Fire and faith are coming to Tertium. The Darktide Sisters Novitiate class arrives in Warhammer 40,000: Darktide on December 7, 2026, bringing the Adepta Sororitas to Fatshark’s co-op shooter for the first time. The new playable class — a novice of the Emperor’s warrior-nuns — trades the usual blitz and combat abilities for something far more devout: six Acts of Faith, powered by a Faith resource built up in the thick of combat.
The Sisters Novitiate are not the battle-hardened Sisters of Battle that veterans of the wider Warhammer 40,000 universe will know. These are novices, young warriors still proving themselves in the Emperor’s service, and that inexperience shapes how they fight. They are a frontline support class, built to hold the line, keep their squad standing and punish heretics with righteous fury, and they arrive alongside a free update that adds new weapons for everyone.
The Sisters Novitiate also mark the first time the Adepta Sororitas have been playable in Darktide, expanding the roster with a very different kind of warrior. Where the existing classes lean on raw firepower, scavenged gear and hard-won experience, the Novitiate brings faith itself to the fight — and for a game built on desperate last stands in the hive city, that may be exactly what Tertium needs.
The Darktide Sisters Novitiate Class and Its Acts of Faith
At the heart of the class is Faith, a resource the Novitiate builds by fighting. Instead of choosing a blitz and a combat ability like the other classes, the Sisters Novitiate pick from six Acts of Faith and equip any two of them. The Acts cover a range of battlefield roles, from healing and buffing allies to punishing the enemy, and a talent tree of Doctrines and Pledges shapes how Faith is earned and spent, so two Novitiates can play very differently from one another.
The arsenal is suitably brutal. The Condemnor Stake Thrower pins enemies to walls, the Ministorum Hand Flamer washes heretics in holy fire, and the Mace of the Righteous, Penitent Eviscerator and Novitiate Sword and Shield round out a full melee toolkit. The Meltagun also joins the armoury, and it is not exclusive to the new class — the Veteran gets it too, as part of the free update arriving alongside the Sisters Novitiate.
Deluxe Edition and the Cherub Companion
The Darktide Sisters Novitiate class will be available as paid DLC in two versions: a Standard edition at €11.99 and a Deluxe edition at €18.99. The Deluxe edition adds a Cherub companion, the little winged servo-cherub that follows the Novitiate into battle — a cosmetic companion that is pure Warhammer 40,000 pageantry. Both editions include the full class, its weapons and its talent tree.
The free update arriving on the same day is worth watching too. The Meltagun for Veterans is confirmed, and Fatshark says more details are still to come, so expect further additions to be announced as December 7 approaches. For a game that has grown steadily since launch, the Sisters Novitiate feel like a fitting reward for a community that has stuck with Tertium through thick and thin.
A Big December for Warhammer 40,000 Fans
The timing could hardly be better for Warhammer 40,000 fans. The franchise has had a busy few weeks, from the return of Dawn of War IV to the release date for Dark Heresy — and the Sisters Novitiate now give Darktide players a reason to return to Tertium. For more on the week’s other releases, check out New Xbox Games This Week: Football Manager 27 and Warhammer Survivors Hit Game Pass — Week of November 9 and Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy Finally Has a Release Date — January 28, 2027.
The Darktide Sisters Novitiate class launches December 7, 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. Whether you pick up the Standard edition or go Deluxe for the Cherub, Tertium is about to get a lot more faithful — and a lot more flammable.
Source: Fatshark via Games Press
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