Imperial Fists

Emperor’s Shield

2 CP

Detachment Rules

Wrath of Dorn

Enhancements

Champion of the Feast

25 pts

A victor in the Feast of Blades, this battle-brother is a master of close-quarters fighting.

ADEPTUS ASTARTES* model only. Add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of the bearer’s melee weapons. Once per battle, at the start of any phase, the bearer can use this Enhancement. If it does, until the end of the phase, add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of melee weapons equipped by other models in the bearer’s unit as well.

Disciple of Rhetoricus

10 pts

This battle-brother is well versed in the Book of the Five Spheres, drawing upon the teachings of that ancient treatise to command with clarity and purpose.

ADEPTUS ASTARTES TERMINATOR* model only. Improve the Objective Control characteristic of the bearer by 1. Once per battle, at the start of any phase, the bearer can use this Enhancement. If it does, until the end of the phase, add 1 to the Objective Control characteristic of other models in the bearer’s unit as well.

Indomitable Champion

20 pts

Even seemingly mortal wounds will not turn a son of Dorn from his duty.

ADEPTUS ASTARTES TERMINATOR* model only. The first time the bearer is destroyed, roll one D6 at the end of the phase. On a 2+, set the bearer back up on the battlefield, as close as possible to where it was destroyed and not within Engagement Range of any enemy units, with 3 wounds remaining.

Malodraxian Standard

20 pts

Crafted in the aftermath of Lysander’s great victory over the Iron Warriors on Malodrax, this gilded banner inspires the Imperial Fists to shatter their foes.

ADEPTUS ASTARTES ANCIENT* model only. Each time an attack targets the bearer’s unit, if the Strength characteristic of that attack is greater than the Toughness characteristic of the bearer’s unit, subtract 1 from the Wound roll.

Stratagems

eitherPlayer

Armour of Contempt

1 CP

ShootingFight

The belligerence of the Adeptus Astartes combined with their post‑human physiology makes them unyielding foes to face.

When:

Your opponent’s Shooting phase or the Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.

Target:

One ADEPTUS ASTARTES unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.

Effect:

Until the attacking unit has finished making its attacks, each time an attack targets your unit, worsen the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.

Fury of the First

1 CP

ShootingFight

Losses only serve to stoke the fiery wrath of the Imperial Fists and increase their resolve.

When:

Your Shooting phase or the Fight phase.

Target:

One ADEPTUS ASTARTES TERMINATOR, BLADEGUARD VETERAN SQUAD, STERNGUARD VETERAN SQUAD or VANGUARD VETERAN SQUAD 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, add 1 to the Hit roll. If your unit is below its Starting Strength, add 1 to the Wound roll as well.

Obdurate Vengeance

1 CP

Fight

Even when established wisdom favours retreat, the Imperial Fists remain defiant. Stubborn to the last, they would give their lives in the name of honour and the destruction of their foes

When:

Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.

Target:

One ADEPTUS ASTARTES TERMINATOR, BLADEGUARD VETERAN SQUAD, STERNGUARD VETERAN SQUAD or VANGUARD VETERAN SQUAD 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, each time a model in your unit is destroyed, if that model has not fought this phase, roll one D6: on a 3+, do not remove it from play. The destroyed model can fight after the attacking unit has finished making its attacks, and is then removed from play

Your Turn

Wrathful Conquerors

1 CP

Movement

The battle‑brothers of the Imperial Fists 1st Company advance with merciless efficiency, eliminating all resistance and staking the Emperor’s claim.

When:

Your Movement phase.

Target:

One ADEPTUS ASTARTES TERMINATOR, BLADEGUARD VETERAN SQUAD, STERNGUARD VETERAN SQUAD or VANGUARD VETERAN SQUAD unit from your army within range of an objective marker you control.

Effect:

That objective marker remains under your control until your opponent’s Level of Control over that objective marker is greater than yours at the end of a phase.

Disciplined Extermination

1 CP

Shooting

Masters of bolter drill, the Imperial Fists utilise precise fire patterns to scour their enemies from hiding places and fell them in droves

When:

Your Shooting phase.

Target:

One ADEPTUS ASTARTES TERMINATOR, BLADEGUARD VETERAN SQUAD, STERNGUARD VETERAN SQUAD or VANGUARD VETERAN SQUAD 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 [IGNORES COVER] ability and improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of such weapons by 1.

Opponent's Turn

Dropship Extraction

1 CP

Fight

Making use of a lull in fighting, Terminator squads pull back from the front line, boarding airborne transports and withdrawing to prepare their next assault.

When:

End of your opponent’s Fight phase.

Target:

One ADEPTUS ASTARTES TERMINATOR unit from your army. You cannot target a unit that is within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.

Effect:

Remove your unit from the battlefield and place it into Strategic Reserves.