Units with this special rule that Infiltrate, or that arrive from Reserve, can choose to roll on the Cult Ambush table instead of deploying or arriving from Reserve normally. Unless otherwise specified, ambushing units move onto the table as described for other Reserves and cannot move any further during the Movement phase of the turn they deploy or arrive on the battlefield. Units cannot use the Cult Ambush special rule whilst they are embarked inside a vehicle.

1 - Cult Reinforcements: The ambushing unit moves onto the board from your own table edge.

2 - Encircling the Foe: Roll a D6, on a 1-2, the ambushing unit comes in from the table edge to the left of your own table edge; on a 3-4, they come on from the table edge to the right of your own table edge; on a 5-6, you can choose left or right.

3 - Lying in Wait: Set up the ambushing unit anywhere on the table that is more than 9" from any enemy unit. You can alternatively set up the ambushing unit anywhere on the table that is more than 6" from any enemy model so long as no enemy model can draw line of sight to them.

4 - A Perfect Ambush: Set up the ambushing unit anywhere on the table that is more than 6" from any enemy model.

5 - A Deadly Trap: Set up the ambushing unit anywhere on the table that is more than 6" from any enemy model. After placing the ambushing unit, you can immediately make a bonus shooting attack with it as if it were the Shooting phase (this does not prevent the unit from shooting again in the ensuing Shooting phase). These bonus attacks cannot cause Morale checks, but they do have the Pinning special rule. If the ambushing unit does not have any ranged weapons, it can instead choose to Run in the Movement phase.

6 - They came from Below: Set up the ambushing unit anywhere on the table that is more than 3" from any enemy unit. Unlike other units that infiltrate or arrive from Reserves, the ambushing unit can charge in the turn they arrive from Reserves.

Profiles:

Melee Weapons
Rending Claws: Close combat attacks made by models with rending claws gain the Rending ability.
Close-Combat Weapon: Weapons like chainswords, rifle butts, combat blades, bayonets, etc., do not confer any particular bonus to the model using them. Remember that, in close combat, pistols count as normal close combat weapons and so the Strength and AP of the pistol are ignored.

Wargear
Blasting Charges: Blasting Charges are assault grenades.

Abilities
Return to the Shadows: Instead of moving in your Movement phase, any unit with this special rule that is not within 6" of any enemy model, can be removed from the battlefield and placed into Reserve. A unit cannot Return to the Shadows in the same turn it arrives from Reserves and cannot do so whilst embarked in a vehicle.

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Genestealer Cult(Catalogue)

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