During deployment, you can set this unit up in ambush instead of on the battlefield. If this unit has the INFANTRY or BIKER keyword, you can either set it up in ambush or underground instead of on the battlefield.

When you set up a unit underground, it can emerge at the end of any of your Movement phases - set the unit up anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 9" from any enemy models.

When you set up a unit in ambush, place one ambush marker anywhere on the battlefield that is wholly within your deployment zone. You will need one ambush marker for each unit that will deploy in this way. If you set up a TRANSPORT in ambush, you must still tell your opponent what units are embarked within it when it is set up in ambush - do not set up separate ambush markers for units that start the battle embarked within a TRANSPORT, even if they have the Cult Ambush ability.

In matched play, units set up in ambush using this rule count as being set up on the battlefield for the purposes of Tactical Reserves.

For ambush markers, see Codex: Genestealer Cults p79.

Unquestioning Loyalty

Each time you fail a saving throw for a <CULT> CHARACTER model, and each time a <CULT> CHARACTER suffers a mortal wound, before allocating damage check to see if it is within 3" of any <CULT> or BROOD BROTHERS units with this ability. If it is, you can select one of those units and roll a D6; on a 4+ you do not inflict any damage on the character, but one model in the selected unit (your choice) is slain. Otherwise, the character suffers damage as normal.

Profiles:

Unit	M	WS	BS	S	T	W	A	Ld	Save
Abominant	6"	3+	6+	6	5	5	3	8	5+

Abilities
Regenerative Flesh: At the start of each of your turns, this model regains D3 lost wounds.
Mindwyrm Familiar: Subtract 1 from Psychic tests taken for PSYKERS that are within 12" of any enemy ABOMINANTS. TYRANID PSYKERS are not affected.
The Chosen One: Each unmodified hit roll of 6 made in the Fight phase by friendly ABERRANT units within 6" of this model scores 2 hits instead of 1.
Bestial Vigour: When inflicting damage upon this model, reduce the Damage characteristic of the attack by 1 (to a minimum of 1). In addition, roll a D6 each time this model loses a wound; on a 5+ that wound is not lost.

Modifiers:

add category Anointed Throng

1+ selections of Specialist Detachment: Anointed Throng in force (recursive)

set max(force) -1

and

1+ selections of Gametype in roster (recursive)

0 selections of Matched in roster (recursive)

Used By (1)

Tyranids - Genestealer Cults(Catalogue)

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