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 Blades of Khorne miniatures on the battlefields of the Mortal Realms, from a host of exciting faction rules to a range of warscrolls. The rules are split into the following sections:Contents | ||
Books
| Book | Kind | Edition | Last update | |
 Blades of Khorne | ||||
| Blades of Khorne | Faction Pack | 4 | December 2024 | |
 Battle Profiles & Rules updates | ||||
| Battle Profiles & Rules updates | Rulebook | 4 | July 2025 | |
 Scourge of Ghyran - Blades of Khorne | ||||
| Scourge of Ghyran - Blades of Khorne | Expansion | 4 | May 2025 | |
 Legends compendium | ||||
| Legends compendium | Warscroll | 4 | April 2025 | |
 Flesh-eater Courts | ||||
| Flesh-eater Courts | Faction Pack | 4 | April 2025 | |
 Gloomspite Gitz | ||||
| Gloomspite Gitz | Battletome | 4 | March 2025 | |
 Sons of Behemat | ||||
| Sons of Behemat | Faction Pack | 4 | January 2025 | |
 Maggotkin of Nurgle | ||||
| Maggotkin of Nurgle | Faction Pack | 4 | January 2025 | |
 Slaves to Darkness | ||||
| Slaves to Darkness | Battletome | 4 | December 2024 | |
 Skaven | ||||
| Skaven | Battletome | 4 | September 2024 | |
Designers’ Commentary
Faction Pack: Blades of Khorne
| Q: | If I use ‘Slaughter Triumphant’ to set up a replacement BLOODTHIRSTER, and the unit I am replacing had one or more enhancements, does the replacement unit retain those enhancements? |
| A: | No. |
Faction Rules
Battle Traits
Blades of Khorne armies can use the following abilities:
 Passive |
THE BLOOD TITHE: Khorne’s warriors receive divine rewards when blood is shed – whether theirs or that of their foes.
Effect: You start the battle with 0 blood tithe points. Earn 1 blood tithe point each time a unit (friendly or enemy) is destroyed.
| Reaction: Opponent declared a SPELL ability |
SPELLEATER CURSE: Beneath Khorne’s hateful gaze, even the most experienced spellcasters feel their powers wane.
Declare: You can only use this ability if you have not used any BLOOD TITHE abilities this phase. Spend 2 blood tithe points.
Effect: That spell is unbound.
Effect: That spell is unbound.
| KEYWORDS | BLOOD TITHE |
| Any Movement Phase |
SLAUGHTER TRIUMPHANT: Reality convulses as Khorne’s rage floods the battle.
Declare: You can only use this ability if you have not used any BLOOD TITHE abilities this phase. Spend 8 blood tithe points.
Effect: Pick 1 of the following effects:
Effect: Pick 1 of the following effects:
- Add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of melee weapons used by friendly BLADES OF KHORNE units for the rest of the battle.
- Pick a friendly non-UNIQUE BLOODTHIRSTER unit that has been destroyed. Set up an identical replacement unit on the battlefield more than 9" from all enemy units.
| KEYWORDS | BLOOD TITHE |
 Any Movement Phase |
MURDERLUST: All servants of Khorne feel the urge to kill, but when prey is near, the impulse becomes all-consuming.
Declare: You can only use this ability if you have not used any BLOOD TITHE abilities this phase. Spend 1 blood tithe point and pick a friendly BLADES OF KHORNE unit that is not in combat to be the target.
Effect: The target can move 3". It can move into combat.
Effect: The target can move 3". It can move into combat.
| KEYWORDS | BLOOD TITHE, MOVE |
 Any Hero Phase |
BRASS SKULL METEOR: A brass skull crashes down to obliterate all in its path.
Declare: You can only use this ability if you have not used any BLOOD TITHE abilities this phase. Spend 4 blood tithe points and pick an enemy unit that is visible to a friendly BLADES OF KHORNE HERO to be the target.
Effect: Roll 8 dice. For each 3+, inflict 1 mortal damage on the target.
