The Death Guard are foulness made manifest. They are a vision of unnatural corruption, of nobility, courage and strength perverted into nightmarish foulness and diseased might. Cities, worlds, even entire systems rot at their touch, the power of Nurgle spreading inexorably wherever the Death Guard raise their flyblown banners.
This section contains a selection of datasheets for Death Guard miniatures. Each datasheet includes the characteristics profiles of the unit it describes, as well as any wargear and special abilities it may have.
Books
| Book | Kind | Edition | Version | Last update |
 Death Guard | ||||
| Death Guard | Codex | 9 | Indomitus 1.1 | June 2021 |
 The Balance Dataslate | ||||
| The Balance Dataslate | Rulebook | 9 | Q2 2023 | April 2023 |
| Arks of Omen: Vashtorr | ||||
| Arks of Omen: Vashtorr | Expansion | 9 | March 2023 | |
 Boarding Actions: Gellerpox Blight | ||||
| Boarding Actions: Gellerpox Blight | Datasheet | 9 | March 2023 | |
 Imperial Armour: Compendium | ||||
| Imperial Armour: Compendium | Index | 9 | Indomitus 1.9 | February 2023 |
 Munitorum Field Manual 2023 Mk I | ||||
| Munitorum Field Manual 2023 Mk I | Expansion | 9 | January 2023 | |
 Kill Team: Annual 2022 – Gellerpox Datasheets | ||||
| Kill Team: Annual 2022 – Gellerpox Datasheets | Datasheet | 9 | September 2022 | |
| Power Rating Update 2022 | ||||
| Power Rating Update 2022 | Rulebook | 9 | March 2022 | |
| Warzone Charadon: Act I – Book of Rust | ||||
| Warzone Charadon: Act I – Book of Rust | Expansion | 9 | Indomitus 1.0 | February 2022 |
 Warhammer Legends: Forge World | ||||
| Warhammer Legends: Forge World | Index | 9 | 1.0 | December 2020 |
| Kill Team: Rogue Trader | ||||
| Kill Team: Rogue Trader | Boxset | 8 | Indomitus 1.0 | July 2020 |
 Warhammer Legends: Death Guard | ||||
| Warhammer Legends: Death Guard | Datasheet | 8 | December 2019 | |
FAQ
Index: Imperial Armour: Compendium
| Q: | Is the second part of the Decimator’s soulburner petard’s ability affected by abilities that cause wound rolls of a specific number to fail (e.g. the Transhuman Physiology Stratagem)? |
| A: | No. Designer’s Note: In this case, this is because the soulburner petard’s ability does not require the wound roll to be successful. |
The <PLAGUE COMPANY> Keyword
With a few exceptions, all DEATH GUARD units are from a plague company. When you include such a unit in your army, you must nominate which plague company it is from and then replace the <PLAGUE COMPANY> keyword in every instance on its datasheet with the name of your chosen plague company. The different plague company keywords you can select from are:
• HARBINGERS
• INEXORABLE
• MORTARION’S ANVIL
• WRETCHED
• POXMONGERS
• FERRYMEN
• MORTARION’S CHOSEN SONS
You can find more details on the Death Guard plague companies here.
Example: If you include a Lord of Contagion in your army, and you decide he is from the 3rd Plague Company, Mortarions Anvil, his <PLAGUE COMPANY> keyword becomes MORTARION'S ANVIL and his Lord of the Death Guard ability reads ‘While a friendly MORTARION’S ANVIL 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.’
If your army is Battle-forged, you cannot include units from two different plague companies in the same Detachment.
Abilities
A unit’s datasheet will describe all the abilities it has. Certain abilities that are common to many units or weapons are instead referenced on the datasheets themselves; these abilities are described below.
Disease Vectors
If your army is Battle-forged, you can include one GELLERPOX INFECTED unit and one MUTOID VERMIN unit in each DEATH GUARD or NURGLE TRAITORIS ASTARTES Patrol, Battalion and Brigade Detachment in your army without those units taking up Battlefield Role slots in those Detachments. The inclusion of these units does not prevent other units from their Detachment benefiting from Detachment abilities (e.g. Let the Galaxy Burn), and it does not prevent other units from your army benefiting from abilities that require every model in your army to have that ability. Units included in a Patrol, Battalion or Brigade Detachment in this manner are ignored for any rules that state all units from that Detachment must have at least one Faction keyword in common (e.g. in a matched play game), and when determining your Army Faction.Plague Weapon
Revolting toxins and infectious slime weeps from this weapon in a ceaseless stream. Even shallow cuts or glancing blows will leave the enemy’s flesh seething with incurable diseases.
Each time an attack is made with this weapon, re-roll a wound roll of 1.Remorseless
The Death Guard are never perturbed, for there are few things more horrifying than they, and they know the Plague God smiles down upon them.
Each time a Combat Attrition test is taken for this unit, ignore any or all modifiers.Malicious Volleys
The Death Guard, for all their heresy, are still Space Marines, and are experts at making war with their bolters.
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 if any of the following apply:- The shooting model’s target is within half the weapon’s range.
- The shooting model is INFANTRY and its unit Remained Stationary in your previous Movement phase.
- The shooting model is a TERMINATOR.
Disgustingly Resilient
Those favoured by Nurgle are inured to pain, their rotting bodies shrugging off all but the most traumatic damage with ease.
Each time an attack is allocated to a model in this unit, subtract 1 from the Damage characteristic of that attack (to a minimum of 1).Contagions of Nurgle
The Death Guard are carriers of countless infections and contagions, each a gift from Nurgle. Whenever they march to war, these diseases spread, contaminating all around, sapping the strength of its victims, draining them of energy, withering their muscles and overwhelming their immune system. Such is its malefic nature, they can even undo metallic bonds, alien psychic materials and all manner of other elements and components, rendering even armoured vehicles vulnerable.
If every unit from your army has the DEATH GUARD keyword (excluding UNALIGNED units), this unit gains the following ability:Nurgle’s Gift (Contagion): While an enemy unit is within Contagion Range of this unit (see below), subtract 1 from the Toughness characteristic of models in that enemy unit.
Contagion Abilities
Contagion abilities affect enemy models or units within Contagion Range - this changes with the battle round number, increasing as the battle progresses, as shown in the table below. The effects of multiple, identically named Contagion abilities is not cumulative (i.e. if an enemy unit is within range of two models with the same Contagion ability, that Contagion ability only applies to the enemy unit once). Note, that while similar in many regards to Aura abilities, Contagion abilities are not affected by abilities that affect Aura abilities, and vice-versa.
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Deployment Abilities
The following abilities, which are used during deployment, are common to many DEATH GUARD units.
Teleport Strike
Death Guard warships contain rusted, baroque chambers fitted with ancient technologies that can teleport the sons of Mortarion into the very heart of battle.
During deployment, if every model in this unit has this ability, then you can set up this unit in a teleportarium chamber instead of setting it up on the battlefield. If you do, then in the Reinforcements step of one of your Movement phases you can set up this unit anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 9" away from any enemy models.Detachment Rules
A DEATH GUARD Detachment is one that only includes models with the DEATH GUARD keyword (excluding models with the UNALIGNED keyword).
- DEATH GUARD Detachments gain the Diseased Minions, Infernal Jealousy and Foetid Virion abilities.
- BUBONIC ASTARTES units in DEATH GUARD Detachments gain the Inexorable Advance ability.
- PLAGUE MARINES and POXWALKERS units in DEATH GUARD Detachments gain the Objective Secured ability.
- BLIGHTLORD TERMINATORS and DEATHSHROUD TERMINATORS units in DEATH GUARD Detachments gain the Objective Secured ability.
Diseased Minions
The Death Guard are frequently accompanied into battle by mutant creatures and diseased mortal followers, who are shown little or no regard by the sons of Mortarion.
- You cannot include more PLAGUE FOLLOWER units than BUBONIC ASTARTES CORE INFANTRY units in each DEATH GUARD Detachment in your army.
- You cannot include more POXWALKER units than BUBONIC ASTARTES CORE INFANTRY units in each DEATH GUARD Detachment in your army.
Infernal Jealousy
The Lords of the Death Guard do not willingly share power.
- You can include a maximum of one LORD OF THE DEATH GUARD unit in each DEATH GUARD Detachment in your army.
- You can include a maximum of one DAEMON PRINCE unit in each DEATH GUARD Detachment in your army.
Foetid Virion
Few lords of the Death Guard go to war without a council of advisors, expert plague spreaders and contagion brewers.
You can include up to three FOETID VIRION units in a DEATH GUARD Detachment while only taking up one Elites Battlefield Role slot. Each of these units must be from a different datasheet.Inexorable Advance
The Death Guard trudge towards the enemy at a relentless pace, guns hammering in a staccato roar.
- This unit counts as having Remained Stationary if it did not Fall Back or Advance in your previous Movement phase.
- If this unit has the VEHICLE keyword, it does not suffer the penalty incurred to its hit rolls for firing Heavy weapons at enemy units that are within Engagement Range of it.
- If this unit has the INFANTRY keyword, it can ignore any or all modifiers to its Move characteristic, Advance rolls and charge rolls.
Deadly Pathogens
- DEATH GUARD CHARACTER models
- BUBONIC ASTARTES models that have the word ‘Champion’ in their profile
Named characters cannot be given Deadly Pathogens. Each model can only have one Deadly Pathogen. An army (or a Crusade force) cannot include the same Deadly Pathogen more than once. Deadly Pathogens are not considered to be Relics for any rules purposes - this means a CHARACTER model can be equipped with both a Relic and a Deadly Pathogen.
A Crusade force cannot start with any models having Deadly Pathogens - to include one in a Crusade force you must use the Deadly Pathogens Requisition.
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Acidic Malady
The acids that coat this weapon eat through armour with terrifying ease.
Improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of this weapon by 1.Explosive Outbreak
This pathogen attacks its victim with incredible speed.
Each time an attack is made with this weapon, an unmodified hit roll of 6 scores 1 additional hit. This is not cumulative with the Tollkeeper ability.Virulent Fever
When this pathogen finds a victim - either being or machine - it rapidly replicates, causing horrific damage before burning out.
Each time an attack is made with this weapon, an unmodified wound roll of 6 inflicts 1 mortal wound on the target in addition to any normal damage.Befouling Runoff
The pathogen manifests itself as a viscous liquid with a stench so foul it can make lungs bleed. When it seeps into cover or terrain, the landscape is rendered utterly useless to enemy troops.
Each time an attack is made with this weapon, the target does not receive the benefits of cover against that attack.Unstable Sickness
Those affected by this pathogen explode in a shower of deeply infected gore.
Each time an attack is made with this weapon, if any enemy models are destroyed by that attack, roll one D6: on a 4+, that model’s unit suffers 1 mortal wound (to a maximum of 3 mortal wounds per turn). The bearer cannot be selected for the Befouled Incubators Stratagem.Plague Companies
WARLORD TRAITS
Each Plague Company has an associated Plague Company Warlord Trait. If a DEATH GUARD <PLAGUE COMPANY> CHARACTER models gains a Warlord Trait, they can have the relevant Plague Company Warlord Trait instead of a Death Guard Warlord Trait. All of these are Contagion abilities. You can find out more about Contagion abilities and Contagion range here.
STRATAGEMS
Each Plague Company has an associated Plague Company Stratagem. If your army includes a Plague Company Detachment (excluding Auxiliary Support, Super-heavy Auxiliary or Fortification Network Detachments), then you will gain access to the relevant Plague Company Stratagem.
Each Plague Company has an associated Plague Company Relic of Decay. If your army is led by MORTARION or a DEATH GUARD <PLAGUE COMPANY> WARLORD, you can give the relevant Plague Company Relic of Decay to a DEATH GUARD <PLAGUE COMPANY> CHARACTER model from your army instead of giving them a Relic of Decay. Named characters (such as Typhus) cannot be given a Relic of Decay.
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 Decay your models have on your army roster.
Example: A Battle-forged army includes a DEATH GUARD Detachment in which every unit has the HARBINGERS keyword. A CHARACTER model in that Detachment that is given a Warlord Trait can instead be given the Shamblerot trait, you have access to the Wrathful Dead Stratagem and can spend CPs to use it, and if the army’s Warlord is selected from this Detachment, then a Harbingers Character model from your army that could be given a Relic of Decay can instead be given Infected Remains.
Harbingers
The Poxwalker hordes of the 1st Plague Company are as the tide in their offensive, their blows laying tow the living with terrifying inevitability.
The strains of the zombie virus carried by the Harbingers slowly but surely break mortals around it. It saps at their strength and their dexterity, rendering them useless before the virus consumes them.
This WARLORD has the following ability:‘Shamblerot (Contagion): While an enemy unit (excluding VEHICLE units) is within Contagion Range of this unit, at the start of your opponent’s Movement phase, roll one D6, subtracting 1 if that enemy unit has the CHARACTER keyword: on a 4+, that enemy unit suffers 1 mortal wound; on a 6, that enemy unit suffers D3 mortal wounds.’
RELIC: INFECTED REMAINS
Contaminated corpses and body parts can be used to despoil sacred sites in the name of Nurgle.
HARBINGERS model only. Once per battle, at the end of your Movement phase, you can select one objective marker within 3" of the bearer. While the bearer is on the battlefield, that objective marker has the Contagions of Nurgle ability and is considered to have all the same Contagion abilities that the bearer has.The Inexorable
As the foe press forward they are engulfed in a whirling storm of fleshrust flakes that clog lungs and eyes.
The spreading rust of the Ferric Blight, spawned in the immaterium, can reduce armour of all kinds to nothing.
This WARLORD has the following ability:‘Ferric Blight (Contagion): While an enemy unit is within Contagion Range of this unit, each time an attack is made by a friendly INEXORABLE model against that enemy unit, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.’
RELIC: LEECHSPORE CASKET
This armoured, rune-inscribed chest is borne to battle aboard the war engines of the Inexorable. Through unclean sorcery it is bound to the soul of a mighty plague champion; as that warrior reaps a tally amongst the foe, so the casket creaks open and spews fecund spores that use the enemy’s parasitised life force to heal the vehicle’s hurts with putrid mutant flesh.
INEXORABLE model only. Each time an enemy model is destroyed as a result of a melee attack made by the bearer, select one friendly INEXORABLE VEHICLE model within 18" of the bearer. That model regains 1 lost wound. No more than 3 wounds can be regained per turn due to this Relic.Mortarion’s Anvil
Like a sickness flaring back to life, these stolid warriors erupt from their dug-in positions to counter attack.
The spores of the Gloaming Bloat find their way into all kinds of crannies and crevices, rendering all kinds of weapons ineffective.
This WARLORD has the following ability:‘Gloaming Bloat (Contagion): While an enemy unit is within Contagion Range of this unit:
- That enemy unit cannot fire Overwatch or Set to Defend.
- Each time a model in that enemy unit makes an attack, the hit roll and the wound roll cannot be re-rolled.’
RELIC: WARP INSECT HIVE
As a part of their hellish defensive systems, warriors of Mortarion’s Anvil deploy hives of foul warp insects.
MORTARION’S ANVIL model only. Each time the bearer makes a melee attack, you can re-roll the hit roll and you can re-roll the wound roll.The Wretched
This diseased sorcerer feels the rheumy eye of the Plague God upon him.
- That model knows one additional psychic power from their chosen discipline.
- Once per Psychic phase, you can re-roll one Psychic test taken for that model.
The Eater Plague gnaws and bites at enemy armour, burrowing into weak points and making rents and gaps.
This WARLORD has the following ability:‘Eater Plague (Contagion): While an enemy unit is within Contagion Range of this unit, each time an attack is made by a friendly WRETCHED model against that enemy unit, an unmodified hit roll of 6 automatically wounds the target.’
RELIC: THE DAEMON’S FAVOUR
This vile, crater-pocked poppet-doll is scrimshawed from diseased bone. It teems with the malevolent essence of the Eater of Lives himself, his power billowing forth in gnawing clouds.
WRETCHED MALIGNANT PLAGUECASTER model only. The bearers Pestilential Fallout ability is replaced with the following ability:‘Torrent of Putrefaction: Each time this model successfully manifests a psychic power, if the result of the Psychic test was 7 or more, the closest enemy unit within 12" suffers D3 mortal wounds. Otherwise, the closest enemy unit within 6" suffers 1 mortal wound.’
The Poxmongers
Consumed by rage, the Daemon Engines of the Poxmongers open fire at their enemies at extremely close ranges.
- Models in that unit can make attacks with Blast weapons against units within Engagement Range of their unit.
- Each time a ranged attack is made by a model in that unit against an enemy unit that is within Engagement Range of their unit, add 1 to that attack’s hit roll.
Bleeding sores erupt all over enemies afflicted by the Sanguous Flux, the wounds never clotting or healing.
This WARLORD has the following ability:‘Sanguous Flux (Contagion): While an enemy unit is within Contagion Range of this unit:
- Subtract 1 from the Leadership characteristic of models in that enemy unit.
