Below you will find a list of the operatives that make up a HAND OF THE ARCHON kill team, including, where relevant, any weapons specified for that operative.
1 HAND OF THE ARCHON ARCHSYBARITE operative with one of the following options:
8 HAND OF THE ARCHON operatives selected from the following list:
Other than AGENT operatives, your kill team can only include each operative on this list once. Your kill team can only include up to two darklight weapons (blast pistol, blaster and dark lance are darklight weapons).
| Nom | A | T | D | Règles | |
| Blast pistol | 4 | 3+ | 3/4 | Piercing 2, Range 8" | |
| Piercing 2, Range 8" | |||||
| Splinter pistol | 4 | 3+ | 2/4 | Lethal 5+, Range 8" | |
| Lethal 5+, Range 8" | |||||
| Splinter rifle | 4 | 3+ | 2/4 | Lethal 5+ | |
| Lethal 5+ | |||||
| Agoniser | 4 | 3+ | 3/5 | Brutal, Shock, Lethal 5+ | |
| Brutal, Shock, Lethal 5+ | |||||
| Array of blades | 3 | 3+ | 3/4 | ||
| Power weapon | 4 | 3+ | 4/6 | Lethal 5+ | |
| Lethal 5+ | |||||
| Venom blade | 4 | 3+ | 4/5 | Lethal 4+ | |
| Lethal 4+ | |||||
In the Gambit step of each Strategy phase, if this operative is in the killzone and you pass at the first opportunity, you gain 1CP. Ignore each STRATEGIC GAMBIT from the mission pack (if any) when determining this.
| Nom | A | T | D | Règles | |
| Blast pistol | 4 | 3+ | 3/4 | Piercing 2, Range 8" | |
| Piercing 2, Range 8" | |||||
| Splinter pistol | 4 | 3+ | 2/4 | Lethal 5+, Range 8" | |
| Lethal 5+, Range 8" | |||||
| Splinter rifle | 4 | 3+ | 2/4 | Lethal 5+ | |
| Lethal 5+ | |||||
| Agoniser | 4 | 3+ | 3/5 | Brutal, Shock, Lethal 5+ | |
| Brutal, Shock, Lethal 5+ | |||||
| Array of blades | 3 | 3+ | 3/4 | ||
| Power weapon | 4 | 3+ | 4/6 | Lethal 5+ | |
| Lethal 5+ | |||||
| Venom blade | 4 | 3+ | 4/5 | Lethal 4+ | |
| Lethal 4+ | |||||
In the Gambit step of each Strategy phase, if this operative is in the killzone and you pass at the first opportunity, you gain 1CP. Ignore each STRATEGIC GAMBIT from the mission pack (if any) when determining this.
| Nom | A | T | D | Règles | |
| Splinter rifle | 4 | 3+ | 2/4 | Lethal 5+ | |
| Lethal 5+ | |||||
| Array of blades | 3 | 3+ | 3/4 | ||
Once per turning point, when a friendly HAND OF THE ARCHON operative gains one of your Pain tokens, one friendly HAND OF THE ARCHON AGENT operative that doesn’t have one of your Pain tokens can also gain one.
| Nom | A | T | D | Règles | |
| Splinter rifle | 4 | 3+ | 2/4 | Lethal 5+ | |
| Lethal 5+ | |||||
| Array of blades | 3 | 3+ | 3/4 | ||
Once per turning point, when a friendly HAND OF THE ARCHON operative gains one of your Pain tokens, one friendly HAND OF THE ARCHON AGENT operative that doesn’t have one of your Pain tokens can also gain one.
| Nom | A | T | D | Règles | |
| Splinter pistol | 4 | 3+ | 2/4 | Lethal 5+, Range 8" | |
| Lethal 5+, Range 8" | |||||
| Razorflail | 4 | 2+ | 4/5 | Brutal, Tangle* | |
| Brutal, Tangle* | |||||
Once per turning point, when this operative incapacitates an enemy operative within its control range, you can select one other enemy operative visible to and within 6" of either this operative or the incapacitated enemy operative. Until the start of the next turning point, that other enemy operative cannot control markers or perform the Pick Up Marker or mission actions.
This operative can perform two Fight actions during its activation.