Effect: Roll 8 dice. For each 3+, inflict 1 mortal damage on the target.
| KEYWORDS | BLOOD TITHE |
| Any Combat Phase |
HEADS MUST ROLL: The weapons brandished by Khorne’s followers glisten with a gore-slick sheen.
Declare: You can only use this ability if you have not used any BLOOD TITHE abilities this phase. Spend 6 blood tithe points.
Effect: For the rest of the turn, add 1 to the Rend characteristic of melee weapons used by friendly BLADES OF KHORNE units.
Effect: For the rest of the turn, add 1 to the Rend characteristic of melee weapons used by friendly BLADES OF KHORNE units.
| KEYWORDS | BLOOD TITHE |
Battle Formations
You can pick 1 of the following battle formations for a Blades of Khorne army. Each battle formation grants a different ability you can use in the battle.
BATTLE PROFILE
| Name | Points |
| Khornate Legion | 0 |
| Brass Stampede | 0 |
| Murder Host | 0 |
| Bloodbound Warhorde | 0 |
| Tournament of Skulls | 0 |
| The Goretide | 0 |
Khornate Legion
| Once Per Turn (Army), Reaction: You declared a FIGHT ability for a friendly BLADES OF KHORNE DAEMON unit |
BUTCHERS OF NATIONS: When the daemonic hosts of Khorne lead their Bloodbound followers into battle, they crush all before them in a storm of goresplattered carnage.
Used By: The unit using that FIGHT ability.
Effect: Pick a friendly BLOODBOUND unit that has not used a FIGHT ability this turn and is within 12" of the unit using this ability to be the target. The target can be picked to use a FIGHT ability immediately after the FIGHT ability used by this unit has been resolved.
Effect: Pick a friendly BLOODBOUND unit that has not used a FIGHT ability this turn and is within 12" of the unit using this ability to be the target. The target can be picked to use a FIGHT ability immediately after the FIGHT ability used by this unit has been resolved.
Brass Stampede
| Passive |
OBLITERATING CHARGE: Nothing can stop the thunderous onset of a Brass Stampede once it has scented the blood of the foe.
Effect: If the unmodified charge roll for a friendly BLADES OF KHORNE CAVALRY unit is 8+, it has STRIKE-FIRST for the rest of the turn.
Murder Host
 Passive |
STRENGTH THROUGH SLAUGHTER: The shedding of blood in abundance enhances a Khornate daemon’s ability to linger in reality.
Effect: If a friendly non-MONSTER BLADES OF KHORNE DAEMON uses a FIGHT ability, it has WARD (5+) for the rest of the turn.
Bloodbound Warhorde
| Passive |
TIRELESS CONQUERORS: Massed into a single mighty horde, the Bloodbound surge across the battlefield with blades held high, their rage and hatred rolling like a tidal wave before them.
Effect: Add 1 to hit rolls for combat attacks made by friendly BLOODBOUND units that target an enemy unit that is contesting an objective you do not control.
Tournament of Skulls
| Once Per Turn (Army), Your Hero Phase |
BLOODY COMPETITORS: Where the mortal followers and daemons of Khorne fight next to one another, they compete to reap the most skulls in the name of their grim deity.
Declare: Pick a friendly non-HERO BLOODBOUND unit and a friendly non-HERO BLADES OF KHORNE DAEMON unit to be the targets.
Effect: Until the start of your next turn, while the targets are wholly within 12" of each other, add 1 to wound rolls for the targets’ combat attacks.
Effect: Until the start of your next turn, while the targets are wholly within 12" of each other, add 1 to wound rolls for the targets’ combat attacks.
The Goretide
| Once Per Turn (Army), Your Movement Phase |
TIDE OF SAVAGERY: Since Korghos Khul’s ascension to daemonhood, the Goretide are filled with renewed purpose, rushing into battle with ever greater vigour.
Declare: Pick a friendly BLOODBOUND HERO and up to 2 other friendly BLOODBOUND units that are wholly within 12" of that HERO to be the targets.
Effect: Add 2" to the targets’ Move characteristic for the rest of the turn.