- Subtract 1 from Combat Attrition tests taken for that enemy unit.’
RELIC: IRONCLOT FURNACE
Comprising an ever-burning alchemical engine lodged within the bearer’s armour and an array of rune-carved, coiling tubes and exhausts that spill from it, this foul artefact churns out warp-charged pollutants that coat nearby Daemon Engines.
POXMONGERS model only. The bearer has the following ability:‘Ironclot Furnace: In your Command phase, you can select one friendly POXMONGERS DAEMON ENGINE unit within 6" of the bearer. Until the start of your next Command phase, models in that unit have a 4+ invulnerable save.’
The Ferrymen
Buzzing clouds of plague flies billow from these warriors, acting as vectors for their unholy gifts.
The Warlord is surrounded by a cloud of fat plague flies, who harass the Death Guards enemies and eat away at round casings, coolant vats and fuel containment canisters.
This WARLORD has the following ability:‘The Droning (Contagion): While an enemy unit is within Contagion Range of this unit, at the start of your opponent’s Movement phase, halve that enemy unit’s Move characteristic until the end of the phase.’
RELIC: FERRYMAN’S SCYTHE
This grotesquely oversized weapon lops great chunks of armour and flesh from its victims, each lumpen gobbet taken as payment for ferrying the victims soul through the veil and into Nurgle’s malignant garden for all eternity.
FERRYMEN model equipped with a manreaper only. This Relic replaces a manreaper and has the following profile:Each time an attack is made with this weapon, select one of the profiles below to make that attack with.
WEAPON | RANGE | TYPE | S | AP | D |
| Cleave | |||||
| Cleave | Melee | Melee | +3 | -3 | 2 |
Abilities (Cleave): Plague Weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon, subtract 1 from that attack’s hit roll. | |||||
| Scythe | |||||
| Scythe | Melee | Melee | +1 | -1 | 1 |
Abilities (Scythe): Plague Weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon, make 3 hit rolls instead of 1. | |||||
Mortarion’s Chosen Sons
No plague company boasts a more gruesome array of potions, poisons and unclean fluids than the 7th.
The strange lumps that form on victims of Nurgle’s fruit, also known as the boilblight, lumpen splatter or Crawling Pustulence, are easy to spot at distance for the Death Guard.
This WARLORD has the following ability:‘Nurgle’s Fruit (Contagion): While an enemy unit is within Contagion Range of this unit, each time an attack is made by a friendly MORTARION’S CHOSEN SONS model against that unit, the target does not receive the benefits of cover against that attack.’
RELIC: VOMITRYX
This gruesome weapon contains a microscopic warp portal that leads directly into the festering guts of the Great Unclean One Ku'Gath. When its nozzle is opened it spews ferocious gouts of the Daemons highly corrosive bile.
MORTARION’S CHOSEN SONS model equipped with a plague sprayer only. This Relic replaces a plague sprayer and has the following profile:WEAPON | RANGE | TYPE | S | AP | D |
| Vomitryx | |||||
| Vomitryx | 12" | Assault 7 | 7 | -3 | 2 |
Abilities: Plague Weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon, that attack automatically hits the target. | |||||
Stratagems by Phase
CHAMPION OF DISEASE (Death Guard – Requisition)
GIFTS OF DECAY (Death Guard – Requisition)
GRANDFATHERLY INFLUENCE (Death Guard – Requisition)
PLAGUE-CHOSEN (Death Guard – Requisition)
SEVENFOLD BLESSINGS (Wretched – Requisition)
Battle Round
ERUPTION OF FILTH (Death Guard – Epic Deed)
PUTRID DETONATION (Death Guard – Strategic Ploy)
BLIGHT BOMBARDMENT (Death Guard – Strategic Ploy)
DISEASED EFFLUENTS (Death Guard – Epic Deed)
FLASH OUTBREAK (Death Guard – Strategic Ploy)
RELEASE THE TOXINS (Death Guard – Epic Deed)
THE DEAD WALK AGAIN (Death Guard – Strategic Ploy)
UNCLEAN MACHINE SPIRIT (Death Guard – Epic Deed)
ON DRONING WINGS (Ferrymen – Epic Deed)
GELLERSHIFT (Gellerpox Infected)
UNLEASH THE HORDE (Terminus Est Assault Force – Strategic Ploy)
SLITHER AND SQUIRM (Gellerpox Blight – Boarding Actions – Strategic Ploy)
PESTILENTIAL DROP (Terminus Est Assault Force – Strategic Ploy)
ROTTING TIDE (Terminus Est Assault Force – Strategic Ploy)
MUTOID INFESTATION (Gellerpox Infected)
TWISTED BLESSINGS (Gellerpox Infected)
SINK THE TEETH IN (Gellerpox Blight – Boarding Actions – Battle Tactic)
INSANE GIBBERINES (Gellerpox Infected)
DISGUSTING FORCE (Death Guard – Wargear)
ETERNAL HATRED (Death Guard – Battle Tactic)
FIRE FEVER (Death Guard – Battle Tactic)
OVERWHELMING GENEROSITY (Death Guard – Wargear)
SICKLY CORROSION (Death Guard – Strategic Ploy)
THE BLIGHTENING (Death Guard – Wargear)
VIRULENT ROUNDS (Death Guard – Wargear)
CONTAMINATED ROUNDS (Death Guard – Boarding Actions – Wargear)
RAIN OF BLIGHT (Death Guard – Boarding Actions – Wargear)
VERMID WHISPERS (Death Guard – Battle Tactic)
BILIOUS BLOOD-RUSH (Poxmongers – Battle Tactic)
PLAGUE BREWERS (Mortarion’s Chosen Sons – Battle Tactic)
CALLOUS DISREGARD (Terminus Est Assault Force – Strategic Ploy)
RANCID VOMIT (Gellerpox Infected)
BILEFLAME TORRENT (Gellerpox Blight – Boarding Actions – Epic Deed)
BELCHING FUMES (Death Guard – Strategic Ploy)
CLOUD OF FLIES (Death Guard – Strategic Ploy)
CLOUD OF FLIES (Death Guard – Boarding Actions – Strategic Ploy)
FOUL SMOKESCREEN (Death Guard – Wargear)
DARK CRAVINGS (Death Guard – Strategic Ploy)
FERRIC MIASMA (Inexorable – Strategic Ploy)
RELAPTIC ASSAULT (Mortarion’s Anvil – Strategic Ploy)
CRAVEN CREATURES (Gellerpox Blight – Boarding Actions – Strategic Ploy)
BEFOULED INCUBATORS (Death Guard – Epic Deed)
BREAK THEIR SPIRITS (Death Guard – Strategic Ploy)
DAEMONIC GLUTTONY (Death Guard – Strategic Ploy)
SICKLY CORROSION (Death Guard – Strategic Ploy)
CREEPING BLIGHT (Death Guard – Battle Tactic)
HAZE OF CORRUPTION (Death Guard – Battle Tactic)
MUTANT STRAIN (Death Guard – Battle Tactic)
TRENCH FIGHTERS (Death Guard – Battle Tactic)
VERMID WHISPERS (Death Guard – Battle Tactic)
BLADE-BORNE INFECTORS (Death Guard – Boarding Actions – Battle Tactic)
HERALDS OF DESPAIR (Death Guard – Boarding Actions – Strategic Ploy)
CORRUPTION AND DECAY (Gellerpox Infected)
THE WRATHFUL DEAD (Harbingers – Strategic Ploy)
MACHINE GLITCH (Gellerpox Infected)
FEED THE BOILERMEN (Gellerpox Blight – Boarding Actions – Battle Tactic)
BEFOULED INCUBATORS (Death Guard – Epic Deed)
BREAK THEIR SPIRITS (Death Guard – Strategic Ploy)
DAEMONIC GLUTTONY (Death Guard – Strategic Ploy)
SICKLY CORROSION (Death Guard – Strategic Ploy)
CREEPING BLIGHT (Death Guard – Battle Tactic)
HAZE OF CORRUPTION (Death Guard – Battle Tactic)
MUTANT STRAIN (Death Guard – Battle Tactic)
TRENCH FIGHTERS (Death Guard – Battle Tactic)
VERMID WHISPERS (Death Guard – Battle Tactic)
BLADE-BORNE INFECTORS (Death Guard – Boarding Actions – Battle Tactic)
HERALDS OF DESPAIR (Death Guard – Boarding Actions – Strategic Ploy)
CORRUPTION AND DECAY (Gellerpox Infected)
THE WRATHFUL DEAD (Harbingers – Strategic Ploy)
MACHINE GLITCH (Gellerpox Infected)
FEED THE BOILERMEN (Gellerpox Blight – Boarding Actions – Battle Tactic)
EXPLOSION OF PUTRIDITY (Death Guard – Boarding Actions – Epic Deed)
FIERY DEMISE (Gellerpox Infected)
HERALDS OF DESPAIR (Death Guard – Boarding Actions – Strategic Ploy)
TOXIC EFFLUVIA (Gellerpox Blight – Boarding Actions – Strategic Ploy)
Stratagems
If your army includes any DEATH GUARD Detachments (excluding Auxiliary Support, Super-heavy Auxiliary or Fortification Network Detachments), you have access to the Stratagems shown here, and can spend CPs to use them. When one of these Stratagems instructs you to select a unit from your army, replace all instances of the <PLAGUE COMPANY> keyword on that Stratagem (if any) with the name of the plague company that your selected unit is from.
The Death Guard excel in the crush of close quarters, driving plague knives into their victims again and again.
This warp-plague spreads fingers of corrosion through armour, flesh, bone and even air with equal virulence.
Empyric fever-heat burns through the Helbrutes brain, causing it to fire with ever more frenzied ferocity as it rails against its agony.
The compound eyes and keening whispers of countless daemonic flies help guide these warriors’ aim.
The close combat weapons of many Death Guard warriors are coated with terrible venoms. When they swing these weapons, the air is filled with corruption that can infect those nearby.
The hatred of the Traitor Legions has burned for millennia.
Unholy diseases warp and mutate, sending their carriers into a froth-jawed killing fever to the ruin of all.
- An unmodified hit roll of 6 inflicts 1 mortal wound on the target in addition to any normal damage.
- An unmodified hit roll of 1 inflicts 1 mortal wound on that POXWALKERS unit after that fight is resolved.
The foul liquids coursing through some Death Guard warriors are weapons in themselves. If unleashed, they drench a foe in toxic slime and effluvia that can kill in minutes.
The Death Guard have many tales of the corrupted machine spirits of their vehicles fighting on even after their crew have been slain or their critical systems are in the midst of failure.
Those fighting the Death Guard soon became carriers of disease, even if the plagues do not kill them outright. On occasion their plague boils up inside them, so that when they are struck down, they burst.
The artefacts of the Death Guard are foul objects and weapons, seeped in poisons of countless varieties. To unleash them is to grant the enemy a most horrible death.
The slain warrior bursts like a fat, pox-laden buboe.
Some Death Guard are marked for greatness before they rise high in the Legion's ranks. Some of these warriors are gifted the opportunity to wield rare relic weapons in Nurglc’s name.
Each Relic in your army must be unique, and you cannot use this Stratagem to give a model two Relics. You can only use this Stratagem once, unless you are playing a Strike Force battle (in which case, you can use this Stratagem twice) or an Onslaught battle (in which case, you can use this Stratagem three times).
Nurgle is a generous god, and through worship and devotion his followers can gain mighty rewards. Those who prove themselves most worthy wield suppurating weapons of unspeakable foulness, or gird themselves in weeping armour of filth.
Many lords and champions of the Death Guard have favoured lieutenants within their ranks.
The Chaos Spawn created thanks to Nurgle’s ‘blessings’ are hideously tough.
- Add 1 to the Toughness characteristic of models in that unit.
- That unit has the Disgustingly Resilient ability.
When a foe is struck by a plague weapon, even if they survive they are made much weaker. Thus are they easy prey for further attacks.
Especially noxious fumes pour from the Myphitic Blight-haulers’ spouts, spewingforth in billowing clouds with wet rasps.
Utilising far away artillery, the Death Guard pound an area of the battlefield with flesh-starved blight spores that rampantly spread over any unfortunate enough to be nearby.
The groans of the Poxwalkers are spiritually infectious in their own right, spreading the curse carried by the shambling abominations far and wide.
With a thrumming roar, a thick cloud of daemon flies whirls around the Death Guard and obscures them from the enemy's sight.
Terminators are terrifying foes to face. When Death Guard Terminators slice opponents in half or unleash plague weapons that turn living beings to pools of foetid slush, they shatter the spirits of those who still live and stand against them.
The vicious daemons bound with Foetid Bloat-drones are particularly cruel and dangerous, hungering after enemies in ferocious pursuits.
Daemons can restore their energy and strength by consuming the souls of mortals.
On occasion a contagion of Nurgle will flare up brilliantly in an all-consuming wave of infection.
- If there are any other <PLAGUE COMPANY> units from your army on the battlefield that have any Contagion abilities that the selected unit does not have, then until the start of your next Command phase, the selected unit has all of the same Contagion abilities (this is in addition to the ones it already has).
- Until the start of your next Command phase, units from your army count the battle round number as one higher than the current battle round number for the purpose of determining the Contagion range of any Contagion abilities they have.
Upon their destruction, the seven-cursed hulls of Death Guard battle tanks have an alarming tendency to burst like ruptured boils, exploding in a swelling mass of pus and foulness.
Throwing down a hail of smoke grenades or deploying their smoke launchers, the Death Guard screen themselves from the enemy.
The effects of blight grenades - so horrendous to their victims - have no impact on the Death Guard, who gladly use the devices in extreme close quarters with the enemy.
Unholy filth gushes from Nurgle’s faithful into their guns until the armaments threaten to burst like bloated corpses.
The Death Guard know countless revolting ways to render their bolt rounds horrifically virulent.
Plagueburst Crawlers can fire rounds with additional potency and force that are overloaded with flesh-melting diseases and armourrusting poxes.
- Each time that model makes an attack with a Plagueburst mortar, that attack has a Damage characteristic of 3.
- After that model has shot, select one enemy unit that was hit by one or more attacks made with a Plagueburst mortar by that model this turn. Roll one D6 for each other unit within 3" (excluding NURGLE units) of the selected unit: on a 4+, that unit suffers 1 mortal wound.
Gellerpox Stratagems
If your army is Battle-forged and includes VULGRAR THRICE-CURSED, you have access to the Stratagems shown below, meaning you can spend Command Points to activate them. These help to reflect the unique tactics and strategies used by the Gellerpox Infected on the battlefield.
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MUTOID INFESTATION Gellerpox Infected Stratagem Notoriously difficult to fully eradicate, these loathsome parasites keep coming back. Use this Stratagem at the end of your Movement phase. Choose a unit of MUTOID VERMIN from your army that has been destroyed. Set up this unit anywhere wholly within 12" of a friendly GELLERPOX INFECTED unit and more than 9” from any enemy models. | ||
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FIERY DEMISE Gellerpox Infected Stratagem With a swollen belly packed with explosive and contaminated fuel, Vulgrar s end will be a messy one. Use this Stratagem when | ||
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CORRUPTION AND DECAY Gellerpox Infected Stratagem Contamination permeates every diseased breath drawn by the Gellerpox Infected. Use this Stratagem at the start of the Fight phase. Choose an enemy unit within 3" of a GELLERPOX INFECTED unit from your army. Until the end of the phase, add 1 to all wound rolls made for GELLERPOX INFECTED models from your army when they target this enemy unit. | ||
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RANCID VOMIT Gellerpox Infected Stratagem The amount oj toxic bile that accumulates within the bloated bellies of the Nightmare Hulks is staggering. Use this Stratagem in your Shooting phase. Choose a | ||
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MACHINE GLITCH Gellerpox Infected Stratagem Not even the surest of machine spirits can withstand the burbling, static-spewing Glitchlings. Use this Stratagem after a unit of | ||
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GELLERSHIFT Gellerpox Infected Stratagem With a loud crack, the Gellerpox Mutants known as the Vox-Shamblers can shift themselves, moving along the same transmission methods as vox calls. Use this Stratagem before you move the | ||
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INSANE GIBBERINES Gellerpox Infected Stratagem Ihe all-seeing creatures of the warp arc always close to hand when the Gellerpox Infected mass for battle. Use this Stratagem at the start of the enemy Psychic phase. Until the end of the phase, subtract 1 from Psychic tests taken for enemy PSYKERS whilst they are within 18” of | ||
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TWISTED BLESSINGS Gellerpox Infected Stratagem Living, crawling scab-creatures have been known to emerge out of Nightmare Hulks in order to patch themselves over their hosts worst wounds. Use this Stratagem at the end of your Movement phase. Choose a | ||
Contagion Discipline
Before the battle, generate the psychic powers for PSYKER models from your army that know powers from the Contagion discipline using the table below. You can either roll one D6 to generate each power randomly (re-rolling duplicate results), or you can select which powers the psyker knows.
