BLADES OF KHAINE

Aspect Warriors are trained in myriad killing techniques, parrying blows and acrobatic movements. These are as breathtaking to behold as they are lethal to their foes. Each ASPECT TECHNIQUE is in a category: Dire Avenger, Howling Banshee and Striking Scorpion. Each ASPECT TECHNIQUE can only be used with a friendly operative that has the matching Aspect keyword, and each will specify when it can be used and what its effects are. In addition: - You cannot use more than one ASPECT TECHNIQUE per activation or counteraction. - You cannot use each ASPECT TECHNIQUE more than once per turning point. - If every friendly BLADES OF KHAINE 💀 operative selected for deployment has the same Aspect keyword (e.g. STRIKING SCORPION), you cannot use each ASPECT TECHNIQUE more than twice per turning point (instead of once).

Howling Banshees are woe given form. Emitting sonic screeches from their helms, they hurl themselves into the stunned foe, the lightning speed of their swordplay cutting through the enemy before a blow can be landed in return. Use this ASPECT TECHNIQUE during a friendly HOWLING BANSHEE operative’s activation, after it’s performed the Charge action and incapacitated an enemy operative during the Fight action, and is no longer within control range of enemy operatives. That friendly operative can immediately perform a free Charge action using any remaining move distance it had from that first Charge action. That operative can perform two Charge actions during its activation to do so. The operative cannot have performed any other actions during this activation (but can do so after resolving this ASPECT TECHNIQUE).

Howling Banshees dive in and out of combat with infuriating speed and agility, making it almost impossible for those few who survive their most brutal attacks to strike in return. Use this ASPECT TECHNIQUE when a friendly HOWLING BANSHEE operative is fighting, after you strike with a critical success. End that sequence (any remaining attack dice are discarded) and immediately perform a free Dash or Fall Back action up to 3" with that operative (then the Fight action ends). That operative can do so even if it’s performed an action that prevents it from performing the Dash or Fall Back action.

When Howling Banshees traverse the battlefield, little slows them down. With effortless grace they leap and flip over intervening obstacles, landing with peerless poise and balance to drive their blades into the foe. Use this ASPECT TECHNIQUE when a friendly HOWLING BANSHEE operative performs an action in which it moves. Until the end of the action, that operative: - Can ignore all vertical distances whenever it drops and climbs. - Can move through enemy operatives, move within control range of them, and during the Charge action can leave their control range (it must still end the move following all requirements for that move). - Cannot move more than its Move stat if it’s the Charge action.

Any hope the foe has of retaining the upper hand over a Howling Banshee is lost the moment the leaping Aspect Warrior activates their Banshee mask. Their senses overwhelmed, the enemy are all but helpless against the merciless melee attacks that follow. Use this ASPECT TECHNIQUE when a friendly HOWLING BANSHEE operative is fighting or retaliating, at the start of the Resolve Attack Dice step. You can resolve one of your successes before the normal order. If you do, that success must be used to block.

Those Howling Banshees who have learned how to focus their vocal chords correctly can emit a shriek so piercing and deafening that it can not only stun a foe, but liquefy their brain. Use this ASPECT TECHNIQUE when a friendly HOWLING BANSHEE operative is performing the Shoot action. Until the end of that action, that operative can use the following ranged weapon: NAME ATK HIT DMG WR Shriek-that-kills 6 3+ 1/2 Range 6", Saturate, Seek Light, Stun, Torrent 1"

Trained to embrace supreme tactical flexibility, Dire Avengers are capable of unleashing clouds of razor-sharp shuriken while moving to secure ground or slipping out of reach of the foe. Use this ASPECT TECHNIQUE when a friendly DIRE AVENGER operative is performing the Reposition action. That operative can perform the Shoot action during that action (it must do so in a location it can be placed, and any remaining move distance it had from that Reposition action can be used after it does so). You must select its shuriken catapult, shuriken pistol or twin shuriken catapult for that Shoot action.

Dire Avengers can unleash great deluges of monomolecular shuriken from their weapons. These lethal volleys echo the Death of a Thousand Blades – the punishment that Khaine meted out upon traitors, cheats and others he deemed unworthy of a clean kill. Use this ASPECT TECHNIQUE when a friendly DIRE AVENGER operative is performing the Shoot action and you select a shuriken catapult or twin shuriken catapult. Until the end of that action, that weapon has the Torrent 2" weapon rule, but you cannot select more than one secondary target.

The noble warrior who is tasked with punishing the unjust and the criminal must be ever vigilant. Their eyes must be keen and their aim must be true. Use this ASPECT TECHNIQUE when a friendly DIRE AVENGER operative is performing the Shoot action and you select a shuriken catapult or twin shuriken catapult. Until the end of that action, that weapon has the Lethal 5+ weapon rule.

Dire Avengers wear armour fashioned from psycho-sensitive thermoplas scales that are reactive to impact. When suffering a blow, the armour stiffens to spread the energy across the wearer. On top of this flexible suit, these Aspect Warriors wear bone-like plates over the most vulnerable areas of their body. Use this ASPECT TECHNIQUE when an operative is shooting a friendly DIRE AVENGER operative, and you’ve rolled two or more fails. You can discard one of them to retain the other as a normal success instead.

The flames upon shrines of Asuryan possess a searing heat and never burn out, even if they dwindle. Thus does the Dire Avenger strive to imitate these flames, equally dangerous to the foe regardless of the injuries they sustain. Use this ASPECT TECHNIQUE during a friendly DIRE AVENGER operative’s activation. Until the start of that operative’s next activation, you can ignore any changes to its stats from being injured (including its weapons’ stats).

