Celestian Squad

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Celestian Squad
Race	Sisters of Battle
Version	Soulstorm v1.2
Build Info
Hotkey E	Build Cost 180 40  2 Build Time 22 s Built From Adepta Sororitas Convent Squad Size 4/4 Requires Ecclesiarchal Cathedral Limit None
Unit Stats
Hitpoints	430/1
Armour	Infantry Heavy High
Morale	400/14/50
Death Penalty	-20
Resource Bonus	+0.25 per Celestian
Death Gift	1 with Martyr's Gift Research
Unit Mass	25
Move Speed	20
Sight Radius	30 (cannot detect)
Reinforcement
Reinforce Cost	45 10
Reinforce Time	8 s
Weapons
Ranged	Bolter
Melee	Chainsword

Contents 1 Celestian Squad 2 Tactics 3 Squad Leaders 3.1 Celestian Veteran Superior 3.2 Imagifer 4 Abilities 4.1 Krak Grenades 5 Weapons 5.1 Bolter 5.2 Chainsword 6 Weapon Upgrades 6.1 Melta 6.2 Multi-Melta 6.3 Emperor's Touch Bolter 7 Researchable Upgrades 7.1 Wargear: Krak Grenades 7.2 Wargear: Blessed Ammunition 7.3 Wargear: Blessed Armor 7.4 Wargear: Psyocculum 7.5 Martyr's Gift Research 7.6 Wargear: Chaplet Ecclesiasticus 7.7 Heart of Worship Research 7.8 Wargear: Improved Reactor Core 8 The Dawn of War Player's Guide

Celestian Squad

"Many wars have we served the Emperor."

Without the roaring guns of the elite Celestian Squad's weapons, enemy vehicles would tear through the Sisters of Battle's forces and legions of heretics would escape the Emperor's justice. The most skilled fighters of the Order and provided with an array of powerful melta weaponry designed to wipe out the machines of war, the Celestian Squad focus on their duties with utmost attentiveness. Celestian squads supply the Ecclesiarchal commander with the Faith resource.

Celestians require two slots in transports.

Tactics

Compared to other races' anti-vehicle units, Celestian Squads do above average damage but have inferior range. Increase survivability by using Rhino Transports to get Celestian Squads in close quickly or by keeping enemy infantry disrupted with an Exorcist. Though their melta weaponry is poor against infantry, Celestian Squads are surprisingly capable against infantry in melee, losing only to dedicated melee specialists. However, the primary role of Celestian Squads is destroying vehicles and buildings, so only bother fighting infantry if better targets are unavailable. Krak Grenades are very useful for Celestian Squads, but you should prioritize building a few squads before researching the grenades. The exception to this is if you are fielding Seraphim Squads, who can provide more immediate if less consistent anti-vehicle damage with Krak Grenades until Celestian Squads arrive.

Missionaries should generally not be attached to Celestian Squads. The primary reason for this is that with research, the Missionary can outrange the rest of the squad. This results in the squad stopping outside of melta range when ordered to attack a target. Do feel free to attach Missionaries temporarily to heal the squad with Lay Hands.

Squad Leaders

Maximum Squad Leaders Allowed: 1 of each

Celestian Veteran Superior

	Celestian Veteran Superior			Hotkey: L
	Cost	65 15	Build Time	25 s
	Requirements	Nothing
	Effects	+100 Maximum Morale, +1 Morale Regeneration Increases the squad's weapon damage by 30%.

Imagifer

	Imagifer			Hotkey: I
	Cost	75 15	Build Time	15 s
	Requirements	Holy Reliquary
	Effects	Increases Squad cap by 1. Increases health of all squad members by 23% to 529 (661 with the Blessed Armor).

