How to Play Kill Team

[@MountainsideTabletop]

If we got anything wrong, let us know in the comments! Any corrections or updates will be posted here. - A few times we say that the "core rules" can be downloaded for free. It's actually the "lite rules". There is still enough to play a game of Kill Team in there! - An operative can only gain the advantage of climbing a ladder once per turn. Both climbs were legal, but the second should have been counted as it's full 3".

[@BB-pn2qv]

Errr, nearly 50 kill teams currently? You sure?

[@Mandalore009]

The core rules are not available online, the app only has what amounts to a bad cheat sheet. Seems like you still need to "acquire" the core rules from somewhere.

[@victorvectorinspector]

@@Mandalore009 Yeah, its incredible how many people praise GW for releasing the rules for free, and when i checked the rules on the app it is not possible to play a game with those rules as a new player, way too many game defining rules have been left out. Like you said, it is literally a bad cheat sheet. They should just release the full rules like almost every other game company out there (mantic, malifaux, asoaif, etc...)

[@robertchmielecki2580]

To be honest, I never bought any rules for the latest edition. Made no sense to me to carry this outdated paper around. And a few times I played against players who referred to oficially printed rules, I had to repeatedly correct them "No, it isn't how your team works now, drop the book and check Wahapedia". To paraphrase Gabe Newell, Valve's CEO, piracy isn't a result of the price as much as of convenience...I guess it works here. Still bought 5 teams and a bucketload of terrain so it's not like GW should feel robbed.

[@loun4tic]

At 25:48 regarding the obscuring rule. Don't both operatives (shooter/shootee) have to be more than 1" away from (los) intervening terrain for the rule to take effect? In the video you both are within an inch of the terrain so normal cover save rules would have applied in that situation?

[@MachiavelliNZ]

I just picked up the box set of hivestorm today. I haven't played 40k in something like 2 decades but I'm excited to get back into it through Kill Team. I'm glad to have found you guys, you make great content with a positive and accessible attitude!

[@mattbaxter688]

Killteam is awsome man, it's fun being able to buy 1 box and put more time into painting and Be able to finish a whole "army" in no time

[@JeremyShouse]

I was in the same boat. I can enjoy the lore and a really fun game with a small model count. So glad I went with Kill Team.

[@jonasbarka]

A much more manageable game when you don't got time for full armies any more. And better rules!

[@dekai7992]

Welcome back to the front! 🎉

[@paladinpariah325]

Hands down the best Kill Team video I've ever watched. The slow pace and meticulous step by step walk through demystified Kill Team in a way no one has ever done before. I very much appreciate your efforts. I would love to see you guys do more videos like this in the future, where you play a game and walk through every step being carried out. Either way, I now understand Kill Team so much better than I ever have and you folks have just elevated my games to a whole new level. Thank you for that.

[@jamieclarke321]

I second this. I would appreciate a lot more videos like this as there are a lot of small rules that I would need more time to get my head around

[@ScFirestorM]

"... and they encompass almost every single faction in the Warhammer 40k universe!" _Cries in Tyranid_

[@RustedParadox]

I was going to post exactly this. 😅

[@aaronharris1592]

Maybe a new space-hulk game on the horizon?

[@Vaellas]

Maybe they will get a new solo box soon. Here is to hoping they are shown one on the reveals stream today.

[@dekai7992]

To be fair, it's relatively hard to create an autonomous incursion force for the hiveminded Tyranids that fits both narratively and into the Kill Team framework. I could only really think of a combination of Genestealers and Lictors, which doesn't really sound that interesting or characterful.

[@SirHightower]

I could have sworn I just saw a teased for a dedicated tyranid kill team!

[@InternetEthn]

using an old phone for the app download bit in the beginning is a subtle joke i appreciate, love the vids gang!

[@jamie6091]

Probably wise to use an old phone for the app anyway since GW have it programmed data harvesting/selling.

[@killjoy6090]

@@jamie6091 sure they did buddy

[@jamie6091]

@@killjoy6090 You clearly haven't downloaded the app. It literally tells you before you download it.

[@Endyii]

Thanks for the video, #1 kill team channel, and the reason I stuck with it and learned to play. Chill and not hyper competitive in your approach to playing.

