Decapitation Strike Effects
• All models with the Legiones Astartes (Raven Guard) special rule in a Detachment using this Rite of War gain the Preferred Enemy (Independent Characters) special rule.
• All models in any unit from a Detachment using this Rite of War assigned to a Deep Strike Assault or Flanking Assault gain the Shrouded (5+) special rule for the duration of the Game Turn in which they are deployed to the battlefield.
• In missions that use Victory points, an army that includes a Detachment using this Rite of War gains an additional 2 Victory points for the Slay the Warlord Secondary Objective.
Limitations
• A Detachment using this Rite of War may only include a single Heavy Support choice.
• A Detachment using this Rite of War may not take Fortification choices.
Preferred Enemy (X) This rule is presented as Preferred Enemy (X) where X identifies a specific type of foe. If the special rule does no specify a type of foe, then everyone is a Preferred Enemy of the unit. A unit that contains at least one model with this special rule re-rolls failed To Hit and To Wound rolls of 1 if attacking its Preferred Enemy. This applies both to Shooting Attacks and close combat attacks.
If a model with this rule makes an attack against a mixed unit which has one or more models to which their Preferred Enemy rule pertains, but is not entirely composed of such models, it may still benefit from the effects of Preferred Enemy for all attacks made against that unit. For example, a model with Preferred Enemy (Independent Characters) may re-roll failed To Hit and To Wound rolls of 1 against all of the models in a unit which has been joined by an Independent Character.
