract 1 from the Leadership characteristic of models in that unit. Unnatural Regeneration: Each time a model in this unit would lose a wound, roll one D6: on a 6, that wound is not lost. Mutant Rabble: The destruction of Mutant models is ignored for the purposes of Morale tests. |
| FACTION KEYWORDS: CHAOS, TRAITORIS ASTARTES, | |
| KEYWORDS: INFANTRY, CULTISTS, ACCURSED CULTISTS | |
Datasheet-related Stratagems
FANATIC ZEALOTRY1CP
Word Bearers – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Fervent mortal followers flock to the champions of the Word Bearers, damning their souls seeking promises of dark power.
Use this Stratagem in your Command phase. Select one WORD BEARERS CULTISTS unit from your army within 12" of a friendly WORD BEARERS CHARACTER unit. Until the start of your next Command phase:
- You can re-roll charge rolls made for that unit.
- Each time a model in that unit makes a melee attack, you can re-roll that attack’s hit roll.
ETERNAL HATRED1CP/2CP
Chaos Space Marines – Boarding Actions – Battle Tactic Stratagem
The hatred the warriors of the Traitor Legions hold for the Imperium and the Emperor has burned for millennia.
Use this Stratagem in your Shooting phase, when a TRAITORIS ASTARTES unit from your army is selected to shoot, or in the Fight phase, when a TRAITORIS ASTARTES unit from your army is selected to fight. Until the end of the phase, each time a model in that unit makes an attack, add 1 to that attack’s wound roll. If that unit has the TERMINATOR or POSSESSED keyword, this Stratagem costs 2CP; otherwise, it costs 1CP.
VETERANS OF THE LONG WAR2CP
Chaos Space Marines – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Veterans of centuries or millennia, the Long War’s most embittered warriors have learnt how best to focus their need for vengeance.
Use this Stratagem in your Shooting phase or the Fight phase, when a TRAITORIS ASTARTES INFANTRY or TRAITORIS ASTARTES BIKER unit from your army is selected to shoot or fight. Until the end of the phase, each time a model in that unit makes an attack, add 1 to that attack’s wound roll.
LUMENBLINK1CP
Cult of the Arkifane – Boarding Actions – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Even as the foe take aim at Vashtorr’s faithful, every artificial light source blinks out at once. Their stuttering reignition is slow, grudging and incomplete.
Use this Stratagem in your opponent’s Shooting phase, when a CULT OF THE ARKIFANE unit from your army is selected as the target of an attack. Until the end of the phase, each time a ranged attack targets that unit, if the attacker is more than 6" away, subtract 1 from the hit roll.
EYE OF THE AUSPEX1CP
Cult of the Arkifane – Boarding Actions – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Employing technoparasitic neuro-jacks and crude scrapcode prayers, the faithful of Vashtorr force their awarenesses into flickering auspicator webs to help them range and triangulate the foe.
Use this Stratagem in your Shooting phase, when a CULT OF THE ARKIFANE unit from your army is selected to shoot. Until the end of the phase, each time a ranged attack is made by a model in that unit, an unmodified hit roll of 6 scores two additional hits.
COGITATED FATES1CP
Cogs of Vashtorr – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Vashtorr is a being unfettered by linear time and possessed of infinite patience and inventiveness. He thinks nothing of setting in motion centuries-long chains of cause and effect that transform reality into a mechanism of death calibrated to do his bidding and leave his foes with nowhere to hide from his worshippers’ wrath.
Use this Stratagem in your Shooting phase, when a TRAITORIS ASTARTES unit from your army is selected to shoot. Until the end of the phase, each time a model in that unit makes an attack, the target cannot receive the Benefits of Cover against that attack.
EXCESS OF VIOLENCE1CP
Emperor’s Children – Battle Tactic Stratagem
The visceral sensation of every fresh kill causes the warriors of the Emperor’s Children to enter an ecstatic frenzy of butchery and dismemberment.
Use this Stratagem in your Command phase, if your army is engaged in either Wanton Destruction or Wanton Massacre. Select one EMPEROR’S CHILDREN INFANTRY unit from your army. Until the start of your next Command phase, that unit is considered to be engaged in Wanton Slaughter instead.
