Plague Marines
Composition & Wargear
Ranged Weapons
| Weapon | Range | A | BS | S | AP | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolt pistol | 12" | 1 | 3+ | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Boltgun | 24" | 2 | 3+ | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Plasma gun - standard | 24" | 1 | 3+ | 7 | -2 | 1 |
| Plasma gun - supercharge | 24" | 1 | 3+ | 8 | -3 | 2 |
| Plasma pistol - standard | 12" | 1 | 3+ | 7 | -2 | 1 |
| Plasma pistol - supercharge | 12" | 1 | 3+ | 8 | -3 | 2 |
| Blight launcher | 24" | D3 | 3+ | 6 | -1 | 2 |
| Plague spewer | 12" | D6 | N/A | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Meltagun | 12" | 1 | 3+ | 9 | -4 | D6 |
| Plague belcher | 12" | D6 | N/A | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Melee Weapons
| Weapon | Range | A | WS | S | AP | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power fist | Melee | 3 | 3+ | 8 | -2 | 2 |
| Plague knives | Melee | 3 | 3+ | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Bubotic weapons | Melee | 4 | 3+ | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| Heavy plague weapon | Melee | 3 | 4+ | 8 | -2 | 2 |
Abilities
In your Shooting phase, each time this unit is selected to shoot, after this unit has shot, select one enemy unit hit by one or more of those attacks. Until the start of your next turn, that unit is Afflicted.
If your Army Faction is DEATH GUARD, while an enemy unit is within Contagion Range of one or more Death Guard units from your army, it is Afflicted.
CONTAGION RANGE 1st Battle Round: Contagion Range = 3" 2nd Battle Round: Contagion Range = 6" 3rd Battle Round Onwards: Contagion Range = 9"
Contagion Range cannot be greater than 12" after modifiers.
AFFLICTED
During the Declare Battle Formations step, select one of the Plagues below. Until the end of the battle, while an enemy unit is Afflicted, subtract 1 from the Toughness characteristic of models in that unit, and that unit has the effect of your chosen Plague.
Skullsquirm Blight Each time a model in this unit makes a melee attack, subtract 1 from the Hit roll.
Rattlejoint Ague Worsen the Save characteristic of models in this unit by 1.
Scabrous Soulrot Worsen the Move, Leadership and Objective Control characteristics of models in this unit by 1 (this rule can only worsen a model's Objective Control characteristic to a minimum of 1).
Each time an attack made with a [LETHAL HITS] weapon results in a critical hit, you can choose for that attack to automatically wound the target. Designer’s Note:* Choosing to automatically wound the target means that no wound roll is made for that attack. You may decide against this, as it means that attack cannot result in a critical wound* and so cannot trigger other abilities such as [DEVASTATING WOUNDS].
This ability always takes the form [MELTA X]. Each time a model makes an attack with a [MELTA] weapon, if the target unit was within half range of that weapon in the Select Targets step, until the attacking unit’s attacks have been resolved, add X to that weapon’s D characteristic. Example:* A model targets a unit that is within half range of a [MELTA 2] weapon with a D characteristic of D6. While resolving those attacks, that weapon has a D characteristic of D6+2**.
This ability always takes the form [ANTI-X Y+]. Each time an attack is made with an [ANTI] weapon, if the target unit has the keyword denoted by X, an unmodified wound roll of Y+ is a critical wound. Example:* An attack made with an [ANTI-VEHICLE 4+] weapon against a Vehicle unit will result in a critical wound on an unmodified wound roll of 4+, while an attack made with an [ANTI-PSYKER 2+] weapon against a Psyker unit will result in a critical wound on an unmodified wound roll* of 2+.
Each time an attack is made with an [IGNORES COVER] weapon, the target cannot have the benefit of cover against that attack (13.08), including from rules that give a model or unit the benefit of cover (e.g. Stealth).
Each time an attack is made with a [TORRENT] weapon, that attack automatically hits the target.
When this unit’s attacks target a unit within Contagion Range of a friendly unit, those attacks can re‑roll wound rolls of 1.
This unit has ‑3" detection range.