
There hasn’t been a lack of rules revealed for the Sisters, so if you want to see more about any of the rules, click on any of the headers below to see everything. With bunches of new minis, new mechanics, and new datasheets, a lot is changing within the codex.
Tons of rule previews have been coming out for a while over on Warhammer Community, and now all of these rules can be found in the latest codex reviews on YouTube as well.
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The all-new Adepta Sororitas Novitiates kit is a team of 10 fresh-faced Sisters of Battle eager to prove themselves worthy of induction into the main ranks. Against them stands a T’au Pathfinder Squad which includes an upgrade sprue full of new options to kit out your team of 10, plus three drones.
If you missed any of our previous posts, can check out all the new Sisters’ rules from our articles below. Additionally, a couple of months ago, the crew at the Long War talked about the Sisters too, so check that out if you are interested in our breakdown.
Adepta Sororitas Army, Orders & Rites 9th Edition 40k Rules

You’ll also get access to orders if you are Battle-forged, which are essentially the sub-factions with all of their associated rules, which we will go over below.
40k Adepta Sororitas 9th Edition Orders

40k Adepta Sororitas 9th Edition Rites

Of the 6, Hand of the Emperor, Divine Guidance, and The Passion are functionally the same as they were previously. Aegis of the Emperor seems pretty good getting an auto deny on a 5+ with an improved Shield of Faith ability.
Order of Our Martyred Lady Rules:

First up, Our Martyred Lady is essentially the poster child of Sisters of Battle. This order gets bonuses as your troops die, gaining bonuses to hit and granting you additional Miracle Dice.
As for the other rules, the best is most likely the Warlord trait Shield Bearer. Being able to give your character -1 damage from attacks is huge. This trait also grants the bonus of Vengeance and Sacrifice Miracle dice to be auto 6s.
Order of the Valorous Heart Rules:

Next, The Valorous Heart is a tanky-er order option. For all attacks with -1 or -2 AP you reduce the AP by one, making you get more armor saves. This order also grants your forces a 5+ save against mortal wounds, which will be great against some of the faction who rely on that chip damage.
Out of the other rules, the stratagem Blind Faith is probably the best, as you can use it to ignore moving and shooting negative modifiers in pretty much every game if you are running ranged support and have a very important turn.
Order of the Bloody Rose Rules:

The Order of the Bloody Rose is much more aggressive. The best aspect here by far is the order wide bonus, Quick to Anger, which gives all units involved in a charge or heroic intervention get +1 attack and -1 AP on melee weapons for that turn. This order has the potential to make some sisters wail on opponents in melee.
Order of the Ebon Chalice Rules:
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For the Order of the Ebon Chalice, the warlord trait is undoubtedly very strong. If the last edition taught us anything it’s that CP batteries are very good. Not only do you get to turn your warlord into a good ‘ol CP generator, but you also get an auto 6 miracle dice for the first battle round.
Both aspects are just generally always good.
Order of the Argent Shroud

The Order of the Argent Shroud has arguably the best order trait among the 6 offered. Deeds, Not Words allows you to move or advance models and have them count as stationary, meaning they can fire weapons at no penalty. The second portion allows each unit to reroll one hit or wound dice when resolving attacks. Both of these are great, this might be one of the more popular orders to play because of it.
Order of the Sacred Rose

Lastly, Order of the Sacred Rose, which unfortunately is one of the weaker options, has its best portion in the stratagem. The Emporer’s Judgement allows you to have a shooting unit get additional hits on nat 6s for 1 CP. This can be fantastic if you run big squads with lots of shots, however other than that it may not be too amazing. Then again for 1 CP, you can’t really complain, it’s a pretty good option to have.
40k Adepta Sororitas 9th Edition Custom Orders
You can create your own Order Minoris by selecting two convictions from a list of sixteen.




40k Adepta Sororitas 9th Edition Blessings

Essentially when you are mustering your army, you can upgrade any Cannoness or Palatine models by giving them one blessing. Blessings cost points and add power ranking to the model. Named characters can’t get a blessing and each model can only have one.
You use the Miraculous ability portion of the blessings in-game by discarding miracle dice during your command phase. You can only activate one miraculous ability per command phase and each ability once per game. You can discard additional dice to increase the range as shown above.

Word of the Emperor is obviously very combat-focused, with the consistent one forcing your enemy to fight last. The single-use is pretty crazy and will be perfect for taking out units with good invuln saves when you have some high AP attacks coming in.

40k Adepta Sororitas 9th Edition Hymns

Alternatively, if you’re up against an army of infernal witches, such as Magnus the Red and his cadre, you might want some protection from their warp-spawned magics. Have your Priests lead a rousing Chorus of Spiritual Fortitude to drown them out.
If you need to keep a certain unit from psychic powers, then this is the way to go. It will remove all debuffs from them and keep them safe through your next turn. Meaning in a sense they could get protected from two powers.

