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Astra Militarum Stratagems65 stratagems across 13 detachments, with the army rules and detachment rules they come with. Print them as cards, nine to a sheet.

Stratagems: 65
Detachments: 1311 tournament legal
Army rules: 8
Data: 2026-08-04

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8 rules

Army rules

What every Astra Militarum army brings to the table, whichever detachment it is built on.

8 rules

Voice of Command

Raised and trained to instil unwavering obedience, officers of the Imperial Guard command authority and respect, and issue orders with imperious bellows that cut through the clamour of war.

If your Army Faction is ASTRA MILITARUM, OFFICER models with this ability can issue Orders. Each OFFICER ’s datasheet will specify how many Orders it can issue in a battle round and which units are eligible to receive those Orders. Each time an Officer model issues an Order, select one of the Orders below, then select one eligible friendly unit within 6" of that Officer model to issue it to.
OFFICER models can issue Orders in your Command phase and at the end of a phase in which they disembarked from a TRANSPORT or were set up on the battlefield.

Until the start of your next Command phase, the unit you selected is affected by that Order. Unless otherwise stated, a unit can only be affected by one Order at a time (any Order subsequently issued to that unit replaces the current one). Orders cannot be issued to Battle-shocked units, and if a unit being affected by an Order becomes Battle-shocked, that Order ceases to affect that unit.
Only ASTRA MILITARUM models gain the benefit of an Order issued to their unit.

Move! Move! Move!

M +3" Add 3" to the Move characteristic of models in this unit.

Fix Bayonets!

WS +1 Improve the Weapon Skill characteristic of melee weapons equipped by models in this unit by 1.

Take Aim!

BS +1 Improve the Ballistic Skill characteristic of ranged weapons equipped by models in this unit by 1.

First Rank, Fire! Second Rank, Fire!

A +1 Improve the Attacks characteristic of Rapid Fire weapons equipped by models in this unit by 1.

Take Cover!

SV +1 Improve the Save characteristic of models in this unit by 1 (this cannot improve a model’s Save to better than 3+).

Duty and Honour!

LD +1 OC +1 Improve the Leadership and Objective Control characteristics of models in this unit by 1.

65 stratagems

Detachments

Each detachment's own rules, then the stratagems it unlocks.

65 stratagems

Abhuman Auxiliaries

3 stratagems

Absolutist Principles

Commissars with experience overseeing auxiliary platoons display the ferocious strength of will and fearsome levels of scrutiny needed to ensure the most thick-skulled or rebelliously larcenous of soldiers – no matter what their size or shape – do their duty

▪ Friendly BULLGRYN SQUAD / OGRYN SQUAD / RATLINGS units have ABHUMAN.
▪ Friendly COMMISSAR models can:
▪ Issue the Take Aim! Order.
▪ Issue 1 Order to a friendly ABHUMAN unit. This detachment has the ABHUMAN tag and cannot be taken with another ABHUMAN detachment.

1 CPEither turn

THICK-SKULLED OBDURANCE

Shooting · Fight

With an order to hold the line, Ogryn auxilia will devotedly – and stubbornly – endure the most extreme firepower to see their duty done.

When: Your opponent’s Shooting phase or the Fight phase, when an enemy unit targets a friendly BULLGRYN SQUAD / OGRYN SQUAD unit that is within range of an objective.
Target: That BULLGRYN SQUAD/OGRYN SQUAD unit.
Effect: Attacks that target your unit have -1 AP until that enemy unit has attacked.

1 CPYour turn

LOW PROFILE

Shooting

Ratling snipers carefully scout out the most advantageous vantage points from which to unleash their kill shots, positions in which their eerie stillness and diminutive silhouette are hard to spot.

When: Your Shooting phase, when a friendly RATLINGS unit has shot.
Target: That RATLINGS unit.
Effect: Those ranged attacks do not prevent your unit from being hidden.

1 CPOpponent's turn

STIRRED TO ACTION

Shooting

An enemy who manages to pierce the Ogryns’ dense forms often succeeds only in attracting their attention and becoming the objects of a sudden and trampling rush.

When: Your opponent’s Shooting phase, when an enemy unit that targeted a friendly unengaged BULLGRYN SQUAD / OGRYN SQUAD unit has shot.
Target: That BULLGRYN SQUAD/OGRYN SQUAD unit.
Effect: Your unit can make a surge move of up to D6".

Armoured Infantry

6 stratagems

Squadron Command

Add SQUADRON to the list of units each OFFICER unit from your army can issue Orders to. Add the Order below to those listed in the Voice of Command ability.
ON MY SIGNAL
The most effective commanders know how and when to make use of their armoured fighting vehicles’ speed. This Order can only be issued to ARMOURED SKIRMISHER units (see below). Each time an enemy unit ends a Normal or Advance move within 8" of this unit, this unit can make a Normal move of up to D6". Each unit can only move in this way once per turn.
KEYWORDS
ASTRA MILITARUM SQUADRON units from your army have the ARMOURED SKIRMISHER keyword (excluding ARTILLERY units and units containing one or more models with a Wounds characteristic of 13 or higher).

