Wolf Scouts

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KILL GRADE [5-6]

Ops	1	2	3	4	5
5	1	2	3	4	5
6	1	2	4	5	6

What to Know

Tactical Overview

Unleash the storm with Wolf Scouts! This 5-6 operative Space Marine kill team dominates the battlefield with their Elemental Storm faction rule. They're tough (3+ save, 13-14 wounds) and mobile (7" move), excelling in melee with powerful charges from conceal within their storm. Unique ploys like Savage Fighters and Counterattack make them brutal close-quarters fighters, while the Rune Priest Skjald manipulates the storm to weaken enemies. They're elite hunters who control the flow of battle!

Core Abilities

Unusual Shooting ✓

Rune Priest Skjald: Thunderclap [Seek Light]Frosteye: Hunter's Senses: ignore obscuring with instigator bolt carbineFirefight Ploy: Acute Senses: ignore obscuring and gain Seek Light

Unusual Melee ✗

Super Conceal ✗

Out of Order Movement ✓

Firefight Ploy: Counterattack: free Fight action after enemy activation/Fight

Activation Manipulation ✓

Operative: Lupine Guile: re-roll initiative dice once per battle.Firefight Ploy: Counterattack: free Fight action after enemy activation.

APL Modifiers ✓

Rune Priest Skjald: Thunderclap [Stun]

Bitter Demise ✓

Operative: Grizzled Veteran: Prevents first incapacitation, retains 1 wound.

Block Rerolls ✗

Damage Reduction ✓

Operative: Grizzled Veteran: ignore first incapacitation, has 1 wound.Equipment: Talismanic Trophies: subtract 1 damage from one success.

Faction Rules

Elemental Storm: Place a storm marker that buffs Wolf Scouts and debuffs enemies within its area.

Strategic Ploys

Savage Fighters: Inflict damage after friendly Wolf Scout fights or retaliates
Storm's Bite: Subtract 1 from enemy melee Atk within your Storm
Tempestuous Wrath: Charge while Concealed, melee weapons gain Balanced

Firefight Ploys

Acute Senses: Grants Range 6" and Seek Light, removes obscurement.
Counterattack: Free Fight action after enemy activation.
Touched By Lokyar: Re-roll attack dice when isolated.
Transhuman Physiology: Convert normal success to critical success.

Equipment

Frost Weapons: Grants Lethal 5+ to combat blades and Lethal 4+ to one power weapon
Runic Charms: Once per turn, worsen enemy Piercing by 1 when targeted
Wolfteeth Necklaces: Once per turn, discard one fail to convert another to success
Talismanic Trophies: Subtract 1 damage from one success in melee

Rules Commentary

3 Q&As

Can my STORM be measured through Wall Terrain in Close Quarters?

No.

If the free Fight action from the Counterattack firefight ploy causes a FELLGOR RAVAGER operative to Frenzy at the end of its activation, are they incapacitated immediately, or at the end of their next activation?

At the end of their next activation.

How should movement for the FENRISIAN WOLF (60x35mm base) be measured if that operative rotates during a movement?

No part of its base can move more than the permitted distance, so if it rotates, include the distance it rotates while measuring. For example, if the operative can move 8" and the front of its base has done so, but the back of the base has rotated 90° in the process, this will have caused the back of the base to move more than 8", which is more than the permitted distance.

Operative Selection

This kill team is composed of Wolf Scout operatives. Key selection rules are as follows:

The team includes up to five Space Marine operatives.
One Fenrisian Wolf operative can be added to the team.
Available operatives include: Pack Leader, Fangbearer, Frosteye, Gunner, Trapmaster, Rune Priest Skjald, and others as per the faction rules.

Operative Datacards

6 operatives

Pack Leader

3 7" 3+ 14

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Plasma pistol (standard)	4	3+	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	3+	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.
⚔ Power weapon	5	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

Lupine Guile

Once per battle, after rolling off to decide initiative, if this operative is in the killzone, you can re-roll your dice.

Grizzled Veteran

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). You cannot use the Counterattack firefight ploy or inflict damage as a result of the Savage Fighters strategy ploy at the end of that action.

Fangbearer

3 7" 3+ 13

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Absolvor bolt pistol	4	3+	4/5	Range 9 Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. , 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. Absolvor bolt pistol - 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.
⚔ Combat blade	5	3+	4/5	-

Additional Rules

Spiritual Chirurgy

You can ignore any changes to the stats of friendly WOLF SCOUT® operatives (excluding FENRISIAN WOLF) from being injured (including their weapons' stats). Friendly WOLF SCOUT® operatives (excluding FENRISIAN WOLF) are not affected by enemy operatives' Shock and Stun weapon rules and you can ignore any changes to their APL stat. Note that friendly operatives have these rules if you select this operative for the battle (even if it's incapacitated later).