[@NerveriosNZ]

best Kill team channel on youtube! thanks for doing yo thaaaang

[@KismetRegret]

New edition is just different enough for me to need this after 3 years of the last one

[@ohmygoditisspider7953]

I want you guys to know that you're the best. My roommates and I watch your stuff and we super appreciate the specific style in which you detail your moves and stuff like that.

[@gh0stkat440]

Thank you both , I seriously appreciate that you guys are the first to say that ....... "KILL TEAM IS A RULES DENSE AND COMPLICATED GAME" I am a complete noob w/ 40K over the past year collecting ,building , and painting. It is OVERWHELMING .....and now ......KILL TEAM. Got Core Book Saturday and my head is spinning.lol. Got incoming shipments of 3 teams on the way ! Thank you for the video!!!!!

[@Mandrewlochner]

I just got the 3rd edition core book too! Some rules like Guard are in the gallowdark maps section of the book!

[@MiniatureGameMontage]

Good job, guys! You’re adding a lot of value to the hobby!

[@StephBey]

Id love to see the rematch, where you pick teams etc for maximum effect. This was a fantastic tutorial!

[@Stilghar]

A great rules explanation. I could never understand the shooting mechanics in 40k or Kill Team - somehow couldn't wrap my head around it. It's actually much easier, than it seemed. 😁 Doing it all step by step, like in your video, is so much clearer. Thank you for this.

[@Archon762]

I'm so glad they scrapped the shape measurements but kept the tools

[@dominicharris5851]

Until you need to measure 8" for a pistol shot or 7" for Aeldari movement 😂 I know it's only a minor thing but they should have just included an old fashioned measuring stick instead of messing around separate measuring gauges.

[@robertchmielecki2580]

I disliked the shapes (ignore them, really) but I loved the uniformity of ranges they brought to the game. It was clean and elegant - you didn't need to check/remember whether something was 5" or maybe 6" or maybe 7". Now we get this unnecessary granularity that is just pointless mental load and opportunity for playing things wrong.

[@Mandrewlochner]

Nah. Working in inches is far superior. Im new to killteam with 3rd edition and i cant imagine counting in cicles squares and triangles. THAT sounds like extra mental load. ​@robertchmielecki2580

[@ThePigeon5734]

@@dominicharris5851 the measuring tools have inch increments on them and can easily be put end-to-end, so I have no idea what you're complaining about

[@Nekorook]

We use your videos at the shop to get people into killteam. Thank you for this updated how to play video.

[@nigelclair5525]

Great intro to the new rules! As someone who only watched last edition but is learning to play, this will be great to come back to

[@yeaimjude1427]

thank you guys so much for making this video, cant wait to get into the game cause of you guys!

[@Gryndir]

Thank you God for sending these gentlemen to teach me this game

[@Deus888]

You mean God-Emperor

[@robertchmielecki2580]

My advice is read the rules first and only after that watch a rules video to clear things up or explain some more obscure concepts.

[@Gryndir]

@@robertchmielecki2580 you mean read the word salad? I did. Multiple times

[@Gryndir]

@@Deus888 forgive me for my heresy

[@robertchmielecki2580]

@@Gryndir I like how KT rules are written - as rules and not stories mixed with jokes mixed with assumptions like Warhammer Fantasy Battles of old, that required a degree in poetry interpretation. I kept being surprised by questions asked by many players (similarly in Warmachine with similar clarity of rules writing) asking about things explicitely and unabiguously explained in the rules.

[@crestfallenwarrior6996]

Thx guys. Picked up hivestorm , haven’t played since KT18

[@GamingGuardians]

I can't wait to play Kill Team 3.0 because I bet it'll be as fun as Spearhead *fingers crossed*

[@Vaellas]

Thanks. This was a brilliant video for helping understand the game better. Ready to get stuck in.

[@TheLaughingOgre]

Awesome Video - all of us at the warehouse have watched it as we prepare to dive in to KT this weekend!! Love me some baron of dice!

[@Endyii]

Might want to clarify that using two ladders in a row, you only get the 1” advantage on the first one. Hard to tell if the amount of movement you used, but your voice over comment sounded like you might have used the 1” twice.

[@victorvectorinspector]

Really nice video, you guys are the best kt channel on yt. cheers!

