The Chaos Cult faction evolves its operatives from Devotees into Mutants and Torments during battle, gaining powerful Accursed Gifts with each transformation that enhance mobility, durability, and combat effectiveness while disrupting enemy control and accuracy.
Core Abilities
Unusual Shooting
Mindwitch: Malefic Vortex: inflicts damage on enemies within 2" of markerFirefight Ploy: Frenzied Demise: inflict damage when mutant/torment incapacitated
Unusual Melee
Super Conceal
Out of Order Movement
Strategic Ploy: Covert Guises: free Reposition before first turn
Activation Manipulation
BLESSED BLADE: Attuned In Purpose: activate another operative simultaneouslyCHAOS DEVOTEE: Group Activation: activate another operative before opponent
APL Modifiers
CULT DEMAGOGUE: Diabolical stave [Stun]MINDWITCH: HEINOUS DELUGE subtracts 1 APL from enemy
Bitter Demise
Firefight Ploy: Frenzied Demise: Inflict D3 or D6 damage on enemy when operative incapacitated.
Block Rerolls
Damage Reduction
Operative: MUTANT/TORMENT: Unnatural Regeneration: subtract 1 damage on 5+ for damage 3+Operative: ICONARCH: RUINOUS ICON: Invigoration reduces damage by 1 for damage 4+Item: VILE BLESSING: ignore normal damage once per battle
Faction Rules
- ACCURSED GIFTS: Grants operatives special abilities when they mutate, such as improved movement or damage.
- MUTATION: Allows operatives to transform into stronger types, regain wounds, or increase numbers during battle.
Strategic Ploys
- EXALTATION IN PAIN: Ignore injury Hit changes and reroll one defence die
- FERVENT ONSLAUGHT: Melee weapons gain Accurate 1 or 2
- CREATURES OF NIGHTMARE: Reduce enemy APL by 1 for marker control
- SICKENING AURA: Worsen enemy weapon Hit by 1
Firefight Ploys
- FAITHFUL FOLLOWER: Redirect attack to nearby cult operative
- ABHORRENT MUTATION: Gain additional Accursed Gift once
- FRENZIED DEMISE: Inflict damage when incapacitated
- UNLEASH THE DAEMON: Perform two Fight actions in activation
Equipment
- BALEFUL SCRIPT: Once per battle, change one ACCURSED GIFT as a strategic gambit.
- COVERT GUISES: In first turning point, reposition D3 DEVOTEE operatives near drop zone.
- UNHOLY TALISMAN: Once per turning point, retain one normal save as critical when shot.
- VILE BLESSING: Once per battle, ignore normal damage on CHAOS CULT operative.
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