Sanctuary Guardians

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.

Contents
Books
FAQ
Keywords
Army Rules
Acts of Faith
Primary Mission
Sanctuary Guardians
Datasheets
Detachment Rules
Blessed Believers
Enhancements
Stratagems
Datasheets
Sanctuary Canoness Adalya
Sanctuary Guardians Arco-Flagellants
Sanctuary Guardians Battle Sisters Squad
Sanctuary Guardians Celestian Sacresants

Books

BookKindEditionVersionLast update
  Warhammer 40,000: The App
  Warhammer 40,000: The AppRulebook112.7.1October 2026

Keywords

ADEPTA SORORITAS (4);
BATTLELINE (1);
CHARACTER (1);
EXPLOSIVES (3);
IMPERIUM (4);
INFANTRY (4);
SANCTUARY GUARDIANS (4)

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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.

GAINING 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.

FAQ / Errata

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FAQ
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:How do Miracle Dice work during the attack sequence?
A:
During the attack sequence, an Adepta Sororitas player’s attacking unit can use an Act of Faith when making hit rolls (where they can substitute a dice from any given group of attacks before making the roll), wound rolls (where they can substitute a dice from any given group of hits before making the roll) or damage rolls (when they can substitute a dice for a single damage roll before making the roll). An Adepta Sororitas player’s target unit can use an Act of Faith when making save rolls (where they can substitute a dice for any given group of wounding attacks before making the roll).
Errata
Acts of Faith, Gaining Miracle Dice Section
Change to:

‘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

Example: Instead of rolling 2D6 to take a unit’s Battle-shock test, you could use one dice from your Miracle dice pool. If the value of that dice was 4, the unit’s Battle-shock test would be determined by rolling one D6 and adding 4 to it (i.e. it would be D6+4).

Primary Mission

ON HOLY GROUND
Sanctuary Guardians

The unbelievers dare to walk on this sacred ground? Stride forth and meet them. Seize and hold ground. Demonstrate unto them the folly of opposing the God-Emperor.

SECOND BATTLE ROUND ONWARDS
WHEN: End of your turn.
You have a friendly unit (excluding battle-shocked units) within range of your home objective.5VP
SECOND BATTLE ROUND ONWARDS
WHEN: End of your turn.
You control three or more objectives.5VP
You control one or more objectives.5VP
You control two or more objectives.5VP

Sanctuary Guardians1DP

Datasheets


Detachment Rules

Blessed Believers

The faith of the Adepta Sororitas burns brightest in battle. The God-Emperor, they believe, protects the zealous and guides the hands of the righteous.

  • Melee attacks that target friendly SANCTUARY GUARDIANS units have -1 to hit rolls.
  • When playing a Combat Patrol battle, in your Command phase, you can discard 1 Miracle dice. If you do, you gain 1 CP.

Enhancements

Righteous Fervour

With gun stock, armoured fists and a strength born of hatred, Battle Sisters bludgeon and butcher the enemies of the faith.

SANCTUARY GUARDIANS CANONESS model only.

  • This model’s melee attacks have +1 D.
  • This unit’s melee attacks have +1 to wound rolls.

Divine MiracleUPGRADE

Those who embody the righteous fury of the God-Emperor and dispense His justice to the heretic and the alien may benefit from His holy beneficence.

SANCTUARY GUARDIANS BATTLE SISTERS SQUAD unit only. (Once per battle, per unit) At the start of any phase, you can use this ability. If you do, this unit heals D3+2 wounds.


Stratagems

TAKE COVER
1CP
Sanctuary Guardians Stratagem
When concealed within dense terrain, power-armoured Battle Sisters become astonishingly resilient and exceedingly difficult to flush from cover.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase or the Fight phase, when an enemy unit targets a friendly SANCTUARY GUARDIANS unit (excluding ARCO-FLAGELLANTS units) within a terrain area.

TARGET: That SANCTUARY GUARDIANS unit.

EFFECT: Your unit has +1 Sv.
FERVENT DEVOTION
1CP
Sanctuary Guardians Stratagem
As battle rages and their hearts swell with fervour, the God-Emperor's faithful strive ever harder to destroy His foes.
WHEN: Your Movement phase, when a friendly SANCTUARY GUARDIANS unit is selected to make an advance/fall-back move.

TARGET: That SANCTUARY GUARDIANS unit.

EFFECT: That move does not prevent your unit from being eligible to shoot/declare a charge.
FIRES OF DAMNATION
1CP
Sanctuary Guardians Stratagem
What better cure for heresy than fire? Ministorum flamers, their fuel sanctified and blessed by the most pious of the clergy, burn as hot and bright as the God-Emperor’s own rage.
WHEN: Your Shooting phase or the Fight phase, when a friendly SANCTUARY GUARDIANS unit is selected to attack.

TARGET: That SANCTUARY GUARDIANS unit.

EFFECT:
  • Your unit’s Torrent weapons have 6 A.
  • Your unit’s attacks have +1 AP.

Datasheets


Sanctuary Canoness Adalya
(⌀32mm)
M
6"
T
3
SV
3+
W
4
LD
7+
OC
1
INSV
4+
RANGED WEAPONS
RANGE
A
BS
S
AP
D
Condemnor Boltgun Anti-Psyker 2+ Devastating Wounds Precision Rapid Fire 1
Condemnor Boltgun Anti-Psyker 2+ Devastating Wounds Precision Rapid Fire 1
24"
1
2+
4
0
1
MELEE WEAPONS
RANGE
A
WS
S
AP
D
Hallowed Chainsword
Hallowed Chainsword
Melee
5
2+
3
-1
1
ARMY RULESActs of Faith
ABILITIES
Null Rod: This unit has Feel No Pain 4+ against mortal wounds and Psychic attacks.
Divine Guidance (Once per turn per unit): When a friendly SANCTUARY GUARDIANS unit is selected to attack, you can use this ability. If you do, that unit’s attacks can re-roll hit rolls.
UNIT COMPOSITION
  • 1 Canoness Adalya model
This model is equipped with: 1 Condemnor Boltgun; 1 Hallowed Chainsword; Null Rod.
LEADER
This model can be attached to the following units:
KEYWORDS: SANCTUARY GUARDIANS; CHARACTER; EXPLOSIVES; INFANTRY; CANONESS; IMPERIUM
FACTION KEYWORDS:
ADEPTA SORORITAS
STRATAGEMS
COMMAND RE-ROLL
1CP
Core
C
INSANE BRAVERY
1CP
Core
C
FIRE OVERWATCH
1CP
Core
C
HEROIC INTERVENTION
1CP
Core
C
EPIC CHALLENGE
1CP
Core
C
COUNTEROFFENSIVE
2CP
Core
C
FERVENT DEVOTION
1CP
Sanctuary Guardians Stratagem
FIRES OF DAMNATION
1CP
Sanctuary Guardians Stratagem
TAKE COVER
1CP
Sanctuary Guardians Stratagem
DETACHMENT ABILITY
Blessed Believers
ENHANCEMENTS
Righteous Fervour