[@WildThingStudio]

You guys are really an inspiration. I'll cure Kill Team with some Narrative contents from 2025 on my Italian channel, and since I live near Dolomites well... I'm at Mountainside as well! 😂🍻 Keep up the great work, also your community is great and you deserve it 😉

[@Tazacks]

Great video boys! I played my first game of killteam ever today and I watched this afterwards to review some of the questions I had with the rules in my own experience. really cleared some things up. Thanks boys.

[@maxwinters161]

Thanks for all the effort you put into the video - this will be a valuable resource for many people trying to find their way into the new edition, or the game in general!

[@MufassaMike]

Awesome work guys. This is incredibly well done. Keep up the good work, we all appreciate it

[@dombgoldbrump9264]

This is an extremely well-done video.

[@joelgonzalez2723]

Just in time before the biggest club in Latin America has the Kill Team play day!! Amazing timing

[@MyDrr]

Cual es ese club👀❓

[@joelgonzalez2723]

@@MyDrr La Ultima Fortaleza Argentina

[@MyDrr]

@@joelgonzalez2723ya veo👀que se diviertan mucho con esta nueva edición, saludos desde México!!! 🇲🇽🇦🇷

[@gef019]

@@joelgonzalez2723 que onda con el estado actual del hobby en argentina? me imagino que por el costo se juega mas kill team que 10ed, no? y oldhammer?

[@joelgonzalez2723]

@@gef019 se juega de todo un poco es muy variado los juegos, Bolt action, Underworlds y wh10 tienen comunidades activas. Pero Kill Team la pegó MUCHÍSIMO, torneos con más de 30 personas, eventos de varios días, torneos todos los meses, jornadas narrativas constantes, nuevos clubes. Kill Team la pegó MUCHO

[@honeybadgerking1160]

Still the best kill team videos, keep up the good work guys

[@EnriqueTDL]

Fantastic video boys, been sending this to my curious friends to see "how does it play" - and you guys did a great job going through it clearly and articulately.

[@jroberts786]

Great video boys, keep them rolling!!

[@slackeratlarge575]

Angels of death team looks great

[@JapanInDan]

This was super helpful and fun to watch - excited to see you guys crack on with some Kasrkin, which is the KT I think I am gonna rep this edition.

[@SumsieBun]

Pretty good video to show what the game looks like. I would love to see some videos that go in depth with all of the different situations in the game

[@HumlsHobbies]

Awesome video guys! Looking forward to learning more from you!

[@Boehr52]

You release it, I watch. Love this channel

[@freetablecorner]

Great run-through! I really need to dive into Kill Team myself.

[@agilemonk6305]

Excellent Video. I just picked up Kill Team: Hivestorm for our 15 year old. Hope to get him to the tabletop and off the electronics for a bit. ❤

[@masonbrilliantba]

Thank you for making this video.

[@harrybyrne108]

Great way of explaining the game! It truly is best to learn as you play so I think this is a well thought out solution - good job! 🙏🏻

[@YT-Sash]

thanks so much guys! I needed this!

[@jotucker7258]

Best how to play so far. Thanks!

[@Necxuz25]

Thank you for this video, very informative.

[@Nullify011]

Hell yeah, just picked up a scout squad and I was looking to join the kill team league in my lgs. Glad I got a packaged view like this before I went. 😅

[@DevonHashik]

Nice video - very clear and hits nearly all the things that could come up in your first games of Kill Team! Wondering about the initiative roll at 20:15 - whoever wins the roll gets to decide who has initiative, correct? The video seems to imply the dice roll winner automatically has initiative. Keep making the awesome content!

[@stevebarnett-f5o]

Hivestorm coming on Monday, great timing, and helpful vid. Will you be covering solo play?

[@samthompson2980]

Very nice video ❤ first time viewer

[@mr-bearman6338]

That intro MADE me subscribe!

[@aeligzande]

Great video! I really got hyped with the kill team mechanics! But I really got pissed at the space marines ... they seemed so broken!

[@NevRS32]

That was very informative!

[@rogue1874]

Great video. I really enjoyed watching you both play the game. Could you please do a few videos on how to play solo and co-op? Thank you.

[@cordial001]

Great primer guys

[@wesleygillis5061]

Awesome! Have been so hyped to watch this! 🎉

[@jponeill2151]

Great job guys.

[@Dinglebearrie]

Great video!! What kind of phone is in the intro?!

[@BB-pn2qv]

Perfect timing! Thank you!