TAKEN ALIVE1CP
Chaos Space Marines – Creations of Bile – Boarding Actions – Epic Deed Stratagem
To be snatched away for experimentation by Fabius Bile and his creations is a truly horrifying fate.
Use this Stratagem in the Fight phase, when an enemy CHARACTER unit is destroyed by a melee attack made by a TRAITORIS ASTARTES unit from your army. Until the end of the battle:
- Subtract 1 from the Leadership characteristic of every enemy model.
- Your opponent cannot use the Insane Bravery Stratagem.
- Your opponent cannot use the Command Re-roll Stratagem to re-roll a Morale test.
GLITCHCURSE1CP
Cogs of Vashtorr – Epic Deed Stratagem
The machine spirits of bellicose weapons blaze in Vashtorr’s sight just as mortal souls do to other daemons. With but a flicker of his will, the Arkifane twists and redirects those fierce energies back against the weapons’ wielders.
Use this Stratagem in your opponent’s Shooting phase, when an enemy unit within 18" of and visible to your WARLORD has finished making its attacks. If any of those attacks targeted a TRAITORIS ASTARTES unit from your army that was within 6" of your WARLORD, roll one D6: on a 2-4, that enemy unit suffers D3 mortal wounds; on a 5+, that enemy unit suffers 3 mortal wounds.
TAKEN ALIVE1CP
Creations of Bile – Epic Deed Stratagem
To be snatched away for experimentation by Fabius Bile and his followers is an altogether nightmarish fate.
Use this Stratagem in the Fight phase, when the enemy WARLORD is destroyed by a melee attack made by a CREATIONS OF BILE model from your army. Until the end of the battle:
- Subtract 1 from the Leadership characteristic of every model in your opponent’s army.
- Your opponent cannot use the Insane Bravery Stratagem.
- Your opponent cannot use any rules to re-roll a Morale test.
UNRELENTING ONSLAUGHT2CP
Black Legion – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
The Black Legion let nothing stand in their way.
Use this Stratagem in your Movement phase, when you select a BLACK LEGION unit from your army to move. Until the start your next Movement phase:
- That unit can ignore any or all modifiers to its Move characteristic, Advance rolls and charge rolls.
- That unit is eligible to shoot and declare a charge, even if it Falls Back this turn.
SUBLIME INFILTRATION1CP
Chaos Space Marines – Alpha Legion – Boarding Actions – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
More illusive than shadows, the Alpha Legion are amongst the keenest infiltrators in the galaxy.
Use this Stratagem in your Movement phase, when an ALPHA LEGION unit from your army is set up within an Entry Zone. That unit can make a Normal Move of up to 6".
SHIPBOARD INSURRECTION1CP
Chaos Space Marines – Boarding Actions – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
The Heretic Astartes have embedded loyal Cultists amongst the crew of the target ship. These devoted men and women know the ship intimately, and are well placed to guide their masters to its most vital areas once aboard.
Use this Stratagem in your Movement phase, when a TRAITORIS ASTARTES CULTISTS unit from your army finishes a Normal Move. You can open one Hatchway that is within 1" of that unit. Your opponent cannot attempt to prevent that Hatchway from opening.
UNDERHAND SCHEMING1CP
Night Lords – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
The honourable fight is a laughable concept to the Night Lords, who employ darting strikes, feigned retreats and all manner of dirty tactics to win the battle.
Use this Stratagem at the start of your Charge phase. Select one NIGHT LORDS unit from your army. Until the end of the phase, that unit is eligible to declare a charge in a turn in which it Fell Back.
RITUAL OFFERINGS1CP
Chaos Space Marines – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Those unfortunate enough to be taken alive by Chaos Cultists only serve as fuel for their fanatical devotions.
Use this Stratagem when an enemy unit is destroyed by a TRAITORIS ASTARTES CULTISTS unit from your army. Until the end of the battle:
- That CULTISTS unit automatically passes Morale tests.
- Each time a model in that CULTISTS unit makes a melee attack, add 1 to that attack’s hit roll.
CONTEMPT OVER CAUTION1CP/2CP
Chaos Space Marines – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Allies are of little concern when a hated foe must be obliterated.