Sanctuary Guardians Arco-Flagellants
(⌀25mm)
M
7"
T
3
SV
3+
W
2
LD
8+
OC
1
INSV
6+
MELEE WEAPONS
RANGE
A
WS
S
AP
D
Arco-flails Sustained Hits 1
Arco-flails Sustained Hits 1
Melee
4
4+
5
0
1
ARMY RULESActs of Faith
ABILITIES
Extremis Trigger Word: When this unit is selected to fight, you can use this ability. If you do:
  • This unit’s arco-flails weapons have 6 A.
  • This unit’s melee attacks have [Hazardous].
UNIT COMPOSITION
  • 10 Arco-Flagellents models
Every model is equipped with: 1 Arco-flails.
KEYWORDS: SANCTUARY GUARDIANS; PENITENT; IMPERIUM; INFANTRY
FACTION KEYWORDS:
ADEPTA SORORITAS
STRATAGEMS
COMMAND RE-ROLL
1CP
Core
C
INSANE BRAVERY
1CP
Core
C
FIRE OVERWATCH
1CP
Core
C
HEROIC INTERVENTION
1CP
Core
C
COUNTEROFFENSIVE
2CP
Core
C
FERVENT DEVOTION
1CP
Sanctuary Guardians Stratagem
FIRES OF DAMNATION
1CP
Sanctuary Guardians Stratagem
DETACHMENT ABILITY
Blessed Believers


Sanctuary Guardians Battle Sisters Squad
M
6"
T
3
SV
3+
W
1
LD
7+
OC
2
Battle Sister with Simulacrum Imperialis(⌀32mm)
6"
3
3+
1
7+
2
Battle Sister with Ministorum Flamer(⌀32mm)
6"
3
3+
1
7+
2
Battle Sister(⌀32mm)
6"
3
3+
1
7+
2
Battle Sister with Ministorum Heavy Flamer(⌀32mm)
6"
3
3+
1
7+
2
Sister Superior(⌀32mm)
INSV
6+
RANGED WEAPONS
RANGE
A
BS
S
AP
D
Bolt pistol Pistol
Bolt pistol Pistol
12"
1
3+
4
0
1
Combi-weapon anti-infantry 4+ Rapid Fire 1 Devastating Wounds
Combi-weapon anti-infantry 4+ Rapid Fire 1 Devastating Wounds
24"
1
4+
4
0
1
Boltgun Rapid Fire 1
Boltgun Rapid Fire 1
24"
1
3+
4
0
1
Ministorum Flamer Ignores Cover Torrent
Ministorum Flamer Ignores Cover Torrent
12"
D6
-
5
0
1
Ministorum Heavy Flamer Ignores Cover Torrent
Ministorum Heavy Flamer Ignores Cover Torrent
12"
D6
-
6
-1
1
MELEE WEAPONS
RANGE
A
WS
S
AP
D
Power weapon
Power weapon
Melee
2
4+
4
-2
1
Stocks and Fists
Stocks and Fists
Melee
1
4+
3
0
1
ARMY RULESActs of Faith
ABILITIES
Defenders of the Faith: At the end of your Command phase, if this unit is controlling an objective, that objective is secured.
Cherub (Once per battle per unit): When this unit has performed an Act of Faith, you can use this ability. If you do, you gain 1 Miracle dice.
Simulacrum Imperialis: At the end of your Command phase, for each objective you control that has a friendly unit with this ability within range of it, roll one D6:
  • On a 4+, you gain 1 Miracle dice with a value equal to that result.
Simulacrum Imperialis: At the end of your Command phase, for each objective marker you control that has one or more units from your army with this ability within range of it, roll one D6: on a 4+, you gain 1 Miracle dice with a value equal to that result.
UNIT COMPOSITION
  • 1 Battle Sister with Ministorum Flamer model
  • 1 Battle Sister with Ministorum Heavy Flamer model
  • 1 Battle Sister with Simulacrum Imperialis model
  • 1 Sister Superior model
  • 6 Battle Sister models
The Battle Sister with Ministorum Flamer is equipped with: 1 Bolt Pistol; 1 Ministorum Flamer; 1 Stocks and Fists.

The Battle Sister with Ministorum Heavy Flamer is equipped with: 1 Bolt Pistol; 1 Ministorum Heavy Flamer; 1 Stocks and Fists.

The Battle Sister with Simulacrum Imperialis is equipped with: 1 Boltgun; 1 Bolt Pistol; Simulacrum Imperialis; 1 Stocks and Fists.

The Sister Superior is equipped with: 1 Bolt Pistol; 1 Combi-weapon; 1 Power Weapon; 1 Stocks and Fists.