Effect: Add 2" to the targets’ Move characteristic for the rest of the turn.
Heroic Traits
Commanders of the Blood Legions
HERO only.| Passive |
FIREBRAND: This champion rouses a murderous hatred within their minions through the blasphemous catechisms they roar in battle.
Effect: If this unit is not a PRIEST, it has PRIEST (1). If this unit is already a PRIEST, add 1 to banishment rolls for it instead.
| Passive |
RELENTLESS HUNTER: Nothing will stall this champion’s murderous advance.
Effect: If this unit is picked to be the target of the ‘Murderlust’ ability, it can move 6" instead of 3".
| Passive |
FAVOURED OF KHORNE: After claiming the skulls of eight worthy champions, this warlord has earned the favour of their patron.
Effect: You begin the battle with 1 blood tithe point.
Artefacts of Power
Murderous Artefacts
HERO only| Any Combat Phase |
AR’GATH, THE KING OF BLADES: This daemonic blade hungers for the flesh of champions and will not be denied by trickery or magic.
Declare: Pick an enemy HERO in combat with this unit to be the target.
Effect: Ward rolls cannot be made for the target for the rest of the turn.
Effect: Ward rolls cannot be made for the target for the rest of the turn.
| Reaction: Passive |
COLLAR OF CONTEMPT: This brutal carcanet wards its wearer from magic.
Effect: This unit can use Unbind abilities as if it had WIZARD (1). Each time this unit unbinds a spell, inflict D3 mortal damage on the caster.
| Passive |
HALO OF BLOOD: A corona of crimson light glares above this warrior’s head, marking them out as a true lord of war.
Effect: Ignore negative modifiers to this unit’s control score and to hit rolls and wound rolls for this unit’s attacks.
Manifestation Lore
Judgements of Khorne
| Your Hero Phase | 4 |
SUMMON BLEEDING ICON: A common sight in the crimson skies above Khorne’s domain, a Bleeding Icon can be summoned to the Mortal Realms to skewer from on high those who have displeased the Lord of Battle.
Declare: If there is not a friendly Bleeding Icon on the battlefield, pick a friendly BLADES OF KHORNE PRIEST to chant this prayer, then make a chanting roll of D6.
Effect: Set up a Bleeding Icon wholly within 12" of the chanter and visible to them.
Effect: Set up a Bleeding Icon wholly within 12" of the chanter and visible to them.
| KEYWORDS | SUMMON, PRAYER |
| Your Hero Phase | 4 |
SUMMON WRATH-AXE: A Wrathaxe is a manifestation of Khorne’s otherworldly anger, its razor-sharp edges glowing red-hot from the Blood God’s rage. At signs of weakness or wizardry, such a blazing axe appears in the air, splitting reality with its downwards stroke.
Declare: If there is not a friendly Wrath-axe on the battlefield, pick a friendly BLADES OF KHORNE PRIEST to chant this prayer, then make a chanting roll of D6.
Effect: Set up a Wrath-axe wholly within 12" of the chanter, visible to them and more than 9" from all enemy units.
Effect: Set up a Wrath-axe wholly within 12" of the chanter, visible to them and more than 9" from all enemy units.
| KEYWORDS | SUMMON, PRAYER |
| Your Hero Phase | 4 |
SUMMON HEXGORGER SKULLS: Hexgorger Skulls are the physical manifestation of Khorne’s hatred of the arcane arts. They drift across the battlefield, seeking to feed upon eldritch energy and those conjurers who attempt to use it.
Declare: If there is not a friendly Hexgorger Skulls invocation on the battlefield, pick a friendly BLADES OF KHORNE PRIEST to chant this prayer, then make a chanting roll of D6.
Effect: Set up a Hexgorger Skulls invocation wholly within 12" of the chanter, visible to them and more than 9" from all enemy units. A Hexgorger Skulls invocation has 2 parts that must be set up within 8" of each other.
