Adepta Sororitas
The Adepta Sororitas, also known as the Sisters of Battle, are an elite sisterhood of warriors raised from infancy to believe unquestioningly in the supreme power of the Emperor of Mankind. The perfervid, unshakeable nature of their faith is a potent weapon indeed, manifesting as divine inspiration that drives the Sisters of Battle to incredible feats of martial prowess. Their fanatical devotion and unwavering purity are a bulwark against corruption, heresy and alien attack, and once battle has been joined they will stop at nothing until their enemies are utterly crushed.
Books
| Book | Kind | Edition | Version | Last update |
 Adepta Sororitas | ||||
| Adepta Sororitas | Codex | 10 | 1.2 | October 2024 |
 Munitorum Field Manual | ||||
| Munitorum Field Manual | Expansion | 10 | 1.13 | October 2024 |
 Legends Field Manual | ||||
| Legends Field Manual | Expansion | 10 | 1.9 | October 2024 |
 Boarding Actions | ||||
| Boarding Actions | Expansion | 10 | 1.0 | October 2024 |
| Legends: Adepta Sororitas | ||||
| Legends: Adepta Sororitas | Datasheet | 10 | September 2024 | |
 Black Library: Celestian Sacresant Aveline | ||||
| Black Library: Celestian Sacresant Aveline | Datasheet | 10 | September 2024 | |
| Balance Dataslate | ||||
| Balance Dataslate | Rulebook | 10 | June 2024 | September 2024 |
FAQ
Codex: Adepta Sororitas
| Q: | If a CHARACTER with the Saintly Example Enhancement is destroyed while within 12" of a friendly Imagifier, can I use that Imagifier’s Litany of Deeds ability to re-roll the results of the additional D3 Miracle dice I gain from that Enhancement, before adding them to my Miracle Dice pool? |
| A: | Yes. |
| Q: | If I am using the Penitent Host Detachment, do I have to select a Vow of Atonement every battle round? |
| A: | Yes. This means that from the fourth battle round onwards you will no longer be able to select a Vow of Atonement to be active for your army, as you will have already selected all three during previous battle rounds. |
| Q: | If a CHARACTER with the Verse of Holy Piety Enhancement uses that Enhancement to activate a Vow of Atonement at the start of a battle round, but that CHARACTER is destroyed before the end of that battle round (e.g. by an attack with the [PRECISION] ability), is that Vow of Atonement still active for the remaining models in that unit until the start of the next battle round? |
| A: | Yes. |
| Q: | Can a Miracle dice be used as part of a re-roll? |
| A: | Yes. |
| Q: | If I re-roll a roll in which I substituted a dice with a Miracle dice, do I get to use the Miracle dice in that re-roll (e.g. when re-rolling a Charge roll)? |
| A: | No, that Miracle dice is lost. Note that your unit has still performed an Act of Faith. |
| Q: | Can the TRIUMPH OF SAINT KATHERINE’S Simulacrum of the Ebon Chalice Relics of the Matriarchs ability be used to substitute two dice in a single roll? |
| A: | No. |
| Q: | In the Adepta Sororitas army rule Acts of Faith, you gain 1 Miracle dice ‘each time an ADEPTA SORORITAS unit from your army is destroyed’. Does this happen when the unit is destroyed or at the end of the phase? |
| A: | When the unit is destroyed. |
Introduction
If you select to use a Detachment, a Detachment rule listed here will apply either to your whole army or to particular units within it.
If you select to use a Detachment, when mustering your army, you can upgrade CHARACTERS from your army using the Enhancements listed here. Details of how to do so are described in the Core Rules (see the Select Units). If you are playing a Crusade battle, you can instead use the Renowned Heroes Requisition to give your CHARACTERS Enhancements, as described in the main Crusade rules.
If you select to use a Detachment, you will have access to the Stratagems listed here in addition to the Core Stratagems listed in the Core Rules. During the battle, you can spend Command points (CP) to use these Stratagems.
Army Rules
Acts of Faith
It is said the Emperor’s benediction touches the Adepta Sororitas, manifesting as a nimbus of holy light in which his power is revealed in miraculous deeds of fortitude and divine strength.
If your Army Faction is ADEPTA SORORITAS, each unit from your army with this ability can perform one Act of Faith per phase. This is done using Miracle dice.If your Army Faction is ADEPTA SORORITAS, you gain 1 Miracle dice:
- At the start of each turn.
- Each time an ADEPTA SORORITAS unit from your army is destroyed.
Each time you gain a Miracle dice, roll one D6. The number you roll is the value of that Miracle dice. This value cannot be changed or re-rolled, unless a rule specifically states otherwise. Keep your Miracle dice to one side - this is your Miracle dice pool.
PERFORMING AN ACT OF FAITH
Before making a dice roll for a model or unit from your army with the Acts of Faith ability, if you have one or more dice in your Miracle dice pool, that unit can perform an Act of Faith. If it does, select one of the dice from your Miracle dice pool to substitute that dice roll (if a roll involves more than one dice, e.g. a Charge roll or Battle-shock test, only a single dice can be substituted). The dice that is being substituted is not rolled; instead, the value of the selected Miracle dice is used as if it had been rolled ( this counts as an unmodified dice roll of that value for all rules purposes). Each Miracle dice can only be selected for substitution once. Once all Miracle dice substitutions have been made, remove the chosen Miracle dice from your Miracle dice pool, and roll all remaining, unsubstituted dice that are a part of the dice roll. You can use Miracle dice when a unit performs an Act of Faith for any of the following types of dice roll:
- Advance roll
- Battle-shock test
- Charge roll
- Damage roll
- Hit roll
- Saving throw
- Wound roll
Hallowed Martyrs
The Blood of Martyrs
The blood of martyrs is the life force of the Imperium. So do the tenets of this Order joyously proclaim, and in its warriors’ darkest hour does the sacrifice of their fallen Sisters shine brightest.
Each time an ADEPTA SORORITAS model from your army makes an attack, add 1 to the Hit roll if that model’s unit is below its Starting Strength, and add 1 to the Wound roll as well if that model’s unit is Below Half-strength.Enhancements
With her final breath is another heroine elevated to the ranks of sainthood, her death stirring her greatest companions to finish what she started. ADEPTA SORORITAS model only. When the bearer is destroyed, you gain an additional D3 Miracle dice. |
With every wound inflicted on their mortal form does this holy warrior’s strength grow, their suffering a prayer to the God-Emperor. ADEPTA SORORITAS model only. Add 1 to the Attacks, Strength and Damage characteristics of the bearer’s melee weapons. If the bearer has lost one or more wounds, add 2 to the Attacks, Strength and Damage characteristics of the bearer’s melee weapons instead. |
The most hallowed martyrs of the Sisterhood have added beads to this chaplet. Such a relic can be a burden, for it carries the righteousness of those who uphold everything the Sisterhood stands for. ADEPTA SORORITAS model only. At the end of your Command phase, if the bearer is on the battlefield, you can re-roll 1 Miracle dice from your Miracle dice pool and return it to your Miracle dice pool showing the new result you rolled. When doing so, if the bearer's unit is below its Starting Strength, you can re-roll up to 3 Miracle dice in this way instead. |
The Mantle of Ophelia was once the badge of office for the Prioress of the Convent Sanctorum, and was worn by Helena the Virtuous, a Living Saint and one of the most revered leaders in the history of the Adepta Sororitas. The mantle is thought to have sacred powers of protection, for Helena was said to have anointed it with the Tears of the Emperor, a phial of blood-like liquid meticulously collected over a century from weeping statues of the Emperor found across the cardinal worlds of the Imperium. CANONESS or PALATINE model only. Each time an attack is allocated to the bearer, change the Damage characteristic of that attack to 1. |
Stratagems
TARGET: One ADEPTA SORORITAS CHARACTER unit from your army that was just destroyed. You can use this Stratagem on that unit even though it was just destroyed.
EFFECT: Discard 1-3 Miracle dice. At the end of the phase, set the last destroyed model from your unit back up on the battlefield, as close as possible to where it was destroyed and not within Engagement Range of any enemy models. Roll one D3, adding 1 to the result for each Miracle dice you discarded. That model is set back up with that number of wounds remaining (up to its starting number of wounds).
RESTRICTIONS: You cannot select SAINT CELESTINE as the target of this Stratagem. You cannot select the same CHARACTER as the target of this Stratagem more than once per battle.
TARGET: One ADEPTA SORORITAS INFANTRY or ADEPTA SORORITAS WALKER unit from your army.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time an enemy model within Engagement Range of your unit selects its targets, it must select your unit as the target of its attacks.