Whenever this operative is fighting or retaliating with this weapon, each of your blocks can be allocated to block two unresolved successes (instead of one).
| Nom | A | T | D | Règles | |
| Splinter pistol | 4 | 3+ | 2/4 | Lethal 5+, Range 8" | |
| Lethal 5+, Range 8" | |||||
| Razorflail | 4 | 2+ | 4/5 | Brutal, Tangle* | |
| Brutal, Tangle* | |||||
Once per turning point, when this operative incapacitates an enemy operative within its control range, you can select one other enemy operative visible to and within 6" of either this operative or the incapacitated enemy operative. Until the start of the next turning point, that other enemy operative cannot control markers or perform the Pick Up Marker or mission actions.
This operative can perform two Fight actions during its activation.
Whenever this operative is fighting or retaliating with this weapon, each of your blocks can be allocated to block two unresolved successes (instead of one).
| Nom | A | T | D | Règles | |
| Stinger pistol | 4 | 3+ | 3/5 | Lethal 5+, Range 8", Stinger* | |
| Lethal 5+, Range 8", Stinger* | |||||
| Array of blades | 3 | 3+ | 3/4 | ||
Whenever an enemy operative is incapacitated by this weapon, before it’s removed from the killzone, inflict D3 damage on each other operative visible to and within 2" of it. Each operative subsequently incapacitated as a result of this weapon rule will cause this to happen again.
Select one enemy operative visible to and within 6" of this operative. That operative and each other operative within 1" of it takes a poison test.
For an operative to take a poison test, roll one D6, adding 1 to the result if that operative has a Save stat of 4+ or worse: on a 3+, inflict D3 damage on that operative and it gains one of your Poison tokens (if it doesn’t already have one). Whenever an operative that has one of your Poison tokens is activated, inflict D3 damage on it.
This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative.
| Nom | A | T | D | Règles | |
| Stinger pistol | 4 | 3+ | 3/5 | Lethal 5+, Range 8", Stinger* | |
| Lethal 5+, Range 8", Stinger* | |||||
| Array of blades | 3 | 3+ | 3/4 | ||
Whenever an enemy operative is incapacitated by this weapon, before it’s removed from the killzone, inflict D3 damage on each other operative visible to and within 2" of it. Each operative subsequently incapacitated as a result of this weapon rule will cause this to happen again.
Select one enemy operative visible to and within 6" of this operative. That operative and each other operative within 1" of it takes a poison test.
For an operative to take a poison test, roll one D6, adding 1 to the result if that operative has a Save stat of 4+ or worse: on a 3+, inflict D3 damage on that operative and it gains one of your Poison tokens (if it doesn’t already have one). Whenever an operative that has one of your Poison tokens is activated, inflict D3 damage on it.
This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative.
| Nom | A | T | D | Règles | |
| Splinter rifle | 4 | 3+ | 2/4 | Lethal 5+ | |
| Lethal 5+ | |||||
| Stim-needler | 4 | 3+ | 0/0 | Stun, Lethal 3+, Range 3" | |
| Stun, Lethal 3+, Range 3" | |||||
| Array of blades | 3 | 3+ | 3/4 | ||
At the end of the Select Operatives step, if this operative is selected for deployment, select one of the following COMBAT DRUG rules for friendly HAND OF THE ARCHON operatives to have for the battle:
Select one friendly HAND OF THE ARCHON operative visible to and within 3" of this operative, then select one of the following for that friendly operative:
This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative.
| Nom | A | T | D | Règles | |
| Splinter rifle | 4 | 3+ | 2/4 | Lethal 5+ | |
| Lethal 5+ | |||||
| Stim-needler | 4 | 3+ | 0/0 | Stun, Lethal 3+, Range 3" | |
| Stun, Lethal 3+, Range 3" | |||||
| Array of blades | 3 | 3+ | 3/4 | ||
At the end of the Select Operatives step, if this operative is selected for deployment, select one of the following COMBAT DRUG rules for friendly HAND OF THE ARCHON operatives to have for the battle:
Select one friendly HAND OF THE ARCHON operative visible to and within 3" of this operative, then select one of the following for that friendly operative:
This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative.
| Nom | A | T | D | Règles | |
| Pain sculptors | 4 | 3+ | 4/5 | Ceaseless, Flay* | |
| Ceaseless, Flay* | |||||
Normal and Critical Dmg of 3 or more inflicts 1 less damage on this operative.
