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Vow-Sworn Crusaders Black Templars detachment · 11th edition

What Vow-Sworn Crusaders does to the dice, by our own math: the Black Templars units it lifts most, how often winning lists take it, and lists that did.

In 13 of 63 winning Black Templars lists (21%), September – November 2026. 0% in June – August 2026. Black Templars on the Meta page ›

What it changes on the dice

• +1 to wound vs tougher targets
• Lance vs PSYKER

Its other rules, in our words:

• Templar Vows: The honour vow is objectives and actions, not dice.

In our own words, as the calculator applies them; see the codex for the rules.

Enhancements

The 4 enhancements Vow-Sworn Crusaders offers, with their points and who can take each, in our words.

• Incendiary Animus 25 pts · for CHAPLAIN or JUDICIAR model: +1 S in melee (Incendiary Animus).
• Consecrating Aura 20 pts · for ADEPTUS ASTARTES model: 5+ invulnerable (Consecrating Aura).
• Zealous Vanguard 25 pts · for ADEPTUS ASTARTES model: Scouts 6" for its unit.
• Augury Servo-host 20 pts · for ADEPTUS ASTARTES model: Target loses cover (Augury Servo-host).

Stratagems that change an attack

The 3 stratagems of Vow-Sworn Crusaders that change the dice, in our words, as the calculator plays them.

• 1 CP: Precision melee
• 1 CP: Ignores hit minuses shooting or melee
• 1 CP: Re-roll hit 1s, Re-roll wound 1s vs MONSTER/VEHICLE melee · for CHAPLAIN, JUDICIAR

Units Vow-Sworn Crusaders lifts most

Damage added against Marine-type infantry with its attack effects on, our math.

• Bladeguard Veteran Squad +29%
• Chaplain +25%
• Techmarine +25%
• Watch Captain Artemis +25%
• Judiciar +22%

SimulateBladeguard Veteran Squad with Vow-Sworn Crusaders

Units taken with Vow-Sworn Crusaders

How many of the 2 winning lists with Vow-Sworn Crusaders (top quarter of their event, the last three months) took each unit.

• B Bladeguard Ancient 2 of 2
• A Bladeguard Veteran Squad 2 of 2
• S High Marshal Helbrecht 2 of 2
• C Land Raider Crusader 2 of 2
• C Apothecary Biologis 1 of 2
• B Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs 1 of 2
• B Brutalis Dreadnought 1 of 2
• B Captain in Terminator Armour 1 of 2

Recent winning lists with Vow-Sworn Crusaders

• 1st · Turniej Warhammer 40.000 w Gnomie (Hala pod dębowcem) 7 Nov
• 3rd · Turniej Warhammer 40.000 w Gnomie 24 Oct

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