TARGET: One ADEPTA SORORITAS unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes a melee attack, you can re-roll the Hit roll and, if your unit is Below Half-strength, you can re-roll the Wound roll as well.
TARGET: One ADEPTA SORORITAS VEHICLE model from your army with the Deadly Demise ability that was just destroyed. You can use this Stratagem on that model even though It was just destroyed.
EFFECT: Do not roll one D6 to determine whether mortal wounds are inflicted by your model's Deadly Demise ability. Instead, mortal wounds are automatically inflicted.
TARGET: One ADEPTA SORORITAS unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit is destroyed, if that model has not fought this phase, do not remove it from play. The destroyed model can fight after the attacking unit has finished making its attacks, and is then removed from play.
TARGET: One ADEPTA SORORITAS unit from your army that had one or more of its models destroyed as a result of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Your unit can shoot as if it were your Shooting phase, but it must target only that enemy unit when doing so, and can only do so if that enemy unit is an eligible target.
Penitent Host
Desperate for Redemption
The penitent masses vow to wash clean their dishonour with their foe’s blood.
At the start of the battle round, select one of the following Vows of Atonement to be active for your army until the start of the next battle round. You can only select each Vow of Atonement once per battle.The Path of the Penitent With psalms on their lips, the faithful hurl themselves forward. Add 3" to the Move characteristic of PENITENT models from your army. |
Absolution in Battle The penitents smite the Emperor's foes with unmatched zeal. Each time a unit from your army is selected to fight, if that unit made a Charge move this turn, until the end of the phase, add 1 to the Attacks and Strength characteristics of melee weapons equipped by PENITENT models in that unit. |
Death Before Disgrace Even the most grievous wound cannot stop a penitent warrior in their quest to earn redemption in the eyes of the Emperor. Each time a PENITENT model from your army is destroyed by a melee attack, if that model has not fought this phase, roll one D6. On a 2+, do not remove it from play; the destroyed model can fight after the attacking unit has finished making its attacks, and is then removed from play. |
Enhancements
Invoking the strength of the God-Emperor, this warrior bellows psalms, which roar above the din of battle. Incited by these fire and brimstone recitations, the penitent warriors carve apart their enemies, every kill bringing them closer to redemption. ADEPTA SORORITAS model only. While the bearer is on the battlefield, each time an enemy unit is destroyed by a PENITENT unit from you army, you can discard 1 Miracle dice then gain 1 Miracle dice showing a value of 6. |
As the sanctified verses of the Ecclesiarchy’s holy psalms roar across the battlefield, divine might infuses the devout. PENITENT model only. Once per battle, at the start of the battle round, select one Vow of Atonement. Until the start of the next battle round, that Vow of Atonement is active for the bearer’s unit in addition to any that is active for your army, even if you have already selected that Vow of Atonement this battle. |
Faith is the shield of the righteous. The passionate benedictions of the pious may bestow the blessings of the God-Emperor. PENITENT model only. While the bearer is leading a unit, models in that unit have a 5+ invulnerable save. |
To share in the agonies of the penitent and guide them to redemption is a most holy undertaking. Thus do many of the Adepta Sororitas’ commanders willingly fight by the side of those cast out by the Sisterhood. CANONESS, PALATINE or MINISTORUM PRIEST model only. The bearer gains the PENITENT keyword and, during the Declare Battle Formations step, can be attached to a REPENTIA SOUAD unit. |
Stratagems
TARGET: One PENITENT unit from your army that was just destroyed while it was within range of an objective marker you controlled. You can use this Stratagem on that unit even though it was just destroyed.
EFFECT: That objective marker remains under your control, even if you have no models within range of it, until your opponent controls it at the start or end of any turn.
TARGET: One PENITENT unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit's attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, PENITENT models in your unit have the Feel No Pain 4+ ability.
TARGET: One PENITENT unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a PENITENT model in your unit makes a melee attack, a successful unmodified Hit roll of 5+ scores a Critical Hit.
TARGET: That PENITENT unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to declare a charge in a turn in which it Advanced. If your unit has the PENITENT ENGINES keyword, do not make an Advance roll for it; instead, until the end of the phase, add 6" to the Move characteristic of models in your unit.
TARGET: That ADEPTA SORORITAS unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to shoot or declare a charge in a turn in which it Fell Back. If your unit has the PENITENT keyword, it is eligible to shoot and declare a charge in a turn in which it Fell Back instead.
TARGET: One PENITENT unit from your army that was selected as the target as one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Roll one D6: your unit can be moved a distance in inches up to the result, but it must end that move as close as possible to the closest enemy unit (excluding AIRCRAFT). When doing so, models in your unit can be moved within Engagement Range of enemy units.
Bringers of Flame
Fervent Purgation
These warriors carry the fiery wrath of the Emperor into the darkest corners of his realm. Through the weapons of the faithful is the Master of Mankind’s immortal anger made manifest. With the holy trinity of boltgun, flamer and melta weapons are his enemies purged from the lmperium’s worlds.
Ranged weapons equipped by ADEPTA SORORITAS models from your army have the [ASSAULT] ability, and each time an attack made with such a weapon targets a unit within 12", add 1 to the Strength characteristic of that attack.Enhancements
This servant of the divine draws deeply from their faith, enhancing their physical might. ADEPTA SORORITAS model only. Each time the bearer is selected to fight, you can first discard up to 3 Miracle dice. For each Miracle dice just discarded, until the end of the phase, add 1 to the Attacks and Strength characteristics of the bearer’s melee weapons. |
Within this tome are the collected writings of Saint Griselda the Pious. The lessons inscribed on its vellum pages teach focus and decisiveness during times of war. ADEPTA SORORITAS model only. At the start of your Command phase, you can discard up to 2 Miracle dice. Then, add 1 Miracle dice to your Miracle Dice pool showing a value equal to the sum of the two Miracle dice you just discarded (to a maximum of 6). |
This warrior is a firebrand zealot without comparison. At their command, the faithful unleash relentless fire upon their chosen foe. ADEPTA SORORITAS model only. While the bearer is leading a unit, add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of Torrent weapons equipped by models in that unit, and all other ranged weapons equipped by models in that unit have the [SUSTAINED HITS 1] ability. |
Worked upon by generations of artificers, consecrated with holy oils and steeped in the smoke of sacred incense, this suit of power armour is amongst the most battle-proven relics held by the Orders Militant. CANONESS or PALATINE model only. The bearer has a Save characteristic of 2+ and the Feel No Pain 5+ ability. |
Stratagems
TARGET: One ADEPTA SORORITAS unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time an attack targets your unit, worsen the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.
TARGET: One ADEPTA SORORITAS unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, melee weapons equipped by models in your unit have the [LETHAL HITS] ability. If one or more enemy models are destroyed as the result of attacks made by those weapons this phase, select one of those destroyed models; that destroyed model’s unit must take a Battle-shock test.
TARGET: That ADEPTA SORORITAS TRANSPORT model.
EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, you can re-roll Advance rolls made for your TRANSPORT, and units can disembark from your TRANSPORT even though it Advanced. Units that do so count as having made a Normal move, and cannot declare a charge this turn
TARGET: One ADEPTA SORORITAS unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, Torrent weapons equipped by models in your unit have the [DEVASTATING WOUNDS] ability
TARGET: One ADEPTA SORORITAS unit from your army that disembarked from a TRANSPORT this turn and has not been selected to shoot this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes a ranged attack that targets an enemy unit within 12" that is also within range of an objective marker, add 1 to the Wound roll. If one or more enemy models are destroyed as the result of those attacks, select one of those destroyed models; that destroyed model's unit must take a Battle-shock test.
TARGET: One ADEPTA SORORITAS TRANSPORT unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit's attacks.
EFFECT: One unit embarked within your TRANSPORT can disembark as if it were your Movement phase, and can then shoot as if it were your Shooting phase, but must target only that enemy unit when doing so, and can only do so if that enemy unit is an eligible target.
Army of Faith
Sacred Rites
At times of war, the Adepta Sororitas make offerings to the Emperor in prayer, incense and blood. In such pious devotion, they may attract his blessings and enact miraculous deeds in his holy name.