Whenever this operative is using this weapon, the first time you strike with a critical success during that sequence, you can select one friendly HAND OF THE ARCHON operative within 6" of it to gain one of your Pain tokens.
| Nom | A | T | D | Règles | |
| Pain sculptors | 4 | 3+ | 4/5 | Ceaseless, Flay* | |
| Ceaseless, Flay* | |||||
Normal and Critical Dmg of 3 or more inflicts 1 less damage on this operative.
Whenever this operative is using this weapon, the first time you strike with a critical success during that sequence, you can select one friendly HAND OF THE ARCHON operative within 6" of it to gain one of your Pain tokens.
| Nom | A | T | D | Règles | |
| Blaster | 4 | 3+ | 4/5 | Piercing 2 | |
| Piercing 2 | |||||
| Shredder | 4 | 3+ | 4/5 | Rending, Torrent 2" | |
| Rending, Torrent 2" | |||||
| Array of blades | 3 | 3+ | 3/4 | ||
| Nom | A | T | D | Règles | |
| Blaster | 4 | 3+ | 4/5 | Piercing 2 | |
| Piercing 2 | |||||
| Shredder | 4 | 3+ | 4/5 | Rending, Torrent 2" | |
| Rending, Torrent 2" | |||||
| Array of blades | 3 | 3+ | 3/4 | ||
| Nom | A | T | D | Règles | |
| Dark lance | 4 | 3+ | 6/7 | Heavy (Dash only), Piercing 2 | |
| Heavy (Dash only), Piercing 2 | |||||
| Splinter cannon (focused) | 5 | 3+ | 3/5 | Lethal 5+, Heavy (Dash only) | |
| Lethal 5+, Heavy (Dash only) | |||||
| Splinter cannon (sweeping) | 4 | 3+ | 3/5 | Lethal 5+, Heavy (Dash only), Torrent 1" | |
| Lethal 5+, Heavy (Dash only), Torrent 1" | |||||
| Array of blades | 3 | 3+ | 3/4 | ||
| Nom | A | T | D | Règles | |
| Dark lance | 4 | 3+ | 6/7 | Heavy (Dash only), Piercing 2 | |
| Heavy (Dash only), Piercing 2 | |||||
| Splinter cannon (focused) | 5 | 3+ | 3/5 | Lethal 5+, Heavy (Dash only) | |
| Lethal 5+, Heavy (Dash only) | |||||
| Splinter cannon (sweeping) | 4 | 3+ | 3/5 | Lethal 5+, Heavy (Dash only), Torrent 1" | |
| Lethal 5+, Heavy (Dash only), Torrent 1" | |||||
| Array of blades | 3 | 3+ | 3/4 | ||
| Nom | A | T | D | Règles | |
| Razorwing | 4 | 4+ | 1/2 | Saturate, Silent, Seek | |
| Saturate, Silent, Seek | |||||
| Shardcarbine | 4 | 2+ | 2/2 | Devastating 2, Lethal 5+ | |
| Devastating 2, Lethal 5+ | |||||
| Array of blades | 3 | 3+ | 3/4 | ||
In the Select Operatives step, when you’re selecting equipment, you can select one enemy operative or one other friendly HAND OF THE ARCHON operative (reveal your selection when you reveal equipment). Whenever attack or defence dice are rolled for that operative:
If this operative doesn’t perform the Mark unique action (see right) during its activation, it can perform two Shoot actions during its activation, but a razorwing must be selected for one (and only one) of those actions.
Select one enemy operative visible to this operative. Until the end of the turning point, whenever this operative is shooting that enemy operative you can use this effect. If you do:
This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative.
| Nom | A | T | D | Règles | |
| Razorwing | 4 | 4+ | 1/2 | Saturate, Silent, Seek | |
| Saturate, Silent, Seek | |||||
| Shardcarbine | 4 | 2+ | 2/2 | Devastating 2, Lethal 5+ | |
| Devastating 2, Lethal 5+ | |||||
| Array of blades | 3 | 3+ | 3/4 | ||
In the Select Operatives step, when you’re selecting equipment, you can select one enemy operative or one other friendly HAND OF THE ARCHON operative (reveal your selection when you reveal equipment). Whenever attack or defence dice are rolled for that operative:
If this operative doesn’t perform the Mark unique action (see right) during its activation, it can perform two Shoot actions during its activation, but a razorwing must be selected for one (and only one) of those actions.
