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The Emperor's Vigilant Blades

Deathwatch

“Suffer Not the Alien to Live”

Hidden within fortress-monasteries scattered across the Jericho Reach and beyond, the Deathwatch draws its Battle-Brothers from a hundred Chapters, each veteran carrying his Chapter's honour into a black-armoured brotherhood sworn to annihilate the xenos. Kill-teams operate in the shadows, striking with surgical precision against threats too subtle or too vast for ordinary crusades, their black carapace armour marked only by the shoulder pad of their parent Chapter—a solitary reminder of the brothers they left behind.

Army Rule

Xenophase Blade Doctrines

At the start of the battle, select one Vigilance Doctrine (e.g. Rechannelled Fury, Storm of Fire) for your army, granting a bespoke bonus against a chosen enemy category (ORKS, TYRANIDS, NECRONS, etc.) that scales with the mission's Kill Team focus.

2 available

Detachments & Enhancements

Kill Team

Special Issue Ammunition

Many DEATHWATCH ranged weapons can fire Special Issue Ammunition, exchanging strength or AP for effects such as Dragonfire bolts ignoring cover or Kraken rounds adding AP.

The Emperor's Rebuke

25 pts

The bearer's ranged weapon has its Damage doubled against MONSTER and VEHICLE units.

Auspex Vanguard

15 pts

The bearer's unit can shoot at units within Engagement Range as if they were not.

Teeth of Terra

20 pts

The bearer's melee weapons have the [LETHAL HITS] and [PRECISION] abilities.

Xenobane Armour

15 pts

The bearer has a 4+ invulnerable save against attacks made by XENOS units.

Black Spear Task Force

Special-issue Wargear

Units can be given additional wargear traits reflecting the multi-Chapter arsenal of the Deathwatch.

Xenophase Blade

20 pts

The bearer's melee weapon ignores invulnerable saves.

Vigilance Beacon

15 pts

Friendly DEATHWATCH units within 6" of the bearer gain the Deep Strike ability.

Watch Master's Mantle

20 pts

Once per battle, re-roll all failed Hit rolls for the bearer's unit in a phase.

The Long Vigil

15 pts

The bearer's unit re-rolls Battle-shock tests and has the OBJECTIVE SECURED ability.

7 stratagems

Stratagems

Special Issue Ammunition

1 CP

BATTLE TACTIC · Shooting phase

Use when a DEATHWATCH unit is selected to shoot. Its bolt weapons gain [IGNORES COVER] or [LETHAL HITS] for the phase.

And They Shall Know No Fear

1 CP

STRATEGIC PLOY · Any phase

Use when a DEATHWATCH unit takes a Battle-shock test. Auto-pass that test.

Xenos Purge

1 CP

BATTLE TACTIC · Fight phase

Use when a DEATHWATCH unit fights an XENOS unit. Re-roll Wound rolls of 1.

Storm of Fire

1 CP

STRATEGIC PLOY · Shooting phase

Use in your Shooting phase. One DEATHWATCH unit can shoot twice this phase.

Teleportarium Strike

2 CP

STRATEGIC PLOY · Movement phase

Use in the Declare Battle Formations step. One TERMINATOR unit can be set up in a Teleportarium chamber instead of on the battlefield.

One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall

1 CP

BATTLE TACTIC · Fight phase

Use when a DEATHWATCH CHARACTER fights an enemy CHARACTER. Re-roll all failed Wound rolls.

Adaptive Strategy

1 CP

STRATEGIC PLOY · Any phase

Use in your Command phase. Change your army's selected Vigilance Doctrine bonus target.

35 units

Datasheets

M
6"
T
4
SV
2+
W
5
LD
6+
OC
2
M
6"
T
5
SV
2+
W
6
LD
6+
OC
2
M
6"
T
4
SV
3+
W
2
LD
6+
OC
2
M
5"
T
5
SV
2+
W
3
LD
6+
OC
2
M
12"
T
4
SV
3+
W
2
LD
6+
OC
1
M
20"
T
10
SV
3+
W
12
LD
6+
OC
2
M
6"
T
5
SV
3+
W
3
LD
6+
OC
2
M
6"
T
6
SV
3+
W
3
LD
6+
OC
2
M
6"
T
4
SV
3+
W
4
LD
6+
OC
1
M
6"
T
4
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3+
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4
LD
6+
OC
1
M
6"
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4
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3+
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4
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6+
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1
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6"
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4
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3+
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6"
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4
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6"
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6"
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4
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6"
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3+
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12"
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4
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3+
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2
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6+
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2
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5"
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4
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2+
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1
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3+
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6"
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3+
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2
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6+
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2
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6"
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5
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3+
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2
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6+
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2
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10"
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5
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3+
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3
LD
6+
OC
1
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6"
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5
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3+
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3
LD
6+
OC
2
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10"
T
10
SV
3+
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11
LD
6+
OC
2
M
12"
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9
SV
3+
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10
LD
6+
OC
2
M
0"
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10
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3+
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12
LD
6+
OC
0
M
12"
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9
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3+
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10
LD
6+
OC
2
M
8"
T
10
SV
3+
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10
LD
6+
OC
3
M
6"
T
11
SV
2+
W
10
LD
6+
OC
3
M
10"
T
11
SV
2+
W
10
LD
6+
OC
3
M
20"
T
12
SV
2+
W
14
LD
6+
OC
3
M
30"
T
10
SV
3+
W
11
LD
6+
OC
2
M
0"
T
6
SV
3+
W
8
LD
6+
OC
2
M
5"
T
4
SV
4+
W
1
LD
8+
OC
1