Each ADEPTA SORORITAS unit from your army can perform up to two Acts of Faith per phase, instead of just one.Enhancements
This unassuming parchment is one of the holiest relics in the Ministorum's charge, its mere presence enough to fill the hearts of the faithful with righteous fervour. CANONESS or PALATINE model only. At the start of your Command phase, if the bearer is on the battlefield, take a Leadership test for the bearer. If that test is passed, you gain 1 Miracle dice. |
Forged from thrice-blessed silver, this blade has the names and deeds of a thousand saints inscribed on one side on the molecular level, while the other has the entire Fede lmperialis etched into its form. The blade glows with righteous power and has slain heretics, mutants and xenos beyond counting. ADEPTA SORORITAS model only. Improve the Strength and Armour Penetration characteristics of the bearer’s melee weapons by 1, and those weapons have the [PRECISION] ability. In addition, each time the bearer fights, if one or more enemy models are destroyed by those attacks, you gain 1 Miracle dice. |
Enemy warriors tremble before the radiant majesty of one blessed by the Emperor. ADEPTA SORORITAS model only. In your Movement phase, you can select one enemy unit within 12" of the bearer; that unit must take a Battle-shock test. If that test is failed, you gain 1 Miracle dice. |
Carried onto the most fire-swept of battlefields, the images of the Macharian Trinity glorifies three missionaries who saved thousands of lives. This adamantine-sheathed relic reminds the bearer that faith alone can weather the most grievous adversities. ADEPTA SORORITAS model only. Each time the bearer uses an Act of Faith to substitute a saving throw, that saving throw is successful, irrespective of the value of the Miracle dice used. |
Stratagems
TARGET: That ADEPTA SORORITAS unit, or one friendly ADEPTA SORORITAS JUMP PACK unit within 3" of it.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, models in your unit have the Feel No Pain 5+ ability against mortal wounds. If you targeted an ADEPTA SORORITAS JUMP PACK unit from your army with this Stratagem, then until the end of the phase, while a friendly ADEPTA SORORITAS unit is unit is within 3" of your unit, models in that unit have the Feel No Pain 5+ ability against mortal wounds.
TARGET: One ADEPTA SORORITAS unit from your army.
EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, your unit is blessed. While a unit is blessed, it can ignore any or all modifiers to the following: the profile characteristics of its models; the Weapon Skill or Ballistic Skill characteristics of weapons equipped by its models; any roll or test made for it (excluding modifiers to saving throws). If your unit has the JUMP PACK keyword, until the end of the turn, while a friendly ADEPTA SORORITAS unit is within 3" of your unit, that friendly unit is also blessed.
TARGET: One ADEPTA SORORITAS unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, melee weapons equipped by models in your unit have the [LANCE] ability. If one or more enemy models are destroyed as the result of your unit's attacks this phase, you gain 1 Miracle dice.
TARGET: One ADEPTA SORORITAS unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit's attacks, or one friendly ADEPTA SORORITAS JUMP PACK unit within 3" of such a unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time an attack targets your unit, subtract 1 from the Hit roll. If you targeted an ADEPTA SORORITAS JUMP PACK unit from your army with this Stratagem, then until the end of the phase, while a friendly ADEPTA SORORITAS unit is unit is within 3" of your unit, each time an attack targets that unit, subtract 1 from the Hit roll.
TARGET: That ADEPTA SORORITAS unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot or fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1. If one or more enemy models are destroyed as the result of any of those attacks, you gain 1 Miracle dice.
TARGET: One ADEPTA SORORITAS JUMP PACK unit from your army.
EFFECT: Remove your unit from the battlefield and place it into Strategic Reserves.
RESTRICTIONS: You cannot select a unit that is within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.
Crusade Rules
In this section you’ll find additional rules for playing Crusade battles that are bespoke to ADEPTA SORORITAS units.
Here you will find rules to elevate a warrior in your Crusade force to a living saint. The journey to sainthood is arduous, and there are many trials such a warrior must perform, but with each test passed they unlock more of their true holy potential, and take one step closer to sainthood.
AGENDAS
ADEPTA SORORITAS armies can attempt to achieve unique Agendas in addition to those found in other publications. These represent the faction’s unique goals and their particular methods of waging war.
ADEPTA SORORITAS armies have access to a number of bespoke Requisitions in addition to those found in other publications.
As they gain experience and prowess, ADEPTA SORORITAS units in your Crusade force can be given one of the Battle Traits in this section instead of one presented elsewhere.
CRUSADE RELICS
In addition to the Crusade Relics in other publications, ADEPTA SORORITAS CHARACTER models can claim one of the Crusade Relics.
CRUSADE BADGES
Here you will find three Crusade Badges representing goals you can set yourself when campaigning with your Crusade force. Once one is achieved, you could set yourself a new goal, or take the opportunity to start a new Crusade force.
Trials of a Living Saint
With every miraculous deed performed does a true believer of the Emperor step closer to sainthood.
To gain Saint points, a SAINT POTENTIA model must undertake a Trial of a Living Saint. When you first select a model to be a SAINT POTENTIA, select one of the Trials. That model is now said to be undertaking that Trial and will accrue Saint points towards it by accomplishing one or more Saintly Deeds during a battle, as specified within the Trial itself. Once a SAINT POTENTIA has gained 10 or more Saint points, that Trial is complete, its Saint points total is reset to 0, and that model gains the Saintly Reward Battle Honour associated with that Trial. Each of these Battle Honours is unique - you can only have one instance of each. When gaining one of these Battle Honours, if that CHARACTER already has its maximum number of Battle Honours, you must replace one of its existing Battle Honours (excluding Saintly Rewards). If this model has 4 or fewer Saintly Rewards, you can then select a new Trial and begin again.At the end of a battle, a SAINT POTENTIA can abandon its current Trial and you can select a new one for it to undertake. If you do, that model’s Saint points total is reset to 0.
When a model has 5 Saintly Rewards, replace its SAINT POTENTIA keyword with LIVING SAINT.
The ultimate fate for all Living Saints is martyrdom in the Emperor’s cause. However, for those that are graced to bear witness to such an end, a great wellspring of faith can be drawn.
Each time a SAINT POTENTIA or LIVING SAINT model fails an Out of Action test, that model gains 1 Martyr point and you must take a Martyrdom test for it. To do so, roll one D6, adding its current Martyr points total to the result. If the result is greater than that model’s Leadership characteristic, that test is passed and the SAINT POTENTIA or LIVING SAINT has been Martyred; remove that model from your Order of Battle (we recommend writing down the details of their death on your Order of Battle). If a SAINT POTENTIA or LIVING SAINT is Martyred, every other ADEPTA SORORITAS unit that was in your Crusade army gains a number of XP equal to the number of Saintly Rewards that Martyred SAINT POTENTIA or LIVING SAINT had, having witnessed them in their final battle.You can now select one ADEPTA SORORITAS CHARACTER model on your Order of Battle (excluding EPIC HEROES). That model gains the SAINT POTENTIA keyword. If your Order of Battle does not contain any such models, the next time you add an ADEPTA SORORITAS CHARACTER model to your Order of Battle (excluding EPIC HERDES), that model gains the SAINT POTENTIA keyword.
Trials of a Faith
A Living Saint performs miraculous deeds on the battlefield, proof that the Emperor works through them.
Miraculous Feat: Gain 1 Saint point at the end of a battle for each Miracle dice remaining in your Miracle Dice pool (to a maximum of 2 Saint points).
At the end of each player’s Command phase, if this model is on the battlefield, you can discard 1 Miracle dice. If you do, you gain 1 Miracle dice showing a value of 6.
Trials of a Suffering
A living saint suffers as the greatest form of prayer to the God-Emperor.
Martyr's Wounds: Gain 1 Saint point at the end of a battle if this model is below its Starting Strength. Gain 2 Saint points instead if this model was destroyed while within range of an objective marker.
At the start of any phase, you can discard 1 Miracle dice. If you do, this model regains all of its lost wounds.
Trials of a Purity
A living saint is so pure that no doubt can fetter their heart, malign sorcery cannot touch their soul, and no wound can stay their will.
Divine Will: Gain 2 Saint points at the end of a battle if this model's unit did not fail a Battle-shock test during that battle.
Each time this model's unit is selected to fight, you can discard 1 Miracle dice. If you do, until the end of the phase, double the Strength characteristic of this model's melee weapons and those weapons have the [DEVASTATING WOUNDS] ability.
Trials of a Righteousness
A living saint will smite the enemies of the Emperor wherever they cower.
Smite the Unbelievers: Gain 2 Saint points at the end of a battle if this model destroyed 5 or more enemy models during that battle.
Each time this model's unit is selected to shoot, you can discard 1 Miracle dice. If you do, until the end of the phase, ranged weapons equipped by models in that unit have the [IGNORES COVER] ability and each time an attack made by such a weapon scores a Critical Wound, that attack has the [PRECISION] ability.