Select one enemy operative visible to this operative. Until the end of the turning point, whenever this operative is shooting that enemy operative you can use this effect. If you do:
This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative.
Whenever a friendly HAND OF THE ARCHON operative is shooting with a splinter rifle during an activation in which it hasn’t performed the Charge, Fall Back or Reposition action, that weapon has the Accurate 1 weapon rule. Note that operative isn’t restricted from performing those actions after shooting.
Friendly HAND OF THE ARCHON operatives’ melee weapons have the Rending weapon rule.
Whenever an enemy operative is shooting a friendly HAND OF THE ARCHON operative that’s more than 2" from enemy operatives, if Heavy or Light terrain is intervening, or any part of that friendly operative’s base is underneath Vantage terrain, you can re-roll one of your defence dice.
Whenever a friendly HAND OF THE ARCHON operative is activated, before you determine its order, you can select one enemy operative that friendly operative isn’t a valid target for. Until the end of that activation, the first time that friendly operative is shooting against or fighting against that enemy operative, you can retain one of your normal successes as a critical success instead.
Whenever a friendly HAND OF THE ARCHON operative is shooting against or fighting against a wounded enemy operative, that friendly operative’s weapons have the Balanced weapon rule.
Use this firefight ploy during a friendly HAND OF THE ARCHON operative’s activation, before or after it performs an action. During that activation, that operative can perform the Fall Back action for 1 less AP.
Use this firefight ploy after an opponent uses a firefight ploy (excluding one that costs 0CP). The next time they would use that ploy, they must spend 1 additional CP to do so (at which point this effect ends). You cannot use this ploy again during the battle until its effect has ended.
Use this firefight ploy when it’s your turn to activate a friendly operative. You can skip that activation.
Use this firefight ploy after rolling your attack dice for a friendly HAND OF THE ARCHON operative, if it’s shooting against or fighting against a wounded enemy operative. You can re-roll any of your attack dice.
The following equipment options are available to HAND OF THE ARCHON kill teams, alongside the universal equipment online. You cannot select each option more than once per battle.
Whenever an enemy operative would perform the Fall Back action while within control range of a friendly HAND OF THE ARCHON operative, if no other enemy operatives are within that friendly operative’s control range, you can use this rule. If you do, roll two D6, or one D6 if that enemy operative has a higher Wounds stat than that friendly operative. If any result is a 4+, that enemy operative cannot perform that action during that activation or counteraction (no AP are spent on it).
Add 1 to the Atk stat of friendly HAND OF THE ARCHON operatives’ array of blades.
Up to twice per turning point, whenever a friendly HAND OF THE ARCHON operative is fighting or retaliating and you’re selecting a melee weapon, you can use this rule. If you do, until the end of that sequence, that operative’s melee weapon has the Lethal 5+ weapon rule.
Up to twice per turning point, whenever a friendly HAND OF THE ARCHON operative is performing the Shoot action and you select a shardcarbine, splinter cannon, splinter pistol, splinter rifle or stinger pistol, you can use this rule. If you do, until the end of that action, add 1 to the Normal Dmg stat of that weapon.
After a friendly HAND OF THE ARCHON operative performs an action, it gains one of your Pain tokens if:
You can spend friendly operatives’ Pain tokens on the invigorations below when the ‘when’ condition is met. You cannot use more than one invigoration per activation or counteraction, except Stimulated Senses, which can be used once per activation or counteraction in addition to another invigoration.
When: During the operative’s activation, before or after it performs an action.
Effect: Until the start of the operative’s next activation, add 1 to its APL stat.
When: During the operative’s activation or counteraction, before or after it performs an action.
Effect: The operative regains D3+1 lost wounds.
When: After the operative incapacitates an enemy operative and that enemy operative is removed from the killzone.
Effect: The operative can immediately perform a free Dash action, even if it’s performed an action that prevents it from performing the Dash action.
When: After rolling your attack or defence dice for the operative.
Effect: You can re-roll any of your dice results of one result (e.g. results of 2).