To use a Stratagem you must pay the CPs specified. The same Stratagem cannot be used more than once during the same phase. Stratagems not used during a battle round are exempted from the limit.

Command Re-Roll: 1 CP

Use this Stratagem after you made a hit roll, a wound roll, a damage roll, a saving throw, an Advance roll, a charge roll, a Psychic test, a Deny the Witch test or you have rolled the dice to determine the number of attacks made by a weapon. Re-roll that roll, test or saving throw.

Cut them Down: 1 CP

Use this Stratagem when an enemy unit Falls Back, before any models in that unit are moved. Roll one D6 for each model from your army that is within Engagement Range of that enemy unit; for each result of 6 that enemy unit suffers 1 mortal wound.

Desperate Breakout: 2 CP

Use this Stratagem in your Movement phase. Select one unit from your army that has not been selected to move this phase and which is in Engagement Range with at least one enemy unit. Roll one D6 for each model in that unit; for each result of 1, one model in that unit your choice is destroyed. Assuming that unit was no destroyed, it can now attempt to Fall Back, and when doing so its models can be moved across enemy models as if they were not there. Any models in that unit ends its Fall Back move within Engagement Range of any enemy model is destroyed. Assuming the unit is not destroyed, it cannot do anything else his turn, even if it has a rule that would allow it to do so after Falling Back.

Emergency Disembarkation: 1 CP

Use this Stratagem when a TRANSPORT model from your army is destroyed. All units that are embarked within that model can be set up wholly within 6? of the destroyed model when they disembark instead of the normal 3? before the model itself is removed from the battlefield. These units are not affected by the destroyed model’s Explodes ability – instead you must roll one D6 for each model you just set up on the battlefield. Instead of one model that disembarked being destroyed for each roll of 1, one model that disembarked (your choice) is destroyed for each roll of 1 or 2. Units cannot declare a charge or perform Heroic Intervention in the same turn that they disembarked from a destroyed Transport model.

Fire Overwatch: 1 CP

Use this Stratagem after an enemy unit has declared a charge against one or more units from your army. One of the units that was chose as the target of that charge can fire Overwatch before the charge roll is made.

Counter-Offensive: 2 CP

Use this Stratagem after an enemy unit has fought in this turn. Select one of your own eligible units and fight with it next.

Insane Bravery: 1 CP

Use this Stratagem before you take a Morale test for a unit in your army. That test is automatically passed (do not roll any dice). You can only use this Stratagem once per battle.

If your army includes any GENESTEALER CULTS Detachments (excluding Auxiliary Support, Super-heavy Auxiliary or Fortification Network Detachments), you have access to these Stratagems, and can spend CPs to use them. When one of these Stratagems instructs you to select a unit from your army, replace all instances of <CULT> on that Stratagem (if any) with the name of the Cult that your selected unit belongs to.

Each cult has an associated Cult Stratagem. If your army includes a Cult Detachment (excluding Auxiliary Support, Super-heavy Auxiliary or Fortification Network Detachments), then you will gain access to the relevant Cult Stratagem. If your army includes any GENESTEALER CULTS Detachments (excluding Auxiliary Support, Super-heavy Auxiliary or Fortification Network Detachments), you have access to these Stratagems, and can spend CPs to use them. When one of these Stratagems instructs you to select a unit from your army, replace all instances of <CULT> on that Stratagem (if any) with the name of the Cult that your selected unit belongs to.

CULT OF THE FOUR-ARMED EMPEROR

A Plan Generations in the Making: 0 CP

Use this Stratagem after your opponent uses a Stratagem (excluding Command Re-roll). Until the end of the battle, the CP cost your opponent must pay to use that Stratagem again is increased by 1. You can only use this Stratagem once

THE HIVECULT

Fire Discipline: 1 CP

Use this Stratagem in your Shooting phase, when a HIVECULT CORE CROSSFIRE unit from your army is selected to shoot. Select one enemy unit without a crossfire marker; that enemy unit gains a crossfire marker before any attacks are resolved against it. Until the end of the phase, models in that CROSSFIRE unit can only target that enemy unit.

