Leagues of Votann Stratagems59 stratagems across 12 detachments, with the army rules and detachment rules they come with. Print them as cards, nine to a sheet.

Sagitaur Spearhead

COORDINATED CROSSFIRE

Shooting

With their quarry caught outflanked and in the open, the Sagitaurs’ gunners coordinate fire to pick them apart with swift efficiency.

When

Start of your Shooting phase.

Target

Up to two friendly SAGITAUR units.

Effect

Select one enemy unit. Your units’ ranged attacks that target that enemy unit can:
▪ Re-roll hit rolls of 1.
▪ Re-roll wound rolls of 1.

OUTFLANKING ARMOUR

Movement

With the foes’ weaknesses identified, outflanking Sagitaurs streak in to exploit the gaps and punch deep into their lines.

When

End of your opponent’s Movement phase, from the second battle round onwards.

Target

Up to two friendly SAGITAUR units in strategic reserves.

Effect

Your units each make an ingress move.

BUILT TO LAST

Shooting · Fight

Intended to shrug off the worst punishment by hostile alien environments, not to mention the hostile aliens themselves, Sagitaurs can withstand remarkable quantities of enemy fire.

When

Your opponent’s Shooting phase, when an enemy unit targets a friendly SAGITAUR unit.

Target

That SAGITAUR unit.

Effect

Ranged attacks that target your unit with a S greater than your unit’s T have -1 to wound rolls.

Mobile Sensor Relays

SECURE POSITIONS

Any phase

While there are resources to secure, the Kin will seize any opportunity to effect a rapid and ordered deployment to establish defensive positions.

When

End of any of your phases.

Target

One LEAGUES OF VOTANN TRANSPORT unit from your army.

Effect

One LEAGUES OF VOTANN unit embarked within your TRANSPORT can disembark. When doing so, models in that unit can be set up anywhere on the battlefield wholly within 6" of your TRANSPORT. That unit cannot declare a charge in the same turn, but can otherwise act normally in the remainder of the turn.

BASTION RUNNING

Movement

A Hekaton Land Fortress can be temporarily rigged by its crew for bastion running. They fortify its systems to provide a brief power surge, allowing the tank to smash its way through hostile environments.

When

Your Movement phase.

Target

One HEKATON LAND FORTRESS unit from your army that has not been selected to move this phase.

Effect

Until the end of the phase, each time your unit makes a Normal or Advance move, it can move horizontally through terrain features.

ILLUMINATED PRIORITY

Shooting

Using specialised beam emission signatures, multispectral ammunition, or broadcasting targeting data, the gunnery crews of Kin war engines can signify priority targets for their comrades.

When

Your Shooting phase, just after a LEAGUES OF VOTANN VEHICLE unit from your army has shot.

Target

That LEAGUES OF VOTANN VEHICLE unit.

Effect

Select one enemy unit hit by one or more of those attacks. Until the end of the phase, each time a LEAGUES OF VOTANN INFANTRY model from your army makes an attack that targets that enemy unit, re-roll a Hit roll of 1.

INEXORABLE EFFICIENCY

Shooting

With the wealth of sensor-wrought information they can access, the Kin can efficiently adapt fighting withdrawals into deadly counterattacks.

When

Your Shooting phase.

Target

One LEAGUES OF VOTANN unit from your army.

Effect

Until the end of the phase, your unit is eligible to shoot in a turn in which it Fell Back.

OPPORTUNISTIC ESCALATION

Shooting

Even amid heavy incoming fire, the crew of a kinhost's lighter vehicles can make rapid manoeuvres to exploit sudden openings.

When

Your opponent’s Shooting phase, just after an enemy unit has shot, if units from your army have Hostile Acquisition.

Target

One LEAGUES OF VOTANN VEHICLE unit from your army (excluding HEKATON LAND FORTRESS units) that was hit by one or more of those attacks.

Effect

Your unit can make a Normal move of up to D6".