Trials of a Valour
A living saint leads their flock to victory, even when hope seems lost.
Pious Reputation: Gain 2 Saint points at the end of a battle if this model gained more XP than any other unit from your Crusade army during that battle.
At the start of the Battle-shock step of your opponent’s Command phase, you can discard 1 Miracle dice. If you do, every enemy unit that is within 12" of this model and below its Starting Strength must take a Battle-shock test. If such a unit is Below Half-strength, subtract 1 from Battle-shock tests taken for that unit this phase instead.
Agendas
If your Crusade army includes any ADEPTA SORORITAS units, you can select Agendas from those presented here.Faith is the greatest weapon a Battle Sister can wield, and as with any weapon, it must be practised and honed.
Those who have failed in the Emperor's eyes must quest for absolution. Only by striking down the mightiest foes will their shame be absolved.
The location of a small but sacred shrine has been identified, a hallowed site that houses an irreplaceable saintly relic. Defend this holy tribute lest it be desecrated by the enemy and lost to the Adeptus Ministorum forever.
At the end of the battle:
- If you do not control that Sacred Shrine objective marker, you do not receive the 1 Requisition point you would normally receive in the Update Order of Battle step.
- If you control that Sacred Shrine objective marker, you can select one ADEPTA SORORITAS model within range of it (excluding EPIC HEROES); that model gains either 1 Weapon Modifications, 1 Crusade Relic (CHARACTER models only) or 3 Saint points (SAINT POTENTIA models only).
The enemy opposes the will of the Emperor. Cleanse this holy battlefield of such heretics! Show them the error of their blasphemy with bolter, me/ta and holy flamer.
Requisitions
If your Crusade army includes any ADEPTA SORORITAS units, you can spend Requisition points (RPs) on any of the following Requisitions.No potential saint would willingly abandon a trial. Only holy vision or divine inspiration may permit deviation from their course.
Those Sisters Novitiate who have served bravely may ascend into the ranks of the Orders Militant, earning the right to don their blessed power armour.
For the devout, any failing is a shame that cannot be borne and must be redeemed through deeds of great bravery and butchery.
- Select one BATTLE SISTERS SQUAD, DOMINION SQUAD or RETRIBUTOR SQUAD unit on your Order of Battle that has suffered a Devastating Blow result. Remove that unit from your Order of Battle and add one REPENTIA SQUAD unit to your Order of Battle.
- Select one REPENTIA SQUAD unit on your Order of Battle that has suffered a Devastating Blow result. Remove that unit from your Order of Battle and add one MORTIFIERS unit to your Order of Battle.
Those who have trod the path to redemption are revered figures within the Orders Militant, their dedication and unswerving faith a shining beacon to all.
Sacrifice and suffering are embraced by the Sisters of the Adepta Sororitas. Scars are displayed with pride and the fallen venerated.
The Emperor’s chosen warriors sometimes enact miraculous feats on the battlefield.
Battle Traits
When a ADEPTA SORORITAS unit gains a Battle Trait, you can use one of the tables presented here to determine which Battle Trait that unit has gained.INFANTRY and PARAGON WARSUITS ModelsD6
Only unquestioning faith in the Emperor offers protection against the witchery of xenos and heretic.
Those who stand unflinching against the horrors of the galaxy inspire their comrades to feats of divine heroism
Indomitable belief in the Emperor and disdain for the enemy are surer than any armour.
Some members of the Orders Militant have waged war on a hundred or more battlefields, their scars an offering to the God-Emperor.
Such is the intensity of their devotion that some Battle Sisters work themselves into a righteous fury whenever the Emperor's foes are sighted.
These Sisters embody the ideals of their Order and its Matriarch.
PENITENT UnitsD6
The reserves of holy hatred some zealots have for the foul enemies of Mankind are limitless.
The suffering endured by the faithful serves only to remind those still fighting that there is no more noble goal than to die in the name of the Emperor.
Each foe slain is an offering to the Emperor and brings the penitent one step closer to absolution in the eyes of their Order.
CHARACTER UnitsD6
This warrior never speaks unless it is to exalt the God-Emperor. Wherever their faithful followers fight against the darkness, this leader will be at the forefront, taking the fight to the foe.
This leader has such strength of belief that they refuse to yield, their faith in the Emperor proof against any harm.
This Adepta Sororitas leader is a shining beacon of faith in whose presence miracles manifest with regularity.
VEHICLE UnitsD6
Excluding WALKERSThis vehicle is on inspirational wellspring of faith. Those who look upon its blessed form fill with zeal, their resolve hardened by its presence.
The war engines fielded by the Orders Militant are just as faithful and intractable as the Battle Sisters who crew them.
The hallowed blessings and artefacts built into the hulls of Adepta Sororitas vehicles can turn aside the most unholy flames.
Crusade Relics
Artificer Relics
Anyone who drinks the contents of one of these thrice-blessed crystal bottles fills with the courage and determination of Dolan, the Great Confessor.
Improve the bearer’s Wounds, Leadership and Objective Control characteristics by 1.This ancient rosarius was crafted during the Age of Apostasy and blessed by the Prioresses of the Covent Sanctorum and the Convent Prioris.
The bearer has a 4+ invulnerable save. Each time the bearer’s unit is selected as the target of an attack, you can discard 1 Miracle dice. If you do, until the end of the phase, the bearer has a 3+ invulnerable save.There are many stories of statues of the Emperor that weep blood-like tears. These are collected in ornate flasks and used to anoint the firearms of the faithful, for - it is said - they impart a spark of divine wrath into the weapons’ machine spirits, rendering them particularly lethal against the forces of Chaos.
Improve the Attacks, Strength and Damage characteristics of the bearer’s ranged weapons by 1, and those weapons have the [DEVASTATING WOUNDS] and [ANTI-CHAOS 4+] abilities.This small icon is granted only to those adepts of the Ecclesiarch who have undergone the ten Pilgrimages of Saint Dolan, culminating on Holy Terra. To bear such a symbol is to be recognised as a most devout follower of the Emperor.
SAINT POTENTIA model only. When the bearer is destroyed, the Miracle dice you gain as a result is automatically a 6. At the end of the battle, the bearer gains 1 Saint point (whether destroyed or not).Antiquity Relics
Each of the Convents contains a single copy of the first verse of the Creed of the Emperor’s Light, a stirring hymn said to have been penned by Sebastian Thor’s own hand. Affixed to a warrior’s armour by wax mixed with the blood of martyred heroes, these words bestow holy blessings upon the bearer.
If the bearer is in your Crusade army, you can use one Crusade Blessing even if you are not the Underdog.Foes who see this icon are filled with awe and dread, for it radiates an aura of divine brilliance that can cause enemies of the faith to falter in their advance in the face of overwhelming piety.
Each time an enemy unit selects the bearer’s unit as a target of a charge, that enemy unit must take a Battle-shock test; if that test is failed, subtract 2 from the Charge roll made for that charge.Penned by Canoness Vespania of the Order of the Ebon Chalice, this tattered book of scripture contains a collection of allegorical psalmody that provides inspiration and insight in equal measure. When sung aloud, they drive Battle Sisters to acts of heroism and instil within them a valuable understanding of the art of war.
When selecting Agendas for a battle, you can select one ADEPTA SORORITAS Agenda to be used in that battle in addition to any others being used in that battle.Legendary Relics
This blessed weapon is said to have been borne to battle by one of the Matriarchs of the Adepta Sororitas. Bearers are granted a portion of her physical might and combat prowess, lending them the ability to match the enemy’s most puissant champions in single combat.
LIVING SAINT model only. Improve the Strength and Armour Penetration characteristics of the bearer’s melee weapons by 1, and those weapons have the [ANTI-CHARACTER 4+], [DEVASTATING WOUNDS] and [PRECISION] abilities.Crusade Badges
When your Crusade force accomplishes specific long-term goals, you can earn the Crusade badges shown below, representing your warriors’ successes over many battles.Warrior of the Faith
You have shown yourself to possess the faith, fury and tactical acumen to lead the forces of the Adepta Sororitas to battle. By your hand have heretics and xenos been purged with holy fire. Priesthood and penitents flock to join your holy war, convinced that you are destined for greatness, and that by fighting as well they may earn the Emperor’s favour.
- You have completed one Trial of a Living Saint.
- You have used the Ascension to the Order Requisition to add one or more new units to your Order of Battle.
- You have won two or more battles.
Zealous Champion
You have borne the Emperor's light into the darkness and with it burned away the taint of witchery, mutation and xenos infestation. The thronging faithful look upon you and see a divine instrument of the Emperor's wrath.