1 CPBattle TacticYour turn

ORDER THE ADVANCE

Movement

At a barked order, armour and infantry surge forward as one, utilising speed and aggression to close with objectives and the enemy.

When: Start of your Movement phase.
Target: One ASTRA MILITARUM OFFICER unit from your army.
Effect: Select one or more friendly ASTRA MILITARUM units within 6" of your unit; until the end of the phase, you can re-roll Advance rolls made for those units.

1 CPStrategic PloyYour turn

MOBILE FIREBASE

Movement

Armoured fighting vehicles and transports keep pace with the infantry, supporting the advance as mobile gun platforms

When: Your Movement phase, just after an ARMOURED SKIRMISHER unit from your army Advances or Falls Back.
Target: That ARMOURED SKIRMISHER unit.
Effect: Until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to shoot in a turn in which it Advanced or Fell Back.

1 CPStrategic PloyYour turn

BURST OF SPEED

Movement

Pushing bodies or engines to the limit, these warriors continue their swift advance.

When: End of your Movement phase.
Target: One ASTRA MILITARUM unit from your army that did not Remain Stationary or arrive from Reserves this phase.
Effect: Your unit can make a Normal move of up to D6".

1 CPBattle TacticYour turn

SUPPORTING ORDNANCE

Shooting

This vehicle’s heavy weapons support lightly equipped infantry, suppressing enemy armour and bringing down lumbering monsters.

When: Your Shooting phase.
Target: One ARMOURED SKIRMISHER unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.
Effect: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack that targets a visible MONSTER or VEHICLE unit, you can re-roll the Hit roll.

1 CPBattle TacticYour turn

COMBINED FIRE

Shooting

Hammering the enemy, this transport’s crew share targeting solutions with nearby allies, allowing for concentrated combined fire to obliterate the foe’s infantry and even erode armour plating.

When: Your Shooting phase, just after an ARMOURED SKIRMISHER unit from your army has shot.
Target: That ARMOURED SKIRMISHER unit.
Effect: Select one enemy unit hit by one or more of those attacks. Until the end of the phase, that enemy unit cannot have the Benefit of Cover, and each time an ARMOURED SKIRMISHER unit from your army makes an attack that targets that unit, improve the Strength characteristic of that attack by 2.

1 CPBattle TacticYour turn

OPENING SALVO

Shooting

Emerging from their armoured transports, heavily armed soldiers open fire before enemies can dive for cover or angle their stoutest armour towards the fusillade.

When: Your Shooting phase.
Target: One ASTRA MILITARUM unit from your army that disembarked from a TRANSPORT this turn and has not been selected to shoot this phase.
Effect: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack, add 1 to the Wound roll.

Bridgehead Strike

3 stratagems

Fire Zone Purge

Key to this force’s mission is the swift purgation of local enemy forces through sudden deployment and focused firefights. As such, whether they hit the ground from a low-altitude drop or deploy from armoured transports, the soldiers of this formation are trained to find targets and start shooting the instant the foe is in sight.

▪ If a friendly MILITARUM TEMPESTUS OFFICER model is your WARLORD, friendly TEMPESTUS SCIONS units have:
▪ BATTLELINE.
▪ +1 OC.
▪ When a friendly MILITARUM TEMPESTUS unit is selected to shoot, if that unit was set up this turn, that unit’s ranged attacks have +1 to hit rolls.

1 CPOpponent's turn

ON MY POSITION

Charge

Circling Aeronautica Imperialis strike fighters wait above to launch strafing runs should the attack falter. In extremis, these assets can be called down upon Imperial positions in danger of being overrun, affording soldiers the desperate dignity of taking their enemies with them into death.

When: End of your opponent’s Charge phase.
Target: One friendly engaged REGIMENT unit.
Effect: Roll one D6 for each enemy unit engaged with your unit:
▪ On a 2+ that enemy unit suffers D6 mortal wounds. Then, your unit suffers 3D3 mortal wounds.

2 CPYour turn

FIRING HOT

Shooting

At the risk of permanently burning out power packs, hot-shot weaponry can be temporarily overcharged to provide additional punch at the crucial moment.

When: Your Shooting phase, when a friendly MILITARUM TEMPESTUS / KASRKIN unit is selected to shoot.
Target: That MILITARUM TEMPESTUS/KASRKIN unit.
Effect: Your unit’s Hot-shot Lascarbines, Hot-shot Lasguns, Hot-shot Laspistols, Hot-shot Marksman Rifles, Hot-shot Volley Guns and Sentry Hot-shot Volley Guns weapons that targeted an enemy unit within 12" have +1 S and AP.

1 CPYour turn

SERVO‑DESIGNATORS

Shooting

Released in a swarm from a modified Valkyrie gunship, high-altitude servo-skulls analyse targeting data from the ongoing fight and then provide updated firing solutions to the troops on the ground.

