Emissaries Imperatus

Common Abilities and Options

Vigilance Eternal:
Whenever determining control of a marker, friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES operatives' APL stat is treated as 1 higher.

Peerless Warriors:
Whenever a friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES operative ends its activation for the first time in a Turning Point, it can remain ready (it isn't expended). The next time that operative activates during the same Turning Point, during that activation, it cannot move more than 4".

During each friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES operative's first activation of each Turning Point, it can perform either two Shoot actions or two Fight actions.

Each friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES operative can Counteract regardless of its order.

Martial Ka'tah:
STRATEGIC GAMBIT For each friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES operative, you can select one of the MARTIAL KA'TAH stances below. If you do, that stance becomes Active for that operative until another MARTIAL KA'TAH stance becomes Active for it.

Kaptaris:

Add 1 to the AP cost of the Fall Back action for enemy operatives within this operative's control range.
Each time critical damage would be inflicted upon this operative from an attack die, you can choose for that attack die to inflict normal damage instead.

Calistus:

Whenever this operative is performing the Reposition or Fall Back actions, add 1" to its Move stat.
This operative's ranged weapons gain the Accurate 1 weapon rule.

Dacatarai:

During this operative's activation, it can perform two Charge actions.
Whenever this operative is retaliating, you can resolve one of your successes before the normal order.

Operatives

1. Shield-captain

Shield-captain

A 3

M 6"

S 2+

W 19/21

Weapons	ATK	HIT	DMG
Guardian Spear (Piercing Crits 1)	4	2+	3/5
Guardian Spear (Lethal 5+)	5	2+	5/7

Abilities

1AP: Shoulder The MantleVigilance EternalPeerless WarriorsMartial Ka'tah

Shoulder The Mantle (1AP): This action can only be performed during this operative's first activation of each turning point. If this action is performed, this operative cannot remain ready at the end of its current activation. Select another ready friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES operative visible to this operative, when this operative is expended, activate that friendly operative before your opponent activates.

ADEPTUS CUSTODES

2. Blade Champion

Blade Champion

A 3

M 6"

S 2+

W 18/20

Weapons	ATK	HIT	DMG
Vaultsword (Klaimor) (Brutal, Cleave, Lethal 5+)*	4	2+	5/7
Vaultsword (Nemis) (Accurate 1, Shock, Lethal 5+)	5	2+	4/6

Abilities

Vigilance Eternal*CleavePeerless WarriorsMartial Ka'tahMartial Prowess

*Cleave: When fighting with this weapon, each retained critical success immediately inflicts 2 damage on each enemy operative within this operative's control range.

Martial Prowess: Whenever one or more MARTIAL KA'TAH stances become Active for this operative, select one MARTIAL PROWESS stance from the list below to become Active for this operative until another MARTIAL KA'TAH stance becomes Active for it.

Behemor: This operatives melee weapons gain the Accurate 1 and Severe weapon rules.
Hurricanis: During the Resolve Attack Dice step of a Fight action, when it is your turn to resolve a die, you can resolve two dice consecutively if they share the same result (e.g., two 5s).
Victus: When this operative is fighting or retaliating, the opponent cannot re-roll or change any of their dice (or the way those dice are retained) during the Roll Attack Dice step.

ADEPTUS CUSTODES

3. Venatari Custodian

Venatari Custodian

A 3

M 6"

S 2+

W 18/20

Weapons	ATK	HIT	DMG
Kinetic Destroyer (Pistol, Rng 6", Lethal 5+)*	4	2+	3/4
Tarsus Buckler (Shield)*

Abilities

Martial Ka'tahFlyVigilance EternalPeerless Warriors

Options

*Shield*Pistol

Fly: Whenever this operative performs an action in which it moves, it can FLY. If it does so, do not move it. Instead, remove it from the killzone and set it back up wholly within a distance equal to its Move stat (or 3" if it was a Dash, up to a maximum of 4" during the activation if it is the operatives second activation during this turning point) of its original location, measuring horizontal distance only. Note that it gains no additional distance when performing the Charge action.

It must be set up in a location it can be placed, and unless it was the Charge action, it cannot be set up within control range of an enemy operative. In a killzone that uses the Close Quarters rules (e.g. killzone Gallowdark), you cannot measure the distance over or through wall terrain, and that operative cannot be set up on the other side of an access point (in other words, it cannot FLY through an open hatchway).

*Shield: Whenever an operative is shooting this operative with this weapon, or whenever the operative with this weapon is fighting or retaliating, you can retain one of your normal successes as a critical success instead.

*Pistol: The operative with this weapon can perform the Shoot action while within control range of an enemy operative. If it does so, only enemy operatives within this operative's control range are valid targets for that action (this takes precedence over the normal Select Valid Target step rules).

This weapon can be selected as a melee weapon when retaliating as part of a Fight action (it counts as a melee weapon for the remainder of that action). If it is, reduce its Atk stat by 1 until the end of that action.

ADEPTUS CUSTODES

Equipment

Aegis projector

Whenever an enemy operative retains 2 or more critical successes while shooting a friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES operative, at the start of the Roll Defence Dice step, the attacker must discard one retained success of their choice.

Misericordias

Friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES operatives can perform the following unique action.

MERCY (0 AP): Select one enemy operative within control range of this operative that has 1 wound remaining. That operative is incapacitated (this takes precedence over all other rules). An operative cannot perform this action while within control range of more than one enemy operative.

Panoptispex

Once per turning point, when a friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES operative performs the Shoot action and you’re selecting a valid target, you can use this rule. If you do, until the end of the activation or counteraction, that operative's ranged weapons gain the Saturate and Seek Light weapon rules, and enemy operatives cannot be obscured.