- You have completed three or more different Trials of a Living Saint.
- One or more ADEPTA SORORITAS units from your Crusade force have one or more Battle Scars, or your SAINT POTENTIA model has 2 or more Martyr points.
- You have used The Penitent Path Requisition to add one or more new units to your Order of Battle.
- You have won six or more battles.
Living Saint
You are an arch-protector of the faith, a paragon of the Imperial Creed and a radiant instrument of the Emperor’s divine will in whose presence miracles are wrought. Enemies quiver before your holy aspect.
- Your Order of Battle contained a LIVING SAINT (even if that model was subsequently Martyred).
- One or more ADEPTA SORORITAS units from your Crusade force have been removed from your Order of Battle because they received too many Battle Scars, or your SAINT POTENTIA or LIVING SAINT model has been Martyred.
- You have used the Glorious Redemption Requisition to add one or more new units to your Order of Battle.
- You have won ten or more battles.
Boarding Actions
Introduction
Within the following pages you will find numerous Boarding Actions Detachments that can be used in your Boarding Actions games. Each lists which units you can include in your army, any modifications to those units’ army rule as presented in their Codex or Index, a Detachment rule unique to that Detachment, and a number of Enhancements and Stratagems that you can use.A keyword that will be shared by all units in your army.
MUSTERING RULES
Which units you are allowed to include in your army.
FORMING BOARDING SQUADS
Any additional rules that will apply in the missions Form Boarding Squads step. Note that not all Detachments will have these.
RULES ADAPTATIONS
Some units will be unable to use certain abilities in Boarding Actions battles. Where this is the case, these units and their relevant abilities will be listed here.
Due to the distinct nature of close-quarters battle in Boarding Actions, most army rules require some modifications to their effects. Where this is the case, these will be described here.
DETACHMENT RULE
Each faction will have a number of different Detachments to choose from, each with its own Detachment rule to reflect the unique fighting methods of such forces.
ENHANCEMENTS
Further Enhancements that you can give to CHARACTER models from your army, beyond those(Boarding Actions Enhancments), will be found here.
STRATAGEMS
Additional Stratagems that you can use, in addition to those (Boarding Actions Stratagems), will be found here.
Pious Protectors
The Adepta Sororitas are no strangers to void combat. Boltguns, flamers and melta weapons make excellent tools for cleansing obstinate foes from the decks of a vessel.
Mustering a Boarding Patrol
You can include up to one of the following units:- CANONESS
- DAEMONIFUGE
- PALATINE
You can include up to three of each of the following units:
- BATTLE SISTERS SQUAD (10 models)
- DOMINION SQUAD (5 or 10 models)
- SISTERS NOVITIATE SQUAD (10 models)
- ARCO-FLAGELLANTS (5 or 10 models)
- CELESTIAN SACRESANTS (5 or 10 models)
- REPENTIA SQUAD (5 or 10 models)
- SERAPHIM SQUAD (5 models)
- ZEPHYRIM SQUAD (5 models)
Forming Boarding Squads
- When splitting a BATTLE SISTERS SQUAD or DOMINION SQUAD unit, select one of the resulting Boarding Squads to gain the Cherub token. The Boarding Squad without the Cherub token loses the Cherub ability.
- Do not split SISTERS NOVITIATE SQUAD units into separate units in the Form Boarding Squads step.
Rules Adaptations
- The BATTLE SISTERS SQUAD unit loses the Defenders of the Faith ability.
- The JUMP PACK CANONESS model loses the Deep Strike ability.
- The DAEMONIFUGE unit loses the Holy Judgement ability.
- The DOMINION SQUAD unit loses the Righteous Awareness ability.
- The PALATINE model loses the Rapturous Blows ability.
- The SERAPHIM SQUAD unit loses the Angelic Ascent and Deep Strike abilities.
- The ZEPHYRIM SQUAD unit loses the Deep Strike ability.
Minor Miracles
The greatest miracles occur when the armies of the faithful gather en masse. Yet wherever they do battle, manifestations of the Emperors divinity may turn the prospect of crushing defeat to glorious victory.
Units from your army with the Acts of Faith ability retain that ability and gain this one.When gaining a Miracle dice at the start of the turn from the Acts of Faith ability, you only do so in your turn, not your opponent’s. In addition, each time you gain a Miracle dice for any reason, improve the value of that Miracle dice by 1 (to a maximum of 6).
Detachment Rule
The Emperor Protects
The Adepta Sororitas fight to defend the Imperial faith from those who would seek to bring about its ruin. The Battle Sisters believe that the light of the Emperor falls upon those who defend his sacred realm, lending them divine protection from the blades and bullets of the enemy.
Each time an attack targets an ADEPTA SORORITAS unit from your army (excluding ARCO-FLAGELLANTS and REPENTIA SQUAD units), if that unit is within range of an objective marker, models in that unit have a 4+ invulnerable save against that attack. If that unit also performed the Secure Site Tactical Manoeuvre in your previous Shooting phase, models in it have a 3+ invulnerable save against that attack instead.Enhancements
Martial Discipline Allied to their faith, the Adepta Sororitas possess discipline and training beyond that of most warriors. This leader is an expert in close-range combat and boarding actions, ordering their troops to lure the enemy into punishing fusillades and gun down fleeing foes with ruthless efficiency. At the start of your Shooting phase, you can select one friendly ADEPTA SORORITAS unit within 6" of the bearer. Until the end of the phase, that unit is eligible to shoot in a turn in which it Advanced or Fell Back. |
Limitless Resolve This leader is a bombastic commander whose faith is matched by their boundless charisma. With the intonation of a single battle-psalm they may restore order and morale to a shattered formation. While the bearer is on the battlefield, friendly Battle-shocked ADEPTA SORORITAS models (excluding ARCO-FLAGELLANTS and REPENTIA SQUAD models) have an Objective Control characteristic of 1. |
Stratagems
TARGET: One ADEPTA SORORITAS unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: You can discard 1 Miracle dice. Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit is destroyed, if that model has not fought this phase, roll one D6, adding 1 to the result if you discarded a Miracle dice: on a 4+, do not remove the destroyed model from play; it can fight after the attacking unit has finished making its attacks, and is then removed from play.
TARGET: One ADEPTA SORORITAS unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.
EFFECT: You can discard 1 Miracle dice. Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack, re-roll a Hit roll of 1. If you discarded a Miracle dice, you can re-roll the Hit roll instead.
TARGET: One ADEPTA SORORITAS unit from your army that has not fired Overwatch this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack while firing Overwatch, an unmodified Hit roll of 5+ is required to score a hit, instead of an unmodified 6. In addition, until the end of the phase, each time you roll to determine the number of attacks made with a weapon equipped by a model in your unit, you can re-roll the result.
TARGET: One ADEPTA SORORITAS unit from your army (excluding ARCO-FLAGELLANTS and REPENTIA SQUAD units) that was selected as a target of that charge.
EFFECT: You can discard 1 Miracle dice. Until the end of the phase, subtract 1 from Charge rolls made for that enemy unit. If you discarded a Miracle dice, subtract 2 from Charge rolls made forthat enemy unit instead.
Penitents and Pilgrims
The Ecclesiarchy’s priests travel huge distances in service to the God-Emperor, often to visit holy shrines or take part in Wars of Faith. The penitents and pilgrims who comprise their travelling flocks are zealously devoted to the faith, and relish the opportunity to prove their faith in battle.
Minor Miracles
The greatest miracles occur when the armies of the faithful gather en masse. Yet wherever they do battle, manifestations of the Emperors divinity may turn the prospect of crushing defeat to glorious victory.
Units from your army with the Acts of Faith ability retain that ability and gain this one.When gaining a Miracle dice at the start of the turn from the Acts of Faith ability, you only do so in your turn, not your opponent’s. In addition, each time you gain a Miracle dice for any reason, improve the value of that Miracle dice by 1 (to a maximum of 6).
Mustering a Boarding Patrol
You can include up to two of the following unit:You can include up to three of each of the following units:
- ARCO-FLAGELLANTS (5 or 10 models)
- REPENTIA SQUAD (5 or 10 models)
Detachment Rule
Bloody Redemption
Absolution can only be earned by spilling the blood of the enemy. Most will only find redemption in death, their last acts of violence absolving them of their sins against the Imperial faith.