Every Battle Sister is equipped with: 1 Boltgun; 1 Bolt Pistol; 1 Stocks and Fists.
KEYWORDS: IMPERIUM; BATTLELINE; EXPLOSIVES; SANCTUARY GUARDIANS; INFANTRY
FACTION KEYWORDS:
ADEPTA SORORITAS
STRATAGEMS
COMMAND RE-ROLL
1CP
Core
C
INSANE BRAVERY
1CP
Core
C
FIRE OVERWATCH
1CP
Core
C
HEROIC INTERVENTION
1CP
Core
C
COUNTEROFFENSIVE
2CP
Core
C
FERVENT DEVOTION
1CP
Sanctuary Guardians Stratagem
FIRES OF DAMNATION
1CP
Sanctuary Guardians Stratagem
TAKE COVER
1CP
Sanctuary Guardians Stratagem
LED BY
This unit can be led by the following unit:
DETACHMENT ABILITY
Blessed Believers
ENHANCEMENTS
Divine Miracle


Sanctuary Guardians Celestian Sacresants
M
6"
T
3
SV
3+
W
1
LD
7+
OC
1
Sacresant Superior(⌀32mm)
6"
3
3+
1
7+
1
Celestian Sacresants(⌀32mm)
INSV
4+
RANGED WEAPONS
RANGE
A
BS
S
AP
D
Bolt Pistol CLOSE-QUARTERS
Bolt Pistol CLOSE-QUARTERS
12"
1
3+
4
0
1
MELEE WEAPONS
RANGE
A
WS
S
AP
D
Hallowed Mace Lethal Hits
Hallowed Mace Lethal Hits
Melee
3
3+
4
-1
2
ARMY RULESActs of Faith
ABILITIES
Sworn Protectors: When an enemy unit targets this unit, if this unit has ADEPTA SORORITAS CHARACTER, attacks that target this unit have -1 to wound rolls.
UNIT COMPOSITION
  • 1 Sacresant Superior model
  • 4 Celestian Sacresants models
Every model is equipped with: 1 Bolt Pistol; 1 Hallowed Mace.
KEYWORDS: SANCTUARY GUARDIANS; EXPLOSIVES; INFANTRY; IMPERIUM
FACTION KEYWORDS:
ADEPTA SORORITAS
STRATAGEMS
COMMAND RE-ROLL
1CP
Core
C
INSANE BRAVERY
1CP
Core
C
FIRE OVERWATCH
1CP
Core
C
HEROIC INTERVENTION
1CP
Core
C
COUNTEROFFENSIVE
2CP
Core
C
FERVENT DEVOTION
1CP
Sanctuary Guardians Stratagem
FIRES OF DAMNATION
1CP
Sanctuary Guardians Stratagem
TAKE COVER
1CP
Sanctuary Guardians Stratagem
LED BY
This unit can be led by the following unit:
DETACHMENT ABILITY
Blessed Believers

The ADEPTA SORORITAS keyword is used in the following Sanctuary Guardians datasheets:

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The BATTLELINE keyword is used in the following Sanctuary Guardians datasheets:

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The CHARACTER keyword is used in the following Sanctuary Guardians datasheets:

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The EXPLOSIVES keyword is used in the following Sanctuary Guardians datasheets:

Datasheets

The IMPERIUM keyword is used in the following Sanctuary Guardians datasheets:

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The INFANTRY keyword is used in the following Sanctuary Guardians datasheets:

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The SANCTUARY GUARDIANS keyword is used in the following Sanctuary Guardians datasheets:

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01.05.02 Re-rolls
Some rules allow you to re-roll a dice roll, which means you get to roll some or all of the dice again. When a rule lets you re-roll one or more dice, the following points apply:
  • If a rule allows you to re-roll a dice roll that was made by adding several dice together (e.g. 2D6, 3D6, etc.) then you must re-roll all of those dice again.
  • You can never re-roll a dice more than once, and re-rolls happen before modifiers (if any) are applied.
  • A re-rolled dice is still considered to be a dice roll and, as such, any rules that can be triggered by a dice roll can also be triggered by a re-rolled dice.
01.07.01 Battlefield Morale
The morale and organisation of troops can waver and break during battle. This is checked using battle-shock rolls, most commonly in the Command phase. Failing such a roll represents the unit’s courage faltering due to taking casualties or through other disruption, reducing its battlefield effectiveness. Similarly, some rules will require you to check a unit’s readiness by making a leadership roll.
01.07.02 Battle-shock Test
The term Battle-shock test is the same as battle-shock roll.
01.07 Battle-shock Rolls
To make a battle-shock roll for a unit, its controlling player makes a leadership roll for it (see above).
  • If that roll succeeds, that unit does not become battle-shocked.
  • If that roll fails, that unit, and each model in it, is battle-shocked.

While a unit is battle-shocked:
  • The Objective Control (OC) characteristic of all of its models is modified to ‘-’ (02.02).
  • Its controlling player cannot target that unit with stratagems (15).
  • It is not eligible to start an action (16), and any action it has started cannot be completed.

SEE ALSO
  • Battlefield Morale 01.07.01
  • Battle-shock Test 01.07.02

BATTLEFIELD MORALE
The morale and organisation of troops can waver and break during battle. This is checked using battle-shock rolls, most commonly in the Command phase. Failing such a roll represents the unit’s courage faltering due to taking casualties or through other disruption, reducing its battlefield effectiveness. Similarly, some rules will require you to check a unit’s readiness by making a leadership roll.

FAQ

Q:If a unit has a rule that allows it to start an action when it is battle-shocked can it also continue doing that action if it becomes battle-shocked after starting an action?
A:
Yes
Q:If a unit becomes battle-shocked after starting an action does it stop performing that action?
A:
Yes
03.04 Engagement
A model’s engagement range is the area of the battlefield within 2" horizontally and 5" vertically of it.
  • While a friendly model is within engagement range of one or more enemy models, those models – and the units they belong to – are engaged with each other.
  • While a unit contains no engaged models, that unit is unengaged.

WHAT IS ENGAGEMENT?
While opposing models are within each other’s engagement range, they are able to fight in vicious melee, so unless they are seeking to make melee attacks, models should keep out of their foes’ reach.

ENGAGEMENT
These two units have at least one model within 2" of the opposing unit, and are therefore engaged with each other.

FAQ

Q:Does my model or unit become engaged while moving through a enemy units engagement range during a move?
A:
No
ADVANCE MOVE09.06
MAXIMUM DISTANCE: Advance roll + your unit’s M characteristic.
ELIGIBLE IF: Your unit is on the battlefield and unengaged.
EFFECT: Your unit moves as described in Moving (03).
BEFORE MOVING: Make an advance roll by rolling one D6.
AFTER MOVING:
02.02.03 Random Characteristics
Random Movement: When a unit with a random M characteristic is selected to move, determine the entire unit’s move distance by rolling the indicated number of dice.