VENGEANCE FLARE

Shooting

With a narrow-band data burst, those of an oathband who have been wronged can call in the devastating vengeance of their armoured support.

When

Your opponent’s Shooting phase, just after an enemy unit has shot.

Target

One LEAGUES OF VOTANN INFANTRY unit that was hit by one or more of those attacks.

Effect

Each time you use this Stratagem, you can spend 2YP. Select one friendly KAPRICUS or SAGITAUR unit within 6" of your INFANTRY unit. If you spent YP during this use of this Stratagem, you can select one friendly HEKATON LAND FORTRESS unit within 6" of your INFANTRY unit instead. The selected unit can shoot as if it were your Shooting phase. When doing so, models in the selected unit can only target that enemy unit (and only if it is an eligible target).

Fury From The Dêlve

CYBERSTIMM INFUSION

Fight

The subdermal shunts of Cthonian Beserks can flood their bodies with stimulant chemicals. So empowered, they can smash through the toughest of enemies as easily as an obdurate ore seam.

When

Fight phase.

Target

One CTHONIAN BESERKS unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.

Effect

Each time you use this Stratagem, you can spend 2YP. Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack, re-roll a Wound roll of 1. If you spent YP during this use of this Stratagem, you can re-roll the Wound roll instead.

UNSTOPPABLE FORCE

Fight

With their enemies within reach, the Kin’s fury and momentum become an elemental force that will not be stayed.

When

Fight phase.

Target

One LEAGUES OF VOTANN unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.

Effect

Until the end of the phase, each time your unit Piles In or Consolidates, each model in that unit can move up to 6" instead of up to 3".

AUGMENTED ASSAULT

Movement

The profusion of bionic augmentations that Beserks possess can grant them a burst of incredible speed, one that can drive them - a guttural war song on their lips - into their reeling foes like a meteor.

When

Your Movement phase.

Target

One CTHONIAN BESERKS unit from your army that has not been selected to move this phase.

Effect

Each time you use this Stratagem, you can spend up to 2YP. Until the end of the turn, add X" to the Move characteristic of models in your unit, where X is the number of YP you spent during this use of this Stratagem, and your unit is eligible to declare a charge in a turn in which it Advanced.

TECTONIC FRACTURE

Shooting

Skilled Cthonian gunners can initiate localised quakes and pressure waves of such intensity that foes struggle to retain their impetus.

When

Your Shooting phase, just after a CTHONIAN EARTHSHAKERS unit from your army has shot.

Target

That CTHONIAN EARTHSHAKERS unit.

Effect

Each time you use this Stratagem, you can spend 2YP. Select one enemy unit hit by one or more of your unit’s attacks this phase. Until the start of your next Shooting phase, subtract 2 from that unit’s Move characteristic and, if you spent YP during this use of this Stratagem, subtract 2 from Charge rolls made for that unit.

WEAVEWËRKE BUTTRESS

Shooting

Every dêlve is threaded with force fields to shield against catastrophe, a protection that can be tapped in battle to support advances into hostile territory.

When

Your opponent’s Shooting phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets, if units from your army have Hostile Acquisition.

Target

One LEAGUES OF VOTANN 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 an attack targets your unit, subtract 1 from the Wound roll.

HIDDEN ACCESSWAYS

Fight

A guild’s elite can swiftly reenter the dêlve’s labyrinth, slipping into an artfully hidden tunnel or activating site-to-site teleports, ready to attack elsewhere at a moment's notice.

When

End of your opponent’s Fight phase.

Target

One CTHONIAN BESERKS, HEARTHKYN WARRIORS or HERNKYN YAEGIRS unit from your army that is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.

Effect

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

Eye of the Hunt

SCORNFUL ANALYSIS

Shooting

Casting a jaundiced eye over the so-called fortifications of their foes, the Hernkyn quickly identify weak spots in the enemy defences and spread the word to their comrades.

When

Start of your Shooting phase.

Target

One friendly HERNKYN unit.

