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The Rules

The Core Rules

Blades of Khorne

Mighty embodiments of the darkest of mortal emotions and compulsions, the Chaos Gods reside outside of reality. They are eternal beings of near limitless power, abominations who seek to corrupt all they survey. Constantly warring with each other, these deities vie for mastery over the Mortal Realms. In these conflicts there is one who most often stands ascendant.

This page contains all of the rules you need to field your Khorne 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.


	Contents Books Designers’ Commentary • Battletome: Blades of Khorne Allies Battle Traits • Slaughterhosts • Locus of Fury • Murderous to the Last • Hatred of Sorcery • Legions of Chaos • The Blood Tithe • Summon Daemons of Khorne Command Traits • Commanders of the Blood Legions • Lords of the Blood Tribes Artefacts of Power • Daemonic Adornments • Murderous Artefacts Prayer Scriptures • Blood Blessings of Khorne Slaughterhosts • Reapers of Vengeance • Bloodlords • Baleful Lords • Goretide • Skullfiend Tribe • The Flayed PATH TO GLORY • Fuelled by Bloodlust • The Trial of Skulls • Rewards of Khorne • Quests • Veteran Abilities • Territories • Heroic Upgrades The Hounds of Vengeance MATCHED PLAY • Grand Strategies • Battle Tactics • Core Battalions

Books

Book	Kind	Edition	Last update
Blades of Khorne
Blades of Khorne	Battletome	3	February 2024
Abraxia Spear of the Everchosen
Abraxia Spear of the Everchosen	Supplement	3	May 2024
Battlescroll: Impending Vermindoom
Battlescroll: Impending Vermindoom	Rulebook	3	April 2024
Slaves to Darkness
Slaves to Darkness	Battletome	3	February 2024
Regiments of Renown
Regiments of Renown	Warscroll	3	February 2024
Dawnbringers Book I: Harbingers
Dawnbringers Book I: Harbingers	Expansion	3	June 2023
Compendium: Monstrous Arcanum
Compendium: Monstrous Arcanum	Expansion	3	August 2021
Warhammer Legends: Monstrous Arcanum
Warhammer Legends: Monstrous Arcanum	Expansion	3	August 2021

Designers’ Commentary

Battletome: Blades of Khorne

Q:	Karanak’s Call of the Hunt ability allows friendly summoned FLESH HOUNDS units to be set up within 9" of enemy units if they are set up wholly within 8" of Karanak. Can such units be set up within 3" of enemy units?
A:	Yes.

Allies

CHAOS	ALLIES
Blades of Khorne	Maggotkin of Nurgle, Slaves to Darkness (excluding TZEENTCH units, KHORNE units and MARK OF CHAOS units)

Battle Traits


	Slaughterhosts Khorne’s mortal hordes and daemonic legions have brought slaughter and destruction to every corner of the realms. Each of these hosts has a favoured method of honouring Khorne, all of which involve shocking, unrelenting violence. You can pick 1 of the following subfactions for your army (core rules, 27.2.1). All BLADES OF KHORNE 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. REAPERS OF VENGEANCE BLOODLORDS BALEFUL LORDS GORETIDE SKULLFIEND TRIBE THE FLAYED Locus of Fury Nothing displeases the Lord of Skulls more than seeing his daemons cast down before blades can be drawn and slaughter unleashed. While a friendly BLADES OF KHORNE DAEMON unit is more than 8" from all enemy units, it benefits from the Locus of Fury. Units have a ward of 5+ while they benefit from the Locus of Fury. If a friendly BLADES OF KHORNE DAEMON unit retreats, it does not benefit from the Locus of Fury for the rest of the battle. Murderous to the Last Khorne’s devotees look for a final kill even in their death throes. Each time a friendly BLOODBOUND model is slain by an attack made with a melee weapon, you can pick 1 enemy unit within 3" of that model and make a murder roll by rolling a dice. On a 5+, that unit suffers 1 mortal wound. If the slain BLOODBOUND model was a HERO, make 3 murder rolls instead of 1. Hatred of Sorcery Armies that mass beneath the banners of the Blood God not only share their patron’s scorn for sorcery but are granted resilience against it. Should their rage prove hot enough to burn away foul magics, Khorne will no doubt bestow a blessing upon them. Each time a friendly BLADES OF KHORNE unit is affected by a spell cast by an enemy unit or the abilities of an endless spell summoned by an enemy unit, make a Hatred of Sorcery roll by rolling a dice. On a 5+, ignore the effects of that spell or endless spell’s abilities on that unit and you receive 1 Blood Tithe point. Each time a friendly unit casts a spell, you must roll a dice. On a 5+, that spell is automatically unbound. Legions of Chaos When an army dedicated to one of the Chaos Gods marches to war, it is often accompanied by hordes of Slaves to Darkness, snarling herds of beast-kin and other corrupted beings with similar goals. A Blades of Khorne army can include coalition units (see below) as follows: 2 in every 4 units in the army can be a coalition unit from the Slaves to Darkness faction that has the MARK OF CHAOS or KHORNE keyword and does not have the WIZARD keyword. Those units gain the KHORNE keyword (if they do not already have it). 1 in every 4 units in the army can be a coalition unit from the Beasts of Chaos faction that does not have the TZEENTCH, SLAANESH or WIZARD keywords. Those units gain the KHORNE keyword. COALITION UNITS Coalition units are ignored when determining if the units in the army are from a single faction. Coalition units cannot be generals. Designer’s Note: Coalition units are not allied units, so the limitations that apply to allied units do not apply to them. This means that coalition units can be given one of your army’s enhancements, as long as they have the correct keywords or are of the correct unit type needed to receive it.