Random Attacks: If a weapon has a random A characteristic, that characteristic is determined when generating attacks for that weapon at the Resolve Attacks step (04.03). If several weapons with random A characteristics are making identical attacks, generate the attacks for each of those weapons individually, and group them all together.

Random Damage: If a weapon has a random D characteristic, then each time an attack made with it inflicts damage, the controlling player determines that weapon’s characteristic when the opposing player has selected a model in the target unit to allocate that attack to.

When determining a random D characteristic, the dice roll made is called a damage roll.

Where a D characteristic includes an operator (e.g. a ‘+’, as in D6+1), the value after the operator is part of that D characteristic – it is not a modifier.

Other Random Characteristics: For all other characteristics, roll to determine the value on an individual, per-model or per-weapon basis each time that characteristic is required.
[LETHAL HITS]24.23

Many deadly weapons can inflict fatal injuries on any foe, no matter their resilience.

Each time an attack made with a [LETHAL HITS] weapon results in a critical hit, you can choose for that attack to automatically wound the target.

Designer’s Note: Choosing to automatically wound the target means that no wound roll is made for that attack. You may decide against this, as it means that attack cannot result in a critical wound and so cannot trigger other abilities such as [DEVASTATING WOUNDS].
06.01 Visibility
Line of sight is used to determine visibility between models. For an observing model to have line of sight, it must be possible to draw an imaginary straight line, 1 mm wide, from any part of that model to any part of the model being observed. This line is the line of sight. While doing so, other models in the observing model’s unit and in the observed model’s unit are ignored.

Other models and units can be either visible or fully visible to the observing model, as shown below. Note that terrain applies additional rules to visibility (13.07).

Model Visible
If any part of another model is visible to the observing model, that model is visible.

Model Fully Visible
If every part of another model that is facing the observing model is visible to the observing model (so the only thing blocking visibility to any part of that other model is that model itself), that model is fully visible.

Unit Visible
If one or more models in a unit are visible to the observing model, that unit is visible.

Unit Fully Visible
If every model in a unit is fully visible to the observing model, that unit is fully visible. When determining this, the observing model can see through other models in that unit.

FAQ

Q:When checking line of sight from one model to another, is this drawn between the bases of those models, or between any part of them?
A:
Line of sight is drawn from any part of the observing model to any part of the model being observed.
SNAP SHOOTING15.09
ELIGIBLE IF: As stated in the rule allowing this shooting type.
EFFECT: Your unit shoots as described in Making Attacks (04).
WHILE SHOOTING:
  • You can only target one visible enemy unit within 24" of your unit (and only if it is an eligible target).
  • Each attack only hits on an unmodified hit roll of 6 (irrespective of the attacking weapon’s BS characteristic or any modifiers).
  • You cannot re-roll hit rolls.
AFTER SHOOTING: Until the end of the phase, your unit is not eligible to start an action.
Hit Roll
Make one hit roll for each attack dice by rolling one D6. For each result, check if it fails or is a hit by matching the first condition below that applies:

Unmodified
FAILS
Unmodified
CRITICAL HIT
Equal to or greater than that attack’s BS/WS characteristicHIT
Any other resultFAILS

CRITICAL HITS
Critical hits are still hits. In addition, other rules can be triggered by a critical hit, such as [LETHAL HITS] (24).

FAQ

Q:My attack has a rule that means it results in a critical hit on a hit roll of 4+. Does this work when snap shooting?
A:
Unless otherwise stated, no: when snap shooting, each attack only hits on a roll of 6.
Q:My attack has a rule that means it results in a critical hit on a hit roll of 4+, and I would otherwise need a 5+ to hit. Does a 4+ hit?
A:
Yes, except when snap shooting: when snap shooting, each attack only hits on a roll of 6.
05.04.04 Destroyed
Throughout a battle, models will suffer damage, lose wounds and be destroyed. When every model in a unit has been destroyed, that unit is destroyed.

When a model is destroyed, first resolve any rules that are triggered when it is destroyed, then it is removed from the battlefield. If any such rules apply, and if the model was destroyed as the result of an attack, unless otherwise stated, those rules are only resolved and that model is only removed after the attacking unit’s attacks have been resolved. Unless otherwise stated, destroyed models and units cannot use abilities or be selected or targeted by rules.

Some rules only trigger if an enemy model or unit was destroyed by you, or by a model or unit from your army. This means that the enemy model or unit was destroyed by an attack made by a model from your army, or by a player rule you have. Enemy models or units that are destroyed by any other means are not destroyed by you, or by a model or unit from your army.
Save Rolls
The opposing player resolves the following sequence:
  1. Create Groups: Divide all models in the target unit into the following groups, as many times as required:
    • One group for each CHARACTER model.
    • One group for all other models with the same W, Sv and InSv characteristics.
  2. Allocation Order: Declare the order in which those groups will have attacks allocated to them, applying all of the following:
    • If a non-CHARACTER group contains a model that has lost one or more wounds, that group must be first in the allocation order.
    • No CHARACTER group can be earlier in the allocation order than a non-CHARACTER group.
    • CHARACTER groups containing a model that has lost one or more wounds must be earlier in the allocation order than CHARACTER groups containing no wounded models.
  3. Make Save Rolls: The opposing player makes one save roll for each attack that wounded the target by rolling one D6.

FAQ

Q:When declaring the allocation order of groups in my unit I have more than one non-CHARACTER groups that contain a model with a missing wound, how must I select the order?
A:
Those groups can be selected in an order of your choosing but must be in an order that makes them come before any non-CHARACTER groups that do not contain a model with a missing wound.
Q:I have a unit being attacked with weapons that will modify some of their save rolls to be worse then 6 should I make those save rolls?
A:
Yes, because other models in your unit may have Sv’s that are better those models you’ve mentioned, this means that enough save rolls could be allocated to the those models that the rest of the results are not greater then the Sv’s of the other models in your unit.
Q:Can I group or allocate a wound to a destroyed model?
A:
No.
[DEVASTATING WOUNDS]24.10

The most potent weapons strike with such power that they make a mockery of armour and can cleave through several foes.