Effect: Set up a Hexgorger Skulls invocation wholly within 12" of the chanter, visible to them and more than 9" from all enemy units. A Hexgorger Skulls invocation has 2 parts that must be set up within 8" of each other.
| KEYWORDS | SUMMON, PRAYER |
Prayer Lore
Blood Blesssings of Khorne
| Your Hero Phase | 5 |
UNHOLY FLAMES: The priest imbues the blades of their allies with daemonic fire, so that they may claim skulls with horrific ease.
Declare: Pick a friendly BLADES OF KHORNE PRIEST to chant this prayer, pick a visible friendly BLADES OF KHORNE unit wholly within 12" of them to be the target, then make a chanting roll of D6.
Effect: Add 1 to the Rend characteristic of the target’s melee weapons for the rest of the turn. In addition, if the chanting roll was 10+, add 1 to wound rolls for the target’s attacks for the rest of the turn.
Effect: Add 1 to the Rend characteristic of the target’s melee weapons for the rest of the turn. In addition, if the chanting roll was 10+, add 1 to wound rolls for the target’s attacks for the rest of the turn.
| KEYWORDS | PRAYER, UNLIMITED |
| Your Hero Phase | 4 |
WITCHBANE CURSE: A blood-hex is placed upon a craven wizard of the enemy, sapping their willpower.
Declare: Pick a friendly BLADES OF KHORNE PRIEST to chant this prayer, pick a visible enemy WIZARD within 18" of them to be the target, then make a chanting roll of D6.
Effect: Subtract 1 from the target’s power level, to a minimum of 0, until the end of your next turn. In addition, if the chanting roll was 8+, inflict 3 mortal damage on the target.
Effect: Subtract 1 from the target’s power level, to a minimum of 0, until the end of your next turn. In addition, if the chanting roll was 8+, inflict 3 mortal damage on the target.
| KEYWORDS | PRAYER |
| Your Hero Phase | 4 |
BLOOD BOIL: Spitting ritualistic words of wrath into the air, the priest turns the blood coursing through the veins of the enemy red-hot, burning them from the inside out.
Declare: Pick a friendly BLADES OF KHORNE PRIEST to chant this prayer, pick a visible enemy unit within 18" of them to be the target, then make a chanting roll of D6.
Effect: Roll a number of dice equal to the number of models in the target unit. For each 5+, inflict 1 mortal damage on the target. In addition, if the chanting roll was 8+, subtract 1 from wound rolls for the target until the start of your next turn.
Effect: Roll a number of dice equal to the number of models in the target unit. For each 5+, inflict 1 mortal damage on the target. In addition, if the chanting roll was 8+, subtract 1 from wound rolls for the target until the start of your next turn.
| KEYWORDS | PRAYER |
Gifts of the Blood God
| Your Hero Phase | 3 |
GOREFLESH: Glistening, steaming blood flows over the flesh of the priest’s followers before coagulating into a gruesome second skin that dulls the strikes of the foe.
Declare: Pick a friendly BLADES OF KHORNE PRIEST to chant this prayer, pick a visible friendly BLADES OF KHORNE unit wholly within 12" of them to be the target, then make a chanting roll of D6.
Effect: Until the start of your next turn, ignore the first damage point allocated to the target in each phase. If the chanting roll was 8+, you can pick another eligible unit to be a second target.
Effect: Until the start of your next turn, ignore the first damage point allocated to the target in each phase. If the chanting roll was 8+, you can pick another eligible unit to be a second target.
| KEYWORDS | PRAYER, UNLIMITED |
| Your Hero Phase | 3 |
RUNES OF LOATHING: With a guttural curse, the priest carves runes into their flesh that are antithetical to hated sorcery, which sympathetically manifest upon the armour of nearby followers.
Declare: Pick a friendly BLADES OF KHORNE PRIEST to chant this prayer, pick a friendly BLADES OF KHORNE unit wholly within 12" of them to be the target, then make a chanting roll of D6.
Effect: Until the start of your next turn, the target has WARD (3+) against damage inflicted by SPELL abilities, PRAYER abilities and abilities used by MANIFESTATIONS (including FIGHT abilities). If the chanting roll was 8+, you can pick another eligible unit to be a second target.