Effect

Select one visible enemy unit within 12" of your unit. Friendly LEAGUES OF VOTANN units’ attacks that target that enemy unit have [IGNORES COVER].

NO SHOT WASTED

Shooting

Knowing the burden of responsibility placed upon them by Kindred and Ancestors, Hernkyn focus on their marksmanship with a stern determination that makes every shot count.

When

Your Shooting phase, when a friendly HERNKYN unit is selected to shoot.

Target

That HERNKYN unit.

Effect

Your unit’s ranged attacks have [LETHAL HITS].

ECONOMY OF MOTION

Movement

Pioneers operate in great peril behind hostile lines so often that it becomes second nature to respond with alacrity and cunning to the slightest scraps of intelligence on enemy movements.

When

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

Target

That PIONEERS unit.

Effect

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

Methodical Annihilation

BRËKKEKNOTS

Shooting

These micro shield generators, worked into warrior jewellery or armour crests, trigger on command to provide short-lived boosted protection.

When

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

Target

One KÂHL, ÛTHAR THE DESTINED or EINHYR HEARTHGUARD 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, models in your unit have a 4+ invulnerable save.

SURE OF PURPOSE

Fight

The single-minded advance of the Kin rolls over collapsing enemy lines and exploits every fault and weakness, driving on towards the objective.

When

Fight phase.

Target

One LEAGUES OF VOTANN unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.

Effect

Until the end of the phase, 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".

SUPERIOR CRAFTSMANSHIP

Fight

Not only are the finest of the Kindred’s warriors selected for this duty, but they are also equipped with the best weaponry and wargear the Brôkhyr can produce.

When

Fight phase.

Target

One LEAGUES OF VOTANN unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.

Effect

Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack that targets a MONSTER or VEHICLE unit, add 1 to the Damage characteristic of that attack.

UNYIELDING AGGRESSION

Movement

Even should they be compelled to pull back momentarily, the warriors of the Hearthband maintain a punishing curtain of fire to erode the enemy further or rally swiftly and drive back into the fight.

When

Your Movement phase, just after a LEAGUES OF VOTANN INFANTRY unit from your army Falls Back.

Target

That LEAGUES OF VOTANN INFANTRY unit.

Effect

Until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to shoot and declare a charge in a turn in which it Fell Back.

MATERIALISATION MATRICES

Movement

Built to a superior standard using secrets imparted by the Votann, the teleporters employed by this Hearthband can stabilise rematerialisation fields remarkably close to the foe.

When

The Reinforcements step of your Movement phase.

Target

One LEAGUES OF VOTANN unit from your army that is in Reserves and has the Deep Strike ability.

Effect

Until the end of the phase, when your unit is set up on the battlefield using the Deep Strike ability, it can be set up anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 6" horizontally away from all enemy units.

Restrictions

Until the end of the turn, your unit is not eligible to declare a charge.

FURY OF THE HEARTH

Shooting

As though they unleash the raging flames of their kindred’s hearth upon the enemy, the Einhyr all but drown their enemies in fire.

When

Your Shooting phase.

Target

One EINHYR HEARTHGUARD unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.

Effect

Until the end of the phase, improve the Strength characteristic of ranged weapons equipped by models in your unit by 1. If you spend 1YP, until the end of the phase, ranged weapons equipped by models in that unit have the [SUSTAINED HITS 1] ability as well.

Wrought in Wrath

WEAVEFIELD FLARE

Shooting · Fight

Triggering weavefield generators worked into their wargear, the Einhyr bleed off the power of incoming enemy attacks.

When

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

Target

One LEAGUES OF VOTANN 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 targets your unit, if the Strength characteristic of that attack is greater than the Toughness characteristic of your unit, subtract 1 from the Wound roll.

PAN-SPECTRAL VISUALISER

Shooting

These advanced sets of helm optics pierce veils both technological and sorcerous, laying the foe bare.

When

Your Shooting phase.

