Editing Warhammer 40,000/8th Edition Tactics/Genestealer Cults (section)

===Other Wargear===

*'''Cult Icon ( 10 pts)''': Allows Re-rolls to hit of 1 for the unit in the fight phase while the bearer is still alive. Good if you're going for 15/20 sized units, a bit useless otherwise.
*'''Familiar (12 pts)''': For 12pts get an extra body to add onto your Patriarch or Magus. The Familiar has the same statline as an Acolyte Hybrid, albeit with no weapons, no BS, +1Ld and a 6+ save (rather than a 5+). Once per game if your Magus or Patriarch has at least one familiar, you can cast one additional power - this will almost always be ''Smite''. As it counts as a separate model, it can also absorb atleast one (or more if you're lucky) hit which would otherwise hit your Magus/Patriarch.
**Note that although the Primus has the Familiar's statline on its Index datasheet, this was an error, and was removed in an early FAQ, and in the Codex.
**Remember that having more than one familiar with a Patriarch/Magus does not give it more than one extra power per game - the ability is once per battle, regardless of how many familiars you have with the character.
**Consider that adding a familiar is like adding an Acolyte "bodyguard" to your character, as the Familiar has a near-identical statline to an Acolyte Hybrid.