Below you will find a list of the operatives that make up a HIEROTEK CIRCLE kill team, including, where relevant, any weapons specified for that operative.
1 HIEROTEK CIRCLE operative selected from the following list:
1 PLASMACYTE ACCELERATOR operative
1 PLASMACYTE REANIMATOR operative
5 HIEROTEK CIRCLE operatives selected from the following list:
Other than DEATHMARK and GUARDIAN operatives, your kill team can only include each operative on this list once.
| Nom | A | T | D | Règles | |
| Aeonstave (ranged) | 5 | 3+ | 3/3 | Blast 2", Stun, Lethal 5+, Magnify* | |
| Blast 2", Stun, Lethal 5+, Magnify* | |||||
| Entropic lance (ranged) | 4 | 3+ | 5/3 | Devastating 3, Piercing 1, Magnify* | |
| Devastating 3, Piercing 1, Magnify* | |||||
| Aeonstave (melee) | 4 | 4+ | 3/4 | Shock, Lethal 5+ | |
| Shock, Lethal 5+ | |||||
| Entropic lance (melee) | 4 | 4+ | 3/6 | ||
SUPPORT. Select one other friendly HIEROTEK CIRCLE operative (excluding APPRENTEK and CRYPTEK) visible to and within 6" of this operative, or visible to and within 6" of a friendly DESPOTEK operative that’s visible to this operative. That selected operative can immediately perform a 1AP action for free (excluding Accelerate); it cannot move more than 2" during that action, perform an action it’s already performed during this turning point, or perform that action again during this turning point.
This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative, or while counteracting.
Place your Countertemporal Nanomine marker visible to this operative, or on Vantage terrain of a terrain feature that’s visible to this operative. Whenever an enemy operative is within 4" of your Countertemporal Nanomine marker, subtract 2" from its Move stat. When this operative is next activated, is incapacitated or this action is performed again by a friendly operative (whichever comes first), remove that marker.
This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative.
SUPPORT. Select one other expended friendly HIEROTEK CIRCLE operative visible to and within 5" of this operative. Remove it from the killzone and set it back up visible to and within 5" horizontally of this operative, in a location it can be placed. Note that a Comms Device from universal equipment only affects the first distance of this rule.
This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative, during the first turning point, or if a friendly operative has already performed this action during this turning point.
SUPPORT. Select one friendly HIEROTEK CIRCLE operative visible to and within 6" of this operative. Until the start of this operative’s next activation, until this operative is incapacitated or until this action is performed again by a friendly operative (whichever comes first), subtract 1 from the Atk stat of an operative’s weapons whenever it’s shooting that selected operative.
This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative.
| Nom | A | T | D | Règles | |
| Aeonstave (ranged) | 5 | 3+ | 3/3 | Blast 2", Stun, Lethal 5+, Magnify* | |
| Blast 2", Stun, Lethal 5+, Magnify* | |||||
| Entropic lance (ranged) | 4 | 3+ | 5/3 | Devastating 3, Piercing 1, Magnify* | |
| Devastating 3, Piercing 1, Magnify* | |||||
| Aeonstave (melee) | 4 | 4+ | 3/4 | Shock, Lethal 5+ | |
| Shock, Lethal 5+ | |||||
| Entropic lance (melee) | 4 | 4+ | 3/6 | ||
SUPPORT. Select one other friendly HIEROTEK CIRCLE operative (excluding APPRENTEK and CRYPTEK) visible to and within 6" of this operative, or visible to and within 6" of a friendly DESPOTEK operative that’s visible to this operative. That selected operative can immediately perform a 1AP action for free (excluding Accelerate); it cannot move more than 2" during that action, perform an action it’s already performed during this turning point, or perform that action again during this turning point.
This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative, or while counteracting.
Place your Countertemporal Nanomine marker visible to this operative, or on Vantage terrain of a terrain feature that’s visible to this operative. Whenever an enemy operative is within 4" of your Countertemporal Nanomine marker, subtract 2" from its Move stat. When this operative is next activated, is incapacitated or this action is performed again by a friendly operative (whichever comes first), remove that marker.
This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative.
SUPPORT. Select one other expended friendly HIEROTEK CIRCLE operative visible to and within 5" of this operative. Remove it from the killzone and set it back up visible to and within 5" horizontally of this operative, in a location it can be placed. Note that a Comms Device from universal equipment only affects the first distance of this rule.