When: Your Shooting phase, when a friendly MILITARUM TEMPESTUS unit has shot.
Target: That MILITARUM TEMPESTUS unit.
Effect: Select one enemy unit hit by those ranged attacks. Friendly MILITARUM TEMPESTUS units’ ranged attacks that target that enemy unit have [IGNORES COVER].

Combined Arms

6 stratagems

Born Soldiers

Regiments of numerous origins and tactical roles inculcate their soldiers from an early age with the legendary doctrines of the Tactica Imperium. Infantry train in close-range fire patterns intended to decimate enemy soldiers, whilst tank crews spend countless hours practising to bring down enemy armour and rampaging monstrosities.

Each time a model in a REGIMENT unit from your army makes a ranged attack that targets a visible unit (excluding MONSTERS and VEHICLES), that attack has the [LETHAL HITS] ability.
Each time a model in a SQUADRON unit from your army makes a ranged attack that targets a visible MONSTER or VEHICLE unit, that attack has the [LETHAL HITS] ability.

1 CPBattle TacticEither turn

COORDINATED ACTION

Any phase

The potency of armour and infantry is greatly enhanced when both work in close concert.

When: Start of any phase.
Target: One REGIMENT unit from your army and one SQUADRON unit from your army within 6" of and visible to that REGIMENT unit.
Effect: Until the end of the phase, Orders affecting one of your units affect the other, and vice versa.

2 CPStrategic PloyEither turn

REINFORCEMENTS!

Any phase

So numerous are the infantry of the Astra Militarum that fresh reserves can be called up at a moment’s notice.

When: Any phase.
Target: One INFANTRY REGIMENT unit from your army that was just destroyed. You can target that unit with this Stratagem even though it was just destroyed.
Effect: Add a new unit to your army identical to your destroyed unit, in Strategic Reserves, at its Starting Strength and with all of its wounds remaining.
Restrictions: This Stratagem cannot be used to return destroyed CHARACTER units to Attached units. You can only use this Stratagem once per battle.

2 CPStrategic PloyYour turn

FLEXIBLE COMMAND

Command

Some Astra Militarum officers have served with infantry and armour, and are equally adept at commanding either.

When: Your Command phase.
Target: Any number of ASTRA MILITARUM OFFICER units from your army.
Effect: Until the end of the phase, your Officers can issue Orders to REGIMENT units and SQUADRON units.

1 CPBattle TacticYour turn

FIELDS OF FIRE

Shooting

Armour and infantry work in concert, forming overlapping fields of fire against which neither cover nor heavy armour can protect.

When: Your Shooting phase.
Target: One REGIMENT unit and one SQUADRON unit from your army that have not been selected to shoot this phase.
Effect: Select one enemy unit. Until the end of the phase, each time your selected REGIMENT and SQUADRON units make an attack that targets that enemy unit, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.

1 CPEpic DeedOpponent's turn

INSPIRED COMMAND

Command

The greatest officers make their voices heard at the critical moment, their orders swift and decisive.

When: Your opponent’s Command phase.
Target: One ASTRA MILITARUM OFFICER unit from your army.
Effect: Your OFFICER can issue one Order as if it were your Command phase.

1 CPBattle TacticOpponent's turn

STALWART PROTECTOR

Shooting

The indefatigable tanks of the Astra Militarum serve as mobile cover for the troops marching in their shadow.

When: Your opponent’s Shooting phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.
Target: One ASTRA MILITARUM VEHICLE unit from your army.
Effect: Until the end of the phase, each time a ranged attack is allocated to an INFANTRY model from your army, if that model is not fully visible to every model in the attacking unit because of your VEHICLE, that model has the Benefit of Cover against that attack.

Designation Force

3 stratagems

Designated Targets

A regiment’s resilient and often unconventional scouts are deployed to provide forward intelligence on enemy dispositions. With a combination of regimental issue scopes and guerrilla instincts hard-won through survival at the forefronts of war zones, they can draw massed firepower down on lurking threats.

Friendly SCOUT SENTINEL / ASTRA MILITARUM INFANTRY SMOKE units have the following ability:
Signal Flares: In your Shooting phase, this unit can select one visible enemy unit within 12". That enemy unit is designated:
▪ While a unit is designated, that unit has +3" detection range.
This detachment has the RECON tag and cannot be taken with another RECON detachment.

1 CPYour turn

CLOSE-RANGE DETECTION

Shooting

With a daring reconnaissance dangerously close to the hiding enemy, soldiers can provide more accurate reports of their location.

When: Start of your Shooting phase.
Target: One friendly SCOUT SENTINEL / ASTRA MILITARUM INFANTRY unit.
Effect: While a visible enemy unit is within 6" of your unit, that unit has +3" detection range.

1 CPOpponent's turn

TRIGGERED ALERTS

Movement

Alerted by proximity snares set up by recon teams, readied soldiers can evade their prowling foes to prepare new firing lines.