Every Priest in your army can intone a hymn they know during your Command phase. If it’s inspiring, your army dances to the beat, earning some form of bonus. For example, want to make your bolt weapons sing a song of sweet death that will really get stuck in their head? Chant the Catechism of Repugnance.
Both of the bonuses of this are pretty sweet! Not having to roll a wound can make your normal bolters get through some seriously tough enemies much easier. On top of that, if you’re in half range, you will get to rapid-fire and have an additional AP. This means your bolters can dish out some serious damage.
40k Sisters of Battle 9th Edition Secondaries

The ceiling for the objective is 20 points, but granted that’s nearly impossible, you’ll probably land closer to the 7-10 range, which is still good for a low-stress objective that you can naturally get through the game without changing your game pay too much.
40k Adepta Sororitas 9th Edition Morvenn Vahl Datasheet
Upon her recent elevation to Abbess Sanctorum, Morvenn Vahl became the supreme commander of the Adepta Sororitas and guardian of the faith. Yet, unlike many of her predecessors, Morvenn Vahl continues to lead her sisters from the front lines. Clad in Purgator Mirabilis, a Paragon Warsuit of peerless quality, she takes the fight to heretics and the impious wherever they may be found.
Ever a warrior first and administrator second, Vahl strides the battlefields of the 41st Millennium clad in Purgator Mirabilis, the finest warsuit of its kind and an ancient relic restored to glory by the Fabricator General of Mars himself.
Her statline is pretty decent, especially when she sits there with 8 wounds, so she will be very durable but hard to target. Also with base S5 and T5 she will deal some decent damage and be pretty durable.

Weapons

If you’re up against a big unit of infantry, the sweeping blow will give her ten attacks, hitting on 2’s, at Strength 5, -2 AP. Unfortunately, these only do one damage, but if you’re against things with 1 wound, this can dish out serious damage. When you need to cut through bigger stuff, she will be attacking 5 times at S 8, -3 AP, and D3. Also if you get lucky, you can get through some mortal wounds as well on 6’s.

Auras

If you’ve played against a reroll to hit and wound, you know how strong that really is! The second buff is cool because you only have to start that unit within the 6″ in the command phase. So you can start a unit close and then move away and still get the buffs.
40k Adepta Sororitas 9th Edition Asestred Thurga and Agathae Dolan Datasheet

Right out of the gate, these aren’t front-line brawlers, and that was clear since the preview of their models. Her Auto-Tapestry of the Emperor’s Judgement is insanely strong, getting all 6 sacred rites active in a bubble once a game for a turn is extremely good. Recount the Deeds of the Saints is also a nice targetted re-roll for one unit allowing a hit, a wound, and a damage dice to be rerolled.
Celestian Sacresants
While many members of the Celestians are trained to act as bodyguards for their Canoness and take to the field with the trusty boltgun at their side, others venture out into the galaxy on holy quests. When these Sacresants answer the call to war and return to their Order, they take up thick powered shields and heavy melee weapons to fight at the very forefront of the Adepta Sororitas’ campaigns.

We were kinda hoping for two wounds because we are guessing the points cost for these will be fairly high. However the shield will give them a decent invuln, so hopefully, they will be able to survive the shooting phase regularly.
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As for the weapon options, the Hallowed Mace seems like a winner, just simply because it deals D2 and they would be wounding T4 minis on a 3+. The Halberd can cut through armor much easier, but at only 2 attacks a pop and one damage, the Mace seems like it will be taken more often.
Dogmata

While all the sisters are dogmatic, a mini called the Dogmata really takes it to the next level!
Nothing too crazy on the datasheet, but her real benefit comes from the auras and commands she can issue. She can also use the Hymns of Battle which are pretty strong and will really buff up nearby units.
On top of using the Hymns, she also has a great ability for ObSec. Meaning you can either count as double for objectives or give Objective Secured to units without the rule.
Doubling the model count can really make it hard for the enemy to actually take any objectives from you!
Palatine
This senior Sororitas is an experienced battlefield commander, equally at home fighting alongside her Order’s Canoness or taking charge in her absence. In addition to offering the Adepta Sororitas a dedicated ‘fighty’ character, the Palatine’s zealous presence will bolster her Battle Sisters thanks to her Fury of the Righteous ability.
A 4+ Invulvnerable and reroll 1s to wounds aura are both fantastic, making this a decent HQ choice.
Paragon Warsuits