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| 1 | MIASMA OF PESTILENCE As the psyker chants in a phlegm-choked drone, a dark cloud of filth and rot flies shrouds his allies from view. Blessing: Miasma of Pestilence has a warp charge value of 6. If manifested, select one friendly DEATH GUARD unit within 18" of this PSYKER. Until the start of your next Psychic phase, each time an attack is made against that unit, subtract 1 from that attacks hit roll. |
| 2 | GIFT OF CONTAGION With a gesture the psyker gathers a foul fog of contagion about his enemies, granting them a blessing from Grandfather Nurgle. Malediction: Gift of Contagion has a warp charge value of 5. If manifested, select one enemy unit within 18" of this PSYKER. Until the start of your next Psychic phase, subtract 1 from the Strength characteristic of models in that unit. If the result of the Psychic test was 8+, subtract 1 from the Strength and Attacks characteristics of models in that unit instead. |
| 3 | PLAGUE WIND The psyker belches forth a wind of plague that blows through his foes, choking them and leaving only diseased, maggot-bloated corpses in its wake. Witchfire: Plague Wind has a warp charge value of 6. If manifested, select one enemy unit within 18" of and visible to this PSYKER. Roll one D6 for each model in that unit. For each 6, that unit suffers 1 mortal wound. If the result of the Psychic test was 9+, that unit suffers 1 mortal wound for each 5+ instead. |
| 4 | PUTRESCENT VITALITY Rancorous energies surge through Nurgle’s followers, bloating their distended bodies further with fresh infections and granting them new strength. Blessing: Putrescent Vitality has a warp charge value of 7. If manifested, select one friendly DEATH GUARD INFANTRY unit within 18" of this PSYKER. Until the start of your next Psychic phase, add 1 to the Strength and Toughness characteristics of models in that unit. |
| 5 | CURSE OF THE LEPER The victims touched by this enervating curse find themselves weakened and drained of life within moments. Witchfire: Curse of the Leper has a warp charge value of 6. If manifested, select the closest enemy unit that is within 18" of and visible to this PSYKER. Roll seven D6s: for each dice result that exceeds that enemy unit’s Toughness characteristic, it suffers 1 mortal wound. |
| 6 | GIFT OF PLAGUES Channelling Nurgle’s blessings and power, the psyker enhances the contagions bestowed on the Death Guard of his army. Blessing: Gift of Plagues has a warp charge value of 6. If manifested, select one friendly DEATH GUARD unit within 18" of this PSYKER. Until the start of your next Psychic phase, add 6” to the range of any Contagion abilities that unit has (to a maximum of 12"). |
Warlord Traits
If a DEATH GUARD CHARACTER model is your WARLORD, you can use the Death Guard 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.
Each time you determine a Warlord Trait for:
- MORTARION, replace all instances of the <PLAGUE COMPANY> keyword in that Warlord Trait (if any) with the DEATH GUARD keyword.
- A DEATH GUARD CHARACTER model, replace all instances of the <PLAGUE COMPANY> keyword in that Warlord Trait (if any) with the name of the plague company that your CHARACTER is from.
Death Guard Warlord Traits
| D6 | WARLORD TRAIT |
| 1 | REVOLTINGLY RESILIENT So vast and bloated has this warlord become that he is all but immune to the pain of injury. Each time this WARLORD would lose a wound, roll one D6: on a 5+, that wound is not lost. |
| 2 | LIVING PLAGUE (AURA) Saturated as he is with Nurgle’s contagious blessings, merely to stand before this warlord is to be assailed by an oppressive aura of plague. While an enemy unit is within 3" of this WARLORD, that unit cannot be affected by the aura abilities (excluding those that are psychic powers) of units from your opponents army. |
| 3 | HULKING PHYSIQUE This Warlord’s body has become swollen with Nurgle’s divine blessings, and stands all but inviolate as a veritable behemoth of rancid flesh.
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| 4 | ARCH-CONTAMINATOR (AURA) Such are this Warlord’s virulent emanations that his very presence is enough to make even the most lethal toxins and venoms deadlier still. While a friendly <PLAGUE COMPANY> CORE unit is within 6" of this WARLORD:
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| 5 | ROTTEN CONSTITUTION Nurgle’s favour takes many forms, and this Warlord’s flesh has become so rotinfested that vast chunks of it can be torn free without risk of lasting harm.
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| 6 | FOUL EFFLUENTS (AURA) Liquid toxins pour from crevices in the Warlords armour, creating a miasma of filth around him that spreads all around. While an enemy unit is within 6" of this WARLORD, at the end of your Movement phase, roll one D6 for that unit: on a 4+, that unit suffers 1 mortal wound. |
Named Characters and Warlord Traits
If one of the following characters gains a Warlord Trait, they must have the one shown below:| CHARACTER | WARLORD TRAIT |
| Mortarion | Arch-Contaminator, Living Plague, Revoltingly Resilient |
| Necrosius the Undying | Inspiring Leader (Aura) |
| Typhus | Shamblerot (Contagion) |
Gellerpox Warlord Trait
If VULGRAR THRICE-CURSED is your Warlord, he always has the Twisted Brilliance Warlord Trait, below.
Twisted Brilliance
A Gellerpox Infected force draws strength from its own collective sickness, power from its own mutation. They lurch forward, eager to spread their befouled corruptions.
If your army is Battle-forged, you receive 3 additional Command Points. These can only be spent to use Gellerpox Infected Stratagems.Chapter Approved Rules
If every model in your army (excluding UNALIGNED units) has the DEATH GUARD keyword, and your WARLORD has the DEATH GUARD 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 Death Guard 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
Those who flee the Death Guard, though they believe themselves safe, only spread the hideous plagues of their enemy wherever they run.
Battlefield Supremacy
To the Death Guard, spreading Nurgle's gifts is not something they do just among the beings and creatures they fight, but also the landscapes they tread upon. Every member of the Death Guard wants to make Nurgle's garden as large and verdant as possible.
- Score 4 victory points at the end of the battle if you have one or more BUBONIC ASTARTES units wholly within your opponents deployment zone and one or more BUBONIC ASTARTES units wholly within your deployment zone.
- Score 4 victory points at the end of the battle if you have one or more BUBONIC ASTARTES units from your army wholly within three different table quarters, and those units are all more than 6" from the centre of the battlefield. Score 6 victory points instead if you have one or more BUBONIC ASTARTES units from your army wholly within each table quarter, and those units are all more than 6" from the centre of the battlefield.
- Score 4 victory points at the end of the battle if you control more than half the total number of objective markers on the battlefield and there are BUBONIC ASTARTES units from your army within 3" of each of those objective markers.
- Score 4 victory points at the end of the battle if every objective marker on the battlefield is within Contagion range of a Contagion ability that units from your army have.
Shadow Operations
To contaminate an area, Death Guard on occasion spill the filth that infects their own bodies, expecting the simple cut they make to unleash it to heal after the effluvia has polluted the target. However, this does not always go to plan, for the Plague God can take gifts as easily as he gives them, especially in pursuit of a grander goal in which he can grant many more blessings to so many others.
Spread the Sickness (Action): One unit from your army can start to perform this action at the end of your Movement phase if it is within 3" of an objective marker that has not been contaminated (see below). A unit cannot start this action while there are any enemy units (excluding AIRCRAFT units) within 3" of the same objective marker.
The action is completed at the end of your turn. When this action is completed you can choose one of the following:
- Roll one D6: on a 4+, that objective marker is said to have been contaminated.
- The unit performing this action suffers D3 mortal wounds and that objective marker is said to have been contaminated.
Score 3 victory points at the end of the battle for each objective marker on the battlefield that has been contaminated by a unit from your army.
Crusade Rules
In this section you’ll find additional rules for playing Crusade battles with Death Guard, such as Agendas, Battle Traits and Crusade Relics that are bespoke to Death Guard units. You can find out more about Crusade armies in the Warhammer 40,000 Core Book.
Agendas
If your Crusade army includes any DEATH GUARD units, you can select an Agenda from the Death Guard 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).Seven is Nurgle’s most sacred number. To slay as many foes is a great act of worship for his followers.
At the end of the battle, each unit with 7 or more marks on its Extinction tally gains 1 experience point.
In addition, if 7 or more units from your army each have 3 or more marks on their Extinction tallies, gain 1 Virulence point.
By destroying the enemy’s most powerful warriors, vehicles or heroes, the Death Guard can shatter the spirits of their foes.
The Death Guard take great pleasure in infecting the landscape for its own sake.
Territorial Contamination (Action): At the end of your Movement phase, one DEATH GUARD INFANTRY unit from your army (excluding CHARACTER units) that is receiving the benefits of cover from a piece of Area Terrain that has not been contaminated (see below) can start to perform this action. This action is completed at the start of your next Command phase, and that piece of Area Terrain becomes contaminated.
At the end of the battle, each unit gains a number of experience points equal to twice their Territorial Contamination tally. In addition, if half or more of the pieces of Area Terrain on the battlefield have been contaminated by units from your army, gain 1 Virulence point.
Wherever they tread, the Death Guard find opportunity to spread, develop and grow new diseases, maladies and plagues.
At the end of the battle, gain a number of Virulence points as shown in the table below:
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It is a great prize for a Plague Surgeon to recover gene-seed from a fallen enemy Space Marine. By such actions can a warband grow.
Steal Progenoids (Action): At the end of your Movement phase, one PLAGUE SURGEON unit from your army that is within 3" of the fallen Space Marine hero 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 fallen Space Marine hero objective marker from the battlefield. If a PLAGUE SURGEON unit successfully performs this action, it gains 5 experience points and your Crusade force gains 1 bonus Requisition point.
Chaos Boons
Each time a model gains a Chaos Boon, roll a D33 to determine one of the Boons below. To do so, roll two D3s one after the other: the first dice result determines your ‘tens’ and the second your ‘units’. Eor example, if you rolled two D3s and the first result was a 2 and the second was a 1, then the D33 result is a 21.
A model can have more than one Chaos Boon, but if a duplicate result is rolled, the model suffers Spawndom (see below). As with any Battle Honour, make a note on the model’s Crusade card when it gains a Chaos Boon, and increase its Crusade points total by 1.
If a model suffers Spawndom, remove it from your Order of Battle; you can replace it with a DEATH GUARD CHAOS SPAWN unit containing 1 model. The new CHAOS SPAWN unit starts with the same number of experience points as the CHARACTER unit it replaced and gains the appropriate number of Battle Honours for its rank.
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| 11 | Clawed Feet: Add 3" to this model’s Move characteristic. |
| 12 | Bloated Flesh: Add 1 to this model’s Wounds characteristic. |
| 13 | Diseased Talons: Each time this model makes an attack, if it made a charge move or performed a Heroic Intervention this turn, add 1 to that attack’s wound roll. |
| 21 | Appended Limbs: Add 1 to this model’s Attacks characteristic. |
| 22 | Hardened Body: Add 1 to this model’s Toughness characteristic. |
| 23 | Unnatural Speed: You can re-roll Advance and charge rolls made for this model. |
| 31 | Immaterial Edge: Improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of melee weapons (excluding Relics) that this model is equipped with by 1. |
| 32 | Gift of Speed: Each time an attack is made against this model, subtract 1 from that attack’s hit roll. |
| 33 | Favoured by Nurgle: Once per turn, you can re-roll a single hit roll, wound roll, damage roll or saving throw made for this model. |
Battle Traits
When a DEATH GUARD 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. Each time you do so, roll one D6 and consult the appropriate table to randomly determine what Battle Trait the unit gains, or choose one that tells the best narrative for your unit. All the normal rule 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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Virulence Points
If your Crusade Army includes any DEATH GUARD units, you can refine and develop its own Plague by earning Virulence points as you play and then using these to adapt and mutate this foul contagion. You can earn Virulence points by choosing and completing the relevant Agendas in your battles. Keep an additional note of your army’s current Plague details and any Virulence points that your army has earned (the Crusade Goals, Information and Notable Victories box on your Order of Battle is ideal for this).Plague Carrier
When you are mustering your army, you can upgrade a DEATH GUARD WARLORD by making them the Plague Carrier of your army’s Plague. If you do, they gain the Plague Carrier keyword until the end of the battle.Some other rules, such as the Plague-marked Requisition can allow other DEATH GUARD CHARACTER models to gain this keyword. A maximum of three models with the PLAGUE CARRIER keyword (excluding your WARLORD) can be included in a Crusade army.
Your Army’s Plague
Your army’s Plague is made up of three parts: the Vector, the Infection, and the Terminus.- Vector: Your Plagues current Vector determines what enemy units are contaminated by your army’s Plague and when.
- Infection: When your army’s Plague contaminates an enemy unit, its current Infection determines what happens to the contaminated unit.
- Terminus: Your Plague’s current Terminus determines when units stop being contaminated.
Example: If an army’s Plague has the ‘Seeping’ Vector, the ‘Poxridden’ Infection, and the ‘Lesions’ Terminus, then the name of their Plague would be ‘Seeping Pox-ridden Lesions’.
When creating a new Crusade force, randomly determine your army’s starting Plague by rolling one D6 for each of the parts listed above and consulting the relevant tables below.
PLAGUE CARRIER models from your army gain an ability that consists of the combination of your Plagues current Vector, Infection and Terminus rules.
Example: foe’s Death Guard Crusade force has the ‘Bleeding Diseased Sores’ Plague, so his army’s Plague rule is the following:
Bleeding Diseased Sores: Each time a PLAGUE CARRIER model from your army makes a melee attack against a unit, if a hit is scored, that unit is contaminated.
Each time an attack is made with a plague weapon against a contaminated unit, an unmodified hit roll of 6 automatically wounds the target.
At the end of the turn, roll one D6 for each contaminated unit, subtracting 2 if the unit being rolled for was contaminated this turn: on a 4+, that unit is no longer contaminated.
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Requisitions
A Crusade army that includes any DEATH GUARD 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 champion’s weapon is imbued with one of Nurgle’s most foul diseases, making it all the more infectious.
- DEATH GUARD CHARACTER model (excluding named characters)
- Unit containing a BUBONIC ASTARTES model that has the word ‘Champion’ in its profile
Nurgle’s maladies fight hard for their own survival, rapidly adapting to changing conditions so they can always find new hosts to infect.
Roll one D6, and consult the relevant table to determine the new rule that replaces your army’s current one for that part of its Plague.
Update your Order of Battle with your Plague’s new details.
A particularly successful, powerful and devoted member of the Death Guard can become a carrier of their identifying contagion. Such individuals are living vectors of disease and favoured above almost all others by Nurgle.
For many Death Guard, ascending to daemonhood is their ultimate goal. There are few greater signs of the Plague God’s favour, and the power that comes with it is phenomenal.
- The DAEMON PRINCE unit starts with the same number of experience points as the unit it replaced and gains the appropriate number of Battle Honours for its rank.
- If the original unit had a Warlord Trait and/or a Relic, then so long as the DAEMON PRINCE unit could have them, it retains them without spending any additional Requisition points.
The path to glory is a perilous road indeed, paved with the skulls of fallen foes. Only by seeking out and slaying the enemy’s greatest champions can progress be achieved.
Artificer Relics
A DEATH GUARD CHARACTER can be given one of the following Artificer Relics instead of one of the ones presented in the Warhammer 40,000 Core Book.Billowing Censer From this censer flows thick clouds of particularly virulent poisons. The reaction these have with the plagues cultivated within many Death Guard is highly explosive. The bearer has the following ability: |
Corrupted Emblem While it looks rusted and rotten, this artefact contains immense power that is granted to those who carry it. Each time you purchase the Virulent Adaptations Requisition, if the bearer was a part of your army in your most recent battle, you can add or subtract 1 to the roll made to change your army’s current Plague. |
Antiquity Relics
A DEATH GUARD CHARACTER of Heroic rank 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.Orb of Decay Scores of terrible maladies arc stored in this orb, collected from battlefields and conquered worlds the galaxy over. Its carrier can unleash them all at the right moment to overwhelm his enemies. Once per battle, the bearer can unleash this Relic. If it does, roll one D6 for each enemy unit within 6": on a 2-3, that enemy unit suffers 1 mortal wound; on a 4-5, it suffers D3 mortal wounds; on a 6, it suffers D6 mortal wounds. |
Legendary Relics
A DEATH GUARD CHARACTER 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.Warp Charm of Nurgle This charm, worn by the bearer, contains within it some kind of miniaturised warp rift, held in place by technology none understand and none can replicate. Through it Nurgle’s power seeps into realspace, infecting all around. The bearer always counts the battle round number as 4 for the purpose of determining the Contagion range of any Contagion abilities they have, regardless of any other rules. |
Virulent Gifts
In this section you will find rules for taking Virulent Gifts in your Crusade force, supplementing and building upon the noxious Crusade rules found in Codex: Death Guard.
Virulent Gifts are powerful abilities that can, for example, drown entire enemy units in a torrent of toxic vomit, or regenerate a character from wounds that should have slain them outright. As such, these gifts can only be used once during a battle, after which they are lost (though they can be reacquired by using the Requisition again).