The Blood Tithe

Khorne’s warriors receive divine rewards from their master when blood is shed; whether the sacrifice is theirs or that of their foes matters not.

When commanding a Blades of Khorne army, you can earn Blood Tithe points (BP) and spend them to use the Blood Tithe Reward abilities below and to summon units to the battlefield.

You begin the battle with 0 Blood Tithe points. Each time a unit is destroyed, you earn 1 Blood Tithe point.

Once at the end of each hero phase, you can spend your Blood Tithe points on 1 of the Blood Tithe Reward abilities from the list below. Each ability costs the number of Blood Tithe points shown next to its entry, and you can only spend Blood Tithe points on a Reward if you have enough Blood Tithe points to do so.

‘Rising Hatred’ and ‘Slaughter Triumphant’ can be picked multiple times in the same battle, and they are cumulative.

BP COST	BLOOD TITHE REWARD
1	Murderlust: All servants of Khorne feel the urge to kill, but when prey is near the impulse becomes all-consuming. Pick 1 friendly BLADES OF KHORNE unit that is more than 3" from all enemy units. That unit can make a D6" move, and it can finish that move within 3" of any enemy units. You can spend Blood Tithe points on this Reward up to 3 times at the end of each hero phase instead of only once, but you cannot pick the same unit to benefit from this ability more than once per phase.
2	Spelleater Curse: Beneath Khorne’s hateful gaze, even the most experienced of spellcasters feel their powers wane. You can spend Blood Tithe points on this Reward in your opponent’s hero phase immediately after an enemy WIZARD has cast a spell but before an unbinding attempt is made. That spell is automatically unbound (do not make an unbinding roll). If you spend Blood Tithe points on this Reward, you cannot spend any Blood Tithe points at the end of the same hero phase.
3	Brass Skull Meteor: A vast brass skull comes crashing down to obliterate all in its path. Pick 1 enemy unit on the battlefield and roll 8 dice. For each 5+, that unit suffers 1 mortal wound. Add 2 to each roll if the enemy unit has a Wounds characteristic of 10 or more or has 10 or more models.
4	Apoplectic Frenzy: Lashing out like a barbed whip, the Blood God’s favoured leap at the foe with terrible ferocity. Pick 1 friendly BLADES OF KHORNE unit within 3" of an enemy unit. That BLADES OF KHORNE unit can fight.
5	Rising Hatred: Craven witchcraft will not be the undoing of Khorne’s mighty legions. Add 1 to Hatred of Sorcery rolls until the end of the battle.
6	Heads Must Roll: The weapons brandished by Khorne’s followers glisten with a gore-slick sheen. They hunger for bloodshed and demand to be sated. Improve the Rend characteristic of melee weapons used by friendly BLADES OF KHORNE units by 1 until the end of the turn.
7	Let the Blood Flow: The battlefield must run red with gore! Roll 1 dice for each enemy unit on the battlefield that is within 3" of any friendly BLADES OF KHORNE units. On a 2+, that unit suffers D3 mortal wounds.
8	Slaughter Triumphant: Reality convulses as Khorne’s terrible rage floods the battlefield. Add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of melee weapons used by friendly BLADES OF KHORNE units until the end of the battle.

Summon Daemons of Khorne

As the battlefield becomes increasingly drenched in the blood of the fallen, and the skulls of worthy combatants pile up in gory tribute, reality itself is torn asunder. From these ragged wounds the daemons of Khorne pour forth into the Mortal Realms, a red tidal wave of slaughter, ferocity and seething rage.

If you have any Blood Tithe points at the end of your movement phase, you can summon 1 unit from the list below to the battlefield and add it to your army. Each unit you summon costs the number of Blood Tithe points shown next to its entry, and you can only summon it if you have enough Blood Tithe points to do so. Units must be set up more than 9" from all enemy units and either wholly within 8" of a friendly KHORNE HERO or wholly within 16" of a Skull Altar in your army.

BLADES OF KHORNE UNIT	BP COST
1 Exalted Greater Daemon of Khorne	16
1 Wrath of Khorne Bloodthirster	10
1 Bloodthirster of Insensate Rage	10
1 Bloodthirster of Unfettered Fury	10
1 BLOODLETTER HOST with 20 models	8
1 Flesh Hounds unit with 10 models	6
1 BLOODLETTER HOST with 10 models	5
1 Bloodcrushers unit with 3 models	5
1 Skull Cannon	5
1 Herald of Khorne on Blood Throne	5
1 Skullmaster, Herald of Khorne	4
1 Flesh Hounds unit with 5 models	3
1 Bloodmaster, Herald of Khorne	3

Command Traits

Commanders of the Blood Legions

BLADES OF KHORNE DAEMON general only.