Target

One LEAGUES OF VOTANN 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 each time a model in your unit makes an attack with a weapon, you can ignore any or all modifiers to that attack’s or that weapon’s Ballistic Skill characteristic and any or all modifiers to the Hit roll.

ECONOMY OF AGGRESSION

Shooting

A few grenades placed with care and skill reap greater returns in bloodshed than a wealth of recklessly hurled materiel.

When

Your Shooting phase.

Target

One EINHYR HEARTHGUARD unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.

Effect

Select one enemy unit that is visible to your unit and wholly on the opposite side of a Hatchway from it. Until the end of the phase, exo-armour grenade launchers equipped by models in your unit have an Attacks characteristic of 6 and lose the [BLAST] ability while targeting that enemy unit, and attacks made with such weapons that target that enemy unit can be allocated to models that are not visible to the attacking model.

GRAVITRONIC PULSE

Charge

Emitters built into this squad's exo-armour batter the foe with focused gravity waves in the instant before the Kin charge crashes home.

When

Your Charge phase, just after a LEAGUES OF VOTANN unit from your army ends a Charge move.

Target

That LEAGUES OF VOTANN unit.

Effect

For each enemy unit within Engagement Range of your unit, until the end of the turn, that unit loses the Fights First ability (if it has it) and, each time a model in that unit makes an attack, subtract 1 from the Hit roll.

Optimal Application

UNWAVERING ACCURACY

Shooting

Besides offering stable fire platforms, exoframes have multiple targeting and sensor subsystems that cut through foes' duplicitous evasion.

When

Your Shooting phase.

Target

One BRÔKHYR THUNDERKYN 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 ignore any or all modifiers to the following: that attack’s Ballistic Skill characteristic; the Hit roll; the Wound roll; that attack’s Armour Penetration characteristic.

FIRST CONCERN

Shooting

Only after executing their prepared firing solutions will the kinhost's heaviest gun lines move on, dispassionately assessing their next target.

When

Your Shooting phase, just after a BRÔKHYR, IRONKIN STEELJACKS or ARKANYST EVALUATOR unit from your army has shot.

Target

That BRÔKHYR, IRONKIN STEELJACKS or ARKANYST EVALUATOR unit.

Effect

If your unit Remained Stationary in your Movement phase this turn, it can make a Normal move.

DELAYED-FIRE ROUNDS

Shooting

Exotic munitions can seed enemy lines with slow-reiease death, stalling those who neutralise the threat while ravaging any who push on.

When

Your Shooting phase, just after a BRÔKHYR, IRONKIN STEELJACKS or ARKANYST EVALUATOR unit from your army has shot.

Target

That BRÔKHYR, IRONKIN STEELJACKS or ARKANYST EVALUATOR unit.

Effect

Select one enemy unit (excluding MONSTERS and VEHICLES) hit by one or more of those attacks. Until the start of your next Shooting phase, each time that enemy unit makes a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move, roll one D6 for each model in that unit: for each 1, that unit suffers 1 mortal wound (to a maximum of 6 mortal wounds).

WALL OF STEEL

Charge

Ironkin Steeljacks use their indomitable strength and bulk on the charge to crush enemy infantry in brutal, mechanised body slams.

When

Your Charge phase, just after an IRONKIN STEELJACKS unit from your army ends a Charge move.

Target

That IRONKIN STEELJACKS unit.

Effect

Each time you use this Stratagem, you can spend 2YP. Select one enemy unit (excluding MONSTERS and VEHICLES) within Engagement Range of your unit and roll one D6 for each model in your unit, rolling two additional D6 if you spent YP during this use of this Stratagem: for each 4+, that enemy unit suffers 1 mortal wound (to a maximum of 6 mortal wounds).

PREVENTATIVE PURGE

Movement

Using their strength and rapid target acquisition subroutines to alter fire arcs swiftly, Thunderkyn and Steeljacks are skilled in focusing on escaping foes that might pose a future threat.

