Battleclade

InfiltrationSeek & Destroy

KILL GRADE [5]

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1	2	3	4	5

What to Know

Tactical Overview

The Adeptus Mechanicus's BATTLECLADE kill team (6-8 operatives) is a synergistic shooting force. Their Noospheric Network rule lets Servitors spend 1AP to give another operative a free 1AP action, enabling devastating combos. They're tough with saves of 3-4 and 8-11 wounds, but slow at 5-6" move. Focus on ranged dominance with heavy weapons like meltaguns and heavy bolters, supported by unique actions like the Auto-Proxy's Gaze of the Omnissiah for ignoring cover. Use the Breacher Servitor to overcome terrain and the Technomedic to prevent casualties. Master their network to outmaneuver and outshoot your foes!

Core Abilities

Unusual Shooting ✓

Auto-Proxy Servitor: Gaze of the Omnissiah: grants Seek Light and ignores obscuring

Unusual Melee ✗

Super Conceal ✗

Out of Order Movement ✓

Operative: Mechanosuture Array: free Dash interrupt when saving ally from incapacitationOperative: Seeker of Divine Arcana: immediate free Fall Back or Reposition

Activation Manipulation ✓

Rule: Noospheric Network: transfer power for free operative actionOperative: Servitor Underseer: Network Override: immediate action for another SERVITOR

APL Modifiers ✓

Gun Servitor: Heavy arc rifle [Stun]

Bitter Demise ✓

Operative: Mechanosuture Array: Prevents incapacitation, keeps operative at 1 wound.

Block Rerolls ✗

Damage Reduction ✓

Strategic Ploy: Incantation of the Iron Soul: subtract 1 damage on 5+ D6 roll if damage is 3+.

Faction Rules

Noospheric Network: Spend 1AP to let another BATTLECLADE operative perform a free 1AP action with limited movement.

Strategic Ploys

Noospheric Possession: Servitors gain Accurate 1 near certain operatives.
Duty of Reclamation: Free Command Re-roll for operatives contesting objectives.
Incantation of the Iron Soul: 5+ save reduces high damage by 1.

Firefight Ploys

System Exorcism: Cannot regain wounds or ignore injury effects.
Servile Surrogacy: Servitor uses target's cover status for Shoot actions.

Equipment

Electromantic Capacitors: Enhances retaliation for ready Battleclade operatives
Neurocyclic Reserve Cells: Allows free power transfer with action restrictions

Rules Commentary

6 Q&As

If a friendly operative has counteracted as a result of the Noospheric Network faction rule, can it go on guard later in the turning point during its activation?

No.

If my opponent uses a rule that would cancel or interrupt when I would activate an operative (e.g. NEMESIS CLAW Vox Scream, MANDRAKE DIRGEMAW Haunting Focus), can I use the System Exorcism firefight ploy to stop my opponent’s rule from taking effect?

Yes. System Exorcism can be used anywhere within the ‘would activate’ rule resolution order, including before interrupt effects or after firefight ploys, taking precedence over such rules and the player with the initiative deciding.

Does the Remote Access firefight ploy allow the friendly TECH-PRIEST operative to place a marker within 4", rather than within its control range?

No.

Can you NETWORK COUNTERACT if your opponent doesn’t have any ready operatives remaining to activate?

Yes.

How does the System Exorcism firefight ploy interact with rules that apply an effect to operatives only while they are within a specific area (e.g. DEATH KORPS Gas Bombardment)?

System Exorcism has no effect in these scenarios.

When using the System Exorcism firefight ploy to remove a rules effect where multiple identical tokens can be given to an operative (e.g. HEARTHKYN SALVAGER Grudge), do I remove all of those tokens or one?

All of those tokens.

Operative Selection

Servitor Underseer: Master-controller. Can generate CP with Datacoronal Accumulator and perform Network Override actions.
Gun and Combat Servitors: Provide ranged damage output. Various options available for different targets.
Breacher Servitor: Can use Breach action to overcome speed deficits.
Auto-Proxy Servitor: Support operative. Improves shooting with Achillan Eye rule and Gaze of the Omnissiah action; extends reach for Servitor Underseer.
Technoarcheologist: Leader of the kill team. Independent operative used for claiming objectives and setting up plays with Seeker of Divine Arcana rule.