When: Your opponent’s Movement phase, when an enemy unit ends a move within 8" of a friendly unengaged ASTRA MILITARUM INFANTRY unit.
Target: That ASTRA MILITARUM INFANTRY unit.
Effect: Your unit can make a normal move of up to D3+3"

1 CPOpponent's turn

SUMP-SMOG SCREEN

Shooting

Named for the density and reek of their concealing smoke, varied packs of foul chemicals are carried by elite scouts that can be ignited to foul the enemy’s aim.

When: Start of your opponent’s Shooting phase
Target: One friendly ASTRA MILITARUM INFANTRY SMOKE unit.
Effect: When an attack targets either your unit, or a unit that is not fully visible to the attacking model because of one or more models in your unit, the target has the benefit of cover against that attack.

Embarked Regiment

Boarding Actions4 stratagems

Get Down!

At a shouted command from their superiors, Imperial Guardsmen throw themselves flat to the decks, allowing the ranks behind to fire over their heads.

Each time an ASTRA MILITARUM unit from your army is selected to shoot, you can select one other friendly ASTRA MILITARUM unit (excluding OGRYN units). Until the end of the phase, models in the attacking unit can ignore models in that friendly unit for the purposes of determining visibility.

1 CPBattle TacticEither turn

AGAINST THE ODDS

Shooting · Fight

Imperial Guardsmen faced by nightmarish foes in the close quarters of a boarding action may be driven to fight as never before to survive.

When: Your Shooting phase or the Fight phase.
Target: One ASTRA MILITARUM unit from your army (excluding OGRYN units) 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, on a Critical Wound, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 2.

1 CPBattle TacticEither turn

DUCK AND COVER

Shooting · Fight

Between training and the Human instinct for self-preservation, these soldiers manage to make the most of the available cover.

When: Your opponent's Shooting phase or the Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.
Target: One ASTRA MILITARUM unit from your army (excluding OGRYN units) that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks and has one or more models on the opposite side of an open Hatchway from one or more models in the attacking unit.
Effect: Until the end of the phase, each time an attack targets your unit, subtract 1 from the Hit roll.

1 CPStrategic PloyYour turn

IDLE HANDS

Movement

Spending a long time stuck in one section of a voidship leads bored soldiers to explore their surroundings and discover useful shortcuts in case of emergency.

When: Your Movement phase.
Target: One ASTRA MILITARUM unit from your army that has not been selected to move this phase and is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.
Effect: Select one closed Hatchway within 1" of your unit. Your unit can operate that Hatchway.
Restrictions: Until the end of the turn, your unit cannot operate a Hatchway again.

1 CPStrategic PloyOpponent's turn

BRUTAL CHOKE POINT

Movement · Charge

The Tactica Imperialis teaches well how to exploit choke points to slaughter the foe. Its lessons transfer well to voidship corridors and chambers.

When: Your opponent's Movement or Charge phase.
Target: One ASTRA MILITARUM unit from your army (excluding OGRYN units) that has not fired Overwatch this phase.
Effect: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack while firing Overwatch, an unmodified Hit roll of 5+ is required to score a hit, instead of an unmodified 6.

Grizzled Company

6 stratagems

Ruthless Discipline

The officers of this company are wily, iron-willed veterans both respected and feared by the troops under their command. At their barked orders, even the weariest soldiers redouble their efforts.

Add 1 to the number of Orders each ASTRA MILITARUM OFFICER model from your army can issue, as stated on their datasheet.
While an ASTRA MILITARUM unit from your army is affected by an Order, each time a model in that unit makes an attack, re-roll a Hit roll of 1.

1 CPEither turn

SNAP TO IT

Any phase

Reading the flow of battle and reacting in accordance, this officer expects their barked orders to be followed post-haste.

When: Start of any phase.
Target: One ASTRA MILITARUM OFFICER unit from your army.
Effect: Your unit’s OFFICER model can issue 1 Order as if it were your Command phase.

1 CPYour turn

NO RETREAT!

Command

Battle-hardened and zealous, the company’s grizzled elites will gladly give their lives to honour the Emperor.

When: Your Command phase.
Target: One ASTRA MILITARUM unit from your army affected by the Duty and Honour! Order.
Effect: If your unit is within range of an objective marker you control, that objective marker remains under your control, even if you have no models within range of it, until your opponent controls it at the start or end of a phase.

1 CPYour turn

VETERAN SHARPSHOOTERS

Shooting

Marksmanship is a skill that only increases with experience.

When: Your Shooting phase.
Target: One ASTRA MILITARUM 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.

1 CPYour turn

PURGING FIRE

Shooting

Clear the area and defend your objectives. Take no prisoners.

When: Your Shooting phase.
Target: One ASTRA MILITARUM unit from your army affected by an Order that has not been selected to shoot this phase.
Effect: If your unit is within range of an objective marker, until the end of the phase, ranged weapons equipped by models in your unit have the [LETHAL HITS] ability.