When

Your opponent’s Movement phase, just after an enemy unit ends a Fall Back move.

Target

One BRÔKHYR THUNDERKYN or IRONKIN STEELJACKS unit from your army.

Effect

Your unit can shoot as if it were your Shooting phase. When doing so, models in your unit can only target that enemy unit (and only if it is an eligible target) and each time a model in your unit makes an attack, subtract 1 from the Hit roll.

COGITATED NEED

Movement

Focused on aiding their kindred to the best of their abilities, Ironkin Steeljacks locked onto an identified asset will push onward regardless of obstacles.

When

End of your opponent’s Movement phase.

Target

One IRONKIN STEELJACKS unit from your army.

Effect

Your unit can make a Normal move. When doing so, your unit must end that move as close as possible to the closest objective marker.

Avatars of the Ancestors

BRËKKEKNOTS

Shooting · Fight

These micro shield generators, worked into warrior jewellery or armour crests, trigger on command to provide short‑lived boosted protection.

When

Your opponent’s Shooting phase or the Fight phase, when an enemy unit targets a friendly EINHYR HEARTHGUARD unit.

Target

That EINHYR HEARTHGUARD unit.

Effect

Your unit has 4+ InSv.

FURY OF THE HEARTH

Shooting

As though they unleash the raging flames of their kindred’s hearth upon the enemy, the Einhyr all but drown their enemies in fire.

When

Your Shooting phase, when a friendly EINHYR HEARTHGUARD unit is selected to shoot.

Target

That EINHYR HEARTHGUARD unit.

Effect

Your unit’s ranged attacks have:
▪ +1 S.
▪ If you spend 1 YP, [SUSTAINED HITS 1].

MATERIALISATION MATRICES

Movement

Built to a superior standard using secrets imparted by the Votann, the teleporters employed by this Hearthband can stabilise rematerialisation fields remarkably close to the foe.

When

Your Movement phase, when a friendly EINHYR HEARTHGUARD unit with Deep Strike is selected to make an ingress move.

Target

That EINHYR HEARTHGUARD unit.

Effect

▪ Your unit can be set up anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 6" horizontally from all enemy units, even if that is within your opponent’s deployment zone.
▪ Your unit is not eligible to declare a charge until the end of the turn.

Ruthless Reinvestment

AUXILIARY CONTRACT

Shooting · Fight

Mercenary Kin are no strangers to working more than one seam of wealth at once, and extra contracts to slay or capture individuals or to gather specific trophies can be highly profitable.

When

Your Shooting phase or the Fight phase.

Target

One LEAGUES OF VOTANN INFANTRY or LEAGUES OF VOTANN MOUNTED unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot or fight this phase.

Effect

Until the end of the phase, weapons equipped by models in your unit have the [PRECISION] ability.

OPTIMAL EXPENDITURE

Fight

By expending energy reserves, the Kin’s close-quarter weapons thrum with forgewrought power. The allotment of such resources sees their wielders determined to make every blow strike true.

When

The Fight phase.

Target

One LEAGUES OF VOTANN INFANTRY unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.

Effect

Each time you use this Stratagem, you can spend 3YP. Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack, re-roll a Hit roll of 1 and re-roll a Wound roll of 1. If you spent YP during this usage of this Stratagem, you can re-roll a Hit roll of 1 and re-roll the Wound roll instead.

GRAND ARTIFICE

Movement

Unfazed by deception where it serves a practical use, Kin privateers willingly effect a seemingly ragged retreat only to turn back into the fight from a more advantageous position the moment they are clear of the mire of foes.

When

Your Movement phase, just after a LEAGUES OF VOTANN unit from your army Falls Back.

Target

That LEAGUES OF VOTANN unit.

Effect

Until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to shoot and declare a charge in a turn in which it Fell Back.

PRIVATEER ARSENAL

Shooting

Confident their use will turn the tide, the Kin draw on personal caches of munitions, power cells bearing the signatures of acclaimed Brôkhyr or heirloom augurs to unleash a potent fusillade into the foe.

