18.1 Ward Saves

Units with the WARD keyword have the ‘Ward Save’ passive ability. The number after the WARD keyword indicates the ward value for the ward save. If a unit had WARD (5+), for example, its ward value would be 5. If a unit has more than one ward save, only the ward save with the lowest value applies to it; the other has no effect.

Passive

WARD SAVE: Whether through their uncanny reflexes, unnatural toughness or a source of mystical protection, these warriors can avoid otherwise lethal attacks.

Effect: In step 1 of the damage sequence (see 18.0), make a ward roll of D6 for each damage point in this unit’s damage pool. If the roll equals or exceeds this unit’s ward value, remove that damage point from the damage pool.

7.0 Combat Range

Each model has a combat range that extends 3" horizontally from its base and any distance vertically from that circle to form a cylinder. The combat range of a unit extends 3" horizontally and any distance vertically from every model in that unit. Units from opposing armies that are within each other’s combat range and that are visible to each other are in combat with each other. When a unit that is not in combat enters the combat range of a visible enemy unit, it moves into combat.
A model is considered to be in combat with an enemy unit if that unit is within the model’s combat range and visible to it’


	A unit’s combat range extends 3" out from every model in that unit. If any enemy models are within a unit’s combat range and visible to it, that unit is in combat.

Hit Roll

Roll a dice. If the roll equals or exceeds the attacking weapon’s Hit characteristic, the attack scores a successful hit: move on to the next step. If not, the attack fails and the attack sequence ends. Unmodified hit rolls of 1 always fail. If an unmodified hit roll for an attack made with a weapon is a 6, that attack is a critical hit.


	Critical hits have no effect on their own but often trigger additional effects (see 20.0 Weapon Abilities).

Combat attacks

Combat attacks are made with melee weapons. The target unit(s) must be within the combat range of the attacking model and visible to it. The model must attack with all of the melee weapons it is armed with.

14.3 Charge Phase

Your Charge Phase

CHARGE: With a mighty battle cry, the warriors charge into combat with the enemy.

Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is not in combat and has not used a RUN or RETREAT ability this turn to use this ability. Then, make a charge roll of 2D6.

Effect: That unit can move a distance up to the value of the charge roll. That unit can move through the combat ranges of any enemy units and must end that move within 1/2" of a visible enemy unit. If it does so, the unit using this ability has charged.

KEYWORDS

CORE, MOVE, CHARGE

The SONS OF BEHEMAT keyword is used in the following Sons of Behemat warscrolls:

Monster Hero

• Beast-smasher Mega-Gargant

• Gatebreaker Mega-Gargant

• King Brodd

• Kragnos, the End of Empires

• Kraken-eater Mega-Gargant

• Warstomper Mega-Gargant

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Expansion. Scourge of Aqshy - Sons of Behemat (4th edition)

Scourge of Aqshy Gatebreaker Mega-Gargant

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Expansion. Scourge of Ghyran - Sons of Behemat (4th edition)

Scourge of Ghyran Kraken-eater Mega-Gargant

Monster

• Mancrusher Gargant

• Mancrusher Mob

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Scourge of Aqshy Mancrusher Gargant

32.1 Contesting Objectives

Unless otherwise specified, if an objective is within a model’s combat range, that model is contesting that objective. If any models in a unit are contesting an objective, that unit is contesting that objective.

Each unit can only count as contesting a single objective for the purposes of determining objective control (see 32.2). Before determining objective control, for each of their units contesting two or more objectives, the active player must pick one of those objectives for it to contest. Then, their opponent does the same.

Designer’s Note: For purposes other than determining objective control, a unit can contest more than one objective.

6.0 Visibility

A target model is visible to another model (which we’ll call the ‘observing model’) if you can draw a straight line through the air (whether horizontal, diagonal or vertical) from any point on the observing model to any point on the target model that does not intersect any objects except for other models in the observing model’s unit. A target unit is visible to an observing unit if at least 1 model in the target unit is visible to at least 1 model in the observing unit. A model is always considered to be visible to itself.
If a rule or ability requires a target to be both within a given range of and visible to the unit using that ability, or to a model in that unit, both conditions must be met by the same model in the target. You could not, for instance, target a unit where one model is within range but not visible and another model is not in range but is visible.


	If any part of another model can be seen by an observing model, both the target model and its unit are visible to that observing model.


	In some cases, it might not be immediately clear whether a model is visible. If so, stoop down to get a look from behind the observing model. If any part of the other model is visible, even if it is just the tip of a spear, then that model is visible for rules purposes.