The first time each turn that you gain 1 Miracle dice as the result of an ARCO-FLAGELLANTS or REPENTIA SQUAD unit from your army being destroyed, do not roll a D6; that Miracle dice has a value of 6 instead.Enhancements
Fervent Ferocity So inflamed by their own fiery rhetoric is this priest, that terrible wounds go unnoticed as they hurl themselves towards the foe. The bearer has the Feel No Pain 4+ ability. |
Sanctification Rituals As their forces seize territory, this pious leader leads holy rituals intended to purify and ward captured ground against the blasphemer. The bearer can perform the Secure Site Tactical Manoeuvre as if it had the BATTLELINE keyword. |
Stratagems
TARGET: That ADEPTA SORORITAS unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the battle, your unit is slick with gore. In the Battle-shock step of your opponent's Command phase, if an enemy unit that is below its Starting Strength is within 6" of and visible to a unit from your army that is slick with gore, that enemy unit must take a Battle-shock test. If that enemy unit is also Below Half-strength, subtract 1 from that test. This cannot cause a unit to take two Battle-shock tests in the same phase.
RESTRICTIONS: You cannot use this Stratagem while a unit from your army that is slick with gore is on the battlefield.
TARGET: One ADEPTA SORORITAS unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time an attack targets your unit, if the Strength characteristic of that attack is greater than the Toughness characteristic of your unit, subtract 1 from the Wound roll.
TARGET: That ADEPTA SORORITAS unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, your unit has the Fights First ability.
TARGET: One ARCO-FLAGELLANTS or REPENTIA SQUAD unit from your army within Engagement Range of that enemy unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, when that enemy unit Falls Back, models in it must take Desperate Escape tests as if their unit was Battle-shocked. When doing so, if that enemy unit is also Battle-shocked by other means, subtract 1 from each of those Desperate Escape tests.
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The CHARACTER keyword is used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
It is said the Emperor’s benediction touches the Adepta Sororitas, manifesting as a nimbus of holy light in which his power is revealed in miraculous deeds of fortitude and divine strength.
If your Army Faction is , each unit from your army with this ability can perform one Act of Faith per phase. This is done using Miracle dice.If your Army Faction is , you gain 1 Miracle dice:
- At the start of each turn.
- Each time an unit from your army is destroyed.
Each time you gain a Miracle dice, roll one D6. The number you roll is the value of that Miracle dice. This value cannot be changed or re-rolled, unless a rule specifically states otherwise. Keep your Miracle dice to one side - this is your Miracle dice pool.
PERFORMING AN ACT OF FAITH
Before making a dice roll for a model or unit from your army with the Acts of Faith ability, if you have one or more dice in your Miracle dice pool, that unit can perform an Act of Faith. If it does, select one of the dice from your Miracle dice pool to substitute that dice roll (if a roll involves more than one dice, e.g. a Charge roll or Battle-shock test, only a single dice can be substituted). The dice that is being substituted is not rolled; instead, the value of the selected Miracle dice is used as if it had been rolled ( this counts as an unmodified dice roll of that value for all rules purposes). Each Miracle dice can only be selected for substitution once. Once all Miracle dice substitutions have been made, remove the chosen Miracle dice from your Miracle dice pool, and roll all remaining, unsubstituted dice that are a part of the dice roll. You can use Miracle dice when a unit performs an Act of Faith for any of the following types of dice roll:
The PENITENT keyword is used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
You then make a Charge roll for the charging unit by rolling 2D6. The result is the maximum number of inches each model in that unit can be moved if a Charge move is possible. For a Charge move to be possible, the Charge roll must be sufficient to enable the charging unit to end that move:
- Within Engagement Range of every unit that you selected as a target of the charge.
- Without moving within Engagement Range of any enemy units that were not a target of the charge.
- In Unit Coherency.
- Charge Roll: 2D6".
- Targets of a charge must be within 12" but do not need to be visible.
- If the distance rolled is insufficient to move within Engagement Range of all targets while maintaining Unit Coherency, the charge fails.
- Cannot move within Engagement Range of any unit that was not a target of the charge.
- If the charge is successful, each model makes a Charge move less than or equal to the Charge roll, and must move into base-to-base contact with an enemy model if possible.
The penitent masses vow to wash clean their dishonour with their foe’s blood.
At the start of the battle round, select one of the following Vows of Atonement to be active for your army until the start of the next battle round. You can only select each Vow of Atonement once per battle.The Path of the Penitent With psalms on their lips, the faithful hurl themselves forward. Add 3" to the Move characteristic of PENITENT models from your army. |
Absolution in Battle The penitents smite the Emperor's foes with unmatched zeal. Each time a unit from your army is selected to fight, if that unit made a Charge move this turn, until the end of the phase, add 1 to the Attacks and Strength characteristics of melee weapons equipped by PENITENT models in that unit. |
Death Before Disgrace Even the most grievous wound cannot stop a penitent warrior in their quest to earn redemption in the eyes of the Emperor. Each time a PENITENT model from your army is destroyed by a melee attack, if that model has not fought this phase, roll one D6. On a 2+, do not remove it from play; the destroyed model can fight after the attacking unit has finished making its attacks, and is then removed from play. |
As the sanctified verses of the Ecclesiarchy’s holy psalms roar across the battlefield, divine might infuses the devout.
PENITENT model only. Once per battle, at the start of the battle round, select one Vow of Atonement. Until the start of the next battle round, that Vow of Atonement is active for the bearer’s unit in addition to any that is active for your army, even if you have already selected that Vow of Atonement this battle.
Precision attacks can pick high-value targets out in a crowd, whether through the unerring aim of a sniper or the pinpoint accuracy of a blade-master’s strike.
Weapons with [PRECISION] in their profile are known as Precision weapons. Each time an attack made with such a weapon successfully wounds an Attached unit (see Leader ability), if a CHARACTER model in that unit is visible to the attacking model, the attacking model’s player can choose to have that attack allocated to that CHARACTER model instead of following the normal attack sequence.- When targeting an Attached unit, the attacking model’s player can have the attack allocated to a CHARACTER model in that unit visible to the bearer.
Hand of the Emperor
Devotion value 4
Use this Act of Faith at the start of your Movement phase. If successful, add 3" to the selected unit’s Move characteristic until the end of that phase.
Spirit of the Martyr
Devotion value 3
Use this Act of Faith at the start of your Movement phase. If successful, one model in the selected unit regains D3 lost wounds, or, if there are no wounded models and any models in the unit have been slain, you can return one slain model to the unit with 1 wound remaining (this model is set up in unit coherency and cannot be set up within 1" of any enemy models – if it is not possible to place this model, it is not returned to the unit).
Aegis of the Emperor
Devotion value 3
Use this Act of Faith at the start of your opponent’s Psychic phase. If successful, then until the end of that phase, roll a D6 each time the selected unit suffers a mortal wound. On a 4+ that mortal wound is ignored.
Divine Guidance
Devotion value 4
Use this Act of Faith at the start of your Shooting phase. If successful, add 1 to hit rolls for attacks made with this unit’s ranged weapons until the end of the phase.
The Passion
Devotion value 5
Use this Act of Faith at the start of your Fight phase. If successful, the selected unit can be chosen to Fight with twice in that phase, instead of only once.
Light of the Emperor
Devotion value 3
Use this Act of Faith at the start of the Morale phase. If successful, the selected unit automatically passes Morale tests that phase.
There are several categories of Battle Honours that can be bestowed upon a unit, such as Battle Traits, Weapon Modifications and Crusade Relics. Other categories of Battle Honour may be found in other publications. Each time a unit gains a Battle Honour, you can select from any category.
- Once a unit gains enough XP it will gain a rank.
- Only CHARACTER units can gain the Heroic or Legendary ranks.
- Each time a unit gains a rank, it can gain a Battle Honour.
- There are several categories of Battle Honours, which include:
- Battle Traits: New skills and abilities.
- Weapon Modifications: Upgrade an item of wargear.
- Crusade Relic: Gain a rare and powerful artefact.
- Each time a unit gains a Battle Honour, increase its Crusade points total by 1 (or by 2 if TITANIC).
The greatest warriors, most cunning tacticians and seers lead their armies to war possessed of hard-won skills and powerful artefacts that mark them out as legendary commanders.
You can select one Enhancement that unit has access to (if using this Requisition when that unit gains a rank, this is instead of it gaining a Battle Honour). When doing so, that unit has access to any Enhancements described within any Detachment rules that it could use, even though you have not yet started to muster your army and so have not selected any Detachment rules yet.
If the selected Enhancement replaces a weapon that is a Crusade Relic or a weapon upgraded by Weapon Modifications, that Crusade Relic or Weapon Modifications are lost. Recalculate the unit’s points value as a result of gaining this Enhancement and update its Crusade card. You cannot make any changes that would cause you to exceed your Supply Limit.
