Detachment Rule
Infernal Pacts
The otherworldly auras of Tzeentch’s daemons and the empowering arcane sigil carried by his mortal servants wear away at the fragile skein of reality.
Scintillating Legions units from your army have the following the ability:
Daemonic Illusions (Aura): While a friendly Thousand Sons Psyker unit is within 6" of and visible to this unit, models in that unit have a 4+ invulnerable save against ranged attacks.
Thousand Sons units from your army have the following ability:
Mortal Sorcery (Aura): While a friendly Scintillating Legions Psyker unit is within 6" of and visible to this unit, that SCINTILLATING LEGIONS unit has the Cabal of Sorcerers ability.
RESTRICTIONS
You can include Scintillating Legions units in your army, even though they do not have the THOUSAND SONS Faction keyword. The combined points cost of such units you can include in your army is:
Incursion: Up to 500 pts
Strike Force: Up to 1000 pts
Onslaught: Up to 1500 pts
No SCINTILLATING LEGIONS models from your army can be your WARLORD.
Daemonic Illusions (Aura): While a friendly Thousand Sons Psyker unit is within 6" of and visible to this unit, models in that unit have a 4+ invulnerable save against ranged attacks.
Thousand Sons units from your army have the following ability:
Mortal Sorcery (Aura): While a friendly Scintillating Legions Psyker unit is within 6" of and visible to this unit, that SCINTILLATING LEGIONS unit has the Cabal of Sorcerers ability.
RESTRICTIONS
You can include Scintillating Legions units in your army, even though they do not have the THOUSAND SONS Faction keyword. The combined points cost of such units you can include in your army is:
Incursion: Up to 500 pts
Strike Force: Up to 1000 pts
Onslaught: Up to 1500 pts
No SCINTILLATING LEGIONS models from your army can be your WARLORD.
Stratagems
CHRONOSORCEROUS BLEED
1 CPChangehost of Deceit – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Charge phase
WHEN: Your opponent’s Charge phase, just after an enemy unit has declared a charge.
TARGET: One Thousand Sons Psyker or Scintillating Legions unit from your army that was selected as a target of that charge.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, subtract 2 from Charge rolls made for that enemy unit (this is not cumulative with any other negative modifiers to that Charge roll).
TARGET: One Thousand Sons Psyker or Scintillating Legions unit from your army that was selected as a target of that charge.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, subtract 2 from Charge rolls made for that enemy unit (this is not cumulative with any other negative modifiers to that Charge roll).
DECEPTIVE GLAMOUR
2 CPChangehost of Deceit – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Fight phase
WHEN: Start of the Fight phase.
TARGET: One Thousand Sons unit from your army.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time an enemy model within Engagement Range of your unit selects targets for its attacks, it can only target your unit if there are no eligible Scintillating Legions targets for those attacks.
TARGET: One Thousand Sons unit from your army.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time an enemy model within Engagement Range of your unit selects targets for its attacks, it can only target your unit if there are no eligible Scintillating Legions targets for those attacks.
ETHEREAL PHANTASM
1 CPChangehost of Deceit – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Movement phase
WHEN: Your opponent’s Movement phase, just after an enemy unit ends a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move.
TARGET: One Scintillating Legions unit from your army that is within 9" of that enemy unit and not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.
EFFECT: Your unit can make a Normal move of up to D6", or a Normal move of up to 6" instead if it is wholly within 6" of one or more friendly Thousand Sons units.
TARGET: One Scintillating Legions unit from your army that is within 9" of that enemy unit and not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.
EFFECT: Your unit can make a Normal move of up to D6", or a Normal move of up to 6" instead if it is wholly within 6" of one or more friendly Thousand Sons units.
FRACTAL DISJUNCTION
1 CPChangehost of Deceit – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Shooting phase
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.
TARGET: One Scintillating Legions unit from your army (excluding Monsters) that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, your unit can only be selected as the target of a ranged attack if the attacking model is within 18".
TARGET: One Scintillating Legions unit from your army (excluding Monsters) that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, your unit can only be selected as the target of a ranged attack if the attacking model is within 18".
GLIMMERSHIFT PORTAL
1 CPChangehost of Deceit – Strategic Ploy Stratagem · Fight phase
WHEN: End of your opponent’s Fight phase.
TARGET: Up to two Scintillating Legions units from your army (excluding Monsters), or one Scintillating Legions Monster unit from your army, if all of those units are more than 6" horizontally away from all enemy units.
EFFECT: Remove those units from the battlefield and place them into Strategic Reserves.
TARGET: Up to two Scintillating Legions units from your army (excluding Monsters), or one Scintillating Legions Monster unit from your army, if all of those units are more than 6" horizontally away from all enemy units.
EFFECT: Remove those units from the battlefield and place them into Strategic Reserves.
SULPHUROUS VEIL
1 CPChangehost of Deceit – Battle Tactic Stratagem · Shooting or Fight phase
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase or the Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.
TARGET: One Thousand Sons or Scintillating Legions 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, subtract 1 from the Hit roll.
TARGET: One Thousand Sons or Scintillating Legions 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, subtract 1 from the Hit roll.
Enhancements
Nethershriek Mind-eater
10 ptsTHOUSAND SONS or Lord of Change model only. At the start of your Shooting phase, select one enemy unit within 12" of and visible to the bearer. That unit must take a Battle-shock test; if that test is failed, that unit suffers 3 mortal wounds.
Duplicitous Malediction
15 ptsTHOUSAND SONS or Lord of Change model only. After both players have deployed their armies, select up to three THOUSAND SONS units from your army and redeploy them. When doing so, you can set those units up in Strategic Reserves if you wish, regardless of how many units are already in Strategic Reserves.
Tome of True Names
20 ptsThousand Sons Infantry model only. Once per battle, at the start of any phase, the bearer can use this Enhancement. If it does, until the end of the phase, the bearer has a 2+ invulnerable save.
Diabolic Savant
20 ptsThousand Sons Infantry model only. While the bearer is within 6" of one or more friendly Scintillating Legions units, each time the bearer Channels the Warp, add 1 to the Psychic test result.
Eligible Units
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CerberusChaos Land RaiderChaos Predator AnnihilatorChaos Predator DestructorChaos SpawnChaos ThunderhawkChaos VindicatorDefilerDeredeo DreadnoughtFalchionFellbladeFire Raptor GunshipFlamersForgefiendHelbruteHeldrakeHell BladeHell TalonKratosLand Raider AchillesLand Raider ProteusLeviathan DreadnoughtMastodonMaulerfiendMutalith Vortex BeastRapier CarrierRelic Contemptor DreadnoughtScarab Occult TerminatorsScreamersSekhetar RobotsSicaran Battle TankSicaran PunisherSicaran VenatorSokar-pattern StormbirdSpartanStorm Eagle GunshipTyphonTzaangor EnlightenedTzaangor Enlightened with Fatecaster GreatbowsTzaangorsWhirlwind ScorpiusXiphon Interceptor