Use this Stratagem in your Shooting phase. Select one CORE unit from your army that is not within Engagement Range of any enemy units, then select one enemy unit. Until the end of the phase:
- Models in that unit can target that enemy unit even if that enemy unit is within Engagement Range of other friendly units, provided those other friendly units are all units.
- Each time a model in that unit makes an attack against that enemy unit, you cannot re-roll the hit roll, and on an unmodified hit roll of 1, that attack scores a hit against one friendly unit of your choice within Engagement Range of that enemy unit instead (resolve any attacks against friendly units after resolving any attacks that hit that enemy unit).
FROM THE NIGHT2CP/1CP
Night Lords – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
The sons of Nostramo strike from the dark, outmanoeuvring the foe in the murk of war before surging forward like bloodhungry spectres.
Use this Stratagem in the Reinforcements step of your Movement phase. Select one NIGHT LORDS INFANTRY or NIGHT LORDS BIKER unit from your army that is either in Strategic Reserves or is a Reinforcements unit that has not yet been set up on the battlefield. That unit can now be set up as if the battle round was one higher than it currently is, regardless of any mission rules. If that unit has the DAEMONKIN keyword, this Stratagem costs 2CP; otherwise, it costs 1CP.
DAEMON IN THE MACHINE1CP
Cult of the Arkifane – Boarding Actions – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Where the Cult of the Arkifane makes war, the influence of Vashtorr flickers through vital systems seemingly at random. Foes attempting to access them may find themselves confronted with gheist-laced static, scrolling infernal runes or myriad even more sinister and impenetrable techno-phenomena.
Use this Stratagem at the start of the battle round. Select one objective marker on the battlefield and roll one D6: on a 4+, until the start of the next battle round, players cannot score any victory points as a result of controlling that objective marker and it does not count towards the number of objective markers controlled by a player for the purpose of any Mission Objectives. Note that this does not change who controls that objective marker. You can only use this Stratagem once per battle round.
ARKIFANE’S WRATH1CP
Cult of the Arkifane – Boarding Actions – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Woe betide those who put their trust in unsecured mechanical systems when battling the faithful of Vashtorr: hatches slam shut like hungry maws on those passing through them; long dormant sentry systems wake to sudden, violent fury; even the simple act of passing through a bulkhead door may prove a fatal error…
Use this Stratagem in your opponent’s Movement phase, when an enemy unit completes the Operate Hatchway action and opens a Hatchway. Roll one D6: on a 2-5, that enemy unit suffers D3 mortal wounds; on a 6, that enemy unit suffers 3 mortal wounds. You can only use this Stratagem once.
ILL-O’-THE-WILL IMPULSE1CP
Cult of the Arkifane – Boarding Actions – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Many and far-scattered are the imps, gremlets, wredjinn and cakosparks of Vashtorr. They manifest around his followers, triggering mechanical systems with seemingly random impulses of motive force.
Use this Stratagem in your Command phase. Select one Hatchway that is not within 1" of any enemy models. You can open or close that Hatchway.
INFERNAL TELEPORTARIUM1CP
Cult of the Arkifane – Boarding Actions – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Having raided a techno-arcane facility following the inloaded insights of their daemonic patron, these warriors rig a priceless teleportarium for a scrap-code-laced one-way trip.
Use this Stratagem during deployment. Select one CULT OF THE ARKIFANE unit from your army. You can set up that unit in an infernal teleportarium instead of setting it up on the battlefield. If you do so, then in the Reinforcements step of one of your Movement phases, you can set up that unit anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 9" away from any enemy models. You can only use this Stratagem once.
CONCEAL3CP/2CP
Alpha Legion – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
These clandestine warriors can disappear at a moment’s notice, employing psychocrystalline camouflage, distorting warp-emitters or silenced servos coupled with obscuration skills honed over millennia.
Use this Stratagem at the start of your opponent’s Shooting phase. Select one ALPHA LEGION INFANTRY unit from your army. Until the end of the phase, each time an enemy model shoots, if that unit is not the closest eligible target or within 12" of that model, then until that shooting is resolved, that model cannot target that unit. If that unit has a Power Rating of 10 or more, this Stratagem costs 3CP; otherwise, it costs 2CP.
CAKOSPARK PRATTLE1CP
Cogs of Vashtorr – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
The gibbering of Vashtorr’s imps replicates itself through the enemy’s command and control networks, a data-daemonic wall of binharic gibberish that fouls the best-laid plans.