When

Your Shooting phase.

Target

One LEAGUES OF VOTANN INFANTRY unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.

Effect

Each time you use this Stratagem, you can spend 3YP. Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack, re-roll a Hit roll of 1 and re-roll a Wound roll of 1. If you spent YP during this usage of this Stratagem, you can re-roll the Hit roll and re-roll a Wound roll of 1 instead.

NEW HORIZONS

Fight

Efficient and eager to stake their next claim, the Kin are ready to board their transports at a moment’s notice to reach fresh prizes.

When

End of your opponent’s Fight phase.

Target

One LEAGUES OF VOTANN INFANTRY unit from your army that is not within Engagement range of one or more enemy units and one friendly TRANSPORT it is able to embark within.

Effect

If your LEAGUES OF VOTANN unit is wholly within 6" of that TRANSPORT, it can embark within it.

MOBILE EXPLOITATION

Fight

The Hernkyn of mercenary oathbands are swift to outflank and outmanoeuvre the enemy, seeking avenues by which to punish any vulnerability as well as scouting for new sources of wealth.

When

End of your opponent’s Fight phase.

Target

One HERNKYN unit from your army that is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units. Alternatively, you can spend 2YP and target up to two HERNKYN units from your army that are not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units instead.

Effect

Remove your units from the battlefield and place them into Strategic Reserves.

Martial Leverage

VOID HARDENED

Shooting · Fight

Between their resilient armour and technology and their capacity to stoically endure pain and suffering, the Kin can weather devastating attacks.

When

Your opponent’s Shooting phase or the Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets, if units from your army have Fortify Takeover.

Target

One LEAGUES OF VOTANN 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.

HONOUR OF THE HOLD

Fight

A kinhost's warriors take great pride in their combat proficiency as a symbol of their hold’s honour. The drive to cleave their foes apart is given greater impetus in pursuit of their kindred's needs.

When

Fight phase.

Target

One LEAGUES OF VOTANN unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.

Effect

Each time you use this Stratagem, you can spend 3YP. Select one enemy unit within Engagement Range of your unit. Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes a melee attack that targets that enemy unit, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1. If you spent YP during this use of this Stratagem, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 2 instead.

ORDERED RETREAT

Movement

Not for the Kin the sudden panic of the rout. Instead, they fall back steadily and by squads, laying down suppressing fire while preparing fresh assaults.

When

Your Movement phase, just after a LEAGUES OF VOTANN unit from your army Falls Back.

Target

That LEAGUES OF VOTANN unit.

Effect

Until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to shoot and declare a charge in a turn in which it Fell Back.

ANCESTRAL SENTENCE

Shooting

Some foes are so loathed that their ancestors are told to pass a sentence upon them. Marked for death, these enemies suffer the undiluted wrath of the Kin.

When

Your Shooting phase.

Target

One LEAGUES OF VOTANN unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.

Effect

Each time you use this Stratagem, you can spend 3YP. Until the end of the phase, ranged weapons equipped by models in your unit have the [SUSTAINED HITS 1] ability. If you spent YP during this use of this Stratagem, until the end of the phase, those weapons have the [SUSTAINED HITS 2] ability instead.

HUNTR’S MARK

Shooting

Sensor-network calibration tied to the HunTR modules on Kin weaponry can portly automate targeting to ensure the uncompromising judgement of the Votann is carried out without fail.

When

Your Shooting phase.

Target

One LEAGUES OF VOTANN 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, re-roll a Hit roll of 1 and re-roll a Wound roll of 1.

REACTIVE REPRISAL

Shooting

Once prizes have been seized, the Kin focus their efforts upon maximising their control and respond with redoubled fury to attempts to loosen their grip.

When

Your opponent’s Shooting phase, just after an enemy unit has shot, if units from your army have Fortify Takeover.

Target

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

Effect

Your unit can shoot as if it were your Shooting phase, can only target that enemy unit when doing so, and can only do so if that enemy unit is an eligible target.

