Detachment Rule
Integrated Tactics
Coordinating with their militant allies via stolen vox equipment or signalling with cult icons, the insidious broodkin engulfs the hated foe in overlapping fields of fire.
Each time an ASTRA MILITARUm unit from your army (see below) is selected to shoot, you can select one enemy unit within 18" of and visible to that unit. If you do, until the end of the phase, models in that ASTRA MILITARUM unit can only target that enemy unit (and only if it is an eligible target) and that enemy unit is caught in overlapping fire. While an enemy unit is caught in overlapping fire, each time a GENESTEALER CULTS model from your army targets that enemy unit with a ranged attack, add 1 to the Hit roll.
Stratagems
ACCEPTABLE LOSSES
2 CPBrood Brother Auxilia – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Shooting phase
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.
TARGET: One Astra Militarum unit from your army.
EFFECT: Select one enemy unit within Engagement Range of one or more GENESTEALER CULTS units from your army. Until the end of the phase, your unit can make ranged attacks that target that enemy unit. If it does, after it has resolved those attacks, roll one D6 for each of those GENESTEALER CULTS units: on a 5+, the unit being rolled for suffers D3+1 mortal wounds.
TARGET: One Astra Militarum unit from your army.
EFFECT: Select one enemy unit within Engagement Range of one or more GENESTEALER CULTS units from your army. Until the end of the phase, your unit can make ranged attacks that target that enemy unit. If it does, after it has resolved those attacks, roll one D6 for each of those GENESTEALER CULTS units: on a 5+, the unit being rolled for suffers D3+1 mortal wounds.
A DARK NETWORK
1 CPBrood Brother Auxilia – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Movement phase
WHEN: Reinforcements step of your opponent’s Movement phase, just after an enemy unit is set up on the battlefield from Reserves.
TARGET: One Astra Militarum or GENESTEALER CULTS unit from your army (excluding Monsters and Vehicles) within 12" of that enemy unit.
EFFECT: Your unit can make a Normal move of up to 6".
TARGET: One Astra Militarum or GENESTEALER CULTS unit from your army (excluding Monsters and Vehicles) within 12" of that enemy unit.
EFFECT: Your unit can make a Normal move of up to 6".
IN THE SHADOW OF IRON
1 CPBrood Brother Auxilia – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Any phase
WHEN: Any phase, just after an enemy unit ends a move within 9” of one or more of your Cult Ambush markers.
TARGET: One Astra Militarum Vehicle unit from your army.
EFFECT: Select one of those Cult Ambush markers. You can set up that Cult Ambush marker anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 9" horizontally away from all enemy units and wholly within 6" of your unit.
TARGET: One Astra Militarum Vehicle unit from your army.
EFFECT: Select one of those Cult Ambush markers. You can set up that Cult Ambush marker anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 9" horizontally away from all enemy units and wholly within 6" of your unit.
REGIMENTAL REINFORCEMENTS
1 CPBrood Brother Auxilia – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Shooting or Fight phase
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase or the Fight phase, just after an Astra Militarum Infantry Regiment unit from your army (excluding Artillery and Character units) is destroyed.
TARGET: That INFANTRY unit. You can use this Stratagem on that unit even though it was just destroyed.
EFFECT: Roll one D6: on a 3+, place one Cult Ambush marker anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 9" horizontally away from all enemy units (if this is not possible, no marker is placed) and add a new unit to your army identical to your destroyed unit, in Cult Ambush, at its Starting Strength, with all of its wounds remaining and any [ONE SHOT] weapons those models are equipped with considered as not having been shot.
RESTRICTIONS: You can only use this Stratagem once per battle.
TARGET: That INFANTRY unit. You can use this Stratagem on that unit even though it was just destroyed.
EFFECT: Roll one D6: on a 3+, place one Cult Ambush marker anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 9" horizontally away from all enemy units (if this is not possible, no marker is placed) and add a new unit to your army identical to your destroyed unit, in Cult Ambush, at its Starting Strength, with all of its wounds remaining and any [ONE SHOT] weapons those models are equipped with considered as not having been shot.
RESTRICTIONS: You can only use this Stratagem once per battle.
SUPPRESS AND OVERWHELM
1 CPBrood Brother Auxilia – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Shooting phase
WHEN: Your Shooting phase, just after an Astra Militarum unit from your army has shot.
TARGET: That ASTRA MILITARUM unit.
EFFECT: Select one enemy unit hit by one or more of those attacks. Until the end of the turn, that enemy unit cannot be targeted with the Fire Overwatch Stratagem and each time a GENESTEALER CULTS unit from your army selects that enemy unit as a target of a charge, you can re-roll the Charge roll.