Carefully concealed in cover or in shadows, Striking Scorpions stalk their oblivious prey, manoeuvring around their targets in complete silence to select the optimum position to launch their killing strike. Use this ASPECT TECHNIQUE when a friendly STRIKING SCORPION operative that has a Conceal order performs the Reposition action. During that action, that operative can move within control range of enemy operatives (it cannot end the move there), and you can inflict D3+2 damage on one enemy operative it moved within control range of after it’s moved.

Masters of the hit and run attack, Striking Scorpions withdraw from combat as suddenly as they strike, disappearing into shadow like murderous spirits. Use this ASPECT TECHNIQUE when a friendly STRIKING SCORPION operative incapacitates an enemy operative while fighting or retaliating, and is no longer within 3" of enemy operatives. Change that friendly operative’s order to Conceal and it can immediately perform a free Dash action, even if it’s performed an action that prevents it from performing the Dash action.

A Striking Scorpion’s shuriken pistol has a viewfinder psychically linked to its bearer. With it, the Aspect Warrior can see through multiple spectra as well as swiftly identify friend from foe. Use this ASPECT TECHNIQUE when a friendly STRIKING SCORPION operative is performing the Shoot action and you select a shuriken pistol. Until the end of that action, that weapon has the Seek Light weapon rule.

When Striking Scorpions launch their assault, they attack with relentless ferocity, landing blow after blow to grant the enemy no moment or reprieve. Use this ASPECT TECHNIQUE when a friendly STRIKING SCORPION operative is fighting, the first time you strike with a critical success during that sequence. Until the end of that sequence, that operative’s melee weapon has the Shock weapon rule.

Years of strict training render Striking Scorpions capable of blending uncannily with the shadows, waiting for the perfect moment to attack their unsuspecting foes with terrifying accuracy. Use this ASPECT TECHNIQUE during a friendly STRIKING SCORPION operative’s activation. Until the start of its next activation, while that operative has a Conceal order and is in cover, it cannot be selected as a valid target, taking precedence over all other rules (e.g. Seek, Vantage terrain) except being within 2".

Whenever an operative is shooting a ready friendly BLADES OF KHAINE 💀 operative, you can re-roll any of your defence dice results of one result (e.g. results of 2).

Whenever a friendly BLADES OF KHAINE 💀 operative is fighting a ready enemy operative, that friendly operative’s melee weapons have the Ceaseless weapon rule.

Whenever a friendly BLADES OF KHAINE 💀 operative is shooting an expended enemy operative, that friendly operative’s ranged weapons have the Ceaseless weapon rule.

Select two friendly BLADES OF KHAINE 💀 operatives visible to and within 6" of each other. Remove them both from the killzone and set them back up in each other’s previous locations (in other words, swap their positions).

Use this firefight ploy during a friendly BLADES OF KHAINE 💀 operative’s activation. During that activation, that operative can perform two Fight actions.

Use this firefight ploy during a friendly BLADES OF KHAINE 💀 operative’s activation. During that activation, that operative can perform two Shoot actions.

Use this firefight ploy during a friendly BLADES OF KHAINE 💀 operative’s activation, before or after it performs an action. During that activation, that operative can perform the Fall Back action for 1 less AP.

Use this firefight ploy when a friendly BLADES OF KHAINE 💀 operative is retaliating or an enemy operative is shooting it, after your opponent rolls their attack dice, but before re-rolls. Until the end of the sequence, your opponent cannot re-roll their attack dice (if your opponent declared the use of any firefight ploys during that sequence that would allow them to re-roll, that ploy is cancelled and the CP spent on it is refunded).

Once per battle, after rolling of to decide initiative, you can add D3 to, or subtract D3 from, your result.

Once per battle, when an attack dice inflicts Normal Dmg on a friendly BLADES OF KHAINE 💀 operative, you can ignore that inflicted damage.

When this equipment is revealed, roll one D3. In the Strategy phase of the turning point equal to the result, you gain 1 additional CP.

Once per turning point, when a friendly BLADES OF KHAINE 💀 operative is shooting, fghting or retaliating, if you roll two or more fails, you can discard one of them to retain another as a normal success instead.

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 0AP 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 isn’t 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 frst time that marker is within an operative’s control range, remove that marker and infict D3+3 damage on that operative.

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

Ladders are 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. In addition, an operative can either move through ladders as if they aren’t there (but cannot finish on them), or climb them. Once per action, whenever an operative is climbing this terrain feature, treat the vertical distance as 1". Note that if an operative then continues climbing another terrain feature during that action (including another ladder), that distance is determined as normal.

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.

When you select this equipment, select two explosive grenades (2 frag, 2 krak, or 1 frag and 1 krak). Each selection is a ranged weapon your operatives can use, but your kill team can only use that weapon a total number of times during the battle equal to your selection.

A portable barricade is Light, Protective and Portable terrain. Before the battle, you can set it up wholly within your territory, on the killzone foor 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 1AP 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 kill team’s rules that remove it and set it back up again (e.g. HEARTHKYN SALVAGER FLY, MANDRAKE SHADOW PASSAGE). Before this operative moves, remove the portable barricade it’s connected to. After it moves, set up the portable barricade so it’s 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 during the same activation in which it performed the Fall Back or Charge action.