During the Declare Battle Formations step, if every model in a unit has this ability, you can set it up in Reserves instead of setting it up on the battlefield. If you do, in the Reinforcements step of one of your Movement phases you can set up this unit anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 9" horizontally away from all enemy models.

If a unit with the Deep Strike ability arrives from Strategic Reserves, the controlling player can choose for that unit to be set up either using the rules for Strategic Reserves or using the Deep Strike ability.

Doctrina Imperatives

At the start of the battle round, you can select one of the Doctrina Imperatives below. Until the end of the battle round, that Doctrina Imperative is active for your army, and all units from your army that have the Doctrina Imperatives ability gain the relevant abilities shown below.

PROTECTOR IMPERATIVE
■ Ranged weapons equipped by models in this unit have the [HEAVY] ability.
■ Improve the Ballistic Skill characteristic of ranged weapons equipped by models in this unit by 1.
■ Each time a melee attack targets this unit, if this unit has the Battleline keyword and/or it is within 6" of one or more friendly Adeptus Mechanicus Battleline units, subtract 1 from the Hit roll.

CONQUEROR IMPERATIVE
■ Ranged weapons equipped by models in this unit have the [ASSAULT] ability.
■ Improve the Weapon Skill characteristic of melee weapons equipped by models in this unit by 1.
■ Each time a model in this unit makes an attack, if this unit has the Battleline keyword and/or it is within 6" of one or more friendly Adeptus Mechanicus Battleline units, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.

Profiles:

Unit	M	T	SV	W	LD	OC
Pteraxii Skystalkers	12"	4	4+	2	7+	1

Abilities
Ride the Thermals: In your Shooting phase, after this unit has shot, if it is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units, it can do one of the following: Make a Normal move of up to 6". Make a Normal move of up to 12", provided every model in this unit ends that move wholly within 6" of one or more friendly Adeptus Mechanicus Battleline units. In either case, if it does, until the end of the turn, this unit is not eligible to declare a charge.
Invulnerable Save: Models in this unit have a 5+ invulnerable save.

Ride the Thermals:

In your Shooting phase, after this unit has shot, if it is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units, it can do one of the following:

Make a Normal move of up to 6".
Make a Normal move of up to 12", provided every model in this unit ends that move wholly within 6" of one or more friendly Adeptus Mechanicus Battleline units.

In either case, if it does, until the end of the turn, this unit is not eligible to declare a charge.

Invulnerable Save:

Models in this unit have a 5+ invulnerable save.

Modifiers:

append name (Battle-hardened)

and

16+ selections of Experience Points in self (recursive)

30- selections of Experience Points in self (recursive)

append name (Battle-ready)

and

5- selections of Experience Points in self (recursive)

1+ forces of Crusade Force in roster (recursive)

append name (Blooded)

and

6+ selections of Experience Points in self (recursive)

15- selections of Experience Points in self (recursive)

append name (Heroic)

and

31+ selections of Experience Points in self (recursive)

50- selections of Experience Points in self (recursive)

append name (Legendary)

51+ selections of Experience Points in self (recursive)

increment max Crusade: Weapon Modifications(self) 2

repeat for every 1 selections of Weapon Modifications in self (recursive)

increment min Crusade: Weapon Modifications(self) 2

repeat for every 1 selections of Weapon Modifications in self (recursive)

set pts 150

6+ selections of model in Pteraxii Skystalkers

set max Crusade: Battle Honours(self) 6

1+ selections of Legendary Veterans in self (recursive)

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Imperium - Adeptus Mechanicus(Catalogue)