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Cadian Shock Troops

Genestealer Cults
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Cadian Shock Troops 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 3
SV 5+ -INV
W 1
LD 7+
OC 2
⌀ 25mm

Every Shock Trooper Sergeant is equipped with: laspistol; chainsword.

Every Shock Trooper is equipped with: lasgun; close combat weapon.

This unit can have up to two Leader units attached to it, provided no more than one of those units is a Command Squad unit. If it does, and this Bodyguard unit is destroyed, the Leader units attached to it become separate units, with their original Starting Strengths.

RANGED WEAPONSRANGEABSSAPD
Lasgun [Rapid fire 1] 24"14+301
Grenade launcher – krak 24"14+9-2D3
Flamer [Ignores cover, Torrent] 12"D6N/A401
Bolt pistol [Pistol] 12"14+401
Laspistol [Pistol] 12"14+301
Meltagun [Melta 2] 12"14+9-4D6
Plasma gun – standard [Rapid fire 1] 24"14+7-21
Sergeant's autogun 24"24+301
Grenade launcher – frag [Blast] 24"D34+401
Plasma gun – supercharge [Hazardous, Rapid fire 1] 24"14+8-32
MELEE WEAPONSRANGEAWSSAPD
Chainsword Melee34+301
Close combat weapon Melee14+301
ABILITIES
Shock Troops: At the end of your Command phase, if this unit is within range of an objective marker you control, that marker stays under your control even with no models within range until your opponent controls it at the start or end of any turn.
Vox-caster: When you target the bearer's unit with a Stratagem, roll one D6, adding 1 if one or more friendly Officer models are within 6"; on a 5+ you gain 1CP.
Led by: Cadian Castellan, Cadian Command Squad, Hell’s Last, Inquisitor, Inquisitor Coteaz, Inquisitor Draxus, Inquisitor Eisenhorn, Inquisitor Greyfax, Inquisitor In Terminator Armour, Inquisitor Ostromandeus, Primaris Psyker.
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UNIT COMPOSITION
  • 1 Shock Trooper Sergeant and 9 Shock Troopers
  • OR
  • 2 Shock Trooper Sergeants and 18 Shock Troopers
WARGEAR OPTIONS
  • For every 10 models in this unit, up to 2 Shock Troopers can each have their lasgun replaced with one of the following*:
    • 1 flamer
    • 1 grenade launcher
    • 1 meltagun
    • 1 plasma gun
  • For every 10 models in this unit, 1 Shock Trooper equipped with a lasgun can be equipped with 1 vox-caster (that model’s lasgun cannot be replaced).
  • Any number of Shock Trooper Sergeants can each have their laspistol replaced with 1 bolt pistol.
  • Any number of Shock Trooper Sergeants can each have their laspistol and chainsword replaced with 1 Sergeant's autogun and 1 close combat weapon.
  • * You cannot select the same weapon more than once per unit unless it contains 20 models, in which case you cannot select the same weapon more than twice per unit.
Stratagems you can use on this unit (17)
COMMAND RE-ROLL 1CP · Any phase
COUNTER-OFFENSIVE 2CP · 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
REGIMENTAL REINFORCEMENTS 1CP · Brood Brother Auxilia · Shooting or Fight phase
SUPPRESS AND OVERWHELM 1CP · Brood Brother Auxilia · Shooting phase
ACCEPTABLE LOSSES 2CP · Brood Brother Auxilia · Shooting phase
SYMBIOTIC DESTRUCTION 1CP · Brood Brother Auxilia · Shooting phase
A DARK NETWORK 1CP · Brood Brother Auxilia · Movement phase
COMMAND RE-ROLL 1CP · Any phase
COUNTER-OFFENSIVE 2CP · Fight phase
INSANE BRAVERY 1CP · Command phase
EXPLOSIVE CLEARANCE 1CP · Shooting phase

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