1.0 Wizards and Priests

WIZARDS are special units that can cast spells, and PRIESTS are special units that can chant prayers. Spells and prayers are powerful abilities that can have a dramatic impact on the battle.

3.0 Prayers

The declare step of each prayer will tell you to make a chanting roll of D6. On an unmodified chanting roll of 1, the prayer fails, its effect is not resolved and you must remove D3 ritual points from the PRIEST using the prayer.

Otherwise, pick one of the following:

Give a number of ritual points to the PRIEST equal to the chanting roll (ritual points can be accumulated over multiple turns).
Add the PRIEST’s ritual points to the chanting roll. If the chanting roll equals or exceeds the prayer’s chanting value (at the top-right corner of the prayer), it is answered: resolve the effect of the prayer, then reset the PRIEST’s ritual points total to 0.

All PRIESTS know the following prayer:

Your Hero Phase

SACRED RITES: The priest focuses on safely setting their ritual into motion.

Declare: Pick a friendly PRIEST to use this ability, then make a chanting roll of D6. On an unmodified chanting roll of 1, remove 1 ritual point from that PRIEST instead of D3.

Effect: Give a number to ritual points to the PRIEST equal to the unmodified chanting roll and do not reset the PRIEST’s ritual points to 0.

KEYWORDS

PRAYER, UNLIMITED

EXAMPLE PRAYER

Once Per Battle, Your Hero Phase

RESURRECTION: A fallen hero is brought back from death, their vitality fully restored.

Declare: Make a chanting roll of D6.

Effect: Pick a friendly INFANTRY HERO that has been slain and return them to the battlefield. Set up that HERO wholly within 3" of this PRIEST.

KEYWORDS

PRAYER

15.3 Pile-in Moves

Some abilities, such as FIGHT abilities, allow a unit to make a short move called a pile-in move to get into a better position for combat. To do so:

If your unit is in combat: Pick an enemy unit your unit is in combat with to be the target of the pile-in move. Each model in your unit can move up to 3". That move can pass through the combat ranges of any enemy units, but each model must end that move no further from the target unit. At the end of the move, your unit must still be in combat with all units that it was in combat with at the start of the move.

If your unit is not in combat: Each model in your unit can move 3" in any direction. That move can pass through and end within the combat ranges of any enemy units.


	Pile in: move up to 3". If in combat, the unit must end the move closer, or at least as close, to the target enemy unit.

19.0 Strike-first and Strike-last

If there are any STRIKE-FIRST units in combat after any non-FIGHT combat phase abilities have been used, other units cannot be picked to use a FIGHT ability until those units have been picked to use a FIGHT ability. After all those STRIKE-FIRST units have fought, the active player picks the next unit to fight.

If there are any STRIKE-LAST units in combat, they cannot be picked to use a FIGHT ability if there are any units in combat that do not have STRIKE-LAST and have not yet used a FIGHT ability.

If a unit has STRIKE-FIRST and STRIKE-LAST, treat it as if it had neither.


	There may be situations when a unit that has STRIKE-FIRST is not in combat at the start of the phase, but because of moves such as pile-in moves, it is ‘pulled into combat’ later in the phase. In such cases, STRIKE-FIRST has no effect on that unit because it was not in combat at the start of the phase. Abilities that allow a unit to use a FIGHT ability immediately after another unit do not override the STRIKE-FIRST or STRIKE-LAST constraints, so you could not pick a unit with STRIKE-LAST to fight immediately after a unit with STRIKE-FIRST.

Charge (+1 Damage)

Add 1 to this weapon’s Damage characteristic if the attacking unit charged this turn.

3.5 Regiments of Renown

In addition to creating your own regiments, you can also spend points to include 1 Regiment of Renown. Regiments of Renown are pre-built regiments, each with their own special abilities. The rules for each Regiment of Renown will specify which factions can include it. A unit in a Regiment of Renown cannot be your general even if it is a WARMASTER.

You cannot include more than one Regiment of Renown in your army unless otherwise specified in the notes column of that regiment’s battle profile.
Units in a Regiment of Renown cannot use (but can be picked as the target of, if otherwise eligible) any faction rules from the faction they are allied into, including enhancements and lores.
If an ability allows you to set up a replacement unit (Core Rules, 24.2) for a unit in a Regiment of Renown, that unit also counts as being part of that Regiment of Renown.

Universal Core Abilities - Charge Phase

Your Charge Phase

CHARGE: With a mighty battle cry, the warriors charge into combat with the enemy.