Assailed From Every Angle

ADAPTABLE AVARICE

Any phase

When opportunity catches the eye of a prospect's commander, they will readily resume a rapid and aggressive footing.

When

Start of any phase, if units from your army have Fortify Takeover.

Target

One LEAGUES OF VOTANN CHARACTER unit from your army.

Effect

Each time you use this Stratagem, you can spend any number of YP. Once you have done so, if you have 6 or fewer YP, until the start of your next turn, units from your army have Hostile Acquisition instead.

FRONTIER MOMENTUM

Movement

Beyond the frontiers of kindred territory, survival depends upon swiftness of thought and action.

When

Your Movement phase.

Target

One HERNKYN unit from your army that has not been selected to move this phase.

Effect

Until the end of the phase, if your unit Advances, do not make an Advance roll for it. Instead, until the end of the phase, add 6" to the Move characteristic of models in your unit.

EXPOSED FLAWS

Shooting

Attuned to discerning imperfections in possible resources, Hernkyn soon spot weaknesses in their foes and are just as swift to profit from them.

When

Your Shooting phase.

Target

One HERNKYN unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.

Effect

Each time you use this Stratagem, you can spend 2YP. Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack, if you spent YP during this use of this Stratagem and/or if that attack targets an assailed unit, you can re-roll the Wound roll.

RANGER TACTICS

Shooting

Foes thrown into disarray by the Hernkyn offer a vulnerability that is swiftly exploited.

When

Your Shooting phase.

Target

One LEAGUES OF VOTANN 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, if that attack targets an assailed unit and/or if your unit has the HERNKYN keyword, you can re-roll the Hit roll.

CLAIMSTAKER REFLEX

Movement

The instinct to seize the most advantageous and dominating positions is ingrained in the Kin.

When

Your opponent’s Movement phase, just after an enemy unit ends a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move.

Target

One LEAGUES OF VOTANN unit from your army (excluding ARTILLERY and VEHICLE units) that is within 8" of that enemy unit.

Effect

Each time you use this Stratagem, you can spend 2YP. Your unit can make a Normal move of up to D6". If you spent YP during this use of this Stratagem, your unit can make a Normal move of up to 6" instead.

Restrictions

A unit cannot embark within a TRANSPORT as part of this move.

DISPERSED FORMATION

Shooting

A prospect's warriors will efficiently scatter to minimise the threat of concerted enemy fire.

When

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

Target

One LEAGUES OF VOTANN INFANTRY or LEAGUES OF VOTANN MOUNTED 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, your unit has the Stealth ability and each time a ranged attack targets your unit, models in your unit have the Benefit of Cover against that attack.

Stalwart Advance

RELIC CYPHER

Command

The Kin possess the accumulated knowledge of their ancestors, including ancient cyphers that enable them to seize control of cogitational systems.

When

Your Command phase.

Target

One LEAGUES OF VOTANN unit from your army.

Effect

Select one closed Hatchway on the battlefield and open it.

Restrictions

You can only use this Stratagem once.

POINT-BLANK FIRE

Shooting

The Kin are well used to working in close confines and can fire their ranged weapons with precision even within the restrictive corridors of a voidship.

When

Your Shooting phase.

Target

One HEARTHKYN WARRIORS 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 [PISTOL] ability.

JUDGED AND PUNISHED

Shooting

To draw the ire of the Kin is to invite a swift and brutal death.

When

Your Shooting phase.

Target

One LEAGUES OF VOTANN 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, if the target has 1 or more Judgement tokens, you can re-roll the Hit roll, and if the target has 2 Judgement tokens, you can re-roll the Wound roll as well.

CORRIDOR COVERED

Movement · Charge

As their allies push forwards, Kin squads train their guns down darkened corridors, preparing to repel unexpected ambushes.

When

Your opponent's Movement or Charge phase.

Target

One LEAGUES OF VOTANN unit from your army 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.