Armies will consist of 500 points or less, and must conform to the following Force Organization restrictions:
⇒ 0-1 HQ
⇒ 1-3 Troops (you MUST bring at least one Troop choice)
⇒ 0-1 Elite
⇒ 0-1 Fast Attack
⇒ 0-1 Heavy Support
⇒ 0-1 ‘Swing Slot’ (this maybe be used to field one additional Troops, Elite, Fast Attack OR Heavy Support choice)


• any codices that were released prior to March 1st, 2014 will be allowed in the Warhammer 40K Combat Patrol event. (provided they are the most recent version) Digital Only Codexes will need to be present either on a device or printed out format
Stronghold and Escalation are not allowed, nor are "lords of war" or any other superheavies.
• Armies are not required to take mandatory unit choices. All other unit restrictions (i.e. 0-1) apply.
• You may spend remaining points on units from anywhere in the Codex.
• No Special/Unique/Named Characters are allowed in the Warhammer 40K Combat Patrol event.
• As only one HQ is available, Allies are not allowed in the Warhammer 40K Combat Patrol event.
• Rules Modification: All Psykers may use one Warp Charge per game turn.
• With the exception of Troops and models with the Swarm USR, No model can have more than 2 Wounds.
• Aside from Troops choices and dedicated Transports, only vehicles with a maximum of 11 in any armor facing may be taken. Dedicated transports and troops may have a maximum armor facing of 12. Vehicle Squadrons and Artillery units are permitted provided every unit within the unit individually would be permitted. Vehicle upgrades that increase an armor facing may only raise the armor value to a maximum of 12 (this includes Necron Quantum Shielding).
• Forge World/Imperial Armor units are NOT allowed in the Warhammer 40K Combat Patrol event, however players may still use their Forge World models to represent a unit from their codex.
• Players MUST use the same army list throughout the tournament.
• The Warhammer 40,000 6th Edition Rules and all relevant Games Workshop Errata and FAQs will be used.
• The following rules will be used in some or all of the Warhammer 40K Combat Patrol missions: Night Fighting, Reserves, Heavy Metal, Fast Recon, The Relic, Mysterious Objectives and Mysterious Terrain. Each mission will denote how/when these rules come into play.
• A separate printed army list is required for the judges and each of your opponents (minimum of 5 copies required).
• Each player must bring a Warhammer 40,000 rulebook and the codex (or codices) represented in their army and all materials needed to play a game/report the results - including dice, measuring devices, templates, and a writing implement.
• The models used in your army MUST be WYSIWYG.
• If illegal units or rules violations are found in a player's list, at a minimum, the models in violation will be removed from all subsequent play. Tournament points may be deducted and award eligibility may be forfeited. (AKA no Cheating)