Abilities

Krak Grenades

	Krak Grenades			Hotkey: K
	Requires	Wargear: Krak Grenades
	Target Types	any enemy Vehicle or Building
	Range	18
	Area of effect	None	Cooldown time	120 s
Effects	Deals massive damage to a single vehicle or building.
Damage Values Infantry Vehicles Buildings Daemons Base Damage Low Med High H.Med H.Hi Cmdr Low Med High Air Low Med High Med High Morale Min Max Min.D - - - - - - 450-562.5 600-750 600-750 - 450-562.5 600-750 300-375 - - 0 600 750 0

Weapons

Bolter

	Bolter
Damage Per Second Values Infantry Vehicles Buildings Daemons Morale Base Damage Low Med High H.Med H.Hi Cmdr Low Med High Air Low Med High Med High DPS Base Min Max Min.D Initial DPS: 9.7 11.9 10.8 9.7 10.8 5.4 3.0 5.4 3.0 3.7 8.6 3.0 3.0 8.6 3.2 2.4 4 16 20 2.5 With Leadership: 12.6 15.5 14.0 12.6 14.0 7.0 3.0 7.0 3.0 4.8 11.2 3.0 3.0 11.2 4.2 2.4 4 20.8 26 2.5
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	21	Setup Time	None
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	60%	Refire Rate	0.5 s
Area of Effect	None	Requires	Nothing

Chainsword

	Chainsword
Damage Per Second Values Infantry Vehicles Buildings Daemons Morale Base Damage Low Med High H.Med H.Hi Cmdr Low Med High Air Low Med High Med High DPS Base Min Max Min.D Initial DPS: 11.3 15.0 12.5 13.8 12.5 6.3 8.8 6.3 3.0 0.7 10.0 6.3 2.5 12.5 0.7 3.9 12 35 42 1 With Leadership: 14.7 19.5 16.3 18.0 16.3 8.2 11.4 8.2 3.9 0.7 13.0 8.2 3.3 16.3 0.7 3.9 12 45.5 54.6 1
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	Melee	Setup Time	None
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	65%	Refire Rate	1 s
Area of Effect	None	Requires	Nothing

Weapon Upgrades

Maximum Weapon Upgrades Allowed: 2 of each per squad.

Melta

	Melta				Hotkey: G
Damage Per Second Values Infantry Vehicles Buildings Daemons Morale Base Damage Low Med High H.Med H.Hi Cmdr Low Med High Air Low Med High Med High DPS Base Min Max Min.D Initial DPS: 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 31.5 31.5 10.5 31.5 20.0 11.6 6.3 7.9 7.9 3.5 10 70 80 2 With Leadership: 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 41.0 41.0 13.7 41.0 26.0 15.1 8.2 10.3 10.3 3.5 10 91 104 2 With Improved Reactor Core: 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 37.8 37.8 12.6 37.8 24.0 13.9 7.6 9.5 9.5 3.5 10 84 96 2 With Leadership + Improved Reactor Core: 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.3 49.1 49.1 16.4 49.1 31.2 18.1 9.8 12.3 12.3 3.5 10 109.2 124.8 2
Cost	15 5	Range	21	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	8 s	Accuracy	70%	Refire Rate	1 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	None
Notes	This weapon has 25% accuracy when firing on the move.

Multi-Melta

	Multi-Melta				Hotkey: M
Damage Per Second Values Infantry Vehicles Buildings Daemons Morale Base Damage Low Med High H.Med H.Hi Cmdr Low Med High Air Low Med High Med High DPS Base Min Max Min.D Initial DPS: 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 53.6 53.6 17.9 53.6 33.9 19.6 10.7 13.4 13.4 3.5 10 120 135 5 With Leadership: 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.6 69.7 69.7 23.3 69.7 44.1 25.5 13.9 17.4 17.4 3.5 10 156 175.5 5 With Improved Reactor Core: 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.7 64.3 64.3 21.5 64.3 40.7 23.5 12.8 16.1 16.1 3.5 10 144 162 5 With Leadership + Improved Reactor Core: 13.9 13.9 13.9 13.9 13.9 13.9 83.6 83.6 27.9 83.6 52.9 30.6 16.7 20.9 20.9 3.5 10 187.2 210.6 5
Cost	30 15	Range	21	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	14 s	Accuracy	70%	Refire Rate	1 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	None
Notes	This weapon cannot be fired on the move.

Emperor's Touch Bolter

	Emperor's Touch Bolter
Damage Per Second Values Infantry Vehicles Buildings Daemons Morale Base Damage Low Med High H.Med H.Hi Cmdr Low Med High Air Low Med High Med High DPS Base Min Max Min.D Initial DPS: 21.9 21.9 21.9 21.9 17.5 17.5 21.9 19.7 15.3 21.9 17.5 13.1 8.9 21.9 17.5 5.0 8.0 30 40 2 With Leadership: 28.4 28.4 28.4 28.4 22.8 22.8 28.4 25.6 19.9 28.4 22.8 17.1 11.4 28.4 22.8 5.0 8.0 39 52 2
Cost	See Act of Faith: Emperor's Touch	Range	40	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	See Act of Faith: Emperor's Touch	Accuracy	100%	Refire Rate	0.8 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Activated Act of Faith: Emperor's Touch
Notes	This weapon has 50% accuracy when firing while moving.