[@rogerwinright2290]

Woo! Getting here early! Already know how to play, decided to give you another view for the hell is it anyway!

[@ReeceyJC]

Those Imperial Fists look amazing! Is there a tutorial anywhere!? Thank you for the Kill Team guide, I find it so complicated but then I’m very new to it

[@LectureFilms]

GREAT rules teach! Thanks so much

[@CrimsonTemplar2]

Good job lads!

[@teessidetyrants1989]

Great video. Cheers for posting gents.

[@ayonmetar2301]

23:15 That Sergeant killed both the Avenger and the ladder with one shot. Vicious.

[@tahb5642]

Loved this, been watching for a few months now. I wish you had a overview shot for the movement like in the other bat reps, I struggle with movement badly Maybe a video of you both playing the same team every step, but both of you are piloting the same team style? Jk Loved the report tho keep it up On your Patreon now

[@StephBey]

Those marines look incredible! Do you have a video on how they were painted?

[@Boge42]

Tucker and Dale vs Evil.

[@Oblit548]

Great video. Good guide.

[@torck6769]

I absolutely love your imperial fists, would it be possible to know which paints you used? Thanks for your video, it helps a lot!

[@nikvandenwijngaert1504]

Great video!! Question though: at 23:12 shouldn’t the defender retain a normal save since vantage floors provide cover now?

[@tomisopp975]

I had the same thought but as I am still learning the rules I wasn't sure.

[@dominickwinter7479]

Thank you for this! Bruh. the guys at my WH store said I cannot play KT with my assault intercessors, and will have to purchase a killteam set in order to have something viable

[@Joetime90]

Random question, but what's the song with the sweet bassline?

[@ThorusCZ]

Great video, but what's up with the 90's videogame soundtrack?

[@Mohotashi]

Thank you for showing us how to play KT3.0, a few specific changes, but it seems similar? I need to get reading. 🍞

[@TheRavenhelm]

Great video, gents!

[@OceanVista76]

17:00 space marines can counteract even while concealed

[@domtrd6226]

Yes but if they want to use the shoot action when counteracting, they have to be on engage?

[@RanVor]

Angels of Death doesn't seem like a good example team to explain the game with in general, to be honest. They have quite a few exceptions from normal rules that might unnecessarily muddle things up for beginners.

[@TheCypher19]

Great video. Been wanting to start killteam with the new starter box coming out. Is there a reason for picking just the basic warriors over the specialist troops? Haven't played any games yet and was wondering how important kitbashing the specialists are. Thanks

[@ThomasMorris55]

Did you just call elder ...ELFS?

[@konradhuusom1814]

What yellow did you use for those imperial fists? Looks gorgeous. And great video, of course.

[@Nicodemaus1869]

Really great video guys. Well done 👍

[@galankong9157]

Those official rulers are amazing! Could u please share the painting recipe?

[@Ranzarok]

Thanks for the video. Question though, the core rules are not on the website right? It's the "lite" rules. So no KT datacards, solo or coop rules online, unless I am blind. :)

[@CatCraine]

They are, you just need to know where to look. All the core rules were leaked on reddit a while back.

[@robertchmielecki2580]

Datacards and team rules are downloadable from WH Community or available in the app. For complete core rules you will need to search elsewhere.

[@YT_Lucks]

What yellow is that on the IF? Looks real nice.

[@jcdisconnect]

Thanks for the great video! During the first melee fight - couldn't you have used the first 2 critical successes to block any damage and still killed the eldar with the remaining two successes ?

[@heavymetalstu]

You gain 2 CP when selecting your operatives, then in the first strategy phase each player gains 1 CP. Then from turning point 2 onwards, the player without initiative gains 2 CP and player with initiative gains 1 CP. Some friends and I have been discussing this in detail, and after re reading the rules can clarify that’s how it’s meant to be. Please refer to pages 37 and 110 of the Kill Team Core Rulebook for said information. Cheers!

[@swells1]

Laughed when I saw the old school cellphone

[@Oblit548]

Thanks!

[@Kodalith]

I'm starting on my box today. What was the paint "recipe" for your terrain? It looks great.

[@heikogase2152]

I disagree with the fact that you get everything you need to play 1vs1 in that box. You got only one set of equipment and TacOps, so you can't choose the same equipment. Missing another set of TacOps is also silly, since the second player can just scroll what the first one took and will know the secret information. In the video, I am wondering at minute 25:40 why the Intercessor is obscured. Obscuring only appears when both operatives are more than 1" away from the terrain piece, but it looks like they are both even closer. Anyway, very good video to get into the new rules!