THE BLADED COG

Xenoform Bionics: 1 CP / 2 CP

Use this Stratagem before the battle, when you are mustering your army. Select one BLADED COG INFANTRY or BLADED COG BIKER unit from your army. Models in that unit have a 5+ invulnerable save. If that unit has a Power Rating of 6 or less, this Stratagem costs 1CP; otherwise, it costs 2CP.

THE RUSTED CLAW

Drive-by Demolitions: 1 CP

Use this Stratagem in your Movement phase, after a RUSTED CLAW ATALAN unit from your army makes a Normal Move, Advances or Falls Back. One model in that unit can shoot with a Grenade weapon it is equipped with as if it were your Shooting phase. If it does so:

• When selecting a target for that attack, enemy units that RUSTED CLAW ATALAN unit moved within 6″ of in this phase are eligible targets (even if they are not visible to or in range of the model that has been selected to shoot).
• Until the end of the phase, do not roll to determine the number of attacks made with that weapon; instead, the maximum number of attacks are made with that weapon (e.g. 6 attacks are made with a Grenade D6 weapon).

THE PAUPER PRINCES

Vengeance for the Martyred: 1 CP

Use this Stratagem when a PAUPER PRINCES CHARACTER model from your army is destroyed by an enemy unit. Until the end of the battle, each time a friendly PAUPER PRINCES model makes a melee attack that targets that enemy unit, add 1 to that attack’s wound roll.

THE TWISTED HELIX

Monstrous Bio-Horrors: 1 CP

Use this Stratagem in the Fight phase, when a TWISTED HELIX ABERRANT or TWISTED HELIX ABOMINANT unit from your army is selected to fight. Until the end of the turn:

• Each enemy model destroyed by an attack made by a model in that unit counts as two for the purposes of Morale tests.
• Each time a model in that unit fights, it can frenzy. If it does so, until that fight is resolved, add 1 to that model’s Attacks characteristic and change the Damage characteristic of melee weapons it is equipped with to 1.

If your army is led by an GENESTEALER CULTS WARLORD, you can, when mustering your army, give one of the following Sacred Relics of the Cult to a GENESTEALER CULTS CHARACTER model from your army. When a model from your army is given a Sacred Relic of the Cult, replace all instances of the <CULT> keyword in that Relic s rules (if any) with the name of the Cult that your model belongs to.

AMULET OF THE VOIDWYRM

The bearer has a 4+ invulnerable save.

• Once per battle, when an attack is allocated to the bearer, it can channel the Shadow in the Warp. If it does so, the saving throw is automatically a 6 (do not roll).
• Each time the bearer declares a charge, enemy units that were targeted by that charge cannot fire Overwatch or Set to Defend against that charge.

CRANIAL INLAY

NEXOS model only.

• While the bearer is on the battlefield, each time you spend a Command point to use a Stratagem you can roll one D6: on a 5+, that Command point is refunded.
• The bearer can use its Strategic Coordination ability one additional time per turn.

DAGGER OF SWIFT SACRIFICE

Model equipped with a Magus bio-dagger or Sanctus bio-dagger only.

• Each time the bearer is selected to fight, you can re-roll one wound roll when making the bearer’s attacks.
• Each time after the bearer has fought, select one enemy model that lost any wounds as a result of an attack made by the bearer’s Magus bio-dagger or Sanctus bio-dagger but was not destroyed. Roll one D6: on a 3+, that model suffers D3 mortal wounds (if it is destroyed, any excess mortal wounds are ignored).

HAND OF ABERRANCE

Model equipped with a toxin injector claw only. This Relic replaces a toxin injector claw and has the following profile:

OPPRESSOR’S BANE

Model equipped with an autopistol only. The bearer gains the Crossfire ability and the CROSSFIRE keyword. This Relic replaces an autopistol and has the following profile:

SWORD OF THE VOID’S EYE

Model equipped with a cult bonesword or Locus blades only. This Relic replaces a cult bonesword or Locus blades and has the following profile:

THE CROUCHLING

Model equipped with a psychic familiar only. Replace that psychic familiar’s ability with the following ability:
‘The Crouchling:

• Once per Psychic phase, you can re-roll one Psychic test taken for this model.
• Each time a Psychic test is passed for this model, if all dice results for that test were the same, that psychic power or psychic action cannot be denied.’

THE UNWILLING ORB

PSYKER model only.