This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative, during the first turning point, or if a friendly operative has already performed this action during this turning point.
SUPPORT. Select one friendly HIEROTEK CIRCLE operative visible to and within 6" of this operative. Until the start of this operative’s next activation, until this operative is incapacitated or until this action is performed again by a friendly operative (whichever comes first), subtract 1 from the Atk stat of an operative’s weapons whenever it’s shooting that selected operative.
This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative.
| Nom | A | T | D | Règles | |
| Abyssal lance (ranged) | 5 | 3+ | 2/2 | 2" Devastating 1, Blast 2", Piercing 2, Magnify* | |
| 2" Devastating 1, Blast 2", Piercing 2, Magnify* | |||||
| Abyssal lance (melee) | 4 | 4+ | 4/4 | Devastating 1 | |
| Devastating 1 | |||||
SUPPORT. Select one other friendly HIEROTEK CIRCLE operative (excluding APPRENTEK and CRYPTEK) visible to and within 6" of this operative, or visible to and within 6" of a friendly DESPOTEK operative that’s visible to this operative. That selected operative can immediately perform a 1AP action for free (excluding Accelerate); it cannot move more than 2" during that action, perform an action it’s already performed during this turning point, or perform that action again during this turning point.
This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative, or while counteracting.
Place your Despair marker visible to this operative, or on Vantage terrain of a terrain feature that’s visible to this operative. When this operative is next activated, is incapacitated or this action is performed again by a friendly operative (whichever comes first), remove that marker.
Whenever an enemy operative is within 2" of your Despair marker, your opponent must spend 1 additional AP for that enemy operative to perform the Pick Up Marker and mission actions. Whenever determining control of a marker, treat the total APL stat of enemy operatives that contest it as 1 lower if at least one of those enemy operatives is within 2" of your Despair marker. Note this isn’t a change to the APL stat, so any changes are cumulative with this.
This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative.
Until the start of this operative’s next activation, until it’s incapacitated or until this action is performed again by a friendly operative (whichever comes first), whenever an enemy operative within 4" of this operative is shooting, fighting or retaliating, your opponent cannot re-roll their attack dice and cannot retain attack dice results of less than 6 as critical successes (e.g. as a result of the Lethal, Rending or Severe weapon rules).
This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative.
Select one enemy operative visible to this operative. Until the start of this operative’s next activation, until it’s incapacitated or until this action is performed again by a friendly operative (whichever comes first), that selected operative gains one of your Madness tokens.
Whenever your opponent would activate an enemy operative that has one of your Madness tokens, you can roll one D6: if the result is equal to or higher than that enemy operative’s APL, they cannot activate it during this activation. If that operative is successfully activated, or there are no other enemy operatives eligible to be activated, remove its Madness token.
This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative.
| Nom | A | T | D | Règles | |
| Abyssal lance (ranged) | 5 | 3+ | 2/2 | 2" Devastating 1, Blast 2", Piercing 2, Magnify* | |
| 2" Devastating 1, Blast 2", Piercing 2, Magnify* | |||||
| Abyssal lance (melee) | 4 | 4+ | 4/4 | Devastating 1 | |
| Devastating 1 | |||||
SUPPORT. Select one other friendly HIEROTEK CIRCLE operative (excluding APPRENTEK and CRYPTEK) visible to and within 6" of this operative, or visible to and within 6" of a friendly DESPOTEK operative that’s visible to this operative. That selected operative can immediately perform a 1AP action for free (excluding Accelerate); it cannot move more than 2" during that action, perform an action it’s already performed during this turning point, or perform that action again during this turning point.
This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative, or while counteracting.
Place your Despair marker visible to this operative, or on Vantage terrain of a terrain feature that’s visible to this operative. When this operative is next activated, is incapacitated or this action is performed again by a friendly operative (whichever comes first), remove that marker.
Whenever an enemy operative is within 2" of your Despair marker, your opponent must spend 1 additional AP for that enemy operative to perform the Pick Up Marker and mission actions. Whenever determining control of a marker, treat the total APL stat of enemy operatives that contest it as 1 lower if at least one of those enemy operatives is within 2" of your Despair marker. Note this isn’t a change to the APL stat, so any changes are cumulative with this.
This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative.