1 CPYour turn

MORDIAN MINUTE

Shooting

Named for the soldiers of Mordian, this rapid-fire drill requires exceptional accuracy and coordination, but renders even the humble lasgun highly lethal.

When: Your Shooting phase.
Target: One ASTRA MILITARUM INFANTRY unit from your army affected by the First Rank, Fire! Second Rank, Fire! Order.
Effect: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack, improve the Strength characteristic of that attack by 1.

1 CPOpponent's turn

ADDITIONAL ARMOUR

Shooting

Veteran soldiers know the value of additional protection, whether welded to vehicles or worn under flak armour.

When: Your opponent’s Shooting phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.
Target: One ASTRA MILITARUM 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.

Hammer of the Emperor

6 stratagems

Iron Tread

The armoured spearhead of an Astra Militarum army group grinds relentlessly forward, ploughing through enemy infantry with arrogant disregard.

Each time a SQUADRON unit from your army Advances, do not make an Advance roll for it; until the end of the phase, add 6" to the Move characteristic of models in that unit, and when making that Advance move, that unit can move within Engagement Range of enemy models but cannot end that move within Engagement Range of enemy models.

1 CPEpic DeedYour turn

FINAL HOUR

Command

Even with flames licking through the interior of their vehicle, this crew refuse to abandon their positions, regardless of the risk to their lives.

When: Your Command phase.
Target: One SQUADRON unit from your army that is Below Half-strength (excluding OFFICER units).
Effect: Until the end of the battle round, ranged weapons equipped by models in your unit (excluding [ONE SHOT] weapons) have the [HAZARDOUS] ability, and each time a model in your unit makes a ranged attack, you can ignore any or all modifiers to that attack’s Ballistic Skill characteristic and to the Hit roll.

1 CPBattle TacticYour turn

BLAZING ADVANCE

Movement

By petitioning the machine spirits of their vehicles, tank crews push their armoured steeds beyond conventional limits.

When: Your Movement phase, just after a SQUADRON unit from your army Advances.
Target: That SQUADRON unit.
Effect: Until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to shoot in a turn in which it Advanced.

1 CPStrategic PloyYour turn

TACTICAL WITHDRAWAL

Movement

Even in retreat, the armoured fist of the Astra Militarum keep their cannons firing.

When: Your Movement phase, just after a SQUADRON unit from your army Falls Back.
Target: That SQUADRON unit.
Effect: Until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to shoot in a turn in which it Fell Back.

1 CPStrategic PloyYour turn

CRASH THROUGH

Movement · Charge

Ruins, barricades, bunkers; few such structures can impede the grinding advance of an Astra Militarum armoured corps.

When: Your Movement phase or your Charge phase.
Target: One ASTRA MILITARUM VEHICLE unit from your army that has not been selected to move or charge this phase.
Effect: Until the end of the phase, each time your unit makes a Normal, Advance or Charge move, it can move horizontally through terrain features as if they were not there.

1 CPBattle TacticYour turn

FURIOUS CANNONADE

Shooting

At close range, armoured vehicles open up with their full complement of weapons, dispensing the Emperor’s righteous wrath.

When: Your Shooting phase.
Target: One SQUADRON unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.
Effect: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack that targets a unit within 12", improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.

2 CPWargearOpponent's turn

ABLATIVE PLATING

Shooting

Crews routinely reinforce their vehicle's armour, adding ablative plating, track links, sandbags and other means to protect the hull.

When: Your opponent’s Shooting phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.
Target: One ASTRA MILITARUM VEHICLE 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 an attack is allocated to your unit, subtract 1 from the Damage characteristic of that attack.

Mechanised Assault

6 stratagems

Armoured Fist

Astra Militarum mechanised forces combine heavy armour with elite infantry. Reliant on speed and short-ranged firepower, the armoured spearhead hurtles through the enemy line and deploys its cargo of shock troops to cut the enemy down with volleys of lasgun fire.

Each time an ASTRA MILITARUM model from your army makes a ranged attack in a turn in which it disembarked from a TRANSPORT, add 1 to the Wound roll.

1 CPWargearYour turn

VOX-RELAY

Command

This armoured transport has been modified to house a tactical command suite and vox-relay, enabling embarked officers to give orders from relative safety.

When: Your Command phase.
Target: One INFANTRY OFFICER unit from your army embarked within a TRANSPORT. You can use this Stratagem on that unit even though it is embarked within a TRANSPORT.
Effect: Until the end of the phase, your unit can issue Orders even though it is not on the battlefield, and it can issue Orders to ASTRA MILITARUM TRANSPORT units from your army [excluding TITANIC units) regardless of the distance to and from your unit’s TRANSPORT.

1 CPStrategic PloyYour turn

RAPID DISPERSAL

Movement

Troops trained in mechanised combat disembark swiftly from their transport’s hatches, avoiding incoming fire and advancing on their objectives.

When: Your Movement phase.
Target: One ASTRA MILITARUM INFANTRY unit from your army that disembarked from a TRANSPORT this phase.
Effect: Your INFANTRY unit can make a Normal move of up to D6".