Requisitions
A follower of the Plague God has particularly pleased Grandfather Nurgle as they spread contagion across the galaxy, and so he bestows a noxious blessing upon them in reward, that they may continue to share his gifts with the galaxy,
- If you subtracted 1 from your Virulence points total, roll one D6; that model gains the Virulent Gift that corresponds to that result (if a result is rolled that another model in your Crusade force already has, roll again).
- If you subtracted 2 from your Virulence points total, you can instead select a Virulent Gift that no model in your Crusade force already has.
Virulent Gifts
1. PUTRID REGROWTH Unholy vitality bubbles in every cell of this champion’s body. Should the enemy lay them low, they must destroy every last gobbet of the champion's flesh, lest this fecund gift see Nurgle's chosen regenerate in a handful of nauseating moments. When the bearer is destroyed, you can choose to use this Virulent Gift instead of using any other rules that are triggered when a model is destroyed. If you do, roll one D6 at the end of the phase: on a 2+, set the bearer back up on the battlefield as close as possible to where it was destroyed and not within Engagement Range of any enemy models, with D3 wounds remaining. This Virulent Gift is then lost, and is removed from the bearer's Crusade card. |
2. BOUNTIFUL VOMIT When faced with foes too ignorant to appreciate Nurgle's magnificence, this champion's revulsion manifests as a torrent of corrosive bile. The curdled jet hits its victims with the force of an Adeptus Arbites riot cannon, dissolving those who are not simply drowned. At the start of your Shooting phase, you can use this Virulent Gift. If you do, roll one D6: on a 2+, the closest enemy unit that is both visible and within 12" of the bearer suffers D3+3 mortal wounds (if that unit contains 11 or more models, it suffers D6+3 mortal wounds instead). This Virulent Gift is then lost, and is removed from the bearer's Crusade Card. |
3. BLOAT-FLY SWARM Endlessly greedy, these familiars swarm about the favoured of Nurgle and feed on their psychic dregs. Should they taste the tang of an enemy psyker's mind upon the winds, they descend in a cloud, driving their metaphysical proboscises deep into the luckless psyker's brain and drinking until they burst. When a Psychic test is passed for an enemy PSYKER unit within 24" of the bearer, you can use this Virulent Gift before any other attempt to deny that psychic power (if any) is made. If you do, roll 2D6:
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4. PULSING BILE SACS It is a brave foe indeed who strikes a champion bearing this gift. A veritable carpet of overripe buboes festoon their flesh, and one good, hard blow will burst them. The resultant cascade of rancid juices is catastrophically infectious and typically lethal within minutes. When the bearer loses a wound, you can use this Virulent Gift. If you do, until the end of the turn, each time the bearer would lose a wound, roll one D6:
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5. BLIGHTED EMANATIONS This champion spews clouds of choking plague-fumes from rents and orifices all across their body. Foes engulfed in this jaundice-hued smoke find themselves reeling half-blind, their flesh and armour alike peeling away in layers even as bones and servos grow weak and brittle. In your Command phase, you can use this Virulent Gift. If you do, until the end of the turn, the bearer gains the following ability: ‘Blighted Emanations (Aura): While an enemy unit is within Engagement Range of this unit, subtract 1 from the Strength and Attacks characteristic of models in that unit (to a minimum of 1). The range of this ability cannot be increased by any rules’. This Virulent Gift is then lost at the end of the turn, and is removed from the bearer's Crusade Card. |
6. PANDEMIC VITALITY Upon invoking this gift from Nurgle, the champion's body burns with sudden fever heat. Stinking sweat squeezes from their pores and their eyes bloom red with burst blood vessels. Viral vitality surges through them, swift-burning and terrible, driving them to a surge of explosive and violent action. At the end of the Fight phase, if the bearer is within Engagement Range of any enemy units, you can use this Virulent Gift. If you do, the bearer can fight again. This Virulent Gift is then lost, and is removed from the bearer’s Crusade Card. |
Army of Renown: Terminus Est Assault Force
When the shadow of the dreaded Terminus Est falls across a world, those lost in its foetid gloom know despair, for surely their doom has come upon them.
First comes a veritable avalanche of the neverdead, Poxwalkers, plague zombies and other mutated and disease-driven horrors spilling over the enemy’s lines in seemingly endless waves. Mired in battle with these leering abominations, the foe is ill prepared as the noisome energies of the Terminus Est’s teleportaria flare again and again. From each rot-blossom of poisoned light step Typhus' elite warriors, Death Guard infantry trudging forth with their bolters thundering. Caught unprepared and out of position, the enemy are torn apart by the savage fusillades of their tormentors. They finally succumb to despair as Typhus himself manifests amidst them, manreaper held high to administer the final, killing blow...
A Terminus Est Assault Force is an Army of Renown.
RESTRICTIONS
- Your army cannot include any units with the VEHICLE keyword.
- Your army cannot include MORTARION.
- All units in your army must be DEATH GUARD and, if they are from a <PLAGUE COMPANY>, they must be drawn from the HARBINGERS.
- If your army includes TYPHUS, that model must be your WARLORD. If TYPHUS is your WARLORD, he gains the Harbinger of Death Warlord trait in addition to any other Warlord Traits he knows.
BENEFITS
- All units in your army gain the TERMINUS EST ASSAULT FORCE keyword.
- You have access to the Terminus Est Assault Force Warlord Trait, Relic and Stratagems.
- DEATH GUARD PSYKERS in your army can generate their Psychic Powers from the Fester Discipline.
- Terminus Est Assault Force units in your army gain the Outbreak Assault ability, described below.
There is no vector more grotesque than the Terminus Est, which delivers the foetid warriors of the Death Guard straight into the heart of the enemy.
When placing TERMINUS EST ASSAULT FORCE units into Strategic Reserves, do not use the table in the Warhammer 40,000 Core Book to determine how many Command points it costs. Instead, the Command points required to place TERMINUS EST ASSAULT FORCE units into Strategic Reserves is shown in the table below.
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If a TERMINUS EST ASSAULT FORCE BUBONIC ASTARTES unit is placed into Strategic Reserves, then in the Reinforcements step of one of your Movement phases, instead of arriving from Strategic Reserves as described in the Warhammer 40,000 Core Book, you can set up that unit anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 9" away from any enemy models.
Warlord Trait
If a TERMINUS EST ASSAULT FORCE CHARACTER model is your WARLORD, they can have the Warlord Trait below instead of one from another source.HARBINGER OF DEATH (AURA)
This warlord stalks the battlefield like the grim shadow of death itself, instilling paralysing fear in his enemies and feeding off their despair.
While an enemy model with a Leadership characteristic of 7 or less is within 3" of this WARLORD:- That model’s unit cannot make use of the Objective Secured or any similar abilities.
- That model’s unit cannot perform any Actions.
Stratagems
If your army is a Terminus Est Assault Force, you have access to these Stratagems, and can spend CPs to use them.The holds of the Terminus Est are crammed with hordes of mindless Poxwalkers to be unleashed on every world Typhus comes across.
When massed in sufficient numbers Poxwalkers are a formidable foe, with scores of grasping claws that soon find their way around the throats of the enemy.
Assault force troops arrive on the battlefield amid billowing clouds of pestilence, diseased Drop Pod exhaust fumes, the leaking effluence of landing crafts and rot blooms expelled directly from their foetid teleportation chambers.
Even when the hordes at the fore of an assault force have reached the enemy lines, the second wave simply opens fire, caring little for whether their shots hit friend or foe.
- Until the end of the turn, models in that unit can target enemy units within Engagement Range of friendly POXWALKERS or PLAGUE FOLLOWERS units from your army.
- Each time a model in that unit makes an attack against an enemy unit within Engagement Range of a friendly POXWALKERS or PLAGUE FOLLOWERS unit, subtract 1 from the hit roll, and if the hit roll is not successful, that attack scores a hit against that POXWALKERS or PLAGUE FOLLOWERS unit instead.
Fester Discipline
Before the battle, if every unit in your army has the TERMINUS EST ASSAULT FORCE keyword (excluding UNALIGNED units), you can generate the psychic powers for any DEATH GUARD PSYKER units from your army from the Fester discipline using the table below, instead of from the Contagion discipline from Codex: Death Guard (even TYPHUS can generate his psychic powers from the Fester discipline instead of from the Contagion discipline, if you so choose). You can either roll one D6 to generate each power randomly (re-rolling duplicate results), or you can select which powers the PSYKER knows. Note that a model cannot know powers from both disciplines.| D6 | PSYCHIC POWER |
| 1 | GIFT OF INFECTION The Insidious Blight is one of Nurgle’s favoured gifts, and with a deep exhalation of warp-tainted breath this selfless psyker bestows such a boon on those who would try to deny such a blessing by keeping their distance. Malediction: Gift of Infection has a warp charge value of 7. If manifested, select one enemy unit within 18" of this PSYKER. Until the start of your next Psychic phase, subtract 1 from the Toughness characteristic of models in that unit (this is not cumulative with any Toughness penalties incurred from any Contagion of Nurgle abilities). |
| 2 | LUNGROT The psykers daubs his helmet with a warp rune and immediately expels a deep, hacking cough. As he does, his foes are wracked by a paroxysm, causing them to stumble and double over while their lungs rapidly rot. Malediction: Lungrot has a warp charge value of 7. If manifested, select one enemy unit within 18" of this PSYKER. Until the start of your next Psychic phase:
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| 3 | PERNICIOUS DOSE Reciting the forty-nine contagions of Rottigor’s opus, the psyker can infuse the plagues coating his allies weapons with greater potency and fresh new maladies. Blessing: Pernicious Dose has a warp charge value of 7. If manifested, select one friendly unit within 6" of this PSYKER. Until the start of your next Psychic phase, each time a model in that unit makes an attack with a plague weapon, you can re-roll the hit roll. |
| 4 | NOXIOUS DISCHARGE The psyker conjures a broiling gobbet of ectoplasmic disease in his palm before hurling it at his foes, infecting all caught in the splash and rotting their very souls. Witchfire: Noxious Discharge has a warp charge value of 6. If manifested, select one enemy unit that is within 12" of and visible to this PSYKER:
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| 5 | ROTWIND The psyker summons a foetid wind from the Garden of Nurgle itself - a gale of ages that blasts across the battlefield and buffets his foes, rusting their weapons, corroding ammunition casings and dulling the edges of cutting blades. Malediction: Rotwind has a warp charge value of 7. If manifested, select one enemy unit within 18" of this PSYKER. Until the start of your next Psychic phase, each time a model in that unit makes an attack, reduce the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 2 (to a minimum of AP 0). |
| 6 | ACCELERATED ENTROPY The psyker draws in a deep breath of warp power before locking eyes with his victim. As he exhales, his victim ages decades, then centuries. Witchfire: Accelerated Entropy has a warp charge value of 7. If manifested, select one enemy model within 12" of and visible to this PSYKER. Both players then roll one D6 and add their model’s Toughness characteristic. If your result is higher than your opponent’s, that enemy model’s unit suffers 3 mortal wounds. If your result is double your opponent’s, or more than double your opponent’s, that enemy model’s unit suffers D3+3 mortal wounds instead. |
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 Decay your models have on your army roster.
FILTH CENSERS
A stream of psychic incense billows from these censers, a noxious cloud of rotted soul vapour that attracts swarms of bloated fies from the Garden of Nurgle. The bearer harvests the innate virulence of these flies to bolster his own warp-gifted powers.
PSYKER model only. Add 6" to the range of Psychic powers manifested by the bearer (if a psychic power specifies two ranges, e.g. Noxious Discharge, add 6" to the first range specified in that psychic power).MARK OF THE TERMINUS EST
The Harbingers proclaim that bony and mutated growths sprouting from those who spend long periods aboard the Terminus Est are blessings from the great ship itself. The truth of such beliefs is doubted by others in the Death Guard, yet the strength and resilience of those who bear this mark cannot be refuted.
- Add 1 to the bearer’s Strength characteristic.
- Each time an attack is made against the bearer, your opponent cannot re-roll the wound roll.
- Once per battle, when a saving throw is failed for the bearer, you can use this ability. If you do, that saving throw is passed instead.
VOMIX’S VIRULENT BLIGHT
When the Plague Surgeon Garrus Vomix was wounded during the Dharkstar World Blightings, he used the shredded remnants of his cancerous secondary heart to incubate and create a foul elixir. Whilst the elixir does not itself contain any mortal pathogens, it ensures that those touched by any other disease will be unable to escape such gifts.
Model equipped with a plague weapon only. During deployment, select one plague weapon the bearer is equipped with. That weapon gains the following ability:‘Each time the bearer shoots or fights, after making its attacks, select one enemy unit that lost any wounds as a result of an attack made with this weapon, then select one Contagion of Nurgle ability the bearer has. Until the end of the battle, that enemy unit is always considered to be within Contagion Range of that ability’.
This ancient plasma pistol was wielded during the Great Crusade to noble effect, but as the Terminus Est and all aboard succumbed to rot and corruption, so too did this artificer weapon. Since then, its sickly glow has been shed across half the galaxy.
Model equipped with a plasma pistol only. This Relic replaces a plasma pistol and has the following profile:WEAPON | RANGE | TYPE | S | AP | D |
| Canker | |||||
| Canker | 18" | Pistol 1 | 9 | -4 | 3 |
Abilities: Plague Weapon | |||||
ROTGRIP
This power fist slowly fuses with its bearer melding into their flesh and sending proboscis-like tubes deep into rotten tissue to imbibe from the plague-laden blood within. So infused, Rotgrip strikes as easily and as deftly as the owner’s own fist would, liquefying victims within its diseased energy field.
Model equipped with a power fist or plague claw only. This Relic replaces a power fist or plague claw and has the following profile:WEAPON | RANGE | TYPE | S | AP | D |
| Rotgrip | |||||
| Rotgrip | Melee | Melee | x3 | -3 | 2 |
Abilities: Plague Weapon | |||||
REAPER OF MISERY
Reaper of Misery is stored within the armoury of the Terminus Est, and bestowed upon a chosen champion whenever the weak must be culled from a world with all due haste. It is not a glorious weapon, but a tool used to spread death and misery swiftly and so further Nurgles great work.
Model equipped with a manreaper or plaguereaper only. This Relic replaces a manreaper or plaguereaper and has the following profile:WEAPON | RANGE | TYPE | S | AP | D |
| Reaper of Misery | |||||
| Reaper of Misery | Melee | Melee | +2 | -3 | 1 |
Abilities: Plague Weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon, make 2 hit rolls instead of 1. | |||||
RAIMENT OF ATROPHY
This cloak, fashioned from the flayed skin of a dozen Inquisitors, has been thrice-soaked in the plague vats aboard the Terminus Est. It is saturated with daemonic and diseases, and the bearer of it spreads contagion with every sweeping gesture.
For the purposes of determining the Contagion Range of this model’s Contagion of Nurgle abilities, treat the current battle round number as one higher than it actually is. This is not cumulative with any other rule that allows the bearer to treat the current battle round higher than it is.Boarding Actions
The scions of Mortarion are the chosen warriors of Nurgle, the Plague God. A Heretic Astartes Traitor Legion, they have fought to topple the Imperium and spread the bounties of their diseased patron deity for ten thousand years.
Mustering a Boarding Patrol
When mustering a Boarding Patrol, if your Faction is DEATH GUARD, 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 <PLAGUE COMPANY> units in your Boarding Patrol must be from the same Plague Company.
- You can include up to 2 CHARACTER models, but only if at least one of them is a FOETID VIRION unit.
- You can include one Fast Attack slot, but only if it is a Chaos Spawn unit.
- You cannot include more than one unit of CULTISTS and the combined total number of CULTISTS and POXWALKERS units cannot exceed the number of PLAGUE MARINES units.
- Models in your Boarding Patrol cannot be given the Unstable Sickness or Viscous Death Deadly Pathogens.
- When forming Boarding Squads, do not split CULTISTS or POXWALKERS units into separate units.
Rules Adaptations
If your Faction is DEATH GUARD, then the following rules adaptations apply to Death Guard rules found in Codex: Death Guard.- A DEATH GUARD CHAOS SPAWN model has a Toughness characteristic of 6 and the Disgustingly Resilient ability.
