Genestealer Cult Detachment

Version 3.1

Detachment Base Cost: 25 points

Command

You must take one Patriarch. You can take one Magus. You can take the Psychic Beacon and Brood Telepathy abilities.

Patriarch

Consists of 1 Genestealer Patriarch (Genestealer unit with Assault, Psyker, Save, Synapse Creature): 30 points

Add Brood Telepathy: 20 points

Add 1 Coven Limousine: 20 points

Magus

Consists of 1 Genestealer Magus (Hybrid unit with Psyker, Save, Synapse Creature): 28 points

Add Brood Telepathy: 20 points

Add 1 Coven Limousine: 20 points

Psychic Beacon: 20 points

Brood Telepathy: 20 points (Unlocks Brood Brothers and Support choices.)

Bodyguards

You can take one bodyguard per Patriarch or Magus.

Bodyguards

Consists of 1 Hybrid unit: 10 points

or 1 Hybrid Psyker unit (Hybrid unit with Psyker): 20 points

or 1 Hybrid Assault unit (Hybrid unit with Assault): 9 points

or 1 Hybrid Heavy Weapon unit (Hybrid unit with Heavy Weapons): 17 points

or 1 Brood Brother unit (Imperial Guard unit with Rampage): 9 points

or 1 Brood Brother Heavy Weapon unit (Imperial Guard unit with Heavy Weapons, Rampage): 17 points

or 1 Aberrant unit: 14 points

Plus 1 Coven Limousine: 20 points

Main Force

Take up to ten Main Force choices.

Genestealer brood

Consists of 1 to 2 Genestealer unit: 11 points each

Hybrid brood

Consists of 1 to 4 units from:

Hybrid unit: 10 points each

Hybrid Psyker unit (Hybrid unit with Psyker): 20 points each

Hybrid Assault unit (Hybrid unit with Assault): 9 points each

Hybrid Heavy Weapon unit (Hybrid unit with Heavy Weapons): 17 points each

Add up to 2 Goliath v1 (Chimera with Assault +1): 17 points each

Aberrants and Abominants brood

Consists of 1 to 2 Aberrant unit: 14 points each

Add 1 Goliath v1 (Chimera with Assault +1): 17 points

Atalan Bike and Ridgerunner squadron

Consists of 1 to 3 units from:

Jackal Bike unit: 13 points each

Ridgerunner: 17 points each

Brood Brothers squad (Requires the Brood Telepathy ability.)

Consists of 1 to 6 units from:

Brood Brother unit (Imperial Guard unit with Rampage): 9 points each

Brood Brother Heavy Weapon unit (Imperial Guard unit with Heavy Weapons, Rampage): 17 points each

Add up to 3 Chimera: 15 points each

Support

Take up to one Support choice per Main Force choice, to a maximum of five.
Support choices require the Brood Telepathy ability.

Sentinel squadron

Consists of 1 to 3 Sentinel: 9 points each

Support Weapon battery

Consists of 1 to 3 Imperial Guard Support Weapon: 19 points each

Leman Russ Battle Tank: 33 points

Demolisher Support Tank: 23 points

Griffon Mortar: 20 points

Hellhound Flame Tank: 13 points

Hydra Flak Tank: 25 points

Detachment Rules

Chain of Command: Patriarch > Magus > Hybrids > Genestealers > Any other unit.
Synapse: As long as this Detachment contains any Synapse Creatures, it auto-passes Leadership tests and cannot be broken. Retreat as normal.
Ambush: All units in this detachment have the Infiltrators special rule, but are only in command if within 30 cm of the HQ.
Psychic Beacon: If taken, you may re-roll one failed Reserves roll per detachment with this rule.