Sanctifiers

SecuritySeek & Destroy

KILL GRADE [11]

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What to Know

Tactical Overview

Unleash the Sanctifiers! This 11-14 operative Kill Team excels in aggressive melee combat with Blaze tokens that burn enemies on activation. Your Confessor's Ministorum Sermon makes nearby allies tougher, while ploys like Fervent Brawl and Zealous Persecution turn charges into deadly assaults. Though not particularly tough, they're fast and hit hard up close with unique operatives like the Death Cult Assassin and flamer-wielding Conflagrator. Purge the heretics with holy fire!

Core Abilities

Unusual Shooting ✓

Faction Equipment: Sanctification Orbs: Blaze weapons gain Seek against Doused targets.Firefight Ploy: Unwavering Devotion: redirect SHOOT to friendly, ignoring normal target restrictions.

Unusual Melee ✓

Persecutor: Merciless Castigation: immediate free Fight action after first Fight, same target.

Super Conceal ✗

Out of Order Movement ✓

Operative: Lead The Procession: grants allies free moves after Confessor's actionOperative: Miracle: free Dash or Fall Back when incapacitatedOperative: Imperial Cult Devotion: free action for ally on deathStrategic Ploy: Rally the Flock: free Dash/Fall Back for SERMON allies

Activation Manipulation ✓

Operative: Commanding Declamation: roll to prevent enemy action during activationStrategic Ploy: Rally the Flock: multiple operatives perform free actions in chosen order

APL Modifiers ✓

Cherub: Adds 1 APL to nearby friendly operative.Drill Abbot: Prevents enemy APL addition within 4".Blaze: -1 APL to remove token when operative is activated.

Bitter Demise ✓

Operative: Fanatical Retribution: Inflicts damage with unresolved successes when incapacitated during Fight.Operative: Miracle: Prevents first incapacitation, sets to 1 wound, allows free Dash or Fall Back.Operative: Imperial Cult Devotion: Allows free action (excluding Fight) before removal when incapacitated.Firefight Ploy: Redeemed Through Fire: Inflicts Blaze tokens on nearby enemies before removal.

Block Rerolls ✗

Damage Reduction ✓

Ministorum Sermon: reduce damage by 1 if 4+ when benefitting from SERMON.Firefight Ploy: Rosarius: ignore Normal Dmg on attack.Imperial Cult Symbols: change crit to normal success to reduce damage.Miraculist: Miracle: ignore first fatal damage, set to 1 wound.

Faction Rules

Blaze: Inflict damage and apply tokens that cause ongoing damage and APL reduction.
Ministorum Sermon: Grants ORATOR keyword and reduces damage for nearby SANCTIFIER operatives.

Strategic Ploys

The Emperor Protects: reroll one defence die result for shooting
Fervent Brawl: melee weapons gain Ceaseless during fight
Zealous Persecution: melee weapons gain Lethal 5+ on charge
Rally the Flock: free Dash or Fall Back move toward Orator

Firefight Ploys

Rosarius: Ignore normal damage on friendly Sanctifier
Ardent Eradication: Reroll attack dice near friendly Orator
Redeemed Through Fire: Apply Blaze token on incapacitation
Unwavering Devotion: Redirect attack to another friendly operative

Equipment

Sanctification Orbs: Once per turning point, douse enemies within 6", making them vulnerable to Blaze weapons.
Purity Seals: Once per turning point, discard one fail to retain another as a success when shooting or fighting.
Imperial Cult Symbols: Once per turning point, downgrade an attacker's critical success to a normal success when defending.
Ecclesiarchy Texts: Gain 1CP in Ready step if 3D6 roll is less than an ORATOR operative's remaining wounds.

Rules Commentary

4 Q&As

If I use the SANCTIFIER CONFESSOR's Commanding Declamation rule to cancel a Fight or Shoot action that my opponent attempted to perform as a result of their operative being on guard, can my opponent then choose to use the other action instead during that interruption?

Yes.

Some rules require an operative to shoot or fight against a specific operative or its activation is cancelled (e.g. MANDRAKE DIRGEMAW Haunting Focus, EXACTION SQUAD Execution Order). If my opponent uses such a rule and I cancel that Shoot or Fight action with my SANCTIFIER CONFESSOR operative's Commanding Declamation rule, what happens?

