Space Marine Progression
SPACE MARINE operatives accrue experience as specified in each scenario as if they were Acolytes, and will increase in level after a scenario if they reach one of the below thresholds:
| Rank | Level | XP | Benefit |
| Adept | 0 | 0 | Chapter Tactic of choice |
| 1 | 25 | Add 1 to Wounds stat | |
| 2 | 50 | Firefight Ploy of choice | |
| 3 | 100 | Add 5 to Equipment Capacity | |
| Veteran | 4 | 150 | Combat Doctrine of choice |
| 5 | 200 | Select either: add 1 to Hit stat for |
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| 6 | 275 | Firefight Ploy of choice | |
| 7 | 350 | Add 5 to Equipment Capacity | |
| Ace | 8 | 425 | Battle Honour Specialism of choice; +1 random Battle Honour |
| 9 | 500 | Add 1 to Atk stat on melee weapons (to a maximum of 5) | |
| 10 | 600 | Chapter Tactic of choice | |
| 11 | 700 | Add 5 to Equipment Capacity | |
| Grizzled | 12 | 800 | Random Battle Honour |
| 13 | 900 | Add 1 to operative's Hit stat (replaces option selected on Level 5) | |
| 14 | 1000 | Reduce cost of one Firefight Ploy to 0CP | |
| 15 | 1100 | Add 5 to Equipment Capacity | |
| Revered | 16 | 1250 | Random Battle Honour |
| 17 | 1400 | Add 1 to Wounds stat | |
| 18 | 1550 | Firefight Ploy of choice | |
| 19 | 1700 | Add 5 to Equipment Capacity | |
| Legend | 20 | 1900 | Chapter Tactic of choice; Item of Rare Equipment |