Detachment Rule
Harassing Fire
Focusing on hit-and-fade tactics to wear their enemies down, the guerrilla fighters of the cult hammer the foe with swift volleys before vanishing back behind closing hatches.
At the encl of your Shooting phase, you can select one GENESTEALER CULTS unit from your army that is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units. If you do, that unit can attempt to operate one open Hatchway it is within 1" of (if there is one), and can then make a Normal move of up to 3" (regardless of whether it attempted to operate a Hatchway or not). Until the end of the turn, that unit is not eligible to declare a charge.
Stratagems
FOR THE BROOD
1 CPCult Unveiled – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Shooting phase
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.
TARGET: One GENESTEALER CULTS unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.
EFFECT: Select one enemy unit within Engagement Range of one or more friendly GENESTEALER CULTS units. Until the end of the phase, your unit can make ranged attacks that target that enemy unit. If it does, after your unit has finished making those attacks, roll one D6 for each of those friendly units: on a 2-4, that friendly unit suffers 1 mortal wound; on a 5+, that friendly unit suffers 2 mortal wounds.
TARGET: One GENESTEALER CULTS unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.
EFFECT: Select one enemy unit within Engagement Range of one or more friendly GENESTEALER CULTS units. Until the end of the phase, your unit can make ranged attacks that target that enemy unit. If it does, after your unit has finished making those attacks, roll one D6 for each of those friendly units: on a 2-4, that friendly unit suffers 1 mortal wound; on a 5+, that friendly unit suffers 2 mortal wounds.
LURKING MENACE
1 CPCult Unveiled – Battle Tactic Stratagem · Shooting phase
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.
TARGET: One GENESTEALER CULTS 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 attacking model is not within 3", subtract 1 from the Hit roll.
TARGET: One GENESTEALER CULTS 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 attacking model is not within 3", subtract 1 from the Hit roll.
OUT OF HIDING
1 CPCult Unveiled – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Movement phase
WHEN: Your Movement phase, at the start of the Reinforcements step.
TARGET: One NEOPHYTE HYBRIDS unit from your army that is in Reserves.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, models in your unit have the Deep Strike ability.
RESTRICTIONS: You can only use this Stratagem once.
TARGET: One NEOPHYTE HYBRIDS unit from your army that is in Reserves.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, models in your unit have the Deep Strike ability.
RESTRICTIONS: You can only use this Stratagem once.
PLANNED EXTRACTION
1 CPCult Unveiled – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Shooting phase
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.
TARGET: One GENESTEALER CULTS unit from your army.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, your unit is eligible to shoot in a turn in which it Fell Back.
TARGET: One GENESTEALER CULTS unit from your army.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, your unit is eligible to shoot in a turn in which it Fell Back.
Enhancements
Master Saboteur
0 ptsThe first time in the battle that your opponent’s army Secures an objective marker while the bearer is on the battlefield, roll one D6: on a 3+, that objective marker is not Secured by your opponent’s army.
Primary Detonator
0 ptsOnce per battle, when an enemy unit opens a closed Hatchway, if the bearer is on the battlefield, it can use this Enhancement. If it does, roll one D6: on a 3-4, that enemy unit suffers 1 mortal wound; on a 5+, that enemy unit suffers 2 mortal wounds.