WH40K 11th Ed — Field Manual

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Warhammer 40,000
Field Manual

11th Edition · Core Rules Reference

Game Turn — In Order

Quick Reference

Start of Phase

Resolve any abilities that trigger at the start of the Command phase.

Gain CP

Both players gain 1 Command Point (CP).

Battle-Shock

Make one roll for each unit that is currently battle-shocked OR at or below half-strength (models or wounds remaining).

The Roll

Roll 2D6 and compare to the unit's Leadership (Ld) characteristic. Equal to or higher = pass.

Battle-Shocked Result (on fail)

OC characteristic becomes —
Cannot be targeted by Stratagems
Cannot start or complete Actions

⚠ Half-Strength A unit is at half-strength if the number of models (or wounds, for single-model units) remaining is at or below half the starting count for the battle.

Command Abilities

Resolve any other Command phase rules — faction abilities, special rules, etc.

End of Phase

Resolve any abilities that trigger at the end of the Command phase.

Move Types

Normal Move

M"

Unit must be unengaged.

Advance

M + D6"

Unengaged. Cannot charge or start action this turn.

Fall Back

M"

Engaged units only. Cannot shoot, charge, or start action.

Remain Stationary

—

Any unit. No restrictions.

Fall Back — Modes

Ordered Retreat — only if not battle-shocked
Desperate Escape — mandatory if battle-shocked; Hazard roll per model; can move through enemy models

⚠ Engagement Range 2" horizontal + 5" vertical.

⚠ Coherency Check (End of Turn) Every model must be within 2" of ≥1 other model AND within 9" horizontal / 5" vertical of every other model in the unit.

Flying & Surging

Surge — when triggered, if not battle-shocked, unengaged, and has not moved this phase. Must move toward closest enemy.
Take to the Skies — declare before moving; subtract 2" from max distance; can move through all models and terrain.

Embarking

After a normal, advance, or fall-back move:

All models must end within 3" of the transport
Unit must not have been set up this turn
Transport must have sufficient capacity

Disembarking

Rapid — set up within 3"; transport made a normal or ingress move; cannot declare charge.
Tactical — set up within 3"; transport stationary or not yet moved; unit then makes a normal or advance move.
Combat — set up within 6"; any other circumstance; Hazard roll per model; battle-shocked; cannot charge.
Emergency — transport was destroyed; Hazard roll per model; set up wholly within 6"; battle-shocked; cannot charge.

Strategic Reserves & Ingress

Max 50% of points. Arrive from battle round 2 onwards.
Set up wholly within 6" of a battlefield edge, more than 8" from all enemies.
Before round 3: cannot set up in opponent's deployment zone.
Not arrived by end of battle round 3 = destroyed (except units in arrived transports and repositioned units).

⚠ After an Ingress Move A unit that made an ingress move cannot make any other move until the start of the next Charge phase.

Shooting Types

Normal — unengaged, did not advance.
Assault — unengaged, advanced; only [ASSAULT] weapons may be used.
Close-Quarters — engaged, did not advance, has [CLOSE-QUARTERS] weapons or is MONSTER/VEHICLE.
- Non-MONSTER/VEHICLE: [CLOSE-QUARTERS] weapons only; must target an engaged enemy unit.
- MONSTER/VEHICLE: −1 to hit unless using [CLOSE-QUARTERS] vs engaged target. [BLAST] weapons cannot target engaged units.
Indirect — unengaged, did not advance, has [INDIRECT FIRE]; target need not be visible; target has BoC; cannot re-roll hits; unmodified 1–5 fail (1–3 if unit remained stationary and target visible to a friendly).

Targeting Rules

Normal/Assault: target must be visible, within range, and unengaged.
Engaged MONSTER/VEHICLE can be targeted; −1 to hit.
Different weapons on the same model may target different units; one weapon cannot be split across targets.

Attack Sequence

1

Hit Roll

Roll D6 ≥ BS/WS. Unmodified 1 always fails. Unmodified 6 = Critical Hit.

2

Wound Roll

Roll D6 vs S/T table. Unmodified 1 always fails. Unmodified 6 = Critical Wound.