Use this Stratagem after your opponent uses a Stratagem (excluding Command Re-roll), if your WARLORD is on the battlefield. Until the end of the battle, the CP cost your opponent must pay to use that Stratagem again is increased by 1. You can only use this Stratagem once.
DEADLY AMBUSH2CP
Alpha Legion – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
The Hydra knows all. Accessing scan-feeds from hidden Legion ships, interpreting the whispers of warp gheists or acting on data from embedded traitors, few esoteric incursions are unexpected by the Alpha Legion.
Use this Stratagem at the end of the Reinforcements step of your opponent’s Movement phase. Select one enemy unit that was set up on the battlefield as Reinforcements this phase. Until the end of your next turn, each time an ALPHA LEGION model from your army makes an attack against that unit, add 1 to that attack’s hit roll.
FORWARD OPERATIVES1CP
Alpha Legion – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
The Alpha Legion are as illusive as a shadow, their operatives stealing forward to occupy advanced positions or swiftly outmanoeuvre the foes carefully laid fire lanes.
Use this Stratagem in the Resolve Pre-battle Abilities step of the mission you are playing. Select one ALPHA LEGION INFANTRY unit from your army. That unit can make a Normal Move as if it were your Movement phase, but must end that move more than 9" away from any enemy models. You can only use this Stratagem once, unless you are playing a Strike Force or Onslaught battle (in which case, you can use this Stratagem twice). Each ALPHA LEGION INFANTRY unit can only be selected for this Stratagem once.
RENASCENT INFILTRATION1CP
Alpha Legion – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
A wise commander never takes their eyes off the Alpha Legion for a moment, for they will disappear in an instant, biding their time before reappearing for the final strike.
Use this Stratagem in your Movement phase, when an ALPHA LEGION INFANTRY unit from your army that is more than 6" away from any enemy models is selected to move. If the mission you are playing uses the Strategic Reserves rule, place that unit into Strategic Reserves. That unit cannot arrive from Strategic Reserves in the same turn it is placed into Strategic Reserves.
RAID SUPPLY LINES2CP
Red Corsairs – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Daring pre-emptive strikes against the enemy’s supply lines and rearguard ensure that their reinforcements are either diverted or delayed by logistical anarchy.
Use this Stratagem at the start of the Reinforcements step of your opponent’s Movement phase, if a RED CORSAIRS WARLORD from your army is on the battlefield. If it is the first or the second battle round, you can select one of your opponent’s Strategic Reserves or Reinforcements units. That unit cannot arrive on the battlefield this phase for any reason, even if it has another rule that states it always arrives on the battlefield during a specific battle round (e.g. Drop Pod Assault). You can only use this Stratagem once.
DEATH ECSTASY2CP
Emperor’s Children – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Death is but another thrilling experience, and the Emperor’s Children are loathe to deny the enemy such vistas of ecstatic sensation.
Use this Stratagem in the Fight phase, when an EMPEROR’S CHILDREN INFANTRY unit from your army is selected as the target of a melee attack. Until the end of the phase, each time a model in that unit is destroyed by a melee attack, if that model has not fought this phase, do not remove it from play. The destroyed model can fight after the attacking model’s unit has finished making attacks, and is then removed from play.
SABOTAGED ARMOURY1-3CP
Alpha Legion – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Alpha Legion agents and saboteurs infiltrate enemy targets long before the foe join the battle.
Use this Stratagem in any phase, when an enemy VEHICLE model is destroyed. If there are any ALPHA LEGION units from your army on the battlefield, your opponent does not roll to see if that model explodes: it does so automatically (if that model is affected by a rule that says it never explodes, ignore both that rule and this Stratagem and roll to see if it explodes as normal). If that model has a Wounds characteristic of 9 or less, this Stratagem costs 1CP; if that model has a Wounds characteristic of 10-19, this Stratagem costs 2CP; otherwise, it costs 3CP.
CANNON FODDER2CP
Iron Warriors – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
The Iron Warriors see their thrall-servants as mere tools, fit only to soak up the foes ammunition and clog their blades.
