It is the task of the Deathwatch to defend the Imperium from the ravages of the xenos, countless species of which threaten Mankind in every corner of the galaxy. For thousands of years the Deathwatch have remained true to their endless task. Drawing their numbers from almost every Space Marine Chapter, each is an elite alien killer of proven skill in battle.
This section contains all of the datasheets that you will need in order to fight battles with your Space Marines miniatures. Each datasheet includes the characteristics profiles of the unit it describes, as well as any wargear and abilities it may have. Some rules are common to several Space Marines units – these are described below and referenced on the datasheets.
Books
| Book | Kind | Edition | Version | Last update |
 Space Marines | ||||
| Space Marines | Codex | 9 | Indomitus 1.3 | February 2022 |
 Games Workshop: Strike Force Agastus | ||||
| Games Workshop: Strike Force Agastus | Datasheet | 9 | March 2023 | |
 Imperial Armour: Compendium | ||||
| Imperial Armour: Compendium | Index | 9 | Indomitus 1.9 | February 2023 |
 Boarding Actions: Mustering Rules | ||||
| Boarding Actions: Mustering Rules | Expansion | 9 | 1.1 | February 2023 |
 Munitorum Field Manual 2023 Mk I | ||||
| Munitorum Field Manual 2023 Mk I | Expansion | 9 | January 2023 | |
| The Balance Dataslate | ||||
| The Balance Dataslate | Rulebook | 9 | Q1 2023 | January 2023 |
| War Zone Nachmund: Rift War | ||||
| War Zone Nachmund: Rift War | Expansion | 9 | Indomitus 1.0 | July 2022 |
 Deathwatch | ||||
| Deathwatch | Codex Supplement | 9 | Indomitus 1.2 | July 2022 |
| Warzone Octarius – Book 1: Rising Tide | ||||
| Warzone Octarius – Book 1: Rising Tide | Expansion | 9 | Indomitus 1.2 | July 2022 |
 Horus Heresy: Kratos | ||||
| Horus Heresy: Kratos | Datasheet | 9 | June 2022 | |
| Power Rating Update 2022 | ||||
| Power Rating Update 2022 | Rulebook | 9 | March 2022 | |
| War Zone Nachmund: Vigilus Alone | ||||
| War Zone Nachmund: Vigilus Alone | Expansion | 9 | Indomitus 1.0 | March 2022 |
| Warhammer Store Anniversary 2022: Primaris Company Champion | ||||
| Warhammer Store Anniversary 2022: Primaris Company Champion | Datasheet | 9 | January 2022 | |
 Torchbearers Crusade Force | ||||
| Torchbearers Crusade Force | White Dwarf | 9 | July 2021 | |
 Warhammer Legends: Forge World | ||||
| Warhammer Legends: Forge World | Index | 9 | 1.0 | December 2020 |
 Imperium Nihilus: Vigilus Defiant | ||||
| Imperium Nihilus: Vigilus Defiant | Expansion | 8 | Indomitus 1.1 | July 2020 |
 Warhammer Legends: Space Marines | ||||
| Warhammer Legends: Space Marines | Datasheet | 8 | December 2019 | |
| Warhammer Legends: Legion of the Damned | ||||
| Warhammer Legends: Legion of the Damned | Datasheet | 8 | December 2019 | |
FAQ
Codex: Space Marines
| Q: | If a full strength Space Marine squad that has an upgrade, such as a Teleport Homer, an Armorium Cherub or a Watcher in the Dark, uses the Combat Squads ability to split into two separate units, can only one of those units use that ability and do I have to declare which of those units gets to use that ability when the unit splits up? |
| A: | If a unit has split into two units because of its Combat Squads ability, only one of those units can use the Teleport Homer/Armorium Cherub/Watcher in the Dark ability. You do not have to declare which unit will get to use that ability when the unit splits up – either unit can use that ability during the battle. Once used, we recommend removing any model used to represent the Teleport Homer/Armorium Cherub/Watcher in the Dark as a reminder that the ability has now been resolved. |
Codex supplement: Deathwatch
| Q: | When using the Brotherhood of Veterans Stratagem, can I select a Successor Chapter Tactic? |
| A: | No, you can only select one Chapter Tactic or one Successor Tactic. A Successor Chapter Tactic comprises two Successor Tactics and so cannot be chosen. |
Expansion: Warzone Octarius – Book 1: Rising Tide
| Q: | With Veterans of the Long Vigil, at the start of the battle round, do you select one Chapter Tactic/Successor Tactic per unit in your army with this ability, or do you select a single Chapter Tactic/Successor Tactic once for your whole army? |
| A: | The latter; you select a single Chapter Tactic/Successor Tactic once for your whole army, not per unit. |
| Q: | If the Honoured Veteran of the Watch Stratagem is used to grant a Sergeant model a Warlord Trait, is that Warlord Trait considered to be on just that Sergeant model, or on all of the models in its unit? |
| A: | Just the Sergeant model. Note that this means that some Warlord Traits or some parts of Warlord Traits may not take effect while other models besides the Sergeant are still in its unit, e.g. Stealth Adept, the first bullet point of The Imperium’s Sword, Speed of the Primarch, Oathkeeper. |
Expansion: Imperium Nihilus: Vigilus Defiant
| Q: | When paying Command Points to upgrade a Detachment into a Specialist Detachment, is the Relic they are able to give to a CHARACTER in addition to the Relic they would typically get from their Warlord’s faction? |
| A: | No. The Relic(s) listed within a Specialist Detachment can be given to a CHARACTER from your army instead of one from your Warlord’s codex. Don’t forget, however, that many codexes contain Stratagems that enable you to gain additional Relics. |
| Q: | If a unit makes a shooting attack outside of the Shooting phase (such as a Soulburst action in the Fight phase) against a Liberator Strike Force unit, can it retaliate with the Paragons of Dorn Stratagem? |
| A: | No. |
| Q: | If High Marshal Helbrecht is part of a Sword Brethren Specialist Detachment, can he have the Master Swordsman Warlord Trait from that Detachment? |
| A: | No. High Marshal Helbrecht must always have the Oathkeeper Warlord Trait as detailed in Codex: Space Marines. |
| Q: | Is the Vengeful Arbiter a bolt weapon, for rules that interact with such weapons (e.g. the Bolter Drill Stratagem)? |
| A: | Yes. |
The <CHAPTER> Keyword
All ADEPTUS ASTARTES units are drawn from a Chapter. When you include such a unit in your army, you must nominate which Chapter it is from and then replace the <CHAPTER> keyword in every instance on its datasheet with the name of your chosen Chapter. This could be one of the Chapters detailed in a Warhammer 40,000 publication, or one of your own design.
Example: If you include a Captain in your army, and you decide he is from the Blood Ravens Chapter, his <CHAPTER> keyword becomes BLOOD RAVENS and his Rites of Battle ability reads 'While a friendly BLOOD RAVENS CORE unit is within 6" of this model, each time a model in that unit makes an attack, re-roll a hit roll of l.’
If your army is Battle-forged, you cannot include units from two different Chapters in the same Detachment.
Non-Codex Compliant Chapters
You cannot select Grey Knights or Legion of the Damned when nominating which Chapter a unit is from. In addition, the following restrictions apply:- Black Templars: LIBRARIAN units cannot be from the Black Templars Chapter.
- Dark Angels:
STERNGUARD VETERAN SQUADand VANGUARD VETERAN SQUAD units cannot be from the Dark Angels Chapter (or any of their successor Chapters). - Deathwatch: The following units cannot be from the Deathwatch Chapter:
ASSAULT SQUAD;ATTACK BIKE SQUAD;BIKE SQUAD;DEVASTATOR SQUAD;STERNGUARD VETERAN SQUAD;TACTICAL SQUAD;SCOUTunits. - Space Wolves: The following units cannot be from the Space Wolves Chapter (or any of their successor Chapters): APOTHECARY;
ASSAULT SQUAD;DEVASTATOR SQUAD;STERNGUARD VETERAN SQUAD;TACTICAL SQUAD; VANGUARD VETERAN SQUAD.
Successor Chapters
Some rules refer to successor Chapters. If your unit is not from the Deathwatch or a First Founding Chapter (Dark Angels, White Scars, Space Wolves, Imperial Fists, Blood Angels, Iron Hands, Ultramarines, Salamanders or Raven Guard), it is from a successor Chapter, and you must decide which of the aforementioned First Founding Chapters it is a successor of. If the successor Chapter you have chosen is one established in the background, its founding Chapter will often be known (e.g. the Howling Griffons Chapter is a successor of the Ultramarines).If your successor Chapter does not have a known founding Chapter but has the Inheritors of the Primarch Successor Tactic, it is a successor of the Chapter whose Chapter Tactic you selected. Otherwise, select a First Founding Chapter that best fits your Chapters character. In any case, write down on your army roster which of the First Founding Chapters your Chapter is a successor of.
Abilities
A units datasheet will list all the abilities it has. Certain abilities that are common to many units are only referenced on the datasheets rather than described in full. These are described below.
Angels of Death
Space Marines are amongst the finest warriors in the Imperium.
This unit has the following abilities, which are described below: And They Shall Know No Fear; Bolter Discipline; Shock Assault; Combat Doctrines.And They Shall Know No Fear
Space Marines stand unafraid before the terrors of the galaxy.
Each time a Combat Attrition test is taken for this unit, ignore any or all modifiers.Bolter Discipline
To a Space Marine, the boltgun is more than a weapon - it is an instrument of Mankind’s divinity, the bringer of death to his foes.
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 (excluding CENTURION models) and its unit Remained Stationary in your previous Movement phase.
- The shooting model is a TERMINATOR or BIKER.
Shock Assault
The Adeptus Astartes are elite troops who strike with the fury of a thunderbolt. Few opponents can withstand this onslaught.
Each time this unit fights, if it made a charge move, was charged, or performed a Heroic Intervention this turn, then until that fight is resolved, add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of models in this unit.Combat Doctrines
When the Adeptus Astartes fight, they employ a set of combat doctrines to eliminate the enemy. After pounding the foe with heavy weapons, warriors advance to lay down a hail of bolter fire before charging forth with chainswords roaring to finish the foe.
If every unit from your army has the ADEPTUS ASTARTES keyword (excluding AGENT OF THE IMPERIUM and UNALIGNED units), this unit gains a bonus (see below) depending on which Combat Doctrine is active for your army. During the first battle round, the Devastator Doctrine is active for your army. From the second battle round onwards, at the start of the battle round, you can change which Combat Doctrine is active for your army, as follows:- If the Devastator Doctrine was active for your army during the previous battle round, you can change it so that the Tactical Doctrine is now active.
- If the Tactical Doctrine was active for your army during the previous battle round, you can change it so that the Assault Doctrine is now active.
Devastator Doctrine
The Codex Astartes explains in detail the strategic value of overwhelming firepower applied to key targets at the optimal time in order to eliminate threats and create tactical openings.
While this combat doctrine is active, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of every Heavy and Grenade weapon that models in this unit are equipped with by 1.Tactical Doctrine
As the warring armies close upon one another and vicious firefights erupt, the Codex lays out strategies for swiftly seizing the initiative and combining versatility with firepower.
While this combat doctrine is active, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of every Rapid Fire and Assault weapon that models in this unit are equipped with by 1.Assault Doctrine
The Codex Astartes leaves no doubt that the killing blow in most engagements must be delivered with a decisive close-quarters strike. It presents plentiful tactical means to achieve this end.
While this combat doctrine is active, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of every Pistol and Melee weapon that models in this unit are equipped with by 1.
Special-issue Ammunition
The Deathwatch utilise a range of specialised bolt shells in many of their weapons. From rounds that douse their targets in acid to hollow shells filled with superheated gas, each type is designed to eliminate specific xenos foes.
Each time a unit is selected to shoot, if it contains any models that are equipped with a weapon with this ability, then before you select any targets, each weapon with this ability can fire special-issue ammunition. If any do, select one of the ammunition types below for that weapon; until the end of the phase, each time that weapon is fired, apply the modifiers and abilities associated with that special-issue ammunition:- Dragonfire Bolts: Each time an attack is made with a weapon firing this special-issue ammunition, the target does not receive the benefits of cover against that attack.
- Hellfire Rounds: Each time an attack is made with a weapon firing this special-issue ammunition against a unit that does not have the VEHICLE or TITANIC keyword, add 1 to that attack’s wound roll.
- Kraken Bolts: Each time an attack is made with a weapon firing this special-issue ammunition, add 6" to the Range characteristic and improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1 (this is cumulative with the Armour Penetration bonus conferred by the Combat Doctrines ability).
- Vengeance Rounds: Each time an attack is made with a weapon firing this special-issue ammunition, add 1 to the Damage characteristic of that attack.
Mixed Unit
When faced with an array of missions to complete and varying enemies to lay low, the Deathwatch are highly adept at forming effective kill teams that mesh starkly diverse armour and equipment.
If this unit contains models with different Toughness characteristics, each time an attack is made against this unit, use the Toughness characteristic of the majority of the models in this unit when determining what roll is required for that attack to successfully wound. If two or more Toughness characteristics are tied for majority, the controlling player selects one of the tied values to be the majority value.For the purposes of the Bolter Discipline ability, performing actions, the Deathwatch teleport homer wargear, and for determining which models can embark within a TRANSPORT model, the following rules apply:
- Deathwatch Terminator and Terminator models have the TERMINATOR keyword.
- Veteran Biker models do not have the INFANTRY keyword and instead have the BIKER keyword.
- Vanguard Veteran models with jump packs have the JUMP PACK keyword.
- Inceptor models have the JUMP PACK keyword.
- Outrider models do not have the INFANTRY keyword and instead have the BIKER keyword.
Note that for the purposes of interacting with terrain features, if this unit contains at least one INFANTRY model, all models in this unit are treated as INFANTRY, even if this unit contains any BIKER models that might behave differently or have specific restrictions whilst interacting with a terrain feature.
Designer’s Note: This is a slight abstraction that means that a BIKER model in a mixed unit behaves slightly differently to BIKER models in other units, but it helps to minimise unusual and complicated effects that could come about from forcing one model from a unit to move and benefit from cover in a different way to other models from the same unit.
Martial Legacy
If your army is Battle-forged, then when this unit is included in a Detachment, increase that Detachment’s Command Cost by 1CP.Deployment Abilities
The following abilities, which are used during deployment, are common to many ADEPTUS ASTARTES units.
Combat Squads
Space Marine squads can break down into smaller, tactically flexible formations known as combat squads.
At the start of deployment, before any units have been set up, if this unit contains the maximum number of models that it can, then it can be split into two units containing as equal a number of models as possible. When splitting a unit using this ability, make a note of which models form each of the two new units.Concealed Positions
Vanguard forces often infiltrate the battlefield ahead of the main advance, taking up forward positions to ambush the foe.
During deployment, when you set up this unit, if every model in this unit has this ability then it can be set up anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 9" away from the enemy deployment zone and any enemy models.Death From Above
The Angels of Death launch their attack from all directions. Troops equipped with jump packs and grav-chutes descend from the heavens, guns blazing as they slam into battle.
During deployment, if every model in this unit has this ability, then you can set up this unit high in the skies 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.Outflank
When necessary, Space Marine units can operate behind enemy lines indefinitely, awaiting the perfect opportunity to appear on the enemy’s flank and wreak havoc.
During deployment, if every model in this unit has this ability, then you can set up this unit behind enemy lines 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 wholly within 6" of any battlefield edge and more than 9" away from any enemy models.Teleport Strike
Space Marine strike cruisers and battle barges contain baroque chambers fitted with ancient technologies that can teleport the Angels of Death 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.Weapon Definitions
Some rules refer to ‘bolt weapons’, ‘flame weapons’, ‘melta weapons’ or ‘plasma weapons’. The definitions of these weapons for the purposes of such rules can be found below:
Bolt Weapons
A bolt weapon is any weapon whose profile includes the word ‘bolt’ (bolt rifle, boltstorm gauntlet, storm bolter etc.), and any Relic that replaces a bolt weapon (e.g. Primarch’s Wrath). Rules that apply to bolt weapons only apply to the boltgun profile of combi-weapons, and the boltgun profile of Relics that replace combi-weapons. If a bolt weapon has a shooting and melee profile, rules that apply to bolt weapons only apply to the shooting profile of that weapon. Note that the following weapons found in Codex supplements are also bolt weapons:- Blackout
- Blood Song (master-crafted boltgun profile)
- The Deliverer
- Dorns Arrow
- Gauntlets of Ultramar
- Vigil spear
- Gorgon’s Wrath
- Infernus (master-crafted boltgun profile)
- Lion’s Wrath (master-crafted boltgun profile)
- Quietus
- Auto-flamer (auto bolt rifle profile)
- Auto-plasma (auto bolt rifle profile)
- Ferocity (bolt rifle profile)
Flame Weapons
A flame weapon is any weapon whose profile includes the word ‘flame’ (flamer, flamestorm gauntlet, heavy flamer etc.), any Relic that replaces a flame weapon, and any incendium cannons. Rules that apply to flame weapons only apply to the flamer profile of combi-flamers, and the flamer profile of Relics that replace combi-flamers. If a flame weapon has a shooting and melee profile, rules that apply to flame weapons only apply to the shooting profile of that weapon. Note that the following weapons found in Codex supplements are also flame weapons:- Drakkis
- Gauntlet of the Forge
- Infernus (flamer profile)
- Auto-flamer (flamer profile)
- Pyre pistol
- Pyreblaster
Melta Weapons
A melta weapon is any weapon whose profile includes the word ‘melta’ (meltagun, melta destroyer, multi-melta etc.), any Relic that replaces a melta weapon, and any inferno pistols. Rules that apply to melta weapons only apply to the meltagun profile of combi-meltas, and the meltagun profile of Relics that replace combi-meltas. Note that the following weapons found in Codex supplements are also melta weapons:- Blood Song (meltagun profile)
- Ferocity (meltagun profile)
Plasma Weapons
A plasma weapon is any weapon whose profile includes the word ‘plasma’ (plasma gun, plasma pistol, heavy plasma cannon etc.), and any Relic that replaces a plasma weapon. Rules that apply to plasma weapons only apply to the plasma gun profile of combi-plasmas, and the plasma gun profile of Relics that replace combi-plasmas. Note that the following weapons found in Codex supplements are also plasma weapons:- Lion’s Wrath (plasma gun profile)
- Auto-plasma (plasma gun profile)
Chapter Command
Each time you upgrade one of the aforementioned units, its Power Rating is increased, as shown in the table below. If you are playing a matched play game, or a game that uses a points limit, then the points value of that unit is also increased by the amount shown in the same table. Make a note on your army roster each time you upgrade a unit using these rules.
Each time you upgrade a unit, it gains a new keyword, as shown in the Chapter Command Keyword column of the table below. It also gains one or more additional abilities, as shown in the appropriate section below, as well as access to bespoke Warlord Traits and Relics (these are considered to be Chapter Relics for all rules purposes). These units are still considered to be the same datasheet for the purposes of any mission rules that limit the number of times any particular datasheet can be included in your army.
A Crusade force cannot start with any upgraded CHARACTER units - to include one in a Crusade force, you must use the Chapter Command Requisition.
You cannot upgrade named characters using these rules. An army (and a Crusade force) cannot contain more than one model from the same Chapter that has the same Chapter Command keyword (e.g. it cannot contain two ULTRAMARINES CHAPTER MASTERS, or two SALAMANDERS CHIEF LIBRARIANS etc.). A BLACK TEMPLARS COMPANY CHAMPION cannot be upgraded to be a CHAPTER CHAMPION. A DEATHWATCH CAPTAIN cannot be upgraded to be a CHAPTER MASTER. A BLOOD ANGELS ANCIENT cannot be upgraded to be a CHAPTER ANCIENT.
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Master of Sanctity
Masters of Sanctity are the High Chaplains of the Space Marine Chapters. They maintain the spiritual well-being of their brothers, ensuring none falter in their responsibilities. Their mere presence inspires fervent aggression amongst their kin, though they are just as capable of delivering retribution first-hand. With word and deed a Master of Sanctity guides his brothers to glory.
A MASTER OF SANCTITY model has the following ability:
‘Master of Sanctity: This model knows one additional litany from the Litanies of Battle. In your Command phase, if this model is on the battlefield, it can recite one additional litany it knows that has not already been recited by a friendly model that turn.’
RELICS AND WARLORD TRAITS
You can give a MASTER OF SANCTITY model the Emperor's Judgement Relic, instead of giving them a Chapter Relic. In addition, you can give them the Wise Orator Warlord Trait instead of giving them another Warlord Trait:
A veteran of the battlefield and of the sermon, this warlord intones his litanies and galvanises his brothers with every word.
- Each time this WARLORD recites a litany, add 1 to the roll to see if it is inspiring.
- Each time this WARLORD is selected to use the Commanding Oratory Stratagem, that Stratagem costs 1 Command point.
Legend has it that the golden, skull-faced death mask known as the Emperor's Judgement was crafted in the years following the Horus Heresy, and its crimson, crystal eye lenses are imbued with droplets of his own lifeblood. Regardless of the truth of its origins, several influential Masters of Sanctity have been granted the honour of wearing the Emperor's Judgement in battle. Both heretics and xenos cower in the face of its grim majesty.
- Each time an attack is made against the bearer, your opponent cannot re-roll the hit roll, cannot re-roll the wound roll and cannot re-roll the damage roll.
- The bearer has the following ability: 'The Emperor's Judgement (Aura): While an enemy unit is within 6" of the bearer, each time a Morale test is taken for that unit, roll one additional D6 and discard the lowest result.’
Master of the Forge
Masters of the Forge are the chief artificers of the Space Marines, responsible for maintaining the arms, armour and vehicles of their Chapter. Peerless mechanics and technicians, they are the foremost experts within the Adeptus Astartes on the intricacies that surround the machine. Having distinguished themselves from their brother Techmarines, Masters of the Forge oversee the Chapter's armoury, and have an intimate knowledge of its workings and the machine spirits that reside there.
A MASTER OF THE FORGE model has the following ability: 'Master of the Forge: Each time this model repairs a model using its Blessing of the Omnissiah ability, that model regains up to 3 lost wounds instead of up to D3'.
You can give a MASTER OF THE FORGE model the Mortis Machina Relic, instead of giving them a Chapter Relic. In addition, you can give them the Warden of the Ancients Warlord Trait instead of giving them another Warlord Trait.