Enhancements
If your WARLORD has the DEATH GUARD keyword, then when mustering your Boarding Patrol, they can be given one of the following Enhancements instead of one from Arks of Omen: Abaddon.PLAGUE VECTOR Blessed by generous Nurgle, this warrior is contagion personified, a walking source of the foulest and most virulent plagues. The bearer gains their Plague Company’s Warlord Trait. If the bearer gains the Shamblerot Warlord Trait, when rolling to see if an enemy unit suffers mortal wounds as a result of Shamblerot, that unit only suffers 1 mortal wound on a roll of 6, instead of D3 mortal wounds. |
PLENTIFUL PUSTULANCE So vast and bloated has this warlord become that he is all but immune to the pain of injury. Each time the bearer would lose a wound, roll one D6: on a 5+, that wound is not lost. |
PLAGUE SKULL OF GLOTHILA This oversized death’s head was once the skull of the Chaos Lord Glothila, whose dying wish was to become a weapon of purest evil. Once per battle, at the end of your Movement phase, the bearer can use this Enhancement. If it does so, select one enemy unit within 6" of the bearer and roll seven D6s: for each 4+, that unit suffers 1 mortal wound (to a maximum of 3 mortal wounds if that enemy unit has the CHARACTER keyword). |
Boarding Action Stratagems
If your Faction is DEATH GUARD, then when playing a Boarding Action game you will have access to the following Stratagems, and can spend CP to use them.Many Death Guard take a sick pleasure in the wielding of plague weapons, delighting in every malady and infection the barest scratch of their weapons inflict.
The slain warrior bursts like a fat, pox-laden buboe.
Terminators are terrifying foes to face. When Death Guard Terminators slice opponents in half or unleash plague weapons that turn living beings to pools of foetid slush, they shatter the spirits of those who still live and stand against them.
With a thrumming roar, a thick cloud of daemon flies whirls around the Death Guard and obscures them from the enemy’s sight.
The effects of blight grenades - so horrendous to their victims - have no impact on the Death Guard, who gladly use the devices in extreme close quarters with the enemy.
The Death Guard know countless revolting ways to render their bolt rounds horrifically virulent.
Boarding Actions: Gellerpox Blight
Warriors of the Death Guard Traitor Legion have been witnessed orchestrating the spread of the dreaded Gellerpox in the name of the Plague God Nurgle.
Mustering a Boarding Patrol
When mustering a Boarding Patrol, if your Faction is GELLERPOX BLIGHT, 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.- You can only include the following units: GELLERPOX INFECTED; MUTOID VERMIN; up to one DEATH GUARD CHARACTER (excluding named characters).
- GELLERPOX INFECTED units are treated as being Troops units.
- You can include multiple MUTOID VERMIN units, but cannot include more MUTOID VERMIN units than GELLERPOX INFECTED units.
- GELLERPOX INFECTED units must form Boarding Squads. When they do so, split the unit so that all of the Gellerpox Mutants and the Nightmare Hulk equipped with a belly-flamer are in one unit, and all of the other Nightmare Hulks are in the other unit.
- MUTOID VERMIN units must form Boarding Squads. When they do so, split the unit into two units, each containing 8 models.
Rules Adaptations
If your Faction is GELLERPOX BLIGHT, then the following rules adaptations apply to Death Guard rules adaptations.- DEATH GUARD units lose the <PLAGUE COMPANY> keyword.
- Remove all instances of the <PLAGUE COMPANY> keyword from any DEATH GUARD model’s abilities.
- GELLERPOX INFECTED units gain the CORE keyword.
Enhancements
If your WARLORD has the GELLERPOX BLIGHT keyword, then when mustering your Boarding Patrol, they can be given one of the following Enhancements instead of one from Arks of Omen: Abaddon.CYBERBUBOTIC MUTATIONS The foul mix of fleshy mutations and grotesque augmetics that epitomise carriers of the Gellerpox render them hideously resilient. Each time the bearer would lose a wound, roll one D6: on a 5+, that wound is not lost. |
CONTAGIOUS GIFT Beyond the Gellerpox itself, this horde of hideous vermin, diseased mutants and capering daemon mites are also vectors of myriad other plagues and virulent phages. The bearer gains the Nurgle’s Gift ability, even though not every model in your army has the DEATH GUARD keyword. |
POISONOUS INFLUENCE The mere presence of this entity is enough to cause bolts and bullets to sweat virulent slime, flamers to instead belch noxious rot-fumes, and las-blasts to ripple with unholy warp light. The bearer gains the following ability: |
Boarding Action Stratagems
If your Faction is GELLERPOX BLIGHT, then when playing a Boarding Action game you will have access to the following Stratagems, and can spend CP to use them.Rendered unrecognisably monstrous by their nightmarish infection, still these former crew of the underdecks recognise the need to fuel their own feverish internal fires. As bone cracks and blood spurts between their grinding jaws, so raw life force reknits their supernaturally altered forms.
From coiling tendrils and jabbing probosci to whining fleshmetal drills and enfolding lamprey maws, once the Gellerpox Infected latch onto their victims they do not easily relinquish their hold.
Bloated almost to bursting point with malignant vitriol and smouldering hate, this revolting being expels its inner foulness in a roaring column of ectoplasmic fire capable of burning through even locked bulkhead doors and dissolving anyone luckless enough to be stood in its path.
Packs of mutoid vermin scatter as though a rock had been lifted off them when danger threatens. They will return soon enough, though, skittering and squirming through every duct and grating to encircle weaker prey.
At the urging of dark and disgusting powers, these repulsive beings heave and strain until their bodies expel virulent fluids in a reeking gush. While the effort may rupture some of Nurgle’s servants beyond repair, it also drenches shipboard systems or vital corridor intersections in a foulness that marks them as belonging to the god of plagues. Not that anyone else would want them after this…
Even solid walls and sealed doors cannot long keep out these squealing masses of insectoid horrors.
Relics of Decay
If your army is led by a DEATH GUARD WARLORD, you can, when mustering your army, give one of the following Relics of Decay to a DEATH GUARD CHARACTER model from your army. Named characters and VEHICLE models cannot be given any of the following Relics.
When a model from your army is given a Relic of Decay, replace all instances of the <PLAGUE COMPANY> keyword in that Relics rules (if any) with the name of the plague company that your model is from.
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 Decay your models have on your army roster.
DAEMON’S TOLL
With its discordant note, the Daemon’s Toll summons mutated tendrils and warp insects to ensnare, trap and harass the foe.
NOXIOUS BLIGHTBRINGER model only. Once per battle, at the start of your opponents Movement phase, the bearer can use this Relic. If it does, select one enemy unit within 6". Until the end of the phase, each time that unit is selected to Fall Back, roll one D6: on a 2+, that unit cannot Fall Back and must Remain Stationary instead.FUGARIS’ HELM
He who dons this helm becomes a living magnet for Daemon flies. These foul insects echo his words with the susurrus of their wings and chitinous bodies, turning his voice into a pestilential roar.
Add 3" to the range of the bearers aura abilities (to a maximum of 12").PLAGUE SKULL OF GLOTHILA
This oversized deaths head was once the skull of the Chaos Lord Glothila, whose dying wish was to become a weapon of purest evil.
Once per battle, at the end of your Movement phase, the bearer can use this Relic. If it does, select one enemy unit within 6" of the bearer and roll seven D6s: for each 4-5, that unit suffers 1 mortal wound; for each 6, that unit suffers D3 mortal wounds.PLAGUEBRINGER
This blade originally played host to the souls of a trio of Beasts of Nurgle. However, they were trapped so long that they pupated, and so now the weapon contains the souls of three Rot Flies.
Model equipped with a balesword, daemonic plague blade, plague knife or power sword only. This Relic replaces a balesword, daemonic plague blade, plague knife or power sword and has the following profile:WEAPON | RANGE | TYPE | S | AP | D |
| Plaguebringer | |||||
| Plaguebringer | Melee | Melee | +2 | -3 | 2 |
Abilities: Plague Weapon. Each time a model is destroyed as a result of an attack made with this weapon, that model counts as two destroyed models for the purposes of Morale tests this turn. | |||||
PUTRID PERIAPT
Plucked from the gut of one of Horticulous Slimux’s own Beasts of Nurgle, this amulet reacts to witchery by releasing clouds of warpspores that seed the flesh of Nurgle’s faithful with fecund vitality.
MALIGNANT PLAGUECASTER or TERMINATOR SORCERER model only.- The bearer knows one additional psychic power from any discipline it has access to.
- Once per battle, after successfully manifesting a psychic power, the bearer can regain up to D3 lost wounds.
REAPER OF GLORIOUS ENTROPY
The blade of this ancient scythe is razor sharp. The acids that leak from its handle hone the weapon’s blade and burn through any armour they touch.
Model equipped with a manreaper or plaguereaper only. This Relic replaces a manreaper or plaguereaper and has the following profile:WEAPON | RANGE | TYPE | S | AP | D |
| Reaper of Glorious Entropy | |||||
| Reaper of Glorious Entropy | Melee | Melee | x2 | -3 | 3 |
Abilities: Plague Weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon, an unmodified wound roll of 6 inflicts 1 mortal wound on the target in addition to any normal damage. | |||||
REVOLTING STENCH-VATS
Buried in the Blightspawn’s torso, these vats emit an incredibly foul odour.
FOUL BLIGHTSPAWN model only. The bearer has the following ability:‘Revolting Stench (Aura): While an enemy unit is within 6" of the bearer, that unit cannot make use of any rules that allow it to fight first and never counts as having made a charge move this turn, irrespective of any abilities that unit may have.’
SUPPURATING PLATE
This bloated power armour is riddled with pipes full of corrosive pus. Whenever an enemy’s weapon so much as nicks its surface, foul fluids jet out that eat away at metal and flesh alike.
- The bearer has a Save characteristic of 2+.
- Each time an enemy unit fights, after it makes its attacks, if the bearer lost any wounds as a result of those attacks, roll one D6: on a 2+, that unit suffers 1 mortal wound.
TOLLKEEPER
This device is so saturated with plagues that tallying the slain with it causes unclean outbreaks to erupt amongst their comrades.
TALLYMAN model only. The bearer has the following ability:‘Tollkeeper (Aura): While a friendly <PLAGUE COMPANY> CORE unit is within 6" of the bearer, each time a model in that unit makes a ranged attack, an unmodified hit roll of 6 scores 1 additional hit.’
Optional Wargear
Wargear Reference
Ranged Weapons
WEAPON | RANGE | TYPE | S | AP | D | ABILITIES |
+20 Aiolos missile launcher | ||||||
+20 Aiolos missile launcher | 48" | Heavy 3D3 | 6 | -1 | 1 | Blast |
| Blast | ||||||
| Anvillus autocannon battery | ||||||
| Anvillus autocannon battery | 36" | Heavy 8 | 7 | -2 | 2 | - |
| Arachnus heavy lascannon battery | ||||||
| Arachnus heavy lascannon battery | 48" | Heavy 2 | 9 | -3 | D3+3 | - |
| Autogun | ||||||
| Autogun | 24" | Rapid Fire 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Autopistol | ||||||
| Autopistol | 12" | Pistol 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Belly-flamer | ||||||
| Belly-flamer | 12" | Assault D6 | 4 | -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. | ||||||
| Bile maw | ||||||
| Bile maw | 18" | Assault D6 | 7 | -1 | 1 | Plague Weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon, that attack automatically hits the target. |
| Plague Weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon, that attack automatically hits the target. | ||||||
| Bile spurt | ||||||
| Bile spurt | 12" | Assault D3 | 6 | -1 | 1 | Blast. Plague Weapon. This weapon can be used to make attacks against an enemy unit within Engagement Range of the bearer’s unit. |
| Blast. Plague Weapon. This weapon can be used to make attacks against an enemy unit within Engagement Range of the bearer’s unit. | ||||||
| Blight grenades | ||||||
| Blight grenades | 6" | Grenade D6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | Blast. Plague Weapon |
| Blast. Plague Weapon | ||||||
| Blight launcher | ||||||
| Blight launcher | 24" | Assault 2 | 6 | -2 | 2 | Plague Weapon |
| Plague Weapon | ||||||
| Blightreaper cannon | ||||||
| Blightreaper cannon | 36" | Heavy 4 | 7 | -2 | 1 | Plague Weapon |
| Plague Weapon | ||||||
| Bolt pistol | ||||||
| Bolt pistol | 12" | Pistol 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Boltgun | ||||||
| Boltgun | 24" | Rapid Fire 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - |
+20 Boreas air defence missiles | ||||||
+20 Boreas air defence missiles | 48" | Heavy 1 | 9 | -3 | D6 | Each time an attack is made with this weapon against an AIRCRAFT unit, add 2 to that attack’s hit roll. Each time an attack made with this weapon is allocated to an AIRCRAFT model, that attack has a Damage characteristic of D3+3. |
| Each time an attack is made with this weapon against an AIRCRAFT unit, add 2 to that attack’s hit roll. Each time an attack made with this weapon is allocated to an AIRCRAFT model, that attack has a Damage characteristic of D3+3. | ||||||
| Cerberus neutron pulse array | ||||||
| Cerberus neutron pulse array | 48" | Heavy 4 | 14 | -4 | 2D3 | Each time an attack made with this weapon is allocated to a model, if the bearer Remained Stationary in your previous Movement phase, that attack has a Damage characteristic of 6. |
| Each time an attack made with this weapon is allocated to a model, if the bearer Remained Stationary in your previous Movement phase, that attack has a Damage characteristic of 6. | ||||||
+0..5 Combi-bolter | ||||||
+0..5 Combi-bolter | 24" | Rapid Fire 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - |
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. | ||||||
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. | ||||||
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. | ||||||
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. | ||||||
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. | ||||||
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..5 Conversion beam cannon | ||||||
Before selecting targets, select one of the profiles below to make attacks with. | ||||||
+0..5 Conversion beam cannon | Before selecting targets, select one of the profiles below to make attacks with. | |||||
| - Short range | ||||||
| - Short range | 0"-24" | Heavy D3 | 6 | -1 | 2 | Blast |
| Blast | ||||||
| - Medium range | ||||||
| - Medium range | 24"-48" | Heavy D3 | 7 | -2 | 3 | Blast |
| Blast | ||||||
| - Long range | ||||||
| - Long range | 48"-72" | Heavy D3 | 8 | -3 | 4 | Blast |
| Blast | ||||||
+20 Cyclonic melta lance | ||||||
+20 Cyclonic melta lance | 18" | Heavy D6 | 9 | -4 | D6 | Blast. Each time an attack made with this weapon targets a unit within half range, that attack has a Damage characteristic of D6+2. |
| Blast. Each time an attack made with this weapon targets a unit within half range, that attack has a Damage characteristic of D6+2. | ||||||
| Decimator butcher cannon | ||||||
| Decimator butcher cannon | 36" | Heavy 4 | 7 | -2 | 2 | - |
Decimator conversion beamer | ||||||
Before selecting targets, select one of the profiles below to make attacks with. | ||||||
Decimator conversion beamer | Before selecting targets, select one of the profiles below to make attacks with. | |||||
| - Short range | ||||||
| - Short range | 0"-24" | Heavy D3 | 6 | -1 | 2 | Blast |
| Blast | ||||||
| - Medium range | ||||||
| - Medium range | 24"-48" | Heavy D3 | 7 | -2 | 3 | Blast |
| Blast | ||||||
| - Long range | ||||||
| - Long range | 48"-72" | Heavy D3 | 8 | -3 | 4 | Blast |
| Blast | ||||||
| Defiler cannon | ||||||
| Defiler cannon | 72" | Heavy D6 | 8 | -2 | 3 | Blast |
| Blast | ||||||
| Demolisher siege cannon | ||||||
| Demolisher siege cannon | 24" | Heavy D3+3 | 10 | -4 | D6 | Blast |
| Blast | ||||||
| Dreadhammer siege cannon | ||||||
| Dreadhammer siege cannon | 24" | Heavy 2D6 | 10 | -4 | 3 | Blast |
| Blast | ||||||
+5 Entropy cannon | ||||||
+5 Entropy cannon | 36" | Heavy 1 | 8 | -4 | D3+3 | Plague Weapon |
| Plague Weapon | ||||||
Fellblade accelerator cannon | ||||||
Before selecting targets, select one of the profiles below to make attacks with. | ||||||
Fellblade accelerator cannon | Before selecting targets, select one of the profiles below to make attacks with. | |||||
| - HE shells | ||||||
| - HE shells | 72" | Heavy 2D6 | 8 | -3 | 2 | Blast |
| Blast | ||||||
| - AE shells | ||||||
| - AE shells | 72" | Heavy 2 | 14 | -4 | 6 | - |
| Flamer | ||||||
| Flamer | 12" | Assault 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. | ||||||
| Frag grenade | ||||||
| Frag grenade | 6" | Grenade D6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Blast |
| Blast | ||||||
| Frag grenade | ||||||
| Frag grenade | 6" | Grenade D6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Blast |
| Blast | ||||||
24" | Heavy 2D3 | 8 | -3 | 2 | Blast. Each time an attack made with this weapon is allocated to a model with a Save characteristic of 3+ or better, that attack has a Damage characteristic of 3. | |
| Blast. Each time an attack made with this weapon is allocated to a model with a Save characteristic of 3+ or better, that attack has a Damage characteristic of 3. | ||||||
+5 Graviton blaster | ||||||