They have a strong move, decent Strength, save, and Toughness. With only 4 wounds a pop, the damage reduction is really nice, hopefully with the 2+ save they will be able to survive some shooting. Overall, not a bad statline.
Commonly equipped with one of the holy trinity of Adepta Sororitas heavy weapons – the heavy bolter, Ministorum heavy flamer, and multi-melta – they also wield huge melee weapons crackling with power fields to tear through enemy armour like it was tissue paper.
The weapons are pretty much what we expected in terms of shooting. A set-up with a bunch of flamers will be able to roast all kinds of infantry though! Plus the CC weapons are both pretty sweet.
The Paragon Warblade will give you 5 attacks with S6, -3 AP, and 2 D. Which, if you’re taking on Marines a lot, this will tear through them! The Paragon War Mace gives you 4 attacks at S9, -2 AP, and D 3, but with a -1 to hit. If you need them to cut down vehicles and monsters, this is a perfect choice.
Castigator Battle Tank

As the new tank on the block, the Castigator is looking strong. The statline along with the main cannon looks devastating, bound to do tons of damage. However, that will only work out if you can protect it so it can continue to pump out shots!
Exorcist

40k Adepta Sororitas Sisters of Battle Stratagems Rules
Of this first set, Extremis Trigger Word looks the most promising. Deathballs can be a serious threat especially when you have a secret ace to pump out a ton of wounds that an opponent might not see coming. For just a single CP, getting a ton of extra attacks is well worth it, especially if the unit makes it into combat at full strength.
Of the second set, Fiery Oratory looks promising. For just 1 CP, getting an extra hymn auto-inspired seems very strong. That is assuming that priests are popular includes in lists.
The 3rd set brings with it Suffering and Sacrifice and although it might be situational, it can be back-breaking for your opponent’s plans. Forcing your opponents where they can and can’t direct attacks is always a huge advantage. They might want to attack your biggest threat, but unfortunately for them, you ran in a cheap character and now they can’t. Potentially very strong.
Next up, Saint in the Making is a straightforward extra warlord trait Stratagem, which is always a good option to have. If you find yourself having a hard time choosing between traits for a list, it might be worth trading a cp for the ability to take an extra one on a different character!

GW had this to say about it in their preview:
As the rank and file of the Adepta Sororitas, it falls to Battle Sister squads to hold the battlefield’s vital points in the face of whatever the enemy might throw at them. Defenders of the Faith makes them incredibly tenacious when guarding an objective, with foes needing to press through a storm of boltgun fire only to find the Battle Sisters shrugging off wounds that would lay any normal human low.

GW had this to say about Faith & Fury in their preview:
Faith and Fury is an old friend, helping your Battle Sisters get the most out of the miracles they perform, and now it’s even cheaper than before at just 1CP. With your precious Miracle dice more in demand than ever, it pays to stretch each one as far as possible.
For one CP this is pretty sweet! You basically can guarantee for one dice and one CP, an automatic wound. Perfect if you need that Melta shot to go through!
Inviolate Sheildwall allows you to protect a single unit, and if you made that unit very large, this single CP stratagem can be game bending. This is what GW had to say about it:
When an even greater defensive wall is needed, look no further than the shield-carrying Celestian Sacresants and their Ecclesiarchal comrades in the Crusaders. Both blessed with powerful shields and trained to hold the line at any cost, using Inviolate Shieldwall will see bullets, bolts, and las blasts peel off them like rainwater.
40k Adepta Sororitas 9th Edition Warlord Traits

Pure of Will is more generally good, allowing the Warlord to deny an extra psychic power can come in the clutch, and adding three to the rolls is even better! That being said, if the opponent doesn’t use the Psychic phase much, this is essentially wasted.

40k Adepta Sororitas 9th Edition Relics




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Order of Our Martyred Lady:

Martyr’s Strength can give your Warlord up to +2 Strength and Attacks, but they have to lose wounds first, so not really something easy to take advantage of.

Stratagems


Sisters Novitiates Squad 40k Rules Revealed!
Despite a relative lack of experience, Novitiates are just as accurate in shooting as their full-fledged Battle Sister comrades – but it’s in melee combat where they truly shine. By swapping their autoguns for Novitiate melee weapons, they can swing three times when charging, with a crucial extra point of Strength to put the hurt on the likes of Drukhari raiders, smaller Tyranid bioforms, and other light targets. Not only that, their charges become more reliable when fighting under a sacred banner.
They can get a decent amount of attacks, but with D1 and no Ap, it’s going to be hard for them to really cut through units, especially with that 4+ WS. Still, they could be a fun unit to have, let’s check out the full sheet:

Overall there are a ton of new army-wide abilities in the new Sisters of Battle codex and they have some amazing faction rules, so don’t sleep on everything they can do!
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- New Sisters of Battle 40k Rules: Stratagems, Traits, & Relics
- Sisters of Battle Rules From Charadon Act 2 Book of Fire
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