Until the start of this operative’s next activation, until it’s incapacitated or until this action is performed again by a friendly operative (whichever comes first), whenever an enemy operative within 4" of this operative is shooting, fighting or retaliating, your opponent cannot re-roll their attack dice and cannot retain attack dice results of less than 6 as critical successes (e.g. as a result of the Lethal, Rending or Severe weapon rules).
This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative.
Select one enemy operative visible to this operative. Until the start of this operative’s next activation, until it’s incapacitated or until this action is performed again by a friendly operative (whichever comes first), that selected operative gains one of your Madness tokens.
Whenever your opponent would activate an enemy operative that has one of your Madness tokens, you can roll one D6: if the result is equal to or higher than that enemy operative’s APL, they cannot activate it during this activation. If that operative is successfully activated, or there are no other enemy operatives eligible to be activated, remove its Madness token.
This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative.
| Nom | A | T | D | Règles | |
| Staff of light (ranged) | 6 | 3+ | 3/4 | Rending, Magnify* | |
| Rending, Magnify* | |||||
| Staff of light (melee) | 4 | 4+ | 3/5 | Rending | |
| Rending | |||||
SUPPORT. Select one other friendly HIEROTEK CIRCLE operative (excluding APPRENTEK and CRYPTEK) visible to and within 6" of this operative, or visible to and within 6" of a friendly DESPOTEK operative that’s visible to this operative. That selected operative can immediately perform a 1AP action for free (excluding Accelerate); it cannot move more than 2" during that action, perform an action it’s already performed during this turning point, or perform that action again during this turning point.
This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative, or while counteracting.
SUPPORT. Select one friendly HIEROTEK CIRCLE operative visible to and within 6" of this operative to regain up to 2D3 lost wounds.
This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative, or if a friendly operative has already performed this action during this turning point.
SUPPORT. Select one friendly HIEROTEK CIRCLE operative visible to and within 6" of this operative. Until the start of this operative’s next activation, until it’s incapacitated or until this action is performed again by a friendly operative (whichever comes first), select two of the following weapon rules for one weapon from that selected operative’s datacard to have: Lethal 5+, Rending, Saturate, Severe. Note that if you select a staff of light or arcane conduit, you only select the additional weapon rules for either the ranged or melee profile of that weapon.
This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative.
SUPPORT. Select one friendly HIEROTEK CIRCLE operative visible to and within 6" of this operative. Until the start of this operative’s next activation, until it’s incapacitated or until this action is performed again by a friendly operative (whichever comes first), whenever an attack dice inflicts damage of 3 or more on that operative, subtract 1 from that inflicted damage.
This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative.
| Nom | A | T | D | Règles | |
| Staff of light (ranged) | 6 | 3+ | 3/4 | Rending, Magnify* | |
| Rending, Magnify* | |||||
| Staff of light (melee) | 4 | 4+ | 3/5 | Rending | |
| Rending | |||||
SUPPORT. Select one other friendly HIEROTEK CIRCLE operative (excluding APPRENTEK and CRYPTEK) visible to and within 6" of this operative, or visible to and within 6" of a friendly DESPOTEK operative that’s visible to this operative. That selected operative can immediately perform a 1AP action for free (excluding Accelerate); it cannot move more than 2" during that action, perform an action it’s already performed during this turning point, or perform that action again during this turning point.
This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative, or while counteracting.
SUPPORT. Select one friendly HIEROTEK CIRCLE operative visible to and within 6" of this operative to regain up to 2D3 lost wounds.
This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative, or if a friendly operative has already performed this action during this turning point.
SUPPORT. Select one friendly HIEROTEK CIRCLE operative visible to and within 6" of this operative. Until the start of this operative’s next activation, until it’s incapacitated or until this action is performed again by a friendly operative (whichever comes first), select two of the following weapon rules for one weapon from that selected operative’s datacard to have: Lethal 5+, Rending, Saturate, Severe. Note that if you select a staff of light or arcane conduit, you only select the additional weapon rules for either the ranged or melee profile of that weapon.
This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative.
SUPPORT. Select one friendly HIEROTEK CIRCLE operative visible to and within 6" of this operative. Until the start of this operative’s next activation, until it’s incapacitated or until this action is performed again by a friendly operative (whichever comes first), whenever an attack dice inflicts damage of 3 or more on that operative, subtract 1 from that inflicted damage.
