SCOUT SQUAD

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KILL GRADE [9]

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2	4	5	7	9

What to Know

Tactical Overview

Scout Squads are elite reconnaissance specialists who excel at ambushes and tactical flexibility, using unique Forward Scouting options to reposition, set traps, and gain advantages before the battle even begins, while their ploys enhance stealth and surprise attacks.

Core Abilities

Unusual Shooting ✓

SCOUT SNIPER: OPTICS: ignore obscuring when shootingSCOUT TRACKER: AUSPEX SCAN: friendly SCOUT SQUAD ignore obscuring within 8"SCOUT TRACKER: TRACK ENEMY: friendly SCOUT SQUAD weapons have Seek Light against targetFaction Rule: Trip Alarm: SCOUT SQUAD weapons have Seek near marker

Unusual Melee ✗

Super Conceal ✗

Out of Order Movement ✓

Faction Rule: Forward Scouting - Reposition: free move pre-gameFaction Rule: Forward Scouting - Redeploy: reposition operatives pre-gameStrategic Ploy: Stealth Relocation: free Dash action outside activation

Activation Manipulation ✗

APL Modifiers ✓

Operative: SCOUT SERGEANT: +1 APL to friendly SCOUT SQUAD operativeFaction Rule: Tactical Manoeuvre: +1 APL to friendly operativeStrategic Ploy: Diversion: -1 APL to enemy operative

Bitter Demise ✗

Block Rerolls ✗

Damage Reduction ✗

Faction Rules

FORWARD SCOUTING: Select up to six scouting options before battle for strategic advantages.

Strategic Ploys

Diversion: Subtract 1 from enemy APL within 6" of edge.
GUERRILLA ENGAGEMENT: Reroll one defence dice in cover against shooting.
GUNFIRE AMBUSH: Gain Balanced or Ceaseless on ranged weapons when concealed.
BLADE AMBUSH: Gain Ceaseless or Rending on melee weapons when concealed.
STEALTH RELOCATION: Free Dash and/or order change for Scout Squad operative.

Firefight Ploys

ASTARTES TRAINING: Perform two Fight or two Shoot actions
RAW PHYSIOLOGY: Ignore stat changes from being injured
EMBOLDENED ASPIRANT: Retain normal success as critical success
COVERT POSITION: Cannot be targeted while concealed in cover

Equipment

CAMO CLOAK: Retain one additional cover save when shooting friendly SCOUT SQUAD operatives.
TARGETING OCULARS: Twice per turning point, grant Lethal 5+ and Saturate to ranged weapons.
Combat Blade: Provides a melee weapon with 3 attacks, 3+ hit, 4/5 damage.
HEAVY WEAPON BIPOD: Grants Ceaseless or Relentless to heavy weapons when not moving.

Operative Selection

OPERATIVES
↘ 1 SCOUT SQUAD 💀 SERGEANT operative with
one of the following options:

Astartes shotgun; fists
Boltgun; fists
Bolt pistol; chainsword
↘ 8 SCOUT SQUAD 💀 operatives selected from
the following list:
HEAVY GUNNER
TRACKER
with fists, bolt
WARRIOR
pistol and heavy with one of the
bolter following options:
HEAVY GUNNER ○ Astartes
with fists, bolt shotgun; fists
pistol and missile ○ Boltgun; fists
launcher ○ Bolt pistol;
HUNTER combat blade
SNIPER
Other than WARRIOR operatives, your kill team
can only include each operative on this list once.

Operative Datacards

6 operatives

SERGEANT

3 6" 4+ 11

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Astartes shotgun	4	2+	4/4	Range 6" Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. Astartes shotgun - Weapon Rules Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets.
⚡ 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	-
⚔ Chainsword	5	3+	4/5	-
⚔ Fists	4	3+	3/4	-

Additional Rules

Guidance and Experience

Once during each of this operative’s activations, you can select one other friendly SCOUT SQUAD operative visible to it. Until the end of that operative’s next activation, add 1 to its APL stat.

Astartes

During this operative’s activation, it can perform either two Shoot actions or two Fight actions. If it’s two Shoot actions, an Astartes shotgun, bolt pistol or boltgun must be selected for at least one of them. This operative can counteract regardless of its order.

HEAVY GUNNER

2 6" 4+ 10

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.
⚡ Heavy bolter (focused)	5	3+	4/5	Heavy (Dash only), 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 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	3+	4/5	Heavy (Dash only), 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 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.
⚡ Missile launcher (frag)	4	3+	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) Missile 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.
⚡ Missile launcher (krak)	4	3+	5/7	Heavy (Dash only), 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. Missile 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.
⚔ Fists	3	3+	3/4	-

HUNTER

2 6" 4+ 10

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.
⚔ Combat blade	4	3+	4/5	-

Additional Rules

Grapnel Launcher

Whenever this operative is climbing up, you can treat the vertical distance as 2" (regardless of how far the operative actually moves vertically).

Grapnel Assault

Whenever this operative performs the Charge action during its activation, if it climbs, drops, jumps or its base moves underneath Vantage terrain during that action, its melee weapons have the Lethal 3+ weapon rule until the end of that activation.

