The Sisters of Battle Novitiates Squad 40k rules let you bring them to the tabletops on multiple fronts- check out the rules.
They originally said they would have the rules for these, but we didn’t expect the datasheet to be free and released before the box, so that’s a plus. While they aren’t the strongest unit, they are a pretty cheap unit for the Sisters so they fulfill a pretty niche role.
Warhammer Community just released the datasheet for them, which you can download here. Let’s check out the rules.
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:
The melee weapons do seem like the best choice here because they get 3 attacks if they charge at strength 4.
Overall, they will be a fun addition to your Sisters of Battle army, and if you’re buying Chalnath anyway, might as well get the rules to play them in Warhammer 40k as well!
These aren’t all the a la carte Sisters of Battle 40k rules lately, GW has also put out the following in the Charadon supplement as well.
Sisters of Battle 40k Rules From Charadon Act 2 Book of Fire
Order of Our Martyred Lady:
There are definitely some interesting warlord traits, with one allowing your warlord to have two traits, but the second one has to be randomly generated, then on top of that, once your warlord dies, you get to pick a second warlord. Meaning your opponent has to kill both models to get the objective.
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.
The relics are pretty decent but nothing too insane. A couple of them are once per game, with pretty decent effects, one giving you a 2+ invuln save for a turn.
Stratagems
Death Before Disgrace is pretty sweet when you really need to capture an Objective, for one CP, it will come in handy! Rejoice the Fallen is really nice if you have a big unit with some special weapons, if they kill off all your non-special weapons, then blame, shoot back with Meltas and destroy some stuff!
That’s really it for the rules though, so if these are worth it for you, then you should pick it up. If not, then don’t worry about a few pages of rules!
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About Travis Pasch: Travis has been a Warhammer 40k hobbyist since the 1990s, playing the game since Third Edition. Through extensive traveling, he’s seen a lot of the miniatures hobby from across the world, giving him a unique perspective on the latest gaming topics and trends.
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Currently, he’s working on converting all his 40k Adeptus Mechanicus models and becoming a true tech enjoyer, complete with both sad and happy robot noises!