Warden of the Ancients (Warlord Trait, Aura)
This warlord has an affinity with the Dreadnoughts of his Chapter. He meticulously tends to his bellicose, ill-tempered charges, ensuring that when the time comes for them to take to the battlefield, they fight with unrivalled fury.
While a friendly <CHAPTER> DREADNOUGHT is within 6" of this WARLORD, add 1 to its Strength and Attacks characteristics.Mortis Machina (Relic)
Forged deep within the subterranean vaults of Mars, this axe hews through not just the metal armour of war engines and vehicles, but through their very machine spirit. Even a glancing blow can gut an enemy tank or walker.
Model equipped with an Omnissian power axe only. This Relic replaces an Omnissian power axe and has the following profile:WEAPON | RANGE | TYPE | S | AP | D |
| Mortis Machina (Relic) | |||||
| Mortis Machina (Relic) | Melee | Melee | +3 | -2 | 3 |
Abilities: Each time an attack is made with this weapon against a VEHICLE unit, if the saving throw is failed, the target suffers 1 mortal wound in addition to any normal damage. | |||||
Chief Librarian
At head of each Chapter's Librarius can be found the Chief Librarian. Battle scholars with vast experience and immense psychic power, they are as much invaluable warriors as they are dependable advisors. When mastery of the warp is required, none are better equipped to deal with its turbulent nature. On the battlefield, Chief Librarians direct the energies of the immaterium with unrivalled precision and power.
A CHIEF LIBRARIAN model gains the following ability: 'Chief Librarian: This model knows one additional psychic power from their chosen discipline and can attempt to deny one additional psychic power in your opponent's Psychic phase'.
RELICS AND WARLORD TRAITS
You can give a CHIEF LIBRARIAN model the Neural Shroud Relic, instead of giving them a Chapter Relic. In addition, you can give them the Psychic Mastery Warlord Trait instead of giving them another Warlord Trait.
This Librarian has reached a level of psychic mastery that allows him to delve deep into the warp, to depths that would cause lesser psykers to be consumed by its ravenous energies.
Add 1 to Psychic tests taken for this WARLORD.Neural Shroud (Relic)
A neural shroud is a specially modified psychic hood sometimes worn by the most senior members of a Chapter's Librarius. The resonating crystals within its neurokinetic housing have been supercharged with empyric energy. Though wearing such a device demands incredible focus and willpower, it projects an extremely potent anti-psychic field.
Increase the range of the bearer's Psychic Hood ability to 24".Chief Apothecary
Chief Apothecaries are the most senior surgeons and battle medics available to Space Marine Chapters. Calm and resolute, they maintain the life force of their battle-brothers on and off the battlefield. Most importantly, they are responsible for their Chapter's future in the preservation of Space Marine gene-seed. With vast experience to draw upon, a Chapter's Chief Apothecary is its ultimate practitioner of the healer's art.
A CHIEF APOTHECARY model gains the following ability: ‘Chief Apothecary: At the end of your Movement phase, this model can use its Combat Restoratives ability twice instead of once’.
RELICS AND WARLORD TRAITS
You can give a CHIEF APOTHECARY model the Acquittal Relic, instead of giving them a Chapter Relic. In addition, you can give them the Selfless Healer Warlord Trait instead of giving them another Warlord Trait.
This altruistic warlord will go to any lengths to heal his brothers.
- Each time this WARLORD uses its Combat Restoratives ability, the model being healed regains up to 3 lost wounds instead of D3.
- Each time this WARLORD is selected to return a destroyed model to a unit by using the Combat Revival Stratagem, that Stratagem costs 0 Command points.
Acquittal is a master-crafted pistol equipped with a powerful bio-auspex scope. This allows the wielder to both dispatch his foes with surgical precision and grant swift and painless oblivion to his wounded battle-brothers.
Model equipped with a bolt pistol or absolvor bolt pistol only. This Relic replaces a bolt pistol or absolvor bolt pistol and has the following profile:WEAPON | RANGE | TYPE | S | AP | D |
| Acquittal | |||||
| Acquittal | 18" | Pistol 1 | 5 | -3 | 2 |
Abilities: Each time an attack is made with this weapon against an INFANTRY unit, that attack always wounds on an unmodified wound roll of 2+ and has a Damage characteristic of 4. | |||||
Chapter Ancient
Only the most distinguished Space Marines are granted the title of Chapter Ancient. Given the sacred task of bearing the Chapter's standard to war, they selflessly fly the colours even as they slay their foes. The sight of such a holy relic flying high above the battlefield inspires the Ancients' brethren to give their all. The mere presence of the Chapter's standard is worth a fortified bastion to the warriors of the Adeptus Astartes.
A CHAPTER ANCIENT model gains the following ability: 'Chapter Banner: In your Command phase, select one friendly <CHAPTER> CORE unit within 6" of this model. Until the start of your next Command phase, each time a model in that unit makes a melee attack, add 1 to that attack's hit roll:
RELICS AND WARLORD TRAITS
You can give a CHAPTER ANCIENT model the Pennant of the Fallen Relic, instead of giving them a Chapter Relic. In addition, you can give them the Steadfast Example Warlord Trait instead of giving them another Warlord Trait.
This warlord vows to secure victory no matter the cost, and inspires his brethren to take a similar oath.
While a friendly <CHAPTER> CORE unit is within 6" of this WARLORD, that unit has the Objective Secured ability. If a model in such a unit already has this ability, that model counts as one additional model when determining control of an objective marker.Pennant of the Fallen (Relic)
This hallowed standard records the names of legendary Space Marines of the Chapter, mighty heroes who have fa lien in glorious battle against the xenos and the heretic. The last stands of these warriors are grand tales of defiance in the face of overwhelming odds. Warring in the shadow of such a proud legacy inspires battle-brothers to fight until their final breath.
Each time a friendly model is destroyed and makes attacks as a result of the bearer's Astartes Banner ability, that model can make 2 attacks with one of its melee weapons instead of 1.Chapter Champion
The honorific of Chapter Champion is bestowed only upon the mightiest of Adeptus Astartes warriors. These martial masters fight for the glory and honour of their battle-brothers. In combat, they will seek out worthy opponents to cross blades with, and can single-handedly turn the tide of conflict. Only the most noble and accomplished of warriors ascend to this rank, each a shining example of their Chapter's glory and martial capabilities.
A CHAPTER CHAMPION model gains the following abilities:
‘Skilful Parry: Each time a melee attack is made against this
model, subtract 1 from the hit roll’.
‘Exquisite Swordsman: Each time this model makes a melee attack against an enemy CHARACTER unit, you can re-roll the wound roll’.
‘Chapter Champion: This model has an Attacks characteristic of 5 and a Leadership characteristic of 9’.
RELICS AND WARLORD TRAITS
You can give a CHAPTER CHAMPION model the Blade of Triumph Relic, instead of giving them a Chapter Relic. In addition, you can give them the Martial Exemplar Warlord Trait instead of giving them another Warlord Trait.
This warlord is an exquisite warrior and an exemplar of the Chapter, whose deeds inspire those around him.
While a friendly <CHAPTER> CORE or <CHAPTER> CHARACTER unit is within 6" of this WARLORD, you can re-roll charge rolls made for that unit.Blade of Triumph (Relic)
This gleaming broadsword is a masterpiece of artifice and a weapon befitting any Chapter Champion. Its perfectly weighted blade is etched with the names of its previous wielders and a catalogue of their most magnificent deeds. By pressing an indentation in the sword's electrum grip the wielder can overcharge its power field with a surge of fiery energy, allowing the Blade of Triumph to cleave through even the thickest armour.
Model with master-crafted power sword only. This Relic replaces a master-crafted power sword and has the following profile:WEAPON | RANGE | TYPE | S | AP | D |
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| Blade of Triumph | Melee | Melee | +3 | -3 | 3 |
Detachment Rules
- ADEPTUS ASTARTES Detachments gain the Company Command ability.
- ADEPTUS ASTARTES units in ADEPTUS ASTARTES Detachments gain the Chapter Tactics ability.
- Troops units in ADEPTUS ASTARTES Detachments gain the Objective Secured ability.
- At the end of your Command phase, if one or more ADEPTUS ASTARTES Troops units from your army are within range of an objective marker you control, that objective marker remains under your control, even if there are no models within range of it, unless your opponent controls it at the end of any subsequent phase.
Company Command
When Space Marines are deployed to battle, the honour of leading them often falls to the Captain of a company and his esteemed Lieutenants.
You can include a maximum of one CAPTAIN model and two LIEUTENANT models in each Detachment in your army.Chapter Tactics
Each Chapter has its own combat philosophy suited to the unique skills of its battle-brothers.
All ADEPTUS ASTARTES units (other than SERVITOR andExample: An ULTRAMARINES unit with the Chapter Tactics ability gains the Codex Discipline tactic.
If your Chapter does not have an associated Chapter Tactic, you must instead select Successor Tactics for them, as described on page 96; this allows you to customise the rules for your successor Chapter. In either case, write down all of your Detachments' Chapter Tactics / Successor Tactics on your army roster.
Deathwatch Detachment Rules
If every unit from your army (excluding UNALIGNED units) has the DEATHWATCH keyword, then every unit that has the Combat Doctrines ability and is in a Deathwatch Detachment gains the Mission Tactics ability, below.
Mission Tactics
Thousands of years of collated strategic data and hard-won combat experience have provided the Deathwatch with the ultimate battlefield tactics to combat almost any foe.
Do not use the rules in Codex: Space Marines to determine which combat doctrine is active for your army during each battle round. Instead, at the start of each battle round, select the Devastator Doctrine, Tactical Doctrine or Assault Doctrine. The combat doctrine you select is active for your army until the end of that battle round. Note, however, that when selecting a combat doctrine at the start of the battle round:- You cannot select the Devastator Doctrine to be active for your army more than once during the battle.
- You cannot select the Tactical Doctrine to be active for your army more than twice during the battle.
- You cannot select the Assault Doctrine to be active for your army more than three times during the battle.
In each of the Space Marines Codex Supplements, you will find a detachment ability that confers additional bonuses to units with the Combat Doctrines ability while a particular doctrine is active for your army (e.g. Scions of Guilliman in Codex Supplement: Ultramarines, Savage Fury in Codex Supplement: Space Wolves etc). Whenever a rule allows a unit to gain the bonus of a particular doctrine even though it is not active for the rest of your army (e.g. the Adaptive Strategy Stratagem), then whilst that rule applies to that unit, that unit will also gain the benefit from any such detachment ability.
Kill Team Specialisms
Each time you upgrade one of the aforementioned units, you must select the Specialism it will have. Its Power Rating is increased, as shown in the table below. If you are playing a matched play game, or a game that uses a points limit, then the points value of that unit is also increased by the amount shown in the same table. Make a note on your army roster each time you upgrade a unit using these rules.
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Each time you upgrade a unit to have a Specialism, it gains a keyword that matches its Specialism and the associated ability below. These units are still considered to be the same datasheet for the purposes of any mission rules that limit the number of times any particular datasheet can be included in your army.
With the exception of KILL TEAM CASSIUS (see below), a Crusade force cannot start with any units upgraded in this manner - to include one in a Crusade force, you must use the Kill Team Specialism Requisition.
An army (and a Crusade army) cannot contain more than one KILL TEAM unit with the same Specialism (e.g. an army cannot contain two VENATOR KILL TEAM units or two DOMINATUS KILL TEAM units), with the exception of units upgraded using the Masters of the Specialisms rules.
Kill Team Cassius
If your army is Battle-forged and includes KILL TEAM CASSIUS as part of any DEATHWATCH Detachment (excluding Auxiliary Support Detachments), that unit is upgraded to have the Aquila Specialism, even if this would cause your army to contain more than one unit with the same Kill Team Specialism. This upgrade does not increase the Power Rating or points value of that unit, and does not prevent you from upgrading another unit to have the Aquila Specialism.Aquila
Aquila Kill Teams are equipped to handle varied or unknown horrors with a measured and strategically versatile response.
After selecting a Battlefield Role for the purposes of the Xenos Hunters Chapter Tactic for your army, select one additional Battlefield Role. Until the end of the battle, each time a model in this unit makes an attack against an enemy unit with either of the selected Battlefield Roles, re-roll a wound roll of 1.Venator
Venator Kill Teams employ tactics to combat agile foes, balancing speed with heavy firepower to scythe them down.
- Each time a model in this unit makes an attack against an enemy unit with the Fast Attack or Flyer Battlefield Role, re-roll a wound roll of 1.
- If you selected the Fast Attack or Flyer Battlefield Role for the Xenos Hunters Chapter Tactic, each time a model in this unit makes an attack against an enemy unit with that Battlefield Role, you can re-roll the wound roll.
Malleus
Charged with the sundering of xenos war engines and hulking alien monsters, Malleus Kill Teams are also bulwarks of defence.
- Each time a model in this unit makes an attack against an enemy unit with the Heavy Support, Lord of War or Dedicated Transport Battlefield Role, re-roll a wound roll of 1.
- If you selected the Heavy Support, Lord of War or Dedicated Transport Battlefield Role for the Xenos Hunters Chapter Tactic, each time a model in this unit makes an attack against an enemy unit with that Battlefield Role, you can re-roll the wound roll.
Dominatus
If the enemy rely upon specialist forces of their own, a Dominatus Kill Team will counter their strengths with expert optimisation.
- Each time a model in this unit makes an attack against an enemy unit with the Elites Battlefield Role, re-roll a wound roll of 1.
- If you selected the Elites Battlefield Role for the Xenos Hunters Chapter Tactic, each time a model in this unit makes an attack against an enemy unit with that Battlefield Role, you can re-roll the wound roll.
Furor
Furor Kill Teams specialise in destroying foes that seek to overwhelm the Deathwatch with sheer weight of numbers.
- Each time a model in this unit makes an attack against an enemy unit with the Troops Battlefield Role, re-roll a wound roll of 1 for that attack.
- If you selected the Troops Battlefield Role for the Xenos Hunters Chapter Tactic, each time a model in this unit makes an attack against an enemy unit with that Battlefield Role, you can re-roll the wound roll.
Purgatus
Indomitable in heart and mind, Purgatus Kill Teams specialise in slaying the cunning and horrific leaders of a xenos host.
- Each time a model in this unit makes an attack against an enemy unit with the HQ Battlefield Role, re-roll a wound roll of 1.
- If you selected the HQ Battlefield Role for the Xenos Hunters Chapter Tactic, each time a model in this unit makes an attack against an enemy unit with that Battlefield Role, you can re-roll the wound roll.
Creating Kill Teams
CREATING A KILL TEAM
A KILL TEAM unit includes between 5 and 10 models. Below you will find details of the four different KILL TEAM units available. Each will specify which models, and how many of each model, can be included in that KILL TEAM unit.
WARGEAR
A model included in a KILL TEAM unit can be equipped with any of the wargear listed for that model under the wargear options on its original datasheet. For the purposes of wargear options, any option that requires a minimum number of models in the unit will require that number of models of that type to be included in the unit (e.g. one model can be equipped with an Astartes grenade launcher for every 5 Intercessors or Intercessor Sergeant in this unit, not for every 5 models of any type).
ABILITIES
All KILL TEAM units have the Mixed Unit ability.
A model in a KILL TEAM unit retains any abilities that applied to that model on its original datasheet. If a model in a KILL TEAM unit has an ability on their original datasheet that requires every model in the unit to have that ability in order to be able to use it, then they can only use that ability if every model in their KILL TEAM unit has that ability.
Example: Elliot creates a Proteus Kill Team unit that contains 1 Watch Sergeant, 4 Deathwatch Veterans and 5 Deathwatch Terminators. Before this unit is set up, Elliot uses the Combat Squads ability to create one unit containing the Watch Sergeant and 4 Deathwatch Veterans, and another containing 5 Deathwatch Terminators. This unit of 5 Deathwatch Terminators can be set up using the Teleport Strike ability because, after using the Combat Squads ability, all of the models in the new unit have the Teleport Strike ability.
KEYWORDS
Models in KILL TEAM units do not retain any keywords from their original datasheet. Instead, KILL TEAM units have the following Faction keywords: IMPERIUM, ADEPTUS ASTARTES, DEATHWATCH.
The entry for each KILL TEAM unit will detail any keywords that unit has, as well as any other keywords gained while that unit contains certain models.
POWER RATING
Each KILL TEAM unit will give instructions on how to calculate that unit’s Power Rating. This will start at a fixed value, and then vary depending on which additional models have been included in that KILL TEAM unit.
Example: Elliot wants to create a Fortis Kill Team unit to add to his Order of Battle. To do this he must calculate the unit’s Power Rating. Elliot’s unit contains 1 Intercessor Sergeant model, 4 Intercessor models, 2 Assault Intercessor models, 2 Outrider models and 1 Hellblaster model. This unit starts with a Power Rating of 6 for the Intercessor Sergeant model and 4 Intercessor models. Elliot then adds 2 to the Power Rating for the 2 Assault Intercessor models, 4 for the 2 Outriders models and 2 for the Hellblaster model. The Power Rating of this Kill Team unit is therefore 14 (6+2+4+2).
Proteus Kill Team
The sheer versatility of their weapon loadout, coupled with their durability and manoeuvrability, make it little wonder that Proteus Kill Teams have worked miraculous feats of arms on countless hostile worlds over the course of the Imperium’s history.
A PROTEUS KILL TEAM contains: 1 Watch Sergeant; 4 Deathwatch Veterans (see Deathwatch Veterans). You can add any 5 of the following models to this unit:- 1 Deathwatch Veteran (see Deathwatch Veterans)
- 1 Deathwatch Terminator (see Deathwatch Terminator Squad)
- 1 Veteran Biker (see Veteran Bike Squad)
- 1 Vanguard Veteran (see Vanguard Veteran Squad)
- 1 Black Shield (see Deathwatch Veterans) – no more than 1 Black Shield model can be included in this unit.
ABILITIES
The following change to one ability applies:
- Veteran Bikers can only use the Turbo-boost ability if their unit only contains Veteran Biker models (such as after using the Combat Squads ability).
KEYWORDS
A PROTEUS KILL TEAM unit has the following keywords (note that these are not Faction keywords): INFANTRY, CORE, KILL TEAM, PROTEUS.
In addition, the unit can gain the following keywords:
- While a PROTEUS KILL TEAM unit contains any Vanguard Veterans, it has the MELTA BOMBS keyword. While a PROTEUS KILL TEAM unit only contains Vanguard Veterans with jump packs, it also has the FLY keyword.
- While a PROTEUS KILL TEAM unit only contains Deathwatch Terminators, it has the TERMINATOR keyword.
- While a PROTEUS KILL TEAM unit only contains Veteran Bikers, it has the BIKER keyword and loses the INFANTRY keyword.
POWER RATING
A PROTEUS KILL TEAM has a Power Rating of 7. If you added any models to this unit, add the following to this unit’s Power Rating:
- Deathwatch Veteran (+1 Power Rating per model)
- Deathwatch Terminator (+2 Power Rating per model)
- Veteran Biker (+2 Power Rating per model)
- Vanguard Veteran (+2 Power Rating per model)
Fortis Kill Team
Further refined from Watch Master Mordelai’s original concept, Fortis Kill Teams exemplify the supreme adaptability of the Tacticus variant of Mk X power armour, seamlessly merging a variety of close support roles and deadly firepower.
A FORTIS KILL TEAM contains: 1 Intercessor Sergeant; 4 Intercessors (see Intercessor Squad). You can add any 5 of the following models to this unit:- 1 Intercessor (see Intercessor Squad)
- 1 Assault Intercessor (see Assault Intercessor Squad)
- 1 Outrider (see Outrider Squad)
- 1 Hellblaster (see Hellblaster Squad)
WARGEAR OPTIONS
A FORTIS KILL TEAM has the following additional wargear options:
- Any Intercessor or Intercessor Sergeant can have their bolt rifle replaced with one of the following: 1 auto bolt rifle; 1 stalker bolt rifle.
- Any Hellblaster can have their plasma incinerator replaced with one of the following: 1 assault plasma incinerator; 1 heavy plasma incinerator.
ABILITIES
The following changes to two abilities apply:
- The Devastating Charge ability only applies to Outriders in this unit.
- Outriders can only use the Turbo-boost ability if their unit only contains Outriders (such as after using the Combat Squads ability).
KEYWORDS
A FORTIS KILL TEAM unit has the following keywords (note that these are not Faction keywords): INFANTRY, CORE, PRIMARIS, KILL TEAM, FORTIS.
In addition, the unit can gain the following keywords:
- While a FORTIS KILL TEAM only contains Outriders, it has the BIKER keyword and loses the INFANTRY keyword.
POWER RATING
A FORTIS KILL TEAM has a Power Rating of 6. If you added any models to this unit, add the following to this unit’s Power Rating:
- Intercessor (+1 Power Rating per model)
- Assault Intercessor (+1 Power Rating per model)
- Outrider (+2 Power Rating per model)
- Hellblaster (+2 Power Rating per model)
Indomitor Kill Team
Comprising warriors wearing the heavier Gravis variant of Mk X, Indomitor Kill Teams are mobile bastions capable of unleashing the firepower of a squadron of battle tanks. Before them, hordes of xenos and monstrous beasts alike are torn apart.
An INDOMITOR KILL TEAM contains: 1 Heavy Intercessor Sergeant; 4 Heavy Intercessors (see Heavy Intercessor Squad). You can add any 5 of the following models to this unit:- 1 Heavy Intercessor (see Heavy Intercessor Squad)
- 1 Aggressor (see Aggressor Squad)
- 1 Inceptor (see Inceptor Squad)
- 1 Eradicator (see Eradicator Squad)
WARGEAR OPTIONS
An INDOMITOR KILL TEAM has the following additional wargear options:
- Any Heavy Intercessor or Heavy Intercessor Sergeant can have their heavy bolt rifle replaced with one of the following: 1 hellstorm bolt rifle; 1 executor bolt rifle.
- Any Aggressor can have their 2 flamestorm gauntlets repalced with: 2 auto boltstorm gauntlets and 1 fragstorm grenade launcher.
- Any Inceptor can have their 2 assault bolters replaced with 2 plasma exterminators.
- Any Eradicator can have their melta rifle replaced with 1 heavy melta rifle.
ABILITIES
The following change to one ability applies:
- Only Eradicators in this unit can shoot twice when this unit uses the Total Obliteration ability.