Embodiment of Wrath

Wherever this warlord treads, the air shudders and the land seethes as the Blood God’s domain seeks to encroach upon the mortal plane.

At the start of your hero phase, roll a dice for each friendly BLOODLETTER HOST wholly within 16" of this general. On a 2+, you can return D3 slain models to that unit.

Favoured of Khorne

After claiming the skulls of eight worthy champions, this warlord has earned the favour of their patron.

If your general has this command trait, you begin the battle with 1 Blood Tithe point.

Firebrand

This daemonic general rouses a murderous hatred within their minions through the blasphemous catechisms they roar in battle.

This general becomes a PRIEST. If this general is already a PRIEST, they instead know 1 additional prayer from the Blood Blessings of Khorne.

Unrelenting Hunter

Nothing will stall this daemon’s murderous advance.

At the end of the combat phase, if this general fought in that phase and is within 3" of any enemy units, this general can make a pile-in move. Alternatively, at the end of the combat phase, if this general fought in that phase and is more than 3" from all enemy units, this general can make a normal move or attempt a charge.

Lords of the Blood Tribes

BLADES OF KHORNE BLOODBOUND general only.

Diabolical Purpose

This mighty warlord is a paragon of slaughter, and seeks out worthy champions against which to test their blade.

Add 1 to the Damage characteristic of attacks made by this general that target an enemy HERO.

Barbarian Lord

Claiming dominance over vast stretches of blood-soaked wilderness, countless blood tribes and pack-daemons follow this warlord into battle.

Add 1 to run rolls and charge rolls for this general and for friendly BLOODREAVERS, CLAWS OF KARANAK and FLESH HOUNDS units while they are wholly within 16" of this general.

Lord of the Gorechosen

This warlord marches into battle surrounded by eight of their greatest champions.

Add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of melee weapons used by friendly GORECHOSEN units while they are wholly within 16" of this general.

High-priest of Khorne

Through the many diabolical acts this Slaughterpriest has incited their followers to commit, they have drawn the eye of Khorne himself.

PRIEST only. In each of your hero phases, your general can chant 2 prayers that they know instead of 1.

Artefacts of Power

Daemonic Adornments

BLADES OF KHORNE DAEMON HERO only.

Mark of the Bloodreaper

Khorne’s baleful gaze never wanders from the bearer of this brutal rune.

The bearer has a ward of 4+ against mortal wounds.

Ar’gath, the King of Blades

This daemonic blade hungers for the flesh of champions and will not be denied by trickery or magic.

Ward rolls cannot be made for enemy units while they are within 3" of the bearer.

Halo of Blood

A corona of crimson light glares above this daemon’s horned head, marking them out as a true lord of war.

The strike-first effect applies to the bearer.

Skullshard Mantle

Adorned with shards from the Skull Throne, this daemon is near immune to magic.

Add 2 to Hatred of Sorcery rolls made for the bearer.

Murderous Artefacts

BLADES OF KHORNE BLOODBOUND HERO only.

Blood Rune

When this flesh-carved sigil glows red with hellfire, it signifies that Khorne is pleased with the offerings of worthy blood made by the bearer.

At the end of the combat phase, if any wounds caused by an attack made by the bearer were allocated to a HERO or MONSTER and not negated, you receive 1 Blood Tithe point.

Banner of Blood

The blood-scent of this banner drives the followers of Khorne into a frenzy.

BLOODSECRATOR only. You can re-roll charge rolls for friendly BLADES OF KHORNE units wholly within 16" of the bearer.

The Crimson Plate

This ancient armour bestows Khorne’s protection upon its wearer, provided it is burnished daily with the blood of champions.

The bearer has a ward of 5+.

Gorecleaver

This double-edged axe was long ago possessed by a daemon with a horrific appetite for mortal flesh. Should its wielder land a solid blow, the weapon will hungrily chew into the victim, tearing out ragged chunks of flesh as it is withdrawn.

Pick 1 of the bearer’s melee weapons. Improve the Rend characteristic of that weapon by 1. In addition, if the unmodified hit roll for an attack made with that weapon is 6, that attack causes 1 mortal wound to the target in addition to any damage it inflicts.

Prayer Scriptures

Blood Blessings of Khorne

BLADES OF KHORNE PRIEST (including Unique units) only.

Blood Sacrifice

Prayers to Khorne are always answered with calls for blood, and he cares not whence the blood flows.

Blood Sacrifice is a prayer that has an answer value of 4 and a range of 8". If answered, pick 1 friendly BLADES OF KHORNE unit wholly within range and visible to the chanter. That unit suffers D3 mortal wounds and you receive 1 Blood Tithe point.

Bloodbind

An insatiable murderlust fills the minds of the enemy and clouds all other thoughts as they hurtle towards the chanter.

Bloodbind is a prayer that has an answer value of 3 and a range of 16". If answered, pick 1 enemy unit within range, visible to the chanter and more than 3" from all friendly units. Your opponent must make a move of up to 8" with that unit. All of the models in that unit must finish that move as close as possible to the chanter and can finish that move within 3" of units in your army.

Bronzed Flesh

With searing heat, the skin of Khorne’s devotees blisters and hardens to become like the hide of a Juggernaut.