Each time an attack made with a [DEVASTATING WOUNDS] weapon results in a critical wound, the attack sequence for that attack ends and the target unit suffers a number of mortal wounds equal to the D characteristic of that weapon. These are inflicted after resolving any normal damage inflicted by those attacks.

Mortal wounds inflicted by [DEVASTATING WOUNDS] weapons can damage a maximum of one model for each critical wound; any remaining mortal wounds inflicted by that attack are lost.

Example: An attack made with a [DEVASTATING WOUNDS] weapon with a D characteristic of 3 results in a critical wound against an Intercessor Squad, so inflicts 3 mortal wounds. The first 2 mortal wounds are sufficient to destroy 1 Intercessor model, so the remaining mortal wound is lost.
05.02.01 Multiple Toughness Characteristics
When resolving attacks that target a unit in which the models have two or more different T characteristics, follow the first instruction that applies from below:
  • If the target unit is an attached unit, use the highest T characteristic amongst bodyguard models in that unit that are on the battlefield.
  • Use the highest T characteristic amongst models in that unit that are on the battlefield.
Wound Roll
Make one wound roll for each hit by rolling one D6. For each result, check if it fails or is a wound by matching the first condition below that applies:

Unmodified
FAILS
Unmodified
CRITICAL WOUND
Equal to or greater than the required result below:WOUND
ATTACK’S STRENGTH VS TARGET’S TOUGHNESSREQUIRED RESULT
Strength is TWICE (or more than twice) the Toughness
+
Strength is GREATER than the Toughness
+
Strength is EQUAL to the Toughness
+
Strength is LESS than the Toughness
+
Strength is HALF (or less than half) the Toughness
+
Any other resultFAILS

CRITICAL WOUNDS
Critical wounds are still wounds. In addition, other rules can be triggered by a critical wound, such as [DEVASTATING WOUNDS] (24).


SEE ALSO
  • Multiple Toughness Characteristics 05.02.01
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.

GAINING 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.

FAQ / Errata

FAQ
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:How do Miracle Dice work during the attack sequence?
A:
During the attack sequence, an Adepta Sororitas player’s attacking unit can use an Act of Faith when making hit rolls (where they can substitute a dice from any given group of attacks before making the roll), wound rolls (where they can substitute a dice from any given group of hits before making the roll) or damage rolls (when they can substitute a dice for a single damage roll before making the roll). An Adepta Sororitas player’s target unit can use an Act of Faith when making save rolls (where they can substitute a dice for any given group of wounding attacks before making the roll).
Errata
Acts of Faith, Gaining Miracle Dice Section
Change to:

‘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:

Example: Instead of rolling 2D6 to take a unit’s Battle-shock test, you could use one dice from your Miracle dice pool. If the value of that dice was 4, the unit’s Battle-shock test would be determined by rolling one D6 and adding 4 to it (i.e. it would be D6+4).
02.02.04 Healing Or Regaining Lost Wounds
When a unit heals or regains a number of wounds, it regains up to that number of lost wounds. For each wound healed or regained, consult the following:
  • If that unit has one or more models that does not have its full wounds remaining, select one of those models; that model regains one lost wound.
  • If all models in that unit have their starting number of wounds, but one or more models from that unit are currently destroyed, revive one of those destroyed models (excluding CHARACTER models), with one wound remaining.
This cannot cause a model to have more wounds remaining than it started the battle with.

If a rule states that a model heals or regains a number of wounds, only that model can regain wounds up to its starting number of wounds. Any excess regained wounds are lost and do not cause a destroyed model from that unit to revive.
13.01 Placing Terrain
Before the battle, place a selection of terrain features on the battlefield using one or more of the following methods:
  • Place a well-defined boundary (such as a base or mat) in each location you want to furnish with terrain, then place one or more terrain features wholly within that boundary.
  • Place one terrain feature directly on the battlefield.
  • Place two or more terrain features directly on the battlefield in such a way that together they define the boundary of an area.

In each case, the area of the battlefield occupied by that boundary or terrain feature is known as a terrain area. A mission’s deployment map may define the location and dimensions of each terrain area. Otherwise, players must agree on this before the battle.

FAQ

Q:Are models that are within the boundary of a terrain area, but not on the ground floor of a terrain area (e.g. overhanging parts of FRAME VEHICLES or models on terrain features that are within that terrain area) within that terrain area?
A:
Yes
[HAZARDOUS]24.15

Weapons powered by unstable and dangerous energy sources pose a substantial risk to the wielder and those that stand beside them.

Each time a unit is selected to shoot or selected to fight, after that unit has resolved all of its attacks, make a number of hazard rolls (06.03) for that unit equal to the number of [HAZARDOUS] weapons you selected in the Select Weapons step.
06.02.01 Normal Damage
Normal Damage is damage that was inflicted on a model as a result of a weapon’s D characteristic, rather than by other means such as mortal wounds. Mortal wounds dealt in addition to normal damage from an attack are part of that same attack.
06.02 Mortal Wounds
Some attacks or rules inflict mortal wounds on units. Each time a unit suffers one or more mortal wounds, its controlling player must resolve the following sequence for each of those mortal wounds, until either all of them have been inflicted or that unit is destroyed:
  1. Select Model: Select one model in that unit by following the first instruction below that applies:

    		If a non-CHARACTER model in that unit has lost one or more wounds, you must select that model.
    		Otherwise, if that unit contains one or more non-CHARACTER models, you must select one of those models.
    		Otherwise, if one or more CHARACTER models in that unit have lost one or more wounds, you must select one of those models.
    		Otherwise, you must select one CHARACTER model in that unit.

  2. Resolve Damage: The selected model loses 1 wound. If this reduces that model’s remaining wounds to 0, it is destroyed.

MORTAL WOUNDS AND NORMAL DAMAGE
When resolving attack dice, if those attacks inflict a mixture of both mortal wounds and normal damage, resolve all of the normal damage first, then resolve all of the mortal wounds.