This Requisition costs 1RP plus 1 additional RP for each other Enhancement that your Order of Battle contains (to a maximum of 3RP).
You can never re-roll a dice more than once, and re-rolls happen before modifiers (if any) are applied. Rules that refer to the value of an ‘unmodified’ dice roll are referring to the dice result after any re-rolls, but before any modifiers are applied.
- Unmodified Dice: the result after re-rolls, but before any modifiers.
- A dice can never be re-rolled more than once.
- You must re-roll all dice if several need adding together (e.g. 2D6).
- Re-rolls are applied before any modifiers.
While a unit is Battle-shocked:
- The Objective Control characteristic of all of its models is 0.
- If it Falls Back, you must take a Desperate Escape test for every model in that unit.
- Its controlling player cannot use Stratagems to affect that unit.
Once you have taken Battle-shock tests for all of your units that require them, your Command phase ends and you progress to your Movement phase.
In this step, if for any reason a unit is forced to take a Battle-shock test for being below its Starting Strength, unless otherwise stated, that unit does not also have to take a Battle-shock test for being Below Half-strength. While a unit is Battle-shocked, all models in that unit are also Battle-shocked.
- Take a Battle-shock test for each unit from your army on the battlefield that is Below Half-strength.
- Roll 2D6: if the result is greater than or equal to the unit’s Leadership, the test is passed. Otherwise, the unit is Battle-shocked until the start of your next Command phase.
- Battle-shocked units have an OC of 0 and their controlling player cannot use Stratagems to affect them.
- Battle-shocked units must take Desperate Escape tests if they Fall Back.
- Advance Move: Models move up to M+D6".
- Cannot move within Engagement Range of any enemy models.
- Units that Advance cannot shoot or charge this turn.
An unmodified Hit roll of 6 is called a Critical Hit and is always successful. An unmodified Hit roll of 1 always fails. A Hit roll can never be modified by more than -1 or +1.
- Hit Roll (Ranged Attack): A hit is scored if the D6 result equals or exceeds that attack’s BS.
- Hit Roll (Melee Attack): A hit is scored if the D6 result equals or exceeds that attack’s WS.
- Critical Hit: Unmodified Hit roll of 6. Always successful.
- An unmodified Hit roll of 1 always fails.
- A Hit roll can never be modified by more than -1 or +1.
If the result is greater than or equal to the Save characteristic of the model the attack was allocated to, then that saving throw is successful and the attack sequence ends. Otherwise, that saving throw fails and that model suffers damage.
An unmodified saving throw of 1 always fails. A saving throw can never be improved by more than +1.
- Saving Throw: Roll one D6 and modify by the attack’s AP. If the result is less than the Save of the model being rolled for, the saving throw is failed and that model suffers damage. Otherwise, that attack is saved.
- An unmodified saving throw of 1 always fails.
- A saving throw can never be improved by more than +1.
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If the result of the Wound roll is greater than or equal to the required number shown in the table above, then that Wound roll is successful and scores one wound against the target unit. Otherwise, the attack fails and the attack sequence ends.
An unmodified Wound roll of 6 is called a Critical Wound and is always successful. An unmodified Wound roll of 1 always fails. A Wound roll can never be modified by more than -1 or +1.
- Critical Wound: Unmodified Wound roll of 6. Always successful.
- An unmodified Wound roll of 1 always fails.
- A Wound roll can never be modified by more than -1 or +1.
- If a unit has a Starting Strength of 1, then it is said to be Below Half-strength while its remaining number of wounds is less than half of its Wounds characteristic.
- For any other unit, while the number of models in that unit is less than half of its Starting Strength, that unit is said to be Below Half-strength.
The CANONESS keyword is used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
Models cannot be set up or end a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move within Engagement Range of any enemy models. If for any reason a model cannot meet this condition, that model is destroyed.
- Engagement Range: Within 1" horizontally and 5" vertically.
- Models cannot be set up or end a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move within Engagement Range of any enemy models.
The and INFANTRY keywords are used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
The VEHICLE keyword is used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
Weapons powered by unstable and dangerous energy sources pose a substantial risk to the wielder every time they are used.
Weapons with [HAZARDOUS] in their profile are known as Hazardous weapons. Each time a unit is selected to shoot or fight, after that unit has resolved all of its attacks, for each Hazardous weapon that targets were selected for when resolving those attacks, that unit must take one Hazardous test. To do so, roll one D6: on a 1, that test is failed. For each failed test you must resolve the following sequence (resolve each failed test one at a time):- If possible, select one model in that unit that has lost one or more wounds and is equipped with one or more Hazardous weapons.
- Otherwise, if possible, select one model in that unit (excluding CHARACTER models) equipped with one or more Hazardous weapons.
- Otherwise, select one CHARACTER model in that unit equipped with one or more Hazardous weapons.
If a unit from a player’s army is selected as the target of the Fire Overwatch Stratagem in their opponent’s Charge phase, any mortal wounds inflicted by Hazardous tests are allocated after the charging unit has ended its Charge move.
- After a unit shoots or fights, roll one Hazardous test (one D6) for each Hazardous weapon used. For each 1, a model equipped with a hazardous weapon suffers 3 mortal wounds, that must be allocated to the selected model.
- A Critical Wound inflicts mortal wounds equal to the weapon’s Damage characteristic, instead of any normal damage.
Some attacks are so powerful that no armour or force field can withstand their fury.
Some rules inflict mortal wounds on units. Each time mortal wounds are inflicted on a unit, each of those mortal wounds inflicts one point of damage to that unit, and they are always applied one at a time. Each mortal wound is allocated to a model in the same manner as allocating an attack. Excess damage from mortal wounds is not lost if the damage can be allocated to another model. Instead, keep allocating damage to another model in the target unit until either all the damage has been allocated or the target unit is destroyed.If an attack inflicts mortal wounds in addition to any normal damage, do not make a Wound roll or saving throw (including invulnerable saving throws) against those mortal wounds. If those mortal wounds are inflicted by an attack that has the [PRECISION] ability, the attacking model’s controlling player can allocate those mortal wounds to a CHARACTER model in that unit.
If mortal wounds are being inflicted as a result of the [HAZARDOUS] ability or by an attack with the [DEVASTATING WOUNDS] ability that scored a Critical Wound, each time those mortal wounds are allocated to a model, if that model is destroyed as a result of those mortal wounds, the remaining mortal wounds from that attack are lost, just as with a normal attack.
If, when a unit is selected to shoot or fight, one or more of its attacks can inflict mortal wounds on the target, resolve any normal damage inflicted by the attacking unit’s attacks on that target before inflicting any mortal wounds on that target. If an attack inflicts mortal wounds in addition to any normal damage, but the normal damage is subsequently saved, the target unit still suffers those mortal wounds, as described above.
- Each mortal wound inflicted on a unit causes one model in that unit to lose one wound.
- Unless the source of the mortal wounds is the [HAZARDOUS] ability or an attack with the [DEVASTATING WOUNDS] ability, damage from mortal wounds is not lost if it can be allocated to another model.
- No saving throws can be made against mortal wounds.
- Mortal wounds inflicted by attacks always apply after any normal damage, even if that damage was saved.
When a unit disembarks from a TRANSPORT model, set it up on the battlefield so that it is wholly within 3" of that TRANSPORT model and not within Engagement Range of any enemy models. If, for any reason, a disembarking model cannot be set up, that model’s unit cannot disembark.
Units that disembark from a TRANSPORT model that either Remained Stationary this phase or has not yet made a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move this phase can then act normally (make a Normal move, Advance, shoot, declare a charge, fight, etc.) in the remainder of the turn. Such a disembarking unit cannot choose to Remain Stationary.
Units that disembark from a TRANSPORT model that made a Normal move this phase count as having made a Normal move themselves; they cannot move further during this phase. Such a unit also cannot declare a charge in the same turn, but can otherwise act normally in the remainder of the turn.
Units cannot disembark from a TRANSPORT model that either Advanced or Fell Back this turn.
- Units that start your Movement phase embarked within a TRANSPORT can disembark this phase, provided their TRANSPORT has not Advanced or Fallen Back.
- If a unit disembarks before its TRANSPORT moves, it can act normally.
- If a unit disembarks after its TRANSPORT moves, it cannot move or charge this turn, but can otherwise act normally.
- Disembarking units must be set up wholly within 3" of their TRANSPORT and not within Engagement Range of any enemy models (or the unit cannot disembark).