• The bearer can attempt to deny one additional psychic power in your opponent’s Psychic phase.
• While the bearer is on the battlefield, each time it attempts to deny a psychic power, it can do so from any range, instead of within 24″.
• Each time the bearer attempts to manifest a Malediction or Witchfire psychic power, add 1 to that attempt’s Psychic test.

THE GIFT FROM BEYOND

Model equipped with a cult sniper rifle only. This Relic replaces a cult sniper rifle and has the following profile:

If your army is led by an GENESTEALER CULTS WARLORD, you can, when mustering your army, give one of the following Sacred Relics of the Cult to a GENESTEALER CULTS CHARACTER model from your army. When a model from your army is given a Sacred Relic of the Cult, replace all instances of the <CULT> keyword in that Relic s rules (if any) with the name of the Cult that your model belongs to. Each cult has an associated Sacred Relic of the Cult. If your army is led by a GENESTEALER CULTS <CULT> WARLORD, you can, when mustering your army, give the relevant Cult Relic to a GENESTEALER CULTS <CULT> CHARACTER model from your army instead of giving them a Sacred Relic of the Cult.

CULT OF THE FOUR-ARMED EMPEROR

 Sword of the Four-armed Emperor

CULT OF THE FOUR-ARMED EMPEROR model equipped with a cult bonesword or Locus blades only. This Relic replaces a cult bonesword or Locus blades and has the following profile:

THE HIVECULT

Vockor’s Talisman

HIVECULT model only. Each time the bearer makes a melee attack, on an unmodified wound roll of 5+, saving throws (including invulnerable saving throws) cannot be made against that attack.

THE BLADED COG

Mark of the Clawed Omnissiah

BLADED COG model only.

• The bearer has a 4+ invulnerable save.
• At the start of each Fight phase, roll one D6 for each enemy unit within Engagement Range of the bearer: on a 2-3, that unit suffers 1 mortal wound; on a 4-5, that unit suffers 2 mortal wounds; on a 6, that unit suffers 3 mortal wounds.

THE RUSTED CLAW

Tbe Nomad’s Mantle

RUSTED CLAW model only.

• The bearer is eligible to shoot, charge and manifest psychic powers in a turn in which it Advanced or Fell Back.
• Each time the bearer makes a Normal Move, Advances, Falls Back or it makes a charge move, until that move is finished, it can move horizontally through models and terrain features (it cannot finish a move on top of another model, or its base).

THE PAUPER PRINCES

Reliquary of Saint Tenndarc

PAUPER PRINCES model only. The bearer has the following ability: ‘Reliquary of Saint Tenndarc (Aura): While a friendly PAUPER PRINCES CORE unit is within 6″ of the bearer, models in that unit have a 5+ invulnerable save.’

THE TWISTED HELIX

Elixir of the Prime Specimen

TWISTED HELIX model only. Select one genomic enhancement for the bearer to gain (see the Genomic Enhancement ability, Biophagus datasheet), even though it is not a CORE or ABERRANT unit. If your army includes any BIOPHAGUS units, you can instead select two genomic enhancements for the bearer to gain.

Before the battle, generate the psychic powers for PSYKER models from your army that know powers from the Broodmind discipline using the table below. You can select which powers the psyker knows. When a Psyker unit from your army manifests a psychic power from this discipline, replace all instances of the <CULT> keyword on that psychic power (if any) with the name of the cult that your PSYKER belongs to.

Mass Hypnosis: WC 7

Malediction: Mass Hypnosis has a warp charge value of 7. If manifested, select one enemy unit within 18″ of and visible to this PSYKER. Until the start of your next Psychic phase:

• • Subtract 1 from the Attacks characteristic of models in that unit.
  • In the Fight phase, that unit is not eligible to fight until after all eligible units from your army have done so.

Mind Control: WC 6

Malediction: Mind Control has a warp charge value of 6. If manifested, select one enemy unit within 18″ of and visible to this PSYKER. Until the start of your next Psychic phase:

• • Each time a model in that unit makes an attack, subtract 1 from that attack’s hit roll.
  • If the result of the Psychic test was equal to or greater than that unit’s Leadership characteristic, subtract 1 from that unit’s Leadership characteristic and subtract 1 from Combat Attrition tests taken for that unit.