3

Save Roll

D6 − AP vs Sv, or D6 vs InSv. Unmodified 1 always fails.

4

Damage

Model loses wounds equal to D characteristic. Excess damage is lost.

Wound Roll Table

Condition	Roll needed
S ≥ 2×T	2+
S > T	3+
S = T	4+
S < T	5+
S ≤ ½T	6+

Wound Allocation

Groups: One group per CHARACTER; one group per matching Wounds/Sv/InSv set for non-CHARACTERs.

Order: Wounded non-CHARACTER → unwounded non-CHARACTER → CHARACTER (last).

⚠ CHARACTER Protection No CHARACTER group may be allocated wounds before any non-CHARACTER group remains. Once all non-CHARACTERs are removed, wounds reach CHARACTERs normally.

Work through saves lowest to highest. Within a group, select the model with lost wounds first.

Benefit of Cover (BoC)

Worsen the attacker's BS by 1 if every model in the target unit is INFANTRY / BEASTS / SWARM within a terrain area OR not fully visible due to intervening terrain or obscuring area.

Mortal Wounds & Hazard Rolls

Mortal Wounds: 1 MW = 1 wound lost, no saves. Inflicted after all normal damage from the same attack. FNP rolls can still be made.

Hazard Roll: Roll D6. On 1–2: suffer 1 MW (or 3 MW if MONSTER/VEHICLE).

Declaring a Charge

Targets must be within 12" (need not be visible).
Select all charge targets before rolling.

Charge Roll

Roll 2D6 — this is the maximum distance of the charge move.

Charge Move Conditions

Each model must end closer to a charge target; within 1" if possible; engaged if possible.
Must end engaged with all declared charge targets.
Cannot end engaged with non-targets.
Each model in the charging unit gains Fights First.

1. Pile In

Both players; active player first.

Up to 3" if engaged OR made a charge move OR was selected for an overrun fight.
Select targets first: every engaged enemy unit (if engaged); or ≥1 within 5" (if not).
Models in base contact cannot move. Each moved model must end closer to its closest target and engaged if possible.
Must end engaged. Each model that started engaged must remain engaged.

2. Fight Order

Eligible: Engaged at start of Fight step, OR made a charge move.

Step A — Fights First

Alternate selections; active player starts. Units with the Fights First keyword fight here.

Step B — Remaining Combats

Start with the player who moved into this step; alternate selections.

Fight Types

Normal Fight — unit is currently engaged.
Overrun Fight — unit is unengaged (or was at start of step); one extra pile-in move, then fights.

⚠ New Fights First Units If a Fights First unit becomes eligible during Remaining Combats, return to the Fights First step. When all eligible units are more than 5" from all enemies, a player may pass.

3. Consolidate

Both players; active player first. Up to 3" if the unit was eligible to fight this phase.

Select mode (first applicable)

Ongoing — unit engaged. Stay engaged; move closer to enemies.
Engaging — within 3" of enemies. Must end engaged; newly engaged enemy units that have not fought must fight next.
Objective — within 3" of objective. Must end within range of it.

Using Stratagems

Select targets → reduce CP by cost → resolve effect.
Cannot use the same stratagem more than once per phase.
Cannot target the same unit with more than one stratagem per phase (unless stated).
Additional cost sections (+1CP etc.) require that extra payment.

Command Re-Roll

1CP

Either Player's Turn Any phase

When: Just after making an Advance, Charge, Damage, Hazard, Hit, Save, Wound roll, or a roll to determine attacks for a friendly unit/model.

Effect: Re-roll that roll. Rolling multiple dice: select one die. Charge rolls must be re-rolled in full.

Epic Challenge

1CP

Your Turn Fight phase

When: Just after a friendly CHARACTER unit is selected to fight.

Effect: Select one CHARACTER model. Until end of phase, that model's melee weapons gain [PRECISION].

Insane Bravery

1CP

Your Turn Command phase — Battle-Shock step

When: Just before making a battle-shock roll for a friendly unit.

Effect: That battle-shock roll automatically succeeds.

Once per battle.

