Sanctifiers

Seek & Destroy
KILL GRADE [8]
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What to Know

Tactical Overview

Meet the Sanctifiers! This 8-operative Kill Team burns heretics with Blaze tokens from flamers and critical hits. They're a durable, melee-focused force with 5+ saves and 7-10 wounds, using Ministorum Sermon to reduce damage. Unique ploys like Unwavering Devotion let them redirect attacks, while Rally the Flock boosts mobility. Operatives like the Death Cult Assassin (3 APL) and Persecutor (Brutal Eviscerator) excel in close combat. Purge with holy fire!

Core Abilities

Unusual Shooting ✓
Faction Equipment: Sanctification Orbs: grants Seek to Blaze weapons on doused enemies.
Unusual Melee ✗
Super Conceal ✗
Out of Order Movement ✗
Activation Manipulation ✓
Operative: Commanding Declamation: prevents enemy action if die roll exceeds APLOperative: Lead the Procession: allows other operatives free actions after activation
APL Modifiers ✓
Cherub: +1 APL to nearby friendly operative via INCENTIVISE action.Drill Abbot: Null Skull removes positive APL changes from enemies within 4".
Bitter Demise ✓
Persecutor: Fanatical Retribution: Can strike enemy with unresolved success when incapacitated during Fight.Firefight Ploy: Redeemed Through Fire: Inflict Blaze tokens on nearby enemies when operative incapacitated.
Block Rerolls ✗
Damage Reduction ✓
Ministorum Sermon: reduce damage by 1 if 4 or more.Imperial Cult Symbols: change critical hit to normal on friendly SERMON operative.

Faction Rules

  • Blaze: Inflict Blaze token on target with critical damage.
  • Ministorum Sermon: Reduce damage by 1 from hits of 4+ damage.

Strategic Ploys

  • Rally the Flock: Move closer and visible to friendly ORATOR operative

Firefight Ploys

  • Redeemed Through Fire: incapacitated Sanctifier spreads Blaze to nearby enemies
  • Unwavering Devotion: redirect attack from Sanctifier leader to nearby ally

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
Q:
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?
A:
Do not cancel that enemy operative's activation. It can continue to perform actions other than the prevented one as normal.
Q:
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?
A:
Yes, assuming all other conditions of remaining on guard are still met.
Q:
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?
A:
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.
Q:
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?
A:
Yes.