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Structure

This page details military structure of Skitarii forces including Detachments and Formations.

Detachments


Skitarii Maniple

When choosing an army to play a game of Warhammer 40,000, there are two main ways of organising your collection. These are the Unbound method, which means taking whichever units you like, and the Battle-forged method, which is more rigid but has extra benefits.

If you are using the Unbound method, simply use the profiles that correspond to the Skitarii models in your collection. If you are using the Battle-forged method, you will instead need to organise the Skitarii models in your collection into Detachments such as the Skitarii Maniple Detachment shown above. This is a fun process in its own right. Note that you can also include any of the Formations presented in this section as part of a Battle-forged army.


RESTRICTIONS
All units in this Detachment must have the Skitarii Faction (or have no Faction).

COMMAND BENEFITS
Crux Mechanicus: If this Detachment is your Primary Detachment, you can re-roll the result when rolling on the Warlord Traits table in Codex: Skitarii. Furthermore, your Warlord has the Preferred Enemy special rule.

Tireless Advance: All models from this Detachment have the Crusader and Scout special rules. Units from this Detachment cannot Outflank due to this special rule, but can do as the result of a different special rule (such as Infiltrate, or a Mission special rule).

Grand Convocation

Giving praise to the Omnissiah as they wage war using revered and advanced technology, the various forces at the disposal of the Adeptus Mechanicus will often work in concert under the direction of the Martian priesthood.

Unlike the Detachments shown in Warhammer 40,000: The Rules, the Grand Convocation Detachment have Force Organisation Charts whose slots are a combination of Battlefield Roles from multiple Factions. However, they still have compulsory and optional elements, as well as Restrictions and Command Benefits, just like any other Detachment. If your Warlord is part of a Grand Convocation Detachment, that entire Detachment is your Primary Detachment.

The Grand Convocation Army List divides the units available into several categories, according to their Battlefield Role. You must use the profiles, points costs, equipment, options, special rules and any Dedicated Transports available to each unit as described on their datasheet. Each entry will include an abbreviated reference to the codex, publication or dataslate where their appropriate datasheet can be found, denoted as follows:

HQ
2-4
Troops
4+
Heavy Support
0-6
Fast Attack
0-6
Elites
0-6
Lords of War
0-3
HQ
One of the following:
 • Belisarius Cawl
 • Enginseer (& Servitors) (AM/IA)
 • Tech-Priest Dominus (CM)

HEAVY SUPPORT
One of the following:
 • Kastelan Robot Maniple (CM)
 • Ironstrider Ballistarii (S)
 • Onager Dunecrawlers (S)

LORDS OF WAR
One of the following:
 • Knight Crusader (IK)
 • Knight Errant (IK)
 • Knight Gallant (IK)
 • Knight Paladin (IK)
 • Knight Warden (IK)
TROOPS
One of the following:
 • Kataphron Breachers (CM)
 • Kataphron Destroyers (CM)
 • Skitarii Rangers (S)
 • Skitarii Vanguard (S)

FAST ATTACK
One of the following:
 • Sydonian Dragoons (S)

ELITES
One of the following:
 • Corpuscarii Electro-Priests (CM)
 • Fulgurite Electro-Priests (CM)
 • Sicarian Infiltrators (S)
 • Sicarian Ruststalkers (S)

RESTRICTIONS
This Detachment must include at least four Troops choices and two HQ choices. It may include up to two more HQ choices and any number of additional Troops choices, as well as up to 6 Elites, 6 Fast Attack and 6 Heavy Support choices, and up to 3 Lords of War choices, in any combination. This Detachment must also include units that have at least two different Factions.

COMMAND BENEFITS
Agents of the Adeptus Mechanicus: All vehicles in this Detachment have the It Will Not Die special rule. In addition, all vehicles in the Detachment that are within 6" of an HQ choice from this Detachment at the start of the turn have the Power of the Machine Spirit special rule until the start of your next turn.

Chosen of the Omnissiah: If this Detachment is chosen as your Primary Detachment, you can choose to re-roll the result on the Warlord Trait table.

Noospheric Choir: If this Detachment’s Force Organisation Chart contains the maximum number of units (excluding Troops), then all units in the Detachment have the Canticles of the Omnissiah special rule.

Formations


Battle Maniple

FORMATION
 • 1 unit of Skitarii Vanguard
 • 1 unit of Skitarii Rangers
 • 1 unit of Sicarian Ruststalkers
 • 1 unit of Sicarian Infiltrators
 • 1 unit of Sydonian Dragoons or Ironstrider Ballistarii
 • 1 unit of Onager Dunecrawlers
RESTRICTIONS
None.
SPECIAL RULES
Crux Mechanicus: If this Formation is your Primary Detachment, you can re-roll the result when rolling on the Warlord Traits table in Codex: Skitarii. Furthermore, your Warlord has the Preferred Enemy special rule.

