Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Player-count sensitive
Deep strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Command elite Krieg or Ork operatives through dense Octarius terrain, alternating activations to complete lethal missions.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Dice Rolling
Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Action Points
Spend a limited allowance of points across several possible actions each turn.
Line of Sight
Visibility between pieces determines valid targets, movement, or effects.
Measurement Movement
Measure physical distance to determine how far pieces may move.
Movement Template
Use a physical template to determine legal movement paths or distances.
Read the full game description
Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team – Octarius is the launch box for the 2021 edition of Games Workshop’s skirmish system. It pairs a Veteran Guardsmen team from the Death Korps of Krieg with Ork Kommandos and surrounds them with a complete ramshackle killzone. Instead of moving an army as blocks, players alternate activating individual operatives to move, dash, shoot, fight, perform mission actions, and secure objectives. Conceal and Engage orders make visibility and positioning essential, while action-point limits force trade-offs between attacking, advancing, and scoring. The box includes the core rules, Octarius missions and team rules, cards, tokens, gauges, dice, board, barricades, and substantial multipart terrain. Assembly and painting are a meaningful part of the product. This is a deep, highly interactive two-player system; the included 2021 rules are a distinct historical edition, while current official lite rules provide an accessible contemporary reference for the broader Kill Team system.