Do not cancel that enemy operative's activation. It can continue to perform actions other than the prevented one as normal.

If my opponent uses a firefight ploy that requires an operative to perform a Shoot or Fight action (e.g. HERNKYN YAEGIR Stalwart Defence) and I cancel that action with my SANCTIFIER CONFESSOR operative's Commanding Declamation rule, is the CP refunded?

No. Similarly, any rules with a restricted number of uses (e.g. CORSAIR VOIDSCARRED FELARCH One Step Ahead) that are prevented would still be considered used.

If the CONFESSOR operative's Commanding Declamation rule prevents an enemy operative on guard from performing the Shoot or Fight action, does that enemy operative remain on guard?

Yes, assuming all other conditions of remaining on guard are still met.

Operative Selection

1 SANCTIFIER CONFESSOR operative
1 SANCTIFIER CHERUB operative
9 SANCTIFIER operatives selected from the following list:
- CONFLAGRATOR
- DEATH CULT ASSASSIN
- DRILL ABBOT
- MIRACULIST
- MISSIONARY with one of the following options:
  - Ministorum flamer; brazier of holy fire
  - Ministorum flamer; gun butt; holy relic
- MISSIONARY with one of the following options:
  - Meltagun; chainsword; holy relic
  - Plasma gun; chainsword; brazier of holy fire
- PERSECUTOR
- PREACHER
- RELIQUANT
- SALVATIONIST

Other than PREACHER operatives, your kill team can only include each operative on this list once.

Your kill team can only include up to four PREACHER operatives.

You cannot select an option that includes a brazier of holy fire more than once per battle.

Operative Datacards

11 operatives

Confessor

2 6" 5+ 10

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚔ Mace of Censure	4	3+	5/5	Brutal Brutal Your opponent can only block with 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. Mace of Censure - Weapon Rules Brutal Your opponent can only block with 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

Lead The Procession

In each turning point after the first, whenever this operative is an ORATOR and performs the Charge, Fall Back or Reposition action during its activation, you can use this rule before it moves. If you do, determine each other friendly SANCTIFIER operative that's benefitting from the SERMON and is visible to this operative (or vice versa). After this operative ends that action, each of those friendly SANCTIFIER operatives can immediately perform a free Charge, Fall Back or Reposition action in an order of your choice (choose separately for each), but each cannot move more than 3" and must end that move in a location where they are still benefitting from the SERMON. If this operative is incapacitated before this rule is fully resolved, e.g. from the Guard action's interruption (see close quarters rules, Kill Team Core Book), don't remove it from the killzone until this rule has been resolved.

Commanding Declamation

Whenever an enemy operative would perform an action during an activation or counteraction while visible to and within 6" of this operative, you can use this rule. If you do, roll one D6: if the result is higher than that enemy operative's APL stat: - It cannot perform that action during that activation/counteraction (the AP spent on it isn't refunded). If it's a counteraction, that counteraction ends. - You cannot use this rule again during the battle.

Cherub

2 7" 5+ 5

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚔ Incentiviser	3	5+	1/3	Shock Shock The first time you strike with a critical success in each sequence, also discard one of your opponent's unresolved normal successes. Incentiviser - 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

Cherub

- Whenever determining control of an objective marker, treat this operative's APL stat as 1 lower. Note this isn't a change to its APL stat, so any changes are cumulative with this. - Whenever this 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". - This operative cannot use any weapons that aren't on its datacard, or perform unique actions other than Incentivise.

Fly

Whenever this operative is performing the Charge, Fall Back or Reposition action, it can FLY. If it does, don't move it. Instead, remove it from the killzone and set it back up wholly within a distance equal to its Move stat horizontally of its original location (in a killzone that uses the close quarters rules, e.g. Killzone: Tomb World, this distance cannot be measured over or through Wall terrain). 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's the Charge action, it cannot be set up within control range of an enemy operative.

