Editing Warhammer 40,000/9th Edition Tactics/Adeptus Ministorum (section)

===Relics===
Remember that sisters get the Open the Reliquaries stratagem, so up to three characters in your army can have a relic if you have the CP to spend, and then you can also pay for A Sacred Burden for even more, just carried in a squad. So don't think what 1-3 relics should I use, instead think what relic is not worth 1 CP. Order-specific relics are detailed in the Order tabs below.

*'''Blade of Saint Ellynor''': S+2 (5) AP-3 D3, replaces a Blessed Blade. Literally 1.5x your damage output against multi-wound models over a Blessed Blade. It should be your default weapon on a Canoness. Two unsaved wound rolls from this baby will outright kill most non-monstrous models on the tabletop.
** A similar effect can be achieved by taking a Canoness with a Blessed Blade and taking the Rapturous Blows blessing (which is actually slightly ''better'' since it'll be S+3 instead, i.e. S6), but sadly the two can't stack.
*'''Blessings of [[Sebastian Thor]]:''' {{W40kKeyword|Adepta Sororitas}} only. The bearer's unit can use two different sacred rites from the rest of the army. This relic is best used with the Sacred Burden stratagem to give a unit a pair of important Sacred Rites - consider using it on Sacresants or Paragon Warsuits or Zephyrim, to grant them both Hand of the Emperor and The Passion.
*'''Book of Saint Lucius:''' Increase a character's aura range by 3". Usable all of the Canoness's or Imagifier's auras as well.
*'''Brazier of the Eternal Flame:''' This is the "I really hate psykers" Relic. Replaces a Brazier of Holy Fire; any {{W40kKeyword|Daemon}} units attacking the bearer take -1 to hit and psychic tests within 18" automatically take perils from failing.
**Good if you have forewarning that psykers or daemons are being used by your opponent, but not good enough to main list it over other relics. Forcing a nigh-constant risk of perils is good, but you know what else stops them from casting? Melta, applied directly to the forehead.
*'''Chaplet of Sacrifice:''' {{W40kKeyword|Adepta Sororitas}} only. Once per game, the bearer can spend 0 CP to use any Epic Deed Stratagem that isn't Divine Intervention. The bearer can also re-roll all hit rolls and when slain can shoot or swing again before being removed.
*'''Ecclesiarch's Fury:''' Replaces a chainsword with an S+2 AP-3 D2 eviscerator-like that suffers -1 to hit but +1 to wound (making it better than an Eviscerator). Another possibility for B-list characters that can't grab power weapons and the like, though the hit penalty will dull your expectations of rending Primaris and Termies a fair bit. Compared to a Blessed Blade, this is a bit underwhelming.
*'''Litanies of Faith:''' {{W40kKeyword|Adepta Sororitas}} only. Once per turn, if the user is on the battlefield when you gain a Miracle Die, you can re-roll the value of the die. Who wouldn't want the opportunity to improve the chance that you can hold that 6 in reserve for a key roll? 
**The benefit of this relic depends on what you're after, but remember, you can always choose not to use it, if you have multiple dice coming in: 
***6, so you'll re-roll 1-5:  You go from a 16.7% chance to a 30.6% chance.
***3+, so you'll re-roll 1s and 2s:  You go from a 66.7% chance to 88.9%.
***You just want the biggest possible die, so you re-roll 1-3: the average value of your dice increases from 3.5 to 4.25.
*'''Mantle of Ophelia:''' Canoness only, reduces ''all'' damage taken '''''to 1'''''. Plasma, lascannons, melta, all can straight-up EAT SHIT. That said, a Canoness isn't that costly and this doesn't fix the issue that she's still T3. 
*'''Iron Surplice of St. Istaela''': {{W40kKeyword|Adepta Sororitas}} only. Model gets a 2+ save and an extra Wound. In addition, wound rolls of 1-3 always fail regardless of modifiers. Congratulations, your Canoness is now tougher than a Terminator captain (Math-Hammer confirmed). No really, this is a really good relic as it makes a lot of the scary weapons used against sisters like Plasma, Thunderhammers, and many other (anything S4+) weapons become a lot less effective. She will still be weak to high concentrations of Bolter fire and such, but combined with Valorous Heart WT, for that 5+++ and the additional armor, this relic can really make your Canoness an immovable object. A really good relic against secondaries that require you to kill the Warlord.
**The Triptych is best for characters who don't have a native 4++. The Mantle of Ophelia is a bit of a gimmick pick, but it leaves you vulnerable to massed AP-1 - watch out for chopppas and marines in Assault Doctrine. The Iron Surplice is pretty much strictly the best of the three, however.
*'''Redemption:''' {{W40kKeyword|Adepta Sororitas}} only. Replace a plasma pistol with a permanently-overcharged pistol that doesn't overheat, but can punch through any units in between you and your prey - if your initial shot hits, you roll to wound each of those units. If you grabbed Righteous Judgement, you've found a nice toy to rip through some fodder while sniping down your chosen foe.
*'''Sigil Ecclesiasticus:''' {{W40kKeyword|Priest}} only. The bearer knows one more hymn and can chant an extra hymn each turn provided that it wasn't used before. Considering how many priests you get, you can expect to see returns on this very quickly.
*'''Simulacrum Sanctorum:''' Imagifier only. This model can pick two buffs to emit rather than just one. Absolutely a good way to spend 1 CP if you can spare it, especially if you already have your Canoness decked out to kill.
*'''Triptych of Macharian Crusade''': {{W40kKeyword|Sanctified}} or {{W40kKeyword|Cult Imperialis}} models only. 4++ Invuln, +1 to Toughness, and no-sells the first failed save each turn by setting Damage to 0. Useful for front-line characters who'll at least benefit from an improved Shield of Faith and being slightly tougher, but they will likely take more damage than any mitigation can manage.
**B-list characters don't have wargear options and therefor they often can't take relics, but they can take this one. This is also a way to get a 4++ on characters that don't usually have it, which is everyone but the Canoness and Palatine.
*'''Wrath of the Emperor''': Relic bolt pistol which acts like a short-range 4-shot heavy bolter: 18" Pistol 4 S5 AP-1 D2. The fact that all your characters have Bolt Pistols and the fact that you can take extra relics for 1CP means this is a very reliable play. Unless you're maxed out on uses of Open The Reliquaries, it's hard to go wrong with this.