Skitarii Vanguard

Model NameMTSvWLdOC
Skitarii Vanguard
25mm
6"34+ 5++17+2
Keywords:
Adeptus Mechanicus, Vanguard, Skitarii, Imperium, Battleline, Infantry
Ranged WeaponsRangeABSSAPD
Mechanicus pistol
devastating wounds, pistol
12"146-11
Arc rifle
anti-vehicle 4+, devastating wounds, rapid fire 1
30"148-1D3
Plasma caliver – standard
30"247-21
Plasma caliver – supercharge
hazardous
30"248-32
Radium carbine
anti-infantry 4+
18"34301
Transuranic arquebus
heavy, precision
36"147-2D3
Melee WeaponsRangeABSSAPD
Alpha combat weapon
Melee245-11
Close combat weapon
Melee14301

Abilities

Rad-saturation (Aura):While an enemy unit (excluding VEHICLE units) is within 3" of this unit, subtract 1 from the Objective Control characteristic of models in that unit.

Wargear Options

The Skitarii Vanguard Alpha can be equipped with 1 Alpha combat weapon.
The Skitarii Vanguard Alpha’s radium carbine can be replaced with 1 Mechanicus pistol.
1 Skitarii Vanguard’s radium carbine can be replaced with 1 arc rifle.
1 Skitarii Vanguard’s radium carbine can be replaced with 1 plasma caliver.
1 Skitarii Vanguard’s radium carbine can be replaced with 1 transuranic arquebus.
1 Skitarii Vanguard equipped with a radium carbine can be equipped with one of the following:
  • 1 enhanced data-tether*
  • 1 omnispex*
* That model’s radium carbine cannot be replaced.

Wargear Abilities

Enhanced data-tether:Each time you select the bearer’s unit as the target of a Stratagem, roll one D6: on a 5+, you gain 1CP.
Omnispex:Ranged weapons equipped by models in the bearer’s unit have the [IGNORES COVER] ability.

Unit Composition

1 Skitarii Vanguard Alpha
9 Skitarii Vanguard
Every model is equipped with: radium carbine; close combat weapon.

Costs

10 models - 95pts

Leader

Stratagems

NameDescription
1CP INSANE BRAVERY
Detachment: Core
WHEN: Battle-shock step of your Command phase, just before you take a Battle-shock test for a unit from your army.

TARGET: That unit from your army.

EFFECT: Your unit automatically passes that Battle-shock test.

RESTRICTIONS: You cannot use this Stratagem more than once per battle.
1CP GO TO GROUND
Detachment: Core
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.

TARGET: One 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, all models in your unit have a 6+ invulnerable save and have the Benefit of Cover.
2CP COUNTER-OFFENSIVE
Detachment: Core
WHEN: Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has fought.

TARGET: One unit from your army that is within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units and that has not already been selected to fight this phase.

EFFECT: Your unit fights next.
1CP COMMAND RE-ROLL
Detachment: Core
WHEN: Any phase, just after you make an Advance roll, a Charge roll, a Desperate Escape test or a Hazardous test for a unit from your army, or a Hit roll, a Wound roll, a Damage roll or a saving throw for a model in that unit, or a roll to determine the number of attacks made with a weapon equipped by a model in that unit. If you are using fast dice rolling, this Stratagem can still be used after rolling multiple rolls or saving throws at once.

TARGET: That unit or model from your army.

EFFECT: You re-roll that roll, test or saving throw. If you are using fast dice rolling, select one of those rolls or saving throws to re-roll.
1CP RAPID INGRESS
Detachment: Core
WHEN: End of your opponent’s Movement phase.

TARGET: One unit from your army that is in Reserves.

EFFECT: Your unit can arrive on the battlefield as if it were the Reinforcements step of your Movement phase, and if every model in that unit has the Deep Strike ability, you can set that unit up as described in the Deep Strike ability (even though it is not your Movement phase).

RESTRICTIONS: You cannot use this Stratagem to enable a unit to arrive on the battlefield during a battle round it would not normally be able to do so in.
1CP FIRE OVERWATCH
Detachment: Core
WHEN: Your opponent’s Movement or Charge phase, just after an enemy unit is set up or when an enemy unit starts or ends a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move, or declares a charge.

TARGET: One unit from your army that is within 24" of that enemy unit and that would be eligible to shoot if it were your Shooting phase.

EFFECT: If that enemy unit is visible to your unit, your unit can shoot that enemy unit as if it were your Shooting phase.