Use this Stratagem at the start of your opponent’s Shooting phase. Select one IRON WARRIORS INFANTRY unit from your army, then select one friendly IRON WARRIORS CULTISTS unit wholly within 6" of that unit. Until the end of the phase, enemy models cannot target that IRON WARRIORS INFANTRY unit if that IRON WARRIORS CULTISTS unit is a closer eligible target.
VEILED AGENDA1CP
Alpha Legion – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
The ploys and machinations of the Alpha Legion are ineffable to outsiders, the heretics' foes kept guessing or else deliberately fed contradictory disinformation.
Use this Stratagem after selecting secondary objectives or Agendas, if your army contains any units with the ALPHA LEGION keyword. Do not reveal one of your selections to your opponent. The first time you score victory points or experience points for that secondary objective or Agenda, reveal it to your opponent. Note that you must still make a record of your selection. We recommend writing this down and concealing it until revealed. You can only use this Stratagem once.
VOX SCREAM2CP
Night Lords – Wargear Stratagem
Hideous screams of an aggressive techno-virus infiltrate the communication systems of the target, temporarily rendering it incapable of command.
Use this Stratagem at the end of your Movement phase. Select one enemy unit within 12" of a NIGHT LORDS unit from your army. Until the start of your next Movement phase, that unit loses all of its aura abilities. You can only use this Stratagem once.
HEXAGRAMMATIC WARD1CP
Word Bearers – Wargear Stratagem
Diabolical wards of protection can turn aside the enemy’s blows.
Use this Stratagem in any phase, when an attack is allocated to a WORD BEARERS model from your army. The Damage characteristic of that attack is changed to 0. You can only use this Stratagem once, unless you are playing a Strike Force or Onslaught battle (in which cases, you can use this Stratagem twice).
HEXAGRAMMATIC WARDS2CP
Chaos Space Marines – Word Bearers – Boarding Actions – Wargear Stratagem
Diabolical wards of protection can turn aside the enemy’s blows, and every Word Bearers armour is covered in dark script devoted to the Chaos Gods.
Use this Stratagem in any phase, when an attack is allocated to a WORD BEARERS model from your army. The Damage characteristic of that attack is changed to 0.
Hit Roll
When a model makes an attack, make one hit roll for that attack by rolling one D6. If the result of the hit roll is equal to or greater than the attacking model’s Ballistic Skill (BS) characteristic (if the attack is being made with a ranged weapon) or its Weapon Skill (WS) characteristic (if the attack is being made with a melee weapon), then that attack scores one hit against the target unit. If not, the attack fails and the attack sequence ends.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.
Mortal Wounds
Some attacks inflict mortal wounds – these are so powerful that no armour or force field can withstand their fury. Each mortal wound inflicts 1 point of damage on the target unit, and they are always applied one at a time. Do not make a wound roll or saving throw (including invulnerable saves) against a mortal wound – just allocate it as you would any other attack and inflict damage to a model in the target unit. Unlike damage inflicted by normal attacks, excess damage from mortal wounds is not lost. Instead, keep allocating damage to another model in the target unit until either all the damage has been allocated or the target unit is destroyed.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.
Wound Roll
Each time an attack scores a hit against a target unit, make a wound roll for that attack by rolling one D6 to see if that attack successfully wounds the target. The result required is determined by comparing the attacking weapon’s Strength (S) characteristic with the target’s Toughness (T) characteristic, as shown on the following table:
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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.
Select Weapon
When a model makes a close combat attack, it must do so using a melee weapon (i.e. a weapon that has the ‘Melee’ type). The weapons a model is equipped with are described on its datasheet. If a model is not equipped with any melee weapons, or if it cannot make an attack with any of the melee weapons it is equipped with, then that model makes its attacks using a close combat weapon, which has the following profile:
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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 TRAITORIS ASTARTES keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
HQ
Elites
Fast Attack
Wanton Destruction
With skills honed in vast, bloody wars against the most heavily armoured or dug-in opposition, Chaos Space Marines punish such enemies with malicious barrages of utter destruction.
While this unit is engaged in Wanton Destruction, each time a model in this unit makes an attack with a Heavy, Rapid Fire or Grenade weapon, an unmodified hit roll of 6 scores 1 additional hit.Wanton Massacre
Barbarous firefights and the indiscriminate slaying of foes have been notorious hallmarks of the Heretic Astartes wars for millennia.
