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==Prayers to the Dark Gods==
Have you even wanted your expensive (at least in terms of real world money) plastic models to pray to Satan?

There are 11 total prayers that dark apostles now have access to; 1 that every apostle has by default, 6 that you can choose from, and 1 prayer for each chaos god that are known in addition depending on the apostle's mark, if it has one. Each apostle can attempt to chant 1 prayer per battle round on a roll of a 3+ or a 2+ if there is at least one dark disciple nearby. Each prayer can only be attempted once per battle round.

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*'''Dark Zealotry''': If this prayer is heard you can re-roll hit rolls in the fight phase for friendly {{W40Kkeyword|<Legion> Core, Cultists}} or {{W40Kkeyword|Character}} units within 6" of this priest.
**A classic, always a good buff to have. Ironically, completely useless on Word Bearers. (Except cultists, who don't get the legion trait)
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#'''Benediction of Darkness''' Friendly {{W40Kkeyword|<Legion> Core, Cultists}} or {{W40Kkeyword|Character}} units wholly within 6" gain light cover. This can give the Lord Discordant and Daemon Prince cover, helping them stay alive to reach melee. Getting free cover is pretty great in an Armour Of Contempt world, but be mindful that you have to be wholly within, so blobbing up your whole army will be a tight squeeze.
#'''Litany of Despair''': Pick an enemy unit and roll 3D6. If this beats the unit's Leadership, then you can pick to either rob them of the ability to perform actions and cancel any in progress, or make them unable to fire overwatch/set to defend and fight last. Two situational effects in one prayer, with a decently reliable (except against custodes, or any army with a chaplain) trigger. 
#'''Omen of Potency''': Add 3 to this priest's attacks characteristic. In addition, the priest's non-relic melee weapons improve their AP by 2 for a smasher. BONK
#'''Warp-Sight Plea''': Pick one friendly {{W40Kkeyword|<Legion> Core, Cultists}} or {{W40Kkeyword|Character}} unit within 6" of the priest. This unit re-rolls 1s to hit when shooting and ignores cover. Slightly better than a lord nearby, slightly worse than prescience. if you're playing Iron Warriors, definitely skip this. 
#'''Soultearer Portent''': Pick one friendly {{W40Kkeyword|<Legion> Core, Cultists}} or {{W40Kkeyword|Character}} unit within 6" of this priest. This unit gets +1 to wound in melee. A solid buff, letting anyone with more than 4 strength wound everything in the game on 4s. Also fire and forget, so you can stick this on raptors or a unit running off to go kill stuff. 
#'''Illusory Supplication''': Pick one {{W40Kkeyword|<Legion> Core, Cultists}} or {{W40Kkeyword|Character}} unit within 6" of the priest. This unit can't be hit on anything better than a 4+ and hit rolls against them can't be re-rolled. A very nice defensive buff to chuck on anything you think will be attacked. Most armies hit on 3s so this is at least -1 to hit and no rerolls for extra spice. Use this VS a custodes player to make them cry.
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*'''Blissful Devotion'''<sup>{{W40kKeyword|Slaanesh}}</sup>: If this prayer is heard, one {{W40Kkeyword|<Legion> Slaanesh Core}} or {{W40Kkeyword|Character}} unit can charge after advancing, which can help improve the threat range of some nearby aggressors they advanced alongside. A fantastic buff, put it on Abaddon or some other Slaanesh marked combat unit and rocket them up the board into your opponent's face.
*'''Feculent Beseechment'''<sup>{{W40kKeyword|Nurgle}}</sup>: If this prayer is heard, one {{W40Kkeyword|<Legion> Nurgle Core}} or {{W40Kkeyword|Character}} within 6" gets +1 toughness. Mediocre, and kinda has anti synergy with the mark of nurgle, as both effects are effectively -1 to wound. However, this is decent if you're pumping something up from being 1 toughness down (ie legionaries vs heavy bolters), as it effectively becomes -2 to wound from pushing the toughness into range for the nurgle mark to kick in.
*'''Mutating Invocation'''<sup>{{W40kKeyword|Tzeentch}}</sup>: If this prayer is heard, the apostle gets his narthecium out and gives all {{W40Kkeyword|<Legion> Tzeentch Core}} or {{W40Kkeyword|Character}} units within 3" a 6+++ FNP for a bit of extra tankiness. Doesn't have much synergy with the mark, as the mark already turns the first failed save into damage 0. The range is, as it requires them to be practically next to the priest, although you can toe in several units. However there are better defensive prayers without the tzeentch pricing and keyword restriction.
*'''Wrathful Entreaty''' <sup>{{W40kKeyword|Khorne}}</sup>: If this prayer is heard, one {{W40Kkeyword|<Legion> Khorne Core}} or {{W40Kkeyword|Character}} unit within 6" will count as being under all three not-Doctrines, granting them all the chances to score extra hits at any point in the game with any weapon. Pretty decent, allowing you to put havocs back into destruction, or a melee unit forward into slaughter.
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