Whenever an enemy operative is shooting a friendly CTHONIAN EXO-BREACHERS operative, if the ranged weapon in that sequence has the Blast, Devastating or Torrent weapon rule, you can re-roll any of your defence dice.

Once per turning point, friendly CTHONIAN EXO-BREACHERS can perform the Fall Back action for 1 less AP or a free Dash action.

Friendly CTHONIAN EXO-BREACHERS operatives can perform the Clear, Plant Banner or Pick Up Marker action for 1 less AP, and don’t have to control the marker to do so (taking precedence over that action's conditions – they only need to contest the marker).

If no enemy operative contests your objective marker or the centre objective marker, after rolling off to decide initiative, you can re-roll your dice.

Before the battle, you can set up one of your Ammo Cache markers wholly within your territory. Friendly operatives can perform the following mission action during the battle: AMMO RESUPPLY (0 AP): One of your Ammo Cache markers the active operative controls is used during this turning point.

Until the start of the next turning point, whenever this operative is shooting with a weapon from its datacard, you can re-roll one of your attack dice.

An operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative, if that marker is not yours, or if that marker has been used this turning point.

Razor wire is Exposed and Obstructing terrain. Before the battle, you can set it up wholly within your territory, on the killzone floor and more than 2" from other equipment terrain features, access points, and Accessible terrain.

Obstructing: Whenever an operative would cross over this terrain feature within 1" of it, treat the distance as an additional 1".

Before the battle, you can set up one of your Comms Device markers wholly within your territory. While a friendly operative controls this marker, add 3" to the distance requirements of its SUPPORT rules that refer to friendly operatives (e.g. ‘select one friendly operative within 6"’ would be 9" instead). Note that you cannot benefit from your opponent's Comms Device markers.

Before the battle, you can set up one of your Mines markers wholly within your territory and more than 2" from other markers, access points, and Accessible terrain. The first time that marker is within an operative's control range, remove that marker and inflict D3+3 damage on that operative.

Light barricades are Light terrain, except the feet, which are Insignificant and Exposed. Before the battle, you can set up any of them wholly within your territory, on the killzone floor and more than 2" from other equipment terrain features, access points, and Accessible terrain.

A heavy barricade is Heavy terrain. Before the battle, you can set it up wholly within 4" of your drop zone, on the killzone floor and more than 2" from other equipment terrain features, access points, and Accessible terrain.

Ladders are Insignificant and Exposed terrain. Before the battle, you can set up any of them as follows:

• Wholly within your territory.
• Upright against terrain that’s at least 2" tall.
• More than 2" from other equipment terrain features.
• More than 1" from doors and access points.

Once per action, whenever an operative is climbing the terrain feature a ladder is placed against, treat the vertical distance as 1" if the ladder is within that operative’s control range during that entire climb.

A portable barricade is Light, Protective and Portable terrain, except the feet which are Insignificant and Exposed. Before the battle, you can set it up wholly within your territory, on the killzone floor and more than 2" from other equipment terrain features, access points, and Accessible terrain.

Protective: While an operative is in cover from this terrain feature, improve its Save stat by 1 (to a maximum of 2+).

Portable: This terrain feature only provides cover while an operative is connected to it and if the shield is intervening (ignore its feet). Operatives connected to the inside of it can perform the following unique action during the battle:

Move With Barricade (1 AP): The same as the Reposition action, except the active operative can move no more than its Move stat minus 2" and cannot climb, drop, jump, or use any killteam's rules that remove it and set it back up again (e.gh. HEARTHKYN SALVAGER Fly, MANDRAKE Shadow Passage).

Before this operative moves, remove the portable barricade it is connected to. After it moves, set up the portable barricade so it is connected again, but the portable barricade cannot be set up within 2" of other equipment terrain features, access points or Accessible terrain. If this is not possible, the portable barricade is not set up again.

This action is treated as a Reposition action. An operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative, or in the same activation in which it performed the Fall Back or Charge action.

When you select this equipment, select two utility grenades (2 smoke, 2 stun, or 1 smoke and 1 stun). Each selection is a unique action your operatives can perform, but your kill team can only perform that action a total number of times during the battle equal to your selection.

