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Death Guard detachment

Contagion Engines

For all their slow degeneration, many of the Death Guard’s war machines are augmented with a fevered and inexorable urgency that brings their corrupted weapons to b…

49.5%

win rate

210

games

16%

faction share

Detachment ability

always on · no CP

Warped and Rusted Animus

<ul><li>Friendly <k>Foetid Bloat‑Drone/Foetid Bloat‑Drone with Heavy Blight Launcher/Helbrute/Myphitic Blight‑Hauler</k> units have <k>Contagion Engine</k>.</li> <li>Friendly <k>CONTAGION ENGINE</k> units’ ranged attacks have <k>[ASSAULT]</k>.</li></ul> This detachment has the <k>ENGINES</k> tag and cannot be taken with another <k>ENGINES</k> detachment.

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For all their slow degeneration, many of the Death Guard’s war machines are augmented with a fevered and inexorable urgency that brings their corrupted weapons to bear upon the foe all too quickly.

Stratagems

3 · every one costs 1 CP

Movement

1CP

Soulrot Flux

Your opponent’s Movement phase, when an enemy unit is selected to make a fall‑back move, if that enemy unit is engaged with a friendly <k>Contagion Engine</k> unit.

When an enemy unit engaged with your unit is selected to make a fall‑back move, roll one D6: <ul><li>On a 1, that enemy unit suffers 1 mortal wound.</li> <li>On a 2‑5, that enemy unit suffers D3 mortal wounds.</li> <li>On a 6, that enemy unit suffers 3 mortal wounds.</li></ul>

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Target: That <k>Contagion Engine</k> unit.

Shooting

1CP

Bloodrust Deluge

Your Shooting phase, when a friendly <k>Contagion Engine</k> unit is selected to shoot.

Select one visible enemy unit. That enemy unit is Afflicted until your unit has attacked.

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Target: That <k>Contagion Engine</k> unit.

1CP

Fresh Vectors

Your Shooting phase or the Fight phase, when a friendly <k>Contagion Engine</k> unit is selected to attack.

Your unit’s attacks can re‑roll wound rolls of 1.

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Target: That <k>Contagion Engine</k> unit.

Fight

1CP

Fresh Vectors

Your Shooting phase or the Fight phase, when a friendly <k>Contagion Engine</k> unit is selected to attack.

Your unit’s attacks can re‑roll wound rolls of 1.

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Target: That <k>Contagion Engine</k> unit.

Enhancements

EnhancementPtsWhat it does

Lancet of the Worldsore (Upgrade)15Friendly <k>Helbrute/Myphitic Blight‑Hauler</k> unit only. This unit has <k>Mobile</k>.

Parasitic Woe‑reaper (Upgrade)15<k>Contagion Engine</k> unit only. When this unit has fought, one model in this unit heals D3 wounds.