Death Korps

SecuritySeek & Destroy

KILL GRADE [10-14]

Ops	1	2	3	4	5
10	2	4	6	8	10
11	2	4	7	9	11
12	2	5	7	10	12
13	3	5	8	11	13
14	3	6	8	11	14

What to Know

Tactical Overview

Command the Death Korps of Krieg! Lead 14+ operatives with versatile Guardsmen Orders: boost shooting with Take Aim!, melee with Fix Bayonets!, defense with Dig In!, or speed with Move! Move! Move!. They're a flexible horde—average speed and toughness but overwhelming with ploys like Siege Warfare for ranged saturation and Clear The Line for brutal melee. Unique rules like In Life, Shame and In Death, Atonement make them relentless. Adapt to any battlefield with specialized roles from Snipers to Sappers!

Core Abilities

Unusual Shooting ✓

Spotter: Spot: grants Seek Light and ignores obscuring.Sapper: Remote Detonator: ignores cover and obscuring when detonating.

Unusual Melee ✗

Super Conceal ✗

Out of Order Movement ✓

Operative: Confidant: Directive: activate friendly operative before opponent's activationOperative: Medic: Medic!: grants free Dash to operative saved from incapacitationOperative: Trooper: Group Activation: activate TROOPER before opponent after expendedStrategic Ploy: Regroup: free Dash for operatives near selected operativeFirefight Ploy: In Death, Atonement: free action when operative incapacitatedEquipment: Chronometer: free Dash in first/second turning point

Activation Manipulation ✓

Operative: Directive: activate another operative before opponent after this operative is expended.Operative: Group Activation: activate another TROOPER operative before opponent after this operative is expended.

APL Modifiers ✓

Medic: Subtract 1 APL from self and ally after using Medic! rule.Vox-Operator: Subtract 1 APL from self when relaying orders.Vox-Operator: Add 1 APL to friendly operative with Signal action.Gas Bombardment: Subtract 1 APL from enemies near gas marker.

Bitter Demise ✓

Operative: Bruiser: Strikes enemy with unresolved success when incapacitated in Fight.Operative: Medic!: Prevents incapacitation of friendly operative, leaves with 1 wound.Firefight Ploy: In Death, Atonement: Incapacitated operative performs free action before removal.

Block Rerolls ✗

Damage Reduction ✓

Operative: Bruiser: ignore damage from one normal success in fight or retaliateOperative: Veteran: Bionics: reduce damage by 1 if normal damage 3+

Faction Rules

Guardsmen Orders: Issue orders to friendly operatives within 6" for effects until end of turning point.
Take Aim!: Ranged weapons gain Ceaseless rule for operatives with this order.
Fix Bayonets!: Melee weapons gain Ceaseless rule for operatives with this order.
Dig In!: Reroll one defence dice result when shooting at operative with this order.
Move! Move! Move!: Add 1" to Move stat when performing Reposition action.

Strategic Ploys

Siege Warfare: Friendly Death Korps ranged weapons gain Saturate and Accurate 1.
Take Cover: Improve friendly Death Korps Save by 1 when retaining cover saves.
Clear The Line: Friendly Death Korps melee weapons gain Accurate 1 and Severe in territory or retaliation.
Regroup: Select friendly Death Korps operative; nearby allies perform free Dash toward it.

Firefight Ploys

Inspirational Leadership: Issue a GUARDSMAN ORDER to a friendly operative.
Combined Arms: Re-roll attack dice after another friendly shot the target.
In Life, Shame: Gain all GUARDSMAN ORDERS when given an Engage order.
In Death, Atonement: Perform a free action when incapacitated, if not near enemies.