KEYWORDS

CORE, MOVE, CHARGE

21.0 Healing

Some abilities allow you to heal a unit. To heal a unit, remove a number of damage points from the unit equal to the number in brackets after ‘Heal’, e.g. Heal (2).

3.3 Reinforced Units

When you add a unit to your army roster, you can add it as a reinforced unit. A reinforced unit has twice as many models as its minimum unit size and costs twice as many points. If a unit has a minimum unit size of 1, it cannot be reinforced. In addition, some units with a unit size of more than 1 can not be reinforced. This will be noted on their battle profile.

Any Charge Phase

GARGANT CHARGE: A charging gargant will flatten anyone in their path.

Declare: Pick a friendly MEGA-GARGANT or GARGANT unit that charged this turn to use this ability, then pick an enemy unit that has not been picked as the target of this ability this turn and that is in combat with that unit to be the target.

Effect: Inflict D3 mortal damage on the target.

Designer’s Note: This ability can be used by any number of friendly MEGA-GARGANT and GARGANT units that charged in each turn.

Anti-X (+1 Rend)

Add 1 to this weapon’s Rend characteristic if the target has the keyword after ‘Anti-’ or fulfils the condition after ‘Anti-’. Multiples of this ability are cumulative. For example, if a weapon has both Anti-charge (+1 Rend) and Anti-HERO (+1 Rend), then add 2 to the Rend characteristic of the weapon for attacks that target a HERO that charged in the same turn.

3.1 Regiments

Armies are made up of one or more regiments, each of which is led by a Hero. You must have at least 1 regiment in your army, and you can include a maximum of 5 regiments. To add a regiment, pick 1 HERO from your faction, then pick up to 3 non‑HERO units to accompany them.

Each HERO’s battle profile lists which units can be added to their regiment, and each non-HERO unit’s battle profile lists any relevant keywords it has. The battle profiles of some HEROES may say that they can be added to the regiment of another HERO in place of a non-HERO unit in that regiment.

Those HEROES can join an eligible regiment as a Eager Lout.

Monster Hero

• Gatebreaker Mega-Gargant

• Kraken-eater Mega-Gargant

• Warstomper Mega-Gargant

• Beast-smasher Mega-Gargant

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Scourge of Ghyran Kraken-eater Mega-Gargant

32.0 Objectives

Many battleplans award victory points for controlling objectives, which are represented by objective markers. Unless otherwise specified, objective markers are round and 40mm wide. Models can move over and end their moves on objective markers. If an objective marker is on the border between territories, it is within all those territories but wholly within none of them. Objective markers don’t block visibility.

The warscrolls using DESTRUCTION and HERO keywords can be found in the following Factions:

Destruction: Bonesplitterz, Gloomspite Gitz, Ironjawz, Kruleboyz, Ogor Mawtribes, Sons of Behemat.

The DESTRUCTION and HERO keywords are used in the following warscrolls:

Cavalry Hero

• Droggz Da Sunchompa

• Loonboss on Giant Cave Squig

• Snarlboss

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Warscroll. Legends Warscrolls (4th edition)

Scuttleboss on Gigantic Spider

Cavalry Hero

• Killaboss on Great Gnashtoof

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Expansion. Scourge of Aqshy - Kruleboyz (4th edition)

Scourge of Aqshy Killaboss on Great Gnashtoof

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Expansion. Scourge of Ghyran - Kruleboyz (4th edition)

Scourge of Ghyran Killaboss on Great Gnashtoof

Cavalry Hero

• Maniak Weirdnob

Infantry Hero

• Ardboy Big Boss

• Megaboss

• Warchanter

• Weirdnob Shaman

• Zoggrok Anvilsmasha

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Expansion. Scourge of Aqshy - Ironjawz (4th edition)

Scourge of Aqshy Megaboss

Infantry Hero

• Bloodpelt Hunter

• Butcher

• Grell Firefist

• Mantrapper

• Tyrant

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Supplement. Battletome Supplement: Ogor Mawtribes (4th edition)

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•

•

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Infantry Hero

• Fungoid Cave-Shaman

• Loonboss

• Rabble-Rowza

• Skragrott, the Loonking

• Squigboss with Gnasha-Squig

• Webspinner Shaman

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Loonboss with Giant Cave Squig

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Madcap Shaman

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Mollog

Infantry Hero

• Hobgrot Slittaboss

• Killaboss with Stab-grot

• Murknob with Belcha-banna

• Swampcalla Shaman with Pot-grot

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Scourge of Aqshy Killaboss with Stab-grot

Infantry Hero

• Savage Big Boss

• Wardokk

• Wurrgog Prophet

Monster Hero

• Beast-smasher Mega-Gargant

and others...

