Death Guard
71 datasheets · 7 detachments · 1 army rules
Army Rules
Nurgle's Gift (Aura)
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" 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 an 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).
Detachments
Flyblown Host
Verminous Haze
^^**Death Guard Infantry**^^ units (excluding ^^**Poxwalkers^^** units) from your army that are not embarked within a ^^**Transport**^^ have the Scouts 5" and Stealth abilities.
Enhancements
Virulent Vectorium
Worldblight
If you control an objective marker at the end of your Command phase and a ^^**Death Guard**^^ unit from your army (excluding Battle-shocked units) is within range of that objective marker, that objective marker remains under your control until your opponent's Level of Control over that objective marker is greater than yours at the end of a phase. In addition, until you lose control of that objective marker, it has the Nurgle's Gift ability as if it were a ^^**Death Guard**^^ unit from your army.
Enhancements
Shamblerot Vectorium
Numberless Horde
In your Command phase in each of the following battle rounds, depending on your chosen battle size, add a new ^^**Poxwalkers**^^ unit with a Starting Strength of 10 to your army, in Strategic Reserves. Incursion - Battle Rounds 2,3 Strike Force - Battle Rounds 2,3,4 Onslaught - Battle Round 2,3,4,5 ^^**Poxwalkers**^^ unit from your army gain the ^^**Battleline**^^ keyword.
Enhancements
Death Lord's Chosen
Deadly Vectors
In your opponent's Command phase, roll 2D6 for each Afflicted enemy unit, subtracting 1 from the result if that unit is Below Half-strength. If the result is 6 or less, that enemy unit suffers D3 mortal wounds.
Enhancements
Mortarion's Hammer
Miasmic Bombardment
At the start of the battle round, select a number of enemy units more than 12" away from every model in your army that is on the battle field. Until the end of the battle round, those enemy units are Afflicted. The maximum number of units you can select in this way depends on the battle size, as shown below. Incursion - 1 Unit Strike Force - 2 Units Onslaught - 3 Units
Enhancements
Champions of Contagion
Manifold Maladies
At the start of the battle round, you can select one of the Plagues listed in Nurgle's Gift. Until the end of the battle, that is your chosen Plague instead of any previously chosen Plague.
Enhancements
Tallyband Summoners
Reverberant Rancidity
While a ^^**Plague Legions^^** unit from your army is within 7" of one or more ^^**Death Guard^^** units from your army, that ^^**Plague Legions^^** unit has the Nurgle's Gift ability. While a ^^**Death Guard^^** unit from your army is within 7" of one or more ^^**Plague Legions^^** units from your army, add 3" to that ^^**Death Guard^^** unit's Contagion Range.
Enhancements