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Champions of Faith

Adepta Sororitas detachment

Champions of Faith

Whether high‑ranking clergy must be rescued, a priceless relic recovered, or some archheretic slain, these warriors know that to fail after promising victory to the Go…

40.9%
win rate
66
games
10%
faction share

Detachment ability

always on · no CP

Righteous Purpose

Add 1" to the Move characteristic of models in that unit.
Improve the Leadership characteristic of models in that unit by 1.
Improve the Weapon Skill and Ballistic Skill characteristics of weapons equipped by BATTLE SISTERS SQUAD, CELESTIAN INSIDIANTS, CELESTIAN SACRESANTS and PARAGON WARSUITS models in that unit by 1.

In your Command phase, you can select up to 3 ADEPTA SORORITAS units from your army (including units that are embarked within TRANSPORTS), until the start of your next Command phase, those units are Righteous. While a unit is Righteous:

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Whether high‑ranking clergy must be rescued, a priceless relic recovered, or some archheretic slain, these warriors know that to fail after promising victory to the God‑Emperor would be infinitely worse than death; this knowledge fills them with righteous purpose and the unflinching will to succeed no matter the odds.

Stratagems

6 · every one costs 1 CP

Battle Tactic 4Strategic Ploy 2

Movement

1CP

Indefatigable Dedication

Strategic PloyYour Movement phase, just after an **ADEPTA SORORITAS** unit from your army Falls Back.

Until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to shoot in a turn in which it Fell Back. If your unit is Righteous, until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to shoot and declare a charge in a turn in which it Fell Back instead.

Epic Hero · Character · Infantry · Mounted · Walker · Vehicle · Fly · Grenades · Smoke · Adepta SororitasFull rule ▾

Target: That ADEPTA SORORITAS unit.

Shooting

1CP

Suffer Not The Unfaithful

Strategic PloyYour Shooting phase or the Fight phase.

Select either the [LETHAL HITS] or [SUSTAINED HITS 1] ability. Until the end of the phase, weapons equipped by models in your unit have the selected ability.

Epic Hero · Character · Infantry · Mounted · Walker · Vehicle · Fly · Grenades · Smoke · Adepta SororitasFull rule ▾

Target: One ADEPTA SORORITAS unit from your army that is Righteous and that has not been selected to shoot or fight this phase.

Fight

1CP

Suffer Not The Unfaithful

Strategic PloyYour Shooting phase or the Fight phase.

Select either the [LETHAL HITS] or [SUSTAINED HITS 1] ability. Until the end of the phase, weapons equipped by models in your unit have the selected ability.

Epic Hero · Character · Infantry · Mounted · Walker · Vehicle · Fly · Grenades · Smoke · Adepta SororitasFull rule ▾

Target: One ADEPTA SORORITAS unit from your army that is Righteous and that has not been selected to shoot or fight this phase.

1CP

To The Heart Of Heresy

Battle TacticFight phase.

Until the end of the turn, improve the Strength characteristic of melee weapons equipped by models in your unit by 1. If your unit is Righteous, until the end of the phase, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of melee weapons equipped by models in your unit by 1 as well.

Epic Hero · Character · Infantry · Mounted · Walker · Vehicle · Fly · Grenades · Smoke · Adepta SororitasFull rule ▾

Target: One ADEPTA SORORITAS unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.

1CP

Path of the Righteous

Battle TacticFight phase.

Until the end of the turn, each time a model in your unit makes a Pile‑in or Consolidation move, it can move up to 6" instead of up to 3". When doing so, if your unit is Righteous, it does not need to end that move closer to the closest enemy model, provided it ends that move as close as possible to the closest enemy unit.

Epic Hero · Character · Infantry · Mounted · Walker · Vehicle · Fly · Grenades · Smoke · Adepta SororitasFull rule ▾

Target: One ADEPTA SORORITAS unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.

1CP

Bastion of Faith

Battle TacticFight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.

Until the end of the phase, each time an attack targets your unit, subtract 1 from the Hit roll. In addition, if your unit is Righteous, you can select one other CELESTIAN SACRESANTS unit from your army that is not Battle‑shocked and is within 6" of your unit. Until the end of the phase, each time an attack targets that CELESTIAN SACRESANTS unit, subtract 1 from the Hit roll as well.

Infantry · Grenades · Celestian SacresantsFull rule ▾

Target: One CELESTIAN SACRESANTS unit that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.

Other

1CP

Shield of Denial

Battle TacticAny phase, just after a mortal wound is allocated to an **ADEPTA SORORITAS** unit from your army.

Until the end of the phase, models in your unit have the Feel No Pain 6+ ability against mortal wounds. If your unit is Righteous, until the end of the phase, models in your unit have the Feel No Pain 5+ ability against mortal wounds instead.

Epic Hero · Character · Infantry · Mounted · Walker · Vehicle · Fly · Grenades · Smoke · Adepta SororitasFull rule ▾

Target: That ADEPTA SORORITAS unit.

Enhancements

4

EnhancementPtsWhat it does
Triptych of Judgement15ADEPTA SORORITAS model only. Each time a model in the bearer’s unit makes an attack, you can ignore any or all modifiers to that attack’s Ballistic Skill or Weapon Skill characteristics and/or any or all modifiers to the Hit roll.
Mark of Devotion30ADEPTA SORORITAS model only. Add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of the bearer’s melee weapons. While the bearer’s unit is Righteous, add 2 to the Attacks characteristic and add 1 to the Damage characteristic of the bearer’s melee weapons instead.
Eyes of the Oracle10ADEPTA SORORITAS model only. The bearer’s weapons have the [PRECISION] ability. Each time the bearer’s unit destroys an enemy CHARACTER model, you gain 1CP.
Sanctified Amulet25ADEPTA SORORITAS model only. Enemy units that are set up on the battlefield from Reserves cannot be set up within 12" of the bearer.