Ranger Patrol - custom Astra Militarum datasheet

[Witherking17]

I put this into an AI bc I'm still learning the game, can someone explain it to me

⚔️ Ranger Patrol – Elite Infantry Unit (Astra Militarum Custom Datasheet)

"No one escapes the Imperium. Not out here. Not ever."

 

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Power Level: 5

Points: 100 (for 5 Rangers)

Battlefield Role: Elites

Faction Keywords: Imperium, Astra Militarum, Rangers of Vitria

Keywords: Infantry, Core, Ranger Patrol

 

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Unit Composition

• 4 Rangers
   

• 1 Ranger Sergeant
   

Can include up to 5 additional Rangers (20 pts/model).

 

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Wargear

Each Ranger is equipped with:

• Galvanic Carbine (Rapid Fire 1, 30", S4, AP-1, D1)
   

• Bolt Revolver (Pistol 1, 12", S5, AP-2, D2)
   

• Frag & Krak Grenades
   

• Rebreather Masks (See Abilities)
   

• Combat Knife
   

The Sergeant may replace his bolt revolver with a Mechanicus Pistol:

• Pistol 1, 12", S5, AP-2, D1, each hit roll of 6 causes 2 hits instead of 1.
   

 

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Statline

Unit	M	WS	BS	S	T	W	A	Ld	Sv
Ranger	6"	4+	3+	3	3	1	1	7	5+
Sergeant	6"	4+	3+	3	3	2	2	8	5+

 

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Abilities

Frontier Hunters –
When this unit is set up on the battlefield, you may place it in Ambush instead. If you do, during your Movement phase you may set it up anywhere on the battlefield more than 9" away from any enemy models.

Dust-Walker Discipline –
Rangers ignore all movement penalties caused by Difficult Terrain and receive +1 to cover saves when wholly within area terrain.

Outlaw Busters –
Add 1 to hit rolls when targeting Characters or units that are below Starting Strength.

Rebreather Masks –
This unit automatically passes tests to ignore effects of hazardous terrain, gas, or toxic environments.

Cowboy Code (Aura) –
While the Sergeant is alive, all Rangers in the unit gain Objective Secured and may reroll Battleshock tests.

 

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Options

• Up to 2 Rangers may replace their Galvanic Carbine with one of the following:
   

  • Flamer (free)
     

  • Longshot Las-rifle (Heavy 1, 36", S4, AP-3, D2, ignores cover) (+5 pts)
     

  • Rad-Grenade Launcher (Assault D3, 24", S3, AP-1, D1, targets hit subtract -1 Toughness until end of turn) (+5 pts)
     

• The Sergeant may take a Power Weapon (+5 pts)
   

 

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Faction Stratagem: Vitria’s Vow – 1CP

Use at the start of the Shooting phase.
Select a Ranger Patrol unit that did not move this turn. Until end of phase, all their Bolt Revolver and Galvanic Carbine attacks gain +1 to wound against Characters and Infantry.

Edited October 21 by Brother Tyler
Edited topic title, put original title in post body

[tychobi]

Looks like AI slop to me. Has some stuff from a verity of editions but would be unplayable in all of them. Bit of an incoherent mess that looks a lot like a functional thing as long as you don't know the rules. 

[Witherking17]

28 minutes ago, tychobi said:

Looks like AI slop to me. Has some stuff from a verity of editions but would be unplayable in all of them. Bit of an incoherent mess that looks a lot like a functional thing as long as you don't know the rules. 

How would I make it work then

[Brother Tyler]

Several units I recommend looking at are:

• Adeptus Arbites Exaction Squad (Imperial Agents/Kill Team)
• Aeldari Rangers (Aeldari)
• Attilan Rough Riders (Astra Militarum)
• Catachan Jungle Fighters (Astra Militarum)
• Death Korps of Krieg (Astra Militarum)
• Serberys Sulphurhounds/Raiders (Adeptus Mechanicus)
• Skitarii Rangers (Adeptus Mechanicus)

It looks like you're combining concepts derived from these units (and others). I think you may find the Exaction Squad to provide you with a solid basis for what you're trying to do. You'll find the Warhammer 40,000 rules for them in Codex: Imperial Agents and you can download the Kill Team rules for them for free from the Warhammer Community website. If you don't have loads of disposable cash and don't want to purchase codices just to reference rules, I recommend just downloading the Kill Team rules to get a feel for how they play.

 

To be honest, if you're still learning the game, you should probably hold off on creating custom units. Developing rules is a lot more complex than it seems, especially in a game that as complex as Warhammer 40,000. There are a number of factors that need to be balanced and it's difficult to do this unless you have a strong understanding for how the game is played and how the special rules you build into a unit impact game play. Once you've developed strong proficiency in the game, then you can turn to creating custom units. In the meantime, you might consider proxying things.