Tanglefoot grenades

Friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES operatives can perform the following unique action. Your kill team can only perform this action twice during the battle.

TANGLEFOOT GRENADE (1 AP): Select one enemy operative that is a valid target for this operative. That operative, and each other operative visible to and within 1" of it, cannot move more than 4" until the end of their next activation. An operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative.

Ploys

Manoeuvre And Fire

Firefight Ploy

Use this Firefight Ploy after a friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES operative performs the Fall Back or Reposition action. It can immediately perform a free Shoot action.

Superhuman Reserves

Firefight Ploy

Use this firefight ploy when a friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES operative is counteracting. It can perform an additional 1AP action for free during that counteraction, but both actions must be different.

Multipotentiality

Firefight Ploy

Use this firefight ploy during a friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES activation or counteraction, before or after it performs an action. Select a MARTIAL KA'TAH stance to become Active for that operative until another MARTIAL KA'TAH stance becomes Active for it.

Avenge The Fallen

Firefight Ploy

Use this Firefight Ploy when a friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES operative is Incapacitated. Until the end of the Turning Point, friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES operatives' weapons gain the Relentless and Rending weapon rules.

Radiant Mantle

Strategy Ploy

Whenever an enemy operative is shooting a friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES operative that is wholly within 6" of it, worsen the Hit stat of that enemy operative's weapons by 1 until the end of that action (this is not cumulative with being injured).

Unwavering Sentinels

Strategy Ploy

You can ignore any changes to the stats of friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES operatives from being injured (including their weapons’ stats).

Martial Mastery

Strategy Ploy

Select one friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES operative. All MARTIAL KA'TAH stances becomes Active for that operative until another MARTIAL KA'TAH stance becomes Active for it.

Unleash The Lions

Strategy Ploy

Each friendly ADEPTUS CUSTODES operative that is more than 6" from other friendly operatives can immediately perform a free Dash action in an order of your choice, but each that does so must end that move closer to an enemy operative. You cannot use this ploy during the first turning point.

Tac Ops

Sweep & Clear

Seek And Destroy

Reveal: The first time an enemy operative is incapacitated while contesting an objective marker, or the first time a friendly operative performs the Clear action (whichever comes first).

Additional Rules:

When an enemy operative that contests an objective marker is incapacitated, that objective marker gains one of your Swept tokens (if it doesn't already have one) until the Ready step of the next Strategy phase.

Mission Action: Clear (1 AP)

An objective marker the active operative controls is cleared for the turning point.
An operative cannot perform this action during the first turning point, or while within control range of an enemy operative.

Victory Points:

At the end of each turning point after the first, if friendly operatives control any objective markers that have one of your Swept tokens, you score 1VP.
If this is true and any of those objective markers are also cleared, you score 2VP instead.

You cannot score more than 2VP from this op per turning point.

Dominate

Seek And Destroy

Reveal: The first time an enemy operative is incapacitated by a friendly operative.

Additional Rules:

Each time a friendly operative incapacitates an enemy operative, that friendly operative gains one of your Dominate tokens.

Victory Points:

At the end of the third and fourth turning point, you can remove Dominate tokens from friendly operatives that aren't incapacitated. For each you remove, you score 1VP.

You cannot score more than 3VP from this op per turning point.

Rout

Seek And Destroy

Reveal: The first time you score VP from this op.

Victory Points:

Whenever a friendly operative incapacitates an enemy operative, if that friendly operative is within 6" of your opponent's drop zone, you score 1VP; if this is true and that enemy operative had a Wounds stat of 12 or more, you score 2VP instead.

You cannot score more than 2VP from this op per turning point.

Plant Banner

Security

Reveal: When you perform the Plant Banner action.

Mission Action: Plant Banner (1 AP)

Place your Banner mission marker within the active operative's control range, wholly within your opponent's territory and more than 5" from a neutral killzone edge. Operatives can perform the Pick Up Marker action on your Banner mission marker.
An operative cannot perform this action during the first turning point, while within control range of an enemy operative, or if a friendly operative has already performed this action during the battle.

Victory Points:

At the end of each turning point after the first, if your Banner mission marker is wholly within your opponent's territory and friendly operatives control it, you score 1VP; if that's true and no enemy operatives contest it, you score 2VP instead. Note your Banner mission marker must be in the killzone (not being carried) to score.

Martyrs

Security

Reveal: The first time a friendly operative is incapacitated while contesting an objective marker.

Additional Rules:

Whenever a friendly operative is incapacitated while contesting an objective marker, that marker gains one of your Martyr tokens.
Note that this is only the first time each operative is incapacitated, so if an operative is incapacitated, set back up (e.g. HIEROTEK CIRCLE Reanimation Protocols) and then subsequently incapacitated again, a second Martyr token cannot be gained as a result.

Victory Points:

At the end of each turning point after the first, if friendly operatives contest an objective marker that has one or more of your Martyr tokens, you can remove any of those tokens. For each token you remove, you score 1VP; if friendly operatives also control that marker, you score 2VP instead.

You cannot score more than 2VP from this op per turning point.

Envoy

Security

Reveal: The first time you select an envoy.

Additional Rules:

As a STRATEGIC GAMBIT in each turning point after the first, select one friendly operative to be your envoy until the Ready step of the next Strategy phase. You cannot select an operative you selected during a previous turning point or an operative that's ignored for the kill op.

Victory Points:

At the end of each turning point after the first, if your envoy is wholly within enemy territory and not within control range of enemy operatives, you score 1VP; if this is true and your envoy has not lost any wounds during that turning point, you score 2VP instead.