+5 Graviton blaster | 18" | Assault 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 | Each time an attack made with this weapon is allocated to a model with a Save characteristic of 3+ or better, that attack has a Damage characteristic of 2. |
| Each time an attack made with this weapon is allocated to a model with a Save characteristic of 3+ or better, that attack has a Damage characteristic of 2. | ||||||
| Graviton cannon | ||||||
| Graviton cannon | 36" | Heavy D6 | 6 | -3 | 2 | Blast. When resolving an attack made with this weapon against a unit with a Save characteristic of 3+ or better, this weapon has a Damage characteristic of 3 instead of 2. |
| Blast. When resolving an attack made with this weapon against a unit with a Save characteristic of 3+ or better, this weapon has a Damage characteristic of 3 instead of 2. | ||||||
| Havoc autocannon | ||||||
| Havoc autocannon | 48" | Heavy 2 | 7 | -2 | 2 | - |
| Havoc launcher | ||||||
| Havoc launcher | 48" | Heavy D6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | Blast |
| Blast | ||||||
| Heavy blight launcher | ||||||
| Heavy blight launcher | 36" | Assault 6 | 6 | -3 | 2 | Plague Weapon |
| Plague Weapon | ||||||
+0..15 Heavy bolter | ||||||
+0..15 Heavy bolter | 36" | Heavy 3 | 5 | -1 | 2 | - |
+0..15 Heavy flamer | ||||||
+0..15 Heavy flamer | 12" | Heavy 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. | ||||||
| Heavy slugger | ||||||
| Heavy slugger | 36" | Heavy 4 | 5 | -1 | 1 | - |
| Heavy stubber | ||||||
| Heavy stubber | 36" | Heavy 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Helbrute plasma cannon | ||||||
| Helbrute plasma cannon | 36" | Heavy D3 | 8 | -3 | 3 | Blast. Each time an unmodified hit roll of 1 is made for an attack with this weapon, the bearer suffers 1 mortal wound after shooting with this weapon. |
| Blast. Each time an unmodified hit roll of 1 is made for an attack with this weapon, the bearer suffers 1 mortal wound after shooting with this weapon. | ||||||
+10 Hellfire plasma carronade | ||||||
Before selecting targets, select one of the profiles below to make attacks with. | ||||||
+10 Hellfire plasma carronade | Before selecting targets, select one of the profiles below to make attacks with. | |||||
| - Standard | ||||||
| - Standard | 36" | Heavy 6 | 7 | -3 | 2 | - |
| - Supercharge | ||||||
| - Supercharge | 36" | Heavy 6 | 8 | -3 | 3 | Each time an unmodified hit roll of 1 is made for an attack with this weapon profile, the bearer suffers 1 mortal wound after shooting with this weapon. |
| Each time an unmodified hit roll of 1 is made for an attack with this weapon profile, the bearer suffers 1 mortal wound after shooting with this weapon. | ||||||
| Hellflamer | ||||||
| Hellflamer | 12" | Heavy D6 | 5 | -1 | 2 | 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. | ||||||
+25 Hellforged cyclone missile launcher | ||||||
Before selecting targets, select one of the profiles below to make attacks with. | ||||||
+25 Hellforged cyclone missile launcher | Before selecting targets, select one of the profiles below to make attacks with. | |||||
| - Frag missile | ||||||
| - Frag missile | 36" | Heavy 2D6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | Blast |
| Blast | ||||||
| - Krak missile | ||||||
| - Krak missile | 36" | Heavy 2 | 8 | -2 | D6 | - |
Hellforged heavy plasma cannon | ||||||
Before selecting targets, select one of the profiles below to make attacks with. | ||||||
Hellforged heavy plasma cannon | Before selecting targets, select one of the profiles below to make attacks with. | |||||
| - Standard | ||||||
| - Standard | 36" | Heavy D3 | 7 | -3 | 2 | Blast |
| Blast | ||||||
| - Supercharge | ||||||
| - Supercharge | 36" | Heavy D3 | 8 | -3 | 3 | Blast. Each time an unmodified hit roll of 1 is made for an attack with this weapon profile, the bearer suffers 1 mortal wound after shooting with this weapon. |
| Blast. Each time an unmodified hit roll of 1 is made for an attack with this weapon profile, the bearer suffers 1 mortal wound after shooting with this weapon. | ||||||
+5 Hellforged hunter-killer missile | ||||||
+5 Hellforged hunter-killer missile | 48" | Heavy 1 | 10 | -2 | D6 | The bearer can only shoot with each hellforged hunter-killer missile it is equipped with once per battle. |
| The bearer can only shoot with each hellforged hunter-killer missile it is equipped with once per battle. | ||||||
+10 Hellforged kheres-pattern assault cannon | ||||||
+10 Hellforged kheres-pattern assault cannon | 24" | Heavy 6 | 7 | -1 | 1 | - |
+5 Hellforged plasma blaster | ||||||
Before selecting targets, select one of the profiles below to make attacks with. | ||||||
+5 Hellforged plasma blaster | Before selecting targets, select one of the profiles below to make attacks with. | |||||
| - Standard | ||||||
| - Standard | 18" | Assault 2 | 7 | -3 | 1 | - |
| - Supercharge | ||||||
| - Supercharge | 18" | Assault 2 | 8 | -3 | 2 | Each time an unmodified hit roll of 1 is made for an attack with this weapon profile, the bearer suffers 1 mortal wound after shooting with this weapon. |
| Each time an unmodified hit roll of 1 is made for an attack with this weapon profile, the bearer suffers 1 mortal wound after shooting with this weapon. | ||||||
Hellforged typhoon missile launcher | ||||||
Before selecting targets, select one of the profiles below to make attacks with. | ||||||
Hellforged typhoon missile launcher | Before selecting targets, select one of the profiles below to make attacks with. | |||||
| - Frag missile | ||||||
| - Frag missile | 48" | Heavy 2D6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | Blast |
| Blast | ||||||
| - Krak missile | ||||||
| - Krak missile | 48" | Heavy 2 | 8 | -2 | D6 | - |
| Hellstrike missile battery | ||||||
| Hellstrike missile battery | 72" | Heavy 4 | 8 | -3 | 3 | Each time an attack is made with this weapon against an AIRCRAFT unit, add 1 to that attack's hit roll. Each time an attack made with this weapon is allocated to an AIRCRAFT model, that attack has a Damage characteristic of D3+3. |
| Each time an attack is made with this weapon against an AIRCRAFT unit, add 1 to that attack's hit roll. Each time an attack made with this weapon is allocated to an AIRCRAFT model, that attack has a Damage characteristic of D3+3. | ||||||
| Herakles-pattern autocannon | ||||||
| Herakles-pattern autocannon | 48" | Heavy 6 | 7 | -2 | 3 | - |
| Hyper blight grenade | ||||||
| Hyper blight grenade | 6" | Grenade D6 | 4 | -1 | 2 | Blast. Plague Weapon |
| Blast. Plague Weapon | ||||||
+20 Infernus cannon | ||||||
+20 Infernus cannon | 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. | ||||||
| Injector pistol | ||||||
| Injector pistol | 3" | Pistol 1 | 4 | -1 | 1 | Plague Weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon against an INFANTRY, CAVALRY or BEASTS unit, if the attack successfully wounds the target, it inflicts D3 mortal wounds in addition to any normal damage. |
| Plague Weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon against an INFANTRY, CAVALRY or BEASTS unit, if the attack successfully wounds the target, it inflicts D3 mortal wounds in addition to any normal damage. | ||||||
Kharybdis storm launcher | ||||||
Before selecting targets, select one of the profiles below to make attacks with. | ||||||
Kharybdis storm launcher | Before selecting targets, select one of the profiles below to make attacks with. | |||||
| - Frag missile | ||||||
| - Frag missile | 36" | Heavy 2D6 | 4 | -1 | 1 | Blast |
| Blast | ||||||
| - Krak missile | ||||||
| - Krak missile | 36" | Heavy 2 | 8 | -3 | D6 | - |
| Krak grenade | ||||||
| Krak grenade | 6" | Grenade 1 | 6 | -1 | D3 | - |
+0..20 Lascannon | ||||||
+0..20 Lascannon | 48" | Heavy 1 | 9 | -3 | D6 | - |
+0..35 Laser destroyer | ||||||
+0..35 Laser destroyer | 36" | Heavy 3 | 10 | -4 | D3+3 | - |
Laser volley cannon | ||||||
Before selecting targets, select one of the profiles below to make attacks with. | ||||||
Laser volley cannon | Before selecting targets, select one of the profiles below to make attacks with. | |||||
| - Volley fire | ||||||
| - Volley fire | 36" | Heavy 3 | 9 | -3 | D3+3 | - |
| - Overcharge fire | ||||||
| - Overcharge fire | 36" | Heavy 3 | 10 | -4 | 6 | Each time an unmodified hit roll of 1 is made for an attack with this weapon profile, if the bearer did not Remain Stationary in your previous Movement phase, it suffers 1 mortal wound after shooting with this weapon. |
| Each time an unmodified hit roll of 1 is made for an attack with this weapon profile, if the bearer did not Remain Stationary in your previous Movement phase, it suffers 1 mortal wound after shooting with this weapon. | ||||||
+25 Magna-melta cannon | ||||||
+25 Magna-melta cannon | 36" | Heavy 2D3 | 8 | -4 | D6 | Blast. Each time an attack made with this weapon targets a unit within half range, that attack has a Damage characteristic of D6+2. |
| Blast. Each time an attack made with this weapon targets a unit within half range, that attack has a Damage characteristic of D6+2. | ||||||
| Meltagun | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
Missile launcher | ||||||
Before selecting targets, select one of the profiles below to make attacks with. | ||||||
Missile launcher | Before selecting targets, select one of the profiles below to make attacks with. | |||||
| - Frag missile | ||||||
| - Frag missile | 48" | Heavy D6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | Blast |
| Blast | ||||||
| - Krak missile | ||||||
| - Krak missile | 48" | Heavy 1 | 8 | -2 | D6 | - |
+0..25 Multi-melta | ||||||
+0..25 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. | ||||||
| Noxious stink | ||||||
| Noxious stink | 6" | Heavy 2D6 | 4 | -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. | ||||||
| Orb of desiccation | ||||||
| Orb of desiccation | 6" | Grenade 3D3 | 4 | -1 | 2 | Blast. Plague Weapon. The bearer can only shoot with this weapon once per battle. |
| Blast. Plague Weapon. The bearer can only shoot with this weapon once per battle. | ||||||
| Phosphex bombs | ||||||
| Phosphex bombs | 6" | Grenade 2D6 | 5 | -1 | 1 | Blast |
| Blast | ||||||
| Plague belcher | ||||||
| Plague belcher | 12" | Assault D6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | Plague Weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon, that attack automatically hits the target. |
| Plague Weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon, that attack automatically hits the target. | ||||||
+0..5 Plague spewer | ||||||
+0..5 Plague spewer | 12" | Heavy D6 | 5 | -1 | 1 | Plague Weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon, that attack automatically hits the target. |
| Plague Weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon, that attack automatically hits the target. | ||||||
| Plague sprayer | ||||||
| Plague sprayer | 12" | Assault D6 | 7 | -3 | 2 | Plague Weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon, that attack automatically hits the target. |
| Plague Weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon, that attack automatically hits the target. | ||||||
| Plagueburst mortar | ||||||
| Plagueburst mortar | 48" | Heavy D6 | 8 | -2 | 2 | Indirect Fire. Blast. Plague Weapon. This weapon can target units that are not visible to the bearer. |
| Indirect Fire. Blast. Plague Weapon. This weapon can target units that are not visible to the bearer. | ||||||
| Plaguespitter | ||||||
| Plaguespitter | 12" | Assault D6 | 6 | -1 | 1 | Plague Weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon, that attack automatically hits the target. |
| Plague Weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon, that attack automatically hits the target. | ||||||
| Plaguespurt gauntlet | ||||||
| Plaguespurt gauntlet | 12" | Pistol D6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Plague Weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon, that attack automatically hits the target. |
| Plague Weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon, that attack automatically hits the target. | ||||||
+15 Plasma destroyer | ||||||
Before selecting targets, select one of the profiles below to make attacks with. | ||||||
+15 Plasma destroyer | Before selecting targets, select one of the profiles below to make attacks with. | |||||
| - Standard | ||||||
| - Standard | 36" | Heavy D3 | 7 | -4 | 1 | Blast |
| Blast | ||||||
| - Supercharge | ||||||
| - Supercharge | 36" | Heavy D3 | 8 | -4 | 2 | Blast. Each time an unmodified hit roll of 1 is made for an attack with this weapon profile, the bearer suffers 1 mortal wound after shooting with this weapon. |
| Blast. Each time an unmodified hit roll of 1 is made for an attack with this weapon profile, the bearer suffers 1 mortal wound after shooting with this weapon. | ||||||
Plasma gun | ||||||
Before selecting targets, select one of the profiles below to make attacks with. | ||||||
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. | ||||||
| Pox pistol | ||||||
| Pox pistol | 12" | Pistol 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 | - |
| Predator autocannon | ||||||
| Predator autocannon | 48" | Heavy 2D3 | 7 | -1 | 3 | - |
| Punisher rotary cannon | ||||||
| Punisher rotary cannon | 36" | Heavy 18 | 6 | -1 | 1 | - |
+0..30 Quad heavy bolter | ||||||
+0..30 Quad heavy bolter | 36" | Heavy 12 | 5 | -1 | 2 | - |
| Quad lascannon | ||||||
| Quad lascannon | 48" | Heavy 4 | 9 | -3 | D6 | - |
+0..35 Quad launcher | ||||||
Before selecting targets, select one of the profiles below to make attacks with. | ||||||
+0..35 Quad launcher | Before selecting targets, select one of the profiles below to make attacks with. | |||||
| - Shatter shells | ||||||
| - Shatter shells | 24" | Heavy 4 | 8 | -2 | 3 | - |
| - Thunderfire shells | ||||||
| - Thunderfire shells | 60" | Heavy 4D3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | Indirect Fire. Blast. This weapon can target units that are not visible to the bearer. |
| Indirect Fire. Blast. This weapon can target units that are not visible to the bearer. | ||||||
| Reaper autocannon | ||||||
| Reaper autocannon | 36" | Heavy 4 | 7 | -2 | 1 | - |
| Rothail volley gun | ||||||
| Rothail volley gun | 24" | Rapid Fire 3 | 6 | -1 | 1 | - |
| Scorpius multi-launcher | ||||||
| Scorpius multi-launcher | 48" | Heavy 3D3 | 6 | -2 | 2 | Indirect Fire. Blast. This weapon can target units that are not visible to the bearer. |
| Indirect Fire. Blast. This weapon can target units that are not visible to the bearer. | ||||||
| Shotgun | ||||||
| Shotgun | 18" | Assault 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Sicaran laser cannon | ||||||
| Sicaran laser cannon | 48" | Heavy 3 | 12 | -3 | D6 | Each time an attack made with this weapon is allocated to a model, if the bearer Remained Stationary in its previous Movement phase, that attack has a Damage characteristic of 6. |
| Each time an attack made with this weapon is allocated to a model, if the bearer Remained Stationary in its previous Movement phase, that attack has a Damage characteristic of 6. | ||||||
| Siege melta array | ||||||
| Siege melta array | 24" | Heavy 6 | 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. | ||||||
| Skyreaper battery | ||||||
| Skyreaper battery | 48" | Heavy 8 | 7 | -2 | 2 | Each time an attack is made with this weapon against an AIRCRAFT unit, add 1 to that attack’s hit roll. Each time an attack made with this weapon is allocated to an AIRCRAFT model, that attack has a Damage characteristic of 4. |
| Each time an attack is made with this weapon against an AIRCRAFT unit, add 1 to that attack’s hit roll. Each time an attack made with this weapon is allocated to an AIRCRAFT model, that attack has a Damage characteristic of 4. | ||||||
+10 Soulburner petard | ||||||
+10 Soulburner petard | 24" | Assault 2D3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Each time the bearer shoots, if any unmodified hit rolls of 1 are made for attacks with this weapon, the bearer suffers 1 mortal wound after shooting with this weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon, an unmodified wound roll of 2+ inflicts 1 mortal wound on the target and the attack sequence ends. |
| Each time the bearer shoots, if any unmodified hit rolls of 1 are made for attacks with this weapon, the bearer suffers 1 mortal wound after shooting with this weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon, an unmodified wound roll of 2+ inflicts 1 mortal wound on the target and the attack sequence ends. | ||||||
+10 Storm cannon | ||||||
+10 Storm cannon | 36" | Heavy 8 | 7 | -1 | 2 | - |
+20 Storm Eagle multi-melta | ||||||
+20 Storm Eagle 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. | ||||||
| Storm laser | ||||||
| Storm laser | 36" | Assault 6 | 6 | -2 | 1 | - |
| Terrax combi-bolter | ||||||
| Terrax combi-bolter | 24" | Rapid Fire 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Terrax heavy flamer | ||||||
| Terrax heavy flamer | 12" | Heavy 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. | ||||||
| Terrax melta cutter | ||||||
| Terrax melta cutter | 12" | Heavy 5 | 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. | ||||||
| The Lantern | ||||||
| The Lantern | 12" | Pistol 1 | 8 | -3 | 3 | Each time an attack is made with this weapon, if a hit is scored, draw a straight line between the closest point 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. |
| Each time an attack is made with this weapon, if a hit is scored, draw a straight line between the closest point 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. | ||||||
| Thunderhawk heavy cannon | ||||||
| Thunderhawk heavy cannon | 48" | Heavy 2D6 | 8 | -2 | D3+2 | Blast |
| Blast | ||||||
| Turbo-laser destructor | ||||||
| Turbo-laser destructor | 96" | Heavy 3 | 16 | -5 | 6 | - |
| Twin autocannon | ||||||