SEE ALSO
  • Normal Damage 06.02.01

FAQ

Q:I have a rule that triggers when a mortal wound is allocated to a model, when does this happen?
A:
When you select a model in the Select Model step of Mortal Wounds (06.02).
06.03 Hazard Rolls
To make a hazard roll for a unit, roll one D6: on a 1-2, that roll fails and that unit suffers 1 mortal wound, or 3 mortal wounds instead if each model in that unit is a MONSTER/VEHICLE model. If more than one hazard roll is required for a unit, make all of those rolls simultaneously.

FAQ

Q:I failed hazard rolls from [Hazardous] weapons, do those mortal wounds have to be allocated to the models with the [HAZARDOUS] weapons?
A:
No, you allocate the mortal wounds to the unit as per Mortal Wounds (06.02). (This represents Bob the guardsmen picking up his fallen squad mates plasma gun or that the twisting power of James the Chaos Sorcerer pulling his followers into the warp.)
Q:If a rule says my unit must make a hazard roll does every model in the unit make a hazard roll?
A:
No, the unit would make 1 single hazard roll.
FALL-BACK MOVE09.07
MAXIMUM DISTANCE: Your unit’s M characteristic.
ELIGIBLE IF: Your unit is engaged.
EFFECT: Your unit moves as described in Moving (03).
BEFORE MOVING: Select fall-back mode:
  • Ordered Retreat: If your unit is not battle-shocked, you can select this mode.
  • Desperate Escape: Otherwise, you must select this mode. Make a hazard roll for each model in your unit (06.03).
WHILE MOVING:
  • Desperate Escape: Each model that is moved can be moved through enemy models.
AFTER MOVING:
04.01.05 Selected to Attack
Some rules use the term selected to attack. If a unit is selected to fight, selected to shoot or chosen to make attacks, that unit is selected to attack.
[TORRENT]24.37

Torrent weapons project clouds of fire, gas or other lethal substances that few foes can hope to evade.

Each time an attack is made with a [TORRENT] weapon, that attack automatically hits the target.
FEEL NO PAIN24.12

The hardiest warriors refuse to be laid low, even by wounds that should by all rights prove lethal.

This ability always takes the form Feel No Pain X+. Each time a model with this ability would lose a wound, roll one D6: on an X+, that wound is not lost.
22.03.01 Psychic Abilities with a Psychic Level
When using psychic abilities with a psychic level, a PSYKER unit cannot use the same psychic ability more than once per phase.
22.03 Psychic Abilities
Abilities tagged with the word ‘Psychic’ are psychic abilities. If a psychic ability causes a model to lose one or more wounds, each of those wounds is said to be inflicted by a psychic attack (this can be important for the triggering of other rules).

SEE ALSO
  • Psychic Abilities with a Psychic Level (22.03.01)
Before selecting targets for this weapon, select one of its eligible profiles to make attacks with.
[ANTI]24.03

Certain weapons are the bane of particular foes.

This ability always takes the form [ANTI-X Y+]. Each time an attack is made with an [ANTI] weapon, if the target unit has the keyword denoted by X, an unmodified wound roll of Y+ is a critical wound.

Example: An attack made with an [ANTI-VEHICLE 4+] weapon against a VEHICLE unit will result in a critical wound on an unmodified wound roll of 4+, while an attack made with an [ANTI-PSYKER 2+] weapon against a PSYKER unit will result in a critical wound on an unmodified wound roll of 2+.
05.04.01 Current Allocation Group
The first group in the allocation order begins as the current group. Once all models in an allocation group are destroyed, the next group in the allocation order becomes the current one.
[PRECISION]24.28

Precision attacks can pick high-value targets out in a crowd.

While resolving attacks made with one or more [PRECISION] weapons, at the start of the Allocation Order step (05.03), if the target unit contains one or more CHARACTER models visible to one or more of the attacking models, the active player can select one allocation group that contains one of those visible CHARACTER models. If they do, until those attacks are resolved, or until that CHARACTER group is destroyed (whichever happens first), that CHARACTER group is the current allocation group.
[RAPID FIRE]24.30

Rapid fire weapons are capable of long-ranged precision shots or controlled bursts at nearby targets.

This ability always takes the form [RAPID FIRE X]. Each time you gather attack dice for a [RAPID FIRE] weapon, add X additional attack dice if the target unit was within half range of that weapon in the Select Targets step.

Example: If a [RAPID FIRE 1] weapon with an A characteristic of 1 targets a unit that is within half range, you would gather one additional attack dice for that weapon (for a total of two for that weapon).
COMMAND RE-ROLL15.02
1CP
Core Stratagem
A great commander can bend even the vagaries of fate and fortune to their will, the better to ensure victory.
WHEN: Any phase, just after you make one of the following rolls for a friendly unit or model:
  • Advance roll
  • Charge roll
  • Damage roll
  • Hazard roll
  • Hit roll
  • Save roll
  • Wound roll
  • A roll to determine the number of attacks generated with a weapon.

TARGET: That unit or model.

EFFECT: You re-roll that roll. If you are rolling more than one dice together, select one of those dice to re-roll (excluding charge rolls, which you must re-roll in full).
01.05.01 Automatically Successful/Passes/Hits/Wounds
When a dice roll or test is automatically successful or automatically passes/hits/wounds, do not roll the dice and instead move to the next step of the sequence for that roll as if the required result had been rolled. Any rules that take effect on a particular dice result or roll result do not take effect.

Example: If a hit roll is automatically successful, move straight to the Wound Rolls step for that attack. Such a hit roll is not a critical hit.

Example: If a wound roll is automatically successful, move straight to the Save Rolls step for that attack. Such a wound roll is not a critical wound.
INSANE BRAVERY15.04
1CP
Core Stratagem
Indifferent to their own survival, these warriors hold their ground against seemingly impossible odds.
WHEN: Battle-shock step of your Command phase, just before you make a battle-shock roll for a friendly unit.

TARGET: That unit.

EFFECT: That battle-shock roll is automatically successful.

