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Champions of Faith

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Detachment Rules (1)

Righteous Purpose

Whether high-ranking clergy must be rescued, a priceless relic recovered, or some archheretic slain,
In your Command phase, you can select up to 3 Adepta Sororitas units from your army (including units that are embarked within Transports), until the start of your next Command phase, those units are Righteous. While a unit is Righteous:
  • Add 1" to the Move characteristic of models in that unit.
  • Improve the Leadership characteristic of models in that unit by 1.
  • Improve the Weapon Skill and Ballistic Skill characteristics of weapons equipped by Battle Sisters Squad, Celestian Sacresants and Paragon Warsuits models in that unit by 1.

Keywords
While a CELESTIAN SACRESANTS unit from your army is not Battle-shocked, add 1 to the Objective Control characteristic of Celestian Sacresants models in that unit.
Enhancements (4)
10 pts

Eyes of the Oracle

Having torn them from the sockets of a heretical witch, this warrior of faith keeps these shrivelled
ADEPTA SORORITAS model only. The bearer’s weapons have the [PRECISION] ability. Each time the bearer’s unit destroys an enemy CHARACTER model, you gain 1CP.
30 pts

Mark of Devotion

A fresh oath brand burns in this champion’s flesh, its heat remaining miraculously undimmed and its
ADEPTA SORORITAS model only. Add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of the bearer’s melee weapons. While the bearer’s unit is Righteous, add 2 to the Attacks characteristic and add 1 to the Damage characteristic of the bearer’s melee weapons instead.
25 pts

Sanctified Amulet

Belief radiates out from this blessed icon, forming a holy circle of abjuration that holds at bay th
ADEPTA SORORITAS model only. Enemy units that are set up on the battlefield from Reserves cannot be set up within 12" of the bearer.
15 pts

Triptych of Judgement

The three windows of this sacred artefact display three aspects of the God-Emperor in judgement over
ADEPTA SORORITAS model only. Each time a model in the bearer’s unit makes an attack, you can ignore any or all modifiers to that attack’s Ballistic Skill or Weapon Skill characteristics and/or any or all modifiers to the Hit roll.
Stratagems (6)
1 CP

BASTION OF FAITH

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

TARGET: One Celestian Sacresants unit that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time an attack targets your unit, subtract 1 from the Hit roll. In addition, if your unit is Righteous, you can select one other CELESTIAN SACRESANTS unit from your army that is not Battle-shocked and is within 6" of your unit. Until the end of the phase, each time an attack targets that CELESTIAN SACRESANTS unit, subtract 1 from the Hit roll as well.
1 CP

INDEFATIGABLE DEDICATION

Your turn - Movement phase
WHEN: Your Movement phase, just after an ADEPTA SORORITAS unit from your army Falls Back.

TARGET: That ADEPTA SORORITAS unit.

EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to shoot in a turn in which it Fell Back. If your unit is Righteous, until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to shoot and declare a charge in a turn in which it Fell Back instead.
1 CP

PATH OF THE RIGHTEOUS

Either player’s turn - Fight phase
WHEN: Fight phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTA SORORITAS unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.

EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, each time a model in your unit makes a Pile-in or Consolidation move, it can move up to 6" instead of up to 3". When doing so, if your unit is Righteous, it does not need to end that move closer to the closest enemy model, provided it ends that move as close as possible to the closest enemy unit.
1 CP

SHIELD OF DENIAL

Either player’s turn - Any phase
WHEN: Any phase, just after a mortal wound is allocated to an ADEPTA SORORITAS unit from your army.

TARGET: That ADEPTA SORORITAS unit.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, models in your unit have the Feel No Pain 6+ ability against mortal wounds. If your unit is Righteous, until the end of the phase, models in your unit have the Feel No Pain 5+ ability against mortal wounds instead.
1 CP

SUFFER NOT THE UNFAITHFUL

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

TARGET: One ADEPTA SORORITAS unit from your army that is Righteous and that has not been selected to shoot or fight this phase.

EFFECT: Select either the [LETHAL HITS] or [SUSTAINED HITS 1] ability. Until the end of the phase, weapons equipped by models in your unit have the selected ability.
1 CP

TO THE HEART OF HERESY

Either player’s turn - Fight phase
WHEN: Fight phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTA SORORITAS unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.

EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, improve the Strength characteristic of melee weapons equipped by models in your unit by 1. If your unit is Righteous, until the end of the phase, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of melee weapons equipped by models in your unit by 1 as well.