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Veiled Blade Elimination Force

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Detachment Rules (1)

Extremis Sanction

When pursuing an extremis-level target, the agents of the Officio Assassinorum are expected to push
Officio Assassinorum units from your army can use the Overkill, Soulless Horror and Shieldbreaker abilities twice per battle, instead of once per battle (but cannot use such an ability more than once in the same battle round).

When mustering your army, each OFFICIO ASSASSINORUM unit from your army has the relevant Extremis ability shown on the right, and you must increase the points cost of each of those units by the amount shown. If this causes your army to exceed the points limit for the battle you are playing, you cannot include that unit in your army.
Enhancements (4)
+40 pts

Decoy Targets

The agents of the Callidus Temple are known to utilise vat-grown doubles to confound their foes.
Callidus Assassin models only. Twice per battle, in your Movement phase, you can select one other friendly Infantry model that is on the battlefield and not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units. The selected model is destroyed (ignoring any rules that are triggered when a model is destroyed) and this model is removed from the battlefield and set up again as close as possible to where that destroyed model was and not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units. This ability cannot be used more than once in the same battle round.
+40 pts

Esoteric Explosives

This Culexus operative has been outfitted with various grenades tailored to destroy their assigned t
Culexus Assassin models only. Each time this model is targeted with the Grenades Stratagem, 1 mortal wound is inflicted for each D6 roll of 3+ instead of for each 4+.
+35 pts

Intraneural Biotech

This Eversor agent’s neurons have been surgically spliced to enhance awareness and speed of thought.
Eversor Assassin models only. Once per battle round, you can target this model with the Heroic Intervention or Counter-offensive Stratagem for 0CP, and can do so even if you have already used that Stratagem on a different unit this phase.
+45 pts

Micromelta Rounds

These projectiles are tipped with miniaturised melta charges that detonate on impact.
Vindicare Assassin models only. This model’s exitus rifle has the [ANTI-MONSTER 4+] and [ANTI-VEHICLE 4+] abilities.
Stratagems (6)
1 CP

BLIND GRENADES

Opponent’s turn - Charge phase
WHEN: Your opponent’s Charge phase, just after an enemy unit has declared a charge.

TARGET: One Agents of the Imperium Grenades or Vindicare Assassin unit from your army that was selected as one of the targets of that charge and is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, subtract 1 from Charge rolls made for that enemy unit, or, if your unit is a VINDICARE ASSASSIN, subtract 2 from Charge rolls made for that enemy unit instead.
1 CP

ENSNARING TRAP

Opponent’s turn - Charge phase
WHEN: End of your opponent’s Charge phase.

TARGET: One Agents of the Imperium Infantry unit from your army that is within 6" of one or more enemy units and would be eligible to declare a charge against one or more of those enemy units.

EFFECT: Your unit can declare a charge. When doing so, you must select one or more of those enemy units as the targets of that charge, and your unit does not receive a Charge bonus this turn. In addition, if it is a Callidus Assassin unit and it makes a Charge move as a result of this Stratagem, until the end of the turn, each time a model in your unit makes a melee attack, add 1 to the Wound roll.
2 CP

HYPERSTIMMS

Either player’s turn - Shooting or Fight phase
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase or the Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.

TARGET: One Agents of the Imperium Character unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, add 1 to the Toughness characteristic of models in your unit. In addition, if it is an Eversor Assassin unit, until the end of the phase, it has the Feel No Pain 4+ ability.
1 CP

ORBITAL OVERSIGHT

Opponent’s turn - Shooting phase
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.

TARGET: One Agents of the Imperium Infantry unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, your unit can only be selected as the target of a ranged attack if the attacking model is within 18", or, if your unit has the Lone Operative ability, if the attacking model is within 6".
1 CP

PRIME TARGET

Either player’s turn - Shooting or Fight phase
WHEN: Your Shooting phase or the Fight phase.

TARGET: One Agents of the Imperium unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot or fight this phase.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack that targets a CHARACTER unit, re-roll a Wound roll of 1. If that attack is made by an Officio Assassinorum model and it targets the enemy WARLORD, you can re-roll the Wound roll instead.
1 CP

WILL‑SAPPING SALVO

Your turn - Shooting phase
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.

TARGET: One Agents of the Imperium Infantry unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, ranged weapons equipped by models in your unit have the [SUSTAINED HITS 1] ability. In addition, if it is a Culexus Assassin unit, until the end of the phase, change the Damage characteristic of ranged weapons equipped by models in your unit to 3.