- Units that disembark this turn cannot Remain Stationary.
From detonating ammo stores to corrosive innards or frenzied death throes, some targets are deadly even in defeat.
Some models have ‘Deadly Demise x’ listed in their abilities. When such a model is destroyed, roll one D6 before removing it from play (if such a model is a TRANSPORT, roll before any embarked models disembark). On a 6, each unit within 6" of that model suffers a number of mortal wounds denoted by ‘x’ (if this is a random number, roll separately for each unit within 6").- Deadly Demise x: When this model is destroyed, roll one D6. On a 6, each unit within 6" suffers ‘x’ mortal wounds.
Whether shielded by force fields, enveloped in mystical energies or simply possessed of preternatural senses and lightning-fast reflexes, some warriors are protected by more than mere physical armour.
Some models have an invulnerable save listed on their datasheet. Each time an attack is allocated to a model with an invulnerable save, the controlling player must choose to use either that model’s Save characteristic or its invulnerable save, but not both. If a model has more than one invulnerable save, it can only use one of them – choose which it will use.Unlike armour saving throws (which use a model’s Save characteristic), invulnerable saving throws are never modified by an attack’s Armour Penetration characteristic, but otherwise follow the normal rules for saving throws.
- Invulnerable Save: Never modified by an attack’s AP.
- The controlling player can choose to use either a model’s invulnerable save or its Save characteristic.
The Starting Strength of an Attached unit is equal to the combined Starting Strengths of all of its units (i.e. the number of models in the Leader unit added to the number of models in the Bodyguard unit). If either the Leader unit or the Bodyguard unit in an Attached unit is destroyed, the Starting Strength of the remaining unit is changed to be equal to its original Starting Strength.
For the purposes of rules that are triggered when a unit is destroyed, such rules are still triggered when one of the individual units that made up an Attached unit is destroyed (the Leader or the Bodyguard unit).
When setting objective markers up on the battlefield, place them so they are centred on the point specified by the mission. When measuring distances to and from objective markers, measure to and from the closest part of them. Models can move over objective markers as if they were not there, but they cannot end a move on top of an objective marker.
At the start of the battle, each objective marker on the battlefield is said to be contested, and so is not controlled by either player. To control an objective marker, a player will first need to move models within range of it. A model is within range of an objective marker if it is within 3" horizontally and 5" vertically of that objective marker.
Every model has an Objective Control (OC) characteristic listed on its datasheet. To determine a player’s Level of Control over an objective marker, add together the OC characteristics of all the models from that player’s army that are within range of that objective marker. A player will control an objective marker at the end of any phase or turn if their Level of Control over it is greater than their opponent’s. If both players have the same Level of Control over an objective marker, that objective marker is contested.
- A model is within range of an objective marker if within 3" horizontally and 5" vertically.
- Level of Control: Add together the OC characteristics of all of a player’s models within range of the objective marker.
- An objective marker is controlled by the player with the highest Level of Control over it (in a tie, it is contested).
- Models cannot end a move on top of an objective marker.
Some warriors refuse to be laid low, even by what should be fatal wounds.
Some models have ‘Feel No Pain x+’ listed in their abilities. Each time a model with this ability suffers damage and so would lose a wound (including wounds lost due to mortal wounds), roll one D6: if the result is greater than or equal to the number denoted by ‘x’, that wound is ignored and is not lost. If a model has more than one Feel No Pain ability, you can only use one of those abilities each time that model suffers damage and so would lose a wound.- Feel No Pain x+: Each time this model would lose a wound, roll one D6: if the result equals or exceeds ‘x’, that wound is not lost.
A unit cannot shoot or declare a charge in the same turn that it Fell Back.
Desperate Escape Tests
Unlike when making other types of move, models can move over enemy models when making a Fall Back move as if those enemy models were not there, but you must take a Desperate Escape test for each model that will do so (excluding models that are TITANIC or can FLY) before any models in that unit are moved. In addition, if a unit is Battle-shocked when it is selected to Fall Back, you must take a Desperate Escape test for every model in that unit before any are moved.
- Fall Back Move: Models move up to M".
- Units that Fall Back cannot shoot or declare a charge in the same turn.
- Models can move over enemy models when Falling Back, but you must take Desperate Escape tests for them before they do so (excluding models that are TITANIC or can FLY).
- If a Battle-shocked unit is selected to Fall Back, take a Desperate Escape test for every model in that unit.
- Desperate Escape Test: Roll one D6. On a 1-2, one model from that unit is destroyed.
Assault weapons fire so indiscriminately that they can be shot from the hip as warriors dash forward.
Weapons with [ASSAULT] in their profile are known as Assault weapons. If a unit that Advanced this turn contains any models equipped with Assault weapons, it is still eligible to shoot in this turn’s Shooting phase. When such a unit is selected to shoot, you can only resolve attacks using Assault weapons its models are equipped with.- Can be shot even if the bearer’s unit Advanced.
Torrent weapons shoot clouds of fire, gas or other lethal substances that few foes can hope to evade.
Weapons with [TORRENT] in their profile are known as Torrent weapons. Each time an attack is made with such a weapon, that attack automatically hits the target.Some weapons strike in a flurry of blows, tearing the foe apart with relentless ferocity.
Weapons with [SUSTAINED HITS X] in their profile are known as Sustained Hits weapons. Each time an attack is made with such a weapon, if a Critical Hit is rolled, that attack scores a number of additional hits on the target as denoted by ‘x’.- [SUSTAINED HITS X]: Each Critical Hit scores ‘x’ additional hits on the target.
Some weapons can inflict fatal injuries on any foe, no matter their resilience.
Weapons with [LETHAL HITS] in their profile are known as Lethal Hits weapons. Each time an attack is made with such a weapon, a Critical Hit automatically wounds the target.The and TRANSPORT keywords are used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
The TRANSPORT keyword is used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
- A unit can embark within a friendly TRANSPORT if all of its models end a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move within 3" of that TRANSPORT.
- A unit cannot embark and disembark in the same phase.
The JUMP PACK keyword is used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
Lance weapons are deadly on the charge.
Weapons with [LANCE] in their profile are known as Lance weapons. Each time an attack is made with such a weapon, if the bearer made a Charge move this turn, add 1 to that attack’s Wound roll.The EPIC HERO keyword is used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
Some weapons are designed to root enemy formations out of entrenched positions.
Weapons with [IGNORES COVER] in their profile are known as Ignores Cover weapons. Each time an attack is made with such a weapon, the target cannot have the Benefit of Cover against that attack.Occasionally, a group of warriors will climb the ranks across a score of battles, forging a legendary reputation that is known by friend and foe. Such veterans possess skills and honours to rival those of the most glorified heroes.
Those who have trod the path to redemption are revered figures within the Orders Militant, their dedication and unswerving faith a shining beacon to all.
Melta weapons are powerful heat rays whose fury is magnified at close range.
Weapons with [MELTA X] in their profile are known as Melta weapons. Each time an attack made with such a weapon targets a unit within half that weapon’s range, that attack’s Damage characteristic is increased by the amount denoted by ‘x’.- [MELTA X]: Increase the Damage by ‘x’ when targeting units within half range.
The INFANTRY keyword is used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
The WALKER keyword is used in the following Adepta Sororitas datasheets:
Certain weapons are the bane of a particular foe.
Weapons with [ANTI-KEYWORD X+] in their profile are known as Anti weapons. Each time an attack is made with such a weapon against a target with the keyword after the word ‘Anti-’, an unmodified Wound roll of ‘x+’ scores a Critical Wound.- [ANTI-KEYWORD X+]: An unmodified Wound roll of ‘x+’ against a target with the matching keyword scores a Critical Wound.
Those Sisters Novitiate who have served bravely may ascend into the ranks of the Orders Militant, earning the right to don their blessed power armour.
For the devout, any failing is a shame that cannot be borne and must be redeemed through deeds of great bravery and butchery.
- Select one BATTLE SISTERS SQUAD, DOMINION SQUAD or RETRIBUTOR SQUAD unit on your Order of Battle that has suffered a Devastating Blow result. Remove that unit from your Order of Battle and add one REPENTIA SQUAD unit to your Order of Battle.
- Select one REPENTIA SQUAD unit on your Order of Battle that has suffered a Devastating Blow result. Remove that unit from your Order of Battle and add one MORTIFIERS unit to your Order of Battle.
Some warriors attack with blinding speed, landing their blows before their foes can react.
Units with this ability that are eligible to fight do so in the Fights First step, provided every model in the unit has this ability.