SNIPER

2 6" 4+ 10

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.
⚡ Sniper rifle (mobile)	4	3+	3/4	-
⚡ Sniper rifle (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. , Silent Silent An operative can perform the Shoot action with this weapon while it has a Conceal order. Sniper rifle (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. Silent An operative can perform the Shoot action with this weapon while it has a Conceal order.
⚔ Fists	3	3+	3/4	-

Additional Rules

Camo Cloak

Whenever an operative is shooting this operative: - Ignore the Saturate weapon rule. - If you can retain any cover saves, you can retain one additional cover save, or you can retain one cover save as a critical success instead. This isn’t cumulative with improved cover saves from Vantage terrain.

Unique Actions

OPTICS 1AP

Until the start of this operative’s next activation, whenever it’s shooting, enemy operatives cannot be obscured.

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

TRACKER

2 6" 4+ 10

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Boltgun	4	3+	3/4	-
⚔ Fists	3	3+	3/4	-

Unique Actions

TRACK ENEMY 1AP

Select one expended enemy operative within 8" of this operative. Until the end of the turning point, whenever a friendly SCOUT SQUAD operative is shooting that enemy operative, that friendly operative’s ranged weapons have the Seek Light weapon rule.

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

AUSPEX SCAN 1AP

Until the start of this operative’s next activation or until it’s incapacitated (whichever comes first), whenever a friendly SCOUT SQUAD operative is shooting an enemy operative within 8" of this operative, that enemy operative cannot be obscured; if that friendly operative is a SNIPER that’s currently benefiting from the effects of its Optics action, its ranged weapons also have the Seek Light weapon rule.

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

WARRIOR

2 6" 4+ 10

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Astartes shotgun	4	2+	4/4	Range 6" Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. Astartes shotgun - Weapon Rules Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets.
⚡ 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	-
⚔ Combat blade	4	3+	4/5	-
⚔ Fists	3	3+	3/4	-

Additional Rules

Adaptive Equipment

You can do each of the following once per turning point: - One friendly SCOUT SQUAD WARRIOR operative can perform the Smoke Grenade action. - One friendly SCOUT SQUAD WARRIOR operative can perform the Stun Grenade action. The rules for these actions are found in universal equipment. Performing these actions using this rule doesn’t count towards their action limits (i.e. if you also select those grenades from equipment).

Faction Rules

1 rules

FORWARD SCOUTING

Faction Rule

Select up to six scouting options before battle for strategic advantages.

SCOUT SQUAD 💀

Central to the role of Space Marine Scouts is ranging ahead of the strike force they are attached to, spending extensive periods laying traps for the foe, harassing enemy patrols, gathering intelligence and reconnoitring the ground in preparation for the Chapter’s assault force.

At the end of the Set Up Operatives step, you can select and resolve up to six Forward Scouting options. Each option has a number in brackets, which is the maximum number of times you can select and resolve it for the battle. For example, your five selections could be Reposition (2), Trip Alarm (1), Booby Trap (1) and Diversion (1). If both players have this rule, alternate resolving selection by selection, starting with the player with initiative. FORWARD SCOUTING OPTIONS ARE PRESENTED ON THEIR OWN CARDS

Strategy Ploys

5 ploys

Diversion

Strategy Ploy

Subtract 1 from enemy APL within 6" of edge.

GUERRILLA ENGAGEMENT

Strategy Ploy

Reroll one defence dice in cover against shooting.

GUNFIRE AMBUSH

Strategy Ploy

Gain Balanced or Ceaseless on ranged weapons when concealed.

SCOUT SQUAD 💀

Scout Squads utilise stealth to close within range of their foes, carefully select their targets and unleash a devastating barrage of bolt rounds and shotgun slugs.

Whenever a friendly SCOUT SQUAD 💀 operative is shooting during its activation, if its order was changed from Conceal to Engage at the start of that activation, or it wasn’t visible to enemy operatives at the start of that activation: - That friendly operative’s ranged weapons have the Balanced weapon rule. - If the target is expended, that friendly operative’s ranged weapons have the Ceaseless weapon rule instead.

BLADE AMBUSH

Strategy Ploy

Gain Ceaseless or Rending on melee weapons when concealed.

SCOUT SQUAD 💀

At times when stealth is of the utmost importance, the blade is preferable to the bolter, and just as deadly.

Whenever a friendly SCOUT SQUAD 💀 operative is fighting during its activation, if its order was changed from Conceal to Engage at the start of that activation, or it wasn’t visible to enemy operatives at the start of that activation: - That friendly operative’s melee weapons have the Ceaseless weapon rule. - If the target is expended, that friendly operative’s melee weapons also have the Rending weapon rule.

STEALTH RELOCATION

Strategy Ploy

Free Dash and/or order change for Scout Squad operative.

Firefight Ploys

4 ploys

ASTARTES TRAINING

Firefight Ploy

Perform two Fight or two Shoot actions

SCOUT SQUAD 💀

Space Marine Chapters are amongst the galaxy’s most elite fighting forces. Even their Neophytes wield their weapons with peerless skill.