Unique Actions

Healing Balms 1AP

Select one friendly WOLF SCOUT® operative within this operative's control range to regain up to D3+3 lost wounds.

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

Frosteye

3 7" 3+ 13

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Instigator bolt carbine (heavy)	4	2+	3/4	Heavy (Dash only) Heavy An operative cannot use this weapon in an activation or counteraction in which it moved, and it cannot move in an activation or counteraction in which it used this weapon. If the rule is Heavy (x only), only that move is allowed. , Piercing Crits 1 Piercing The defender collects x less defence dice. If the rule is Piercing Crits x, this only comes into effect if you retain any critical successes. , Silent Silent An operative can perform the Shoot action with this weapon while it has a Conceal order. Instigator bolt carbine (heavy) - Weapon Rules Heavy An operative cannot use this weapon in an activation or counteraction in which it moved, and it cannot move in an activation or counteraction in which it used this weapon. If the rule is Heavy (x only), only that move is allowed. Piercing The defender collects x less defence dice. If the rule is Piercing Crits x, this only comes into effect if you retain any critical successes. Silent An operative can perform the Shoot action with this weapon while it has a Conceal order.
⚡ Instigator bolt carbine (mobile)	4	3+	3/4	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. , Silent Silent An operative can perform the Shoot action with this weapon while it has a Conceal order. Instigator bolt carbine (mobile) - 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. Silent An operative can perform the Shoot action with this weapon while it has a Conceal order.
⚔ Combat blade	4	3+	4/5	-

Additional Rules

Storm-Veiled Execution

Whenever this operative is within your STORM: It can perform the Guard action regardless of the killzone (see close quarters rules, Kill Team Core Book). It can perform the Guard action while it has a Conceal order.

Unique Actions

Hunter's Senses 1AP

Select one of the following rules for all profiles of this operative's instigator bolt carbine to have until the start of its next activation: Severe. Saturate, and whenever this operative is shooting with that weapon, enemy operatives cannot be obscured.

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

Gunner

3 7" 3+ 13

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Plasma gun (standard)	4	3+	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	3+	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.
⚔ Combat blade	4	3+	4/5	-

Additional Rules

Tempest's Fury

Whenever this operative is within your STORM: All profiles of its plasma gun have the Punishing weapon rule. Its plasma gun (supercharge) doesn't have the Hot weapon rule.

Hunter

3 7" 3+ 13

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Plasma pistol (standard)	4	3+	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	3+	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.
⚔ Combat blade	5	3+	4/5	-

Additional Rules

Fierce Temperament

Whenever this operative is within your STORM, its weapons have the Severe weapon rule.

Rune Priest Skjald

3 7" 3+ 13

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.
⚔ Jaws of the World Wolf	5	3+	3/5	PSYCHIC, 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. , Severe Severe If you don't retain any critical successes, you can change one of your normal successes to a critical success. Jaws of the World Wolf - Weapon Rules Blast The target you select is the primary target. After shooting the primary target, shoot with this weapon against each secondary target in an order of your choice. Secondary targets are other operatives visible to and within x of the primary target. Secondary targets are in cover and obscured if the primary target was. Severe If you don't retain any critical successes, you can change one of your normal successes to a critical success.
⚡ Thunderclap	5	2+	2/2	PSYCHIC, Range 6 Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. , Saturate Saturate The defender cannot retain cover saves. , Seek Light Seek When selecting a valid target, operatives with a Conceal order cannot use terrain for cover. If the rule is Seek Light, they cannot use Light terrain for cover. , Stun Stun If you retain any critical successes, subtract 1 from the APL stat of the operative this weapon is being used against until the end of its next activation. , 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. Thunderclap - Weapon Rules Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. Saturate The defender cannot retain cover saves. Seek When selecting a valid target, operatives with a Conceal order cannot use terrain for cover. If the rule is Seek Light, they cannot use Light terrain for cover. Stun If you retain any critical successes, subtract 1 from the APL stat of the operative this weapon is being used against until the end of its next activation. 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.
⚔ Runic stave	5	3+	4/6	PSYCHIC, Shock Shock The first time you strike with a critical success in each sequence, also discard one of your opponent's unresolved normal successes. Runic stave - 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

Cast the Runes

After selecting this operative, before the battle, roll three D6 and put them to one side. For each result of 1-4, you can use the Command Re-roll firefight ploy for 0CP once during the turning point that matches the result. For each result of 5-6, you gain 1CP. For example, if you roll 2, 2 and 5, you gain 1CP and twice during the second turning point you can use Command Re-roll for 0CP.

Unique Actions

Call the Storm 1AP

PSYCHIC. Remove your Storm marker from the killzone (if any), then place it in the killzone.
PSYCHIC. Alternatively, instead of resolving the above effect, select one friendly WOLF SCOUT® operative. Until the start of this operative's next activation, until it's incapacitated or until it performs this action again (whichever comes first), whenever that friendly operative is within your STORM and more than 3" from the active operative, it's obscured.