Unique Actions

Incentivise 1AP

Select one other friendly SANCTIFIER operative (excluding CONFESSOR, DEATH CULT ASSASSIN, MIRACULIST and ORATOR) visible to and within 2" 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.

Conflagrator

2 6" 5+ 7

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Twin Hand Flamers (Focused)	4	2+	3/3	Range 6" 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. , Blaze* Twin Hand Flamers (Focused) - 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.
⚡ Twin Hand Flamers (Twin Torrent)	4	2+	3/3	Range 6" Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. , Saturate Saturate The defender cannot retain cover saves. , Torrent 0" 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. , Twin Torrent, Blaze* Twin Hand Flamers (Twin Torrent) - 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.
⚔ Gun Butts	4	4+	/	-

Additional Rules

Sanctification Rack

This operative can perform the Sanctification Orb action (see faction equipment). Doing so in this manner doesn't count towards the once per turning point limit (i.e. if you also select that equipment for other operatives).

Death Cult Assassin

3 6" 5+ 8

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Throwing Knives	4	3+	2/5	Range 6" Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. , Silent Silent An operative can perform the Shoot action with this weapon while it has a Conceal order. Throwing Knives - Weapon Rules Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. Silent An operative can perform the Shoot action with this weapon while it has a Conceal order.
⚔ Ritual Blades	4	2+	4/6	-

Additional Rules

Bladed Stance

Whenever this operative is fighting or retaliating, you can resolve one of your successes before the normal order. If you do, that success must be used to block.

Unique Actions

Trained Assassin 1AP

Change this operative's order.

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

Drill Abbot

2 6" 5+ 7

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚔ Great Hammer	4	4+	4/4	Brutal Brutal Your opponent can only block with 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. Great Hammer - Weapon Rules Brutal Your opponent can only block with 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

Schola Progenium Disciplinarian

Whenever a friendly SANCTIFIER operative is within 6" of this operative, you can ignore any changes to that operative's stats from being injured (including its weapons' stats).

Null Skull

Whenever an enemy operative is within 4" of this operative, that enemy operative's APL stat cannot be added to (remove all positive APL stat changes it has). If an enemy operative that's more than 4" from this operative has a positive APL stat change and your opponent spends its final AP to move that operative within 4" of this operative, this can cause your opponent to have spent more AP than its APL stat - this is permitted in this situation.

Persecutor

2 6" 5+ 7

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Hand Flamer	4	3+	3/3	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. , Blaze* Hand 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.
⚔ Eviscerator	4	4+	5/6	Brutal Brutal Your opponent can only block with critical successes. Eviscerator - Weapon Rules Brutal Your opponent can only block with critical successes.

Additional Rules

Merciless Castigation

The first time this operative performs the Fight action during each of its activations, if neither it nor the enemy operative in that sequence is incapacitated, this operative can immediately perform a free Fight action afterwards, but you cannot select any other enemy operative to fight against during that action (and only if it's still valid to fight against). This takes precedence over action restrictions.

Fanatical Retribution

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.

Miraculist

2 6" 4+ 7

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Holy Light	4	2+	4/3	Range 8" Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. , 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. , 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. , Saturate Saturate The defender cannot retain cover saves. , Blaze* Holy Light - 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. 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. Saturate The defender cannot retain cover saves.
⚡ Wreathe In Fire	4	2+	4/4	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. , Limited 1 Limited After an operative uses this weapon a number of times in the battle equal to x, they no longer have it. , Wreathed, Blaze* Wreathe In Fire - 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. Limited After an operative uses this weapon a number of times in the battle equal to x, they no longer have it.
⚔ Burning Hands	1	2+	7/8	Brutal Brutal Your opponent can only block with critical successes. , Limited 1 Limited After an operative uses this weapon a number of times in the battle equal to x, they no longer have it. , Blaze* Burning Hands - Weapon Rules Brutal Your opponent can only block with critical successes. Limited After an operative uses this weapon a number of times in the battle equal to x, they no longer have it.
⚔ Fists	2	5+	1/2	-

Additional Rules

Miracle

The first time this operative would be incapacitated during the battle, it's not incapacitated, has 1 wound remaining and cannot be incapacitated for the remainder of the action. All remaining attack dice are discarded (including yours if this operative is fighting or retaliating), then this operative can immediately perform a free Dash or Fall Back action (for the latter, it cannot move more than 3"), even if it's performed an action that prevents it from performing those actions.