This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative.
| Nom | A | T | D | Règles | |
| Spark | 4 | 4+ | 2/3 | Piercing 1, Range 4" | |
| Piercing 1, Range 4" | |||||
| Claws | 3 | 5+ | 1/2 | ||
Select one friendly DEATHMARK or IMMORTAL operative visible to and within 6" of this operative. Until the end of that operative’s next activation, add 1 to its APL stat.
This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative.
| Nom | A | T | D | Règles | |
| Spark | 4 | 4+ | 2/3 | Piercing 1, Range 4" | |
| Piercing 1, Range 4" | |||||
| Claws | 3 | 5+ | 1/2 | ||
Select one friendly DEATHMARK or IMMORTAL operative visible to and within 6" of this operative. Until the end of that operative’s next activation, add 1 to its APL stat.
This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative.
| Nom | A | T | D | Règles | |
| Atomiser beam | 4 | 4+ | 3/4 | Lethal 5+, Range 6" | |
| Lethal 5+, Range 6" | |||||
| Claws | 3 | 5+ | 1/2 | ||
Select one of your Reanimation markers visible to and within 6" of this operative. Roll one D6: on a 3+, a friendly operative is REANIMATED; if you spent 1 additional AP, a friendly operative is automatically REANIMATED (you don’t need to roll one D6). An operative that’s REANIMATED from this unique action is set up expended if it was already expended during this turning point.
This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative.
| Nom | A | T | D | Règles | |
| Atomiser beam | 4 | 4+ | 3/4 | Lethal 5+, Range 6" | |
| Lethal 5+, Range 6" | |||||
| Claws | 3 | 5+ | 1/2 | ||
Select one of your Reanimation markers visible to and within 6" of this operative. Roll one D6: on a 3+, a friendly operative is REANIMATED; if you spent 1 additional AP, a friendly operative is automatically REANIMATED (you don’t need to roll one D6). An operative that’s REANIMATED from this unique action is set up expended if it was already expended during this turning point.
This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative.
| Nom | A | T | D | Règles | |
| Arcane conduit (ranged) | 4 | 3+ | 4/5 | Piercing 1, Magnify* | |
| Piercing 1, Magnify* | |||||
| Arcane conduit (melee) | 3 | 4+ | 3/5 | ||
This operative has the same unique actions as your CRYPTEK operative selected for the battle, but can only perform one CRYPTEK unique action per turning point.
| Nom | A | T | D | Règles | |
| Arcane conduit (ranged) | 4 | 3+ | 4/5 | Piercing 1, Magnify* | |
| Piercing 1, Magnify* | |||||
| Arcane conduit (melee) | 3 | 4+ | 3/5 | ||
This operative has the same unique actions as your CRYPTEK operative selected for the battle, but can only perform one CRYPTEK unique action per turning point.
| Nom | A | T | D | Règles | |
| Synaptic disintegrator | 4 | 2+ | 4/3 | Devastating 2, Severe, Heavy (Dash only), Piercing 1 | |
| Devastating 2, Severe, Heavy (Dash only), Piercing 1 | |||||
| Fists | 3 | 3+ | 3/4 | ||
Whenever this operative ends the Shoot action, the target gains one of your Deathmarked tokens if it wasn’t incapacitated (the primary target, if relevant). Whenever a friendly HIEROTEK CIRCLE DEATHMARK operative is shooting an enemy operative that has one of your Deathmarked tokens, that friendly operative’s ranged weapons have the Seek weapon rule.
Until the start of this operative’s next activation, whenever it’s shooting, enemy operatives cannot be obscured.
This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative.
| Nom | A | T | D | Règles | |
| Synaptic disintegrator | 4 | 2+ | 4/3 | Devastating 2, Severe, Heavy (Dash only), Piercing 1 | |
| Devastating 2, Severe, Heavy (Dash only), Piercing 1 | |||||
| Fists | 3 | 3+ | 3/4 | ||
Whenever this operative ends the Shoot action, the target gains one of your Deathmarked tokens if it wasn’t incapacitated (the primary target, if relevant). Whenever a friendly HIEROTEK CIRCLE DEATHMARK operative is shooting an enemy operative that has one of your Deathmarked tokens, that friendly operative’s ranged weapons have the Seek weapon rule.
Until the start of this operative’s next activation, whenever it’s shooting, enemy operatives cannot be obscured.