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

Faction Rules

1 rules

Elemental Storm

Faction Rule

Place a storm marker that buffs Wolf Scouts and debuffs enemies within its area.

Wolf Scouts 💀

By calling forth a supernatural tempest, you place a STORM MARKER within the killzone that creates a large area of effect. Within this area, Wolf Scouts 💀 operatives become more powerful while enemy operatives are weakened. Wolf Scouts 💀 operatives within the storm can perform Charge actions while in Conceal order. The STORM MARKER can be moved during a turning point by a Rune Priest Skjald operative using the CALL THE STORM action.

Strategy Ploys

3 ploys

Savage Fighters

Strategy Ploy

Inflict damage after friendly Wolf Scout fights or retaliates

Storm's Bite

Strategy Ploy

Subtract 1 from enemy melee Atk within your Storm

Tempestuous Wrath

Strategy Ploy

Charge while Concealed, melee weapons gain Balanced

Firefight Ploys

4 ploys

Acute Senses

Firefight Ploy

Grants Range 6" and Seek Light, removes obscurement.

Wolf Scouts 💀

The heightened acuity of the sons of Russ coupled with the keen hunter's instincts of an experienced Wolf Scout enable these operatives to pick out their prey no matter where they hide.

Use this firefight ploy when a friendly WOLF SCOUT operative performs the Shoot action and you're selecting a valid target. Until the end of that action, that friendly operative's ranged weapons have the Range 6" and Seek Light weapon rules and enemy operatives cannot be obscured.

Counterattack

Firefight Ploy

Free Fight action after enemy activation.

Wolf Scouts 💀

The greatest hunters know never to waste the chance to make an unexpected lunge, their prey at its most vulnerable just as they strike.

Use this firefight ploy at the end of an enemy operative's activation, or after an enemy operative performs the Fight action. One friendly WOLF SCOUT operative can immediately perform a free Fight action, but you cannot select any other enemy operative to fight against during that action.

Touched By Lokyar

Firefight Ploy

Re-roll attack dice when isolated.

Wolf Scouts 💀

Independence of spirit is exceptionally strong amongst Wolf Scouts. Enemies who believe them vulnerably isolated soon regret tackling these vicious survivalists.

Use this firefight ploy after rolling your attack dice for a friendly WOLF SCOUT operative (excluding FENRISIAN WOLF), if it's fighting more than 5" from other friendly operatives. You can re-roll any of your attack dice.

Transhuman Physiology

Firefight Ploy

Convert normal success to critical success.

Faction Equipment

4 items

Frost Weapons

Faction Equipment

Grants Lethal 5+ to combat blades and Lethal 4+ to one power weapon

Wolf Scouts 💀

These blisteringly cold weapons are crafted by a master Iron Priest and boast lethal edges. Some incorporate ice kraken fangs while others are shards of energised diamond, appearing as if forged from purest ice.

Friendly WOLF SCOUT operatives' combat blades have the Lethal 5+ weapon rule, and one friendly WOLF SCOUT PACK LEADER operative's power weapon has the Lethal 4+ weapon rule (if any).

Runic Charms

Faction Equipment

Once per turn, worsen enemy Piercing by 1 when targeted

Wolf Scouts 💀

Many pieces of a warrior's wargear are artfully inscribed with runes, but only the enigmatic Rune Priests know the secrets of etching these more potent charms, which the Space Wolves believe can ward their very souls.

Once per turning point, when an operative is shooting a friendly WOLF SCOUT operative (excluding FENRISIAN WOLF), at the start of the Roll Defence Dice step, you can use this rule. If you do, worsen the x of the Piercing weapon rule by 1 (if any) until the end of that sequence. Note that Piercing 1 would therefore be ignored.

Wolfteeth Necklaces

Faction Equipment

Once per turn, discard one fail to convert another to success

Wolf Scouts 💀

The right to wear one of these fetishes may be earned in the contests of might held in the Chapter's fortress monastery: the Fang. They recognise the bearer's martial skill, and their capacity to draw upon great reserves of genetically augmented strength and perseverance.

Once per turning point, when a friendly WOLF SCOUT operative (excluding FENRISIAN WOLF) is shooting, fighting or retaliating, if you roll two or more fails, you can discard one of them to retain another as a normal success instead.

Talismanic Trophies

Faction Equipment

Subtract 1 damage from one success in melee

Wolf Scouts 💀

Thick pelts, skulls and tails adorn these sons of Russ. These trophies — taken from huge lupine beasts they have tracked and killed on Fenris — are seen as potent tokens of luck and protection against malign attacks.

Whenever a friendly WOLF SCOUT operative (excluding FENRISIAN WOLF) is fighting or retaliating, in the Resolve Attack Dice step, you can subtract 1 from the damage inflicted on it from one success.

Universal Equipment

0 items