SMOKE GRENADE (1 AP):

• Place one of your Smoke Grenade markers within 6" of this operative. It must be visible to this operative, or on Vantage terrain of a terrain feature that is visible to this operative. The marker creates an area of smoke 1" horizontally and unlimited height vertically from (but not below) it.
• While an operative is wholly within an area of smoke, it is obscured to operatives more than 2" from it, and vice versa. In addition, whenever an operative is shooting an enemy operative wholly within an area of smoke, weapons with the Piercing 2 or Piercing Crits 2 weapon rule have the Piercing 1 or Piercing Crits 1 weapon rule (respectively) instead, unless they’re within 2" of each other.
• In the Ready step of the next Strategy phase, roll one D3. Remove that Smoke Grenade marker after a number of activations equal to that D3 have been completed or at the end of the turning point (whichever comes first).
• An operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative, or if you have reached the total number of times your kill team can perform it.

When you select this equipment, select two utility grenades (2 smoke, 2 stun, or 1 smoke and 1 stun). Each selection is a unique action your operatives can perform, but your kill team can only perform that action a total number of times during the battle equal to your selection.

STUN GRENADE (1 AP):

• Select one enemy operative visible to and within 6" of this operative. That operative and each other operative within 1" of it takes a stun test. For an operative to take a stun test, roll one D6: on a 3+, subtract 1 from its APL stat until the end of its next activation.
• An operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative, or if you have reached the total number of times your kill team can perform it.

When you select this equipment, select two explosive grenades (2 frag, 2 krak, or 1 frag and 1 krak).

When you select this equipment, select two explosive grenades (2 frag, 2 krak, or 1 frag and 1 krak).

Once per battle, when a friendly operative performs the Breach action, you can use this rule. If you do, that operative can perform that action for 1 less AP (to a minimum of 1AP) as though it had the word "breach marker" on its datacard.

Use this firefight ploy before or after a friendly CTHONIAN EXO-BREACHERS operative performs an action. Place one of your Breach markers within this operative's control range as close as possible to a terrain feature within control range of it. Whenever an operative is within 1" of that marker, it treats parts of that terrain feature that are no more than 1" thick as Accessible Terrain and not as Wall Terrain.

Use this firefight ploy when an enemy operative performs a Fight action and selects a friendly CTHONIAN EXO-BREACHERS operative to fight against. Until the end of that action, subtract 1 from the Atk stat of both operatives' melee weapons.

Use this firefight ploy when a friendly CTHONIAN EXO-BREACHERS operative is incapacitated. Before that operative is removed from the killzone, remove your Fallen Kin marker from the Killzone (if any), then place it within that operative's control range. That operative is then incapacitated as normal.

Whenever a friendly CTHONIAN EXO-BREACHERS operative within 3" of your Fallen Kin marker is shooting, fighting or retaliating, in the Roll Attack Dice step, you can retain one of your fails as a normal success instead of discarding it, or retain one of your normal successes as a critical success instead.

Use this firefight ploy when an operative is shooting a friendly CTHONIAN EXO-BREACHERS operative, when you collect your defence dice. Change the attacker’s retained critical successes to normal successes (any weapon rules they’ve already resolved aren’t affected, e.g. Piercing Crits).

Whenever an enemy operative is shooting a friendly CTHONIAN EXO-BREACHERS operative that has an Engage order, you can retain one of your defence dice as a normal success without rolling it (in addition to a cover save, if any).

Up to one friendly CTHONIAN EXO-BREACHERS operative can perform a free Dash action in an order of your choice. The selected operative cannot perform the Dash action during their activation this turning point. You cannot use this ploy during the first turning point.

In the Firefight phase of this turning point, up to D3 times, or D3 + 1 if you lost the initiative this turning point, when it’s your turn to activate a friendly operative, you can skip that activation. You cannot do this until after your opponent’s first activation.

Select one objective marker or one of your mission markers. Whenever a friendly CTHONIAN EXO-BREACHERS operative is shooting, fighting or retaliating within 3" of that marker, its weapons have the Balanced weapon rule. If they already do, they have the Ceaseless weapon rule.