Bronzed Flesh is a prayer that has an answer value of 3 and a range of 16". If answered, pick 1 friendly BLADES OF KHORNE unit wholly within range and visible to the chanter. Add 1 to save rolls for attacks that target that unit until the start of your next hero phase.

Killer Instinct

Their minds filled with visions of glory and bloodshed, these warriors race towards the enemy, eager to close in for the kill.

Killer Instinct is a prayer that has an answer value of 3 and a range of 16". If answered, pick 1 friendly BLADES OF KHORNE unit wholly within range, visible to the chanter and more than 3" from all enemy units. That unit can make a normal move.

Unholy Flames

The priest imbues the blades of their allies with daemonic fire, so that they may claim skulls with horrific ease.

Unholy Flames is a prayer that has an answer value of 4 and a range of 16". If answered, pick 1 friendly BLADES OF KHORNE unit wholly within range and visible to the chanter. Until the start of your next hero phase, improve the Rend characteristic of that unit’s melee weapons by 1.

Witchbane Curse

A blood-hex is placed upon a craven wizard of the enemy, sapping their willpower. If they do still manage to work their sorcery, the Blood God engulfs them in white-hot flames.

Witchbane Curse is a prayer that has an answer value of 4. If answered, pick 1 enemy WIZARD unit visible to the chanter. Until the start of your next hero phase, subtract 1 from casting rolls made for that unit. In addition, until the start of your next hero phase, each time that unit attempts to cast a spell and that spell is not successfully cast, that unit suffers D3 mortal wounds.

Slaughterhosts

Reapers of Vengeance

The Reapers of Vengeance are a scything axe of destruction, a legion sent to wreak havoc upon those who have drawn the Blood God’s vindictive gaze. Armies that win through wizardry or craven tactics, and those who fight only in order to bring about lasting peace: all have met the same grisly end upon the blades of the Reapers.

Brutal Retribution: The commanders of the craven are the first to feel the red-hot wrath of Khorne.

Add 1 to hit rolls for attacks made by friendly REAPERS OF VENGEANCE DAEMON units that target an enemy HERO. In addition, each time an enemy HERO is slain, you receive 1 additional Blood Tithe point.

Bloodlords

They are the vanquishers of the unbeatable foe, the flame-anointed bringers of doom. The Bloodlords believe themselves to be Khorne’s favoured killers, and the long list of crushing victories to their name suggests this may be true. As a result, the legion is constantly striving for noteworthy trophies, reaping skulls by the thousand in order to maintain their exalted status.

The First to Draw Blood: At the vanguard of the Bloodlords’ legions race vast hosts of Bloodletters eager to claim the skulls of the enemy.

When you use the Decapitating Blow ability for a BLOODLORDS BLOODLETTER unit, mortal wounds are caused on an unmodified roll of 5+ instead of 6 if that unit made a charge move in the same turn.

Baleful Lords

Clad in armour of midnight, the Bloodthirsters of the Baleful Lords hurtle toward their foes like blazing black comets, tearing them apart in a frenzy of carnage. These nightmarish champions are veterans of Khorne’s endless wars in the Realm of Chaos, and they relish the opportunity to lay waste to the lands of mortals.

Unbound Slaughter: The Bloodthirsters of the Baleful Lords delight in the opportunity to wreak terrible carnage upon the Mortal Realms.

While a friendly BALEFUL LORDS BLOODTHIRSTER, other than SKARBRAND, is wholly within 8" of any other friendly BALEFUL LORDS BLOODTHIRSTERS, other than SKARBRAND, use the top row on its damage table regardless of how many wounds it has suffered.

Goretide

The mere mention of the Goretide is enough to strike fear into the hearts of even the most valiant warriors. Led by their dreaded warlord Korghos Khul, conqueror of a thousand empires, the blood-drunk killers have cut a gory path across Aqshy. Where the Goretide march, carnage and slaughter abound.

Tireless Conquerors: Countless empires have burned beneath the relentless campaigns of the Goretide.

Add 1 to wound rolls for attacks made with melee weapons by friendly GORETIDE BLOODBOUND units that target an enemy unit that is contesting an objective you do not control, or that target an enemy unit wholly within enemy territory.

Skullfiend Tribe

Feared headhunters, the Skullfiend Tribe have refined decapitation into a brutal art form, and delight in nothing more than the sensation of their axes slicing through the neck of a worthy foe. Their determination to claim skulls for Khorne grants them fearsome speed as they hurl themselves into battle.

Blood-crazed Berserkers: The warriors of the Skullfiend Tribe charge headlong into the fray, eager to be the first to offer skulls to their patron.

If you make an unmodified charge roll of 8+ for a friendly SKULLFIEND TRIBE BLOODBOUND unit, the strike-first effect applies to that unit until the end of the turn.

The Flayed

The Flayed are a horde of deranged killers who exult in the utter ruination of their enemies and the taking of trophies from their mutilated remains. When they enter battle, their bone armour - crafted from the skeletons of those they have butchered - soon becomes drenched in crimson gore.

Blood-woken Runes: When the bone armour of the Flayed is drenched in gore, Khornate runes carved into the surface blaze with power, imbuing these warriors with daemonic resilience.

