Plague Marines is a Battleline unit in the Death Guard faction for Warhammer 40k.
Points: 95 for 5 models.
1 Plague Champion, 4-9 Plague Marines
The mainstay of vectoriums, Plague Marines excel in gruelling firefights and relentless assaults that grind the enemy down. They are tactically astute, deploying plague spewers to drown hordes of enemies in toxic slime and blight launchers to release crippling ironblight into armoured vehicles.
Standard kit: Every model is equipped with: boltgun; plague knives.
M: 5"
T: 6
Sv: 3+
W: 2
Ld: 6+
OC: 2
Weapons
Ranged weapons
Weapon
Range
A
BS
S
AP
D
Abilities
Blight launcher
24
D3
3
6
-1
2
blast, lethal hits
Boltgun
24
2
3
4
0
1
lethal hits
Bolt pistol
12
1
3
4
0
1
lethal hits, pistol
Meltagun
12
1
3
9
-4
D6
melta 2
Plague belcher
12
D6
N/A
4
0
1
anti-infantry 4+, ignores cover, torrent
Plague spewer
12
D6
N/A
5
-1
1
anti-infantry 2+, ignores cover, torrent
Plasma gun – standard
24
1
3
7
-2
1
rapid fire 1
Plasma gun – supercharge
24
1
3
8
-3
2
hazardous, rapid fire 1
Plasma pistol – standard
12
1
3
7
-2
1
pistol
Plasma pistol – supercharge
12
1
3
8
-3
2
hazardous, pistol
Melee weapons
Weapon
A
WS
S
AP
D
Abilities
Bubotic weapons
4
3
5
-2
1
lethal hits
Heavy plague weapon
3
4
8
-2
2
lethal hits
Plague knives
3
3
4
0
1
lethal hits
Power fist
3
3
8
-2
2
lethal hits
Abilities
Infused with the Blessings of Nurgle
In your Shooting phase, each time this unit is selected to shoot, after this unit has shot, select one enemy unit hit by one or more of those attacks. Until the start of your next turn, that enemy unit is Afflicted.
Core and army rules
Nurgle’s Gift (Aura) (Faction)
Icon of Despair (Aura) (Wargear)
Wargear options
The Plague Champion’s boltgun can be replaced with one of the following:
1 bolt pistol
1 plasma gun
1 plasma pistol
The Plague Champion’s plague knives can be replaced with one of the following:
1 bubotic weapons
1 power fist
For every 5 models in this unit, 1 Plague Marine’s boltgun can be replaced with 1 blight launcher.
For every 5 models in this unit, 1 Plague Marine’s boltgun can be replaced with 1 plague spewer.
For every 5 models in this unit, 1 Plague Marine’s boltgun can be replaced with one of the following:
1 meltagun
1 plague belcher
1 plasma gun
For every 5 models in this unit, up to 2 Plague Marines can each have their boltgun replaced with 1 bubotic weapons.
For every 5 models in this unit, up to 2 Plague Marines can each have their boltgun replaced with 1 heavy plague weapon.
One Plague Marine equipped with a boltgun can be equipped with 1 icon of despair. This model’s boltgun cannot be replaced.