RESTRICTIONS: You cannot use this stratagem more than once per battle.
SNAP SHOOTING15.09
ELIGIBLE IF: As stated in the rule allowing this shooting type.
EFFECT: Your unit shoots as described in Making Attacks (04).
WHILE SHOOTING:
  • You can only target one visible enemy unit within 24" of your unit (and only if it is an eligible target).
  • Each attack only hits on an unmodified hit roll of 6 (irrespective of the attacking weapon’s BS characteristic or any modifiers).
  • You cannot re-roll hit rolls.
AFTER SHOOTING: Until the end of the phase, your unit is not eligible to start an action.
FIRE OVERWATCH15.08
1CP
Core Stratagem
A hail of fire can drive back advancing foes.
WHEN: End of your opponent’s Movement phase.

TARGET: One friendly unengaged unit (excluding TITANIC units).

EFFECT: Your unit shoots using snap shooting.
HEROIC INTERVENTION15.11
1CP
Core Stratagem
Voices raised in furious war cries, your warriors surge forth to meet the enemy’s onslaught head-on.
WHEN: End of your opponent’s Charge phase.

TARGET: One friendly unengaged unit within 12" of one or more enemy units. You can only select a VEHICLE unit if it is a CHARACTER/WALKER unit.

EFFECT: Resolve a charge with your unit (11.02). While doing so, before making the charge roll, you must select one of the following modes:

  • Leap to Defend: When selecting charge targets, you can only select enemy units that made a charge move this phase and are within the maximum distance.
+1CP
  • Into the Fray:
    • When making the charge roll, if the result is greater than 6 (after modifiers), change it to 6.
    • When selecting charge targets, you can select any enemy units that are within 6" of your unit and within the maximum distance.
EPIC CHALLENGE15.03
1CP
Core Stratagem
The legends of the 41st millennium are replete with deadly duels between mighty champions.
WHEN: Fight phase, just after a friendly CHARACTER unit is selected to fight.

TARGET: That CHARACTER unit.

EFFECT: Select one CHARACTER model in your unit. Until the end of the phase, that model’s melee weapons have the [PRECISION] ability.
FIGHTS FIRST24.13

Those possessed of lightning-fast reactions may strike before the opponent can react.

While every model in a unit has this ability, that unit is a Fights First unit.

See the Resolve Fights First Combats step in the Fight phase (12.04).
COUNTEROFFENSIVE15.12
2CP
Core Stratagem
In close-quarters combat, the slightest hesitation can leave an opening for a swift foe to exploit.
WHEN: Fight step of your opponent’s Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has resolved its attacks.

TARGET: One friendly unit that is eligible to fight.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, your unit has the Fights First ability and it must be the next unit you select to fight (12.04).
FERVENT DEVOTION
1CP
Sanctuary Guardians Stratagem
As battle rages and their hearts swell with fervour, the God-Emperor's faithful strive ever harder to destroy His foes.
WHEN: Your Movement phase, when a friendly SANCTUARY GUARDIANS unit is selected to make an advance/fall-back move.

TARGET: That SANCTUARY GUARDIANS unit.

EFFECT: That move does not prevent your unit from being eligible to shoot/declare a charge.
FIRES OF DAMNATION
1CP
Sanctuary Guardians Stratagem
What better cure for heresy than fire? Ministorum flamers, their fuel sanctified and blessed by the most pious of the clergy, burn as hot and bright as the God-Emperor’s own rage.
WHEN: Your Shooting phase or the Fight phase, when a friendly SANCTUARY GUARDIANS unit is selected to attack.

TARGET: That SANCTUARY GUARDIANS unit.

EFFECT:
  • Your unit’s Torrent weapons have 6 A.
  • Your unit’s attacks have +1 AP.
TAKE COVER
1CP
Sanctuary Guardians Stratagem
When concealed within dense terrain, power-armoured Battle Sisters become astonishingly resilient and exceedingly difficult to flush from cover.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase or the Fight phase, when an enemy unit targets a friendly SANCTUARY GUARDIANS unit (excluding ARCO-FLAGELLANTS units) within a terrain area.

TARGET: That SANCTUARY GUARDIANS unit.

EFFECT: Your unit has +1 Sv.
Blessed Believers
Sanctuary Guardians Detachment

The faith of the Adepta Sororitas burns brightest in battle. The God-Emperor, they believe, protects the zealous and guides the hands of the righteous.

  • Melee attacks that target friendly SANCTUARY GUARDIANS units have -1 to hit rolls.
  • When playing a Combat Patrol battle, in your Command phase, you can discard 1 Miracle dice. If you do, you gain 1 CP.
Righteous Fervour
Sanctuary Guardians Detachment

With gun stock, armoured fists and a strength born of hatred, Battle Sisters bludgeon and butcher the enemies of the faith.

SANCTUARY GUARDIANS CANONESS model only.

  • This model’s melee attacks have +1 D.
  • This unit’s melee attacks have +1 to wound rolls.

[HAZARDOUS]24.15

Weapons powered by unstable and dangerous energy sources pose a substantial risk to the wielder and those that stand beside them.

Each time a unit is selected to shoot or selected to fight, after that unit has resolved all of its attacks, make a number of hazard rolls (06.03) for that unit equal to the number of [HAZARDOUS] weapons you selected in the Select Weapons step.
[SUSTAINED HITS]24.36

Some weapons possess a punishing rate of fire, or can land devastating flurries of blows, tearing the foe apart with relentless ferocity.

This ability always takes the form [SUSTAINED HITS X]. Each time an attack made with a [SUSTAINED HITS] weapon results in a critical hit, that attack results in a number of additional hits on the target as denoted by X.

Example: An attack made with a [SUSTAINED HITS 2] weapon results in a critical hit. That attack therefore hits the target three times (once from the critical hit, and twice more from the [SUSTAINED HITS 2] ability).
14.02 Level of Control
At the start of the battle, no objective on the battlefield is controlled by either player. To gain control of an objective, a player will need one or more models with an OC characteristic of 1 or more within range of it. A model is within range of a terrain objective while it is within that terrain area.

At the end of each phase and turn, to determine a player’s level of control over an objective, add together the OC characteristics of all the models in that player’s army that are within range of that objective:
  • The player who has the highest level of control over that objective controls that objective.
  • If both players have the same level of control over that objective, unless that objective is secured (see below), that objective is not controlled by either player.

While one or more units from a player’s army are within range of an objective that player controls, for each of those units that contains one or more models with an OC characteristic of 1 or more, that unit is said to be controlling that objective.