Friendly THE FLAYED BLOODBOUND units have a ward of 5+ if they have been picked to fight in the same phase.

PATH TO GLORY

The following section includes rules for your Path to Glory campaign if you are using a Blades of Khorne army.

Fuelled by Bloodlust

Beyond the bounds of the Realm of Chaos, Khorne’s daemons maintain their corporeal forms by shedding the blood of their enemies. Those who reap a great tally of skulls are bolstered as the veil between the Mortal Realms and Khorne’s infernal domain grows thin, while those who fail are scorned by their patron and sent back whence they came.

In step 2 of the aftermath sequence, when making a casualty roll for a BLADES OF KHORNE DAEMON unit, if you won a major victory or minor victory, halve the number of dice you roll for that casualty roll (rounding down). However, if you did not win the battle, double the number of dice you must roll instead.

The Trial of Skulls

During your Path to Glory campaign, keep a track of how many skulls your warlord has claimed for Khorne in the Notes section on your order of battle. This tally begins at 0 and increases by 1 each time an enemy model is slain by an attack made by your warlord, or by an ability used by your warlord.

WARLORD’S RENOWN	MODIFIER
Less than 20	-2
20-34	-1
35-49	0
50-64	+1
65-87	+2
88+	+3

Each time the number of skulls your warlord has claimed reaches a multiple of 8, (for example, 8, 16, 24, 32 and so on), you receive a Reward of Khorne in step 7 of the aftermath sequence. Each time you receive a reward, roll on the Reward of Khorne table below. The score is modified by your warlord’s renown as shown on the right:

Rewards of Khorne

2D6	REWARD OF KHORNE
0-2	Khorne Cares Not: Your pathetic achievements mean nothing to the Blood God. Return when you have claimed some skulls of worth. This result has no effect.
3-4	Glory to his Aspiring Champion: Your deeds have not gone unnoticed. Continue on this path and you shall be rewarded... You receive D6 glory points.
5-6	Blood-marked Killers: Your warriors stand drenched in the blood of their enemies, and their martial prowess grows to new heights. Each unit on your order of battle gains D3 renown points (roll separately for each unit).
7-8	Infernal Servants: Pleased with the carnage you have wrought upon the Mortal Realms thus far. Khorne grants you a score of daemonic warriors to bolster your legions. You can add 1 Flesh Hounds unit or 1 BLOODLETTER HOST to your order of battle without spending any glory points.
9-10	Crimson Rain: For eight days and eight nights, blood pours down from the skies, invigorating your legions. Pick up to 8 units on your order of battle. Reduce the casualty score of each of those units by D6 (roll separately for each unit) or remove any injury they have.
11-12	Diabolical Relic: A powerful artefact, tempered in the blood of your slain enemies, is granted to you. You can immediately add 1 new artefact of power to your vault.
13-14	Worth Their Weight In Brass: Pleased with the mountain of skulls you have brought him, the Blood God grants you their weight in molten brass. You receive 4D6 glory points.
15	Dreadhold: Khorne bestows upon you a fortress forged of brass and lined with the skulls of your enemies. It is a fitting reward for his favoured champion. You can immediately upgrade your stronghold to an Imposing Stronghold, or your Imposing Stronghold to a Mighty Stronghold, without spending any glory points to do so. If you already have a Mighty Stronghold, you receive 8D6 glory points instead.

Quests

When you pick a quest, you can pick from the following quests in addition to those in the Core Book.


	QUEST Glorious Slaughter The Blood God’s demand for skulls is relentless. Seek out his enemies, bring their decapitated heads as trophies, and your patron will reward you in kind. This quest cannot be completed (after all, Khorne’s bloodlust can never be sated). Instead, while embarked on this quest, you earn 1 glory point each time an enemy unit is destroyed. You earn 2 glory points instead if the destroyed enemy unit was a HERO.


	QUEST Karanak’s Hunt The three-headed daemon, Karanak, the Blood God’s most favoured Flesh Hound, seeks out a champion of the enemy to deliver Khorne’s wrath upon them. You have been tasked to aid Karanak’s hunt and let not The enemies of the Blood God impede him. While embarked on this quest, you can include KARANAK in your army in Path to Glory battles even if he is not on your order of battle. At the end of each Path to Glory battle, roll a dice for each friendly BLADES OF KHORNE unit that is wholly within enemy territory. For each 4+, you discover 1 clue as to the whereabouts of Karanak’s quarry. Keep a tally of how many clues you discover. Once you have discovered 3 or more clues, you can fight Path to Glory battles using the ‘The Hounds of Vengeance’ battleplan. Once you have fought a Path to Glory battle using the ‘The Hounds of Vengeance’ battleplan, you complete this quest. The rewards for completing this quest are listed in the battleplan.


	QUEST The Great Game Khorne strives for dominance over his three brothers, and any of his servants who can deal a blow to the other Chaos Gods will be greatly rewarded. At the end of a Path to Glory battle, you complete this quest if you won a major victory and the unit picked to be your opponent’s general had the TZEENTCH, NURGLE or SLAANESH keyword. When you complete this quest, you receive 1 additional Reward of Khorne in step 7 of the aftermath sequence.