| Twin autocannon | 48" | Heavy 4 | 7 | -1 | 2 | - |
| Twin avenger bolt cannon | ||||||
| Twin avenger bolt cannon | 36" | Heavy 10 | 6 | -2 | 2 | - |
| Twin Falchion volcano cannon | ||||||
| Twin Falchion volcano cannon | 120" | Heavy 2D3 | 14 | -5 | 6 | Blast. Each time an attack is made with this weapon against a TITANIC unit, you can re-roll the wound roll. |
| Blast. Each time an attack is made with this weapon against a TITANIC unit, you can re-roll the wound roll. | ||||||
+0..30 Twin heavy bolter | ||||||
+0..30 Twin heavy bolter | 36" | Heavy 6 | 5 | -1 | 2 | - |
+0..20 Twin heavy flamer | ||||||
+0..20 Twin heavy flamer | 12" | Heavy 2D6 | 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. | ||||||
+0..15 Twin hellforged autocannon | ||||||
+0..15 Twin hellforged autocannon | 48" | Heavy 4 | 7 | -1 | 2 | - |
+20 Twin hellforged multi-melta | ||||||
+20 Twin hellforged 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. | ||||||
| Twin hellstrike launcher | ||||||
| Twin hellstrike launcher | 72" | Heavy 2 | 8 | -3 | 3 | Each time an attack is made with this weapon against an AIRCRAFT unit, add 1 to that attack’s hit roll. Each time an attack made with this weapon is allocated to an AIRCRAFT model, that attack has a Damage characteristic of D3+3. |
| Each time an attack is made with this weapon against an AIRCRAFT unit, add 1 to that attack’s hit roll. Each time an attack made with this weapon is allocated to an AIRCRAFT model, that attack has a Damage characteristic of D3+3. | ||||||
+0..25 Twin lascannon | ||||||
+0..25 Twin lascannon | 48" | Heavy 2 | 9 | -3 | D6 | - |
| Twin plague spewer | ||||||
| Twin plague spewer | 12" | Heavy 2D6 | 5 | -1 | 1 | Plague Weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon, that attack automatically hits the target. |
| Plague Weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon, that attack automatically hits the target. | ||||||
+5 Twin Terrax volkite charger | ||||||
+5 Twin Terrax volkite charger | 20" | Heavy 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | Each time an attack is made with this weapon, an unmodified wound roll of 6 inflicts 1 mortal wound on the target in addition to any normal damage. |
| Each time an attack is made with this weapon, an unmodified wound roll of 6 inflicts 1 mortal wound on the target in addition to any normal damage. | ||||||
| Twin volkite caliver | ||||||
| Twin volkite caliver | 30" | Heavy 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | Each time an attack is made with this weapon, an unmodified wound roll of 6 inflicts 1 mortal wound on the target in addition to any normal damage. |
| Each time an attack is made with this weapon, an unmodified wound roll of 6 inflicts 1 mortal wound on the target in addition to any normal damage. | ||||||
+0..15 Twin volkite culverin | ||||||
+0..15 Twin volkite culverin | 45" | Heavy 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | Each time an attack is made with this weapon, an unmodified wound roll of 6 inflicts 1 mortal wound on the target in addition to any normal damage. |
| Each time an attack is made with this weapon, an unmodified wound roll of 6 inflicts 1 mortal wound on the target in addition to any normal damage. | ||||||
| Unholy death’s head grenade | ||||||
| Unholy death’s head grenade | 6" | Grenade 2D6 | 5 | -1 | 1 | Blast. Plague Weapon. The bearer can only shoot with this weapon once per battle. |
| Blast. Plague Weapon. The bearer can only shoot with this weapon once per battle. | ||||||
| Vengeance launcher | ||||||
| Vengeance launcher | 48" | Heavy 2D6 | 6 | -1 | 1 | Blast |
| Blast | ||||||
+10 Volkite falconet battery | ||||||
+10 Volkite falconet battery | 36" | Heavy 6 | 8 | -2 | 2 | Each time an attack is made with this weapon, an unmodified wound roll of 6 inflicts 2 mortal wounds on the target in addition to any normal damage. |
| Each time an attack is made with this weapon, an unmodified wound roll of 6 inflicts 2 mortal wounds on the target in addition to any normal damage. | ||||||
| Xiphon missile battery | ||||||
| Xiphon missile battery | 60" | Heavy 3 | 7 | -2 | 3 | Each time an attack is made with this weapon against an AIRCRAFT unit, add 1 to that attack’s hit roll. |
| Each time an attack is made with this weapon against an AIRCRAFT unit, add 1 to that attack’s hit roll. | ||||||
Melee Weapons
WEAPON | RANGE | TYPE | S | AP | D | ABILITIES |
| Astartes chainsword | ||||||
| Astartes chainsword | Melee | Melee | User | -1 | 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. | ||||||
| Attendants’ claws and teeth | ||||||
| Attendants’ claws and teeth | Melee | Melee | 2 | 0 | 1 | Plague Weapon. Each time the bearer fights, it makes D6 additional attacks with this weapon. |
| Plague Weapon. Each time the bearer fights, it makes D6 additional attacks with this weapon. | ||||||
| Balesword | ||||||
| Balesword | Melee | Melee | +1 | -3 | 1 | Plague Weapon |
| Plague Weapon | ||||||
| Blade struts | ||||||
| Blade struts | Melee | Melee | x2 | -4 | 3 | - |
| Brutal assault weapon | ||||||
| Brutal assault weapon | 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. | ||||||
| Brutal weapons | ||||||
| Brutal weapons | Melee | Melee | User | -1 | 1 | - |
| Bubotic axe | ||||||
| Bubotic axe | Melee | Melee | +2 | -2 | 1 | Plague Weapon |
| Plague Weapon | ||||||
+0..1 Chainaxe | ||||||
+0..1 Chainaxe | Melee | Melee | +1 | -1 | 1 | - |
| Chainfist | ||||||
| Chainfist | Melee | Melee | x2 | -4 | D3 | Each time an attack is made with this weapon, subtract 1 from that attack’s hit roll, and if that attack is allocated to a VEHICLE model, that attack has a Damage characteristic of 3. |
| Each time an attack is made with this weapon, subtract 1 from that attack’s hit roll, and if that attack is allocated to a VEHICLE model, that attack has a Damage characteristic of 3. | ||||||
| Chainsword | ||||||
| Chainsword | Melee | Melee | User | 0 | 1 | When the bearer fights, it makes 1 additional attack with this weapon. |
| When the bearer fights, it makes 1 additional attack with this weapon. | ||||||
| Corrupted staff | ||||||
| Corrupted staff | Melee | Melee | +3 | -1 | D3 | Plague Weapon |
| Plague Weapon | ||||||
| Crushing tracks | ||||||
| Crushing tracks | Melee | Melee | User | -2 | D3 | - |
| Cursed plague bell | ||||||
| Cursed plague bell | Melee | Melee | User | -1 | 2 | Plague Weapon |
| Plague Weapon | ||||||
+10 Daemonic axe | ||||||
+10 Daemonic axe | Melee | Melee | +2 | -2 | 3 | - |
| Daemonic plague blade | ||||||
| Daemonic plague blade | Melee | Melee | +1 | -1 | 1 | Plague Weapon |
| Plague Weapon | ||||||
| Decimator claw | ||||||
| Decimator claw | Melee | Melee | x2 | -3 | 3 | - |
| Defiler claws | ||||||
| Defiler claws | Melee | Melee | x2 | -3 | D6 | - |
| Defiler scourge | ||||||
| Defiler scourge | Melee | Melee | +4 | -2 | 2 | Each time the bearer fights, it makes 3 additional attacks with this weapon. |
| Each time the bearer fights, it makes 3 additional attacks with this weapon. | ||||||
| Diseased claws and fangs | ||||||
| Diseased claws and fangs | Melee | Melee | User | 0 | 1 | Each time an attack is made with this weapon, re-roll a wound roll of 1. |
| Each time an attack is made with this weapon, re-roll a wound roll of 1. | ||||||
| Flail of corruption | ||||||
| Flail of corruption | Melee | Melee | +1 | -2 | 2 | Plague Weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon, make 2 hit rolls instead of 1. |
| Plague Weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon, make 2 hit rolls instead of 1. | ||||||
| Fleshmower | ||||||
| Fleshmower | Melee | Melee | +1 | -2 | 2 | Plague Weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon, make 3 hit rolls instead of 1. |
| Plague Weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon, make 3 hit rolls instead of 1. | ||||||
| Force axe | ||||||
| Force axe | Melee | Melee | +2 | -2 | D3 | - |
| Force stave | ||||||
| Force stave | Melee | Melee | +3 | -1 | D3 | - |
| Force sword | ||||||
| Force sword | Melee | Melee | +1 | -3 | D3 | - |
| Gnashing maw | ||||||
| Gnashing maw | Melee | Melee | User | -2 | 1 | Plague Weapon |
| Plague Weapon | ||||||
| Great plague cleaver | ||||||
| Great plague cleaver | Melee | Melee | x2 | -3 | D6 | Plague Weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon, subtract 1 from that attack’s hit roll. |
| Plague Weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon, subtract 1 from that attack’s hit roll. | ||||||
| Greater plague probe | ||||||
| Greater plague probe | Melee | Melee | User | -2 | 1 | Plague Weapon |
| Plague Weapon | ||||||
| Helbrute fist | ||||||
| Helbrute fist | Melee | Melee | x2 | -3 | 3 | Each time the bearer fights, if it is equipped with 2 Helbrute fists, it makes 1 additional attack with this weapon. |
| Each time the bearer fights, if it is equipped with 2 Helbrute fists, it makes 1 additional attack with this weapon. | ||||||
| Helbrute hammer | ||||||
| Helbrute hammer | Melee | Melee | x2 | -4 | D6 | 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. | ||||||
+5 Hellforged Dreadnought chainfist | ||||||
+5 Hellforged Dreadnought chainfist | Melee | Melee | x2 | -4 | 2D3 | Each time an attack made with this weapon is allocated to a VEHICLE model, that attack has a Damage characteristic of 6. |
| Each time an attack made with this weapon is allocated to a VEHICLE model, that attack has a Damage characteristic of 6. | ||||||
| Hellforged Dreadnought combat weapon | ||||||
| Hellforged Dreadnought combat weapon | Melee | Melee | x2 | -3 | 3 | - |
+10 Hellforged sword | ||||||
+10 Hellforged sword | Melee | Melee | +1 | -3 | 3 | - |
| Hideous mutations | ||||||
| Hideous mutations | Melee | Melee | +1 | -2 | 2 | - |
| Hideous mutations | ||||||
| Hideous mutations | Melee | Melee | User | -2 | 2 | - |
Melee | Melee | User | -2 | 1 | Plague Weapon | |
| Plague Weapon | ||||||
| Improvised weapon | ||||||
| Improvised weapon | Melee | Melee | User | 0 | 1 | - |
| Leviathan siege claw | ||||||
| Leviathan siege claw | Melee | Melee | x2 | -3 | 3 | 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. | ||||||
| Leviathan siege drill | ||||||
| Leviathan siege drill | Melee | Melee | x2 | -4 | 2D3 | Each time an attack made with this weapon is allocated to a VEHICLE model, that attack has a Damage characteristic of 6. |
| Each time an attack made with this weapon is allocated to a VEHICLE model, that attack has a Damage characteristic of 6. | ||||||
+0..5 Lightning claw | ||||||
+0..5 Lightning claw | Melee | Melee | User | -2 | 1 | Each time the bearer fights, it makes 1 additional attack with this weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon, you can re-roll the wound roll. |
| Each time the bearer fights, it makes 1 additional attack with this weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon, you can re-roll the wound roll. | ||||||
| Mace of contagion | ||||||
| Mace of contagion | Melee | Melee | +2 | -1 | 3 | Plague Weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon, subtract 1 from that attack’s hit roll. |
| Plague Weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon, subtract 1 from that attack’s hit roll. | ||||||
| Malefic talons | ||||||
| Malefic talons | Melee | Melee | User | -1 | 2 | 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. | ||||||
Manreaper | ||||||
Each time an attack is made with this weapon, select one of the profiles below to make that attack with. | ||||||
Manreaper | Each time an attack is made with this weapon, select one of the profiles below to make that attack with. | |||||
| - Cleave | ||||||
| - Cleave | Melee | Melee | +3 | -3 | 2 | Plague Weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon profile, subtract 1 from that attack’s hit roll. |
| Plague Weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon profile, subtract 1 from that attack’s hit roll. | ||||||
| - Scythe | ||||||
| - Scythe | Melee | Melee | +1 | -1 | 1 | Plague Weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon profile, make 2 hit rolls instead of 1. |
| Plague Weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon profile, make 2 hit rolls instead of 1. | ||||||
Master-crafted manreaper | ||||||
Each time an attack is made with this weapon, select one of the profiles below to make that attack with. | ||||||
Master-crafted manreaper | Each time an attack is made with this weapon, select one of the profiles below to make that attack with. | |||||
| - Cleave | ||||||
| - Cleave | Melee | Melee | +3 | -3 | 3 | Plague Weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon profile, subtract 1 from that attack’s hit roll. |
| Plague Weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon profile, subtract 1 from that attack’s hit roll. | ||||||
| - Scythe | ||||||
| - Scythe | Melee | Melee | +1 | -1 | 1 | Plague Weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon profile, make 2 hit rolls instead of 1. |
| Plague Weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon profile, make 2 hit rolls instead of 1. | ||||||
| Melta array | ||||||
| Melta array | Melee | Melee | 8 | -4 | D6+2 | Each time the bearer fights, it makes 1 additional attack with this weapon and no more than one attack can be made with this weapon. |
| Each time the bearer fights, it makes 1 additional attack with this weapon and no more than one attack can be made with this weapon. | ||||||
| Nurglings’ claws and teeth | ||||||
| Nurglings’ claws and teeth | Melee | Melee | 2 | 0 | 1 | When the bearer fights, it makes D6 additional attacks with this weapon and no more than those D6 attacks can be made with this weapon. When resolving an attack made with this weapon, re-roll a wound roll of 1. |
| When the bearer fights, it makes D6 additional attacks with this weapon and no more than those D6 attacks can be made with this weapon. When resolving an attack made with this weapon, re-roll a wound roll of 1. | ||||||
| Plague claw | ||||||
| Plague claw | Melee | Melee | x2 | -3 | 2 | Plague Weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon, subtract 1 from that attack’s hit roll. |
| Plague Weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon, subtract 1 from that attack’s hit roll. | ||||||
| Plague knife | ||||||
| Plague knife | Melee | Melee | User | -1 | 1 | Plague Weapon |
| Plague Weapon | ||||||
| Plague probe | ||||||
| Plague probe | Melee | Melee | User | -2 | 1 | Plague Weapon |
| Plague Weapon | ||||||
| Plaguereaper | ||||||
| Plaguereaper | Melee | Melee | x2 | -3 | 3 | Plague Weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon, subtract 1 from that attack’s hit roll. |
| Plague Weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon, subtract 1 from that attack’s hit roll. | ||||||
| Power axe | ||||||
| Power axe | Melee | Melee | +2 | -2 | 1 | - |
| Power fist | ||||||
| Power fist | 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. | ||||||
| Power maul | ||||||
| Power maul | Melee | Melee | +3 | -1 | 1 | - |
| Power scourge | ||||||
| Power scourge | Melee | Melee | +1 | -2 | 2 | Each time the bearer fights, it makes 3 additional attacks with this weapon. |
| Each time the bearer fights, it makes 3 additional attacks with this weapon. | ||||||
| Power sword | ||||||
| Power sword | Melee | Melee | +1 | -3 | 1 | - |
Silence | ||||||
Each time an attack is made with this weapon, select one of the profiles below to make that attack with. | ||||||
Silence | Each time an attack is made with this weapon, select one of the profiles below to make that attack with. | |||||
| - Eviscerating blow | ||||||
| - Eviscerating blow | Melee | Melee | x2 | -4 | D3+3 | Plague Weapon |
| Plague Weapon | ||||||
| - Reaping scythe | ||||||
| - Reaping scythe | Melee | Melee | User | -2 | 1 | Plague Weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon profile, make 3 hit rolls instead of 1. |
| Plague Weapon. Each time an attack is made with this weapon profile, make 3 hit rolls instead of 1. | ||||||
| Tainted force blade | ||||||
| Tainted force blade | Melee | Melee | +1 | -2 | 2 | Each time an attack is made with this weapon, you can re-roll the wound roll. |
| Each time an attack is made with this weapon, you can re-roll the wound roll. | ||||||
| Termite drill | ||||||
| Termite drill | Melee | Melee | x2 | -4 | D3+3 | Each time an attack made with this weapon is allocated to a VEHICLE model, that attack has a Damage characteristic of D3+6. |
| Each time an attack made with this weapon is allocated to a VEHICLE model, that attack has a Damage characteristic of D3+6. | ||||||
Other Wargear
OTHER WARGEAR | ABILITIES | ||||||
Chimes of contagion | |||||||
Add 3" to the Contagion Range of all Contagion abilities that the bearer’s unit has (to a maximum of 12"). | |||||||
Chimes of contagion | Add 3" to the Contagion Range of all Contagion abilities that the bearer’s unit has (to a maximum of 12"). | ||||||
+15 Explorator augury web | |||||||
Enemy units that are set up on the battlefield as Reinforcements cannot be set up within 12" of the bearer. The bearer has a transport capacity of 6 DEATH GUARD INFANTRY models, instead of 10. | |||||||
+15 Explorator augury web | Enemy units that are set up on the battlefield as Reinforcements cannot be set up within 12" of the bearer. The bearer has a transport capacity of 6 DEATH GUARD INFANTRY models, instead of 10. | ||||||
+35 Foetid wings | |||||||
The bearer has a Move characteristic of 10" and the FLY keyword. | |||||||
+35 Foetid wings | The bearer has a Move characteristic of 10" and the FLY keyword. | ||||||
+15 Heavy armour | |||||||
The bearer has a 5+ invulnerable save. | |||||||
+15 Heavy armour | The bearer has a 5+ invulnerable save. | ||||||
Icon of despair | |||||||
In your Morale phase, roll one D6 for each enemy unit within Engagement Range of the bearer’s unit: on a 4+, that enemy unit suffers 1 mortal wound. | |||||||