KEYWORDS
An INDOMITOR KILL TEAM unit has the following keywords (note that these are not Faction keywords): INFANTRY, CORE, PRIMARIS, MK X GRAVIS, KILL TEAM, INDOMITOR.
In addition, the unit can gain the following keywords:
- While an INDOMITOR KILL TEAM unit only contains Inceptors, it has the FLY keyword.
POWER RATING
An INDOMITOR KILL TEAM has a Power Rating of 9. If you added any models to this unit, add the following to this unit’s Power Rating:
- Heavy Intercessor (+2 Power Rating per model)
- Aggressor (+2 Power Rating per model)
- Inceptor (+2 Power Rating per model)
- Eradicator (+3 Power Rating per model)
Spectrus Kill Team
Sinister, silent and all but invisible until they strike, Spectrus Kill Teams are adept in inflicting death from both near and far. Clad in close-fitting Mk X Phobos battle plate, they specialise in battlefield control and enemy destabilisation.
A SPECTRUS KILL TEAM contains: 1 Infiltrator Sergeant; 4 Infiltrators (see Infiltrator Squad). You can add any 5 of the following models to this unit:- 1 Infiltrator (see Infiltrator Squad)
- 1 Incursor (see Incursor Squad)
- 1 Reiver (see Reiver Squad)
- 1 Eliminator (see Eliminator Squad)
WARGEAR OPTIONS
A SPECTRUS KILL TEAM has the following additional
wargear options:
- Any Reiver can have their combat blade replaced with 1 bolt carbine.
- Any Eliminator can have their bolt sniper rifle replaced with 1 las fusil.
ABILITIES
The following changes to three abilities apply:
- The Omni-scramblers ability only applies while there are any Infiltrators or Infiltrator Sergeants in this unit.
- The Multi-spectrum Array ability only applies to Incursors in this unit.
- The Terror Troops ability only applies while there are any Reivers in this unit.
KEYWORDS
A SPECTRUS KILL TEAM unit has the following keywords (note that these are not Faction keywords): INFANTRY, CORE, PHOBOS, PRIMARIS, KILL TEAM, SPECTRUS.
In addition, the unit can gain the following keywords:
- While a SPECTRUS KILL TEAM contains any Infiltrator or Incursor models, it has the SMOKESCREEN keyword.
- While a SPECTRUS KILL TEAM contains any Reivers, it has the SHOCK GRENADES keyword.
POWER RATING
A SPECTRUS KILL TEAM has a Power Rating of 8. If you added any models to this unit, add the following to this unit’s Power Rating:
- Infiltrator (+1 Power Rating per model)
- Incursor (+1 Power Rating per model)
- Reiver (+1 Power Rating per model)
- Eliminator (+ 2 Power Rating per model)
Specialist Detachments
Indomitus Crusaders
Through the actions of brave and determined warriors, the Indomitus Crusade changed the face of the galaxy in the wake of the Great Rift. It lasted over a century, and many of the Primaris Marines that typified its forces became learned veterans of the battlefield over that time.
If your army is Battle-forged, you can use the Specialist Detachment Stratagem below:
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INDOMITUS CRUSADERS Specialist Detachment Stratagem In the wake of the Great Rift, the Indomitus Crusade battled to retake Imperial worlds plagued by the forces of Chaos. Use this Stratagem when choosing your army. Pick a Space Marines Detachment from your army to be an Indomitus Crusaders Specialist Detachment. PRIMARIS CAPTAINS, PRIMARIS LIEUTENANTS, PRIMARIS ANCIENTS, INTERCESSOR SQUADS and INCEPTOR SQUADS in that Detachment gain the INDOMITUS CRUSADER keyword. | ||
WARLORD TRAIT
If an INDOMITUS CRUSADER CHARACTER is your WARLORD, you can give them the following Warlord Trait.
GREY SHIELD
During the Indomitus Crusade, this battle-brother served in a unit of Grey Shields. These strike forces were comprised of Space Marines from a range of different Chapters, allowing for a multitude of combat styles to be galvanised as one. Now, leading his own warriors into battle, this warlord is able to employ versatile strategies, switching tactics even in the thick of battle.
Once per battle, at the start of your Movement phase, if your WARLORD is on the battlefield, you can choose for INDOMITUS CRUSADER units in the same Detachment as your Warlord to gain an additional Chapter Tactics until the start of your next turn. Pick the additional Chapter Tactic from the following: Codex Discipline, Lightning Assault, Siege Masters, Righteous Zeal, Forged in Battle, Shadow Masters, The Flesh is Weak, No Matter the Odds.Until the start of your next turn, friendly INDOMITUS CRUSADERS gain the benefit of that Chapter Tactic in addition to any others they already have. They are considered to have the keyword of the Chapter that Chapter Tactic belongs to for the purposes of resolving that Chapter Tactic.
RELICS OF THE INDOMITUS CRUSADE
If your army includes any Indomitus Crusaders Specialist Detachments, you can give one of the following relics to an INDOMITUS CRUSADER CHARACTER from your army.
STANDARD OF THE ULTIMA FOUNDING
This banner stood defiant when a daemonic incursion besieged Terra at the birth of the Noctis Aeterna and threatened to crush the Indomitus Crusade even before it had begun. Now, it has been planted into the soil of a hundred worlds, and inspires any veteran of the Indomitus Crusade to fight harder to rid the galaxy of the enemies of Mankind.
PRIMARIS ANCIENT only. Once per battle, at the start of your Movement phase, the bearer can choose to plant this banner. If they do so, until the bearer next makes a move, friendly INDOMITUS CRUSADER INFANTRY models can re-roll hit rolls of 1 and wound rolls of 1 whilst they are within 6" of the bearer.| STRATAGEMS If your army includes any Indomitus Crusaders Specialist Detachments, you can use Command Points (CPs) to use the following Stratagems:
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Chapter Tactics
Black Templars: Righteous Zeal
Hot burns the hatred of the Black Templars for the mutant, the witch and the heretic, and bright blazes their faith in the immortal Emperor of Mankind. With furious cries do these crusading warriors hurl themselves into battle against their reviled foes, and with fervent prayers do they shrug off even the most grievous wounds.
- You can re-roll Advance rolls and charge rolls made for units with this tactic.
- Each time a model with this tactic would lose a wound as a result of a mortal wound, roll one D6: on a 5+, that wound is not lost.
Blood Angels: Red Thirst
Though they strive to restrain it, the murderous ferocity of the Blood Angels simmers beneath the surface of their thoughts. In battle, this rage drives them towards the foe and lends great strength to their blows.
- Add 1 to Advance rolls and charge rolls made for units with this tactic.
- Each time a model with this tactic makes a melee attack, if that model’s unit made a charge move, was charged or performed a Heroic Intervention this turn, add 1 to that attack’s wound roll.
Crimson Fists: No Matter the Odds
Even when faced with seemingly insurmountable odds, the Crimson Fists emerge bloodied but victorious with bolters roaring.
- Each time a model with the tactic makes a ranged attack against a unit that contained at least 5 more models than the attacker’s unit when it was selected to shoot, add 1 to that attack’s hit roll. For the purposes of this tactic, VEHICLE models each count as 5 models.
- Each time a model with this tactic makes an attack with a bolt weapon, an unmodified hit roll of 6 scores 1 additional hit.
Dark Angels: Grim Resolve
The stalwart descendants of the Lion are renowned for their unshakeable resolve, enduring tenacity and strict fire discipline in battle.
- Each time a model with this tactic makes an attack, unless that models unit has moved this turn (excluding pile-in and consolidation moves), add 1 to that attack’s hit roll.
- Each time a Combat Attrition test is taken for a unit with this tactic, it is automatically passed.
Deathwatch: Xenos Hunters
Warriors of the Deathwatch are psycho-conditioned even beyond other Space Marines, rapidly learning about the hundreds of xenos species that threaten Mankind. This, combined with their incredible martial skill and strict discipline, makes them unparalleled xenos hunters; when fighting these enemies they are frighteningly effective.
- Each time a model with this tactic makes a melee attack against a TYRANIDS, AELDARI, ORK, NECRONS or T’AU EMPIRE unit, re-roll a hit roll of 1.
- After both sides have finished deploying their armies, select one Battlefield Role. Until the end of the battle, each time a model with this tactic makes an attack against an enemy unit with that Battlefield Role, re-roll a wound roll of 1.
Flesh Tearers: Fury Within
The Flesh Tearers are possessed of a bloodthirsty recklessness. When controlled and focused, however, this murderous ferocity makes them unstoppable.
Each time a model with this tactic makes a melee attack:- If that model’s unit made a charge move, was charged or performed a Heroic Intervention this turn, add 1 to that attack’s wound roll.
- On an unmodified wound roll of 6, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1. This is cumulative with the bonus from the Assault Doctrine if it is active for your army.
Imperial Fists: Siege Masters
The Imperial Fists drill tirelessly with their armaments, perfecting the art of purging their enemies from behind heavy ramparts with hails of pinpoint fire.
- Each time a model with this tactic makes a ranged attack, the target does not recieve the benefits of Light Cover against that attack.
- Each time a model with this tactic makes attack with a bolt weapon, an unmodified hit roll of 6 scores 1 additional hit.
Iron Hands: The Flesh is Weak
Most Iron Hands are heavily augmented with ultra-durable cybernetic limbs and organs that render them extremely difficult to kill, while their vehicles have been upgraded with all manner of secret Adeptus Mechanicus technologies that make them incredibly resilient.
- Each time a model with this tactic would lose a wound, roll one D6: on a 6, that wound is not lost.
- Models with this tactic whose characteristics can change as they suffer damage are considered to have double the number of wounds remaining for the purposes of determining what those characteristics are.
Raven Guard: Shadow Masters
The Raven Guard slip through the shadows, halfseen spectres barely visible to the foe. Enemies blaze away into the gloom with increasing panic, their shots flying wide as the sons of Corax encircle their victims and prepare to level the killing blow. By the time the prey is close enough to direct their fire with any real chance of accuracy, they are caught within the Ravens talons.
- Each time a ranged attack is made against a unit with this tactic, if the attacker is more than 18" away, then the unit with this tactic is treated as having the benefits of light cover against that attack.
- Each time a ranged attack is made against an INFANTRY unit with this tactic that is entirely on or within a terrain feature, if the attacker is more than 12" away, then the unit with this tactic is treated as having the benefits of dense cover against that attack.
Salamanders: Forged in Battle
To the Salamanders, war is the anvil upon which their strength is wrought, every battle a test in which to prove themselves and the superior craftsmanship of their weapons and armour.
- Each time a unit with this tactic is selected to shoot or fight, you can re-roll one wound roll when resolving that unit’s attacks.
- Each time an attack with an Armour Penetration characteristic of -1 is allocated to a model with this tactic, that attack has an Armour Penetration characteristic of 0 instead.
Space Wolves: Hunters Unleashed
The Space Wolves train their whole lives for the moment when battle is joined. After a long hunt tensed for the kill, they spring forward to devastating effect.
- Each time a model with this tactic makes a melee attack, if that model’s unit made a charge move, was charged or performed a Heroic Intervention this turn, add 1 to that attacks hit roll.
- Units with this tactic are eligible to perform Heroic Interventions as if they were CHARACTERS.
Ultramarines: Codex Discipline
The sons of Guilliman hold the tenets of the Codex Astartes as sacrosanct, its wisdom guiding them to discipline and measured strategic responses even amidst the hottest-burning flames of battle.
- Add 1 to the Leadership characteristic of models with this tactic.
- Units with this tactic are eligible to shoot in a turn in which they Fell Back, but if they do, then until the end of the turn, each time a model in that unit makes a ranged attack, subtract 1 from that attacks hit roll.
White Scars: Lightning Assault
The White Scars are the Masters of high speed, hit-and-run warfare. Theirs is the fury of the storm, the scent of prey upon the wind. They do battle on the move, wrong-footing their enemies with breakneck manoeuvres and melting away one moment only to crash home like a lightning strike elsewhere the next.
- Units with this tactic are eligible to declare a charge with in a turn in which they Advanced or Fell Back.
- Models with this tactic do not suffer the penalty incurred to their hit rolls for firing Assault weapons in the same turn their unit Advanced.
Successor Chapter Tactics
Bolter Fusillades
With rigorous drilling and singular focus, this Chapter trains its battle-brothers to optimise the killing fury of their bolt weaponry and annihilate their enemies in firefights.
Each time a model with this tactic makes a ranged attack with a bolt weapon, re-roll a hit roll of 1.Born Heroes
Like demigods of war do the champions of this Chapter bestride the battlefield, taking their blades to any foe who dares challenge them and leaving nought but bloodied corpses in their wake.
Each time a model with this tactic makes a melee attack, if that model's unit made a charge move this turn, add 1 to that attack's hit roll.Duellists
This Chapter prizes skill and precision in close-quarters combat above simple ferocity. Its warriors are deadly combatants, their attacks flowing around their enemies' guard like smoke.
Each time a model with this tactic makes a melee attack against an INFANTRY or BIKER unit, an unmodified hit roll of 6 automatically wounds the target.You cannot select this tactic if you have already selected the Whirlwind of Rage tactic.
Fearsome Aspect
Whether through ominous trappings and iconography, deafening vox-amplified war cries or simply the sheer force of their presence, this Chapter's warriors sow terror amongst the enemy ranks.
Units with this tactic have the following ability: 'Fearsome Aspect (Aura): While an enemy unit is within 3" of this unit, subtract 1 from the Leadership characteristic of models in that enemy unit.’Hungry for Battle
For this Chapter's warriors, all else is but a prelude to the glorious moment in which their warriors' charge crashes home.
Add 1 to Advance rolls and charge rolls made for units with this tactic.Indomitable
No matter what horrors they face, nor what catastrophic losses they might suffer, this Chapter's warriors stand immovable and fearless before even the most ghastly foe.
Each time a Combat Attrition test is taken for a unit with this tactic, it is automatically passed.Inheritors of the Primarch
So closely do this Chapter's warriors cleave to the strategic doctrines of their genetic forebears that only their heraldry marks them out as unique from the First Founding Chapter they emulate.
You cannot select this Successor Tactic if you have selected any other Successor Tactic, and if you select this tactic you cannot select a second. Select one of the following Chapters and use the Chapter Tactic of that Chapter as follows: Dark Angels, White Scars, Space Wolves, Imperial Fists, Blood Angels, Iron Hands, Ultramarines, Salamanders or Raven Guard.Designer's Note: If, in the background of our publications, your Chapter is a known successor of a specific First Founding Chapter, then if you select this Successor Tactic you must select the Chapter Tactic of that First Founding Chapter.
Knowledge is Power
Vast are the data-stacks and Librarius cloisters of this Chapter, and esoteric is the knowledge possessed by its psykers. In battle, they swiftly establish empyric dominance.
Each time a Psychic test or Deny the Witch test is taken for a PSYKER unit with this tactic, re-roll any or all dice results of 1.Long-range Marksmen
This Chapter's warriors are able to extend the maximum effective range of their firearms through a combination of modified targeting rituals and precision adjustments by their skilled armourers.
Add 3" to the Range characteristic of Rapid Fire and Heavy weapons (excluding Flame weapons) models with this tactic are equipped with.Master Artisans
Far and wide spreads the fame of this Chapters craftsmen, who fashion the finest masterwork weaponry for their battle-brothers.
Each time a unit with this tactic is selected to shoot or fight, you can re-roll one hit roll when resolving that unit's attacks.Preferred Enemy
Time and time again, the warriors of this Chapter have faced the same foes. Through bloody defeat and hate-fuelled victory they have learned their enemies' weaknesses well.
When you select this tactic, select one of the following Faction keywords: CHAOS KNIGHTS; TYRANIDS; AELDARI; ORK; HERETIC ASTARTES; NECRONS; T'AU EMPIRE. Each time a model with this tactic makes a melee attack against a unit with that Faction keyword, re-roll a hit roll of 1.Rapid Assault
Firing from the hip, tracking their targets with enhanced runic displays that flicker lightning-fast across their auto-senses, the warriors of this Chapter lay down punishing fusillades even as they close with the foe.
Models with this tactic do not suffer the penalty incurred to their hit rolls for firing Assault weapons in the same turn their unit Advanced.Scions of the Forge
This Chapter's warriors are expert armourers, their tanks and Dreadnoughts maintained to levels that even the Adeptus Mechanicus would admire.
Models with this tactic whose characteristics can change as they suffer damage are considered to have double the number of wounds remaining for the purposes of determining what those characteristics are.Stalwart
How does one defeat warriors whose willpower and determination are so ferocious that they can shrug off even the most catastrophic injuries and keep on fighting?
Each time an attack is made against a unit with this tactic, an unmodified wound roll of 1 or 2 always fails, irrespective of any abilities that the weapon or the attacker may have.Stealthy
This Chapter makes a virtue of deception and cunning, and drills its battle-brothers in evasive techniques that allow them to hug the shadows and close upon their foes unseen and unsuspected.
Each time a ranged attack is made against a unit with this tactic, if the attacker is more than 18" away, the unit with this tactic is treated as having the benefits of light cover against that attack.Stoic
Bravery runs in the blood of this Chapter's battle-brothers.
Add 1 to the Leadership characteristic of models with this tactic.Tactical Withdrawal
This Chapter's warriors are well drilled in the art of disengaging only to hurl themselves back into the fray with fresh impetus.
Units with this tactic are eligible to declare a charge with even if they Fell Back this turn.Warded
Whether through latent psychic talent, personal energy shielding, enhanced reflexes or sheer zealotry, the battle-brothers of this Chapter can shrug off even the most devastating attacks.
Each time a model with this tactic would lose a wound as a result of a mortal wound, roll one D6: on a 5+, that wound is not lost.Whirlwind of Rage
Like ravening beasts this Chapter's battle-brothers fall upon the foe.
Each time a model with this tactic makes a melee attack, if that model's unit made a charge move, was charged or performed a Heroic Intervention this turn, an unmodified hit roll of 6 scores 1 additional hit.You cannot select this tactic if you have already selected the Duellists tactic.
Stratagems by Phase
HERO OF THE CHAPTER (Adeptus Astartes – Requisition)
RELIC OF THE CHAPTER (Adeptus Astartes – Requisition)
HONOURED VETERAN OF THE WATCH (Kill Team Strike Force – Requisition)
INDOMITUS CRUSADERS (Specialist Detachment)
A VIGIL UNMATCHED (Deathwatch – Requisition)
SANCTION OF THE BLACK VAULT (Deathwatch – Requisition)
TELEPORTARIUM (Deathwatch – Strategic Ploy)
Battle Round
SHROUD FIELD (Deathwatch – Wargear)
ADAPTIVE STRATEGY (Adeptus Astartes – Strategic Ploy)
ORBITAL BOMBARDMENT (Adeptus Astartes – Strategic Ploy)
POWER OF THE MACHINE SPIRIT (Adeptus Astartes – Epic Deed)
TERROR TROOPS (Adeptus Astartes – Strategic Ploy)
WISDOM OF THE ANCIENTS (Adeptus Astartes – Epic Deed)
ADAPTIVE TACTICS (Deathwatch – Epic Deed)
BROTHERHOOD OF VETERANS (Deathwatch – Strategic Ploy)
PRIORITY DOCTRINE ADOPTION (Deathwatch – Strategic Ploy)
COMMANDING ORATORY (Adeptus Astartes – Epic Deed)
BATTLEFIELD TELEPORTATION (Kill Team Strike Force – Strategic Ploy)
GUERILLA TACTICS (Adeptus Astartes – Strategic Ploy)
HIT-AND-RUN WARFARE (Adeptus Astartes – Strategic Ploy)
STEADY ADVANCE (Adeptus Astartes – Strategic Ploy)
DISRUPTIVE LAUNCH (Deathwatch – Strategic Ploy)
RELENTLESS ASSAULT (Deathwatch – Strategic Ploy)
GRAV PULSE (Adeptus Astartes – Wargear)
COMBAT REVIVAL (Adeptus Astartes – Epic Deed)
AUSPEX SCAN (Adeptus Astartes – Wargear)
COMMANDING ORATORY (Adeptus Astartes – Epic Deed)
COMMANDING ORATORY (Adeptus Astartes – Epic Deed)
FURY OF THE FIRST (Adeptus Astartes – Battle Tactic)
FLAKK MISSILE (Adeptus Astartes – Wargear)
HELLFIRE SHELLS (Adeptus Astartes – Wargear)
SHOCK AND AWE (Adeptus Astartes – Wargear)
SUPPRESSION FIRE (Adeptus Astartes – Strategic Ploy)
TREMOR SHELLS (Adeptus Astartes – Wargear)
UNCOMPROMISING FIRE (Adeptus Astartes – Strategic Ploy)
BLACK VAULT BOLTS (Kill Team Strike Force – Wargear)
SPECIALISM EXTREMIS (Kill Team Strike Force – Battle Tactic)
PROGNOSTICATING VOLLEY (Deathwatch – Battle Tactic)
SPECIAL-ISSUE LOADOUT (Deathwatch – Wargear)
OVERKILL (Deathwatch – Strategic Ploy)
SYNAPTIC SEVERANCE (Deathwatch – Battle Tactic)
RAPID FIRE (Adeptus Astartes – Battle Tactic)
SKILLED RIDERS (Adeptus Astartes – Strategic Ploy)
TARGETING SCRAMBLERS (Deathwatch – Strategic Ploy)
SMOKESCREEN (Adeptus Astartes – Wargear)
TRANSHUMAN PHYSIOLOGY (Adeptus Astartes – Battle Tactic)
UNYIELDING IN THE FACE OF THE FOE (Adeptus Astartes – Battle Tactic)
ASSAULT LAUNCHERS (Adeptus Astartes – Wargear)
COMMANDING ORATORY (Adeptus Astartes – Epic Deed)
HAMMER OF WRATH (Adeptus Astartes – Strategic Ploy)
ATONEMENT THROUGH HONOUR (Deathwatch – Epic Deed)
STEM THE GREEN TIDE (Deathwatch – Strategic Ploy)
LIBERATORS (Space Marines)
COMMANDING ORATORY (Adeptus Astartes – Epic Deed)
FURY OF THE FIRST (Adeptus Astartes – Battle Tactic)
ONLY IN DEATH DOES DUTY END (Adeptus Astartes – Epic Deed)
CLAVIS (Deathwatch – Wargear)
SPECIALISM EXTREMIS (Kill Team Strike Force – Battle Tactic)
DEATH TO THE TRAITORS! (Adeptus Astartes – Battle Tactic)
GENE-WROUGHT MIGHT (Adeptus Astartes – Battle Tactic)
MELTA BOMB (Adeptus Astartes – Wargear)
DEATH TO THE ALIEN! (Deathwatch – Battle Tactic)
OVERKILL (Deathwatch – Strategic Ploy)
SYNAPTIC SEVERANCE (Deathwatch – Battle Tactic)
HONOUR THE CHAPTER (Adeptus Astartes – Battle Tactic)
LIBERATORS (Space Marines)
FURY OF THE FIRST (Adeptus Astartes – Battle Tactic)
ONLY IN DEATH DOES DUTY END (Adeptus Astartes – Epic Deed)
CLAVIS (Deathwatch – Wargear)
SPECIALISM EXTREMIS (Kill Team Strike Force – Battle Tactic)
DEATH TO THE TRAITORS! (Adeptus Astartes – Battle Tactic)
GENE-WROUGHT MIGHT (Adeptus Astartes – Battle Tactic)
MELTA BOMB (Adeptus Astartes – Wargear)
DEATH TO THE ALIEN! (Deathwatch – Battle Tactic)
OVERKILL (Deathwatch – Strategic Ploy)
SYNAPTIC SEVERANCE (Deathwatch – Battle Tactic)
HONOUR THE CHAPTER (Adeptus Astartes – Battle Tactic)
COMMANDING ORATORY (Adeptus Astartes – Epic Deed)
ARMOUR OF CONTEMPT (Adeptus Astartes – Epic Deed)
ONLY IN DEATH DOES DUTY END (Adeptus Astartes – Epic Deed)
Stratagems
If your army includes any ADEPTUS ASTARTES Detachments (excluding Auxiliary Support, Super-heavy Auxiliary or Fortification Network Detachments), you have access to these Stratagems, 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 <CHAPTER> on that Stratagem (if any) with the name of the Chapter that your selected unit is drawn from.