2.0 Spells

The declare step of each spell will tell you to make a casting roll of 2D6. If the roll does not equal or exceed the spell’s casting value (at the top-right corner of the spell), the spell fails and its effect is not resolved.

If the unmodified casting roll includes 2 or more rolls of 1, the spell is miscast: the spell fails, its effect is not resolved, D3 mortal damage is inflicted on the WIZARD that used it, and that WIZARD cannot use any more spells in that phase.

Enemy reactions can only be used if the casting roll equals or exceeds the spell’s casting value. So long as the spell is not unbound (see 4.0), then it is successfully cast: resolve its effect.

EXAMPLE SPELL

Your Hero Phase

MYSTIC SHIELD: The caster's allies are bathed in an unearthly glow that protects them from harm.

Declare: Pick a visible friendly unit wholly within 12" of this WIZARD to be the target. Then, make a casting roll of 2D6.

Effect: The target has WARD (6+) this turn.

KEYWORDS

SPELL

Shooting attacks

Shooting attacks are made with ranged weapons. The target unit(s) must be within a distance equal to the Range characteristic of the weapon being used and visible to the attacking model. Models cannot make shooting attacks if their unit is in combat, unless otherwise specified (see 20.0 Weapon Abilities).

Crit (2 Hits)

If an attack made with this weapon scores a critical hit, that attack scores 2 hits on the target unit instead of 1. Make a wound roll for each hit.

Once Per Turn (Army), Start of Any Turn

A KINGDOM DELUDED: The mass delusions suffered by these cannibals are volatile but intense.

Declare: You must use this ability at the start of each turn. If it is the first turn of the battle, pick a DELUSION from these battle traits or, unless otherwise specified, from the warscroll of a friendly unit on the battlefield. If it is not the first turn, make a delusion roll of D6.

Effect: On a delusion roll of 1-2, you must pick a different DELUSION to the one you picked last turn. On a 3-4, you must pick the same Delusion as the one you picked last turn, even if it is on the warscroll of a unit that has been destroyed. In such cases, the eect of that D applies as if the unit had not been destroyed. On a 5-6, you must pick a DELUSION like you did in the first turn. For the rest of the turn, you believe the DELUSION you picked.

32.2 Objective Control

In the deployment phase after all Deployment Phase abilities have been used and at the end of each turn, follow this sequence for each objective in an order chosen by the active player:

Starting with the active player, each player determines the control score of each of their units that is contesting that objective. A unit’s control score is the combined Control characteristics of all the models in that unit that are contesting the objective. Some abilities modify a unit’s control score, but it cannot be reduced to less than 1.
Each player adds up the control scores of all of their units contesting that objective. This is their army control score for that objective.
The players compare their army control scores for that objective. If one player’s score is higher, that player gains control of that objective. Once a player gains control of an objective, it remains under their control until their opponent gains control of it.


	Sometimes objective markers get accidentally nudged while you are moving models around. This is perfectly fine - just remember to put them back in their proper positions when determining objective control.

Wound Roll

Roll a dice. If the roll equals or exceeds the attacking weapon’s Wound characteristic, the attack successfully wounds: move on to the next step. If not, the attack fails and the attack sequence ends. Unmodified wound rolls of 1 always fail.

Shoot in Combat

This weapon can be used to make shooting attacks even if the attacking unit is in combat.

Companion

Unless otherwise specified, attacks made by this weapon are not affected by friendly abilities that modify hit rolls, wound rolls or weapon characteristics, except for those that apply negative modifiers (e.g. ‘Covering Fire’).

Universal Core Abilities - Movement Phase

Your Movement Phase

NORMAL MOVE: The warriors advance across the battlefield.

Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is not in combat to use this ability.

Effect: That unit can move a distance up to its Move characteristic. That unit cannot move into combat during any part of that move.

KEYWORDS

CORE, MOVE

Your Movement Phase

RUN: The unit rushes into position.

Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is not in combat to use this ability.

Effect: Make a run roll of D6. That unit can move a distance up to its Move characteristic added to the run roll. That unit cannot move into combat during any part of that move.

KEYWORDS

CORE, MOVE, RUN

Your Movement Phase

RETREAT: The fighters disengage from combat, though at the cost of lowering their defences.

Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is in combat to use this ability.

Effect: Inflict D3 mortal damage on that unit. That unit can move a distance up to its Move characteristic. That unit can move through the combat ranges of any enemy units but cannot end that move within an enemy unit’s combat range.

KEYWORDS

CORE, MOVE, RETREAT