	QUEST Pyramid of Skulls To the devotees of Khorne, there is no act of worship more worthy than to construct a pyramid of skulls torn from the remains of one’s butchered enemies. At the summit of this grim monument must then be placed the head of a particularly powerful foe. Once this capstone is in place, Khorne will surely shower you with rewards... You can only pick this quest if the Skull-marked Mountain territory is under your control and it has not yet been upgraded with a Pyramid of Skulls. While this quest is on your Path to Glory roster, keep a tally of the number of enemy models slain in battle in the progress section of your quest log. When the tally reaches 87, stop adding to the tally. Your warlord is now searching for the perfect skull with which to cap the pyramid. If you earn a major victory while your tally is 87, and in that battle the unit your opponent picked to be their general was slain, you can complete this quest in the aftermath sequence of that battle. When you complete this quest, you gain 15 glory points and your warlord gains 15 renown points. In addition, your Skull-marked Mountain territory is upgraded with a Pyramid of Skulls.

Veteran Abilities

Each time a BLADES OF KHORNE unit on your Path to Glory roster gains a veteran ability, you can pick 1 of the veteran abilities from the table below instead of the table found in the Core Book.

BLADES OF KHORNE VETERAN ABILITIES

The Edge of the Axe: Like the daemonic hounds that prowl around Khorne’s throne, these warriors are tireless in the pursuit of worthy prey. In battle they can barely be restrained, racing forwards and eager to be the first to see the blood flow.

This unit can use this veteran ability once per battle in your hero phase. If it does so, this unit can make a normal move in that hero phase.

Rune-etched Weapons: These warriors bear cursed weapons that feed on their wielder’s fury. As the rage of battle overcomes them, so do the edges of their blades begin to glow white-hot.

This unit can use this veteran ability once per battle when it is picked to fight in the combat phase, if it does so, improve the Rend characteristic of that unit’s melee weapons by 1 until the end of that phase.

Merciless Killers: Their minds filled with nothing but a burning desire to hack the enemy to pieces, these warriors are nigh unstoppable in combat.

This unit can use this veteran ability once per battle in the combat phase, after this unit has fought for the first time in that phase. If it does so, this unit can fight for a second time in that phase but the strike-last effect applies to it until the end of the phase.

Reapers of Blood: These warriors are skilled at severing the arteries of the enemy, unleashing crimson fountains across the battlefield as they expertly cut down the foe.

This unit can use this veteran ability once per battle at the start of any phase. If it does so, you earn 1 additional Blood Tithe point each time an enemy unit is destroyed by attacks made by this unit in that phase.

Go Down Fighting: With their dying breaths, these bloodthirsty warriors cut and hack at the foe with every ounce of their remaining strength.

BLOODBOUND only. This unit can use this veteran ability once per battle at the start of any phase. If it does so, you can make 1 additional murder roll each time a model from this unit is slain that phase.

Seething Hatred: These Bloodletters harbour such an intense loathing of Khorne’s enemies that even after being cast back to the Realm of Chaos, there is a fleeting chance for them to step straight back in the Mortal Realms to deliver their god’s judgement.

BLOODLETTER HOST only. This unit can use this veteran ability once per battle at the start of your hero phase. If it does so, you can return D6 slain models to that unit.

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. Some of these territories allow you to send a unit to them. A unit cannot be sent to more than 1 territory in each aftermath sequence, and any such units cannot be picked for the ‘Borderlands’ territory in the Core Book.

BLADES OF KHORNE FACTION TERRITORIES (D66)

61 BLASTED WASTELAND
These blood-soaked lands are inhabited by savage tribesmen and packs of ferocious Flesh Hounds that heed your summons to war.

In step 7 of the aftermath sequence, you can pick 1 BLOODREAVERS unit or 1 FLESH HOUNDS unit and recuperate it without spending any glory points to do so.
[Upgrade 10GP] Conquered: You can pick 2 such units instead of 1.

62 SLAUGHTER PIT
Slaughter Pits are a common sight around many Dreadholds, especially those marked by the Lord of Skulls. The gladiatorial battles fought here serve not only to venerate Khorne and ensure that blood flows freely, but also to hone the martial prowess of the warriors who participate.

In step 3 of the aftermath sequence, you can pick 1 unit on your order of battle that was not included in your army in that battle to be sent to this territory.
If you do so, roll a dice. On a 3+, that unit gains 1 renown point. However, on a roll of 1, that unit must either make an injury roll or have its casualty score increased by 1 (whichever is applicable).
[Upgrade 10GP] Arena of Blood: You can send 2 such units instead of 1.

63 BLOOD TEMPLE
Blasphemous rituals and dark blood rites are performed by the priests of the Blood God at this unholy place.

Increase your PRIESTS limit by 2. In addition, if you win a major victory, in step 3 of the aftermath sequence, you can pick 1 PRIEST on your order of battle to be sent to this territory. If you do so, that PRIEST gains D6 renown points and on the roll of a 6, you can immediately add 1 Blades of Khorne invocation to your vault without spending any glory points to do so.
[Upgrade 5GP] Fiery Altar: Increase your PRIESTS limit by 3 instead of 2.

64 INFERNAL FORGE
Within this blazing forge are crafted diabolical daemon engines and beasts of solid iron with which to bolster your legions.