Of all Humanity’s foes, none are as hated as the Heretic Astartes, for they have betrayed their ancient oaths.
Every Chapter has forged its own tales of heroism, and none of its battle-brothers would see that noble record besmirched.
When the fighting is at its fiercest, the Terminator-armoured warriors of the Chapter truly show their quality.
Space Marines can fight through even the most grievous of wounds.
The combination of superhuman reflexes and bolter-drills means Space Marine Intercessors can produce a devastating rate of fire.
Blessed with incredible strength, Primaris Space Marines deliver blows that inflict terrifying damage.
Those clad in Gravis armour are walking ceramite strongpoints.
Imminent death does not prevent a Space Marine from enacting his final justice upon the enemies of the Imperium.
The belligerency of some Adeptus Astartes machine spirits makes them unyielding foes to face.
There are many tales of machine spirits wreaking havoc on the foe, even after their crew are slain and critical systems are failing.
Each fallen champion who rests within the sarcophagus of a Dreadnought has seen a thousand battles and slain foes beyond counting. All such noble warriors are immensely inspiring to their battle-brothers.
- Rites of Battle (Aura): While a friendly <CHAPTER> 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.
- Tactical Precision (Aura): While a friendly <CHAPTER> CORE unit is within 6" of this model, each time a model in that unit makes an attack, re-roll a wound roll of 1.
Fuelled by battlefield adrenaline, the Chaplain recites his litanies with even greater fervour, inspiring the warriors around him.
With decades of experience, the Apothecary confidently works with at high speed to return wounded brothers to the fray.
In times of great need, the Space Marine Chapters will unleash the full power of their armouries, equipping their battle-brothers with artefacts of extraordinary power.
Every Space Marine is a champion in their own right, a posthuman demigod who stands between Mankind and the darkness.
Space Marine pilots receive advanced training in handling their vehicles, and have preternatural reaction speeds.
Space Marines with jump packs crash into combat with bonebreaking force.
Space Marine riders and pilots rely on their post-human reflexes to weave around incoming fire.
Switching weapons to full auto, the Space Marines unleash a short-lived but inescapable hail of fire.
A measured advance allows Space Marines to unleash a steady stream of fire.
The tenets of the Codex Astartes allow for unorthodox use of combat tactics and the employment of divergent strategic doctrines if doing so will lead to victory.
Few indeed are the foes who can hope to escape the savage barrage of Space Marine artillery with their wits intact.
At the most critical time, Reivers engage their armour's enhanced features to terrify and disrupt the enemy as much as possible.
- That unit gains the following ability: 'Terror Troops (Aura): Until the start of your next Command phase, while an enemy unit is within 3" of that unit, it loses the Objective Secured ability and any similar abilities that allow them to control an objective marker regardless of the number of enemy models within range of that objective marker.
- Until the end of the turn, each time that REIVER unit ends a Normal Move, an Advance or a charge move within 3" of an enemy unit that is performing an action, roll 2D6: if the total exceeds that enemy unit's Leadership characteristic, the action the unit is attempting to perform immediately fails.
At the opportune moment, Space Marine infiltration units slip away from battle, only to relocate and strike the foe again.
The Chapter's orbiting star ships stand ready to unleash hell.
Nearby motion and radiation signatures are detected by a handheld device, forewarning the bearer of ambushes.
These shells burrow deep into the ground before detonating; though the force of the blast is reduced, the resulting shock wave is sufficient to hurl the foe from their feet.
Space Marine forces use shock grenades and similar weapons to stun and distract the enemy with blinding light and raucous noise.
- The selected unit cannot fire Overwatch or Set to Defend.
- Each time a model in the selected unit makes an attack, subtract 1 from that attack's hit roll.
Assault launchers fire salvoes of explosive charges at the enemy, causing horrific damage to those who are caught out of cover.
- If that unit braces, it suffers D3 mortal wounds.
- If that unit ducks for cover, then until the end of the turn, subtract 1 from the Attacks characteristic of models in that unit, and that unit cannot fire Overwatch or Set to Defend.
Melta bombs are fusion charges designed to burn through an armoured hull in a matter of seconds.
Crews of gravitic battle tanks can discharge directed pulses of gravitic force through their ventral plates.
- Your Movement phase, when an ADEPTUS ASTARTES REPULSOR FIELD unit from your army Falls Back. Until the end of the turn, that unit is still eligible to shoot even though it Fell Back.
- Your opponent’s Charge phase, when an ADEPTUS ASTARTES REPULSOR FIELD unit from your army is selected as a target of a charge. Until the end of the phase, subtract 2 from charge rolls made for any unit that declares a charge against that REPULSOR FIELD unit.
Originally devised to counter large Tyranid bio-forms, hellfire rounds fill the target with mutagenic acid upon detonation.
Flakk missiles are designed to eliminate aircraft by unleashing a payload of shrapnel that shreds armour and vital systems.
Throwing down a hail of smoke grenades or deploying their smoke launchers, the Space Marines screen themselves from the enemy.
Deathwatch Stratagems
If your army includes any DEATHWATCH Detachments (excluding Auxiliary Support, Super-heavy Auxiliary or Fortification Network Detachments), you have access to the Stratagems shown here, and can spend Command points to use them.
The vehement hatred that the Deathwatch feel for their xenosfoes is a potent weapon in its own right.
Engaging oracular ballistic contra-auguries, the Deathwatch erect a web of firepower that even their swift Aeldari targets cannot evade through their trickery.
The Deathwatch know better than any the value of eliminating the leader-beasts that coordinate Tyranid swarms in battle, as well as the optimum ganglions to aim for to ensure neural haemorrhage.
Only a truly versatile approach to warfare allows the tactical genius of a Watch Master to best the myriad xenos foes they face.
Regardless of their origins, all Black Shields fight with a grim and stubborn fury to prove their loyalty to the Imperium.
In missions with certain classes of extremis threat rating, the wardens of the Black Vault may grant an exceptional artefact to a veteran warrior of proven skill in the eradication of the xenos.
Some of the Deathwatch’s champions have unparalleled records of service, their capacity for slaying the xenos a true gift.
As the Orks begin their stampeding charge, the Deathwatch hurl tanglefoot grenades into their midst.
- The DEATHWATCH units that were selected as a target of that charge can fire Overwatch at that ORK unit.
- Until the end of the phase, if any models from that ORK unit are destroyed as a result of Overwatch, subtract 2 from charge rolls made for that unit.
Multifaceted tactical awareness and advanced strategic bioscryers enable the Deathwatch to smoothly switch their combat priorities.
With a shrill binharic screech, these arcane devices exorcise T’au targeting data in a heartbeat.
Extensive experience has taught the Deathwatch to pulverise and sunder Necrons with bolt and blade even after they fall.
Battle-brothers of the Deathwatch learn not only the many ways in which to slay the xenos, but also gain an understanding of the doctrines and tactics of fellow Chapters.
With a blaze of jump pack exhaust, the foe can be driven back and the mobile warriors’ brothers given space to unleash death.
Utilising the arcane secrets of teleportation technology, the Deathwatch burst from nowhere to attack.
Deathwatch bikers are fierce hunters of the most evasive xenos.
Unknown stealth technologies are hidden within each Corvus Blackstar.
The clavis is a strange archeotech device that can disrupt the deviant machine spirits of xenos war engines.
- That unit suffers D3 mortal wounds.
- Until the end of the phase, that unit is not eligible to fight until after all eligible units from your army have done so.
Individual shells are loaded when optimised volleys are required.
Librarius Discipline
Before the battle, generate the psychic powers for PSYKER models from your army that know powers from the Librarius 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.
When a PSYKER unit from your army manifests a psychic power from this discipline, replace all instances of the <CHAPTER> keyword on that psychic power (if any) with the name of the Chapter that your PSYKER is drawn from.
| D6 | PSYCHIC POWER |
| 1 | VEIL OF TIME The psyker projects his will beyond the regular passage of time, altering the temporal flow to sway the tide of battle. Blessing: Veil of Time has a warp charge value of 6. If manifested, select one friendly <CHAPTER> unit within 18" of this PSYKER.
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| 2 | MIGHT OF HEROES The psyker cages the immense power of the immaterium within the physical form of one of his brothers, making the blessed warrior the Emperor’s vengeance made manifest. Blessing: Might of Heroes has a warp charge value of 6. If manifested, select one friendly <CHAPTER> CORE or <CHAPTER> CHARACTER model within 12" of this PSYKER. Until the start of your next Psychic phase, add 1 to that models Strength, Toughness and Attacks characteristics (if a unit has more than one Toughness characteristic, use the lowest Toughness characteristic in that unit when resolving any rules). |
| 3 | NULL ZONE The psyker unleashes the full might of his mind to cast down his opponents defences, both technological and mystical, rendering them vulnerable to the retribution of the Adeptus Astartes. Blessing (Aura): Null Zone has a warp charge value of 7. If manifested, then:
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| 4 | PSYCHIC SCOURGE The psyker pits his superhuman willpower against that of his enemies in a battle of mental fortitude, seeking to destroy their minds in a burst of psychic fury. Witchfire: Psychic Scourge has a warp charge value of 6. If manifested, select one enemy unit within 18" of and visible to this PSYKER. Then, roll one D6 and add this PSYKER’s Leadership characteristic to the result. Your opponent then rolls one D6 and adds that unit’s Leadership characteristic to the result. If your total is higher than your opponents, the selected unit suffers D3 mortal wounds; if it is equal to your opponents total, the selected unit suffers 1 mortal wound; if it is less than your opponent’s total, nothing happens. |
| 5 | FURY OF THE ANCIENTS Calling upon the myths of his Chapters home world, the psyker sends forth a terrifying monstrosity wrought from psychic energy. Witchfire: Fury of the Ancients has a warp charge value of 6. If manifested, select one enemy model that is within 18" of and visible to this PSYKER. Draw a line between any part this PSYKER’s base and any part of the selected model’s base (or hull); the selected models unit, and every other enemy unit that this line passes over or through, suffers 1 mortal wound. |
| 6 | PSYCHIC FORTRESS Drawing on boundless reserves of inner strength, the psyker constructs a powerful field of shimmering psychic energy around himself as well as any nearby battle brothers, protecting them from harm. Blessing (Aura): Psychic Fortress has a warp charge value of 6. If manifested, then until the start of your next Psychic phase, while a friendly <CHAPTER> unit is within 6" of this PSYKER, models in that unit have a 5+ invulnerable save. |
Obscuration Discipline
Before the battle, generate the psychic powers for PSYKER models that know powers from the Obscuration 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.
When a PSYKER unit from your army manifests a psychic power from this discipline, replace all instances of the <CHAPTER> keyword on that psychic power (if any) with the name of the Chapter that your PSYKER is drawn from.
| D6 | PSYCHIC POWER |
| 1 | SHROUDING The psyker uses his mastery of the warp to fog the minds of his enemies, clouding their senses so that his allies appear as nothing more than indistinct shadows. Blessing: Shrouding has a warp charge value of 6. If manifested, select one friendly <CHAPTER> PHOBOS unit within 18" of this PSYKER. Until the start of your next Psychic phase, unless that unit is the closest eligible target, enemy models cannot target that unit with ranged attacks. |
| 2 | SOUL SIGHT The psyker shares his warp-sight with his brethren, causing their eyes to glow with an ethereal light. So empowered, no foe can escape their omniscient gaze; the souls of their targets flare like flaming beacons in the dark. Blessing: Soul Sight has a warp charge value of 6. If manifested, select one friendly <CHAPTER> PHOBOS unit within 18" of this PSYKER. Until the start of your next Psychic phase, each time a model in that unit makes a ranged attack, you can re-roll the hit roll and the target does not receive the benefits of cover against that attack. |
| 3 | MIND RAID The psyker peers into the mind of the foe, raiding their thoughts for secret codes, battle plans, the location of hidden forces and any other tactical information that might be useful. Such brute psychic interrogation doubtless inflicts severe cerebral trauma on its victim. Witchfire: Mind Raid has a warp charge value of 6. If manifested, select one enemy model within 18" of and visible to this PSYKER.
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| 4 | HALLUCINATION The psyker instils terror and panic within his foes by conjuring images out of their memories - from past allies seemingly returned from the dead, to apparitions wrought from nightmares. Malediction: Hallucination has a warp charge value of 6. If manifested, select one enemy unit within 18" of and visible to this PSYKER.
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| 5 | TENEBROUS CURSE As the psyker twists his hand, a psychic bolt lances through the minds of his enemies. As they reel from the assault, their own shadows seemingly come to life, pulling their casters to the ground with frenzied determination. Malediction: Tenebrous Curse has a warp charge value of 7. If manifested, select one enemy unit that cannot FLY and is within 18" of and visible to this PSYKER.
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| 6 | TEMPORAL CORRIDOR The psyker creates an invisible corridor in which the passage of time is altered, allowing his allies to traverse the battlefield with supernatural swiftness. Blessing: Temporal Corridor has a warp charge value of 5. If manifested, select one friendly <CHAPTER> PHOBOS unit within 6" of this PSYKER.
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Xenopurge Discipline
PSYKER models in DEATHWATCH Detachments can know all of their psychic powers from the Xenopurge discipline instead of the Librarius or Obscuration disciplines. Before the battle, generate the psychic powers for PSYKER models that know powers from the Xenopurge 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.
| D6 | PSYCHIC POWER |
| 1 | PREMORPHIC RESONANCE The psyker peers into the timeless eddies of the warp, seeing future echoes of whatever sinuous, scuttling or bounding movements the enemy will make before imprinting this foreknowledge into the minds of his brothers to guide their aim. Blessing: Premorphic Resonance has a warp charge value of 6. If manifested, select one friendly DEATHWATCH unit within 18" of this PSYKER. Until the start of your next Psychic phase:
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| 2 | FORTIFIED WITH CONTEMPT Fanning the fires of the Deathwatchs hatred into an inferno of contempt, the psyker instils a feeling of such vehement disgust in his brothers that they shrug off the direst of injuries in their determination to exact their vigil’s vow. Blessing: Fortified With Contempt has a warp charge value of 6. If manifested, select one friendly DEATHWATCH INFANTRY or DEATHWATCH BIKER unit within 18" of this PSYKER. Until the start of your next Psychic phase, each time a model in that unit would lose a wound, roll one D6: on a 5+, that wound is not lost. |
| 3 | NEURAL VOID The psyker assails the target with a voidblack darkness upon their minds, woven from psychomantic shadow. Mental cohesion and coordination begin to break down, orders become garbled and impetus blunted. Malediction: Neural Void 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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| 4 | PSYCHIC CLEANSE Before the empyric might of the psyker, teeming throngs of lesser minds are swept aside in a purgation that purifies the unclean. Witchfire: Psychic Cleanse has a warp charge value of 6. If manifested, roll one D6 for each enemy model within 9" of this PSYKER: on a 6, that model’s unit suffers 1 mortal wound. |
| 5 | MANTLE OF SHADOW The psyker draws a shadow over his allies, shrouding their presence from enemy senses and assuring the completion of priority missions without detection. Blessing: Mantle of Shadow has a warp charge value of 6. If manifested, select one friendly DEATHWATCH INFANTRY unit within 12" of this Psyker. Until the start of your next Psychic phase, if that unit does not shoot or declare a charge, enemy models cannot target that unit with ranged attacks unless they are within 12" of it or it is the closest eligible unit. |
| 6 | SEVERANCE The psyker has trained his powerful mind to single out entities from which his foes gain their strength, snipping their influence with his razored thoughts. In an instant, commanding screeches fade to whimpers, inspiring presences falter and communications vomit babbling nonsense. Malediction: Severance has a warp charge value of 7. If manifested, select one enemy CHARACTER unit within 18" of this PSYKER.
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Litanies of Battle
All CHAPLAINS know the Litany of Hate (see below). In addition, before the battle, generate the additional litanies for PRIEST models from your army that know litanies from the Litanies of Battle using the table below. You can either roll one D6 to generate each litany randomly (re-rolling duplicate results), or you can select which litanies the priest knows.
When a PRIEST unit from your army recites a litany, replace all instances of the <CHAPTER> keyword on that litany (if any) with the name of the Chapter that your PRIEST is drawn from.
Litany of Hate (Aura)
The Chaplain fuels his battle brothers with hatred and exhorts them to strike the foe harder and harder, without mercy.
If this litany is inspiring, then while a friendly <CHAPTER> CORE or <CHAPTER> CHARACTER unit is within 6" of this PRIEST, each time a model in that unit makes a melee attack, you can re-roll the hit roll.| D6 | LITANIES OF BATTLE |
| 1 | LITANY OF FAITH (AURA) The Chaplain exhorts his charges to steel themselves against even the most dangerous weapons the enemy can bring to bear. If this litany is inspiring, then while a friendly <CHAPTER> CORE or <CHAPTER> CHARACTER unit is within 6" of this Priest, each time a model in that unit would lose a wound as the result of a mortal wound, roll one D6: on a 5+, that wound is not lost. |
| 2 | CATECHISM OF FIRE The Chaplain calls upon his brothers to unleash a relentless storm of close-range firepower. If this litany is inspiring, select one friendly <CHAPTER> CORE or <CHAPTER> CHARACTER unit within 6" of this PRIEST. Each time a model in that unit makes a ranged attack against the closest eligible target, add 1 to that attack’s wound roll. |
| 3 | EXHORTATION OF RAGE The Chaplain bellows his fury at the enemy, his brothers surging forwards to strike them down. If this litany is inspiring, select one friendly <CHAPTER> CORE or <CHAPTER> CHARACTER unit within 6" of this PRIEST. Each time a model in that unit makes a melee attack, add 1 to that attack’s wound roll. |
| 4 | MANTRA OF STRENGTH The Chaplain focuses his mind on the purity of the blood that runs through his veins, bestowed upon him by the Primarch himself. If this litany is inspiring:
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| 5 | RECITATION OF FOCUS The Chaplain recites creeds that focus the minds of his brothers to ensure their shots strike true. If this litany is inspiring, select one friendly <CHAPTER> CORE or <CHAPTER> CHARACTER unit within 6" of this PRIEST. Each time a model in that unit makes a ranged attack, add 1 to that attack’s hit roll. |
| 6 | CANTICLE OF HATE (AURA) Bellowing his hatred of the foe, the Chaplain leads his brothers in the wholesale destruction of the enemy. If this litany is inspiring, then while a friendly <CHAPTER> CORE or <CHAPTER> CHARACTER unit is within 6" of this PRIEST:
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Warlord Traits
If an ADEPTUS ASTARTES CHARACTER model is your WARLORD, you can use the Space Marines Warlord Traits table below to determine what Warlord Trait they have. You can either roll one D6 to randomly generate one, or you can select one. If a PHOBOS CHARACTER model is your WARLORD, you can instead use the Vanguard Warlord Traits table below to determine what Warlord Trait they have in the same manner. If you wish, instead of selecting a Warlord Trait from either of the tables below, you can select a Chapter Warlord Trait for your WARLORD, but only if they are from the relevant Chapter.
When you have determined a Warlord Trait for an ADEPTUS ASTARTES CHARACTER model, replace all instances of the <Chapter> keyword in their Warlord Trait (if any) with the name of the Chapter that your model is drawn from.
Space Marines Warlord Traits
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| 1 | FEAR MADE MANIFEST (AURA) The Emperor’s enemies quail beneath this champion’s wrathful gaze. While an enemy unit is within 6" of this WARLORD:
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| 2 | THE IMPERIUM’S SWORD This warlord hurls himself forwards with unbridled ferocity, cutting down the foe like a reaping whirlwind.
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| 3 | IRON RESOLVE Faith and duty drive this warlord relentlessly onwards as he shrugs off injuries that would lay lesser warriors low.
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| 4 | CHAMPION OF HUMANITY This commander has slain enemy generals beyond counting.