[@tomisopp975]

Very well explained! Thanks a lot! Can it be that there are not enough tokens in the new 2 player box (hidden deployment tokens) if you have 2 kill teams with 9+ members? (there are 15 of those tokens in the box)

[@Perchpole]

Great video. Just one question. At 22:46, isn’t the Dire Avenger sniper in cover? This didn’t seem to be taken into account?

[@suntitan4429]

Counteract seems like it gives even more advantage to smaller elite teams

[@qtreven]

Hi, what the yellow did you use for marine??

[@andyshaw5378]

Ok confused by 17 mins. Are there three types of movement? Move, reposition and dash?? The shooting explanation was very good but as usual Warhammer use of none English grammar causes confusion I wonder if these rules make more or less sense in other languages. Great video guys probably one of the best I’ve seen as a how to play video. It’s the rules that are the issue as usual. Great minis and I have been very impressed with the kill team app. Perhaps it will be easier to keep track of the rules on the app rather than flick through a book.

[@Bunnymajs]

Well technically there are 4 types of moves. Reposition, Dash, Charge and Fall Back.. But they are prob just used to saying "Move" instead of Reposition :)

[@Will-zc8cq]

I’m torn on accurate, it can’t always be the right choice to use? Like hitting on 3s I kinda feel like rolling 4 and fishing for crits is better than retaining 2 and rolling just 2? Have you guys played enough to comment?

[@robertchmielecki2580]

Autohits/ autosaves are almost always better as is anything that removes a random chance of failing. I'd roll only in situations when a normal hit doesn't get me out of a situation I'm in - for example I initiate combat and need a crit for an autokill or I'll die or I need critical saves to survive.

[@VersusMadrid]

Thanks for the vid! Hmm, seems like a weird rule that you can't dash and charge if you can reposition and dash...seems like allowing dash+charge would open up a lot of fun moments where you can tie up opponents in control range even if you don't have the APL to fight, as well as fewer feels bad moments of having to pass. I might allow dash+charge as a House rule unless someone can give me an example where it would be really broken.

[@Pontusjoh]

Charge and dash would make the threat range way too big on such a small board. Remember that you get a 2" movement bonus when charging. For example; Aeldari has a base movement of 7", so all the sudden they'd be able to dash 3" and then charge for 9", and with the control range being 1", that makes their threat range 13". All this combined with possible pre-game repositions - way too strong :)

[@VersusMadrid]

@@Pontusjoh fair point, especially on high move units like Eldar, but I don't see how it's any stronger (or makes any more sense) than 3 APL units being able to dash, move and shoot. 8 inch move + attack at infinite range or 11 inch move and attack at melee range doesnt seem like a big difference. Plus there are a bunch of 2 APL units that sometimes get free dash actions on their activations, but if they are a melee unit, either move and pass, or don't use your free dash to be able to charge, feels bad either way... I appreciate the input though! I am still pretty new to the game.

[@Pontusjoh]

@@VersusMadrid It's worth remembering that melee is far more lethal than shooting in Kill Team. With shooting you have to take cover and obscuring into consideration. Melee is usually just straight up dealing direct damage with your dice. Melee teams have notoriously been some of the strongest in the meta (Fellgor, Gellerpox and pre-nerf Chaos Cult). Especially on the Gallowdark Kill Zone.

[@VersusMadrid]

@@Pontusjoh good to know! I'll play around with it with my friends, see what we enjoy more.

[@FTTIEgORKA]

As i understand, the equipment works on all operatives? Or you pick, for example, frag/krak grenades and give them to one particular operative? Or i pick grenades and can throw it with any operative?

[@53rdcards]

Im not actually seeing the core rules on their site, they have the lite rules, but not the core rule book for download. Unless that has changed since last night

[@foxintheriver81]

Where did you get the data cards for the banshees and avengers ? Thanks

[@martinfridrich5281]

Question: At minute 27:40 , why didn’t the intercessor fight a second time? He used a charge and a fight ap and should have one more ap left for another fight, right? Am I missing something here?

[@santunoo]

I have the same question.

[@christopherwalker4933]

Yep. I was thinking the same thing.