1 CPBattle TacticYour turn

CLEAR AND SECURE

Shooting

Mechanised charges rely upon shock, awe and speed to secure ground. Any enemies that block the path must be obliterated swiftly.

When: Your Shooting phase.
Target: One ASTRA MILITARUM unit from your army that disembarked from a TRANSPORT this turn and has not been selected to shoot this phase.
Effect: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack that targets a unit within range of an objective marker, you can re-roll the Hit roll and you can re-roll the Wound roll.

1 CPBattle TacticOpponent's turn

SWIFT INTERCEPTION

Movement

Fast-moving armoured transports allow a commander to react quickly to enemy movements and intercept outflanking opponents.

When: Your opponent’s Movement phase, just after an enemy unit ends a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move.
Target: One TRANSPORT unit from your army (excluding AIRCRAFT and TITANIC units) that is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units, and is within 8" of the enemy unit that just ended that move.
Effect: Your TRANSPORT can make a Normal move of up to 6".

1 CPBattle TacticOpponent's turn

HASTY EXTRACTION

Charge

Should the tide turn against them, mechanised forces swiftly re-embark their transports in order to reposition.

When: Your opponent’s Charge phase, after an enemy unit has selected targets for its charge but before it makes a Charge move.
Target: One ASTRA MILITARUM INFANTRY unit from your army that was selected as a target of that charge.
Effect: Provided your unit is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units and every model in your unit is within 3" of an ASTRA MILITARUM TRANSPORT from your army, it can embark within that TRANSPORT.

1 CPStrategic PloyOpponent's turn

MOVE OUT

Any phase

High command’s priorities have shifted. Swift embarkation and redeployment is required.

When: End of your opponent’s turn.
Target: One ASTRA MILITARUM unit from your army.
Effect: Provided your unit is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units and every model in your unit is within 3" of an ASTRA MILITARUM TRANSPORT from your army, it can embark within that TRANSPORT.

Recon Element

6 stratagems

Masters of Camouflage

Reconnaissance infantry use face paint, camo-pattern fatigues, ghillie suits and more to conceal themselves from the foe. Vehicles are camouflaged using netting and disruptive camo patterns, enabling them to blend into surrounding terrain. Suitably outfitted, recon forces need only rely upon stealth and concealment rather than heavy armour for protection.

ASTRA MILITARUM WALKER and REGIMENT units from your army have the Benefit of Cover. While such a unit has the Benefit of Cover for any other reason, improve the Save characteristic of that unit by 1 (to a maximum of 3+).

1 CPBattle TacticYour turn

CRACK SHOTS

Shooting

Reconnaissance units are often comprised of experienced survivalists and hunters, many of whom are expert marksmen.

When: Your Shooting phase.
Target: One PLATOON 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 [PRECISION] ability.

1 CPStrategic PloyOpponent's turn

DRAW THEM OUT

Movement

Light infantry utilise harassing fire to draw their enemies into position for an ambush.

When: Your opponent’s Movement phase, just after an enemy unit ends a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move.
Target: One PLATOON unit from your army that is within 8" of that enemy unit, and is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.
Effect: Your unit can make a Normal move of up to 6".

1 CPWargearOpponent's turn

SCRAMBLE FIELD

Movement

This unit is equipped with a scramble field generator, a device capable of disrupting teleportation beacons and other homing technology.

When: Start of your opponent’s Reinforcements step.
Target: One ASTRA MILITARUM INFANTRY unit from your army.
Effect: Until the end of the phase, enemy units that are set up on the battlefield as Reinforcements cannot be set up within 12" of your unit.

1 CPStrategic PloyOpponent's turn

COURAGEOUS DIVERSION

Shooting

These soldiers scream blood-curdling battle cries as they rush forwards, emboldening their squadmates and causing the enemy to waver.

When: Start of your opponent’s Shooting phase.
Target: One ASTRA MILITARUM INFANTRY or ASTRA MILITARUM MOUNTED unit from your army.
Effect: Until the end of the phase, your unit has the Feel No Pain 6+ ability, and each time an enemy model makes an attack, if your unit is the closest eligible target, subtract 1 from the Hit roll.

1 CPWargearOpponent's turn

TANGLEFOOT GRENADES

Charge

Employed by skirmishers and recon troops, tanglefoot grenades ensnare advancing infantry, slowing their advance.

When: Start of your opponent’s Charge phase.
Target: One ASTRA MILITARUM GRENADES unit from your army.
Effect: Select one visible enemy unit within 12" of your unit. When that enemy unit declares a charge, that enemy unit has -1 to charge rolls.

1 CPBattle TacticOpponent's turn

SCOUTING OUTRIDERS

Any phase

Sentinels and cavalry units use their speed and mobility to outflank the foe, ready to strike at the most opportune moment.

When: End of your opponent’s turn.
Target: One ASTRA MILITARUM MOUNTED or ASTRA MILITARUM WALKER unit from your army that is wholly within 10" of one or more battlefield edges and not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.
Effect: Remove your unit from the battlefield and place it into Strategic Reserves.