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| 5 | STORM OF FIRE (AURA) This warlord expertly guides his warriors’ fire. While a friendly <CHAPTER> CORE unit is within 6" of this WARLORD, each time a model in that unit makes a ranged attack, on an unmodified wound roll of 6, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1. |
| 6 | RITES OF WAR (AURA) This commander and his warriors have vowed to secure victory. While a friendly <CHAPTER> CORE or <CHAPTER> CHARACTER unit is within 6" of this WARLORD, that unit has the Objective Secured ability. |
Vanguard Warlord Traits
| D6 | WARLORD TRAIT |
| 1 | SHOOT AND FADE This warrior harries the foe before returning to the shadows. Once per turn, in your Shooting phase, after shooting with a friendly <CHAPTER> PHOBOS unit within 6" of this WARLORD, that unit can make a Normal Move or it can Advance; in either case, if it does, that unit is not eligible to declare a charge with this turn. |
| 2 | LORD OF DECEIT This leader is adept at subterfuge and spreading misinformation. After both players have deployed their armies, select up to three <CHAPTER> PHOBOS units from your army and redeploy them. If the mission uses the Strategic Reserves rules, any of those units can be placed into Strategic Reserves without having to spend any additional CPs, regardless of how many units are already in Strategic Reserves. If both players have abilities that redeploy units, roll off; the winner chooses who redeploys their units first. |
| 3 | MASTER OF THE VANGUARD (AURA) This living legend of the Vanguard is an inspiration to his brothers. While a friendly <CHAPTER> PHOBOS unit is within 6" of this WARLORD:
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| 4 | STEALTH ADEPT This warlord slips through enemy territory like a spectre. Unless this WARLORD is the closest eligible target, enemy models cannot target it with ranged attacks. |
| 5 | TARGET PRIORITY This tactician is constantly seeking prime targets. In your Command phase, you can select one friendly <CHAPTER> PHOBOS unit within 6" of this WARLORD. Until the start of your next Command phase, each time a model in that unit makes a ranged attack, add 1 to that attack’s hit roll. |
| 6 | MASTER MARKSMAN This warlord is one of the finest sharpshooters in the galaxy. Add 1 to the Damage characteristic of ranged weapons this WARLORD is equipped with (excluding Grenades and Relics). |
Chapter Warlord Traits
Dark Angels: Brilliant Strategist
The commanders of the Dark Angels share a measure of their Primarch’s vaunted strategic brilliance.
In your Command phase, you can select one friendly DARK ANGELS unit within 6" of this WARLORD. Until the start of your next Command phase, if the Tactical Doctrine is active for your army, then each time a model in that unit makes an attack, the Devastator Doctrine is considered to be active for that attack instead; if the Assault Doctrine is active for your army, then each time a model in that unit makes an attack, the Tactical Doctrine is considered to be active for that attack instead (see Combat Doctrines).White Scars: Deadly Hunter
This son of the Warhawk strikes swiftly, a predator whose first kill is claimed before the foe are even aware of their peril.
After this WARLORD makes a charge move, you can select one enemy unit within 1" of it and roll one D6: on a 2+, that unit suffers 1 mortal wound.Space Wolves: Beastslayer
This warlord has slain some of the worst creatures that the galaxy has to offer. Such a hero embodies Russ’ ferocity and courage.
- While this WARLORD is within Engagement Range of any enemy MONSTER or VEHICLE units, add 1 to its Attacks characteristic.
- Each time this WARLORD makes an attack against a MONSTER or VEHICLE unit, add 1 to that attacks hit roll and add 1 to that attack’s wound roll.
Imperial Fists: Architect of War (Aura)
Imperial Fist leaders have a gift for bolstering defensive positions.
While a friendly IMPERIAL FISTS CORE unit that is receiving the benefits of cover is within 6” of this WARLORD, each time an attack with an Armour Penetration characteristic of-1 is allocated to a model in that unit, that attack has an Armour Penetration characteristic of 0 instead.Crimson Fists: Refuse to Die
This Crimson Fists champion defies death against all odds.
The first time this WARLORD is destroyed, you can choose to roll one D6 at the end of the phase instead of using any rules that are triggered when a model is destroyed (e.g. the Only in Death Does Duty End Stratagem). If you do, then on a 4+, set this WARLORD back up on the battlefield as close as possible to where they were destroyed and more than 1" away from any enemy models, with D3 wounds remaining.Black Templars: Oathkeeper
The fury of a Black Templars warlord carries him headlong into battle no matter the hardships, the foe or the challenge he faces.
- This WARLORD is eligible to perform a Heroic Intervention if it is within 6" horizontally and 5" vertically of any enemy unit.
- Each time this WARLORD makes a Heroic Intervention move, it can move up to 6” instead of 3". All other rules for Heroic Interventions still apply.
Blood Angels: Speed of the Primarch
Honouring the memory of Sanguinius on the field of battle, this warlord strikes as fast as the mighty angel of Baal once did.
At the start of the Fight phase, if this WARLORD is within Engagement Range of any enemy units, it can fight first that phase.Flesh Tearers: Merciless Butcher
In battle, this warlord loses themselves in the pursuit of slaughter, hacking apart all before them with unrelenting savagery.
Each time this WARLORD is selected to fight, make 1 additional attack with one of its melee weapons for every five enemy models within 3" of it (to a maximum of 3 additional attacks).Iron Hands: Adept of the Omnissiah
This warlord is a master of war and the rites of the machine.
- At the end of your Movement phase, unless this WARLORD is a TECHMARINE, it can repair one friendly IRON HANDS VEHICLE model within 1" of it. That VEHICLE model regains 1 lost wound. Each model can only be repaired once per turn.
- If this WARLORD is a TECHMARINE, then each time it uses its Blessing of the Omnissiah ability, the model it is repairing regains up to D3+1 lost wounds instead of D3.
Ultramarines: Adept of the Codex
Ultramarines warlords are peerless masters of tactics and strategy, epitomising the teachings of the Codex Astartes.
While this WARLORD is on the battlefield, each time you spend a Command point to use a Stratagem you can roll one D6: on a 5+, that Command point is refunded.Salamanders: Anvil of Strength
Vulkan was renowned as the strongest of the Primarchs, and his genetic heritage lends this son of Nocturne great physical might.
Add 2 to the Strength characteristic of this WARLORD.Raven Guard: Echo of the Ravenspire
This warlord can vanish from sight with supernatural skill.
Once per battle, at the end of your Movement phase, this WARLORD can vanish into the gloom if it is more than 6" from any enemy models. If it does, remove it from the battlefield and then, in the Reinforcements step of your subsequent Movement phase, set up this WARLORD anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 9" away from any enemy models. If the battle ends and this WARLORD is not on the battlefield, it is destroyed.Deathwatch: Vigilance Incarnate
In standing sentinel over a vital swathe of the Imperium, this warlord always knows the appropriate tactics to defeat a foe.
In your Command phase, you can select one friendly DEATHWATCH CORE unit within 6" of this WARLORD. Each time you do, select one Battlefield Role; until the start of your next Command phase, each time a model in that unit makes an attack against an enemy unit with that Battlefield Role, re-roll a wound roll of 1.Deathwatch Warlord Traits
If a DEATHWATCH CHARACTER model is your WARLORD, you can use the table below to determine what Warlord Trait they have. You can either roll one D6 to randomly generate one, or you can select one.
| D6 | WARLORD TRAIT |
| 1 | VIGILANCE INCARNATE In standing sentinel over a vital swathe of the Imperium, this warlord always knows the appropriate tactics to defeat a foe. In your Command phase, you can select one friendly DEATHWATCH CORE unit within 6" of this WARLORD. Each time you do, select one Battlefield Role; until the start of your next Command phase, each time a model in that unit makes an attack against an enemy unit with that Battlefield Role, re-roll a wound roll of 1. |
| 2 | PARAGON OF THEIR CHAPTER An exemplar of their former brotherhood, the commander is a hero who selflessly upholds their honour in every mission. Select one Warlord Trait from the Chapter Warlord Traits for this WARLORD. Replace all instances of that Chapter’s keyword on that Warlord Trait with DEATHWATCH. If this WARLORD has the heraldry of one of those Chapters (or, other than Crimson Fists, Black Templars and Flesh Tearers, one of their successor Chapters), you must select that Chapter s Warlord Trait. Note that this cannot be a Chapter Warlord Trait found in a Codex supplement. |
| 3 | NOWHERE TO HIDE (AURA) This warlord has slain Hrud in their warrens, Kroot guerillas in their jungles and Necrons in their tombs. No alien can hide from his wrath. In your Command phase, you can select one enemy unit on the battlefield. Until the start of your next Command phase, while a friendly DEATHWATCH CORE unit is within 6" of this WARLORD, each time a model in that friendly unit makes an attack against that enemy unit, it does not receive the benefit of cover to its saving throw against that attack. |
| 4 | OPTIMISED PRIORITY (AURA) Endowed with preternatural strategic prowess, this warlord swiftly balances complex threat protocols. While a friendly DEATHWATCH CORE or DEATHWATCH CHARACTER unit that is performing an action is within 6" of this WARLORD, that unit can make ranged attacks without that action failing. |
| 5 | CASTELLAN OF THE BLACK VAULT Within the arsenals of the Death watch are masterpiece artefacts fashioned by the Imperiums greatest smiths and artificers. Those who guard these vaults are not afraid to make use of them. When mustering your army, you can give one of the following Relics to this WARLORD: Adamantine Mantle; Artificer Armour; Master-crafted Weapon; Digital Weapons. This is in addition to any other Relics they may have, and each Relic in your army must be unique. |
| 6 | THE TIES THAT BIND (AURA) A legendary war leader whose vast experience has been earned over countless missions, this warlord personally assembles forces that are each a carefully crafted association of expertise, personalities and insight that fight as one.
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Chapter Approved Rules
If every model in your army (excluding AGENT OF THE IMPERIUM and UNALIGNED models) has the ADEPTUS ASTARTES keyword, and your WARLORD has the ADEPTUS ASTARTES 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), select one of them to be from the ADEPTUS ASTARTES 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.).
Purge the Enemy
The Codex Astartes has proven its worth as a superb treatise on warfare over countless battlefields, and has remained so even after ten thousand years. Many Space Marines hold its teachings in awe, following its guidance in all ways, trusting in its ability to give them victory. Their belief has been rewarded on battlefield after battlefield.
- Score 1 victory point at the end of the battle (to a maximum of 5 victory points) for each enemy unit that was destroyed as the result of an attack made with a Heavy or Grenade weapon by an ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your army while the Devastator Doctrine was active for your army.
- Score 1 victory point at the end of the battle (to a maximum of 5 victory points) for each enemy unit that was destroyed as the result of an attack made with a Rapid Fire or Assault weapon by an ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your army while the Tactical Doctrine was active for your army.
- Score 1 victory point at the end of the battle (to a maximum of 5 victory points) for each enemy unit that was destroyed as the result of an attack made with a Pistol or Melee weapon by an ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your army while the Assault Doctrine was active for your army.
Battlefield Supremacy
The Space Marines are the Emperor's finest shock troops, striking at the foe before they can react or even know they are under threat. In their lightning assaults, Space Marines smash aside the enemy, slaughtering them without mercy, to achieve their goals.
No Mercy, No Respite
Before battle, Space Marines take all manner of oaths. They swear to never falter, to never give up, to never yield and to fight until their last breath. Made before their battle-brothers, commanders and Chaplains, the Space Marines take fewer things more seriously.
- Oath of Valour: Score 1 victory point if any CHARACTER, VEHICLE or MONSTER unit was destroyed by an ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your army during that battle round.
- Oath of Honour: Score 1 victory point at the end of the battle round so long as no ADEPTUS ASTARTES units from your army failed a Morale test, and provided no ADEPTUS ASTARTES units from your army Fell Back during that battle round.
- Oath of Duty: Score 2 victory points at the end of the battle round if an ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your army is wholly within 6" of the centre of the battlefield.
Deathwatch Chapter Approved Rules
If every model in your army (excluding AGENTS OF THE IMPERIUM and UNALIGNED units) has the DEATHWATCH keyword, and your WARLORD has the DEATHWATCH 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 DEATHWATCH 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.).
Battlefield Supremacy
The Deathwatch stand sentinel over some of the most heavily infested and dangerous stretches of the Imperium. They have guarded these sites for millennia against horrors uncounted. Their vow to stand firm is at the heart of their vigil and they will see their enemies dead before they give it up.
Purge the Enemy
Sometimes the subtlety and finesse of a blade slid between alien ribs must be supplemented by discriminative but far wider extermination protocols. Target priorities switch in an instant as specific segments of the enemy hierarchy are methodically eliminated.
At the end of the battle, for each Battlefield Role that was selected, score 5 victory points if every enemy unit in your opponents army with that Battlefield Role has been destroyed.
Shadow Operations
The Deathwatch do not just slay they painstakingly disassemble every asset of their enemies. Infrastructure is sabotaged, brood dens are torched and the creatures’ every means of propagation, proselytism and survival is sundered, decontaminated and wiped from existence.
If you selected this secondary objective, then DEATHWATCH INFANTRY units from your army can attempt the following action:
Cripple Stronghold (Action): One DEATHWATCH INFANTRY unit from your army can start to perform this action at the end of your Movement phase if it is within range of the Stronghold objective marker and no enemy units (excluding AIRCRAFT) are within range of that objective marker. This action is completed at the start of your next Command phase so long as the unit performing the action is still within range of the same objective marker.
Score 6 victory points each time a unit from your army successfully completes this action.
No Mercy, No Respite
Every tool at their disposal, every scrap ofhard-won knowledge, is sharpened upon the whetstone of the Deathwatch’s hatred of the alien. They will not rest until the galaxy is free from the xenos’ stench.
Crusade Rules
In this section you'll find additional rules for playing Crusade battles with Space Marines, such as Agendas, Battle Traits and Crusade Relics that are bespoke to Adeptus Astartes units. You can find out more about Crusade armies in the Warhammer 40,000 Core Book.
Agendas
If your Crusade army includes any ADEPTUS ASTARTES units, you can select one Agenda from the Adeptus Astartes 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).For the Space Marines, only the total destruction of the Emperor's enemies is acceptable.
The Space Marines know no fear. Superhuman courage in the face of terrifying horrors and overwhelming odds are expected from each and every battle-brother. Fleeing from the conflict is as anathema to them as allowing the enemies of the Emperor to draw breath.
The warriors of the Chapter who bear the Mark of Censure have submitted themselves to the reclusiam for their failures, and been set upon a quest for absolution in their Chapter's eyes. Only by striking down the mightiest foes of the Emperor will their shame be absolved.
The standards of the Space Marines are inspirational icons and symbols of the Emperor's dominance. To plant one is to claim that ground in the name of the Imperium.
If you selected this Agenda, then ADEPTUS ASTARTES ANCIENT units in your army can attempt the following action:
Plant the Standard (Action): At the end of your Movement phase, one ADEPTUS ASTARTES ANCIENT unit from your army that is within 6" of the centre of the battlefield can start to perform this action. The action is completed at the end of your turn. Once completed the Ancient's Standard has been planted, and remains so until that model makes a Normal Move, Advances, Falls Back or makes a charge move.
Each unit gains a number of experience points equal to their Honour the Standard tally.
In the confusion of battle, the fallen body of a mighty hero was left on the field, his progenoids not recovered. It is of vital import this precious resource is found.
Recover Progenoids (Action): At the end of your Movement phase, one ADEPTUS ASTARTES APOTHECARY 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 an APOTHECARY unit successfully performs this action, it gains 5 experience points and your Crusade force gains 1 bonus Requisition point.
Requisitions
If your Crusade force includes any ADEPTUS ASTARTES units, you can spend Requisition points (RPs) on any of the following Requisitions in addition to those presented in the Warhammer 40,000 Core Book.A mortally wounded Space Marine may be interred in the sarcophagus of a Dreadnought, allowing him to bring death to his foes in a new form.
Through heroism on the field of battle and unwavering commitment to duty, Space Marines can ascend the ranks.
Many Primaris Space Marines served as part of the Indomitus Crusade before joining their Chapters, bringing vital experience of the fractured Imperium.
To cross the Rubicon Primaris is not a decision taken lightly, for not all warriors survive the transformation. Those who do become even more potent avatars of war.
Battle Traits
When an ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit gains a Battle Trait, you can use one of the tables below instead of one of the tables in the Warhamrner 40,000 Core Book to determine what Battle Trait the unit has gained. To do so, roll one D6 and consult the appropriate table, or choose a Battle Trait from the appropriate table that tells the best narrative for your unit. If a unit gains one of these Battle Traits, replace all instances of the <CHAPTER> keyword on that Battle Trait (if any) with the name of the Chapter that your unit is drawn from. All the normal rules for Battle Traits apply (e.g. a unit cannot have the same Battle Trait more than once). As with any Battle Honour, make a note on the unit's Crusade card when it gains a Battle Trait and increase its Crusade points accordingly, as described in the Warhamrner 40,000 Core Book.
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Honorifics
Honorifics are a new type of Battle Honour that can be given to ADEPTUS ASTARTES CAPTAIN units. When such a unit from your army would gain a Battle Honour, you can instead choose for it to gain one of the Honorifics listed below. You cannot give an Honorific to a unit from the Deathwatch Chapter or the Space Wolves Chapter (or any of its successor Chapters).Each CAPTAIN unit can only have a single Honorific, and your Order of Battle cannot include more than one such unit from the same Chapter with the same Honorific (e.g. you cannot have two BLOOD ANGELS CAPTAIN units with the Master of the Watch Honorific, or two SILVER SKULLS CAPTAIN units with the Master of Recruits Honorific). As with any Battle Honour, make a note on the unit's Crusade card when it gains an Honorific, and increase its Crusade points total by 1.
If a CAPTAIN unit from your army is upgraded to be a Chapter Master using the Chapter Command Requisition, that unit loses any Honorific it has (if so, its Crusade points are reduced by 1).
MASTER OF THE KEEP In some Chapters the 1st Company Captain serves as Master of the Keep. These mighty warriors may serve as the Chapter Master's second in command, be responsible for the Chapter's fortress monastery and speak for the Chapter Master in his absence. Once per battle, if this unit is on the battlefield, when you use an Adeptus Astartes Battle Tactic Stratagem, that Stratagem costs 0 Command points. |
MASTER OF THE WATCH The Captain of the 2nd Company is often responsible for the defence of the Chapter's home world. They are heavily involved with system-wide defence and intelligence assessment of threats to their Chapter's seat of power. Regardless of how much a Chapter involves itself in the affairs of its home world's population, the Master of the Watch takes a keen interest in them. If this unit is part of your Crusade army and you are the Defender, then you start the battle with an additional 2 Command points. |
MASTER OF THE ARSENAL This Captain, often of the 3rd Company, is responsible for managing and overseeing the Chapter's vast inventory of munitions. Once per battle, if this unit is on the battlefield, when you use an Adeptus Astartes Wargear Stratagem, that Stratagem costs 0 Command points. |
MASTER OF THE FLEET The Master of the Fleet is often the Captain of the 4th Company, and is responsible for the Chapter's armada of spacefaring warships. He is expected to be highly skilled not only in commanding a single ship in battle, but also in coordinating all of the Chapter's vessels in the highly complex matters of ship-to-ship combat.
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MASTER OF THE MARCHES This warrior oversees the deployment of all the Chapter's assets, in addition to their role as Captain of the 5th Company. In so doing they hear all pleas for the Chapter's aid, dismissing those he deems the most unworthy before presenting those that remain to the Chapter Master. If this unit is part of your Crusade army and you are using the Strategic Reserves rule, you can halve the Command point cost required to place units into Strategic Reserves (rounding fractions down). |
MASTER OF THE RITES The Master of the Rites is often the Captain of the 6th Company. Among his many duties he is often responsible for preserving and recording the Chapter's martial traditions and ceremonial conventions. If this unit is part of your Crusade force, then the Warlord Trait Requisition costs 0 Requisition points if the model being given the Warlord Trait is from the same Chapter as this unit. |
CHIEF VICTUALLER Traditionally held by the Captain of the 7th Company, a warrior with this title is responsible for the non-armament provisions the Chapter requires to continue its operations, as well as thousands of serfs and servitors. In this role, a battle-brother must prove himself a master logistician. If this unit is part of your Crusade force, then the Rearm and Resupply Requisition costs 0 Requisition points if the unit selected for that Requisition is from the same Chapter as this unit. |
LORD EXECUTIONER The Captain of the 8th Company is a martial example to his Chapter's warriors. As Lord Executioner, he dispenses the Chapter's justice - whether that be to the Chapter's hated foes or those within its ranks who fail to meet enormously stringent disciplinary requirements. If this unit is part of your Crusade army and you are the Attacker, then you start the battle with an additional 2 Command points. |
MASTER OF RELICS The Captain of the 9th Company is often responsible for the maintenance, security and care of the Chapter’s priceless relics, as well as the recovery of relics that lie as yet undiscovered throughout the galaxy. If this unit is part of your Crusade force, then the Relic Requisition costs 0 Requisition points if the model gaining the Relic is from the same Chapter as this unit. |
MASTER OF RECRUITS AND MASTER OF RECONNAISSANCE The 10th Company Captain is responsible for training the Chapter's future generations. With ten Vanguard squads at his command, he also serves as the Chapter Master's eyes and ears, and possesses vast amounts of intelligence. If this unit is part of your Crusade force, then the Fresh Recruits Requisition costs 0 Requisition points if the unit gaining the Fresh Recruits is from the same Chapter as this unit. |
Crusade Relics
When an ADEPTUS ASTARTES CHARACTER gains a Crusade Relic, you can instead select one of the Relics listed below. All the usual rules for selecting Crusade Relics, as described in the Warhammer 40,000 Core Book, apply (see Battle Honours).When a model from your army is given a Crusade Relic, replace all instances of the <CHAPTER> keyword on that Crusade Relic's rules (if any) with the name of the Chapter that your model is drawn from.
Artificer Relics
An ADEPTUS ASTARTES CHARACTER model can be given one of the following Artificer Relics instead of one of the ones presented in the Warhammer 40,000 Core Book.Halo lndomitus This Iron Halo protects the bearer from harm, whilst proclaiming them to be a mighty hero of the Imperium.
