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Sons of the Plague God

Death Guard

“Nothing Can Stop the Plague”

Betrayed at Istvaan III and gifted with the Grandfather's blessing, the Death Guard no longer fear pain, wound or plague — they embrace it as gift and armour alike. Their bodies are bloated with contagion, their armour rusted and weeping, yet still they march, tireless and immune to the terrors that would break lesser men. Led by the immortal Mortarion, they besiege whole worlds for centuries, seeding rot into soil and soul until nothing remains but a garden of decay. To fight the Death Guard is to fight despair itself: no wound troubles them for long, and no retreat is ever truly an escape.

Army Rule

Cloying Blight

Each time a friendly DEATH GUARD unit is selected to shoot or fight, until the end of the phase, subtract 1 from the Toughness characteristic of enemy units within Engagement Range of that unit, and enemy units cannot fire Overwatch against them.

Disgustingly Resilient

Most DEATH GUARD models have the FEEL NO PAIN 5+ ability, representing their unnatural resistance to damage and disease.

2 available

Detachments & Enhancements

Plague Company

Contagions of Nurgle

At the start of each battle round, select one Contagion of Nurgle to affect the battlefield, granting bonuses such as extra Feel No Pain or reduced enemy Objective Control.

The Poxbringer's Staff

20 pts

The bearer's melee weapon has the [DEVASTATING WOUNDS] ability.

Miasma of Pestilence

15 pts

The bearer's unit has the FEEL NO PAIN 4+ ability instead of 5+.

Rustpox Blade

15 pts

Each time the bearer fights, it can make 1 additional attack with this weapon.

The Final Contagion

25 pts

Once per battle, when the bearer is destroyed, all enemy units within 6" suffer D3 mortal wounds.

Rotbone Legion

Bloated Endurance

DEATH GUARD VEHICLE units in this detachment gain the FEEL NO PAIN 6+ ability and heal D3 wounds at the start of your Command phase if damaged.

Nauseous Miasma

15 pts

Enemy units within 6" of the bearer subtract 1 from Hit rolls.

The Suppurating Plate

20 pts

Improve the bearer's Save characteristic by 1.

Blightspawn's Censer

15 pts

Each time the bearer's unit is selected to shoot, it can target a unit within Engagement Range.

Grandfather's Blessing

25 pts

The bearer has the FEEL NO PAIN 4+ ability.

6 stratagems

Stratagems

Nurgle's Gift

1 CP

WARGEAR · Your turn phase

Use when a DEATH GUARD unit would lose a wound from a mortal wound. Roll a D6; on a 5+, ignore that mortal wound.

Cloying Miasma

1 CP

STRATEGIC PLOY · Charge phase

Use after an enemy unit declares a charge against a DEATH GUARD unit. Subtract 2" from the charge roll.

Rotten Constitution

1 CP

EPIC DEED · Opponent's turn phase

Use when a DEATH GUARD unit is selected as the target of an attack. Until the end of the phase, that unit has the FEEL NO PAIN 4+ ability.

Blades of Putrefaction

1 CP

BATTLE TACTIC · Fight phase

Use when a DEATH GUARD unit is selected to fight. Until the end of the phase, that unit's melee weapons have the [DEVASTATING WOUNDS] ability.

Plague Bearers Unleashed

2 CP

STRATEGIC PLOY · Shooting phase

Use in your Shooting phase. Select one DEATH GUARD unit: it can shoot twice this phase.

Inexorable Advance

1 CP

BATTLE TACTIC · Movement phase

Use when a DEATH GUARD unit is selected to move. That unit ignores the effects of difficult terrain and Dangerous Terrain tests this phase.

29 units

Datasheets

M
5"
T
5
SV
2+
W
6
LD
6+
OC
1
M
5"
T
5
SV
3+
W
5
LD
6+
OC
1
M
5"
T
5
SV
3+
W
2
LD
6+
OC
2
M
4"
T
4
SV
6+
W
1
LD
8+
OC
2
M
5"
T
6
SV
2+
W
3
LD
6+
OC
2
M
5"
T
6
SV
2+
W
3
LD
6+
OC
2
M
10"
T
6
SV
4+
W
5
LD
8+
OC
2
M
10"
T
10
SV
4+
W
10
LD
8+
OC
2
M
8"
T
9
SV
3+
W
9
LD
8+
OC
2
M
12"
T
9
SV
3+
W
10
LD
7+
OC
2
M
10"
T
12
SV
2+
W
16
LD
6+
OC
3
M
6"
T
6
SV
2+
W
6
LD
6+
OC
1
M
5"
T
5
SV
3+
W
4
LD
6+
OC
1
M
5"
T
5
SV
3+
W
4
LD
6+
OC
1
M
5"
T
5
SV
3+
W
4
LD
6+
OC
1
M
5"
T
5
SV
3+
W
4
LD
6+
OC
1
M
5"
T
5
SV
3+
W
4
LD
6+
OC
1
M
5"
T
6
SV
2+
W
6
LD
6+
OC
1
M
10"
T
10
SV
3+
W
10
LD
6+
OC
2
M
6"
T
4
SV
3+
W
2
LD
6+
OC
2
M
6"
T
3
SV
5+
W
1
LD
7+
OC
2
M
7"
T
5
SV
5+
W
4
LD
8+
OC
1
M
5"
T
3
SV
6+
W
6
LD
8+
OC
3
M
6"
T
12
SV
4+
W
18
LD
7+
OC
4
M
8"
T
10
SV
3+
W
12
LD
7+
OC
2
M
10"
T
10
SV
3+
W
11
LD
7+
OC
2
M
6"
T
9
SV
3+
W
9
LD
7+
OC
2
M
10"
T
12
SV
2+
W
16
LD
7+
OC
3
M
12"
T
6
SV
3+
W
3
LD
6+
OC
2