Mortarion’S Hammer

2 DP

Mortarion’S Hammer

Force Disposition: PURGE THE FOE Detachment Points: 2

Enhancements

Bilemaw Blight (10pts) At the start of your Shooting phase, until the end of the phase, add 12" to the Range characteristics of the bearer's Plague Wind weapon.

Eye of Affliction (20pts) Ranged weapons equipped by model's in the bearer's unit have the [Ignores Cover] ability while targeting an Afflicted enemy unit.

Shriekworm Familiar (15pts) Once per battle round, you can target the bearer's unit with the Fire Overwatch Stratagem for 0CP.

Tendrilous Emissions (30pts) While the bearer is within 3" of one or more friendly Death Guard Vehicle units, the bearer has the Lone Operative ability, and each time one of those Vehicle units makes a ranged attack that targets an enemy unit visible to the bearer, re-roll a Wound roll of 1.

Stratagems

BLIGHTED LAND

Cost: 2CP Type: Strategic Ploy Stratagem Detachment: Mortarion’s Hammer

Firing diseased submunitions or belching swarms of daemonic parasites from its hull, this war engine befouls the battlefield as it advances. WHEN: End of your Movement phase . TARGET: One DEATH GUARD VEHICLE unit from your army. EFFECT: Select one terrain feature within 24" of and visible to your unit. Until the start of your next turn, enemy units are Afflicted while they are within 3" of that terrain feature.

DRAWN TO DESPAIR

Cost: 1CP Type: Battle Tactic Stratagem Detachment: Mortarion’s Hammer

Those who languish in misery or cower in terror make themselves easy targets for the Death Guard. WHEN: Your Shooting phase . TARGET: One DEATH GUARD unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase. EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack that targets a visible enemy unit (excluding AIRCRAFT ) within your opponent’s deployment zone, you can re-roll the Hit roll .

EYESTINGER STORM

Cost: 1CP Type: Strategic Ploy Stratagem Detachment: Mortarion’s Hammer

Swarms of these revolting insects burrow hives into the hulls of Death Guard vehicles. Drawn to sickened prey, they boil forth in buzzing masses and descend on the foe, spreading panic and horror. WHEN: Your opponent’s Command phase . TARGET: One DEATH GUARD VEHICLE unit from your army. EFFECT: Select one objective marker visible to one or more models in your unit. Each Afflicted enemy unit within range of that objective marker must take a Battle-shock test . Enemy units affected by this Stratagem do not need to take any other Battle-shock tests in the same phase.

FONT OF FILTH

Cost: 1CP Type: Strategic Ploy Stratagem Detachment: Mortarion’s Hammer

As though afflicted with some awful vomiting sickness, this vehicle's weapons retch an endless stream of fire at the enemy, heaving themselves empty even as it storms into the enemy lines. WHEN: Your Shooting phase . TARGET: One DEATH GUARD VEHICLE 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 [ASSAULT] ability.

RELENTLESS GRIND

Cost: 1CP Type: Strategic Ploy Stratagem Detachment: Mortarion’s Hammer

When the armoured vehicles of the Death Guard advance, they plough through - or straight over- anything that stands in their way. WHEN: Your Movement phase or your Charge phase . TARGET: One DEATH GUARD VEHICLE unit from your army that has not been selected to move or charge this phase. EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time your unit makes a Normal , Advance or Charge move , it can move horizontally through terrain features .