Death Guard Codex Project

Mark of Nurgle The Death Guard are amongst Nurgle’s most favoured mortal champions. All models with the Mark of Nurgle gain +1 toughness, Fearless, and Feel No Pain.

Favoured Units The favoured number of Nurgle is 7, and units consisting of 7 or multiples thereof are considered favoured. Favoured units of Plague Marines, Havocs, Chosen, Possessed and Terminators recieve a free icon upgrade. Additionally, Plague Marine units of 7 may take a second special weapons choice. Summoned units of Plaguebearers will also recieve +1 to their reserves roll.

Daemon Special Rules Note: These rules only apply to units with the Daemon special rule.

Greater Daemon Only:

power weapons that will always wound their target on a roll of 4+.

Pandemic Staff The Pandemic Staff acts as a vessel for Grandfather Nurgle’s favourite contagions when they are carried from the Warp in to the real universe. The Pandemic Staff is a normal close combat weapon. Its bearer may use it in the shooting phase instead of shooting another weapon. An enemy unit within 12” can be targeted. Test to hit every model in the target unit on a roll of 4+. Hits are resolved at Strength 3 and normal saves apply.

Nurgling Infestation Champions of Nurgle are frequently accompanied by swarms of nurglings eager to feed off the flakes of dead and diseased flesh they trail behind them. If their host is in close combat, the nurglings will attack fiercely providing their host with d6 strength 3 attacks at Initiative 3 against enemies in base contact.

Plague Banner The plague banner is a hideous fabrication of rotting hides which flap in a pestilent wind. Not only can it function like a normal icon, but in addition, a powerful curse is held in the standard that ca be released once per battle in the owner’s shooting phase. Any one enemy unit with a model within 6” of the banner will take d6 wounds just as shooting with no armour or cover saves possible.

Minor Psychic Powers: Nurgle’s Dance The psyker calls to the enemy, inviting them to reveal themselves and join him in Nurgle’s exuberant cavalcade. If a target unit within 12” is behind cover, it must make a leadership test or lose the benefits of that cover for the remainder of the player turn.

Nausea The psyker is able to invoke nausea and disorientation amongst his foes. During your enemies shooting phase, an enemy unit (not a vehicle) within LOS and 12” will be at -1 BS for this shooting phase.

Aura of Decay During either players assault phase, the psyker surrounds himself in filth and corruption to such an extent that his enemies have difficulties engaging him. This power imposes a -1 attack penalty (minimum of 1) on all enemy models in base contact. IF the test is failed, affects friendly models instead.

except that they may not assault.

Death Guard Army List

160 Points

5(6)

A Daemon Prince that is a psyker may also take one of the following minor psychic powers: - Nurgle’s Dance for 10 pts - Nausea for 10 pts - Aura of Decay for 10 pts Feel no pain

Death Guard Lord cost: 120 points Chaos Lord

4(5)

May replace close combat weapon with a Plague Sword for 25 pts. (10 pts if in Terminator Armor.) May also choose one of the following abilities: - Nurgling Infestation for 20 pts.

Blight Grenades

Feel no pain

Death Guard Sorceror cost: 130 points 4(5)

Blight Grenades

Feel no pain

A Sorceror may also take one of the following minor psychic powers: - Nurgle’s Dance for 10 pts - Nausea for 10 pts - Aura of Decay for 10 pts

May replace force weapon with Pandemic Staff (1 per army) at no additional points cost.

Chosen Plague Marines Cost: 26 points each 6

10

One unit of chosen per army may carry the Plague Banner for 50 pts.

Death Guard Terminators Cost: 45 pts each 45 +10

4(5) 4(5)

3 3

May be dedicated to Nurgle for +10 pts (counts as icon)

Possessed Plague Marines Cost: 34 points each 4(5) 4(5)

34

3 3

Feel no pain

Note: A roll of 5 on the daemonkin table will give Possessed Plague Marines Poisoned Attacks.

May be dedicated to Nurgle for +10 pts (counts as icon)

Note: Great Unclean Ones, Plaguebearers and Nurglings do not count towards your minimum requirements, they are taken additionally outside of Force Organization. Plaguebearers and the Great Unclean One must be summoned and start in Reserves always. Nurglings can be deployed as normal.

Note on Imperial Armour Both Blight Drones and Plague Hulks can be included in the Death Guard Army List, as fast attack and heavy support, respectively.

May be dedicated to Nurgle for +10 pts (counts as icon)

May be dedicated to Nurgle for +10 pts (counts as icon)

May be dedicated to Nurgle for +10 pts (counts as icon)

May be dedicated to Nurgle for +10 pts (counts as icon)