Operative Datacards

7 operatives

Technoarcheologist

3 6" 3+ 9

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Eradication pistol	4	3+	4/2	Range 8" Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. , 1" Devastating 3, Lethal 5+ Lethal Your successes equal to or greater than x are critical successes. Eradication pistol - Weapon Rules Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. Lethal Your successes equal to or greater than x are critical successes.
⚔ Servo-arc claw	4	4+	3/4	Severe Severe If you don't retain any critical successes, you can change one of your normal successes to a critical success. , Shock Shock The first time you strike with a critical success in each sequence, also discard one of your opponent's unresolved normal successes. Servo-arc claw - Weapon Rules Severe If you don't retain any critical successes, you can change one of your normal successes to a critical success. Shock The first time you strike with a critical success in each sequence, also discard one of your opponent's unresolved normal successes.

Additional Rules

Seeker of Divine Arcana (STRATEGIC GAMBIT)

You can immediately change this operative’s order and/or it can immediately perform a free Omniscanner, Fall Back, Place Marker, Pick Up Marker, Reposition or mission action. If it's the Fall Back or Reposition action and this operative isn't carrying a marker, it must end that move either within your drop zone (if this isn’t possible, then as close as possible to it), or with an objective marker or one of your mission markers within its control range.

Unique Actions

Omniscanner 1AP

Select one enemy operative visible to or within 8" of this operative to gain one of your Omniscanner tokens. Whenever a friendly Battleclade operative is shooting against, fighting against or retaliating against an enemy operative that has one of your Omniscanner tokens, that friendly operative’s weapons have the Ceaseless weapon rule.

This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative.

Auto-Proxy Servitor

2 5" 4+ 8

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚔ Taser goad	4	4+	3/4	Lethal 5+ Lethal Your successes equal to or greater than x are critical successes. , Shock Shock The first time you strike with a critical success in each sequence, also discard one of your opponent's unresolved normal successes. Taser goad - Weapon Rules Lethal Your successes equal to or greater than x are critical successes. Shock The first time you strike with a critical success in each sequence, also discard one of your opponent's unresolved normal successes.

Additional Rules

Achillan Eye

Whenever a friendly Battleclade operative is shooting an enemy operative visible to this operative, that friendly operative's ranged weapons have the Saturate weapon rule. This rule has no effect if this operative is within control range of an enemy operative.

Unique Actions

Gaze of the Omnissiah 1AP

Select one enemy operative visible to this operative. Until the end of the turning point, whenever a friendly Battleclade operative is shooting that enemy operative, you can use this effect. If you do: That friendly operative's ranged weapons have the Seek Light weapon rule. That enemy operative cannot be obscured.

This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative.

Breacher Servitor

2 5" 4+ 8

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Lascutter (close range)	4	3+	4/5	Range 2" Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. , Lethal 5+ Lethal Your successes equal to or greater than x are critical successes. , Piercing 2 Piercing The defender collects x less defence dice. If the rule is Piercing Crits x, this only comes into effect if you retain any critical successes. Lascutter (close range) - Weapon Rules Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. Lethal Your successes equal to or greater than x are critical successes. Piercing The defender collects x less defence dice. If the rule is Piercing Crits x, this only comes into effect if you retain any critical successes.
⚡ Lascutter (short range)	4	3+	4/5	Range 6" Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. , Lethal 5+ Lethal Your successes equal to or greater than x are critical successes. Lascutter (short range) - Weapon Rules Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. Lethal Your successes equal to or greater than x are critical successes.
⚔ Hydraulic pincer & lascutter	4	4+	4/6	Lethal 5+ Lethal Your successes equal to or greater than x are critical successes. Hydraulic pincer & lascutter - Weapon Rules Lethal Your successes equal to or greater than x are critical successes.

Unique Actions

Breach 1AP

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.

This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative, or if a terrain feature isn't within its control range.