Equipment

Chronometer: Once per battle, friendly operatives in your territory can Dash toward opponent's side
Comm-Beads: Allows issuing GUARDSMAN ORDER to a single selected operative instead of all within 6"
Hand Axes: Provides a melee weapon with 3 attacks, hitting on 4+, dealing 3/4 damage
Gas Bombardment: Once per battle, place marker that reduces APL by 1 for operatives within 3"

Operative Selection

Operatives

1 Death Korps 💀 WATCHMASTER operative with the following:
- Boltgun; bayonet
- Or one option from each of the following:
  - Bolt pistol, plasma pistol or relic laspistol
  - Chainsword or power weapon
4 TROOPER operatives
9 Death Korps 💀 operatives selected from the following list:
- BRUISER
- CONFIDANT with one of the following options:
  - Boltgun or lasgun; bayonet
  - Bolt pistol or relic laspistol; chainsword
- GUNNER with bayonet and flamer
- GUNNER with bayonet and grenade launcher
- GUNNER with bayonet and meltagun
- GUNNER with bayonet and plasma gun
- MEDIC
- SAPPER
- SNIPER
- SPOTTER
- TROOPER
- VETERAN
- VOX-OPERATOR
- ZEALOT

Other than TROOPER operatives, your kill team can only include each operative on this list once. Up to four times, instead of selecting one of these TROOPER operatives, you can select one Death Korps 💀 ploy to cost you 0CP for the battle.

Operative Datacards

12 operatives

Watchmaster

2 6" 5+ 8

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Bolt Pistol	4	3+	3/4	Range 8" Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. Bolt Pistol - Weapon Rules Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets.
⚡ Boltgun	4	3+	3/4	-
⚡ Plasma Pistol (Standard)	4	4+	3/5	Range 8" Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. , 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. Plasma Pistol (Standard) - Weapon Rules Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. 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.
⚡ Plasma Pistol (Supercharge)	4	4+	4/5	Range 8" Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. , Hot Hot After an operative uses this weapon, roll one D6: if the result is less than the weapon's Hit stat, inflict damage on that operative equal to the result multiplied by two. , Lethal 5+ Lethal Your successes equal to or greater than x are critical successes. , 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. Plasma Pistol (Supercharge) - Weapon Rules Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. Hot After an operative uses this weapon, roll one D6: if the result is less than the weapon's Hit stat, inflict damage on that operative equal to the result multiplied by two. 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.
⚡ Relic Laspistol	4	3+	2/4	Range 8" 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. Relic Laspistol - 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.
⚔ Bayonet	4	3+	2/3	-
⚔ Chainsword	4	3+	4/5	-
⚔ Power Weapon	4	3+	4/6	Lethal 5+ Lethal Your successes equal to or greater than x are critical successes. Power Weapon - Weapon Rules Lethal Your successes equal to or greater than x are critical successes.

Additional Rules

Adaptive Orders

If this operative doesn't issue a GUARDSMAN ORDER as a STRATEGIC GAMBIT, you can use the Inspirational Leadership firefight ploy for 0CP during this operative's activation.

Bring It Down (STRATEGIC GAMBIT)

STRATEGIC GAMBIT if this operative is in the killzone. Select one enemy operative. Whenever a friendly Death Korps operative is shooting against, fighting against or retaliating against that enemy operative, that friendly operative's weapons have the Punishing weapon rule.

Bruiser

2 6" 5+ 7

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Lasgun	4	4+	2/3	-
⚔ Trench Club	4	3+	3/3	Shock Shock The first time you strike with a critical success in each sequence, also discard one of your opponent's unresolved normal successes. Trench Club - Weapon Rules 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

Bruiser

Once per turning point, when this operative is fighting or retaliating, in the Resolve Attack Dice step, you can ignore the damage inflicted on it from one normal success. If this operative is incapacitated during the Fight action, you can strike the enemy operative in that sequence with one of your unresolved successes before this operative is removed from the killzone.

Confidant

2 6" 5+ 7

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Bolt Pistol	4	4+	3/4	Range 8" Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. Bolt Pistol - Weapon Rules Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets.
⚡ Boltgun	4	4+	3/4	-
⚡ Lasgun	4	4+	2/3	-
⚡ Relic Laspistol	4	4+	2/4	Range 8" 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. Relic Laspistol - 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.
⚔ Bayonet	3	4+	2/3	-
⚔ Chainsword	4	4+	4/5	-

Additional Rules

Second In Command

If a friendly WATCHMASTER operative is incapacitated and removed from the killzone, you can use this rule. If you do, until the end of the battle, this operative can issue a GUARDSMAN ORDER as a STRATEGIC GAMBIT (even though it's not a WATCHMASTER operative).