Psionic Blast: WC 5

Witchfire: Psionic Blast has a warp charge value of 5. If manifested, select one enemy unit within 18″ of and visible to this PSYKER. For the purposes of selecting that enemy unit, unless that enemy unit is within Engagement Range of this PSYKER, the Look Out, Sir rule applies as if this psychic power was a ranged weapon with a Range characteristic of 18″.

• • That unit suffers D3 mortal wounds.
  • If the result of the Psychic test was equal to or greater than that unit’s Leadership characteristic, that unit suffers 3 mortal wounds instead of D3.

Mental Onslaught: WC 5

Witchfire: Mental Onslaught has a warp charge value of 5. If manifested, select one enemy unit within 24″ of and visible to this PSYKER and roll four D6: for each result of 5+, that unit suffers 1 mortal wound. If any models in that unit are destroyed as a result of those mortal wounds but that unit is not destroyed, keep repeating this process, reducing the number of dice rolled by 1 each time (e g. three D6 on the first repeat, two D6 on the second repeat) until any of the following conditions are met during that repeat:

• • The number of dice to roll is 0.
  • You roll no results of 5+.
  • No enemy models are destroyed.

Psychic Stimulus: WC 6

Blessing: Psychic Stimulus has a warp charge value of 6. If manifested, select one friendly <CULT> unit within 18″ of and visible to this PSYKER. Until the start of your next Psychic phase:

• • That unit is eligible to shoot and/or declare a charge with in a turn in which it Advanced or Fell Back.
  • Models in that unit do not suffer the penalty incurred to their hit rolls for firing Assault weapons in the same turn in which their unit Advanced.

Might From Beyond: WC 6

Blessing: Might From Beyond has a warp charge value of 6. If manifested, select one friendly <CULT> unit within 18″ of and visible to this PSYKER. Until the start of your next Psychic phase, add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of models in that unit.

CULT OF THE FOUR-ARMED EMPEROR

Undermine: WC 7

Malediction: Undermine has a warp charge value of 7. If manifested, select one enemy unit (excluding units that can FLY) within 18″ of and visible to this PSYKER. Until the start of your next Psychic phase:

• • Subtract 3″ from the Move characteristic of models in that unit (to a minimum of 0″).
  • Halve Advance rolls made for that unit.
  • Subtract 2 from charge rolls made for that unit.

THE HIVECULT

Synaptic Blast: WC 5

Witchfire: Synaptic Blast has a warp charge value of 5. If manifested, roll one D6, adding 2 to the result for each friendly HIVECULT CORE unit within 6″ of this PSYKER:

• • If the result is less than the Movement characteristic of the closest enemy unit within 18″ of and visible to this PSYKER, that enemy unit suffers D3 mortal wounds.
  • If the result is equal to or greater than the Movement characteristic of the closest enemy unit within 18″ of and visible to this PSYKER, that enemy unit suffers 3 mortal wounds.

THE BLADED COG

Broodvolt Surge: WC 5

Blessing: Broodvolt Surge has a warp charge value of 5. If manifested, until the start of your next Psychic phase, while a friendly BLADED COG unit is within 3″ of this PSYKER, each time an attack with a Damage characteristic of 1 is allocated to a model in that unit, add 1 to any armour saving throw made against that attack.

THE RUSTED CLAW

Inescapable Decay: WC 6

Malediction: Inescapable Decay has a warp charge value of 6. If manifested, select one enemy unit within 18″ of and visible to this PSYKER. Until the start of your next Psychic phase, each time a friendly RUSTED CLAW model makes an attack against that enemy unit, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.

THE PAUPER PRINCES

Last Gasp: WC 5

Blessing: Last Gasp has a warp charge value of 5. If manifested, select one friendly PAUPER PRINCES CORE unit within 18″ of and visible to this PSYKER. Until the start of your next Psychic phase, each time a model in that unit is destroyed by a melee attack, roll one D6: on a 5+, after the attacking model’s unit has finished making its attacks, it suffers 1 mortal wound (a unit can suffer a maximum of 5 mortal wounds per phase as a result of this psychic power).

