Genestealer Cults

Purestrain Broodswarm

1 CP

Detachment Rules

Enemy Within

Enhancements

Mark of the Star Children (Upgrade)

30 pts

Spontaneous biomorphs amongst this brood of Purestrains render them bigger, stronger, and mark them out as surely being the chosen of the Star Children themselves.

Purestrain Genestealers unit only. This unit has:

+1 T.
4+ Sv.
This unit’s melee attacks have +1 S.

Talons of the Sire

15 pts

The broodmind bond between this Patriarch and its Purestrain spawn is so strong that it can virtually wield them like its own vicious talons.

Patriarch model only. This unit’s attacks can re‑roll wound rolls of 1.

Stratagems

Opponent's Turn

Inhuman Reactions

1 CP

Movement

Purestrain Genestealers think and move with horrifying swiftness, darting through the smoke and shadow of the battlefield, remaining always a few steps ahead of their prey.

When:

Your opponent’s Movement phase, when an enemy unit ends a move within 8" of a friendly unengaged Purestrain Genestealers unit.

Target:

That Purestrain Genestealers unit.

Effect:

Your unit can make a normal move of up to D3+3".

Crawling Horror

1 CP

Movement

Genestealers can constrict themselves into grotesquely narrow spaces, can crawl across vertical surfaces and hang from ceilings in utter silence, and are rarely seen by their prey before it is altogether too late.

When:

Start of your opponent’s Movement phase.

Target:

One friendly Purestrain Genestealers unit.

Effect:

Your unit has ‑6" detection range until the end of the turn.

Your Turn

Lurk and Strike

1 CP

Movement

Any sign these vicious aliens are trying to flee is but misdirection as they slip away from their attackers only to pounce once again upon unsuspecting prey.

When:

Your Movement phase, when a friendly Purestrain Genestealers unit is selected to make a fall‑back move.

Target:

That Purestrain Genestealers unit.

Effect:

That move does not prevent your unit from being eligible to declare a charge.