While this unit is engaged in Wanton Massacre, each time a model in this unit makes an attack with a Rapid Fire, Assault or Pistol weapon, an unmodified hit roll of 6 scores 1 additional hit.Wanton Slaughter
Close assaults are the favoured tactics of many traitors, coupling murderous short-ranged firepower with the unrestrained slaughter of hand-to-hand execution.
While this unit is engaged in Wanton Slaughter, each time a model in this unit makes an attack with an Assault, Pistol or melee weapon, an unmodified hit roll of 6 scores 1 additional hit.The CHAOS keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
HQ
Troops
Elites
and others...
The TRAITORIS ASTARTES keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
HQ
Elites
Fast Attack
The TERMINATOR keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
HQ
Elites
The POSSESSED keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
Elites
Terrain and Cover
Some pieces of terrain can provide certain bonuses to units in your army. Each bonus and how to acquire it is described in the Terrain Features section of the Core Rules. There are ways for some models to ignore such bonuses while making an attack, but it should be known what kind of benefit is ignored (see the Rare Rules for clarification).
Advance
When a unit makes an Advance, make an Advance roll for the unit by rolling one D6. Add the result in inches to the Move (M) characteristic of each model in that unit until the end of the current phase. Each model in that unit can then move a distance in inches equal to or less than this total, but no model can be moved within Engagement Range of enemy models. A unit cannot shoot or declare a charge in the same turn that it made an Advance.- Advance: Models move up to M+D6".
- Cannot move within Engagement Range of enemy models.
- Units that Advance cannot shoot or charge this turn.
Engagement Range
Engagement Range represents the zone of threat that models present to their enemies. While a model is within 1" horizontally and 5" vertically of an enemy model, those models are within Engagement Range of each other. While two enemy models are within Engagement Range of each other, those models’ units are also within Engagement Range of each other. Models cannot be set up within Engagement Range of enemy models.- Engagement Range: 1" horizontally + 5" vertically.
- Models cannot be set up within Engagement Range of enemy models.
Charging with a Unit
Once you have chosen an eligible unit to declare a charge with, you must select one or more enemy units within 12" of it as the targets of its charge. The target(s) of this charge do not need to be visible to the charging unit. You then make a charge roll for your unit by rolling 2D6. This is the maximum number of inches each model in the charging unit can now be moved if they can make the charge move. To make a charge move, the unit’s charge roll must be sufficient that it is able to end that move in unit coherency and within Engagement Range of every unit that was a target of its charge, without moving within Engagement Range of any enemy units that were not a target of its charge. If this is possible, then the charge is successful and the models in the unit make a charge move so as to fulfil the above conditions. If this is impossible, the charge fails and no models in the charging unit move this phase.- 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.
Morale Tests
To take a Morale test, roll one D6 and add the number of models from the unit that have been destroyed this turn. If the result is equal to or less than the highest Leadership (Ld) characteristic in the unit, the Morale test is passed and nothing else happens. An unmodified roll of 1 also always results in a passed Morale test, irrespective of the total result. In any other case, the Morale test is failed, one model flees that unit, and you must then take Combat Attrition tests for the remaining models in the unit. You decide which model from your unit flees – that model is removed from play and counts as having been destroyed, but it never triggers any rules that are used when a model is destroyed.- 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.
Objective Markers
In Boarding Actions, objective markers should have a diameter of 40mm. A model is within range of an objective marker if it is within 1" of that objective marker.At the start of the battle, each objective marker on the battlefield is contested, and so is not controlled by either player. Unless otherwise noted, a player will control an objective marker at the end of any phase if they have more models within range of it than their opponent does.
Characters
Some models have the CHARACTER keyword. These models can make Heroic Interventions in Charge Phase and are not easy targets in the Shooting Phase (see Look out, Sir, rule). If your Warlord has the CHARACTER keyword he may be able to have a Warlord Trait (see Warlord Trait section on model’s faction page).Note that CHARACTERS cannot use their Aura Abilities while performing actions.
