Seraphim Squad

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Seraphim Squad
Race	Sisters of Battle
Version	Soulstorm v1.2
Build Info
Hotkey S	Build Cost 200 20  3 Build Time 28 s Built From Adepta Sororitas Convent Squad Size 4/8 Requires Pristine Sanctuary Limit None
Unit Stats
Hitpoints	350/1
Armour	Infantry Heavy Medium
Morale	450/10/50
Death Penalty	-20
Resource Bonus	+0.25 per Seraphim
Death Gift	1 with Martyr's Gift Research
Unit Mass	18
Move Speed	24
Sight Radius	25 (cannot detect)
Reinforcement
Reinforce Cost	50 5
Reinforce Time	11 s
Weapons
Ranged	Dual Bolt Pistols
Melee	Knife

Contents 1 Seraphim Squad 2 Tactics 3 Squad Leaders 3.1 Seraphim Veteran Superior 4 Abilities 4.1 Jump 4.2 Angelic Visage 4.3 Krak Grenades 4.4 Zealot Charge 5 Weapons 5.1 Dual Bolt Pistols 5.2 Knife 6 Researchable Upgrades 6.1 Wargear: Krak Grenades 6.2 Wargear: Blessed Ammunition 6.3 Wargear: Blessed Armor 6.4 Zealot Charge Research 6.5 Wargear: Psyocculum 6.6 Martyr's Gift Research 6.7 Wargear: Chaplet Ecclesiasticus 6.8 Heart of Worship Research 7 The Dawn of War Player's Guide

Seraphim Squad

"Grant us flight, grant us safe landing."

Soaring over the grim battlefields like angels of vengeance, the Seraphim Squad rains down fire and damnation on those sinners foolish enough to raise arms against the Ecclesiarchy. This fast attack combat unit operates close to the front lines, delivering lightning strikes against infantry units and dropping Krak Grenades against vehicles and fortifications. The sight of the Seraphim soaring overhead provides confidence to their allies and they generate Faith attribute necessary to power the Acts of Faith abilities.

Tactics

Unlike other jump infantry, the Seraphim Squad actually does more damage with ranged attacks, thus ranged is their default stance. Powerful ranged infantry should still be engaged in melee to deny them use of their heavy weaponry. In Tier 2 Seraphim Squads become extremely useful with their Angelic Visage ability. Combined with a Battle Sister Squad's Flamers, you can field a force that can break the enemy's morale rapidly and is itself nearly impossible to break. Seraphim Squads also gain Krak Grenades that allow them to launch hit and run attacks on enemy bases and vehicles. With Veteran Superiors' Inferno Pistols, Listening Posts can easily be taken down, allowing for quick harassment and decap of strategic points, depriving the enemy of a successful economy and keeping them on their toes. Although their mobility is later surpassed by Lightning Fighters, they remain excellent base raiders with Krak Grenades and Angelic Visage is the only means Sisters of Battle have to restore morale in an emergency.

The best use for Seraphim Squads are anti-melee dancers. Losing very little accuracy on the move and having the ability to turn around and fire on attackers, Seraphim Squads still have a very high FotM accuracy of 70% which, with their speed and some good micro skills, enables a melee squad to be effectively countered by being able to do little more than simply pursue a Seraphim Squad, being shot until they die.

Although Seraphim Squads require the Pristine Sanctuary to be built first, this is usually not a problem as the Battle Sister Squads in particular need this building for access to Flamers. Thus a rapid Seraphim Squad build can easily be employed to field them as early as possible. In campaigns, sending two or three Seraphim Squads directly to the opponent's base will result in a total mind-bomb attack. Most races can't be quick enough to built their higher tier units and early-game units have Infantry armor which the Seraphims excel in destroying. Finish off what few units they have along with their builders for a quick and easy victory. This tactic works well with all races but would require a Missionary or Death-Cult Assassin to spot infiltrated units of the Tau and Dark Eldar, a Canoness or a Battle Sister Squad with Flamers to soak damage and demoralize enemies respectively when facing Orks or Necrons.

Squad Leaders

Maximum Squad Leaders Allowed: 1

Seraphim Veteran Superior

	Seraphim Veteran Superior			Hotkey: L
	Cost	70 15	Build Time	15 s
	Requirements	Ecclesiarchal Cathedral, Pristine Sanctuary
	Effects	+100 maximum Morale, +1 Morale Regeneration Increases squad's weapon damage by 30%.

Abilities

Jump

	Jump			Hotkey: J
	Requires	Nothing
	Target Types	Terrain
	Range	70
	Area of effect	None	Cooldown time	45 s
Effects	The Seraphim Squad quickly jumps over any intervening terrain to another location. At full charge the Seraphim Squad will have 2 jumps available, requiring 90 s total to recharge from empty.

Angelic Visage

	Angelic Visage			Hotkey: G
	Requires	Ecclesiarchal Cathedral
	Target Types	All friendly Infantry, Heavy Infantry, and Commanders
	Range	25
	Area of effect	15	Cooldown time	120 s
Effects	The soaring angelic form of the the Seraphim inspires nearby troops, giving a variety of bonuses to the squad and any friendly units within the area of effect for 24 s. Instantly restores squads' morale. Gives immunity to morale damage. Increases the max damage of all weapons by 25%.

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

Zealot Charge

	Zealot Charge
	Requires	Zealot Charge Research
	Target Types	All enemy Infantry, Heavy Infantry, Commanders, and Daemons
	Range	12
	Area of effect	None	Cooldown time	Passive ability
Effects	Once researched, when on Assault Stance Seraphim will automatically charge the enemy once in range and cause 25 damage, knocking the target down (10 force).

Weapons

Dual Bolt Pistols

	Dual Bolt Pistols
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: 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 5.6 4.6 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.8 5.8 2.8 2.7 5.6 2.8 2.1 4 15 20 2.5 With Leadership: 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.6 7.3 6.0 3.6 2.7 2.7 3.6 7.5 3.6 2.7 7.3 3.6 2.1 4 19.5 26 2.5 With Wargear: Psyocculum: 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.1 8.4 6.9 4.2 2.7 2.7 4.2 8.7 4.2 2.7 8.4 4.2 2.1 4 22.5 30 2.5 With Leadership + Wargear: Psyocculum: 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.4 11.0 9.0 5.4 2.7 2.7 5.4 11.3 5.4 2.7 11.0 5.4 2.1 4 29.3 39 2.5
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	19	Setup Time	0
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	85%	Refire Rate	0.8 s
Area of Effect	None	Requires	Nothing
Notes	This weapon has 70% accuracy when firing on the move.

Knife

	Knife
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: 5.1 6.8 5.7 6.3 5.7 2.8 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 2.3 1.6 1.6 5.7 1.6 0.8 2.5 15 20 2.5 With Leadership: 6.6 8.8 7.4 8.2 7.4 3.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 3.0 1.6 1.6 7.4 1.6 0.8 2.5 19.5 26 2.5
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	Melee	Setup Time	0
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	65%	Refire Rate	1 s
Area of Effect	None	Requires	Nothing

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.

Zealot Charge Research

	Zealot Charge Research			Hotkey: Z
	Cost	75 50	Research Time	20 s
	Researched From	Pristine Sanctuary
	Requires	Ecclesiarchal Citadel
Effects	Allows Seraphim Squads, Sister Repentia Squads and Mistresses to use the Zealot Charge ability.

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).

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