Use this firefight ploy during a friendly SCOUT SQUAD 💀 operative’s activation. Until the end of that activation, that operative can either perform two Fight actions, or two Shoot actions if an Astartes shotgun, bolt pistol or boltgun is selected for at least one of them.

RAW PHYSIOLOGY

Firefight Ploy

Ignore stat changes from being injured

SCOUT SQUAD 💀

Though their training may not yet be complete, Space Marine Scouts possess the same genetically augmented resilience as their fully fledged battle-brothers.

Use this firefight ploy during a friendly SCOUT SQUAD 💀 operative’s activation, before or after it performs an action. Until the start of its next activation, you can ignore any changes to that operative’s stats from being injured (including its weapons’ stats).

EMBOLDENED ASPIRANT

Firefight Ploy

Retain normal success as critical success

SCOUT SQUAD 💀

Surgical enhancement, indoctrination and brutal training instil within a Space Marine Neophyte the confidence and determination to battle powerful foes.

Use this firefight ploy when a friendly SCOUT SQUAD 💀 operative performs the Shoot or Fight action, after any re-rolls. If it’s the first friendly operative to perform either of those actions during this turning point, or if the enemy operative in that action (primary target, if relevant) has a higher Wounds stat than that friendly SCOUT SQUAD 💀 operative, you can retain one of your normal successes as a critical success instead.

COVERT POSITION

Firefight Ploy

Cannot be targeted while concealed in cover

SCOUT SQUAD 💀

Space Marine Scouts excel at camouflaging themselves, laying in wait for hours or even days at a time until they identify the perfect moment to strike.

Use this firefight ploy during a friendly SCOUT SQUAD 💀 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”.

Faction Equipment

4 items

CAMO CLOAK

Faction Equipment

Retain one additional cover save when shooting friendly SCOUT SQUAD operatives.

TARGETING OCULARS

Faction Equipment

Twice per turning point, grant Lethal 5+ and Saturate to ranged weapons.

SCOUT SQUAD 💀

These highly sensitive multispectral targeting visors serve to aid the bearer’s aim, rendering their weapons even more lethal.

Up to twice per turning point, when a friendly SCOUT SQUAD 💀 operative is performing the Shoot action and you’re selecting a valid target, you can use this rule. If you do, until the end of that action, that friendly operative’s ranged weapons have the Lethal 5+ and Saturate weapon rules.

Combat Blade

Faction Equipment

Provides a melee weapon with 3 attacks, 3+ hit, 4/5 damage.

HEAVY WEAPON BIPOD

Faction Equipment

Grants Ceaseless or Relentless to heavy weapons when not moving.

SCOUT SQUAD 💀

Deploying a heavy weapon bipod allows the bearer to lay down a hail of suppressing fire.

Whenever a friendly SCOUT SQUAD 💀 HEAVY GUNNER operative is shooting with a heavy bolter or missile launcher, if it hasn’t moved during the activation, or if it’s a counteraction, that weapon has the Ceaseless weapon rule; if the weapon already has that weapon rule, it has the Relentless weapon rule. Note that operative isn’t restricted from moving after shooting.

Universal Equipment

10 items

Ammo Cache

Universal Equipment

Razor Wire

Universal Equipment

SCOUT SQUAD 💀

Spooled rapidly out and affixed to jutting posts, razor wire acts as an easily deployed barrier and a painful deterrent to enemy operatives seeking to attack along particular routes.

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".

Comms Device

Universal Equipment

SCOUT SQUAD 💀

Communications devices can be swiftly hijacked and employed to coordinate operations or call in support during a firefight.

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.

Mines

Universal Equipment

SCOUT SQUAD 💀

The battlefields of the 41st Millennium are plagued by myriad types of mine, from simple frag charges to monofilament web‑snares and microplasma charges. Ultimately, all serve a similar, horrible purpose.

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 first time that marker is within an operative’s control range, remove that marker and inflict D3+3 damage on that operative.

Light Barricades

Universal Equipment

SCOUT SQUAD 💀

Designed to be lugged into place and then deployed by operatives and combat engineers, these barriers are proof against small arms fire.

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

Heavy Barricade

Universal Equipment

Ladders

Universal Equipment

SCOUT SQUAD 💀

Carried into battle in their compacted forms, these ladders provide a rapid route of ingress to strongholds, or access to vital vantage points.

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.

Utility Grenades

Universal Equipment

SCOUT SQUAD 💀

From neuro‑suppressant psybombs to smoke‑belching chemical charges, grenades of this sort can suppress the enemy and be the difference between life and death.

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.

Explosive Grenades

Universal Equipment

SCOUT SQUAD 💀

A variety of offensive grenades are employed by the forces of the 41st Millennium. These range from simple fragmentation grenades to plasma and gravitic concussion grenades, while even more exotic devices are used to crack open enemy armour.

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.

Portable Barricade

Universal Equipment

SCOUT SQUAD 💀

Little more than a suppression shield with armoured feet, these barricades can be hefted and borne forwards to provide mobile cover.

A portable barricade is Light, Protective and Portable 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. 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.