Warhammer 40k 8th Edition Rules Reference
WEAPON TYPES unit that Charged has fought. Select one of your
own eligible unit and immediately Fight with it.
Assault: If a model Advanced this turn, it may Insane Bravery (2 CP): Automatically pass a
fire this weapon with a -1 to the hit roll. single Morale test. Must be used before taking
Heavy: If model Moved, subtract 1 from Hit the test.
rolls with this weapon. Return to the Shadows (1 CP): Use this
Rapid Fire: Double the number of attacks stratagem at the end of your Movement phase.
against targets within ½ this weapon’s maximum Select a GENESTEALER CULTS
range. INFANTRY unit from your army that is more
Grenade: When a unit Shoots, one model may than 6" away from any enemy model (you
throw 1 equipped grenade instead of firing its cannot select a unit that has arrived as
Ranged weapons. reinforcements this turn). Remove that unit from
Pistol: Model can fire all its pistol weapons, the battlefield. At the end of your next
even if an enemy unit is within 1” of its own movement phase that unit returns to the
unit. In this case, it may also fire if other battlefield using the Cult Ambush ability.
friendly units are within 1” of its target. Model Meticulous Uprising (1 CP): Use this Stratagem
must choose between shooting all pistol or non- before rolling on the Cult Ambush table. Roll
pistol ranged weapons before rolling any dice. two dice instead of one and choose either of the
results. If the unit you are rolling for is a Primus,
WOUND ROLL or is arriving along with a Primus, roll three dice
instead of one, and select any of the results.
Attack Strength vs Target D6 Roll to Hit
Toughness
Strength doubles (or more) 2+ GENERAL RULES
Toughness Unit Coherency. Each model in a unit must end
Strength greater than 3+ all movement within 2” (or 6” vertically) of at
Toughness least 1 model in its unit. If it cannot, the unit
Strength equal to 4+ can’t move until it can end its movement in
Toughness Coherency.
Strength lower than 5+ Rerolls. A dice may only be rerolled once.
Toughness Rerolls happen before any modifiers are applied,
Strength half (or less) than 6+ i.e. only “natural misses” are rerolled.
Toughness
1. MOVEMENT
COMMAND POINTS AND STRATAGEMS
Models must end all movement more than 1”
Start with 3 CP.
away from enemy models.
Note: In Matched Play, a player may not use the A unit may perform one of the following
same Stratagem twice in the same phase. actions:
Command Reroll (1 CP): Re-roll a single dice. 1. Move.
Counter-Offensive (2 CP): Use after an enemy Cannot move through wall-like terrain or other
models unless the unit has Fly. May move
vertically up terrain.
2. Advance.
Roll a dice and add it to the unit’s Move value.
Units who Advance cannot shoot or charge this
turn.
3. Fall Back.
A unit within 1” of an enemy unit can remain
stationary or fall back. To fall back, unit must
end its Move at least 1” away from all enemy
models.
Units who fall back cannot Advance or Charge
this turn.
Units also cannot Shoot unless they have Fly.
*Minimum Move. Flying models may have a
minimum/maximum move value. A flying
model must move its minimum move value or
be destroyed. A flying model that moves off the
table is also destroyed.
2. PSYCHIC
1. Choose a Psyker
Each Psyker may attempt 1 unique power per
phase. If playing Matched Play, each non-Smite
power may only be attempted once per turn,
rather than once per Psyker.
Unless otherwise noted, Psykers know Smite* in
addition to its other powers.
2. Make Psychic test**
Roll 2d6. If the number matches or exceeds the
power’s warp charge value, the power is
successfully manifested.
A Psyker can only attempt each power once per
turn, whether or not it is successful.
3. Enemy may Deny the Witch
One enemy Psyker within 24” may attempt to
deny a successful manifestation.
Enemy rolls 2d6. If it exceeds your roll, the
power is negated.
Each spell may only have one Deny the Witch
attempt, regardless of the number of enemy
Psykers within range.
*Smite. Charge value 5. The closest visible
enemy unit with 18” suffers d3 mortal wounds.
If the result of the Psychic test was 10+, the
target suffers d6 mortal wounds instead.
**Perils of the Warp. If you roll a double 1 or
double 6 when taking the Psychic test, Psyker
immediately suffers d3 mortal wounds. If slain
by Perils of the Warp, the power fails and each
unit within 6” suffers d3 mortal wounds.
3. SHOOTING
1. Choose a unit that did not advance or fall
back, or is not within 1” of an enemy unit.
2. Choose Targets.
Each model may target different units.
A unit must be within range and line of sight of
the attacking model, and cannot be within 1” of
friendly models. Models can see through other
models in their unit.
Models with Pistols may shoot even while
within 1” of enemy models. See Pistol in
Weapon Types.
A character model cannot be chosen unless it is
the closest visible unit to the model shooting it.
This does not apply to models with a Wounds
characteristic of 10+.
3. Resolve Attacks.
Remember that a roll of 1 always fails on the hit,
wound, and saving roll.
4. CHARGE
1. Choose Unit to Charge With.
Must be within 12” of an enemy unit.
Cannot charge if advanced or fell back this turn.
2. Choose Targets. Select one or more enemy
units within 12” as the target. Each target unit
can fire Overwatch.
3. Overwatch.
Can only fire Overwatch if no enemy is within
1”.
Resolve Overwatch just like shooting, but a 6 is
always required for a hit, regardless of BS or
modifiers.
4. Make Charge Move.
Roll 2d6 to determine unit’s Charge distance.
First model moved must end within 1” of a
targeted enemy unit or charge fails.
No model may move within 1” of an enemy unit
that wasn’t targeted, or charge fails.
Heroic Intervention: After opponent completes
all charge moves, you may move any of your
Characters within 3” of an enemy unit up to 3”
closer to the nearest enemy model.
Focus of Adoration: Friendly GENESTEALER
CULT INFANTRY units can perform a Heroic
Intervention whilst they are within 6" of this
Warlord, even if they are not CHARACTERS.
5. FIGHT
1. Choose Unit to Fight With.
All units that Charged this turn fight before any
other unit.
Beginning with the active player, players take
turns activating their units that are within 1” of
enemy models until all eligible models have
fought.
2. Pile In. Move each model up to 3” towards
the closest enemy model, even if it’s not part of
a unit that was Charged.
3. Choose Targets.
An enemy model can be targeted if:
The attacking model is within 1” of the target, or
The attacking model is within 1” of a model
from its own unit that meets the previous
requirement.
Models that Charged this turn can only target
units they Charged this turn.
Models and Units can split their attacks between
different enemy models. You must declare how
the Unit’s attacks will be split before rolling any
dice, and resolve all attacks against a target
before moving on to the next one.
The model’s Attack stat determines its number
of melee attacks.
4. Choose Melee Weapon.
A model may use any equipped melee weapon
for each attack.
If a model has no weapon listed, it has a Close
Combat Weapon with Strength: User and
Damage: 1.
5. Resolve Combat Attacks. This is like
resolving Shooting, except you use the model’s
Weapon Skill for hits.
6. Consolidate. You may move each model in
the unit up to 3” closer to the nearest enemy
model.
6. MORALE
Active player takes Morale Tests first. Tests are
taken for each unit that had a model slain this
turn.
Roll a dice and add 1 for each model in the unit
slain this turn.
Compare this to the highest Leadership within
the unit. If it exceeds that number, the test is
failed.
For each point above the Leadership, a model
flees and is removed from play.