Missionary

2 6" 5+ 8

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Brazier Of Holy Fire	4	2+	4/4	Range 4" 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. , Blaze* Brazier Of Holy Fire - 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.
⚡ Ministorum Flamer	4	2+	4/4	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. , Blaze* Ministorum 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.
⚡ 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.
⚔ Brazier Of Holy Fire	4	4+	4/4	Shock Shock The first time you strike with a critical success in each sequence, also discard one of your opponent's unresolved normal successes. , Blaze* Brazier Of Holy Fire - 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.
⚔ Chainsword	4	4+	4/5	-
⚔ Gun Butt	3	4+	2/3	-

Additional Rules

Holy Relic

If this operative has a holy relic, it's always benefitting from the SERMON.

Spread The Word Of The God Emperor

Whenever this operative is more than 6" from other friendly operatives, its weapons have the Severe weapon rule.

Preacher

2 6" 5+ 7

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Hand Flamer	4	2+	3/3	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. , Blaze* Hand 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.
⚔ Chainsword	4	4+	4/5	-

Additional Rules

Defend The Faith

Whenever this operative controls an objective marker, it's benefitting from the SERMON.

Reliquant

2 6" 5+ 7

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Hand Flamer	4	2+	3/3	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. , Blaze* Hand 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.
⚔ Gun Butt	3	4+	2/3	-

Additional Rules

Cult Icon

Whenever determining control of a marker within 4" of this operative, treat the total APL stat of friendly SANCTIFIER operatives that contest it as 1 higher if at least one friendly SANCTIFIER operative contests that marker. Note this isn't a change to the APL stat, so any changes are cumulative with this.

Imperial Cult Devotion

Once per turning point, when a ready friendly SANCTIFIER operative is incapacitated while visible to and within 6" of this operative, you can use this rule. If you do, before that operative is removed from the killzone, it can perform one free action (excluding Fight), and you can change its order to do so. It's then removed from the killzone as normal.

Salvationist

2 6" 5+ 7

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚔ Soulstave	3	5+	2/3	-

Additional Rules

Conversion Field

Whenever an operative more than 6" from this operative is shooting a friendly SANCTIFIER operative within 6" of this operative, improve that friendly operative's Save stat by 1.

Unique Actions

Medikit 1AP

Select one friendly SANCTIFIER operative within this operative's control range to regain up to 2D3 lost wounds.

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

Faction Rules

2 rules

Blaze

Faction Rule

Inflict damage and apply tokens that cause ongoing damage and APL reduction.

Sanctifiers 💀

Only in holy fire can deviance be absolved. With flamer and burning hands the faithful purge the malignant taint of heresy.

Some weapons in this team's rules have the Blaze weapon rule below. Blaze: If you inflict damage with any critical successes, the operative this weapon is being used against gains one of your Blaze tokens (if it doesn't already have one). Whenever an operative that has one of your Blaze tokens is activated, inflict D3 damage on it. Then that operative's controlling player selects one of the following: - Roll one D6: on a 3+, remove that token. - Subtract 1 from the operative's APL stat until the end of that activation to remove that token. Other than PREACHER operatives, your kill team can only include each operative on this list once. Your kill team can only include up to four PREACHER operatives. You cannot select an option that includes a brazier of holy fire more than once per battle.

Ministorum Sermon

Faction Rule

Grants ORATOR keyword and reduces damage for nearby SANCTIFIER operatives.

Sanctifiers 💀

A mighty ORATOR booms out an impassioned sermon. The fire and brimstone words inflame the zeal of their followers, enabling them to shrug off wounds and remain in the fight.

STRATEGIC GAMBIT. Select one friendly SANCTIFIER operative. If a friendly CONFESSOR operative hasn't been incapacitated, you must select it. Until you use this STRATEGIC GAMBIT again during the battle, that operative has the ORATOR keyword. Whenever a friendly SANCTIFIER operative is within 3" of a friendly ORATOR operative (or 6" if the ORATOR is a CONFESSOR), that friendly SANCTIFIER operative is benefitting from the SERMON. Normal and Critical Dmg of 4 or more inflicts 1 less damage on it.