Combat Servitor

2 5" 4+ 8

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Incendine igniter	4	2+	4/4	Range 6" Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. , Saturate Saturate The defender cannot retain cover saves. , Torrent 1" Torrent Select a valid target as normal as the primary target, then select any number of other valid targets within x of the first valid target, but not within control range of friendly operatives, as secondary targets. Shoot with this weapon against all of them in an order of your choice. Incendine igniter - Weapon Rules Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. Saturate The defender cannot retain cover saves. Torrent Select a valid target as normal as the primary target, then select any number of other valid targets within x of the first valid target, but not within control range of friendly operatives, as secondary targets. Shoot with this weapon against all of them in an order of your choice.
⚡ Meltagun	4	4+	6/3	Range 6" Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. , Devastating 4 Devastating Each retained critical success immediately inflicts x damage on the operative this weapon is being used against. If the rule starts with a distance, inflict x damage on that operative and each other operative visible to and within that distance of it. , Piercing 2 Piercing The defender collects x less defence dice. If the rule is Piercing Crits x, this only comes into effect if you retain any critical successes. Meltagun - Weapon Rules Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. Devastating Each retained critical success immediately inflicts x damage on the operative this weapon is being used against. If the rule starts with a distance, inflict x damage on that operative and each other operative visible to and within that distance of it. Piercing The defender collects x less defence dice. If the rule is Piercing Crits x, this only comes into effect if you retain any critical successes.
⚡ Phosphor blaster	4	4+	3/4	Blast 1" Blast The target you select is the primary target. After shooting the primary target, shoot with this weapon against each secondary target in an order of your choice. Secondary targets are other operatives visible to and within x of the primary target. Secondary targets are in cover and obscured if the primary target was. , Severe Severe If you don't retain any critical successes, you can change one of your normal successes to a critical success. Phosphor blaster - Weapon Rules Blast The target you select is the primary target. After shooting the primary target, shoot with this weapon against each secondary target in an order of your choice. Secondary targets are other operatives visible to and within x of the primary target. Secondary targets are in cover and obscured if the primary target was. Severe If you don't retain any critical successes, you can change one of your normal successes to a critical success.
⚔ Servo-claw	3	4+	3/4	-

Gun Servitor

2 5" 4+ 11

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Heavy arc rifle	5	4+	4/6	Heavy (Dash only) Heavy An operative cannot use this weapon in an activation or counteraction in which it moved, and it cannot move in an activation or counteraction in which it used this weapon. If the rule is Heavy (x only), only that move is allowed. , Piercing 1 Piercing The defender collects x less defence dice. If the rule is Piercing Crits x, this only comes into effect if you retain any critical successes. , Stun Stun If you retain any critical successes, subtract 1 from the APL stat of the operative this weapon is being used against until the end of its next activation. Heavy arc rifle - Weapon Rules Heavy An operative cannot use this weapon in an activation or counteraction in which it moved, and it cannot move in an activation or counteraction in which it used this weapon. If the rule is Heavy (x only), only that move is allowed. Piercing The defender collects x less defence dice. If the rule is Piercing Crits x, this only comes into effect if you retain any critical successes. Stun If you retain any critical successes, subtract 1 from the APL stat of the operative this weapon is being used against until the end of its next activation.
⚡ Heavy bolter (focused)	5	4+	4/5	Heavy (Dash only) Heavy An operative cannot use this weapon in an activation or counteraction in which it moved, and it cannot move in an activation or counteraction in which it used this weapon. If the rule is Heavy (x only), only that move is allowed. , Piercing Crits 1 Piercing The defender collects x less defence dice. If the rule is Piercing Crits x, this only comes into effect if you retain any critical successes. Heavy bolter (focused) - Weapon Rules Heavy An operative cannot use this weapon in an activation or counteraction in which it moved, and it cannot move in an activation or counteraction in which it used this weapon. If the rule is Heavy (x only), only that move is allowed. Piercing The defender collects x less defence dice. If the rule is Piercing Crits x, this only comes into effect if you retain any critical successes.
⚡ Heavy bolter (sweeping)	4	4+	4/5	Heavy (Dash only) Heavy An operative cannot use this weapon in an activation or counteraction in which it moved, and it cannot move in an activation or counteraction in which it used this weapon. If the rule is Heavy (x only), only that move is allowed. , Piercing Crits 1 Piercing The defender collects x less defence dice. If the rule is Piercing Crits x, this only comes into effect if you retain any critical successes. , Torrent 1" Torrent Select a valid target as normal as the primary target, then select any number of other valid targets within x of the first valid target, but not within control range of friendly operatives, as secondary targets. Shoot with this weapon against all of them in an order of your choice. Heavy bolter (sweeping) - Weapon Rules Heavy An operative cannot use this weapon in an activation or counteraction in which it moved, and it cannot move in an activation or counteraction in which it used this weapon. If the rule is Heavy (x only), only that move is allowed. Piercing The defender collects x less defence dice. If the rule is Piercing Crits x, this only comes into effect if you retain any critical successes. Torrent Select a valid target as normal as the primary target, then select any number of other valid targets within x of the first valid target, but not within control range of friendly operatives, as secondary targets. Shoot with this weapon against all of them in an order of your choice.
⚔ Augmetic claw	3	4+	4/5	Brutal Brutal Your opponent can only block with critical successes. Augmetic claw - Weapon Rules Brutal Your opponent can only block with critical successes.

