Adepta Sororitas: Sacred Champions Detachment Guide

The rule, Holy Quest, gives your Celestian Sacresants units +1 to both Weapon Skill and Ballistic Skill on all their attacks. That's a big, simple upgrade: it typically pushes their hallowed maces and anointed halberds to hitting on a 2+, turning an already-tanky bodyguard unit into a reliable damage dealer that rarely whiffs. Combined with Miracle Dice for the odd guaranteed wound or save, a buffed Sacresant unit becomes a durable anvil that also hits like a hammer. The whole detachment is built to support one or two of these bricks running up the middle of the board and daring the enemy to deal with them. Because the rule is narrow (Sacresants only), the value scales with how many Sacresant models you field -- this is a detachment you commit to, not dabble in. Confirm the exact profile boost in the Faction Pack PDF.

Three 1 CP stratagems (verify CP in the app) all reinforce the Sacresant brick. Sanctified Blows (Fight phase) gives a selected Sacresant unit's melee attacks +1 Attack and +1 Strength -- your damage-spike button when they connect with a priority target. Faithful Fortitude (any phase) grants Feel No Pain against mortal wounds, a clutch save against psychic and mortal-wound spam that would otherwise chew through the unit. Unflinching Determination (Movement phase) lets a Sacresant unit make an Advance or Fall Back move while its ranged attacks count as Assault and without losing the ability to shoot or charge -- excellent for repositioning the brick or peeling it off a combat and still staying aggressive. Sequence them: reposition with Unflinching, protect with Faithful Fortitude, then swing with Sanctified Blows.

Writ of Compunction goes on a Celestian Sacresants unit and adds +1 Objective Control -- stacked across a big brick that's a meaningful bump to holding objectives against hordes, turning your hammer into an anvil that also wins the primary. Perfervid Haste goes on any Adepta Sororitas model and adds +1" Movement, closing the gap faster on a foot-slogging melee unit or its character. Both are cheap, focused upgrades that patch the brick's main weakness -- getting into combat and staying on objectives. If you want to run extra enhancements beyond the normal cap, note that the Sanctified Orators detachment specialises in that. Confirm enhancement costs and caps in the app.

The star is the Celestian Sacresants unit itself -- elite, well-armoured melee Sisters with maces (anti-armour) and halberds. Build one or two large bricks and lean into Holy Quest. Attach a Reverend character (a Canoness, or a Sister Dogmata-style leader) to lead and buff the unit; the detachment's Reverend tag signals this character-plus-brick identity. Support with a Battle Sisters core for objectives and screening, and characters that hand out re-rolls or protection. Miracle Dice do the rest -- bank a high die for a guaranteed key save or wound when the brick swings. Keep the unit shepherded up the table behind screens so it arrives at full strength. Verify current Sacresant and character points in the app before finalising.

Take Sacred Champions if you own -- or want to build -- a big Celestian Sacresant unit and enjoy a melee brick that anchors your list. Because it's a narrow 1 DP detachment carrying the REVEREND tag, it slots neatly beside a broader core detachment, but you can't pair it with another Reverend detachment. Skip it if you have few Sacresants or prefer a shooting/mobility game -- for that see Chorus of Condemnation. For a flexible all-comers base, look at Champions of Faith. Full army context lives on the Adepta Sororitas guide; browse Sacresant and Battle Sister kits on the boxes index.