RESTRICTIONS: You cannot target a TITANIC unit with this Stratagem. Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes a ranged attack, an unmodified Hit roll of 6 is required to score a hit, irrespective of the attacking weapon’s Ballistic Skill or any modifiers. You can only use this Stratagem once per turn.
1CP HEROIC INTERVENTION
Detachment: Core
WHEN: Your opponent’s Charge phase, just after an enemy unit ends a Charge move.

TARGET: One unit from your army that is within 6" of that enemy unit and would be eligible to declare a charge against that enemy unit if it were your Charge phase.

EFFECT: Your unit now declares a charge that targets only that enemy unit, and you resolve that charge as if it were your Charge phase.

RESTRICTIONS: You can only select a VEHICLE unit from your army if it is a WALKER. Note that even if this charge is successful, your unit does not receive any Charge bonus this turn.
1CP OMNI-TARGETERS
Detachment: Electromartyrs
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS MECHANICUS 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. If one or more of those weapons already have this ability, then until the end of the phase, each time an attack is made with such a weapon that targets a unit within 6", add 1 to the Hit roll.
1CP BALLISTIC SYNCHRONY
Detachment: Electromartyrs
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS MECHANICUS 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 [LETHAL HITS] ability.
1CP AUTO-VENGEANCE
Detachment: Electromartyrs
WHEN: Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.

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

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit is destroyed, if that model has not fought this phase, roll one D6: on a 3+, do not remove it from play. That destroyed model can fight after the attacking unit has finished making its attacks, and is then removed from play.
1CP SAVIOUR SYSTEMS
Detachment: Electromartyrs
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS MECHANICUS unit from your army (excluding KATAPHRON units) 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.
1CP PRIORITY RECLAMATION
Detachment: Explorator Maniple
WHEN: Fight phase, just before an ADEPTUS MECHANICUS unit from your army Consolidates.

TARGET: That ADEPTUS MECHANICUS unit.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes a Consolidation move, it can move up to 6" instead of up to 3", provided your unit ends that Consolidation move within range of your Acquisition objective marker.

RESTRICTIONS: You cannot target a unit with this Stratagem if it is within 3" of one or more enemy units.
1CP REACTIVE SAFEGUARD
Detachment: Explorator Maniple
WHEN: Your opponent’s Charge phase, just after an enemy unit has declared a charge.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS MECHANICUS INFANTRY
unit from your army within range of your Acquisition objective marker that was selected as a target of that charge, and one friendly ADEPTUS MECHANICUS TRANSPORT.

EFFECT: Your unit can embark within that TRANSPORT.

RESTRICTIONS: Every model in your unit must be within 3" of that TRANSPORT and there must be sufficient transport capacity to embark the entire unit.
1CP INCENSE EXHAUSTS
Detachment: Explorator Maniple
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS MECHANICUS INFANTRY unit
from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks, and one friendly ADEPTUS MECHANICUS SMOKE unit within 6" of it.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, both of those units have the Stealth ability and the Benefit of Cover.
1CP CACHED ACQUISITION
Detachment: Explorator Maniple
WHEN: Any phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS MECHANICUS unit from your army that was just destroyed while it was within range of an objective marker you controlled. You can use this Stratagem on that unit even though it was just destroyed.

EFFECT: 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 any turn.
1CP TARGETING OVERRIDE
Detachment: Haloscreed Battle Clade
WHEN: Your Shooting phase or the Fight phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS MECHANICUS unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot or fight this phase.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack, an unmodified Hit roll of 5+ scores a Critical Hit.
1CP GUIDED RETREAT
Detachment: Haloscreed Battle Clade
WHEN: Your Movement phase, just after an ADEPTUS MECHANICUS unit from your army makes a Fall Back move.

TARGET: That ADEPTUS MECHANICUS 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, and, if it is a HALO OVERRIDE unit, you can re-roll Desperate Escape tests taken for it.
1CP ANALYTICAL DIVINATION
Detachment: Haloscreed Battle Clade
WHEN: Your opponent’s Movement phase, just after an enemy unit ends a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move.

TARGET: One Adeptus Mechanicus Infantry unit (excluding Kataphron units) from your army that is within 9" of that enemy unit and not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.

