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Cultist Firebrand

Chaos Knights
451st–2nd unit
503rd+ unit
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Cultist Firebrand datasheet for Warhammer 40,000 11th edition — stats, weapons, abilities and points current to the 2026-06-17 Munitorum Field Manual / Balance Dataslate.

M 6"
T 4
SV 4+ -INV
W 4
LD 6+
OC 1
⌀ 32mm

This model is equipped with: balefire pike, close combat weapon.

RANGED WEAPONSRANGEABSSAPD
Balefire pike [IGNORES COVER, TORRENT] 12"D6+3N/A5-11
MELEE WEAPONSRANGEAWSSAPD
Close combat weapon Melee44+4-11
ABILITIES

CORE Leader

FACTION Dark Pacts

Fiery Faith: While this model leads a unit, you may re-roll Leadership tests taken for that unit.
Cursed Flames: In your Shooting phase, after this model shoots, pick one enemy INFANTRY unit hit by one or more of those attacks. That unit must take a Battle-shock test.
Leader: This model can be attached to: Accursed Cultists, Cultist Mob.
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UNIT COMPOSITION
  • 1 Cultist Firebrand
Stratagems you can use on this unit (16)
COMMAND RE-ROLL 1CP · Any phase
COUNTER-OFFENSIVE 2CP · Fight phase
EPIC CHALLENGE 1CP · Fight phase
INSANE BRAVERY 1CP · Command phase
GRENADE 1CP · Shooting phase
RAPID INGRESS 1CP · Movement phase
FIRE OVERWATCH 1CP · Movement or Charge phase
GO TO GROUND 1CP · Shooting phase
HEROIC INTERVENTION 1CP · Charge phase
COMMAND RE-ROLL 1CP · Any phase
BATTLEFIELD COMMAND 1CP · Any phase
COUNTER-OFFENSIVE 2CP · Fight phase
INSANE BRAVERY 1CP · Command phase
EXPLOSIVE CLEARANCE 1CP · Shooting phase
WRETCHED MASSES 2CP · Iconoclast Fiefdom · Any phase
WORTHLESS CHATTEL 1CP · Iconoclast Fiefdom · Shooting phase

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