Directive

Whenever this operative is activated, if you haven't used the Second in Command rule during the battle, you can select one other ready friendly Death Korps operative visible to and within 6" of it. When this operative is expended, activate that other friendly operative before your opponent activates (if that operative is a TROOPER, ignore its Group Activation rule).

Gunner

2 6" 5+ 7

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Flamer	4	2+	3/3	Range 8" Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. , Saturate Saturate The defender cannot retain cover saves. , Torrent 2" 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. Flamer - 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.
⚡ Grenade Launcher (Frag)	4	4+	2/4	Blast 2" 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. Grenade Launcher (Frag) - 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.
⚡ Grenade Launcher (Krak)	4	4+	4/5	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. Grenade Launcher (Krak) - Weapon Rules 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	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.
⚡ Plasma Gun (Standard)	4	4+	4/6	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. Plasma Gun (Standard) - Weapon Rules 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.
⚡ Plasma Gun (Supercharge)	4	4+	5/6	Hot Hot After an operative uses this weapon, roll one D6: if the result is less than the weapon's Hit stat, inflict damage on that operative equal to the result multiplied by two. , Lethal 5+ Lethal Your successes equal to or greater than x are critical successes. , 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. Plasma Gun (Supercharge) - Weapon Rules Hot After an operative uses this weapon, roll one D6: if the result is less than the weapon's Hit stat, inflict damage on that operative equal to the result multiplied by two. 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.
⚔ Bayonet	3	4+	2/3	-

Medic

2 6" 5+ 7

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Lasgun	4	4+	2/3	-
⚔ Bayonet	3	4+	2/3	-

Additional Rules

Medic!

The first time during each turning point that another friendly Death Korps 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. Subtract 1 from this and that operative's APL stats until the end of their next activations respectively, and 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.

Unique Actions

Medikit 1AP

Select one friendly Death Korps operative within this operative's control range to regain up to 2D3 lost wounds.
It cannot be an operative that the Medic! rule was used on during this turning point.

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

Sapper

2 6" 5+ 7

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Lasgun	4	4+	2/3	-
⚡ Remote Detonator	4	2+	5/6	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. , Limited 1 Limited After an operative uses this weapon a number of times in the battle equal to x, they no longer have it. , 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. , Silent Silent An operative can perform the Shoot action with this weapon while it has a Conceal order. , Detonate: Don't select a valid target. Instead, shoot against each operative within 2" of your Mine marker, unless Heavy terrain is wholly intervening between that operative and that marker. Each of those operatives cannot be in cover or obscured. Roll each sequence separately in an order of your choice. This weapon cannot be selected if your Mine marker isn't in the killzone. At the end of the action, remove your Mine marker from the killzone. In a killzone that uses the close quarters rules (e.g. Killzone: Tomb World), this weapon has the Lethal 5+ weapon rule. Remote Detonator - 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. Limited After an operative uses this weapon a number of times in the battle equal to x, they no longer have 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. Silent An operative can perform the Shoot action with this weapon while it has a Conceal order.
⚔ Bayonet	3	4+	2/3	-

Additional Rules

Mine Layer

This operative is carrying your Mine marker. It can perform the Pick Up Marker action on that marker, and whenever it performs the Place Marker action on that marker, it can immediately perform a free Dash action.