Strategy Ploys

4 ploys

The Emperor Protects

Strategy Ploy

reroll one defence die result for shooting

Fervent Brawl

Strategy Ploy

melee weapons gain Ceaseless during fight

Zealous Persecution

Strategy Ploy

melee weapons gain Lethal 5+ on charge

Rally the Flock

Strategy Ploy

free Dash or Fall Back move toward Orator

Sanctifiers 💀

An orator's voice booms above the thunderous din of combat, drawing the faithful back into formation.

Each friendly SANCTIFIER operative (excluding ORATOR) that's benefitting from the SERMON can immediately perform a free Dash or Fall Back action in an order of your choice (choose separately for each and, for the latter, it cannot move more than 3"). Each that does so must end that move closer and visible to (or vice versa) a friendly ORATOR operative. You cannot use this ploy during the first turning point.

Firefight Ploys

4 ploys

Rosarius

Firefight Ploy

Ignore normal damage on friendly Sanctifier

Ardent Eradication

Firefight Ploy

Reroll attack dice near friendly Orator

Redeemed Through Fire

Firefight Ploy

Apply Blaze token on incapacitation

Sanctifiers 💀

There are few more blessed deaths than fiery martyrdom. Such a sacrifice stokes smouldering resolve in the hearts of fellow Sanctifiers.

Use this firefight ploy when a friendly SANCTIFIER operative that has a weapon with the Blaze weapon rule is incapacitated, before it's removed from the killzone. Each enemy operative visible to and within 2" of it gains one of your Blaze tokens (if it doesn't already have one).

Unwavering Devotion

Firefight Ploy

Redirect attack to another friendly operative

Sanctifiers 💀

Low ranking Sanctifiers will gladly hurl themselves into the path of bullet or blade if doing so will preserve their blessed superiors and ensure victory.

Use this firefight ploy when a friendly SANCTIFIER ORATOR or SANCTIFIER MIRACULIST operative is selected as the valid target of a SHOOT action or to fight against during the FIGHT action. Select one other friendly SANCTIFIER operative (excluding CONFESSOR, MIRACULIST and ORATOR) visible to and within 3" of that first friendly operative to become the valid target or to be fought against (as appropriate) instead (even if it wouldn't normally be valid for this). If it's the FIGHT action, treat that other operative as being within the fighting operative's control range for the duration of that action. If it's the SHOOT action, that other operative is only in cover or obscured if the original target was. This ploy has no effect if it's the SHOOT action and the ranged weapon has the Blast or Torrent weapon rule.

Faction Equipment

4 items

Sanctification Orbs

Faction Equipment

Once per turning point, douse enemies within 6", making them vulnerable to Blaze weapons.

Purity Seals

Faction Equipment

Once per turning point, discard one fail to retain another as a success when shooting or fighting.

Imperial Cult Symbols

Faction Equipment

Once per turning point, downgrade an attacker's critical success to a normal success when defending.

Sanctifiers 💀

Whether carved from stone or wrought in solid gold, blessed religious symbols bestow upon their bearers both fortune and favour.

Once per turning point, when an operative is shooting a friendly SANCTIFIER operative that's benefitting from the SERMON, when you collect your defence dice, you can use this rule. If you do, change one of the attacker's retained critical successes to a normal success (any weapon rules they've already resolved aren't affected, e.g. Piercing Crits).

Ecclesiarchy Texts

Faction Equipment

Gain 1CP in Ready step if 3D6 roll is less than an ORATOR operative's remaining wounds.

Sanctifiers 💀

The orators of the Adeptus Ministorum carry with them many a fiery prayer and excoriating psalm scribed on tattered vellum, designed to inspire their allies and diminish the foe.

In the Ready step of each Strategy phase, roll 3D6: if the result is less than the remaining wounds of a friendly ORATOR operative, you gain 1CP. Note that this is done before the Gambit step, so if there isn't a valid ORATOR operative, you cannot use this rule during that turning point (e.g. during the first turning point).

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