This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative.
| Nom | A | T | D | Règles | |
| Gauss blaster | 4 | 3+ | 4/5 | Piercing 1 | |
| Piercing 1 | |||||
| Tesla carbine | 5 | 3+ | 3/3 | 2" Devastating 1 | |
| 2" Devastating 1 | |||||
| Bayonet | 4 | 3+ | 3/4 | ||
Whenever determining control of a marker, you can treat this operative’s APL stat as 3. If you do, this takes precedence over all other rules, meaning any changes to its APL stat are ignored for this.
SUPPORT. Select one other friendly HIEROTEK CIRCLE operative (excluding APPRENTEK and CRYPTEK) visible to and within 6" of this operative, or visible to and within 6" of a friendly DESPOTEK operative that’s visible to this operative. That selected operative can immediately perform a 1AP action for free (excluding Accelerate); it cannot move more than 2" during that action, perform an action it’s already performed during this turning point, or perform that action again during this turning point.
This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative, or while counteracting.
| Nom | A | T | D | Règles | |
| Gauss blaster | 4 | 3+ | 4/5 | Piercing 1 | |
| Piercing 1 | |||||
| Tesla carbine | 5 | 3+ | 3/3 | 2" Devastating 1 | |
| 2" Devastating 1 | |||||
| Bayonet | 4 | 3+ | 3/4 | ||
Whenever determining control of a marker, you can treat this operative’s APL stat as 3. If you do, this takes precedence over all other rules, meaning any changes to its APL stat are ignored for this.
SUPPORT. Select one other friendly HIEROTEK CIRCLE operative (excluding APPRENTEK and CRYPTEK) visible to and within 6" of this operative, or visible to and within 6" of a friendly DESPOTEK operative that’s visible to this operative. That selected operative can immediately perform a 1AP action for free (excluding Accelerate); it cannot move more than 2" during that action, perform an action it’s already performed during this turning point, or perform that action again during this turning point.
This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative, or while counteracting.
| Nom | A | T | D | Règles | |
| Gauss blaster | 4 | 3+ | 4/5 | Piercing 1 | |
| Piercing 1 | |||||
| Tesla carbine | 5 | 3+ | 3/3 | 2" Devastating 1 | |
| 2" Devastating 1 | |||||
| Bayonet | 4 | 3+ | 3/4 | ||
Whenever determining control of a marker, you can treat this operative’s APL stat as 3. If you do, this takes precedence over all other rules, meaning any changes to its APL stat are ignored for this.
| Nom | A | T | D | Règles | |
| Gauss blaster | 4 | 3+ | 4/5 | Piercing 1 | |
| Piercing 1 | |||||
| Tesla carbine | 5 | 3+ | 3/3 | 2" Devastating 1 | |
| 2" Devastating 1 | |||||
| Bayonet | 4 | 3+ | 3/4 | ||
Whenever determining control of a marker, you can treat this operative’s APL stat as 3. If you do, this takes precedence over all other rules, meaning any changes to its APL stat are ignored for this.
The first time each friendly HIEROTEK CIRCLE operative is incapacitated, before it’s removed from the killzone, place one of your Reanimation markers within its control range. Then remove it as incapacitated, also removing any tokens and rules effects it had (e.g. CHRONOMANCER operative’s Chronometron action, Poison tokens, APL stat changes, being implanted, etc.).
In the Ready step of each Strategy phase, select one of your Reanimation markers and roll one D6: on a 1-2, leave that Reanimation marker in the killzone and repeat this process with a different one of your Reanimation markers (if any); on a 3+, an operative is REANIMATED.
You can only select each of your Reanimation markers once per turning point, and once you roll a 3+, you don’t select any more for that turning point. Whenever an operative is REANIMATED:
For the purposes of the kill op, your opponent treats your starting number of HIEROTEK CIRCLE operatives as 5 (in other words, their kill grade goes up whenever a friendly HIEROTEK CIRCLE operative is incapacitated, to a maximum kill grade of 5). REANIMATED operatives don’t retroactively change any other VPs your opponent has scored, e.g. from tac ops.
Some HIEROTEK CIRCLE APPRENTEK and HIEROTEK CIRCLE CRYPTEK weapons in this team’s rules have the Magnify weapon rule below.
In the Ready step of each Strategy phase, after resolving all other rules in this step (e.g. Reanimation Protocols faction rule), each friendly HIEROTEK CIRCLE operative regains D3+1 lost wounds (roll separately for each).