INSANE BRAVERY2CP
Boarding Action – Epic Deed Stratagem
To commit to battle within the claustrophobic corridors and gothic chambers of a void ship necessitates near-suicidal courage, or else sufficient fear of the consequences of refusal. To stand their ground against impossible odds during such a fight requires warriors to exhibit a kind of single-minded madness.
Use this Stratagem before you take a Morale test for a unit from your army. That test is automatically passed. You can only use this Stratagem once.
COMMAND RE-ROLL1CP
Boarding Action – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Battle aboard a void ship is anarchic and confusing. Auspicators and map-slates must be watched constantly. Enemy contacts ghost in and out of sight as steam billows in clouds, lumen flicker and gunfire roars on every side. Amidst such conditions, the steady hand of a veteran commander is more important than ever, and can spell the difference between triumph and disaster.
Use this Stratagem after you have made a hit roll, a wound roll, a damage roll, a saving throw, an Advance roll, a charge roll, a Psychic test, a Deny the Witch test or you have rolled the dice to determine the number of attacks made by a weapon. Re-roll that roll, test or saving throw.
The Warlord
While mustering your army, you can nominate one model (except a model with the FORTIFICATION keyword) to be your Warlord. That model gains the WARLORD keyword. If this model is a CHARACTER, you can also assign a Warlord Trait to it. Note, that more than one model in your army can have a Warlord Trait (e.g. by using Stratagems), but they are only considered your Warlord for the purpose of that trait.
INSANE BRAVERY2CP
Core Stratagem
Use this Stratagem before you take a Morale test for a unit in your army. That test is automatically passed (do not roll any dice). You can only use this Stratagem once per battle.
Fall Back
When a unit Falls Back, each model in that unit can move a distance in inches equal to or less than the Move (M) characteristic shown on its datasheet, and when doing so you can move it within Engagement Range of enemy models, but it cannot end its move within Engagement Range of any enemy models – if it cannot do this then it cannot Fall Back. A unit cannot declare a charge in the same turn that it Fell Back. A unit cannot shoot or attempt to manifest a psychic power in the same turn that it Fell Back unless it is TITANIC.- 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.
Entry Zones
In Boarding Actions, each player will have one or more deployment zones called Entry Zones. Each time a unit from your Boarding Patrol is set up, it must be set up wholly within one of your Entry Zones. If a unit will not fit wholly within an Entry Zone, all of its models must be set up as close to the centre of that Entry Zone as possible.You cannot set up a unit within an Entry Zone if any other unit is in that Entry Zone. However, when setting up a unit at the start of the battle, you can set up your WARLORD alongside that unit as if it was a part of it, using the same Entry Zone. Rules that prevent a unit from being set up within a specific distance of another model or unit cannot prevent a unit from being set up within an Entry Zone.
Normal Move
When a unit makes a Normal Move, each model in that unit can move a distance in inches equal to or less than the Move (M) characteristic shown on its datasheet, but no model can be moved within Engagement Range of enemy models.- Normal Move: Models move up to M".
- Cannot move within Engagement Range of any enemy models.
COMMAND RE-ROLL1CP
Core Stratagem
Use this Stratagem after you have made a hit roll, a wound roll, a damage roll, a saving throw, an Advance roll, a charge roll, a Psychic test, a Deny the Witch test or you have rolled the dice to determine the number of attacks made by a weapon. Re-roll that roll, test or saving throw.
The CULTISTS keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
Elites
Aura Abilities
Some abilities affect models or units in a given range – these are aura abilities. A model with an aura ability is always within range of its effect. The effects of multiple, identically named aura abilities are not cumulative (i.e. if a unit is within range of two models with the same aura ability, that aura ability only applies to the unit once).
Army List
Datasheets collatedTroops
Dedicated Transport
Elites
Fast Attack
Flyers
Heavy Support
Lords of War
Fortifications
The TRANSPORT keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
Fast Attack
The INFANTRY keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
HQ
Troops
Elites
This datasheet has Troops Battlefield Role. Full list of Chaos Space Marines units sharing same Battlefield Role follows:
The EMPEROR’S CHILDREN and INFANTRY keywords are used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
HQ
Elites
The NIGHT LORDS and INFANTRY keywords are used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
HQ
Elites
The IRON WARRIORS and INFANTRY keywords are used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
HQ
Elites
The IRON WARRIORS and CULTISTS keywords are used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
Elites
The ALPHA LEGION and INFANTRY keywords are used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
HQ
Elites
Power Ratings
Every unit has a Power Rating listed on its datasheet, and it is a measure of its efficacy on the battlefield. They are designed to give players, at a glance, an idea of how mighty a unit is on the battlefield, irrespective of the weapons its models can be equipped with. They can therefore be used as a quick guide to establish the comparative strength of each army.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.