TARGET: That ASTRA MILITARUM unit.
EFFECT: Select one enemy unit hit by one or more of those attacks. Until the end of the turn, that enemy unit cannot be targeted with the Fire Overwatch Stratagem and each time a GENESTEALER CULTS unit from your army selects that enemy unit as a target of a charge, you can re-roll the Charge roll.
SYMBIOTIC DESTRUCTION
1 CPBrood Brother Auxilia – Battle Tactic Stratagem · Shooting phase
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.
TARGET: One Astra Militarum and one GENESTEALER CULTS unit from your army that have not been selected to shoot this phase.
EFFECT: Select one enemy unit that is visible to both of those selected units and within range of at least one ranged weapon from each of those units. Until the end of the phase, models in those units can only make attacks that target that enemy unit (and only if it is an eligible target). When doing so, each time such a model makes an attack, re-roll a Wound roll of 1.
TARGET: One Astra Militarum and one GENESTEALER CULTS unit from your army that have not been selected to shoot this phase.
EFFECT: Select one enemy unit that is visible to both of those selected units and within range of at least one ranged weapon from each of those units. Until the end of the phase, models in those units can only make attacks that target that enemy unit (and only if it is an eligible target). When doing so, each time such a model makes an attack, re-roll a Wound roll of 1.
Enhancements
Firepoint Commander
10 ptsGENESTEALER CULTS INFANTRY model only. Each time you target the bearer’s unit with the Fire Overwatch Stratagem, while resolving that Stratagem, hits are scored on unmodified Hit rolls of 5+.
Adaptive Reprisal
15 ptsGENESTEALER CULTS INFANTRY model only. Once per turn, you can target a friendly GENESTEALER CULTS unit within 9" of the bearer with the Heroic Intervention Stratagem for 0CP.
The Hero Returned
20 ptsGENESTEALER CULTS INFANTRY model only. Improve the Leadership and Objective Control characteristics of models in the bearer’s unit by 1.
Martial Espionage
25 ptsGENESTEALER CULTS INFANTRy model only. Once per turn, when a friendly ASTRA MILITARUm INFANTRy or ASTRA MILITARUm MOUNTED unit within 9" of the bearer is selected to shoot, the bearer can use this Enhancement. If it does, until the end of the phase, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of ranged weapons equipped by models in that unit by 1.
Eligible Units
Battleline
Characters
AbominantAcolyte IconwardBenefictusBiophagusCadian CastellanCadian Command SquadCatachan Command SquadClamavusDeath Rider CommissarHell’s LastJackal AlphusKelermorphKrieg Command SquadLeman Russ CommanderLocusMagusNexosPatriarchPrimaris PsykerPrimusQuartermaster Cadre SquadReductus SaboteurRogal Dorn CommanderSanctus
Dedicated Transports
Fortifications
Other
AberrantsAchilles RidgerunnersArkurian StormhammerArmageddon-pattern MedusaArmoured SentinelsArtillery TeamAtalan JackalsAtlas Recovery VehicleAttilan Rough RidersBanebladeBanehammerBaneswordBasiliskCadian Heavy Weapons SquadCarnodonCatachan Heavy Weapons SquadCentaur Light CarrierColossusCrassusCyclops Demolition VehicleDeath Korps Grenadier SquadDeath RidersDeathstrikeDominus Armoured Siege BombardDoomhammerEarthshaker Carriage BatteryElysian Drop SentinelElysian Sniper SquadField Ordnance BatteryGoliath RockgrinderGorgon Heavy TransportGriffon Mortar CarrierHades Breaching DrillHeavy Mortar TeamHeavy Quad Launcher TeamHellhammerHellhoundHippogriff AFVHybrid MetamorphsHydraKasrkinKrieg Combat EngineersKrieg Heavy Weapons SquadLeman Russ Battle TankLeman Russ DemolisherLeman Russ EradicatorLeman Russ ExecutionerLeman Russ ExterminatorLeman Russ PunisherLeman Russ VanquisherMachariusMacharius OmegaMacharius VanquisherMacharius VulcanMalcadorMalcador AnnihilatorMalcador DefenderMalcador InfernusManticoreMedusa Carriage BatteryMinotaurMukaali RidersMunitorum ServitorsPraetorPurestrain GenestealersRapier Laser Destroyer BatteryRegimental AttachésRogal Dorn Battle TankSalamander Command VehicleSalamander Scout VehicleScout SentinelsSentinel PowerlifterShadowswordStormbladeStormlordStormswordStygies Destroyer Tank HunterTarantula BatteryTauros Assault VehicleTauros VenatorTrojan Support VehicleValdorWyvern