Explosives

1CP

Your Turn Shooting phase

Target: One friendly unengaged EXPLOSIVES/GRENADES unit eligible to shoot that did not advance.

Effect: Select one EXPLOSIVES/GRENADES model and one unengaged enemy unit within 8" and visible. Roll 6D6: each 4+ = 1 mortal wound on that enemy unit.

Crushing Impact

1CP

Your Turn Charge phase

When: Just after a friendly MONSTER/VEHICLE unit ends a charge move.

Effect: Select one engaged enemy unit and one model in your unit engaged with it. Roll D6s equal to that model's T: each 1 = your unit suffers 1 MW; each 5+ = enemy suffers 1 MW (max 6 MW total).

Rapid Ingress

1CP

Opponent's Turn End of opponent's Movement phase

Target: One friendly unit in strategic reserves (excluding AIRCRAFT).

Effect: Your unit makes an ingress move.

Cannot be used during the first battle round.

Fire Overwatch

1CP

Opponent's Turn End of opponent's Movement phase

Target: One friendly unengaged unit (excluding TITANIC).

Effect: Snap shooting — target one visible enemy within 24". Hits only on unmodified 6; cannot re-roll hit rolls. Unit cannot start an action until end of phase.

Smokescreen

1CP

Opponent's Turn Start of opponent's Shooting phase

Target: One friendly SMOKE unit.

Effect: Until end of phase, each time an attack targets your SMOKE unit, or a unit not fully visible due to your SMOKE unit, that target has Benefit of Cover.

Heroic Intervention

1–2CP

Opponent's Turn End of opponent's Charge phase

Target: One friendly unengaged unit within 12" of one or more enemy units (VEHICLE only if CHARACTER/WALKER).

Effect: Resolve a charge. Select mode before rolling:

Leap to Defend (1CP) — targets must be units that charged this phase and are within max distance.
Into the Fray (2CP) — charge roll result over 6 becomes 6; targets can be any enemy within 6" and within max distance.

Counteroffensive

2CP

Opponent's Turn Fight step of opponent's Fight phase

When: Just after an enemy unit has resolved its attacks.

Target: One friendly unit eligible to fight.

Effect: Until end of phase, your unit has Fights First and must be the next unit selected to fight.

Terrain — Movement by Category

Exposed & Light

All models can move freely horizontally and vertically.

Dense

INFANTRY / BEASTS / SWARM / MOBILE can move horizontally freely.
INFANTRY / BEASTS / SWARM can move vertically freely.
All others move horizontally through sections ≤ 2" height only; climb vertically through taller sections.
Cannot end on an elevated surface unless all models are INFANTRY / BEASTS / SWARM / FLY / MONSTER and no part of the base overhangs the outer edge.

Terrain — Visibility

Solid (Dense Terrain)

LOS cannot cross enclosed gaps ≤ 3" from ground level.

Obscuring Area

If every line of sight between two models crosses an obscuring area (and neither model is within it), they cannot see each other.

Hidden

INFANTRY / BEASTS / SWARM inside a dense area that received no ranged attacks this turn or last. Only visible within 15".

Plunging Fire

+1 to BS if attacker is on terrain ≥ 3" high, or has TOWERING and target is within 12".

Actions

A unit cannot start an Action if:

Not on the battlefield
AIRCRAFT or FORTIFICATION unit
Battle-shocked
OC = 0 or —
Engaged (unless TITANIC)
Made an advance or fall-back move this turn
Already started another action this turn

Starting an Action

Unit is not eligible to shoot (except TITANIC) or declare a charge until the action ends or the turn ends.

Action Fails to Complete if:

Unit makes any move (except pile-in/consolidation) or leaves the battlefield.

Objectives

Terrain Obj.

Objective = the terrain area itself. "Within range" = wholly within that area.

Marker Obj.

Within 3" horizontally and 5" vertically of the marker.

LOC

Total OC of all your models within range. Higher LOC controls; equal = contested.

Control

Assessed at end of each phase and each turn.

Secured

Objective remains controlled even with no models in range, until opponent's LOC exceeds yours at end of a phase.