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Adamantine Cuirass This chest plate bears an Aquila crest wrought in adamantine, rendering it proof against even the mightiest blow. Add 1 to the bearer's Wounds and Toughness characteristics. |
Astartes Teleportation Transponder Incorporating arcane technology found in suits of Terminator armour, this unassuming device allows the bearer to be teleported accurately into the thick of battle from their orbiting spacecraft. The bearer has the Teleport Strike ability. |
Antiquity Relics
An ADEPTUS ASTARTES CHARACTER model of Heroic rank or higher can be given one of the following Antiquity Relics instead of one of the ones presented in the Warhammer 40,000 Core Book. Add 1 to a unit's total Crusade points for each Antiquity Relic it has - this is in addition to the + 1 from gaining a Battle Honour, for a total of +2.Paragon Blade This blade is a relic of the Great Crusade and is rumoured to have been crafted on Terra. It is now borne by only the greatest heroes of the Space Marine Chapters. Model with a power sword, master-crafted power sword, relic blade, xenophase blade or executioner relic blade only. This Relic replaces the model's power sword, master-crafted power sword, relic blade, xenophase blade or executioner relic blade and has the following profile:
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Standard of Righteous Hatred This bloodstained banner lists the atrocities and injustices committed by the Emperor's foes, a reminder of the duty of the Adeptus Astartes to purge the stars of the heretic and the alien. ANCIENT model only. Each time a friendly model is destroyed and make an attack as a result of the bearer's Astartes Banner ability, that attack scores a hit on a hit roll of 2+, irrespective of any modifiers. |
Legendary Relics
An ADEPTUS ASTARTES CHARACTER model of Legendary rank can be given one of the following Legendary Relics instead of one of the ones presented in the Warhammer 40,000 Core Book. In addition, in order to give a model a Legendary Relic, you must also pay 1 Requisition point (if you do not have enough Requisition points, you cannot give that model a Legendary Relic). Add an additional 2 to a unit's total Crusade points for each Legendary Relic it has - this is in addition to the +1 from gaining a Battle Honour, for a total of +3.Vortex Bolts Crafted long ago in forges lost to the mist of time, these immensely rare rounds create a miniature vortex within the target upon their detonation. Such an event causes catastrophic damage to even the largest enemies, and psykers who miraculously survive are driven mad by the creatures of the warp that flow from the tear in reality. Model with a bolt weapon only. When you select this Relic, select one bolt weapon the bearer is equipped with. Once per battle, when the bearer shoots with that weapon, you can choose for it to fire a vortex bolt. If you do, you can only make one attack with that weapon, but if it scores a hit, the target suffers D3+3 mortal wounds and the attack sequence ends. In addition, until the end of the battle, subtract 1 from Psychic tests taken for a PSYKER unit hit by a vortex bolt. |
Relic of the Primarch In the deepest vaults of every Chapter are ancient relics inherited from the personal wargear of their genefather. Only in the direst circumstances are these brought to the battlefield to inspire battle-brothers to even greater deeds; if these relics were to be lost, it would be a tragedy on par with the blackest days in the Chapter's history. Once per battle, in your Command phase, the bearer can unveil the Relic of the Primarch. If it does so, then until the start of your next Command phase:
RECOVER THE RELIC Adeptus Astartes Agenda The loss of one of the Primarch's priceless relics is an unthinkable shame that cannot be allowed to pass. If you control the Relic of the Primarch objective marker at the end of the battle, you can select one unit that is within 3" of that objective marker; that unit gains 3 experience points. If you do not control that objective marker at the end of the battle, then you lose 10 victory points (to a minimum of 0). |
Banners of Renown
The banners carried by the hosts of the Adeptus Astartes are often storied relics, carried by the Chapter’s warriors into battles uncounted. These banners have seen more battlefields than the veteran warriors that carry them, and are potent symbols of the indomitability of the Space Marines and the righteousness of their cause.
In this section you will find a series of rules for your Adeptus Astartes Crusade army allowing your Ancients and the banners they carry to accrue great renown for their deeds on the battlefield. Whether the Chapter banner, carried by the Chapter’s warriors for millennia, or a crusade banner, created to inspire the Chapter’s warriors on their current engagement, these simple pieces of cloth provide inspiration to humanity’s greatest warriors in their darkest hours, as well as proudly displaying their achievements.If your Order of Battle includes any ADEPTUS ASTARTES ANCIENT models, you can spend Requisition points on the Banner of Renown Requisition (see below).
The Ancient carries a banner of unmatched glory or humbling prestige. Its intricate design has been restitched countless times after being borne onto the deadliest battlefields. The warriors who march to war in its shadow do so inspired by the renowned battles it commemorates.
Ancient Standards
While your Army Roster contains any BANNER OF RENOWN models, keep a Renown tally for each such model.At the end of each battle round, add 1 to a model’s Renown tally if any of the following apply (to a maximum of 10 per battle):
- That model is within range of an objective marker you control.
- That model is within 6" of any enemy units.
- That model destroyed any enemy CHARACTER units during that battle round.
- That model is wholly within your opponent’s deployment zone.
- That model performed the Plant the Standard action as part of the Honour the Standard Agenda.
At the end of the battle, add 1 to a model’s Renown tally for each of the following that apply:
- That model lost any wounds during the battle, but was not destroyed.
- You won the battle.
After each battle, each BANNER OF RENOWN model gains a number of Renown points equal to that model’s Renown tally. Renown points can be spent to purchase Banner of Renown upgrades. Each time you purchase any of the following upgrades (excluding Artisanal Ministrations), increase that unit’s Crusade points total by 1.
Banner of Renown Upgrades
While some highly trained Chapter thralls can effect a reasonable repair to any damage this banner suffers, a few are considered to be true artisans with vexillor-needles and cleansing oils, the damaged sections nigh-indistinguishable from the original.
This elaborate emblem surmounts the banner and incorporates an energy field generator. Those who fight in the shadow of the glories depicted on this banner are held to be warded in the victory's radiance.
Glorious Finial (Aura): While a friendly <CHAPTER> CORE or <CHAPTER> CHARACTER unit is within 6" of this model, models in that unit have a 5+ invulnerable save.
Painstakingly etched upon strips of neo-parchment, ritually purified xenos hide or perhaps wafer-thin steel, the names of every honoured bearer of this banner hang from this standard, save only its current custodian. The tally of such worthy guardians is a potent reminder to the Ancient of their privileged duty.
This banner's artificer-wrought staff contains a potent energy generator. Wielded as a deadly pole arm in extremis - should the standard itself be in danger - even a glancing blow from the hyper-dense alloy of the stave can crack armour and bludgeon the foe into submission.
Often represented as a gilded halo that radiates an auric light, these sculpted symbols reflect the purity of the deeds illuminated upon the banner and blind any who stand against the Emperor's chosen. Those with the temerity to aim at warriors marching below this banner find themselves averting their gaze.
Within a graven aquila, a grim death's head or one of many symbols employed by the Chapter are fitted micro-vox transmitters. These broadcast bellicose sermons penned by the Chaplains, ensuring that the righteous rage of the banner's defenders is never quenched.
Aquila of Spiritual Fury (Aura): While a friendly <CHAPTER> CORE unit is within 6" of the bearer, each time a model in that unit makes a melee attack, on an unmodified hit roll of 6:
- Add 1 to that attack’s Strength characteristic.
- Improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1. This bonus is cumulative with Combat Doctrines.
While this banner may originally have been composed of more mundane textiles, each successive repair has incorporated woven threads of adamantine, tinted by arcane thermochromatic processes by the Chapter's Techmarines. After centuries of battle and hundreds of restorations, it is now creation of rippling resilience capable of enduring the worst the foe can unleash.
- Improve this model’s Save characteristic by 1 (to a maximum of 2+).
- Each time this model suffers any Banner Damage, roll one D6: on a 4+, that Banner Damage is ignored.
Golden cords or streamers hang from this banner or its stave, each woven in a complex tri-fold braid denoting the intertwined responsibilities expected of a warrior of the Adeptus Astartes: the destruction of their foe; the defence of their allies; and completion the mission granted by their commander, each filtered through the unique traditions of their Chapter.
Tassels of Duty (Aura): While a friendly <CHAPTER> CORE unit that is performing an action is within 6" of the bearer, that unit can make ranged attacks without that action failing.
Woven into the standard's tapestry, this potent symbol depicts the Ancients current campaign. While those who stand beneath it fight, none are in doubt about the righteousness of their cause, and none will take a step back until their crusade is complete.
- The bearer has the Objective Secured ability.
- The bearer has the following ability:
Banner Damage
A unit can have more than one Banner Damage effect, but it cannot have the same Banner Damage effect more than once (if a duplicate result is rolled, roll again until a different result is rolled). If a model gains three Banner Damage effects, remove that model from your Order of Battle.
Make a note of any Banner Damage effects a model has on its Crusade card and subtract 1 from that unit’s Crusade points for each Banner Damage effect it currently has (this can mean a unit has a negative number of Crusade points). If a model gains three Banner Damage effects, remove that model from your Order of Battle.
This banner's material, heavy and resilient as it is, has been set ablaze, burning large areas of it into unrecognisable charred ruin.
Scorched Form (Aura): While a friendly <CHAPTER> CORE unit is within 6" of this model, subtract 1 from the Leadership characteristic of models in that unit.
Whether reduced in stature, faded of colour or torn despite the Ancients devoted efforts, this standard has lost much of its glory.
This banner has been damaged and hastily repaired too often, awaiting the dedicated attention of artisans away from battle. It resembles more a collage of colour than a proud battle standard.
Warden Raiders
Haarken Worldciaimer’s rapid advance along the Nachmund Gauntlet saw many Space Marine strike forces, from numerous Chapters of the Wardens of the Gauntlet and others, scattered in the wake of the heretic hordes. Unable to reach the Sanctus Wall, they fought a guerrilla campaign to slow Haarken Worldclaimer down.
When mustering your army from your Order of Battle, you can choose for it to be a Warden Raiders Force. A Warden Raiders Force has the following rules:
- It can only contain ADEPTUS ASTARTES units.
- It cannot contain units with the Lord of War Battlefield Role.
- It cannot contain VEHICLE models with a Move characteristic of less than 10".
- Every INFANTRY unit must start the battle either embarked within a TRANSPORT model, or be set up using the Death From Above, Concealed Positions, or Teleport Strike rules.
- It cannot include any Spearhead Detachments.
Raid Points
At the end of the battle, instead of gaining 1 experience point from the Battle Experience rule, units in a Warden Raiders Force gain 1 Raid point. If a unit does not have a Raid points tally, start one for it on its Crusade Card.Raid points function in a similar manner to experience points. If a unit has accrued enough Raid points, it will gain a promotion and go up a Raider rank (from Raider to Hardened Guerrilla to Reaver). Each time a unit gains a Raider rank, it will gain one Raider Force Battle Trait; make a note of the unit’s new Raider rank and its Raider Force Battle Trait on its Crusade card.
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Additional Raid points can be earned for units by selecting Raider Force Agendas.
Raider Force Agendas
If your Crusade army is a Warden Raider Force, you can select one Agenda from the Raider Force 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).Space Marine Chapters recognised that their numbers were too few to defeat the forces of Chaos in the Nachmund Gauntlet. They resorted to guerrilla tactics, determined to cause as much damage as possible.
- During the first battle round, each time an enemy unit is destroyed by a model from your army, add 1 to the Guerrilla Strike tally of that model’s unit.
- From the second battle round onwards, each time an enemy unit is destroyed by a model from your army, if that model’s unit was set up on the battlefield for the first time during its previous Movement phase, add 1 to the Guerrilla Strike tally of that model’s unit.
Warden Raiders made a point of striking rapidly to kill enemy commanders and elite troops before withdrawing.
Cutting enemy supply lines was a vital task for the Space Marines caught behind Worldclaimer's armies. Without resources, the forces of Chaos could be slowed down.
Sabotage Supply Lines (Action): One or more INFANTRY or BIKER units from your army can start to perform this action at the start of your Movement phase. Each unit from your army that starts to perform this action must be in range of a different objective marker that has not been sabotaged by your army (see below). The action is completed at the end of your turn. If this action is successfully completed, the objective marker is said to have been sabotaged by your army.
Each unit gains a number of Raid points equal to its Sabotage Supply Lines tally.
Warden Raiders were as adept at lightning assaults with battle-tanks and light vehicles as they were on foot.
Add 1 to a unit’s Mechanised Assault tally each time:
- A model in that VEHICLE unit destroys an enemy unit.
- A model that started the battle embarked within that VEHICLE unit destroys an enemy unit.
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Deathwatch Crusade Rules
In this section you’ll find additional rules for playing Crusade battles with the Deathwatch, such as Agendas, Battle Traits and Crusade Relics that are bespoke to Deathwatch units. You can find out more about Crusade armies in the Warhammer 40,000 Core Book.
This content, available exclusively to the Deathwatch, is in addition to the Crusade rules found in Codex: Space Marines, and contains the following sections.Agendas
If your Crusade army includes any DEATHWATCH units, you can select one Agenda from the Deathwatch 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).Some powerful xenos artefacts must be analysed, some must be destroyed, while others lie like some hideous jewel or prize. They call out with alluring signals, pulses of empyric power or chemical trails to those of their own kind, or one of the countless acquisitive and corruptible enemies of Mankind. They must be secured at all costs!
Secure Xenotech (Action): At the end of your Movement phase, one Deathwatch Infantry unit from your army can start to perform this action if it is within 3" of the Xenotech objective marker and no enemy units (excluding AIRCRAFT) are within 3" of that objective marker. This action is completed at the start of your next Command phase. If completed, remove the Xenotech objective marker from the battlefield.
- If a unit completed this action, it gains 3 experience points.
- If that unit is also wholly within your deployment zone at the end of the battle, it gains 5 experience points instead and, before your next battle, you can use either the Relic Requisition or the Bestowed in Honour and Necessity Requisition once for 0RP.
The xenos crawl from the outer dark, out of shadowy holes, from unlit hovels and across the barriers from hellish subrealms, eagerly grasping for the Emperors light. Throw them back, stand your vigil and let not one pass.
The Emperors realm recoils at the unnatural presence of the alien. Those who know of the Deathwatch are thankful that the battle-brothers do not.
Keep a Suffer Not The Alien tally for each unit from your army. Add 1 to a unit’s Suffer Not The Alien tally each time it destroys an enemy TYRANIDS, AELDARI, ORK, NECRONS or T’AU EMPIRE unit.
Each unit gains 1 experience point for every 2 marks on its Suffer Not The Alien tally.
Stretched thin across the breadth of the Imperium, all Deathwatch are equipped to adapt to changing threats.
Keep a Melee tally for each unit from your army. Add 1 to a unit’s Melee tally each time it destroys an enemy unit with a melee attack.
If a unit has at least 1 mark on its Ranged tally and at least 1 mark on its Melee tally, it gains 2 experience points.
There is little as disturbing about the xenos as their alien thoughts, and perhaps none of their number as horrific as those who can manifest their sickening notions into reality.
Keep a Xenopsyker Assault tally for each unit from your army. Add 1 to a unit’s Xenopsyker Assault tally each time a unit passes a Deny the Witch test as a result of a TYRANIDS PSYKER, AELDARI PSYKER or ORK PSYKER unit attempting to manifest a psychic power. Add 2 to a unit’s Xenopsyker Assault tally each time it destroys a TYRANIDS PSYKER, AELDARI PSYKER or ORK PSYKER unit.
Each unit gains a number of experience points equal to its Xenopsyker Assault tally.
Requisitions
If your Crusade force includes any DEATHWATCH units, you can spend Requisition points (RPs) on any of the following Requisitions in addition to those presented in the Warhammer 40,000 Core Book and Codex: Space Marines.Those who have risen to lead within the Deathwatch are heroic and valiant warriors, fitting custodians indeed for the esoteric and deadly relics of the watch fortresses.
There are those who are expert in their watch fortress’ manifold battle tactics, and those whose focus is legend.
With no expectation of reunion with former brotherhoods, a Black Shield’s vigil is undertaken with an iron will.
The highly versatile capacity of Deathwatch kill teams sees their composition and equipment alter mid-assignment.
Battle Traits
When a DEATHWATCH unit gains a Battle Trait, you can use one of the tables below. If you do, roll one D6 and consult the appropriate table to randomly determine what Battle Trait the unit gains, or choose a Battle Trait from the appropriate table that tells the best narrative for your unit. All the normal rules for Battle Traits apply (e.g. a unit cannot have the same Battle Trait more than once). As with any Battle Honour, make a note on the unit’s Crusade card when it gains a Battle Trait and increase its Crusade points accordingly, as described in the Warhammer 40,000 Core Book or Codex: Space Marines.
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Masters of the Specialisms
Each DEATHWATCH CAPTAIN model can only have a single Master Specialism, and your Order of Battle cannot include more than one DEATHWATCH CAPTAIN model with the same Master Specialism (e.g. you cannot have two DEATHWATCH CAPTAIN models with the Master Venator Specialism). Watch Masters are veteran members of the Deathwatch with countless years of experience and expertise. DEATHWATCH WATCH MASTER models can have more than one Master Specialism.
Master Venator A peerless hunter, a Master Venator pre-empts the enemy’s swift movements, directing his warriors in a combination of ambush, encirclement and interweaving fire patterns that none escape.
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Master Malleus Masters Malleus follow in the footsteps of the famed Watch Captain Brontos. They know the patterns of power relays, exposed ganglions and volatile fluids whose penetration can silence heavy guns and down the most monstrous of xenos.
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Master Dominatus Exploiting the weaknesses of the enemy’s hulking or specialist praetorians is the expertise of a Master Dominatus. The foe’s prized assets are dismantled through his vast knowledge.
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Master Aquila The tenets of a Master Aquila draw upon a wealth of ancient data and personal experience, but also upon an ability to correlate, strategise and assess rapidly and repeatedly, often on instinct. A Master Aquila is an exemplar of the Deathwatch’s adaptability.
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Master Furor Furor tactics are one of the most fundamental of the Chapter’s doctrines. One feted as a Master Furor is the bane of heinous multitudes, orchestrating dismemberment on vast scales.
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Master Purgatus Masters Purgatus are far more than visceral executioners. They stoke sedition in enemy hierarchies, despatch assets to cut off escape routes and deploy sniper teams for perfect head shots.
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Battle Scars
BRING NOT SHAME TO YOUR CHAPTER Believing they have sullied their respective Chapters’ names, these warriors fight with wild abandon to reclaim their honour. You can only select this Battle Scar if the unit gained no more than 1 experience point from the battle.
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A BROTHERHOOD IN TURMOIL Tensions that were once mastered resurface and volatile brothers clash, crippling team cohesion and stoking a simmering rage. You can only select this Battle Scar if you lost the battle.
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XENOPHOBIC FURORE A seething hatred for their xenos tormentors drives out of these warriors’ minds all thoughts save furious retribution. You can only select this Battle Scar if the unit was destroyed by a TYRANIDS, AELDARI, ORK, NECRONS or T’AU EMPIRE unit. When a unit gains this Battle Scar, make a note of the Faction keyword of the enemy unit that destroyed this unit on its Crusade card. While there are any units on the battlefield with the Faction keyword noted:
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Special-issue Equipment
A unit cannot have more than one item from each of these categories. Models in a unit do not have to be equipped with a weapon that has the Special-issue Ammunition ability in order to gain an item from the Special-issue Ammunition category (they could still make use of this item with the Special-issue Loadout Stratagem). As with any Battle Honour, make a note on the unit’s Crusade card when it gains an item of Special-issue Equipment and increase its Crusade points accordingly, as described in the Warhammer 40,000 Core Book.
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Items from the category below are considered additional special-issue ammunition types to those presented here. If a unit has an item from the category below, each time you choose for a model in that unit to fire special-issue ammunition, you can use that ammunition type instead of one of the ones presented here.
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Crusade Relics
When a DEATHWATCH CHARACTER gains a Crusade Relic, you can instead select one of the Relics listed below. All the usual rules for selecting Crusade Relics apply.Artificer Relics
A DEATHWATCH CHARACTER model can be given the following Artificer Relic instead of one of the ones presented in the Warhammer 40,000 Core Book.The Arachnosavant’s Illuminator A creation of the artificer lord known as the Arachnosavant, this small but heavily shielded device imbues the specialist shells of a weapon with an excoriating radiation. Select one weapon that the bearer is equipped with that has the Special-issue Ammunition ability. Each time an attack is made with this weapon, if the attack successfully wounds, it inflicts 1 mortal wound on the target and the attack sequence ends. |
Antiquity Relics
A DEATHWATCH CHARACTER model of Heroic rank or higher can be given the following Antiquity Relic instead of one of the ones presented in the Warhammer 40,000 Core Book. Add 1 to a units 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.Mag-pulse Discharger This wrist-mounted defensive device is as much a psychological weapon. The warrior thrusts his palm towards approaching xenos hordes, his disgust seeming to be a divine force driving them back. Once in each of your opponent’s Charge phases, when an enemy unit within 12" of the bearer is selected to charge, you can choose for the bearer to use this Relic. If you do, until the end of the turn, subtract 2 from charge rolls for that unit. |
Legendary Relics
A DEATHWATCH CHARACTER model of Legendary rank can be given the following Legendary Relic 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.The Watcher’s Veil This ancient piece of archeotech projects an aura of nebulous confusion; enemies find their gaze sliding away from the bearer, unable to focus. The densest xenos lairs are breached, their ranks of sentries and outer defences bypassed to reach apriority target. The bearer has the following ability: ‘The Watcher’s Veil (Aura): While a friendly DEATHWATCH CORE or DEATHWATCH CHARACTER unit is within 6" of the bearer, that unit cannot be targeted if the firing model is more than 30" away, and each time a ranged attack is made against that unit, subtract 1 from that attack’s hit roll.’ |
Torchbearers Crusade Force
Though made up of many different units from several different factions, a Torchbearer fleet is, nonetheless, a formidable fighting force. Here we present new rules for fielding a Torchbearers Crusade force on the field of battle.
Search Phase
At the start of the Search phase:- Select one Adeptus Astartes Chapter to reinforce and note it down on your Order of Battle.
- Start a Search Points tally for your Crusade force.
- ADEPTUS MECHANICUS units
- ADEPTUS CUSTODES units
- ADEPTUS ASTARTES PRIMARIS units with the GREYSHIELDS Chapter keyword
Chapter Tactic
GREYSHIELDS units have the following Chapter Tactic and are not considered to be the successor of any Chapter:Blooded Reinforcements:
- Add 1 to the Leadership characteristic of models with this tactic.
- Each time a unit with this tactic is selected to shoot or fight, you can re-roll one hit roll when resolving that unit’s attacks.
Mustering a Torchbearers Army
- A TORCHBEARERS Detachment is one that only includes models with the TORCHBEARERS keyword.
- A TORCHBEARERS Detachment counts as an ADEPTUS MECHANICUS, ADEPTUS CUSTODES and ADEPTUS ASTARTES Detachment for the purpose of any Detachment abilities your army gains (e.g. Stratagems you can use).
- When mustering your army:
- In order to include any ADEPTUS MECHANICUS units that do not have the Troops Battlefield Role, your army must contain at least one ADEPTUS MECHANICUS Troops unit.