The NIGHT LORDS and BIKER keywords are used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
Fast Attack
The DAEMONKIN keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
Elites
Fast Attack
Heavy Support
The TRAITORIS ASTARTES and INFANTRY keywords are used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
HQ
Elites
The TRAITORIS ASTARTES and BIKER keywords are used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
Fast Attack
The CULTISTS keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
Elites
The WORD BEARERS and CULTISTS keywords are used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
Elites
The WORD BEARERS and CHARACTER keywords are used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
HQ
Engagement Range
When measuring to see if one model is within Engagement Range of another, if the shortest line between those two models passes through an open Hatchway, then those models are within Engagement Range if they are within 2" of one another, as shown below.
- Both Models B and C are within Engagement Range of Model A, as the shortest distance between them passes through an open Hatchway and they are within 2" of one another.
- However, Model D is not within 2" of Model A and so these two are not within Engagement Range.
Operate Hatchway
One or more units from your army can start to perform this action at the end of the Move Units step of your Movement phase if they are within 1" of a Hatchway. This action can be performed by any unit that is not within Engagement Range of any enemy models, even if that unit is being affected by a rule that would normally prevent it from performing actions. The action is completed at the end of your Movement phase if no enemy models are within 1" of that Hatchway. If there are any enemy models within 1" of that Hatchway, your opponent can attempt to prevent the action from being completed. If they do so, roll off with your opponent; each player adds the Strength characteristic of one of their models that is within 1" of that Hatchway to their respective scores. If you win, the action is completed; otherwise, the action fails. If completed, that Hatchway opens (if it was closed) or closes (if it was open).If a Hatchway opens and units on opposite sides of that Hatchway now find themselves within Engagement Range of each other, then those units will be eligible to fight during the subsequent Fight phase, but neither of those units count as having made a charge move this turn.
Before opening the Hatchway, Model A and Model B are not within Engagement Range of one another.
After Model A opens the Hatchway, it is within Engagement Range of Model B as the shortest distance between them passes through an open Hatchway and they are within 2" of one another. In the following Fight phase, both units will be eligible to fight, but Model A’s unit will not count as having charged that turn.
Mission Objectives
During the battle, players can earn victory points by achieving mission objectives. There are two types of mission objectives: End Game and Progressive. Progressive mission objectives are scored during the battle (exactly when is detailed on the objective itself), and can be achieved, and hence award victory points, several times. End Game mission objectives are scored at the end of the battle.
The TRAITORIS ASTARTES and CULTISTS keywords are used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
Elites
Hideous mutations used in the following datasheets:
Troops
Fast Attack
This unit cannot contain more than 3 Torment models unless it also contains 10 Mutant models.
Embark
If a unit makes a Normal Move, an Advance or it Falls Back, and every model in that unit ends that move within 3" of a friendly TRANSPORT model they can embark within it. A unit cannot embark within a TRANSPORT model that is within Engagement Range of enemy models, and it cannot embark if it has already disembarked from a TRANSPORT model in the same phase. Remove the unit from the battlefield and place it to one side – it is now embarked within the model.Units cannot normally do anything or be affected in any way while they are embarked. Unless specifically stated, other units’ abilities have no effect on units while they are embarked, and Stratagems cannot be used to affect units while they are embarked. For all rules purposes, units that are embarked within a TRANSPORT model that has made a Normal Move, Advanced, Fallen Back or Remained Stationary also count as having made the same kind of move that turn.
- Units can embark in a friendly TRANSPORT if every model ends a Normal Move, an Advance or a Fall Back within 3" of it.
- A unit cannot embark within a TRANSPORT that is within Engagement Range of any enemy models.
- A unit cannot embark and disembark in the same phase.
- Units cannot do anything, or be affected in any way, while they are embarked within a TRANSPORT.