Sniper

2 6" 5+ 7

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Long-Las (Concealed)	4	2+	3/3	Devastating 3 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. , Heavy 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. , Silent Silent An operative can perform the Shoot action with this weapon while it has a Conceal order. , Concealed Position: This operative can only use this weapon the first time it's performing the Shoot action during the battle. Long-Las (Concealed) - Weapon Rules 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. 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. Silent An operative can perform the Shoot action with this weapon while it has a Conceal order.
⚡ Long-Las (Mobile)	4	3+	3/4	-
⚡ Long-Las (Stationary)	4	2+	3/3	Devastating 3 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. , Heavy 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. Long-Las (Stationary) - Weapon Rules 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. 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.
⚔ Bayonet	3	4+	2/3	-

Spotter

2 6" 5+ 7

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Lasgun	4	4+	2/3	-
⚡ Mortar Barrage	4	4+	3/5	Blast 2" 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. , 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. , Silent Silent An operative can perform the Shoot action with this weapon while it has a Conceal order. Mortar Barrage - 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. 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. Silent An operative can perform the Shoot action with this weapon while it has a Conceal order.
⚔ Bayonet	3	4+	2/3	-

Unique Actions

Spot 1AP

Select one enemy operative visible to this operative.
Once during this turning point, when a friendly Death Korps operative within 3" of this 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.

Trooper

2 6" 5+ 7

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Lasgun	4	4+	2/3	-
⚔ Bayonet	3	4+	2/3	-

Additional Rules

Group Activation

Whenever this operative is expended, you must then activate one other ready friendly Death Korps TROOPER operative (if able) before your opponent activates. When that other operative is expended, your opponent then activates as normal (in other words, you cannot activate more than two operatives in succession with this rule).

Veteran

2 6" 5+ 7

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Lasgun	4	4+	2/3	-
⚔ Bionic Arm	3	4+	4/5	-

Additional Rules

Veteran Guardsman

Whenever this operative is activated, it can receive one GUARDSMAN ORDER.

Bionics

Normal Dmg of 3 or more inflicts 1 less damage on this operative.

Vox-Operator

2 6" 5+ 7

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Lasgun	4	4+	2/3	-
⚔ Bayonet	3	4+	2/3	-

Additional Rules

Relay Orders

Once per turning point, when this operative receives a GUARDSMAN ORDER, if it's not within control range of enemy operatives, it can relay that order. Whenever an order is relayed, all friendly Death Korps operatives in the killzone receive that order, then subtract 1 from this operative's APL stat until the end of its next activation.

Unique Actions

Signal 1AP

Select one other friendly Death Korps operative visible to and within 6" of this operative.
Until the end of that operative's next activation, add 1 to its APL stat.

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

Zealot

2 6" 5+ 7

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Lasgun	4	4+	2/3	-
⚔ Bayonet	3	4+	2/3	-

Additional Rules

The Emperor Protects

Whenever an operative is shooting this operative, you can re-roll any of your defence dice.

Uplifting Primer (SUPPORT)

SUPPORT. Whenever a friendly Death Korps operative is within 3" of this operative, that friendly operative's weapons have the Severe weapon rule.

Faction Rules

1 rules

Guardsmen Orders

Faction Rule

Issue orders to friendly operatives within 6" for effects until end of turning point.

Death Korps 💀

The soldiers of the Death Korps of Krieg are unquestioningly loyal to their officers, following barked orders with a speed and efficiency that is the envy of many other regiments.

STRATEGIC GAMBIT and SUPPORT. A friendly Death Korps 💀 WATCHMASTER operative can issue a GUARDSMAN ORDER. Whenever it does, select one GUARDSMAN ORDER for all friendly Death Korps 💀 operatives within 6" of it to receive. Whenever a friendly operative receives a GUARDSMAN ORDER, apply its rules until the end of the turning point. Operatives cannot benefit from more than one GUARDSMAN ORDER at once; they only benefit from the most recent order they received during the turning point.

Strategy Ploys

4 ploys

Siege Warfare

Strategy Ploy

Friendly Death Korps ranged weapons gain Saturate and Accurate 1.

Take Cover

Strategy Ploy

Improve friendly Death Korps Save by 1 when retaining cover saves.

Clear The Line

Strategy Ploy

Friendly Death Korps melee weapons gain Accurate 1 and Severe in territory or retaliation.

Death Korps 💀

Should the enemy break through, the soldiers of Krieg are disciplined enough to retain their composure and repel the foe.

