Datasheets/Death Guard/Flyblown Host
Add to list
Flyblown Host

Death Guard detachment

Flyblown Host

<i>A cloud of winged insects descends over Mortarion’s pathogenic sons, obscuring their malodorous ranks and shielding them from the eyes and augurs of the enemy. Bene…

25.6%
win rate
43
games
3%
faction share

Detachment ability

always on · no CP

Verminous Haze

In the <b>Declare Battle Formations</b> step, you can select up to two friendly <k>Plague Marines</k> units. Those units have <b>Infiltrators</b>. This <b>detachment</b> has the <k>flyblown</k> tag and cannot be taken with another <k>flyblown</k> <b>detachment</b>.

Full wording ▾

<i>A cloud of winged insects descends over Mortarion’s pathogenic sons, obscuring their malodorous ranks and shielding them from the eyes and augurs of the enemy. Beneath thrumming storms of fat‑bodied flies, Plague Marines stride towards their wavering foes until they are close enough to unleash punishing volleys of killing fire.</i>

Stratagems

3 · every one costs 1 CP

Shooting

1CP

Droning Horror

Your Shooting phase, when a friendly <k>Plague Marines</k> unit is <b>selected to shoot</b>.

Your unit’s ranged attacks: <ul><li>Can re‑roll <b>hit rolls</b> of 1.</li> <li>That target a unit within half range, can re‑roll <b>wound rolls</b> of 1.</li></ul>

Infantry · Grenades · Plague MarinesFull rule ▾

Target: That <k>Plague Marines</k> unit.

1CP

Eye of the Swarm

Your Shooting phase, when a friendly <k>Plague Marines</k> unit is <b>selected to shoot</b>.

Your unit’s ranged attacks have <k>[Close‑quarters]</k>.

Infantry · Grenades · Plague MarinesFull rule ▾

Target: That <k>Plague Marines</k> unit.

Fight

1CP

Nauseating Paroxysms

Start of the Fight phase

Select one enemy unit <b>engaged</b> with your unit. That enemy unit makes a <b>battle‑shock roll</b>, with -1 to that <b>battle‑shock roll</b>.

Infantry · Grenades · Plague MarinesFull rule ▾

Target: One friendly <b>engaged</b> <k>Plague Marines</k> unit.

Enhancements

2

EnhancementPtsWhat it does
Insectile Murmuration (Upgrade)15<k>Plague Marines</k> unit only. When this unit’s attacks target a unit within <b>Contagion Range</b> of a friendly unit, those attacks can re‑roll <b>wound rolls</b> of 1.
Plagueveil (Upgrade)15<k>Plague Marines</k> unit only. This unit has -3" <b>detection range</b>.