Datalock: Models from this Formation that are within 12" of an Onager Dunecrawler from this Formation are Leadership 10.

Tireless Advance: All models from this Formation have the Crusader and Scout special rules. Units from this Formation cannot Outflank due to the Scout special rule, but can do as the result of a different special rule (such as Infiltrate, or a Mission special rule).

Ironstrider Cavaliers

FORMATION
 • 2 units of Sydonian Dragoons
 • 1 unit of Ironstrider Ballistarii
RESTRICTIONS
None.
SPECIAL RULES
 • Acute Senses
 • Outflank

Ident Confirmed: At the start of the first game turn, nominate one character in the enemy army. Models from this Formation re-roll failed To Wound rolls against the nominated character and its unit.

Mindlinked Hunters: Models in this Formation can always trace line of sight and shoot through other models in this Formation without conferring a cover save for shooting through an intervening unit.

The Noose Tightens: All units in this Formation must be placed in Reserve. When making Reserve Rolls, make a single roll for the entire Formation. In addition, start making Reserve Rolls for this Formation from your first turn. On a successful Reserve Roll, all of the units in this Formation arrive from Reserve.

Sicarian Killclade

FORMATION
 • 3 units of Sicarian Ruststalkers
 • 1 unit of Sicarian Infiltrators
RESTRICTIONS
None.
SPECIAL RULES
Malignant Susurrations: All enemy models within 12" of the unit of Sicarian Infiltrators from this Formation are affected by the unit’s Neurostatic Aura special rule.

Slaughtersprint: Once per game, on any game turn after the first, Sicarian Ruststalkers from this Formation can charge in the Assault phase even if they made a Run move in the same turn.

War Cohort

FORMATION
 • 3 Battle Maniples
RESTRICTIONS
None.

Designer’s Note: Although units cannot normally belong to more than one Detachment, units from a Battle Maniple that is part of a War Cohort are an exception. They count as part of both Formations, and have all associated special rules. If your Warlord is part of a Formation or Army List Entry that makes up part of a War Cohort, that entire War Cohort is your Primary Detachment.
SPECIAL RULES
Crux Mechanicus: If this Formation is your Primary Detachment, you can re-roll the result when rolling on the Warlord Traits table in Codex: Skitarii. Furthermore, your Warlord has the Preferred Enemy special rule.

Enhanced Imperative Resolution: If your army includes one or more Detachments or Formations with this special rule you can, once per game, choose to re-use a Doctrina Imperative that your army has already used earlier in the game.

Eradication Cohort

FORMATION
 • 1 Sydonian Dragoon
 • 1 Kastelan Robot Maniple
 • 1 unit of Kataphron Destroyers
 • 1 unit of Fulgurite Electro-Priests
 • 1 unit of Sicarian Infiltrators
RESTRICTIONS
None.
SPECIAL RULES
Surgical Precision: If an Eradication Cohort unit inflicts any unsaved Wounds or any glancing or penetrating hits upon an enemy unit, then for the remainder of the phase all other units from this Formation gain Preferred Enemy special rule when targeting that enemy unit.

Conclave Acquisitorius

FORMATION
 • Belisarius Cawl
 • 1-2 Battle Maniples or 1 War Cohort
 • 1 Holy Requisitioner
 • 0-1 Cohort Cybernetica
 • 0-1 Numinous Conclave
 • 1-2 Imperial Knights of any type or 1 Baronial Court
RESTRICTIONS
None.
SPECIAL RULES
 • Canticles of the Omnissiah

Armoury of the Archmagos: During army selection, each Character from a Conclave Acquisitorius may upgrade one of their weapons (including one purchased as an upgrade, but not including a relic or equivalent) to have the Master-crafted special rule.

Synchronised Data Network: If the Conclave Acquisitorius contains the maximum number of units, then all units in this Formation gain the Doctrina Imperatives special rule.

Dominus Maniple

FORMATION
 • 1 Tech-Priest Dominus
 • 1 unit of Skitarii Rangers or unit of Skitarii Vanguard1
 • 1 Onager Dunecrawler
RESTRICTIONS
None.

1 See Skitarii FAQ for details
SPECIAL RULES
Targeting Data Upload: At the start of your Shooting phase, pick an enemy unit within 18" and line of sight of this Formation’s Tech-Priest Dominus. For the rest of the phase, units from the Dominus Maniple can re-roll failed To Hit rolls against the enemy unit that you picked.