HOLD AT ALL COSTS
Some units have abilities that are triggered when they control an objective, or when they secure an objective for your army.

FAQ

Q:Is being within range of a terrain objective the same as being within range of an objective marker?
A:
Yes.
14.03 Secured Objectives
Some rules allow an objective to be secured by a player’s army. When an objective is secured by a player’s army, that objective remains under their control – even once they no longer have any units within range of it – until their opponent’s level of control over that objective is greater than theirs at the end of a phase.

FAQ

Q:If my unit has taken control of an objective at the end of my movement phase and that unit has as an ability that secures an objective they control, can they secure that objective?
A:
Yes
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.

GAINING 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.

FAQ / Errata

FAQ
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:How do Miracle Dice work during the attack sequence?
A:
During the attack sequence, an Adepta Sororitas player’s attacking unit can use an Act of Faith when making hit rolls (where they can substitute a dice from any given group of attacks before making the roll), wound rolls (where they can substitute a dice from any given group of hits before making the roll) or damage rolls (when they can substitute a dice for a single damage roll before making the roll). An Adepta Sororitas player’s target unit can use an Act of Faith when making save rolls (where they can substitute a dice for any given group of wounding attacks before making the roll).
Errata
Acts of Faith, Gaining Miracle Dice Section
Change to:

‘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:

Example: Instead of rolling 2D6 to take a unit’s Battle-shock test, you could use one dice from your Miracle dice pool. If the value of that dice was 4, the unit’s Battle-shock test would be determined by rolling one D6 and adding 4 to it (i.e. it would be D6+4).
[BLAST]24.05

High-explosive rounds can fell several warriors in a single blast, but firing them too close to comrades is unwise.

Each time you gather attack dice for a [BLAST] weapon, add one additional attack dice for every five models that were in the target unit in the Select Targets step (rounding down).

If this ability takes the form [BLAST X], each time you gather attack dice for such a weapon, add X additional attack dice for every five models that were in the target unit in the Select Targets step (rounding down) instead.

Example: If a [BLAST 2] weapon with an A characteristic of 3 targets a unit containing 12 models, you would gather four additional attack dice for that weapon (for a total of seven for that weapon).
CLOSE-QUARTERS SHOOTING10.06
ELIGIBLE IF: All of the following apply to your unit:
  • Engaged and did not make an advance move this turn.
  • Has one or more [CLOSE-QUARTERS] weapons or is a MONSTER/VEHICLE unit.
EFFECT: Your unit shoots as described in Making Attacks (04).
WHILE SHOOTING: Models in your unit can target enemy units your unit is engaged with.
  • MONSTER/VEHICLE Models: Each time a MONSTER/VEHICLE model in your unit makes an attack:
    • Unless that attack is made with a [CLOSE-QUARTERS] weapon and targets a unit your unit is engaged with, subtract 1 from the hit roll.
    • If that attack is made with a [BLAST] weapon, it still cannot target a unit your unit is engaged with.
  • Non-MONSTER/Non-VEHICLE Models: You can only select [CLOSE-QUARTERS] weapons to make attacks with and you can only select enemy units that are engaged with your unit as targets.
AFTER SHOOTING: Until the end of the phase, your unit is not eligible to start an action.
[CLOSE-QUARTERS]24.07

Weapons designed for close-quarters fighting can be wielded effectively even in the press of melee combat.

Units containing one or more models with a [CLOSE-QUARTERS] weapon can shoot using close-quarters shooting (10.06).

When using another shooting type, for each model in that unit (excluding MONSTER/VEHICLE models), you can only select one of the following to make attacks with:
  • One or more of its [CLOSE-QUARTERS] weapons.
  • One or more of its other ranged weapons.
[PISTOL]24.27

Pistols can be wielded even at point-blank range.

[PISTOL] and [CLOSE-QUARTERS] are identical for all rules purposes. See [CLOSE-QUARTERS].

Designer’s Note: [PISTOL] is a pre-existing ability that will be superseded by [CLOSE-QUARTERS] as this edition of Warhammer 40,000 progresses. Both are functionally the same, but the latter is a more suitable term for weapons that function in this way.
13.08 Benefit of Cover
Each time a ranged attack targets a unit, if every model in that unit meets one or more of the following conditions, that unit has the benefit of cover against that attack:
  • That model has the INFANTRY/BEASTS/SWARM keyword and is within a terrain area.
  • That model is not fully visible to the attacking model due to one or more intervening terrain features and/or one or more intervening obscuring terrain areas (see below).

Each time a ranged attack targets a unit that has the benefit of cover against it, worsen the BS characteristic of that attack by 1.

FAQ

Q:When my unit shoots at another unit, how does it work if some models in the target unit are fully visible to some models in my unit, while others are within a terrain area/not fully visible?
A:
For each attacking model in your unit, determine whether the target unit has the benefit of cover, as described in Terrain and Visibility. In this scenario, the target unit will likely have the benefit of cover against some of the attacking models, but not all.

This means that, in an example unit where all attacking models are using the same weapon, when you get to the Resolve Attacks step of the Attack Sequence, you will collect dice for attacks made by models against which the target unit has the benefit of cover separately from the dice for attacks made by models against which the target unit does not have the benefit of cover.
STEALTH24.33

The stealthiest warriors can evade the attentions, and the bullets, of their foes.

If every model in a unit has this ability, each time a ranged attack targets that unit, that unit has the benefit of cover against that attack (13.08).
[IGNORES COVER]24.18

Some weapons are designed to root enemy formations out of entrenched positions.

Each time an attack is made with an [IGNORES COVER] weapon, the target cannot have the benefit of cover against that attack (13.08), including from rules that give a model or unit the benefit of cover (e.g. Stealth).
Divine MiracleUPGRADE
Sanctuary Guardians Detachment

Those who embody the righteous fury of the God-Emperor and dispense His justice to the heretic and the alien may benefit from His holy beneficence.

SANCTUARY GUARDIANS BATTLE SISTERS SQUAD unit only. (Once per battle, per unit) At the start of any phase, you can use this ability. If you do, this unit heals D3+2 wounds.

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