Instead you may retain a single normal defense die as a critical save, but aren’t disqualified if you already retained another critical. If an operative with this ability has the UNDIVIDED keyword, you can use the following Strategic Ploys for this ability instead: Hateful Assault, Malicious Volleys. Whether they hail from the dark days of the Horus Heresy or turned traitor more recently, these baleful warriors combine their gene-given gifts with dark blessings and malefic sorceries, transformed by years of battle into fearless, superhuman reavers. Giving up their bodies to possession isn’t just a fun activity for the weekend – they can let their daemons take control in the heat of battle. As with any Battle Honour, an operative cannot have the same one more than once (if a duplicate result is rolled, roll again until a different result is rolled).

Legionnaires are simply one of the best teams available in Kill Team both from a competitive and hobby standpoint. The Heavy Bolter has the Fusillade Special Rule that allows it to distribute its attack dice among multiple adjacent targets, as well as the P1 Critical Rule that gives it Armour Penetration 1 if it scores any critical hits. Until the end of the Turning Point, weapons that operative is equipped with gain the Lethal 5+, No Cover and Brutal special rules. The Chosen and Butcher are capable of killing their loyal brethren in two critical strikes, while Blessing of Tzeentch or Nurgle both have strong plays in this match up. This is easily amongst the best area of effect weapon profiles in the game, and all the more nasty on Close Quarters maps.The Legionary Icon Bearer is definitely better to bring than a Warrior, and can be good for holding objectives, especially with the right Mark of Chaos (Slaanesh for reaching far away objectives, Nurgle for surviving while holding back objectives, and so on). This allows you to re-roll all your dice from a single shooting attack or time you fight in combat if you fail to deal any wounds.

For the duration of one Turning Point, all friendly operatives can Fight twice in an activation if they don’t perform a Shoot action in that activation. Some worship Tzeentch, the God of Magic and Change, channeling the psychic powers of the Warp in the endless quest for knowledge and improvement through mutation. If this operative performed a Charge action during this activation, this weapon gains the Relentless special rule for that combat. Select one friendly operative, and if that operative incapacitates at least 2 enemy operatives, you score 1 Victory Point.

Which of the two loadouts you go for really depends on what you’re otherwise bringing in your Kill Team, but here’s the problem: there’s really no need to bring a Legionary Warrior in your Kill Team at all! Keep in mind this does not prevent you from performing the Dash Action, but instead just limits the total movement that the operative performs. Legionnaires tend to find themselves in a more difficult matchup vs hordes due to their focus on melee and the changes to Mutagenic Flesh, however that doesn’t mean this is a weak matchup.

Rosters that have a photo of a painted mini for each operative and a group photo as a roster portrait will be added to the Roster Spotlight. Graceful Killers (B) and Delicious Agony (D) – Graceful Killers is a slightly more useful version of Blood for the Blood God adding a straight 1 damage to critical hits on all melee weapons. Purchase this Requisition after a game in which the enemy LEADER operative was incapacitated by a friendly LEGIONARY operative. When determining control of an objective marker that Grisly Mark token is within of, treat enemy operatives’ total APL as being 1 less. This makes the Shrivetalon a slightly lighter combatant than either the Annointed or the Butcher, but this weakness is offset by the Vicious Reflexes ability that allows the Shrivetalon to always be the Attacker.Toolkit and Customization – A combination of Chaos Blessings and associated ploys give this team access to one of the most expansive list of options in the game. Its Flensing Blades score critical hits on a 5+, which is of course really good, but the actual purpose of this operative is to be found in its Abilities and Unique Actions. Malicious Volleys and Hateful Assault – These are your standard Marine ploys that allow them to Shoot twice if they don’t Fight and vice versa. Your membership into this exclusive club comes with a gallon of Imperial Standard salt, to be kept with you at all times.