Whenever a friendly HIEROTEK CIRCLE operative is shooting an operative within 8" of it, that friendly operative’s ranged weapons have the Balanced weapon rule. Note that when you’re using the Magnify weapon rule, this operative must still be within 8" of the target to use this rule (not the other friendly operative from which you’re determining a valid target).
Friendly HIEROTEK CIRCLE operatives’ melee weapons have the Accurate 1 weapon rule. Whenever a friendly HIEROTEK CIRCLE operative is fighting during an activation in which it hasn’t moved more than its Move stat, or whenever it’s retaliating, its melee weapons have the Accurate 2 weapon rule instead.
Whenever an operative is shooting a friendly HIEROTEK CIRCLE operative, if you cannot retain any cover saves, you can retain one of your defence dice as a normal success without rolling it.
Select one of the following:
Use this firefight ploy when determining control of a marker. Select one of your Reanimation markers. Until the start of the next turning point, whenever determining control of a marker, treat that Reanimation marker as a friendly HIEROTEK CIRCLE operative that has an APL stat of 1.
For the purposes of the Martyrs tac op (Approved Ops 2025), this ploy has no effect.
Use this firefight ploy when a friendly HIEROTEK CIRCLE APPRENTEK or HIEROTEK CIRCLE CRYPTEK operative performs a SUPPORT unique action. Until the end of that action, for the purposes of selecting another friendly operative, ignore the distance requirement (only visibility is a requirement).
Use this firefight ploy when a friendly HIEROTEK CIRCLE IMMORTAL operative is performing the Shoot action and you select a tesla carbine. Until the end of that action, that weapon doesn’t have the 2" from its Devastating weapon rule but has the Blast 2" weapon rule.
Use this firefight ploy during a friendly HIEROTEK CIRCLE DEATHMARK operative’s activation, if it has a Conceal order. During that activation, that operative can perform the Guard action (see close quarters rules, Kill Team Core Book) in any killzone and while it has a Conceal order, but when you perform the free Fight or Shoot action during the interruption, you must change its order to Engage.
The following equipment options are available to HIEROTEK CIRCLE kill teams, alongside the universal equipment online. You cannot select each option more than once per battle.
Once per turning point, when a friendly HIEROTEK CIRCLE APPRENTEK or HIEROTEK CIRCLE CRYPTEK operative is performing the Shoot action, you can use this rule. If you do, select one other friendly HIEROTEK CIRCLE operative (excluding PLASMACYTE) that has an Engage order and is visible to that friendly operative. Until the end of that action, that other friendly operative can be treated as the active operative for the Magnify weapon rule.
Once per turning point, when an enemy operative ends the Charge action with friendly HIEROTEK CIRCLE operatives within its control range, you can use this rule. If you do, inflict D3+1 damage on that enemy operative.
Once per turning point, when an operative is shooting a friendly CRYPTEK operative, at the start of the Roll Defence Dice step, you can use this rule. If you do, worsen the x of the Piercing weapon rule by 1 (if any) until the end of that sequence. Note that Piercing 1 would therefore be ignored.
In the Ready step of each Strategy phase, when you gain CP, if a friendly CRYPTEK operative isn’t incapacitated, isn’t within control range of enemy operatives and hasn’t been REANIMATED this turning point, you can use this rule. If you do, roll one D6: on a 1, you cannot use this rule for the rest of the battle; on a 4+, you gain 1CP. Once you have gained 2CP from this rule, you cannot use it for the rest of the battle.
Q: How does the Steadfast rule interact with rules that treat the total APL stat of enemy operatives as 1 lower, e.g. PHOBOS STRIKE TEAM Terror ?
A: The Steadfast rule would treat the relevant operative's APL stat as 3, but the total APL of those contesting a marker would still be reduced by 1. For example, if one friendly operative that had both the Steadfast rule and was affected by Terror contested a marker, the total APL would be 2; if two friendly operatives with the same conditions contested a marker, the total APL would be 5, etc.
Q: How does the Magnify weapon rule interact with an enemy operative that's wholly within an area of smoke, when the friendly operative that's being treated as the active operative for determining a valid target, cover and obscured is within 2" of that enemy operative?
A: Smoke Grenades and similar rules (e.g. MANDRAKE Weave Darkness) have no effect in this scenario.
Q: Can an operative on guard interrupt and perform a point-blank shot against an enemy operative within control range of another friendly operative using the Magnify weapon rule?
A: No.