Icon of despair | In your Morale phase, roll one D6 for each enemy unit within Engagement Range of the bearer’s unit: on a 4+, that enemy unit suffers 1 mortal wound. | ||||||
Infernal bomb | |||||||
Once per turn, if the bearer has any infernal bombs remaining, it can drop one of them. Immediately after the bearer has moved, you can select one point on the battlefield the bearer moved across this phase. Roll one D6 for each unit within 6" of that point, subtracting 1 if that model is a CHARACTER (excluding VEHICLE or MONSTER units): on a 4-5, that unit suffers D3 mortal wounds; on a 6, that unit suffers D6 mortal wounds. Each infernal bomb can only be dropped once per battle. | |||||||
Infernal bomb | Once per turn, if the bearer has any infernal bombs remaining, it can drop one of them. Immediately after the bearer has moved, you can select one point on the battlefield the bearer moved across this phase. Roll one D6 for each unit within 6" of that point, subtracting 1 if that model is a CHARACTER (excluding VEHICLE or MONSTER units): on a 4-5, that unit suffers D3 mortal wounds; on a 6, that unit suffers D6 mortal wounds. Each infernal bomb can only be dropped once per battle. | ||||||
Sigil of decay | |||||||
Each time an attack is made with a bolt weapon by a model in the bearer’s unit, an unmodified hit roll of 6 automatically wounds the target. | |||||||
Sigil of decay | Each time an attack is made with a bolt weapon by a model in the bearer’s unit, an unmodified hit roll of 6 automatically wounds the target. | ||||||
Thermal jet array | |||||||
After the bearer has moved, you can select one unit this model moved across and roll one D6, subtracting 1 from the roll if that unit has the CHARACTER keyword: on a 2-4, that unit suffers D3 mortal wounds; on a 5+, that unit suffers 2D3 mortal wounds. | |||||||
Thermal jet array | After the bearer has moved, you can select one unit this model moved across and roll one D6, subtracting 1 from the roll if that unit has the CHARACTER keyword: on a 2-4, that unit suffers D3 mortal wounds; on a 5+, that unit suffers 2D3 mortal wounds. | ||||||
Thermal jets | |||||||
After the bearer has moved, you can select one unit the bearer moved across and roll one D6, subtracting 2 from the roll if that unit has the CHARACTER keyword: on a 2-5, that unit suffers D3 mortal wounds; on a 6, that unit suffers D6 mortal wounds. | |||||||
Thermal jets | After the bearer has moved, you can select one unit the bearer moved across and roll one D6, subtracting 2 from the roll if that unit has the CHARACTER keyword: on a 2-5, that unit suffers D3 mortal wounds; on a 6, that unit suffers D6 mortal wounds. | ||||||
Thunderhawk cluster bombs | |||||||
Once per battle, after the bearer has moved, you can select one unit the bearer moved across. Roll six D6s for each VEHICLE or MONSTER model in that unit and roll one D6 for each other model in that unit (to a maximum of 18): for each 4+, that unit suffers 1 mortal wound. | |||||||
Thunderhawk cluster bombs | Once per battle, after the bearer has moved, you can select one unit the bearer moved across. Roll six D6s for each VEHICLE or MONSTER model in that unit and roll one D6 for each other model in that unit (to a maximum of 18): for each 4+, that unit suffers 1 mortal wound. | ||||||
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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.
The PRIMARIS keyword is used in the following Space Marines datasheets:
Space Marines can fight through even the most grievous of wounds.
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.
The GELLERPOX INFECTED keyword is used in the following Death Guard datasheets:
The MUTOID VERMIN keyword is used in the following Death Guard datasheets:
The TRAITORIS ASTARTES keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The AGENT OF CHAOS keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
- If this model is your WARLORD it gains the AGENT OF CHAOS keyword.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 DEATH GUARD keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
The ABADDON THE DESPOILER keyword is used in the following Chaos Space Marines datasheets:
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.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.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.Drawing upon countless years of festering bitterness and hate, Chaos Space Marines attack with a ferocity that is terrible to behold. Whether annihilating the foe at range or butchering them without mercy at close quarters, there is no aspect of death unknown to these traitors. Unencumbered by stultifying doctrines, they are capable of adapting their murderous priorities with horrifying ease, and there are no limits to the levels of devastation they will unleash to vent their anger.
If every unit from your army has the TRAITORIS ASTARTES keyword (excluding models with the AGENT OF CHAOS or UNALIGNED keyword) and every DEATH GUARD unit from your army (excluding ABADDON THE DESPOILER) is from the same Legion, this unit gains the following rules:- Each time a model in this unit shoots with a flame weapon, when determining how many attacks are made with that weapon this phase, add 2 to the result (e.g. a model shooting with a flamer makes D6+2 attacks).
- This unit gains a bonus (see below) depending on which wanton act it is engaged in, as follows:
- During the first battle round, your army (and every unit from it) is engaged in Wanton Destruction.
- During the second battle round, your army (and every unit from it) is engaged in Wanton Massacre.
- At the start of the third battle round, select either Wanton Massacre or Wanton Slaughter; until the end of that battle round, your army (and every unit from it) is engaged in the wanton act you selected.
- During the fourth and subsequent battle rounds, your army (and every unit from it) is engaged in Wanton Slaughter.
- Army Faction: All units in army must share at least one Faction keyword.
- UNALIGNED units are exempt.
- 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.
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.
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.
The INFANTRY keyword is used in the following Death Guard datasheets:
- Remain Stationary: Models cannot move this phase.
The TERMINATOR keyword is used in the following Death Guard datasheets:
Revolting toxins and infectious slime weeps from this weapon in a ceaseless stream. Even shallow cuts or glancing blows will leave the enemy’s flesh seething with incurable diseases.
Each time an attack is made with this weapon, re-roll a wound roll of 1.The BUBONIC ASTARTES keyword is used in the following Death Guard datasheets:
The PLAGUE MARINES keyword is used in the following Death Guard datasheets:
The POXWALKERS keyword is used in the following Death Guard datasheets:
- Objective Secured: Player controls objective marker if any of their models in range have this ability.
The BLIGHTLORD TERMINATORS keyword is used in the following Death Guard datasheets:
The DEATHSHROUD TERMINATORS keyword is used in the following Death Guard datasheets:
The PLAGUE FOLLOWERS keyword is used in the following Death Guard datasheets:
The BUBONIC ASTARTES, CORE and INFANTRY keywords are used in the following Death Guard datasheets:
The DEATH GUARD and CULTISTS keywords are used in the following Death Guard datasheets:
The LORD OF THE DEATH GUARD keyword is used in the following Death Guard datasheets:
The DAEMON PRINCE keyword is used in the following Death Guard datasheets:
The FOETID VIRION keyword is used in the following Death Guard 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.
- Advance: Models move up to M+D6".
- Cannot move within Engagement Range of enemy models.
- Units that Advance cannot shoot or charge this turn.
The VEHICLE keyword is used in the following Death Guard datasheets:
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.
- 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.
The DEATH GUARD and CHARACTER keywords are used in the following Death Guard datasheets:
When a unit shoots, one model that is equipped with a Grenade in that unit can resolve attacks with it instead of shooting any other weapons.
- Only one model can use a Grenade when its unit shoots.
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.
- Points values: Detailed measure of a unit's efficacy.
Note that CHARACTERS cannot use their Aura Abilities while performing actions.
The champion’s weapon is imbued with one of Nurgle’s most foul diseases, making it all the more infectious.
- DEATH GUARD CHARACTER model (excluding named characters)
- Unit containing a BUBONIC ASTARTES model that has the word ‘Champion’ in its profile
The TALLYMAN keyword is used in the following Death Guard datasheets:
TOLLKEEPER
This device is so saturated with plagues that tallying the slain with it causes unclean outbreaks to erupt amongst their comrades.
TALLYMAN model only. The bearer has the following ability:‘Tollkeeper (Aura): While a friendly CORE unit is within 6" of the bearer, each time a model in that unit makes a ranged attack, an unmodified hit roll of 6 scores 1 additional hit.’
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.
Those fighting the Death Guard soon became carriers of disease, even if the plagues do not kill them outright. On occasion their plague boils up inside them, so that when they are struck down, they burst.
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.
The keyword is used in the following Death Guard datasheets:
The DEATH GUARD, and CHARACTER keywords are used in the following Death Guard datasheets:
The Death Guard are carriers of countless infections and contagions, each a gift from Nurgle. Whenever they march to war, these diseases spread, contaminating all around, sapping the strength of its victims, draining them of energy, withering their muscles and overwhelming their immune system. Such is its malefic nature, they can even undo metallic bonds, alien psychic materials and all manner of other elements and components, rendering even armoured vehicles vulnerable.
If every unit from your army has the DEATH GUARD keyword (excluding UNALIGNED units), this unit gains the following ability:Nurgle’s Gift (Contagion): While an enemy unit is within Contagion Range of this unit (see below), subtract 1 from the Toughness characteristic of models in that enemy unit.
Contagion Abilities
Contagion abilities affect enemy models or units within Contagion Range - this changes with the battle round number, increasing as the battle progresses, as shown in the table below. The effects of multiple, identically named Contagion abilities is not cumulative (i.e. if an enemy unit is within range of two models with the same Contagion ability, that Contagion ability only applies to the enemy unit once). Note, that while similar in many regards to Aura abilities, Contagion abilities are not affected by abilities that affect Aura abilities, and vice-versa.
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The MORTARION keyword is used in the following Death Guard datasheets:
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- Starting number of Command points varies with battle size.
The HARBINGERS and POXWALKERS keywords are used in the following Death Guard datasheets:
The INEXORABLE and VEHICLE keywords are used in the following Death Guard datasheets:
- Overwatch: Before charge roll made, all charge targets that can fire Overwatch can do so.
- Can never fire Overwatch while enemy units are in Engagement Range.
- When firing Overwatch, shoot with unit, but attacks only hit on unmodified 6s.
If every model in an INFANTRY unit is within 3" of an Obstacle terrain feature with this trait, then it can either Hold Steady or it can Set to Defend (see below) when an enemy unit declares a charge against it if, were you to draw a straight line, 1mm in thickness, between the closest parts of the bases (or hulls) of the two closest models in the two units, that line would pass over or through that terrain feature.
A unit cannot Hold Steady or Set to Defend while it is within Engagement Range of any enemy units.
If a unit Holds Steady, any Overwatch attacks made by that unit this phase will score hits on rolls of 5+. If a unit Sets to Defend, it cannot fire Overwatch this phase, but you add 1 to hit rolls when resolving attacks made with melee weapons by models in that unit until the end of the next Fight phase.
- INFANTRY units can Hold Steady or Set to Defend (if no enemy within Engagement Range).
- Hold Steady: Overwatch attacks hit on 5+.
- Set to Defend: Cannot fire Overwatch but add 1 to hit rolls in next Fight phase.
- Heroic Intervention: Move up to 3".
- Must end closer to the closest enemy model.
The WRETCHED and MALIGNANT PLAGUECASTER keywords are used in the following Death Guard 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.
- 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.
The POXMONGERS and DAEMON ENGINE keywords are used in the following Death Guard datasheets:
- 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.
- If a Blast weapon targets a unit that has between 6 and 10 models, it always makes a minimum of 3 attacks. So if, when determining how many attacks are made with that weapon, the dice rolled results in less than 3 attacks being made, make 3 attacks instead. For example, if a Grenade D6 weapon with the Blast rule targets a unit that has 6 or more models, and you roll a 2 to determine how many attacks are made, that roll is counted as being a 3 and that weapon makes three attacks against that unit.
- When a Blast weapon targets a unit that has 11 or more models, do not roll dice to randomly determine how many attacks are made – instead, make the maximum possible number of attacks. For example, if a Grenade D6 weapon with the Blast rule targets a unit that has 11 or more models, that weapon makes six attacks against that unit.
- Blast Weapons: Minimum three attacks against units with 6+ models. Always make maximum number of attacks against units with 11+ models.
- Can never be used to attack units within the firing unit’s Engagement Range.
The FERRYMEN and FOETID VIRION keywords are used in the following Death Guard 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.
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.
Some Death Guard are marked for greatness before they rise high in the Legion's ranks. Some of these warriors are gifted the opportunity to wield rare relic weapons in Nurglc’s name.
Each Relic in your army must be unique, and you cannot use this Stratagem to give a model two Relics. You can only use this Stratagem once, unless you are playing a Strike Force battle (in which case, you can use this Stratagem twice) or an Onslaught battle (in which case, you can use this Stratagem three times).
Nurgle is a generous god, and through worship and devotion his followers can gain mighty rewards. Those who prove themselves most worthy wield suppurating weapons of unspeakable foulness, or gird themselves in weeping armour of filth.
The DEATH GUARD and CHAOS SPAWN keywords are used in the following Death Guard datasheets:
Those favoured by Nurgle are inured to pain, their rotting bodies shrugging off all but the most traumatic damage with ease.
Each time an attack is allocated to a model in this unit, subtract 1 from the Damage characteristic of that attack (to a minimum of 1).The Chaos Spawn created thanks to Nurgle’s ‘blessings’ are hideously tough.
- Add 1 to the Toughness characteristic of models in that unit.
- That unit has the Disgustingly Resilient ability.
Many lords and champions of the Death Guard have favoured lieutenants within their ranks.
This diseased sorcerer feels the rheumy eye of the Plague God upon him.
- That model knows one additional psychic power from their chosen discipline.
- Once per Psychic phase, you can re-roll one Psychic test taken for that model.
The slain warrior bursts like a fat, pox-laden buboe.
The DEATH GUARD and VEHICLE keywords are used in the following Death Guard datasheets:
Upon their destruction, the seven-cursed hulls of Death Guard battle tanks have an alarming tendency to burst like ruptured boils, exploding in a swelling mass of pus and foulness.
The LORD OF VIRULENCE keyword is used in the following Death Guard datasheets:
Utilising far away artillery, the Death Guard pound an area of the battlefield with flesh-starved blight spores that rampantly spread over any unfortunate enough to be nearby.
The DAEMON keyword is used in the following Death Guard datasheets:
The foul liquids coursing through some Death Guard warriors are weapons in themselves. If unleashed, they drench a foe in toxic slime and effluvia that can kill in minutes.
On occasion a contagion of Nurgle will flare up brilliantly in an all-consuming wave of infection.
- If there are any other units from your army on the battlefield that have any Contagion abilities that the selected unit does not have, then until the start of your next Command phase, the selected unit has all of the same Contagion abilities (this is in addition to the ones it already has).
- Until the start of your next Command phase, units from your army count the battle round number as one higher than the current battle round number for the purpose of determining the Contagion range of any Contagion abilities they have.
The artefacts of the Death Guard are foul objects and weapons, seeped in poisons of countless varieties. To unleash them is to grant the enemy a most horrible death.
The groans of the Poxwalkers are spiritually infectious in their own right, spreading the curse carried by the shambling abominations far and wide.
The DEATH GUARD and MACHINE SPIRIT keywords are used in the following Death Guard datasheets: