Daughters of Khaine
They crave battle and seek power through bloodshed, honouring their deity with every kill. Even their closest allies shudder to witness the gory rituals that renew and reinvigorate these graceful murderers. They are the Daughters of Khaine, and to cross blades with them is to invite death.
This page contains all of the rules you need to field your Daughters of Khaine miniatures on the battlefields of the Mortal Realms, from a host of exciting allegiance abilities to a range of warscrolls and warscroll battalions. The rules are split into the following sections.
Books
| Book | Kind | Edition | Last update | |
 Daughters of Khaine | ||||
| Daughters of Khaine | Battletome | 3 | February 2024 | |
 Dawnbringers Book III: The Long Hunt | ||||
| Dawnbringers Book III: The Long Hunt | Expansion | 3 | April 2024 | |
 Battlescroll: Impending Vermindoom | ||||
| Battlescroll: Impending Vermindoom | Rulebook | 3 | April 2024 | |
| Dawnbringers Book V: Shadow of the Crone | ||||
| Dawnbringers Book V: Shadow of the Crone | Expansion | 3 | March 2024 | |
| Regiments of Renown | ||||
| Regiments of Renown | Warscroll | 3 | February 2024 | |
| Dawnbringers Book I: Harbingers | ||||
| Dawnbringers Book I: Harbingers | Expansion | 3 | June 2023 | |
 Warhammer Underworlds: Gnarlwood (Gryselle’s Arenai) | ||||
| Warhammer Underworlds: Gnarlwood (Gryselle’s Arenai) | Warscroll | 3 | March 2023 | |
| Warhammer Underworlds: Nethermaze | ||||
| Warhammer Underworlds: Nethermaze | Warscroll | 3 | September 2022 | |
 Warhammer Legends: Monstrous Arcanum | ||||
| Warhammer Legends: Monstrous Arcanum | Expansion | 3 | August 2021 | |
Designers’ Commentary
Battletome: Daughters of Khaine
| Q: | If a ZAINTHAR KAI BLOOD SISTERS model is slain and fights before it is removed from play, if it is the first time that a model in that unit has fought in that phase, does the Turned to Crystal ability trigger? |
| A: | No. |
| Q: | Is the Blood Sisters’ Turned to Crystal ability used before or after wounds are allocated by their combat attacks and slain models are removed from play? |
| A: | Before. |
Allies
|
Battle Traits
Temples of Khaine
There are a number of sects dedicated to Khaine, each fixated on a different aspect of their patron.
You can pick 1 of the following subfactions for your army (core rules, 27.2.1). All DAUGHTERS OF KHAINE units in your army gain the keyword of the subfaction you picked, and you can use the allegiance abilities for that subfaction. If a unit already has a different subfaction keyword on its warscroll, it cannot gain another one. This does not preclude you from including the unit in your army, but you cannot use the allegiance abilities for its subfaction.Battle Fury
When a Khainite champion’s rage is stoked, they attack the foe with no thought for their own safety.
This is a heroic action that you can carry out with 1 friendly DAUGHTERS OF KHAINE HERO that is not a MONSTER instead of picking 1 from the table in the core rules. If you do so, add 2 to the Attacks characteristic of melee weapons used by that HERO until the end of that turn. This heroic action does not affect the weapons used by that HERO’s mount.All-out Slaughter
The leaders of the Daughters of Khaine can exhort their warriors to commit acts of terrible slaughter.
You can use this command ability when a friendly DAUGHTERS OF KHAINE unit is picked to fight in the combat phase. The command must be issued by a friendly DAUGHTERS OF KHAINE unit and received by the unit that has been picked to fight. If the unmodified hit roll for an attack made by that unit in that phase is a 6, that attack scores 2 hits on the target instead of 1. Make a wound roll and save roll for each hit.Fanatical Faith
Their belief that their god will protect them is so strong that the Khainites can ignore mortal injuries.
Friendly DAUGHTERS OF KHAINE units have a ward of 6+.Blood Rites
Before battle, the Daughters take part in holy rites of bloodletting. With each sacrifice, the faithful are imbued with a fraction of their god’s furious power.
Friendly DAUGHTERS OF KHAINE units gain an ability each battle round, as shown below. Units have the abilities of the current battle round and each previous battle round.| BATTLE ROUND | ABILITY |
| 1 | Quickening Bloodlust The Khainites’ hearts thump harder and their strides grow longer as they anticipate the battle to come.Add 1 to run rolls for this unit. |
| 2 | Headlong Fury Reciting the catechism of Crimson Hate, the Khainites rush forwards in their eagerness to begin the slaughter.Add 1 to charge rolls for this unit. |
| 3 | Zealot’s Rage The faithful draw the god’s murderous spirit to the battlefield.Add 1 to hit rolls for attacks made with melee weapons by this unit. |
| 4 | Slaughterer’s Strength Khaine’s flock are imbued with shocking strength.Add 1 to wound rolls for attacks made with melee weapons by this unit. |
| 5 | Unquenchable Fervour The faithful are gripped by a vision that banishes mortal fears and pain instantly.Friendly DAUGHTERS OF KHAINE units have a ward of 5+. |
Command Traits
Paragons of MurderDAUGHTERS OF KHAINE HERO only.
| |||||||||
Artefacts of Power
Artefacts of ShadowDAUGHTERS OF KHAINE WIZARD only.
| |||||
Relics of KhaineDAUGHTERS OF KHAINE PRIEST only.
| ||||
Spell Lores
Lore of ShadowsDAUGHTERS OF KHAINE HERO WIZARD (including Unique units) only.
| ||||||||
Prayer ScripturesPrayers of the Khainite CultDAUGHTERS OF KHAINE HERO PRIEST (including Unique units) only.
| ||||||||
The Temples of Khaine
Hagg NarNone of the great sects of the Khainite cult can hope to rival mighty Hagg Nar in splendour or divine favour. Morathi’s stronghold boasts the largest armies, the deadliest war engines and the most fervent warriors, each of whom longs for the opportunity to spill blood in the name of the ascended goddess. Daughters of the First Temple: The proud warriors of Hagg Nar see themselves as the true inheritors of Khaine’s power, and they strive to prove their worth when set upon the enemy.Add 1 to the number of the current battle round when determining the abilities gained by friendly HAGG NAR units from the Blood Rites battle trait. This ability and other similar abilities are cumulative. | ||
Draichi GanethTo all Daughters of Khaine, the act of dealing death is a form of worship, but none take part in ritualised slaughter with such artistic relish as those of Draichi Ganeth. Fearsome gladiators who seek to perfect their delivery of the killing blow, they take every opportunity to hone their skills on worthy foes. Bladed Killers: Forged in the arena death-pits, those of Draichi Ganeth are among the most masterful warriors in the Mortal Realms.Improve the Rend characteristic of melee weapons used by friendly DRAICHI GANETH WITCH AELVES units and friendly DRAICHI GANETH SISTERS OF SLAUGHTER units by 1 if those units made a charge move in the same turn. | ||
Khelt NarBold and ambitious, the burgeoning sect of Khelt Nar has risen to dramatic prominence during the Age of Sigmar. Its master weaponsmiths possess the secrets of fashioning shadow-infused weapons, ornate blades and barbed whips that inflict a strange and debilitating curse in those they strike. Strike and Fade: Warriors of Khelt Nar sink their cursed kuirath blades deep into the flesh of their foes, and when the enemy begins to reel in sickened confusion, the Khainites retreat and ready for a devastating follow-up charge.Friendly KHELT NAR units can retreat and still charge in the same turn. | ||
KhailebronWarriors from this secretive sect strive to become pure manifestations of murder, eschewing grandiose displays in favour of thrusting a scianlar home with merciless precision. Masters of the Shadowpaths: Well versed in the secret ways of the shadowpaths, the Khailebron strike where least expected.You can use this command ability at the end of your movement phase. The command can only be issued by a friendly KHAILEBRON HERO, and the unit that receives the command must be a friendly KHAILEBRON unit. Remove the unit that receives this command from the battlefield and set it up again on the battlefield more than 9" from all enemy units. | ||
The KraithThe Kraith seek not only to defeat their foes but to bleed them to the last drop. For these crazed slaughterers, true worship of Khaine comes through the spilling of blood in truly gruesome quantities, and they employ their mastery of the lash and the blade in order to sate the Murder God’s desire. Disciples of Slaughter: The warriors of the Kraith refuse to cease their assault until every last drop of blood in the enemy’s veins has been claimed.After a friendly KRAITH SISTERS OF SLAUGHTER unit has fought for the first time in the combat phase, roll a dice. On a 4+, that unit can fight for a second time in that phase. The strike-last effect applies to that unit when they fight for that second time. | ||
Zainthar KaiThe Melusai shock troops of the Zainthar Kai are seen as nothing less than living saints by many Khainites, for each carries in their veins no fewer than three drops of Khaine’s holy blood - a cursed lineage that both offers supernatural power and can be turned into a potent weapon. Khaine’s Essence: The drops of divinity that Zainthar Kai warriors carry in their blood elevate them above other Scáthborn into vessels of murder.Each time a model in a friendly ZAINTHAR KAI MELUSAI unit is slain by an attack made with a melee weapon, that model can fight before it is removed from play. | ||
PATH TO GLORY
The following section includes rules for your Path to Glory campaign if you are using a Daughters of Khaine army.
Gladiatorial Arena
A life of ceaseless gladiatorial combat and battle hones the natural grace of the aelves to near supernatural levels.
In step 3 of the aftermath sequence, you can pick 1 HERO or 1 Battleline unit on your order of battle to be a contestant in the gladiatorial arena.If you pick a HERO to be your contestant, roll a dice. Add 1 to the roll if you pick a High Gladiatrix or Slaughter Queen. Then look up the modified roll on the Single Gladiatorial Combat table below and apply the result of the roll to your roster.
If you pick a Battleline unit to be your contestant, roll a dice. Add 1 to the roll if you pick a Sisters of Slaughter unit. Then look up the modified roll on the Massed Gladiatorial Combat table below and apply the result of the roll to your roster.
| ||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||
Quests
When you pick a quest, you can pick from the following quests in addition to those in the Core Book.QUEST Cauldron of BloodThe right to ride upon a Cauldron of Blood is only granted to Hag Queens and Slaughter Queens who have earned it in bloody battle. Pick 1 HAG QUEEN or SLAUGHTER QUEEN that does not have the CAULDRON OF BLOOD keyword from your order of battle.At the end of each Path to Glory battle, add 1 quest point to the progress section of your quest log for each enemy HERO that was slain by an 1 attack made by that unit. In addition, at the end of each Path to Glory battle, you can spend 1 glory point to gain 1 additional quest point. Once you have gained 3 or more quest points, you complete this quest. When you complete this quest, you can pick an eligible heroic upgrade for that HAG QUEEN or SLAUGHTER QUEEN for a reduced amount of renown points. | ||
QUEST Shadow WarThe Daughters of Khaine will sometimes set their enemies against each other in a subtle war of subterfuge and deception. In order to gain their victims’ trust, they will first fight and win battles on their behalf. At the end of each Path to Glory battle, add 1 quest point to the progress section of your quest log if you won a minor victory and add 3 quest points if you won a major victory.Once you have gained 3 or more quest points, you can fight Path to Glory battles using the ‘Divide and Conquer’ battleplan. If you win a minor victory or major victory in that battleplan, you complete this quest. The rewards for completing this quest are listed in the battleplan. | ||
Veteran Abilities
Each time a DAUGHTERS OF KHAINE unit on your Path to Glory roster gains a veteran ability, you can pick from the following veteran abilities in addition to those in the Core Book.
|
Territories
When making an exploration roll, if the roll is 61-66, that roll will correspond to a territory on the table below. Alternatively, you can pick 1 result from the Territories table in the Core Book that corresponds to a roll of 21-42.
|
Heroic Upgrades
You can pick a heroic upgrade in step 7 of the aftermath sequence. To do so, consult the table below and pick 1 of the eligible options. Each heroic upgrade lists the warscroll the HERO will be upgraded to, which warscroll is required, the amount of renown points the HERO must have, and the amount of glory points you must spend. Once you have picked a heroic upgrade, replace your HERO’s warscroll on your order of battle with the new one chosen. You can only pick 1 heroic upgrade in each aftermath sequence.
If the new warscroll is a type that is limited on your order of battle - for example, if it is a MONSTER - you will need to have increased your order of battle limits to accommodate it before it can be upgraded.
| ||||||||||||||||||||
Battleplan Ceremony of BloodYou have discovered a site that will be the perfect location for a new Khainite temple. However, you must first consecrate the site by performing a special ritual known as the Ceremony of Blood The ceremony is performed by channelling a vast quantity of potent gore through a sacred sacrificial shrine. But enemies seek to impede your plans; they must be driven back - or fed to the shrine themselves. TERRITORY UPGRADE BATTLEPLAN You can use this battleplan if one player is using a Daughters of Khaine army and has brought the Khainite Temple territory under their control. Use the Path to Glory battlepack.THE ARMIES Each player picks an army. The player with the Khainite Temple territory is the ritualist. Their opponent is the usurper. The ritualist must use a Daughters of Khaine army.THE BATTLEFIELD First, place 4 Blood Font objective markers in the locations shown on the map. Then, place a Ritual Cauldron objective marker at the centre of the battlefield. The players then roll off. The winner sets up the battlefield ’s terrain features, and the other player chooses which long edge of the battlefield is the northern edge.DEPLOYMENT The ritualist sets up their general within 1" of the Ritual Cauldron. The remaining units in the ritualist’s army must be set up wholly within their territory and wholly within 9" of any Blood Font objectives. The usurper then sets up their army wholly within their territory.FIRST TURN The usurper takes the first turn in the first battle round.WE CANNOT FAIL The usurper can use this ability at the end of their turn if any units in their army have been destroyed. If they do so, they can roll a dice. On a 4+, they can set up 1 destroyed unit from their army wholly within their territory and more than 3" from all enemy units.IT MUST BE DESTROYED Units in the usurper’s army treat the Ritual Cauldron in the centre of the battlefield as an enemy model and can attack it with melee weapons (it is not affected by spells or abilities and any mortal wounds caused to it are negated). The Ritual Cauldron is considered to have a Wounds characteristic of 12 and a Save characteristic of 5+. The Ritual Cauldron is destroyed when 12 wounds have been allocated to it.BLOOD FONTS At the end of each of their turns, the ritualist can roll a dice for each Blood Font objective that they control. On a 5+, they can heal up to D3 wounds allocated to the Ritual Cauldron.BATTLE LENGTH The battle lasts for 5 battle rounds or until the Ritual Cauldron is destroyed.GLORIOUS VICTORY If the Ritual Cauldron is destroyed, the usurper wins a major victory.If the Ritual Cauldron has fewer than 6 wounds allocated to it at the end of the battle, the ritualist wins a major victory. If neither player has won a major victory, the player who controls the most Blood Font objectives at the end of the battle wins a minor victory. If both players control the same number of Blood Font objectives at the end of the battle, the battle is a draw. PATH TO GLORY REWARDS If the ritualist wins this battle, they can upgrade their Khainite Temple territory to a Pilgrimage Site.
 | |||||||||||
Battleplan Divide and ConquerMorathi is no fool. Her conquests rely on subtle manipulation as much as all-out war, a shadow campaign in which supposed allies are set against one another and enemies are tricked into carrying out the Shadow Queen’s will. The leaders of her war covens have learnt these lessons well, often setting two enemies against each other while the Daughters of Khaine await the perfect moment to strike. QUEST BATTLEPLAN You can use this battleplan instead of using the rules in the battlepack that determine which battleplan is used for the battle as long as you have exactly 3 players to fight the battle and one player is using a Daughters of Khaine army, has embarked on the ‘Shadow War’ quest and has earned 3 or more quest points.The battlefield for this battle should be at least 44" x 60" to accommodate all the armies. TRIUMPH AND TREACHERY This battle uses the Triumph and Treachery rules.THE ARMIES Each player picks an army. The player using the Daughters of Khaine army is the Daughters of Khaine player. The other two players can use armies that belong to any other faction and must roll off. The winner of the roll-off is Player A and other player is Player B.THE BATTLEFIELD The players roll off. The winner sets up the battlefield’s terrain features.The players who did not set up the battlefields terrain features roll off. The winner chooses which long edge of the battlefield is the northern edge. DEPLOYMENT The players alternate setting up units, one at a time, starting with the player who chose the northern edge of the battlefield. Player A and Player B must set up their units wholly within their territory and more than 9" from all other players’ territories. The Daughters of Khaine player must set up their units wholly within their territory.The players continue to set up units until all units have been set up. If a player finishes setting up their units first, the remaining players continue to alternate setting up units until all units have been set up. WEAKENED ENEMIES After deployment is complete, the Daughters of Khaine player can pick D3 different enemy units from each of the other two armies. At least 1 of the units picked from each army must be a Battleline unit. Then, the Daughters of Khaine player rolls a dice for each unit that they picked. On a 1, that unit is unharmed. On a 2-3, that unit suffers D3 mortal wounds. On a 4-5, that unit suffers D6 mortal wounds. On a 6, that unit suffers 6 mortal wounds.BATTLE LENGTH The battle lasts for 4 battle rounds.VICTORY POINTS At the end of the battle, each player adds up the starting points values of all friendly units that have not been destroyed and that were not summoned to the battle and scores a number of victory points equal to the total.GLORIOUS VICTORY If the player with the most victory points at the end of the battle is Player A or Player B, that player wins a major victory if the Daughters of Khaine player has the fewest victory points and a minor victory if the Daughters of Khaine player does not have the fewest victory points.If the player with the most victory points at the end of the battle is the Daughters of Khaine player, they win a major victory if the number of victory points they have scored is greater than the victory points scored by Player A and Player B combined, and they win a minor victory if the number of victory points they have scored is less than the victory points scored by Player A and Player B combined. PATH TO GLORY REWARDS If the Daughters of Khaine player wins this battle, they complete the ‘Shadow War’ quest, gain 10 glory points and can make 2 exploration rolls in step 6 of the aftermath sequence of that battle instead of 1. | ||
MATCHED PLAY
If the battlepack you are using says that you must pick grand strategies and battle tactics for your army, you can pick from the following lists as well as those found in the battlepack you are using.
Grand Strategies
After you have picked your army, you can pick 1 of the grand strategies from the list below and record it on your army roster.WHIRLWIND OF BLADES Daughters of Khaine army only.
| ||||||
Battle Tactics
At the start of your hero phase, you can pick 1 battle tactic from the list below. You must reveal your choice to your opponent, and if your battle tactic instructs you to pick something, you must tell your opponent what you pick. You have until the end of that turn to complete the battle tactic. You cannot pick the same battle tactic more than once per battle.MURDEROUS PLOYS Daughters of Khaine army only.
| ||||||||
Core Battalions
You can include the following core battalion in a Daughters of Khaine army if the battlepack you are using says that you can use core battalions.
|
|
| ||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
The DAUGHTERS OF KHAINE keyword is used in the following Daughters of Khaine warscrolls:
The DAUGHTERS OF KHAINE and HERO keywords are used in the following Daughters of Khaine warscrolls:
- Unit champions can issue commands to their own unit (see 22.3.2).
- HEROES can issue commands to units that are wholly within 12" of them.
- Generals can issue commands to units that are wholly within 18" of them.
- TOTEMS can issue commands to units that are wholly within 18" of them.
Sometimes an ability will allow a single hit roll to score two or more hits. If this is the case, make all of the wound and save rolls for those hits at the same time.
Designer’s Note: Save rolls do not always succeed on an unmodified roll of 6, and they can be modified by more than -1.
| You do not have to pick a target for a charge attempt before making the charge roll. | ||
The WIZARD keyword is used in the following Daughters of Khaine warscrolls:
The MELUSAI keyword is used in the following Daughters of Khaine warscrolls:
You can use this command ability at the start of the hero phase. The unit that receives the command must be more than 3" from all enemy units. Roll 1 dice for each slain model from that unit. For each 6, you can return 1 slain model to that unit.
You can only return models to that unit that have a combined Wounds characteristic of 10 or less. For example, if the unit that received the command has a Wounds characteristic of 2, you can return a maximum of 5 models to that unit.
Mortal wounds caused while a unit is attacking are allocated at the same time as wounds caused by the unit’s attacks: after all of the unit’s attacks have been made. Mortal wounds caused at other times are allocated as soon as they are caused. Mortal wounds are allocated in the same way as wounds and are treated in the same manner as wounds for rules purposes.
You can use this command ability at the start of the battleshock phase. The unit that receives the command does not have to take battleshock tests in that phase.
The DAUGHTERS OF KHAINE and WIZARD keywords are used in the following Daughters of Khaine warscrolls:
The DAUGHTERS OF KHAINE and PRIEST keywords are used in the following Daughters of Khaine warscrolls:
The DAUGHTERS OF KHAINE, HERO and WIZARD keywords are used in the following Daughters of Khaine warscrolls:
A flying model cannot finish a move on top of another model or finish a normal move, run or retreat within 3" of an enemy unit.
The DAUGHTERS OF KHAINE, HERO and PRIEST keywords are used in the following Daughters of Khaine warscrolls:
| If a slain model is returned to its unit in the same turn that it is slain, it still counts as having been slain in that battle round for the purposes of battleshock tests. | ||
The HAGG NAR keyword is used in the following Daughters of Khaine warscrolls:
The DRAICHI GANETH and SISTERS OF SLAUGHTER keywords are used in the following Daughters of Khaine warscrolls:
The KHELT NAR keyword is used in the following Daughters of Khaine warscrolls:
The KHAILEBRON and HERO keywords are used in the following Daughters of Khaine warscrolls:
The KHAILEBRON keyword is used in the following Daughters of Khaine warscrolls:
The KRAITH and SISTERS OF SLAUGHTER keywords are used in the following Daughters of Khaine warscrolls:
The ZAINTHAR KAI and MELUSAI keywords are used in the following Daughters of Khaine warscrolls:
The HERO keyword is used in the following Daughters of Khaine warscrolls:
The HAG QUEEN keyword is used in the following Daughters of Khaine warscrolls:
The SLAUGHTER QUEEN keyword is used in the following Daughters of Khaine warscrolls:
The SISTERS OF SLAUGHTER keyword is used in the following Daughters of Khaine warscrolls:
The KHAINITE SHADOWSTALKERS keyword is used in the following Daughters of Khaine warscrolls:
The KHINERAI keyword is used in the following Daughters of Khaine warscrolls:
When you set up a reserve unit, either during deployment or once the battle is underway, you must tell your opponent that the unit is in reserve and keep it to one side instead of placing it on the battlefield. At the start of the fourth battle round, units that are still in reserve are destroyed. Units cannot cast spells or use abilities while they are in reserve unless the spell or ability specifically says it can be used by reserve units.
| Reserve units are picked as part of your army before the battle begins, while summoned units are units added to your army once the battle is underway. Models that have been removed from play can be used as part of a summoned unit. | ||
The SCÁTHBORN keyword is used in the following Daughters of Khaine warscrolls:
The CITIES OF SIGMAR and HERO keywords are used in the following Cities of Sigmar warscrolls:
The AVATAR OF KHAINE keyword is used in the following Daughters of Khaine warscrolls:
The CAULDRON OF BLOOD keyword is used in the following Daughters of Khaine warscrolls:
You can use this command ability when you pick a friendly unit to shoot in your shooting phase or fight in the combat phase. That unit must receive the command. Add 1 to hit rolls for attacks made by that unit until the end of that phase.
You can use this command ability when a friendly unit is picked as the target of an attack in the shooting or combat phase. That unit must receive the command. Add 1 to save rolls for attacks that target that unit until the end of that phase.
You can use this command ability after an enemy unit finishes a charge move. The unit that receives the command must be within 6" of that enemy unit and more than 3" from all other enemy units. Models in the unit that receives the command that are within 6" of the target unit can shoot in that phase, but when they do so, you must subtract 1 from hit rolls for their attacks and they can only target the unit that made the charge move.
You can use this command ability after you declare that a friendly unit will run. That unit must receive the command. The run roll is not made for that unit. Instead, 6" is added to that unit’s Move characteristic in that phase. The unit is still considered to have run.
You can use this command ability after you make a charge roll for a friendly unit. That unit must receive the command. You can re-roll the charge roll for that unit.