- In order to include any ADEPTUS CUSTODES units that do not have the Troops Battlefield Role, your army must contain at least one ADEPTUS CUSTODES Troops unit.
- In order to include any ADEPTUS ASTARTES units that do not have the Troops Battlefield Role, your army must contain at least one ADEPTUS ASTARTES Troops unit.
- The inclusion of a TORCHBEARERS unit in your army does not prevent any units in your army from using any rules that require every model in your army to have a particular keyword.
- While in a TORCHBEARERS Detachment, ADEPTUS ASTARTES units, and all the models in them, can still gain a Chapter Tactic, regardless of what other units may be in that Detachment.
Agendas
If your Crusade army includes any TORCHBEARERS units, you can select one Agenda from the Torchbearers Agendas, listed below. This is a new category of Agendas, and it follows all the normal rules for Agendas (for example, when you select Agendas, you cannot choose more than one from each category).Torchbearer fleets send out scry-probes, intel nodes and data harvesting automata to locate their target Chapter. The self-terminating augury data they reap is invaluable to their search, and if any of these nodes are damaged, they must be secured and retrieved before the data is lost.
At the end of each battle round, if you control the Decaying Intel Node, your Crusade force gains 1 Search Point.
At the end of the battle, you can select one unit from your army that was within range of the Decaying Intel Node for one or more battle rounds while you controlled it. That unit gains 2 experience points.
An emissary dispatched by the Torchbearer fleet to gauge the target Chapter’s response is clinging to life in a crashed scout craft. The emissary’s detailed knowledge of the Chapter to be reinforced must be secured by safely extracting the warrior.
At the end of the battle, if you control the Crash Survivor:
- Your Crusade force gains D6 Search Points.
- Select one unit from your army within range of the Crash Survivor. That unit gains 3 experience points.
The energy signature of a barely functioning Servitor has been detected, one separated from the Chapter the fleet is searching for. If the fleet’s Tech-Priests can retrieve it, they may be able to crack its machine spirit’s encrypted scripture-logs for details on the Chapter’s location.
ADEPTUS MECHANICUS CHARACTER units from your army can attempt the following action:
‘Harvest Scripture-Logs (Action): At the end of your Movement phase, one ADEPTUS MECHANICUS CHARACTER unit from your army that is within range of the Damaged Servitor can start to perform this action. This action is completed at the end of the turn. When this action is completed roll one D6: on a 2+, your Crusade force gains D6 Search Points and the Damaged Servitor is removed from the battlefield. If an ADEPTUS MECHANICUS CHARACTER unit successfully performs this action, it gains 5 experience points.’
Personal glory and honour must be sacrificed by Torchbearer fleets in pursuance of their true directive: finding the Chapter in need of reinforcement. The fleet’s forces are focused on locating clues of the Chapter’s passing in this region above all else.
Requisitions
If your Crusade force includes any TORCHBEARERS units and is in the Search phase, you can spend Requisition points (RPs) on any of the following Requisitions in addition to those presented in the Warhammer 40,000 Core Book.When a Torchbearer fleet’s sensors uncover a wealth of potential traces, the fleet’s entire resources are bent towards scouring the region for every hint of the Chapter’s whereabouts.
The fleet’s commander believes they are nearing the end of their search. Disparate clues and data suggest that they are closing in on the Chapter at long last.
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If your Crusade force successfully finds the Chapter, it moves to the Bonding phase, and its Supply Limit is increased by 15.
Bonding Phase
During the Bonding phase, in addition to the units that you can add to it during the Search phase, you can also add ADEPTUS ASTARTES units (excluding PRIMARIS units) to your Order of Battle, so long as they are drawn from the Chapter that you are reinforcing.Battle-brothers
After having fought enough battles, the Greyshields will have become more close-knit with their new brethren and will be better able to coordinate with them. When entering the Bonding phase, or when adding a new GREYSHIELDS unit to your Crusade force while in the Bonding phase, start a Battle-brothers tally for each GREYSHIELDS unit in your Crusade force that does not already have one. Each time that unit fights in a battle alongside a friendly ADEPTUS ASTARTES model that does not have the PRIMARIS keyword, at the end of the battle, add 1 to that unit’s Battle-brothers tally.Requisitions
If your Crusade force includes any TORCHBEARERS units and is in the Bonding phase, you can spend Requisition points (RPs) on any of the following Requisitions in addition to those presented in the Warhammer 40,000 Core Book.The experienced Space Marines delivered by the Torchbearer fleet have formed strong bonds with the battle-brothers of their Chapter. They have fought shoulder to shoulder with their new-found kin and have become integrated into the Chapter’s battle rites and warrior traditions.
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Those units have their GREYSHIELDS keyword replaced with that of the Chapter that you are reinforcing, and they are considered to be drawn from that Chapter for the purpose of which Chapter Tactic they gain and any other rules. Replace all instances of the GREYSHIELDS keyword on their datasheets with the Chapter keyword of the Chapter that you have reinforced.
Once five or more units have been inducted into the reinforced Chapter in this manner, you are able to add ADEPTUS ASTARTES PRIMARIS units to your Order of Battle that are drawn from the Chapter that you have reinforced.
Battle Traits
When a TORCHBEARERS unit gains a Battle Trait, you can use one of the tables below instead of one of the tables in the Warhammer 40,000 Core Book to determine what Battle Trait the unit has gained. To do so, roll one D6 and consult the appropriate table, or choose a Battle Trait from the appropriate table that tells the best narrative for your unit. All the normal rules for Battle Traits apply (e.g. a unit cannot have the same Battle Trait more than once). As with any Battle Honour, make a note on the unit’s Crusade card when it gains a Battle Trait and increase its Crusade points accordingly, as described in the Warhammer 40,000 Core Book.
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Artificer Relics
A TORCHBEARERS INFANTRY CHARACTER can be given one of the following Artificer Relics instead of one of the ones presented in the Warhammer 40,000 Core Book.Stalker Helm Elements of this artificer-wrought sensor-net are thought to date back to the Dark Age of Technology. Data stacks deep below Mars’ surface record that it has been fitted into the helmets or wired into the face masks of the greatest hunters of every age. Within its node-lattice, sigil-etched lens arrays and auto-blessed ocular scanners allow the wearer to analyse their prey’s every movement, detect their frailties and predict the fatal misstep that seals their doom.
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Blade of Bonding Fashioned by a dozen master artisans in reverent similitude of the legendary blade of the Emperor, this finely balanced sword was designed to be taken by a Torchbearer fleet into the darkness. At the mission’s end, should the fleet find the Chapter they sought, this sword is to be gifted to their commander. It symbolises the Chapter’s reforging, alloying advanced power field technology and nano-razor regeneration alongside traditional artifice that recalls the heroes of legend. ADEPTUS ASTARTES model with a power sword, master-crafted power sword, relic blade, xenophase blade or executioner relic blade only. This Relic replaces the model’s power sword, master-crafted power sword, relic blade, xenophase blade or executioner relic blade and has the following profile:
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Helix-pattern Narthecium This surgical multi-tool is an enhanced version of the equipment commonly used by the healers of the Adeptus Astartes. Fitted with multi-spectral analysers, cocktails of bio-engineered nerve-stimms and flesh catalysts, as well as cortical augurs and fulcrite-toothed nanosaws to shear through the toughest armour, the bearer is able to drag even mortally wounded brothers back from the brink of death. APOTHECARY or |
Antiquity Relics
A TORCHBEARERS INFANTRY 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 Cleansing First gifted to the commander of the Torchbearers task force assigned to locate the Silver Phoenixes Chapter, this arcane sphere is able to push back malignant energies. In the darkest regions beyond the Cicatrix Maledictum, its pulsating waves of purity have been seen to cloud psykers’ control of their powers and even burn away the minds of witch-spawn. Once per battle, at the end of your Movement phase, the bearer can unleash this Relic. If it does:
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Army of Renown: Kill Team Strike Force
The Deathwatch frequently deploy squads known as kill teams. These powerful units are made up of Space Marines with different equipment and weapon loadouts, combined to make a force far more powerful than the sum of its parts.
A Kill Team Strike Force is a Deathwatch army composed entirely of kill team specialists, the heroes who lead them and assorted transports to race them into the fray. They are tasked with eliminating the most dangerous threats, investigating mysterious circumstances and must be ready at all times to deal with any eventuality. With great use of transports and teleportation technology, they can deploy rapidly where they need to or extract swiftly as required.
RESTRICTIONS
- All units in your army must be DEATHWATCH.
- Your army can only include the following units: KILL TEAMS that have been upgraded to have a Specialism, CHARACTERS (excluding ARTILLERY), CORVUS BLACKSTARS and units with the Dedicated Transport Battlefield Role (for each PRIMARIS KILL TEAM unit included in a Detachment, it can include 1 IMPULSOR; for each other KILL TEAM unit included in a Detachment, it can include 1 other Dedicated Transport unit).
BENEFITS
- All DEATHWATCH units in your army gain the STRIKE FORCE keyword.
- You have access to the Kill Team Strike Force Warlord Trait, Relic and Stratagems.
- A Strike Force army (and a Strike Force Crusade army) can contain up to two KILL TEAM units with the same Specialism (e.g. an army can contain up to two VENATOR KILL TEAM units or up to two DOMINATUS KILL TEAM units), with the exception of units upgraded using the Masters of the Specialisms rules.
- All of the KILL TEAM and CHARACTER units in your army gain the Veterans of the Long Vigil ability, below.
- A Crusade force can start with KILL TEAM units upgraded with a Specialism, and each time a KILL TEAM unit is added to a Crusade force it can be upgraded with a Specialism. When doing so, it does not require the use of the Kill Team Specialism Requisition. Upgrade their Power Ratings accordingly.
Veterans of the Long Vigil
All of the veterans selected to form a Kill Team Strike Force have served more than one vigil. Fighting alongside brothers from different Chapters is now second nature to them. Between them, every kill team contains the collective skills and knowledge required to best any form, and all have proven able to rapidly change their preferred fighting doctrines to best the foe.
- At the start of each battle round you can select one Chapter Tactic or Successor Tactic from Codex: Space Marines. If you do, then until the start of the next battle round, this unit has that Chapter Tactic or Successor Tactic instead of Xenos Hunters.
- You cannot select the same Chapter Tactic or Successor Tactic more than once per battle (exclude those selected for the Brotherhood of Veterans Stratagem, as described below).
- Each time you use the Brotherhood of Veterans Stratagem (see Codex Supplement: Deathwatch) whilst STRIKE FORCE KILL TEAM and STRIKE FORCE CHARACTER units in your army are using a different Chapter Tactic to Xenos Hunters, the Chapter Tactic or Successor Tactic selected for the Stratagem replaces whatever Chapter Tactic or Successor Tactic was selected at the start of the current battle round instead.
WARLORD TRAIT
If a STRIKE FORCE CHARACTER model is your WARLORD, they can have the Warlord Trait below instead of one from another source.
Xenos Bane (Aura)
This warlord has proven a master at adapting their own combat style, their hatred of the xenos never sways. Such dedication to the eradication of the alien is an inspiration.
While a friendly STRIKE FORCE KILL TEAM or STRIKE FORCE CHARACTER unit is within 6" of this WARLORD, that unit has the Xenos Hunters Chapter Tactic (this means that if you selected a Chapter Tactic or Successor Tactic at the start of the battle round due to the Veterans of the Long Vigil ability (see above), that unit has both that Chapter Tactic or Successor Tactic and the Xenos Hunters Chapter Tactic).RELIC
If your army is led by a STRIKE FORCE WARLORD, you can, when mustering your army, give the following Chapter Relics to a STRIKE FORCE CHARACTER model from your army, instead of one from another source. Named characters cannot be given the following Relic. Write down any Chapter Relics your models have on your army roster.
Inquisitorial Cipher
Gifted to the Deathwatch by a mysterious agent of the Inquisition, this device contains valuable intelligence that is updated regularly by the agent’s secretive master.
If you are playing a mission that requires you to select either secondary objectives or Agendas, then after both players have revealed their selections you can select one of your secondary objectives or Agendas, and replace it with a different one (make a note on your army roster as to your new selection and inform your opponent). All the normal rules for selecting secondary objectives and Agendas apply with the exception that after using this ability, you can have two DEATHWATCH secondary objectives or DEATHWATCH Agendas. If both players have a rule that allows them to select new secondary objectives or Agendas, both players make their new selections before revealing them simultaneously to their opponent.Stratagems
Specialised kill teams within a Kill Team Strike Force eliminate their chosen prey with extreme prejudice.
- The attack was made by an AQUILA model.
- The attack was made by a VENATOR model against a unit with the Fast Attack or Flyer Battlefield Role.
- The attack was made by a MALLEUS model against a unit with the Heavy Support, Lord of War or Dedicated Transport Battlefield Role.
- The attack was made by a DOMINATUS model against a unit with the Elites Battlefield Role.
- The attack was made by a FUROR model against a unit with the Troops Battlefield Role.
- The attack was made by a PURGATUS model against a unit with the HQ Battlefield Role.
Site-to-site battlefield teleportation is a rare capability indeed, used only by the Deathwatch in extreme situations.
Some veterans have served many vigils, and though they have risen to high ranks within their own Chapter will gladly return to the Deathwatch at a lower position.
- Add 1 to that model’s Wounds characteristic.
- Determine one Warlord Trait for that model; it is only regarded as your WARLORD for the purposes of that Warlord Trait. Each Warlord Trait in your army must be unique (if randomly generated, re-roll duplicate results).
Amongst the rarest forms of special issue ammunition available to the Deathwatch, these bolts are handed out, a few each, to warriors sent on investigative missions, lest they encounter a foe their usual wargear cannot best.
- The Type characteristic of all bolt weapons models in that unit are equipped with is changed to Heavy 1.
- Each time a model in that unit makes a ranged attack with a Bolt weapon, on an unmodified wound roll of 6 that attack inflicts 1 mortal wound on the target in addition to any normal damage (a maximum of 6 mortal wounds can be inflicted per phase via this Stratagem).
Boarding Actions
Welcome to Boarding Actions! Over the course of the Arks of Omen series we will be providing a range of adaptations and mustering rules for each faction in the game, as well as a suite of faction-specific bonuses exclusive to Boarding Action games. However, rather than waiting for all of the Arks of Omen books to be released, we have compiled every faction’s mustering rules right here, enabling all players to plan ahead with their army-building and play thrilling games of Boarding Actions straight away. Once more unto the breach!
- The Warhammer 40,000 Design Team
Mustering a Boarding Patrol
When mustering a Boarding Patrol, if your Faction is ADEPTUS ASTARTES, 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 <CHAPTER> units in your Boarding Patrol must be from the same Chapter.
- You can include one Lord of War unit, but only if it is a
PRIMARCHunit. - You can include one Fast Attack unit, but only if it is an
ASSAULT SQUADunit that is not equipped with jump packs or aFENRISIAN WOLVESunit. If you include a FENRISIAN WOLVES unit, it can only have a Starting Strength of 5 models – additional models cannot be added to it. - You can include one Heavy Support unit, but only if it is a HELLBLASTER SQUAD or an ERADICATOR SQUAD unit. If you include a HELLBLASTER SQUAD unit, it can only have a Starting Strength of 5 models – additional models cannot be added to it.
- You can only add one COMPANY VETERANS unit if your Boarding Patrol Detachment includes at least one CAPTAIN model. This unit must have a Starting Strength of 5 models.
- You can only add one SERVITORS unit if your Boarding Patrol Detachment includes a TECHMARINE model.
- Deathwatch Kill Teams cannot contain any models whose original datasheet would not be allowed by the mustering rules (e.g. Inceptors, Outriders).
- You cannot include
LOGAN GRIMNAR STORMRIDER.
Rules Adaptations
If your Faction is ADEPTUS ASTARTES, then the following rules adaptations apply to Space Marines rules found in Codex: Space Marines and Codex: Space Wolves.- The Combat Squads rule does not apply. Instead, units split by forming Boarding Squads.
- If your Chapter is not one of the following, then you can use the Enhancement and Stratagem associated with the Chapter your Chapter is a successor of (pg 74-77): Ultramarines, White Scars, Dark Angels, Blood Angels, Flesh Tearers, Imperial Fists, Crimson Fists, Black Templars, Iron Hands, Salamanders, Raven Guard, Deathwatch, Space Wolves. If you do so, replace all instances of the keyword of that Chapter where it appears on that Enhancement or Stratagem with the name of the Chapter you are using.
- When an enemy model makes a ranged attack that targets a unit with the Shadow Masters or Stealthy Chapter Tactics, if the attacking model is more than 6" away from that target unit, that target unit is treated as having the benefits of cover against that attack.
FENRISIAN WOLVESunits cannot perform actions.- Models with the Outflank ability lose that ability for the battle.
- The Wings of Sanguinius psychic power has a warp charge value of 8, and when manifested, the PSYKER does not gain the FLY keyword.
Chapter Relics
If your army is led by an ADEPTUS ASTARTES WARLORD, you can, when mustering your army, give one of the following Chapter Relics to an ADEPTUS ASTARTES 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 Chapter Relic, replace all instances of the <CHAPTER> keyword in that Relics rules (if any) with the name of the Chapter that your model is drawn from.
Note that some Relics replace one of the models existing items of wargear. Where this is the case, you must, if you are using points values, still pay the cost of the wargear that is being replaced. Write down any Chapter Relics your models have on your army roster.
BELLICOS BOLT RIFLE
The forge world of Bellicos was a hidden weapons-testing facility given dispensation to practise near heretical levels of technological innovation. Before it was swallowed by the Great Rift, the planet managed to dispatch a single cargo hauler containing prototype bolt rifles of an incredibly advanced pattern. These weapons are regarded with a borderline religious reverence for their bellicose lethality, and to wield one is considered a paramount honour.
Model equipped with a master-crafted auto bolt rifle only. This Relic replaces a master-crafted auto bolt rifle and has the following profile:WEAPON | RANGE | TYPE | S | AP | D |
| Bellicos bolt rifle | |||||
| Bellicos bolt rifle | 24" | Assault 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
BENEDICTION OF FURY
Borne on a dozen bloody and hard-fought crusades, this weapons unique empathokinetic circuitry has absorbed the bellicosity and righteous wrath of every Chaplain who has ever wielded it. As a result, it now strikes with the force of a thunderbolt.
CHAPLAIN model only. This Relic replaces a Crozius Arcanum and has the following profile:WEAPON | RANGE | TYPE | S | AP | D |
| Benediction of Fury | |||||
| Benediction of Fury | Melee | Melee | +2 | -2 | 3 |
Abilities: 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. | |||||
GHOSTWEAVE CLOAK
Hand-stitched by blinded servitors and anointed with the distilled blood of a thousand sentries who failed at their posts, this cloak contains strands of mnemothread spun from a thrice-blessed dataloom imbued with obfuscatory data-spirits. It throws up a field of techno-spiritual dissonance that veils its wearer from sight and sensors, allowing them to slip across the battlefield like a wraith.
PHOBOS model with a camo cloak only.- Each time the bearer makes a Normal Move, Advances or Falls Back, it can move across models as if they were not there.
- Each time an attack is made against the bearer, subtract 1 from that attacks hit roll.
LAMENT
Dark rumours abound that this weapon is so cruel of essence that those who wield it doom themselves as surely as those who fall under their sights. It is telling of the Space Marines’ selfless courage that they utilise the weapon regardless.
Model equipped with a master-crafted stalker bolt rifle only. This Relic replaces a master-crafted stalker bolt rifle and has the following profile:WEAPON | RANGE | TYPE | S | AP | D |
| Lament | |||||
| Lament | 36" | Heavy 1 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
Abilities: Each time an attack is made with this weapon, if the attack successfully wounds the target, it inflicts 1 mortal wound on the target in addition to any normal damage. | |||||
PRIMARCH’S WRATH
The ancient boltgun known as the Primarch’s Wrath is believed to have come from the personal weapons collection of Roboute Guilliman himself. Perhaps the finest example of its kind ever crafted, it has dispensed thunderous death to the foes of Mankind for millennia. Chased in Theldrite moonsilver and inscribed in microscopic lettering with every treatise on tactics that Guilliman ever penned, this weapon’s quality is such that it allows its wielder to sweep away great swathes of the enemy with a storm of armour-piercing, fragmenting bolts.
Model equipped with a boltgun, master-crafted boltgun or special issue bolt carbine only. This Relic replaces a boltgun, master-crafted boltgun or special issue bolt carbine and has the following profile:WEAPON | RANGE | TYPE | S | AP | D |
| Primarch’s Wrath | |||||
| Primarch’s Wrath | 24" | Rapid Fire 2 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
PURGATORUS
This bolt pistol is a true work of the artificers art. Since its forging in M35, many battle-brothers have used the pistol to purge traitors, tyrants and heretics from the Emperor’s realm. The weapon’s machine spirit is wrathful, its aim inescapable; in many ways, Purgatorus epitomises the very warriors who wield it.
Model equipped with a bolt pistol, heavy bolt pistol, master-crafted special issue bolt pistol or absolvor bolt pistol only. This Relic replaces a bolt pistol, heavy bolt pistol, master-crafted special issue bolt pistol or absolvor bolt pistol and has the following profile:WEAPON | RANGE | TYPE | S | AP | D |
| Purgatorus | |||||
| Purgatorus | 18" | Pistol 3 | 5 | -3 | 2 |
RELIQUARY OF GATHALAMOR
By the time the Indomitus Crusade reached the world of Gathalamor, daemonic hordes had already carved a bloody path across much of the planet. Its final defence was led by Knight Centura Ordela Grendoth, whose null-field was anathema to the warp creatures. Gathalamor was liberated by Guilliman, but Grendoth was slain in the battle. Her bones have since been placed inside a reliquary that now possesses a fraction of her power.
PRIMARIS model only. The bearer has the following ability:‘Reliquary of Gathalamor (Aura): While an enemy PSYKER unit is within 18" of the bearer, subtract 1 from Psychic tests taken for that unit, and each time a Psychic test is failed for that unit, roll one D6: on a 4+, that unit suffers D3 mortal wounds.’
STANDARD OF THE EMPEROR ASCENDANT
Woven from threads of spun adamantine in the early days of the Unification of Terra, this banner was carried at the head of the Emperors guard. It is said that its constant proximity to the Master of Mankind has imbued within it indelible traces of his psychic signature. Whatever the truth of this, its presence is a constant inspiration to those loyal to the Emperors cause, instilling them with valour and determination even as their foes quail in its presence.
ANCIENT model only.- Add 3" to the range of the bearer’s Astartes Banner ability.
- Each time a Morale test is taken for a friendly <CHAPTER> CORE unit within range of the bearers Astartes Banner ability, you can re-roll that test.
TEETH OF TERRA
The origins of the Teeth of Terra lie shrouded in mystery. Mentions of this large, obsidian-toothed chainsword can be found dotted throughout the histories of many Space Marine Chapters, yet the weapon itself can be traced to no artisans hand, nor can it be found in any Chapter’s Armoury save in times of the greatest need. What is certain is that, when wielded in battle by a true hero of the Imperium, the Teeth of Terra strikes with the force of a thunderbolt, leaving a bloody trail of broken bodies in its wake.
Model equipped with an Astartes chainsword only. This Relic replaces an Astartes chainsword and has the following profile:WEAPON | RANGE | TYPE | S | AP | D |
| Teeth of Terra | |||||
| Teeth of Terra | Melee | Melee | +1 | -2 | 2 |
Abilities: Each time the bearer fights, it makes 3 additional attacks with this weapon. | |||||
THE ARMOUR INDOMITUS
The Armour lndomitus was forged long before the Horus Heresy. Unlike the plasteel and ceramite of normal power armour, the artefact is made from plates of raw adamantine, making it all but unbreachable by conventional weaponry. When rained upon with heavier fire, the Armour lndomitus manifests a shimmering force field, the secrets of which have long been lost to modern artificers.
- Add 1 to the Wounds characteristic of the bearer.
- The bearer has a Save characteristic of 2+.
- Once per battle, before making a saving throw for the bearer, it can activate its armour’s force field. If it does, then until the end of the phase, the bearer has a 3+ invulnerable save.
THE BURNING BLADE
This ancient broadsword is so large and dense that no mere Human could lift it, let alone wield it in battle. It was recovered from the wreckage of Horus’ battle barge, the only unblemished artefact in a chamber crawling with the filthy taint of Chaos. Some artificers have posited that it is the Master of Mankind’s greatness that shines out from its sacred steel. In the heat of battle, the sword blazes so brightly that it can melt through even the thickest armour.
Model equipped with a power sword or master-crafted power sword only. This Relic replaces a power sword or master-crafted power sword, and has the following profile:WEAPON | RANGE | TYPE | S | AP | D |
| The Burning Blade | |||||
| The Burning Blade | Melee | Melee | +3 | -5 | 2 |
THE HONOUR VEHEMENT
A single stanza of script, the original of which was said to have been penned by the Emperor himself, the Honour Vehement is inscribed on thrice-blessed parchment and affixed with a purity seal upon its bearer's armour. So potent is the inspirational value of the Emperor’s own evocation that not only those who bear it, but all their battle-brothers are driven into a relentless killing fury.
The bearer has the following ability:‘The Honour Vehement (Aura): While a friendly <CHAPTER> CORE unit is within 6" of the bearer, each time that unit fights, until that fight is resolved, add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of models in that unit. This is not cumulative with the additional attack granted by the Shock Assault ability.’
THE SHIELD ETERNAL
The Shield Eternal was a gift from Rogal Dorn to his seneschal during the dark days of the Horus Heresy. This magnificently worked storm shield is a bulwark against which all the wrath of a hateful galaxy can crash. Its warding powers turn aside the maleficent attentions of the witch and the daemon, safeguarding its wearer from mortal blows and perfidious warpcraft alike.
Model with a storm shield, relic shield or combat shield only. This Relic replaces a storm shield, relic shield or combat shield.- The bearer has a 4+ invulnerable save.
- Add 1 to armour saving throws made for the bearer.
- Each time the bearer would lose a wound, roll one D6: on a 5+, that wound is not lost.
THE VOX ESPIRITUM
Developed by Archmagos Cawl, the Vox Espiritum is a powerful neural amplifier that causes its wearer’s voxed utterances to resonate on a modulated and heavily warded frequency. Though still highly experimental and not altogether safe, it allows its user to project their bellowed commands - and sometimes even unspoken mental imperatives - directly into the minds of friend and foe alike.
PRIMARIS model only. Add 3" to the range of the bearer’s aura abilities (to a maximum of 9"). This does not increase the range of aura abilities that are psychic powers.TOME OF MALCADOR
Malcador the Sigillite was the trusted aide of the Emperor himself. The most potent Human psyker of the time, the tome he penned on the nature of reality enhances the mind of the reader.
LIBRARIAN model only. The bearer knows one additional psychic power from any discipline it has access to.Relics of the Watch Fortresses
If your army is led by a DEATHWATCH WARLORD, you can, when mustering your army, give one of the following Relics of the Watch Fortresses to a DEATHWATCH CHARACTER model in your army instead of giving them a Relic from Codex: Space Marines. These are considered to be Chapter Relics for all rules purposes. Named characters and VEHICLE models cannot be given any of the following Relics.
Note that some Relics replace one of the models existing items of wargear. Where this is the case, you must, if you are using points values, still pay the cost of the wargear that is being replaced. Write down any Chapter Relics your models have on your army roster.
ADAMANTINE MANTLE
Though few of these flowing cloaks bear much more than cryptic watch fortress symbolism or simple patterns of office, within their fabric are hidden threads of braided adamantine that can withstand even the most determined enemy attack.
Each time the bearer would lose a wound, roll one D6: on a 5+, that wound is not lost.ARTIFICER ARMOUR
Crafted by the finest artificers to the highest specifications, these ornate suits of armour provide superior protective capabilities that rival even Terminator plate. Some are engraved with depictions of the vile creatures the wearer has struck down during his long vigil.
The bearer has a Save characteristic of 2+ and has a 5+ invulnerable save.ARTIFICER BOLT CACHE
The greatest hunters of the Deathwatch may be gifted with autocalibrated bolts of exquisite and varied lethality, each uniquely forged for their personal weapons.
Bolt weapons that the bearer is equipped with gain the Special-issue Ammunition ability.BANEBOLTS OF ERYXIA
Arch-Magister Eryxia spent her entire life in search of the perfect bolt shell. She spent decades working with the Deathwatch, perfecting not only the specialist ammunition of their Chapter, but also their magazines. Some of her finest creations are still extant, housed within ammunition clips chased in platinum. Whatever the nature of the foe, just one of Eryxias Banebolts, when delivered to the centre mass, can slay its target in a second.
When you select this Relic, select one bolt weapon the bearer is equipped with. When that model is chosen to shoot with, if it does not fire special-issue ammunition, you can choose for that weapon to fire a Banebolt of Eryxia. If you do, you can only make one attack with that weapon, but that attack has a Strength characteristic of 6, an AP characteristic of -2 and a Damage of 3.DIGITAL WEAPONS
Digital weapons are concealed armaments fitted into ornamentation, bionic implants or the knuckles of a power-armoured gauntlet. Some fire high-powered lasers, toxin-coated nano-needles or far less common ammunition; the Deathwatch possess a great deal of undisclosed technology.
Each time the bearer fights, it can make 1 additional attack using the close combat weapon profile. Each time you make that attack, if a hit is scored, the target suffers 1 mortal wound and the attack sequence ends.DOMINUS AEGIS
This artefact takes the form of an ornate tower shield; from its sculpted edge, it projects a hemispherical force field that protects all those within its reach. Carried to war by those kill teams expected toplunge into the heart of the xenos hordes, it has saved countless lives, the bearer and his team fighting to victory as the dome-like force field keeps the worst of the alien scum at bay.
Model with a storm shield, relic shield or combat shield only. This Relic replaces a storm shield, relic shield or combat shield.- Add 1 to armour saving throws made for the bearer.
- The bearer has the following ability. ‘Dominus Aegis (Aura): While a friendly DEATHWATCH CORE or DEATHWATCH CHARACTER unit is within 6" of the bearer, models in that unit have a 5+ invulnerable save.’
EYE OF ABIDING
This dark bronze bionic eye appears to be far in advance of any Imperial technology; its hidden workings contain a seemingly endless array of multiwave lenses, entropic filters and pan dimensional vitreous humours that cast aside the densest veil.
- Each time the bearer makes an attack, you can ignore any and all hit roll, wound roll, Ballistic Skill and Weapon Skill modifiers for that attack.
- Each time the bearer makes an attack, on an unmodified wound roll of 6, invulnerable saving throws cannot be made against that attack.
MASTER-CRAFTED WEAPON
Worked upon by the watch fortress’ experienced Techmarines, occupying the entire lives of mortal artificers and calibrated by specially sanctioned tech-magi, these priceless weapons are commissioned to honour the confirmed eradication of especially significant xenos horrors.
When you select this Relic, select one weapon the bearer is equipped with (this cannot be a Relic or a weapon whose profile includes the word 'master-crafted’). Add 1 to the Damage characteristic of that weapon. That weapon is considered to be a Chapter Relic.OSSEUS KEY
The ancient clavis known as the Osseus Key is said to be the most powerful of its kind. Where other such devices are made from sanctified platinum, the Osseus Key is made from the,hand and finger bones of deceased Imperial Fist heroes that fought in the Horus Heresy, scrimshawed with inhuman care and imbued with the fiercest machine spirits of the age. No portal can bar its bearer from entry, and no xenos machine can stand before his wrath.
WATCH MASTER only. The bearer has the following aura abilities:- While an enemy VEHICLE unit is within 12" of the bearer, each time a model in that unit makes an attack, subtract 1 from that attack’s hit roll.
- While an enemy VEHICLE unit is within 12" of the bearer, subtract 1 from the Attacks characteristic of each model in that unit.
SPEAR OF THE FIRST VIGIL
This ancient vigil spear was presented to the first Watch Masters of the Deathwatch at the time of the Chapter s founding. Wound around its shaft in nano-script a molecule thick is the earliest known and most extensive example of the Litany Xenomortis; some verses are so archaic and esoteric that their true meaning is now unknown.
Model equipped with vigil spear only. This Relic replaces a vigil spear and has the following profile:WEAPON | RANGE | TYPE | S | AP | D |
| Spear of the First Vigil (shooting) | |||||
| Spear of the First Vigil (shooting) | 24" | Rapid Fire 2 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
Abilities (shooting): Special-issue Ammunition | |||||
| Spear of the First Vigil (melee) | |||||
| Spear of the First Vigil (melee) | Melee | Melee | +2 | -3 | 3 |
THE BEACON ANGELIS
The Beacon Angelis was devised to guide the Deathwatch to the threshold of the alien adversary. Housed within a reliquary, it calls out to the warriors’ augur arrays with the voices of a hundred electric cherubim, its summons so strong that it draws the righteous unto its locale regardless of what darkness may surround it.
Once per battle, if the bearer did not arrive as Reinforcements this turn, it can activate the Beacon Angelis. If it does, in the Reinforcements step of your Movement phase, you can select one friendly DEATHWATCH INFANTRY or DEATHWATCH BIKER unit that is either on the battlefield and did not arrive as Reinforcements this turn, is in a teleportarium chamber or is in Strategic Reserves. Remove that unit and set it up as Reinforcements wholly within 6" of the bearer and more than 9" away from any enemy models.THE BLACKWEAVE SHROUD
This hypermorphic bodyglove of uncertain origin is worn beneath a warriors armour, extending autonomous microfilaments that reinforce the ports to the wearers black carapace. It forms a fibrous medium that shields the warriors most vital biosystems.
- Add 1 to the Toughness characteristic of the bearer.
- Each time the bearer would lose a wound as a result of a mortal wound, roll one D6: on a 4+, that wound is not lost.
THE SOUL FORTRESS
This psychoreactive coif enhances the wearers natural repugnance for his foes into a radiating barrier that rejects insidious mental incursion and dampens the spiritual manipulations of the xenos. With the Soul Fortress, xenos-hunting Librarians have delved into the dens of psychically gifted alien horrors without fear of taint, their minds girded against auras of soul-draining enervation.
LIBRARIAN model only.- Each time a Psychic test is taken for the bearer, you can ignore any and all modifiers to that test.
- Increase the range of the bearer’s Psychic Hood ability to 24".
THE THIEF OF SECRETS
The power sword known as the Thief of Secrets is inhabited by a machine spirit that has an unquenchable thirst for knowledge. It has tasted the vitae of countless alien races, absorbing those liquids through auto-sanctified sanguinator-channels and codifying them through the honeycombed array oflogicum cells within. The biological secrets of many xenos races have thus been laid bare, allowing the blades user to modulate its power field, the better to slice through chitinous armour, rupture xenoform organs and burn out alien nervous systems with ease.
Model equipped with power sword, master-crafted power sword or xenophase blade only. This Relic replaces a power sword, master-crafted power sword or xenophase blade and has the following profile:WEAPON | RANGE | TYPE | S | AP | D |
| The Thief of Secrets | |||||
| The Thief of Secrets | Melee | Melee | +1 | -4 | 1 |
Abilities: Each time an attack is made with this weapon, invulnerable saving throws cannot be made against that attack. Each time an attack made with this weapon is allocated to a TYRANIDS, AELDARI, ORK, NECRONS or T’AU EMPIRE model, that attack has a Damage characteristic of 2. | |||||
THE TOME OF ECTOCLADES
This grimoire, bound in the skin of the alien, holds the most powerful truths the Deathwatch have uncovered about their foes, both xenos and those who harbour them. The bearer can ascertain the vulnerabilities of those he is about to face - such knowledge has, in the past, saved not only the book’s custodian but entire worlds.
Once per battle, in your Command phase, you can use the Tome of Ectoclades. If you do, select one datasheet used by a unit from your opponent’s army. Until the start of your next Command phase, the bearer has the following ability: ‘Tome of Ectoclades (Aura): While a friendly DEATHWATCH CORE unit is within 6" of the bearer, each time a model in that unit makes an attack against a unit belonging to the selected datasheet, you can re-roll the wound roll.’VHORKAN-PATTERN AUSPICATOR
This omnikinoptic device was the only one of its kind to escape the purge that saw its creator executed. Telian Vhorkan, an accomplished scopticrat, created this scryer unit by incorporating his unwilling underlings into the auspicator’s enmeshed logic drives. From there, they plot oracular dynamics and feed the prophetic data to nearby receivers.
The bearer has the following ability: ‘Omnikinopticon (Aura): While a friendly DEATHWATCH CORE unit is within 6" of the bearer, each time a model in that unit makes a ranged attack against a unit that can FLY, add 1 to that attack’s hit roll.’
Optional Wargear
Wargear Reference
Battle-brothers of the Deathwatch learn not only the many ways in which to slay the xenos, but also gain an understanding of the doctrines and tactics of fellow Chapters.
The KILL TEAM CASSIUS keyword is used in the following Space Marines datasheets:
Some veterans have served many vigils, and though they have risen to high ranks within their own Chapter will gladly return to the Deathwatch at a lower position.
- Add 1 to that model’s Wounds characteristic.
- Determine one Warlord Trait for that model; it is only regarded as your WARLORD for the purposes of that Warlord Trait. Each Warlord Trait in your army must be unique (if randomly generated, re-roll duplicate results).
STEALTH ADEPT
This warlord slips through enemy territory like a spectre.
Unless this WARLORD is the closest eligible target, enemy models cannot target it with ranged attacks.
- Engagement Range: 1" horizontally + 5" vertically.
- Models cannot be set up within Engagement Range of enemy models.
- Declare targets of the charge (must be within 12").
- Charge roll = 2D6".
- If insufficient to move charging unit into Engagement Range of all targets, charge fails.
- If charge successful, models make their charge move.
- Cannot make a charge move within Engagement Range of any unit that was not the target of the charge.
- Heroic Intervention: Move up to 3".
- Must end closer to the closest enemy model.
THE IMPERIUM’S SWORD
This warlord hurls himself forwards with unbridled ferocity, cutting down the foe like a reaping whirlwind.
- You can re-roll charge rolls made for this WARLORD.
- Each time this WARLORD fights, if it made a charge move or performed a Heroic Intervention this turn, then until that fight is resolved, add 1 to its Strength and Attacks characteristics.
SPEED OF THE PRIMARCH
Such is this warlords speed, it is as if the Primarch himself fights alongside his sons.
At the start of the Fight phase, if this WARLORD is within Engagement Range of any enemy units, it can fight first that phase.
OATHKEEPER
The fury of a Black Templars warlord cannot be stayed until the foe lies ruined at his feet.
- This WARLORD is eligible to perform a Heroic Intervention if it is within 6" horizontally and 5" vertically of any enemy unit.
- Each time this WARLORD makes a Heroic Intervention move, it can move up to 6" instead of 3". All other rules for Heroic Interventions still apply.
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- Starting number of Command points varies with battle size.
Note that CHARACTERS cannot use their Aura Abilities while performing actions.
To the Ynnari, the life forces released by the newly dead are invigorating in the extreme, the souls of the fallen spurring a burst of activity.
When a unit is destroyed, units from your army with this ability draw strength from death until the end of the turn.If a unit is drawing strength from death, that unit fights first in the Fight phase, even if it did not charge. If the enemy has units that have charged, or that have an ability that allows them to fight first in the Fight phase, then alternate choosing units to fight with, starting with the player whose turn is taking place.
When resolving an attack made with a melee weapon by a model that is drawing strength from death, and that made a charge move this turn or has another ability that allows it to fight first in the Fight phase, add 1 to the hit roll.
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 LIBRARIAN keyword is used in the following Space Marines datasheets:
The VANGUARD VETERAN SQUAD keyword is used in the following Space Marines datasheets:
The APOTHECARY keyword is used in the following Space Marines datasheets:
Space Marines stand unafraid before the terrors of the galaxy.
Each time a Combat Attrition test is taken for this unit, ignore any or all modifiers.The INFANTRY keyword is used in the following Space Marines datasheets:
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The CENTURION keyword is used in the following Space Marines datasheets:
The TERMINATOR keyword is used in the following Space Marines datasheets:
– while a PROTEUS KILL TEAM unit only contains Deathwatch Terminators, it has the TERMINATOR keyword.The BIKER keyword is used in the following Space Marines datasheets:
– while a FORTIS KILL TEAM unit only contains Outriders, it has the BIKER keyword and loses the INFANTRY keyword.To a Space Marine, the boltgun is more than a weapon - it is an instrument of Mankind’s divinity, the bringer of death to his foes.
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 (excluding CENTURION models) and its unit Remained Stationary in your previous Movement phase.
- The shooting model is a TERMINATOR or BIKER.
The Adeptus Astartes are elite troops who strike with the fury of a thunderbolt. Few opponents can withstand this onslaught.
Each time this unit fights, if it made a charge move, was charged, or performed a Heroic Intervention this turn, then until that fight is resolved, add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of models in this unit.The ADEPTUS ASTARTES keyword is used in the following Space Marines datasheets:
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The datasheets using AGENT OF THE IMPERIUM keyword can be found in the following Factions:
Imperium: Adepta Sororitas, Agents of the Imperium, Imperial Knights, Inquisition.The AGENT OF THE IMPERIUM keyword is used in the following datasheets:
The datasheets using UNALIGNED keyword can be found in the following Factions:
Unaligned: Unaligned.Imperium: Astra Militarum, Space Marines.
The UNALIGNED keyword is used in the following datasheets:
When the Adeptus Astartes fight, they employ a set of combat doctrines to eliminate the enemy. After pounding the foe with heavy weapons, warriors advance to lay down a hail of bolter fire before charging forth with chainswords roaring to finish the foe.
If every unit from your army has the ADEPTUS ASTARTES keyword (excluding AGENT OF THE IMPERIUM and UNALIGNED units), this unit gains a bonus (see below) depending on which Combat Doctrine is active for your army. During the first battle round, the Devastator Doctrine is active for your army. From the second battle round onwards, at the start of the battle round, you can change which Combat Doctrine is active for your army, as follows:- If the Devastator Doctrine was active for your army during the previous battle round, you can change it so that the Tactical Doctrine is now active.
- If the Tactical Doctrine was active for your army during the previous battle round, you can change it so that the Assault Doctrine is now active.
Devastator Doctrine
The Codex Astartes explains in detail the strategic value of overwhelming firepower applied to key targets at the optimal time in order to eliminate threats and create tactical openings.
While this combat doctrine is active, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of every Heavy and Grenade weapon that models in this unit are equipped with by 1.Tactical Doctrine
As the warring armies close upon one another and vicious firefights erupt, the Codex lays out strategies for swiftly seizing the initiative and combining versatility with firepower.
While this combat doctrine is active, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of every Rapid Fire and Assault weapon that models in this unit are equipped with by 1.Assault Doctrine
The Codex Astartes leaves no doubt that the killing blow in most engagements must be delivered with a decisive close-quarters strike. It presents plentiful tactical means to achieve this end.
While this combat doctrine is active, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of every Pistol and Melee weapon that models in this unit are equipped with by 1.- 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 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.
- Remain Stationary: Models cannot move this phase.
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.
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.
A model can make attacks with a Pistol even when its unit is within Engagement Range of enemy units, but it must target an enemy unit that is within Engagement Range of its own unit when it does so. In such circumstances, the model can target an enemy unit even if other friendly units are within Engagement Range of the same enemy unit.
When a model equipped with both a Pistol and another type of ranged weapon (e.g. a Pistol and a Rapid Fire weapon) shoots, it can either shoot with its Pistol(s) or with its other ranged weapons. Choose which it will fire (Pistols or non-Pistols) before selecting targets.
- Can be shot even if firing model’s unit is within Engagement Range of enemy unit.
- Cannot be shot alongside any other type of weapon.
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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.
Units cannot normally do anything or be affected in any way while they are embarked. Unless specifically stated, other units’ abilities have no effect on units while they are embarked, and Stratagems cannot be used to affect units while they are embarked. For all rules purposes, units that are embarked within a TRANSPORT model that has made a Normal Move, Advanced, Fallen Back or Remained Stationary also count as having made the same kind of move that turn.
- Units can embark in a friendly TRANSPORT if every model ends a Normal Move, an Advance or a Fall Back within 3" of it.
- A unit cannot embark within a TRANSPORT that is within Engagement Range of any enemy models.
- A unit cannot embark and disembark in the same phase.
- Units cannot do anything, or be affected in any way, while they are embarked within a TRANSPORT.
- FLY models can move over other models when they make a Normal Move, an Advance or when they Fall Back.
- FLY models ignore vertical distances when they make a Normal Move, an Advance or when they Fall Back.