EFFECT: Your unit can make a Normal move of up to D6", or up to 6" instead if it is a HALO OVERRIDE unit.
1CP ERADICATION PROTOCOLS
Detachment: Haloscreed Battle Clade
WHEN: Your Shooting phase or the Fight phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS MECHANICUS unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot or fight this phase.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack, re-roll a Wound roll of 1, and, if it is a HALO OVERRIDE unit, re-roll a Hit roll of 1.
1CP NEURAL OVERLOAD
Detachment: Haloscreed Battle Clade
WHEN: Your Movement phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS MECHANICUS unit from your army.

EFFECT: If your unit is a HALO OVERRIDE unit, it suffers D3 mortal wounds. Select one Override ability. Until the start of your next Command phase, that ability is active for your unit.

Designer’s Note: This means that if the targeted unit already has the HALO OVERRIDE keyword, it can be affected by multiple Override abilities at the same time, but suffers mortal wounds to do so. Alternatively, if your unit does not have the HALO OVERRIDE keyword, it instead has the chosen Override ability until the start of your next Command phase, but does not benefit from any other Override abilities that are active.
2CP BULWARK IMPERATIVE
Detachment: Rad-Zone Corps
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.

TARGET: One SKITARII unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks. If that unit is BATTLELINE, you can also target one friendly SKITARII unit (excluding BATTLELINE units) within 6" of it.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, models in those units from your army have a 4+ invulnerable save.
1CP LETHAL DOSAGE
Detachment: Rad-Zone Corps
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS MECHANICUS 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 [LETHAL HITS] ability.
1CP AGGRESSOR IMPERATIVE
Detachment: Rad-Zone Corps
WHEN: Your Movement phase.

TARGET: One SKITARII unit from your army that has not been selected to move this phase. If that unit is BATTLELINE, you can also target one friendly SKITARII unit (excluding BATTLELINE units) within 6" of it.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time one of those units 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 that unit.
2CP BALEFUL HALO
Detachment: Rad-Zone Corps
WHEN: Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS MECHANICUS unit from your army (excluding Vehicle units) that was selected as the target of one or more of that enemy unit’s attacks. If that unit is BATTLELINE, you can also target one friendly SKITARII unit (excluding BATTLELINE units) within 6" of it.

EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, each time an attack is made that targets your unit, subtract 1 from the Wound roll.
1CP PRECOGNITATED FIREFIELDS
Detachment: Response Clade
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.

TARGET: One SKITARII 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 [SUSTAINED HITS 1] ability. If your unit has the BATTLELINE keyword, those weapons have the [SUSTAINED HITS 2] ability instead.
1CP RESPONSIVE SHIELDING
Detachment: Response Clade
WHEN: Your opponent's Shooting phase or the Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.

TARGET: One SKITARII unit from your army that is within range of an objective marker and 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.
1CP INTEGRATIVE WITHDRAWAL
Detachment: Response Clade
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.

TARGET: One SKITARII unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, your unit is eligible to shoot in a turn in which it Fell Back. In addition, after your unit has shot this phase, if it is within 1" of an open Hatchway and is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units, you can close that Hatchway.
1CP ACCESS OVERRIDES
Detachment: Response Clade
WHEN: Your Movement phase.

TARGET: One ADEPTUS MECHANICUS 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 attempt to operate that Hatchway.

RESTRICTIONS: Until the end of the turn, your unit cannot attempt to operate a Hatchway again.
1CP SHROUD PROTOCOLS
Detachment: Skitarii Hunter Cohort
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.

TARGET: One SKITARII 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, your unit can only be selected as the target of a ranged attack if the attacking model is within 18".
1CP PROGRAMMED WITHDRAWAL
Detachment: Skitarii Hunter Cohort
WHEN: End of your opponent’s Fight phase.

TARGET: Up to two SICARIAN units from your army, or one SKITARII INFANTRY or SKITARII MOUNTED unit from your army.

EFFECT: Remove those units from the battlefield and place them into Strategic Reserves.

RESTRICTIONS: Each unit targeted with this Stratagem must be more than 3" away from all enemy units.
1CP EXPEDITED PURGE PROTOCOL
Detachment: Skitarii Hunter Cohort
WHEN: Your Charge phase.

TARGET: One SKITARII unit from your army.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, your unit is eligible to declare a charge in a turn in which it Advanced.
2CP BINHARIC OFFENCE
Detachment: Skitarii Hunter Cohort
WHEN: The start of your Shooting phase or the start of the Fight phase.

TARGET: Two SKITARII units from your army that have not been selected to shoot or fight this phase, and one enemy unit.

EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of weapons equipped by models in both of your units by 1.

RESTRICTIONS: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in either of your units makes an attack, it can only target that enemy unit (and only if it is an eligible target].