Siege Regiment

6 stratagems

Artillery Support

Artillery barrages lay the ground for the assault to come.

At the start of the battle round, select one of the following types of artillery support.
▪ Creeping Barrage: Roll one D6 for each enemy unit that is more than 12" from every model from your army that is on the battlefield: On a 5+, until the end of the battle round, that unit is shaken. While a unit is shaken, subtract 2" from its Move characteristic and subtract 2 from Charge rolls made for it. The maximum number of units that can be shaken by this rule in each battle round depends on the battle size, as shown below.

▪ Incendiary Bombardment: Select a number of enemy units more than 12" from every model from your army that is on the battlefield. Until the end of the battle round, those enemy units are scattered. While a unit is scattered, it cannot have the Benefit of Cover. The maximum number of units you can select in this way depends on the battle size, as shown below.
▪ Smoke Shells: Select a number of units from your army. Until the end of the battle round, those units have the Stealth ability.
BATTLE SIZE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF UNITS Incursion 2 Strike Force 3 Onslaught 4

1 CPBattle TacticEither turn

TRENCH FIGHTERS

Fight

Inured to the savage horrors of trench warfare, these warriors will fight until their last breath.

When: Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.
Target: One ASTRA MILITARUM 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, each time a model in your unit is destroyed, if that model has not fought this phase, roll one D6, adding 2 to the result if it is a REGIMENT model. On a 4+, do not remove the destroyed model from play; it can fight after the attacking unit has finished making its attacks, and is then removed from play.

2 CPStrategic PloyYour turn

OVER THE TOP

Command

The whistle blows to signal the attack. Waves of infantry emerge from cover to advance upon the foe.

When: Start of your Command phase.
Target: One INFANTRY OFFICER model from your army.
Effect: Until the end of the phase, when your model issues the Move! Move! Move! Order, it can issue that Order to any number of eligible friendly INFANTRY REGIMENT units, regardless of range to your model.

1 CPWargearYour turn

FLARE BURST

Shooting

As the infantry assault proceeds, flares are fired into the skies, illuminating opponents below.

When: Your Shooting phase.
Target: One ASTRA MILITARUM CHARACTER unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.
Effect: Until the end of the phase, each time your unit makes an attack that targets a visible enemy unit within 12", you can re-roll the Hit roll.

1 CPBattle TacticYour turn

CALLOUS SACRIFICE

Shooting

All victory requires sacrifice. The destruction of the enemy must always take priority over the preservation of lives.

When: Your Shooting phase.
Target: One PLATOON unit from your army that is within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.
Effect: Until the end of the phase, enemy units are not considered to be within Engagement Range of your unit for the purposes of selecting targets of ranged weapons. Until the end of the phase, each time an enemy model loses a wound, while that model’s unit is within Engagement Range of your unit, roll one D6: on a 4+, one model from your unit is destroyed after the attacking unit has finished making its attacks.

1 CPStrategic PloyYour turn

FURIOUS FUSILLADE

Shooting

Whilst accuracy has its benefits, sheer weight of fire is no less effective at bringing down the foe.

When: Your Shooting phase.
Target: One PLATOON unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.
Effect: Until the end of the phase, add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of ranged weapons equipped by models in your unit while targeting an enemy unit within half range.

1 CPWargearOpponent's turn

MINEFIELD

Charge

Sappers have laid down a network of mines across the battlefield. Should the enemy attempt an ill-advised assault, they will surely suffer for it.

When: Start of your opponent’s Charge phase.
Target: One PLATOON unit from your army.
Effect: Until the end of the phase, each time an enemy unit ends a Charge move within Engagement Range of your unit, roll one D6 for each model in that enemy unit: for each 5+, that enemy unit suffers 1 mortal wound (to a maximum of 6 mortal wounds).

Steel Hammer

6 stratagems

Ceaseless Cannonade

Each time an ASTRA MILITARUM TITANIC or ASTRA MILITARUM SQUADRON unit from your army is selected to shoot, models in that unit can target enemy units within Engagement Range of that unit (including with Blast weapons), provided no other friendly units are also within Engagement Range of that enemy unit. When doing so, such models do not suffer the penalty to their Hit rolls for being within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units (excluding attacks made with Indirect Fire weapons).
KEYWORDS
In the Muster Armies step, you can select one or more ASTRA MILITARUM TITANIC units from your army to gain the CHARACTER keyword.
Designer’s Note: This means that the selected units can be given Enhancements, and one of them can be selected as your WARLORD.

1 CPEpic DeedEither turn

ENGINE OF WRATH

Fight

An unstoppable engine of destruction, this super-heavy tank thunders forward, crushing enemies to bloody pulp beneath its steel treads.

When: Fight phase.
Target: One ASTRA MILITARUM TITANIC unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.
Effect: Select one enemy unit within Engagement Range of your unit. Until the end of the phase, add 6 to the Attacks characteristic of melee weapons equipped by models in your unit, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of those weapons by 2, and each time a model in your unit fights, it can only target that enemy unit.