Friendly Death Korps 💀 operatives' melee weapons have the Accurate 1 weapon rule. Whenever a friendly Death Korps 💀 operative is fighting wholly within your territory, or whenever it's retaliating, its melee weapons also have the Severe weapon rule.

Regroup

Strategy Ploy

Select friendly Death Korps operative; nearby allies perform free Dash toward it.

Death Korps 💀

Even in the confusion of combat, the Death Korps of Krieg retain their focus, returning to formation as they destroy the enemy with accurate las fire.

SUPPORT . Select one friendly Death Korps 💀 operative that's more than 3" from enemy operatives. Each other friendly Death Korps 💀 operative within 5" of that operative and not within control range of enemy 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 that operative. Note that a Comms Device from universal equipment only affects the second distance of this rule.

You cannot use this ploy and the Chronometer faction equipment STRATEGIC GAMBIT during the same turning point.

Firefight Ploys

4 ploys

Inspirational Leadership

Firefight Ploy

Issue a GUARDSMAN ORDER to a friendly operative.

Combined Arms

Firefight Ploy

Re-roll attack dice after another friendly shot the target.

In Life, Shame

Firefight Ploy

Gain all GUARDSMAN ORDERS when given an Engage order.

Death Korps 💀

The Cult of Krieg demand sacrifice in the name of the Emperor, so those who are yet to give their lives must atone by achieving ever greater feats upon the battlefield.

Use this firefight ploy when a friendly Death Korps 💀 operative is activated and given an Engage order. It receives every GUARDSMAN ORDER. This takes precedence over the normal rule that operatives cannot benefit from more than one GUARDSMAN ORDER at once.

In Death, Atonement

Firefight Ploy

Perform a free action when incapacitated, if not near enemies.

Death Korps 💀

All soldiers of Krieg are destined to die in battle. The Cult of Sacrifice teaches that in death they will earn forgiveness for the sins of their forebears.

Use this firefight ploy when a ready friendly Death Korps 💀 operative is incapacitated, if it isn't within control range of enemy operatives. Before it's removed from the killzone, it can immediately perform one free action and you can change its order to do so. Note that friendly operative is injured for the duration of that action.

Faction Equipment

4 items

Chronometer

Faction Equipment

Once per battle, friendly operatives in your territory can Dash toward opponent's side

Death Korps 💀

Krieg combat operations are performed to strict schedules. Synchronised chronometers ensure operatives adhere to the time frames laid down by command.

Once per battle STRATEGIC GAMBIT in the first or second turning point. Each friendly Death Korps 💀 operative wholly within your territory 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 opponent's drop zone or killzone edge. You cannot use this STRATEGIC GAMBIT and the Regroup strategy ploy during the same turning point.

Comm-Beads

Faction Equipment

Allows issuing GUARDSMAN ORDER to a single selected operative instead of all within 6"

Death Korps 💀

Vox-casters and receivers allow Death Korps soldiers to remain in contact even as they are separated in the confusion of battle.

Whenever a friendly Death Korps 💀 WATCHMASTER or friendly Death Korps 💀 CONFIDANT operative issues a GUARDSMAN ORDER, you can use this rule. If you do, instead of each friendly Death Korps 💀 operative within 6" of it receiving that order, you can select one friendly Death Korps 💀 operative to receive that order.

Hand Axes

Faction Equipment

Provides a melee weapon with 3 attacks, hitting on 4+, dealing 3/4 damage

Gas Bombardment

Faction Equipment

Once per battle, place marker that reduces APL by 1 for operatives within 3"

Death Korps 💀

Calling for artillery support, the Death Korps request a chemical barrage, knowing full well that even enviro-sealed uniforms will not protect them from the poisonous fumes.

Once per battle STRATEGIC GAMBIT. Place your Gas marker in the killzone; it cannot be placed underneath Vantage terrain. Whenever an operative is within 3" of that marker, subtract 1 from its APL stat. In the Ready step of the next Strategy phase, remove that marker. Note that an operative's APL stat is only changed while it's within 3" of that marker. If it moves more than 3" from that marker, its APL stat is no longer changed by this rule.

Universal Equipment

0 items