Detachment Rule
Sevenfold Offerings
Seven by seven the enemy fall, reaped like blighted crops or rotted from within. Seven by seven their souls are offered up to the Lord of Pestilence.
For every seven enemy models that have been destroyed, add 2" to the Contagion Range of units from your army. Note that any increase to the Contagion Range of units from your army as a result of this rule does not take place while a unit from your army is attacking. In such an event, the increase will take effect after such a unit has finished making its attacks.
Stratagems
CHINKS IN THE ARMOUR
1 CPVectors of Decay – Battle Tactic Stratagem · Shooting or Fight phase
WHEN: Your Shooting phase or the Fight phase.
TARGET: One DEATH GUARD 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 that targets a unit within Contagion Range of one or more units from your army, a Critical Hit is scored on an unmodified Hit roll of 5+, instead of only a 6.
TARGET: One DEATH GUARD 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 that targets a unit within Contagion Range of one or more units from your army, a Critical Hit is scored on an unmodified Hit roll of 5+, instead of only a 6.
GROTESQUE DEMISE
1 CPVectors of Decay – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Shooting or Fight phase
WHEN: Your Shooting phase or the Fight phase, just after a DEATH GUARD unit from your army (excluding CULTISTS and POXwALKERS units) has shot or fought.
TARGET: That DEATH GUARD unit.
EFFECT: Select one enemy unit that had one or more models destroyed as a result of those attacks. That enemy unit must take a Battle-shock test.
TARGET: That DEATH GUARD unit.
EFFECT: Select one enemy unit that had one or more models destroyed as a result of those attacks. That enemy unit must take a Battle-shock test.
INFESTATION
1 CPEmbarked Regiment – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Any phase
WHEN: Start or end of any turn, when an enemy unit attempts to Seize an objective marker you have Secured.
TARGET: One DEATH GUARD unit from your army (excluding CULTISTS and POXwALKERS units) within Contagion Range of that objective marker.
EFFECT: Roll one D6: on a 5+, until the end of your next turn, that objective marker remains Secured by your army and you are considered to control it, regardless of how many enemy models are within range of it.
RESTRICTIONS: You can only use this Stratagem once per battle round.
TARGET: One DEATH GUARD unit from your army (excluding CULTISTS and POXwALKERS units) within Contagion Range of that objective marker.
EFFECT: Roll one D6: on a 5+, until the end of your next turn, that objective marker remains Secured by your army and you are considered to control it, regardless of how many enemy models are within range of it.
RESTRICTIONS: You can only use this Stratagem once per battle round.
SEEPING CORROSION
1 CPVectors of Decay – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Movement phase
WHEN: Your Movement phase, when a DEATH GUARD unit from your army (excluding CULTISTS and POXwALKERS units) attempts to open a Hatchway.
TARGET: That DEATH GUARD unit.
EFFECT: Select one enemy unit within 1" of your unit and on the opposite side of that Hatchway from your unit, and roll one D6: on a 2-4, that enemy unit suffers 1 mortal wound; on a 5+, that enemy unit suffers 2 mortal wounds. Until the end of the phase, if an enemy unit attempts to prevent that Hatchway from being opened, when rolling off, you can re-roll your result.
TARGET: That DEATH GUARD unit.
EFFECT: Select one enemy unit within 1" of your unit and on the opposite side of that Hatchway from your unit, and roll one D6: on a 2-4, that enemy unit suffers 1 mortal wound; on a 5+, that enemy unit suffers 2 mortal wounds. Until the end of the phase, if an enemy unit attempts to prevent that Hatchway from being opened, when rolling off, you can re-roll your result.
Enhancements
Foul Constitution
0 ptsEach time an attack is allocated to the bearer, subtract 1 from the Damage characteristic of that attack.
Fountaining Filth
0 ptsWhen the bearer is destroyed, before removing it from the battlefield, select one enemy unit within Engagement Range of the bearer and roll one D6: on a 2-3, that enemy unit suffers 1 mortal wound; on a 4-5, that enemy unit suffers 2 mortal wounds; on a 6, that enemy unit suffers 3 mortal wounds.
Eligible Units
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