Researchable Upgrades

Wargear: Krak Grenades

	Wargear: Krak Grenades			Hotkey: K
	Cost	75 75	Research Time	40 s
	Researched From	Adepta Sororitas Convent
	Requires	Ecclesiarchal Cathedral
Effects	Allows Seraphim Squads and Celestian Squads to use Krak Grenades.

Wargear: Blessed Ammunition

	Wargear: Blessed Ammunition			Hotkey: B
	Cost	100 75	Research Time	45 s
	Researched From	Pristine Sanctuary
	Requires	Nothing
Effects	Reduces the damage reduction from cover enemy units receive by 50% when attacking with the Bolt Pistols, Bolters, and Heavy Bolters used by the Missionary, Battle Sister Squad, Veteran Superior, Seraphim Squad, Seraphim Veteran Superior, Celestian Squad, Celestian Veteran Superior, Canoness, Confessor, and Rhino Transport.

Wargear: Blessed Armor

	Wargear: Blessed Armor			Hotkey: C
	Cost	100 50	Research Time	45 s
	Researched From	Pristine Sanctuary
	Requires	Ecclesiarchal Cathedral
Effects	Provides a 25% health bonus to Battle Sisters (363 HP), Seraphim (438 HP), Celestians (538 HP), and Sisters Repentia (875 HP). Provides a 25% health bonus to Veteran Superiors (625 HP), Seraphim Veteran Superiors (688 HP), Imagifers (875 HP), and Mistresses (1063 HP). Doubles the hitpoints of the Missionary to 1400.

Wargear: Psyocculum

	Wargear: Psyocculum			Hotkey: Y
	Cost	150 50	Research Time	45 s
	Researched From	Pristine Sanctuary
	Requires	Ecclesiarchal Citadel
Effects	Increases the damage of Battle Sister's Bolters and Flamers by 35%. Increases the range of the Battle Sister Squad's Bolters by 20%. Increases the range of the Celestian Squad's Bolters by 20%. Increases the damage of Battle Sister's Heavy Bolters by 20%. Increases the damage of Seraphim Dual Bolt Pistols by 50%. Doubles the damage of the Missionary's Bolt Pistol. Increases the range of the Missionary's Bolt Pistol by 20%.

Martyr's Gift Research

	Martyr's Gift Research			Hotkey: G
	Cost	75 75	Research Time	25 s
	Researched From	Holy Reliquary
	Requires	Ecclesiarchal Chapel
Effects	Enables the gift of Faith on death for the Canoness, Veteran Superior, Seraphim Squad, Celestian Squad, and Living Saint.

Wargear: Chaplet Ecclesiasticus

	Wargear: Chaplet Ecclesiasticus			Hotkey: H
	Cost	125 50	Research Time	35 s
	Researched From	Holy Reliquary
	Requires	Nothing
Effects	Increases the maximum morale of the Missionary, Battle Sister Squad, Celestian Squad, Seraphim Squad, and Sister Repentia Squad by 100. Increases the global Faith production rate by 15%.

Heart of Worship Research

	Heart of Worship Research			Hotkey: H
	Cost	165 75	Research Time	35 s
	Researched From	Holy Reliquary
	Requires	Shrine of the Living Saint, Wargear: Chaplet Ecclesiasticus
Effects	Increases the maximum morale of the Missionary, Battle Sister Squad, Celestian Squad, Seraphim Squad, and Sister Repentia Squad by a further 100 (200 total). Increases the global Faith production rate by a further 20% (38% total).

Wargear: Improved Reactor Core

	Wargear: Improved Reactor Core			Hotkey: H
	Cost	75 50	Research Time	40 s
	Researched From	Manufactorum
	Requires	Ecclesiarchal Citadel
Effects	Increases damage of Immolator's Multi-Melta, Celestian's Melta, and Celestian's Multi-Meltas by 20%.

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