Increase your WAR MACHINES limit by 2. In addition, reduce the glory points cost of adding and recuperating BLOODCRUSHERS, MIGHTY SKULLCRUSHERS and SKULL CANNON units by 1 (to a minimum of 1).
[Upgrade 5GP] Daemonsmith: Reduce the glory points cost of adding and recuperating such units by 2 instead of 1.

65 POOL OF MOLTEN BRASS
This region has fallen under Khorne’s gaze, and now bubbling pools of liquid brass rise up and spill over the lands. The Slaughterpriests, Skullgrinders and daemonic craftsmen of the Blood God can harness this blessed metal to fashion mighty monoliths that will scour the taint of wizardry from your domain.

You receive D3 additional glory points in step 1 of the aftermath sequence.
[Upgrade 30GP] Brass Monolith: In addition, when fighting a battle against another Path to Glory army, add 1 to Hatred of Sorcery rolls. You can never have more than 1 territory of this type that has been upgraded.

66 SKULL-MARKED MOUNTAIN
During the Age of Chaos, this land was held in the Blood God’s unforgiving grasp. His power still lingers here, with a nearby mountain bearing the visage of a leering skull carved into its side. It is no doubt a sacred site, and there would be no act more worthy for a follower of Khorne than to raise a pyramid of skulls atop its highest peak.

You can never have more than 1 territory of this type. This territory has no effect until it is upgraded. It is upgraded by completing the ‘Pyramid of Skulls’ quest.
[Upgrade] Pyramid of Skulls: When fighting a battle against another Path to Glory army, you receive 1 Blood Tithe point at the start of each hero phase.

Heroic Upgrades

During your Path to Glory campaign, you may be able to pick heroic upgrades for your HEROES. A heroic upgrade replaces the warscroll of a HERO with another, more powerful one and represents them becoming a mighty champion in your army.

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 that 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 pick only 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.

CORE ENHANCEMENTS

When you pick a heroic upgrade for a HERO, they keep their renown points and any core enhancements that they are still eligible for. If your HERO has any core enhancements that they are no longer eligible for, they lose those core enhancements. If this enables you to pick a new core enhancement for your order of battle, you can do so.

Upgraded Warscroll	Required Warscroll	Required Renown Points	Glory Points Cost
Herald of Khorne on Blood Throne	Bloodmaster, Herald of Khorne	30	6
Skullmaster, Herald of Khorne	Bloodmaster, Herald of Khorne	25	4
Lord of Khorne on Juggernaut	Mighty Lord of Khorne or Exalted Deathbringer	25	3
Mighty Lord of Khorne	Exalted Deathbringer	20	4
Exalted Deathbringer	Aspiring Deathbringer	15	3

Battleplan

The Hounds of Vengeance

Commanded by the Blood God himself to join the pack of Karanak, first among Flesh Hounds, you have waged war across the Mortal Realms and left a trail of headless corpses in your wake. Now you have closed in upon the beast’s quarry. You can smell their blood and fear upon the wind. You have them trapped on all sides and there can be no escape.

Aid Karanak this last time by bringing yet more slaughter to the enemies of Khorne, and your rewards shall be great. Fail in this task, and prepare to face Karanak’s wrath yourself...

QUEST BATTLEPLAN

You can use this battleplan if one player is using a Blades of Khorne army, has embarked on the ‘Karanak’s Hunt’ quest and has discovered 3 or more clues. Use the Path to Glory battlepack.

THE ARMIES

The player embarked on the ‘Karanak’s Hunt’ quest is the Blades of Khorne player and must use a Blades of Khorne army. Their opponent is the defender.

THE BATTLEFIELD

The players roll off. The winner sets up the battlefield’s terrain features and then the other player chooses which edge of the battlefield is the northern edge.

After the terrain features have been set up, starting with the player who won the roll off, each player picks 1 terrain feature and rolls on the Mysterious Terrain table (core rules, 28.1.3) to determine which scenery rule applies to that terrain feature during the battle.

FACTION TERRAIN

The defender can set up a faction terrain feature.

DEPLOYMENT

The defender sets up their army first, wholly within their territory. The defender cannot set up HEROES in reserve. Then the Blades of Khorne player sets up their army wholly within their territory and more than 8" from all enemy units.

BATTLE LENGTH

The battle lasts until Karanak’s Quarry (see below) is slain, or for 5 battle rounds.

FIRST TURN

The defender chooses which player takes the first turn in the first battle round.

KARANAK’S QUARRY

The Blades of Khorne player assigns each enemy HERO a different number from 1-6. If there are more than 6 enemy HEROES, the Blades of Khorne player can pick which 6 are assigned a number. Then, the Blades of Khorne player secretly rolls a dice (for example, by placing it under a cup). The HERO with the number that matches the roll is Karanak’s Quarry (re-roll the dice if no HERO matches the roll).

Once per battle, at the start of the Blades of Khorne player’s hero phase, they can choose to reveal who Karanak’s Quarry is. If they do so, they receive a number of Blood Tithe points equal to the number of the current battle round.

