In these dark and gloomy times, the Imperium calls for salvation – and their faith has been rewarded as the Adepta Sororitas swoop down with a new character kit, a new Combat Patrol box, a soaring Battleforce box, and a flaming hot Codex.
The new Canoness with Jump Pack is equipped (as you might expect) with a jump pack, soaring into battle alongside a flight of elite Zephyrim or Seraphim. This gives Adepta Sororitas armies a new leader who can take command of their angelic airborne assaults, inspiring her troops and chopping up her foes.
The new Canoness comes equipped with a hand flamer and a power weapon, but can swap them both for a terrifying two-handed weapon – either a blessed halberd or a holy eviscerator. She also comes with three different head options – hooded, with a respirator, or with the wind whipping through her hair – so you can really make her stand out from the rest of your flying brigade.
She touches down first in the new Army of Faith Battleforce box, which is packed with winged elites to follow their new leader into battle. A total of fifteen Seraphim or Zephyrim soar through the skies, laying down a storm of close range fire with their pistols or following the Canoness into melee with gleaming power swords – you can build each model for either squad type.
Backing them up is a majestic Exorcist tank, one of the purest expressions of the Adepta Sororitas vibe. For the uninitiated, this incredible vehicle takes the chassis of a regular Rhino APC and mounts a missile-firing, hymnal-playing pipe organ on the back to create a holy instrument of divine destruction that sits at the very pinnacle of Warhammer 40,000 design. It’s flawless.
Codex: Adepta Sororitas will arrive alongside the new Battleforce, and expands your options for the Emperor’s evangelical warriors with four Detachments, revised Crusade rules that follow your characters on their path to become a Living Saint, and updated datasheets – including a new one for the Canoness with Jump Pack. It’s also packed with suitably effulgent background lore and miniature galleries showing the Battle Sisters at their best, and full rules for their new Combat Patrol.
The new Combat Patrol: Adepta Sororitas is a versatile and powerful infantry force with loads of mobile firepower and a heavy close combat punch thanks to its five Celestian Sacresanvts and ten frenzied Arco-flagellants. The Canoness who leads the force can get stuck into the melee by joining the Celestians, or stand back with the squad of 10 Battle Sisters to better guide their gunfire.
These reinforcements for the Adepta Sororitas will be coming out later this year, so stick with Warhammer Community to learn more about the Codex and their release dates as we get closer. In the meantime, head back to the Preview Show hub to see everything else revealed today.