THE TWISTED HELIX

Mutagenic Deviation: WC 5

Blessing: Mutagenic Deviation has a warp charge value of 5. If manifested, select one friendly TWISTED HELIX unit within 12″ of and visible to this PSYKER. Until the start of your next Psychic phase, each time a model in that unit makes a melee attack, an unmodified hit roll of 6 automatically wounds the target.

If a GENESTEALER CULTS CHARACTER model is your WARLORD, you can use the table below to determine what Warlord Trait they have. When you have determined a Warlord Trait for a GENESTEALER CULTS CHARACTER model, replace all instances of the <CULT> keyword in their Warlord Trait (if any) with the name of the Cult that your model belongs to.

Focus of Adoration

While a friendly <CULT> CORE or <CULT> PURESTRAIN GENESTEALERS unit is within 6″ of this WARLORD, that unit is eligible to perform Heroic Interventions as if it were a CHARACTER unit.

Shadow Stalker

Each time an attack is made against this WARLORD, subtract 1 from that attack’s hit roll.

Biomorph Adaptation

Add 1 to the Attacks and Toughness characteristics of this WARLORD.

Prowling Agitant

Once per turn, when this WARLORD is selected as the target of a charge, before the charge roll is made and after firing any Overwatch, it can make a Normal Move of up to 6″. Your opponent can then select new targets for that charge if they wish.

Alien Majesty

• Add 3″ to the range of this WARLORD’s aura abilities (to a maximum of 9″).
• Add 3″ to the range of the following abilities this WARLORD has (if any): Meticulous Planner; Priority Target.

Preternatural Speed

• Each time this WARLORD makes a melee attack, you can re-roll the hit roll.
• At the start of the Fight phase, if this WARLORD is within Engagement Range of any enemy units, it can fight first that phase.

Each cult has an associated Cult Warlord Trait. If a GENESTEALER CULTS <CULT> CHARACTER model gains a Warlord Trait, they can have the relevant Cult Warlord Trait instead of a Genestealer Cults Warlord Trait. If a GENESTEALER CULTS CHARACTER model is your WARLORD, you can use the table below to determine what Warlord Trait they have. When you have determined a Warlord Trait for a GENESTEALER CULTS CHARACTER model, replace all instances of the <CULT> keyword in their Warlord Trait (if any) with the name of the Cult that your model belongs to.

Cult of the Four-armed Emperor: Inscrutable Cunning

Once per battle round, when you use a Genestealer Cults Strategic Ploy Stratagem or Battle Tactic Stratagem, if that Stratagem is used on a CULT OF THE FOUR-ARMED EMPEROR unit within 12″ of this WARLORD, you can reduce the CP cost of that Stratagem by 1CP (to a minimum of 0CP). Note that the CP cost is only reduced by 1CP for that use of the Stratagem, any future usages of it cost the normal amount of CPs. You can only use this ability on each Stratagem once.

The Hivecult: Hivelord

While a friendly HIVECULT CORE unit is within 6″ of this WARLORD, each time a model in that unit makes a ranged attack, an unmodified hit roll of 6 scores 1 additional hit.

The Bladed Cog: Single-Minded Obsession

Before the battle, select one enemy unit from your opponent’s army. While a friendly BLADED COG CORE unit is within 6″ of this WARLORD, each time a model in that unit makes an attack against that enemy unit, you can re-roll the wound roll.

The Rusted Claw: Entropic Touch

• Each time this WARLORD makes a melee attack, an unmodified hit roll of 6 scores 2 additional hits.
• Improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of melee weapons this WARLORD is equipped with by 1 (excluding Relics).

The Pauper Princes: Xenoprophet

• Each time you take an Unquestioning Loyalty test after a saving throw made for this WARLORD is failed, do not roll the dice; it is automatically passed.
• Each time a saving throw made for this WARLORD is failed, for the purposes of the Unquestioning Loyalty ability, you can select one other friendly PAUPER PRINCES or BROOD BROTHERS model with that ability within 6″ of this WARLORD instead of 3″.
• While a friendly PAUPER PRINCES CORE unit is within 6″ of this WARLORD, models in that unit can use this model’s Leadership characteristic instead of their own.

The Twisted Helix: Bio-Alchemist

Add 1 to the Damage characteristic of melee weapons this WARLORD is equipped with (excluding Relics).