1 CPStrategic PloyYour turn

IMPOSING ARRIVAL

Movement

The arrival of a super-heavy tank on the battlefield can swiftly turn the tide of the fight.

When: Reinforcements step of your Movement phase, from the second battle round onwards.
Target: One ASTRA MILITARUM TITANIC unit from your army that is in Reserves.
Effect: Set up your unit on the battlefield, wholly within 8" of the battlefield edge and more than 6" horizontally away from all enemy units.

1 CPStrategic PloyYour turn

ADAMANTINE BEHEMOTH

Movement · Charge

Barricades, trenches, bunkers and ruins: these obstacles are ground to dust by the obdurate advance of Astra Militarum armour.

When: Your Movement phase or your Charge phase.
Target: One ASTRA MILITARUM VEHICLE unit from your army that has not been selected to move or charge this phase.
Effect: Until the end of the phase, each time your unit makes a Normal, Advance or Charge move, it can move horizontally through terrain features.

1 CPStrategic PloyYour turn

SHATTERING SALVO

Shooting

Turrets and sponsons unleash a tempest of fury, toppling fortifications and leaving stunned and wounded enemies exposed to incoming fire.

When: Your Shooting phase, just after an ASTRA MILITARUM TITANIC unit from your army has shot.
Target: That ASTRA MILITARUM TITANIC unit.
Effect: Select one enemy unit hit by one or more of those attacks. Until the end of the phase, that enemy unit cannot have the Benefit of Cover.

1 CPStrategic PloyYour turn

WITHERING FIREPOWER

Shooting

Subjected to a thunderous volley of explosive shells and bullets, enemies begin to waver.

When: Your Shooting phase, just after an ASTRA MILITARUM VEHICLE unit from your army has shot.
Target: That ASTRA MILITARUM VEHICLE unit.
Effect: Select one enemy unit hit by one or more of those attacks. That enemy unit must take a Battle-shock test, subtracting 1 from that test.

2 CPBattle TacticYour turn

ACCURACY UNDER PRESSURE

Shooting

Only the most disciplined soldiers and vehicle crews can maintain accuracy in the deafening confusion of an armoured clash.

When: Your Shooting phase.
Target: One ASTRA MILITARUM unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.
Effect: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack, you can re-roll the Hit roll.

Tempestus Boarding Regiment

Boarding Actions4 stratagems

Purge-Sweep Protocols

Tempestus Scions are drilled to progress through voidships chamber by chamber, corridor by corridor, clearing each with blitzing firepower before sweeping on to the next.

Each time a MILITARUM TEMPESTUS unit from your army is selected to shoot, if one or more models in that unit are within 1" of an open Hatchway and every model in that unit is on the same side of that Hatchway, select one enemy unit on the opposite side of that Hatchway from that unit. Until the end of the phase, ranged weapons equipped by models in that unit have the [LETHAL HiTS] ability while targeting that enemy unit.

1 CPBattle TacticEither turn

BRUTAL TRAINING

Fight

Tempestus Scions are trained in a range of specialist hand-to-hand combat techniques. Coupled with combat stimms, these make them bruising foes.

When: Fight phase.
Target: One MILITARUM TEMPESTUS unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.
Effect: Until the end of the phase, add 1 to the Attacks and Strength characteristics of melee weapons equipped by models in your unit.

1 CPStrategic PloyYour turn

COORDINATED STRIKE

Command

Employing coordinated helm chronos, the Scions execute a pre-arranged simultaneous tactical manoeuvre.

When: Start of your Command phase.
Target: One OFFICER model from your army.
Effect: Select one Order your model can issue. Every ASTRA MILITARUM unit from your army is issued that Order (regardless of any keywords those units are normally required to have).
Restrictions: Until the end of the turn, OFFICER models from your army cannot issue Orders. You can only use this Stratagem once.

1 CPStrategic PloyYour turn

LOCKDOWN

Movement

Voidborne Scions are trained to swiftly goad the machine spirits of bulkheads and hatches, slamming them shut in their wake to trap the foe.

When: Your Movement phase.
Target: One ASTRA MILITARUM unit from your army that has not been selected to move this phase.
Effect: Until the end of the phase, after your unit ends a move, you can select one open Hatchway it moved through during that move; close that Hatchway.

1 CPBattle TacticYour turn

FIRE-PATTERN HURRICANUS

Shooting

Emptying the magazines of their weapons in an indiscriminate hail of fire, the Scions create a zone of lethality that foes will struggle to advance into.

When: Your Shooting phase, just after a MILITARUM TEMPESTUS unit from your army has shot.
Target: That MILITARUM TEMPESTUS unit.
Effect: Select one enemy unit hit by one or more of those attacks. Until the start of your next Shooting phase, subtract 2 from the Move characteristic of models in that enemy unit, and subtract 2 from Advance and Charge rolls made for it.

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