[Witherking17]

19 hours ago, Brother Tyler said:

Several units I recommend looking at are:

• Adeptus Arbites Exaction Squad (Imperial Agents/Kill Team)
• Aeldari Rangers (Aeldari)
• Attilan Rough Riders (Astra Militarum)
• Catachan Jungle Fighters (Astra Militarum)
• Death Korps of Krieg (Astra Militarum)
• Serberys Sulphurhounds/Raiders (Adeptus Mechanicus)
• Skitarii Rangers (Adeptus Mechanicus)

It looks like you're combining concepts derived from these units (and others). I think you may find the Exaction Squad to provide you with a solid basis for what you're trying to do. You'll find the Warhammer 40,000 rules for them in Codex: Imperial Agents and you can download the Kill Team rules for them for free from the Warhammer Community website. If you don't have loads of disposable cash and don't want to purchase codices just to reference rules, I recommend just downloading the Kill Team rules to get a feel for how they play.

 

To be honest, if you're still learning the game, you should probably hold off on creating custom units. Developing rules is a lot more complex than it seems, especially in a game that as complex as Warhammer 40,000. There are a number of factors that need to be balanced and it's difficult to do this unless you have a strong understanding for how the game is played and how the special rules you build into a unit impact game play. Once you've developed strong proficiency in the game, then you can turn to creating custom units. In the meantime, you might consider proxying things.

Thanks, I really just threw my guys into chat gpt and had them make a data sheet for me, I want to go for 5th edition bc its the most popular and 10th, I've heard, is pretty

Edited October 22 by Dr_Ruminahui
Removed swear dodge

[GSCUprising]

On 10/21/2025 at 9:34 PM, Brother Tyler said:

To be honest, if you're still learning the game, you should probably hold off on creating custom units. Developing rules is a lot more complex than it seems, especially in a game that as complex as Warhammer 40,000. There are a number of factors that need to be balanced and it's difficult to do this unless you have a strong understanding for how the game is played and how the special rules you build into a unit impact game play. Once you've developed strong proficiency in the game, then you can turn to creating custom units. In the meantime, you might consider proxying things.

I'd second this recommendation. Learn the game, the lore, the models, and so on before you start trying to make up custom rules and/or units. Get a fair few games under your belt and study the rules in the meantime.

 

20 hours ago, Witherking17 said:

Thanks, I really just threw my guys into chat gpt and had them make a data sheet for me, I want to go for 5th edition bc its the most popular and 10th, I've heard, is pretty

This is the error many make with ChatGPT and other LLMs. People expect it to spit out the answer immediately when the reality is you have to train it on the topic you want, otherwise you end up with what you have posted initially.

 

I use an LLM for work purposes and it took about a year to train it to do what I want. It does it extremely well, now, but it takes patience.

[Lathe Biosas]

I'm not quite sure why you would want to learn the 5th Edition Ruleset.

 

Unless you find some work-arounds and some fan made codicies, you won't be able to play Adeptus Custodes, Adeptus Mechanicus, Imperial/Chaos Knights, and other armies thar have come to exist since then.

 

10th Edition is probably the easier edition to get behind and learn, as going by a shop and getting a game is usually a pretty simple task. (Depending on your area, of course.)

[Witherking17]

3 hours ago, Lathe Biosas said:

I'm not quite sure why you would want to learn the 5th Edition Ruleset.

 

Unless you find some work-arounds and some fan made codicies, you won't be able to play Adeptus Custodes, Adeptus Mechanicus, Imperial/Chaos Knights, and other armies thar have come to exist since then.

 

10th Edition is probably the easier edition to get behind and learn, as going by a shop and getting a game is usually a pretty simple task. (Depending on your area, of course.)

I'm in Oklahoma so I don't think there's any GW shops or all the places that sell them upcharge like hell and buy lower than my paycheck

[Lathe Biosas]

Have you thought about Kill Team? 

 

There is a lot more customization (if you like making your dudes look unique), and the cost is a heck of a lot lower.

 

You can find a simplified version of the rules and all the Kill Teams that exist on the Warhammer-Community website for free.

 

If you do go full tilt and buy everything GW, it will cost less than $150 (including tax) for a Kill Team, Rule Book and dice. (The counters that you need come in the rule book and Kill team squad sets... or you can buy 3rd party counters on Etsy).

 

Kill Team (and WarCry - the Age of Sigmar version) are the two 40k games I play most often, and I highly recommend them.