Servitor Underseer

3 6" 3+ 9

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Master-crafted radium pistol	4	3+	2/4	Range 8" Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. , Balanced Balanced You can re-roll one of your attack dice. , Rending Rending If you retain any critical successes, you can retain one of your normal successes as a critical success instead. Master-crafted radium pistol - Weapon Rules Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. Balanced You can re-roll one of your attack dice. Rending If you retain any critical successes, you can retain one of your normal successes as a critical success instead.
⚔ Dataspikes	3	5+	2/3	-

Unique Actions

Datacoronal Accumulator 1AP

Determine the friendly Battleclade operatives within 6" of this operative and/or a friendly Battleclade AUTO-PROXY operative, then roll one D3. If the result is equal to or less than the number of objective markers those friendly operatives contest, you gain 1CP. For the purposes of the Comms Device universal equipment, the operative the distance is being determined from must control your Comms Device marker to add 3" to its distance requirement for this rule.

This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative.

Network Override 1AP

Select one friendly Battleclade SERVITOR operative within 6" of either this operative or a friendly Battleclade AUTO-PROXY operative to immediately NETWORK COUNTERACT (you don't have to TRANSFER POWER to do so). Continue this operative's activation after doing so. For the purposes of the Comms Device universal equipment, the operative the distance is being determined from must control that marker.

This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative.

Technomedic Servitor

2 5" 4+ 8

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚔ Servo-chirurgic claw	4	4+	3/4	Rending Rending If you retain any critical successes, you can retain one of your normal successes as a critical success instead. Servo-chirurgic claw - Weapon Rules Rending If you retain any critical successes, you can retain one of your normal successes as a critical success instead.

Additional Rules

Mechanosuture Array

Once per turning point, when another friendly Battleclade operative would be incapacitated while visible to and within 3" of this operative, you can use this rule, providing neither this nor that operative is within control range of an enemy operative. If you do, that friendly operative isn't incapacitated, has 1 wound remaining and cannot be incapacitated for the remainder of the action. After that action, that friendly operative can immediately perform a free Dash action, but must end that move within this operative's control range. If this rule was used during that friendly operative's activation, that activation ends. You cannot use this rule if this operative is incapacitated, or if it's a Shoot action and this operative would be a primary or secondary target.

Faction Rules

1 rules

Noospheric Network

Faction Rule

Spend 1AP to let another BATTLECLADE operative perform a free 1AP action with limited movement.

Strategy Ploys

3 ploys

Noospheric Possession

Strategy Ploy

Servitors gain Accurate 1 near certain operatives.

Battleclade 💀

By broadcasting portions of their neural architecture into their thralls, sometimes via a well-positioned relay, manipulative Servitor Underseers effectively possess their tools to better direct the Omnissiah’s wrath.

Whenever a friendly Battleclade 💀 SERVITOR operative is within 6" of a friendly Battleclade 💀 AUTO-PROXY or Battleclade 💀 SERVITOR UNDERSEER operative, that friendly SERVITOR operative’s weapons have the Accurate 1 weapon rule. For the purposes of the Comms Device universal equipment, the operative the distance is being determined from must control your Comms Device marker to add 3" to its distance requirement for this rule.

Duty of Reclamation

Strategy Ploy

Free Command Re-roll for operatives contesting objectives.

Battleclade 💀

Embedded in Battleclade operatives are lurking strands of enhanced binharic doctrine. These instructions await the moment to activate, triggered by the proximity of a Tech-Priest’s designated prize.

Once per action, you can use the Command Re-roll firefight ploy for 0CP if the attack or defence dice was rolled for a friendly Battleclade 💀 operative that contests an objective marker or one of your mission markers.

Incantation of the Iron Soul

Strategy Ploy

5+ save reduces high damage by 1.

Battleclade 💀

Through chanted binharic praise from the Tech-Priests, or sparked by holy subroutines, microactuators lock into bracing positions and reserve power cells are brought online. The flesh may be weak, but the sacred invulnerability of the Machine God’s augmetic blessings is evident to all.

Whenever an attack dice inflicts damage of 3 or more on a friendly Battleclade 💀 operative, roll one D6: on a 5+, subtract 1 from that inflicted damage.

Firefight Ploys

2 ploys

System Exorcism

Firefight Ploy

Cannot regain wounds or ignore injury effects.

Servile Surrogacy

Firefight Ploy

Servitor uses target's cover status for Shoot actions.

Faction Equipment

2 items

Electromantic Capacitors

Faction Equipment

Enhances retaliation for ready Battleclade operatives

Neurocyclic Reserve Cells

Faction Equipment

Allows free power transfer with action restrictions

Universal Equipment

1 items

Comms Device

Universal Equipment