Wow, you have to see these new 40k rules for Sisters Ephrael Stern and Kyganil (aka the Daemonifuge and Pariah) that are about to kick some butt in the Imperium’s name!
Warhammer Community revealed the rules for Ephrael Stern and Kyganil (the Pariah)! Even if you aren’t a Sisters of Battle player, you can still take her in your list without taking up a slot! Let’s get a close-up look at their stats.
GW Reveals Ephrael Stern & The Pariah’s 40k Rules!
Pariah Pricing & Release Post
Right away, one thing that sets her apart from her other Sisters of Battle is that she’s S4 and T4 (over the normalS3/ T3). Plus, with six wounds and four attacks, she looks more like a Primaris statline than anything!
Oh, and she’ll be slapping like one too. At S5 -3AP and 2-damage, she can slice right through most power armor barring an invuln save and be able to one-shot Intercessors and Hellblasters. If she gets ahold of the new two-wound Pteraxii units for the Admech, she’ll really glide through them (they won’t even get an armor save).
Every turn, she’ll also be able to laser blast something with a mortal wound trick that can’t be denied. Daemonifuge just needs a 5+ on 2D6 to deal D3 mortal wounds. If it’s 9 or more, you’ll be doing D6 mortal wounds. Oh, and if you’re going against Chaos, you’ll add +2 to the result of the 2D6.
Moving onto her partner in crime, Kyganil, aka The Pariah
Kyganil is slightly faster, however sits at S3 and T3 as you might expect any Harlequin. While he’s squishier he’s still got four attacks with weapons that are great for clearing screens.
While this guy might have four attacks, when he piles in to fight, he’s actually getting eight. He’s going to be a whirlwind of papercuts, but the biggest weakness is his strength characteristic.
Where this guy will really earn his keep is with the Mysterious Saviour rule giving Ephy a 5+++ FNP. Note that he just has to stand next to her and he doesn’t even take the wounds! That means for players going against these two, your best bet is to kill Kyganil with his measly 6+ armor save before starting work on Ephy.
Sadly, you can’t have either of them be your Warlord. However, they do have a free deepstrike mechanic thanks to Kyganil using the webway.
How Can You Field Them?
Valerian & Aleya
Thankfully, they’re not like Valerian and Aleya (who were originally totally unplayable with mismatched keywords). You can actually use them in ANY Imperial Detachment and they don’t take up a slot.
Ephrael Stern and Kyganil are a great addition to any army and they can be included in any Imperium Detachment without taking up a slot.
Why would GW give the Imperium the ability to take Ephrael and a Harlequin in ANY list as well as not taking a slot?
It’s simple really…
It looks like this new kit is the 40k version of Gortrek from Age of Sigmar who was also a “must-have” for any order list as well.
What do you think about their rules? Do you think its a blatant cash grab on GW’s part to let any Imperial list take them without any penalties? Will you be converting any of them up to fit your themed army?
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