GLORIOUS VICTORY

When the battle ends, if Karanak’s Quarry has been slain, the Blades of Khorne player wins a major victory. Otherwise, if Karanak’s Quarry is within 8" of a battlefield edge, the defender wins a minor victory, and if they are more than 8" from all battlefield edges, the defender wins a major victory.

PATH TO GLORY REWARDS

The player who wins the battle, can immediately pick 1 territory from their faction terrain table and bring it under their control without spending any glory points to do so. In addition, if the Blades of Khorne player wins the battle, they receive 2D6 glory points.

However, if the defender wins the battle, the Blades of Khorne player must make an injury roll for their warlord regardless of whether they were slain or not during the battle, and no glory point can be spent to re-roll the result. This represents Karanak’s inescapable fury as the daemon-hound instead claims from you a measure of that which he should have claimed from the foe...


	BONUS RENOWN When Karanak’s Quarry is slain, each unit in the Blades of Khorne army within 8" of Karanak’s Quarry gains 1 bonus renown point. If Karanak’s Quarry is not slain, at the end of the battle, Karanak’s Quarry gains 8 bonus renown points.

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 below and record it on your army roster.

FOR THE BLOOD GOD

Blades of Khorne army only.

The Blood Legions March: When the battle ends, you complete this grand strategy if in every battle round after the first you summoned any BLADES OF KHORNE DAEMON units to the battlefield by spending Blood Tithe points.

‘Bring Me A Worthy Skull’: At the start of the first battle round, ask your opponent to pick 1 HERO from their army to be the worthy foe. When the battle ends, you complete this grand strategy if that HERO has been slain and the model picked to be your general has not been slain.

Reap the Blood Tithe: When the battle ends, you complete this grand strategy if in every battle round after the first, you spent Blood Tithe points to use a Blood Tithe Reward and you did not use the same Blood Tithe Reward more than once.

Disciples of Carnage: When the battle ends, you complete this grand strategy if you completed at least 4 battle tactics and every battle tactic you completed was from the ‘For the Skull Throne’ list.

Battle Tactics

At the start of your hero phase, you can pick 1 of the battle tactics 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.

FOR THE SKULL THRONE

Blades of Khorne army only.

Blood for the Altar: Pick 1 enemy unit within 8" of your Skull Altar. You complete this battle tactic if that enemy unit is destroyed during this turn.

Slay the Sorcerer: Pick 1 enemy WIZARD HERO on the battlefield. You complete this battle tactic if that HERO is slain during this turn.

The Trial of Skulls: Pick 1 friendly unit. You complete this battle tactic if 8 or more enemy models are slain by attacks made by that unit during this turn.

No Cowards Among Us: You complete this battle tactic at the end of this turn if all friendly BLADES OF KHORNE units on the battlefield are within 8" of any enemy units.

Leave None Standing: Pick 1 friendly unit within 3" of any enemy units. You complete this battle tactic if that unit fights in the combat phase of this turn and at the end of that phase there are no enemy units within 3" of that unit.

The Battlefield Runs Red: You complete this battle tactic if 4 or more units were destroyed during this turn.

Core Battalions

You can include the following core battalion in a Blades of Khorne army if the battlepack you are using says that you can use core battalions.

	GORECHOSEN

UNIT ICONS (Mandatory/Optional)
	Gorechosen: GORECHOSEN unit

BATTALION ABILITY ICONS
	Unified: One-drop Deployment (see 26.2.1).
	Expert: Once per battle, 1 unit from this battalion can receive the All-out Attack or All-out Defence command without the command being issued and without a command point being spent.
	Magnificent: When you pick enhancements for your army (see 27.3), you can pick 1 extra enhancement.
	Slayers: Once per battle, 1 unit from this battalion can receive the All-out Attack or Unleash Hell command without the command being issued and without a command point being spent.
	Strategists: Once per battle, when you receive command points at the start of your hero phase, you can receive 1 extra command point.
	Swift: Once per battle, 1 unit from this battalion can receive the At the Double or Forward to Victory command without the command being issued and without a command point being spent.


	You do not have to pick a target for a charge attempt before making the charge roll.


	Most rules for artefacts of power refer to the bearer. The bearer is the model to which an artefact of power has been given (see section 27.5.2 for some examples).


	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.

Blades of Khorne

Books

Designers’ Commentary

Battletome: Blades of Khorne

Allies

Battle Traits

Slaughterhosts

Locus of Fury

Murderous to the Last

Hatred of Sorcery

Legions of Chaos

The Blood Tithe

Summon Daemons of Khorne

Command Traits

Commanders of the Blood Legions

Lords of the Blood Tribes

Artefacts of Power

Daemonic Adornments

Murderous Artefacts

Prayer Scriptures

Blood Blessings of Khorne

Slaughterhosts

Reapers of Vengeance

Bloodlords

Baleful Lords

Goretide

Skullfiend Tribe

The Flayed

PATH TO GLORY

Fuelled by Bloodlust

The Trial of Skulls

Rewards of Khorne

Quests

Glorious Slaughter

Karanak’s Hunt

The Great Game

Pyramid of Skulls

Veteran Abilities

Territories

Heroic Upgrades

The Hounds of Vengeance

MATCHED PLAY

Grand Strategies

Battle Tactics

Core Battalions

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