XVI: Sons of Horus

This Advanced Reaction is available only to units composed entirely of models with the Legiones Astartes (Sons of Horus) special rule. Unlike Core Reactions, Advanced Reactions are activated in unique and specific circumstances, as noted in their descriptions, and can often have game changing effects. Advanced Reactions use up points of a Reactive player’s Reaction Allotment as normal and obey all other restrictions placed upon Reactions, unless it is specifically noted otherwise in their description.

Death Dealers – This Advanced Reaction may be made once per battle during the opposing player’s Shooting phase when any enemy unit declares a Shooting Attack targeting a friendly unit under the Reactive player’s control composed entirely of models with the Legiones Astartes (Sons of Horus) special rule that is within 12" of the attacking unit. Before the enemy unit resolves any To Hit rolls, the Reacting unit may make a Shooting Attack targeting the unit that triggered this Reaction, increasing its BS by +1 for the duration of the Reaction. A unit that makes a Shooting Attack as part of a Death Dealers Reaction may not make any attacks indirectly (without line of sight) including weapons with the Barrage special rule or other weapons or special rules that otherwise ignore line of sight, and Vehicles may only fire Defensive weapons. Template weapons may only be used as part of a Death Dealers Reaction if the target unit is within 8" and must use the Wall of Death rule instead of firing normally. Once this Shooting Attack is fully resolved, and all casualties caused by it removed from play, the enemy unit may resolve its own Shooting Attack – though models removed as casualties due to this Reaction may still attack.