Effect: Until the start of your next turn, the target has WARD (3+) against damage inflicted by SPELL abilities, PRAYER abilities and abilities used by MANIFESTATIONS (including FIGHT abilities). If the chanting roll was 8+, you can pick another eligible unit to be a second target.
| KEYWORDS | PRAYER |
| Your Hero Phase | 3 |
GIFT OF APOPLEXY: Chanting words of carnage, the Slaughterpriest invokes a murderous rage in their enemies that will drive them to tear each other apart with hands and teeth should the opportunity to unleash violence on their foes not present itself.
Declare: Pick a friendly BLADES OF KHORNE PRIEST to chant this prayer, pick a visible enemy unit within 18" of them to be the target, then make a chanting roll of D6.
Effect: Until the start of your next turn, each time the target uses an ability that is not a MOVE, CHARGE or FIGHT ability, after that ability is resolved, inflict D3 mortal damage on the target. If the chanting roll was 8+, inflict 3 mortal damage instead of D3.
Effect: Until the start of your next turn, each time the target uses an ability that is not a MOVE, CHARGE or FIGHT ability, after that ability is resolved, inflict D3 mortal damage on the target. If the chanting roll was 8+, inflict 3 mortal damage instead of D3.
| KEYWORDS | PRAYER |
The non-UNIQUE BLOODTHIRSTER keyword is used in the following Blades of Khorne warscrolls:
24.2 Replacement Units
Some abilities allow you to set up a replacement unit. When setting up that unit, it should have the same warscroll type, weapon options and number of models as the original unit, unless otherwise specified in the ability. Many of these abilities specify the proportion of models in the replacement unit (e.g. half the number of models from the original unit). In these cases, you can pick which models from the original unit are set up.The replacement unit is otherwise treated as a new unit; any keywords or abilities the original unit gained during the battle, and any persisting effects that applied to it, do not apply to the replacement unit. Each unit can only be replaced once, and you cannot replace replacement units.
| Because a replacement unit is treated as a completely new unit, it could, for instance, use a Once Per Battle ability on its warscroll even if the unit it replaced used that ability earlier in the battle. | ||
| Any Movement Phase |
SLAUGHTER TRIUMPHANT: Reality convulses as Khorne’s rage floods the battle.
Declare: You can only use this ability if you have not used any BLOOD TITHE abilities this phase. Spend 8 blood tithe points.
Effect: Pick 1 of the following effects:
Effect: Pick 1 of the following effects:
- Add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of melee weapons used by friendly BLADES OF KHORNE units for the rest of the battle.
- Pick a friendly non-UNIQUE BLOODTHIRSTER unit that has been destroyed. Set up an identical replacement unit on the battlefield more than 9" from all enemy units.
| KEYWORDS | BLOOD TITHE |
The BLOODTHIRSTER keyword is used in the following Blades of Khorne warscrolls:
4.1 Enhancements
Each set of faction rules include a number of enhancements that can be given to units, e.g. heroic traits and artefacts of power. You can take 1 enhancement from each enhancement table in your faction rules. Each enhancement table lists which units are eligible to be given that enhancement. UNIQUE units cannot be given enhancements.While some abilities allow you to take extra enhancements, the same unit can never have more than 1 enhancement of the same type, and you can never include the same enhancement in your army more than once. Enhancements cannot be given to Regiment of Renown units unless they have a keyword that matches that faction’s name.
6.0 Visibility
A target model is visible to another model (which we’ll call the ‘observing model’) if you can draw a straight line through the air (whether horizontal, diagonal or vertical) from any point on the observing model to any point on the target model that does not intersect any objects except for other models in the observing model’s unit. A target unit is visible to an observing unit if at least 1 model in the target unit is visible to at least 1 model in the observing unit. A model is always considered to be visible to itself.If a rule or ability requires a target to be both within a given range of and visible to the unit using that ability, or to a model in that unit, both conditions must be met by the same model in the target. You could not, for instance, target a unit where one model is within range but not visible and another model is not in range but is visible.
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| In some cases, it might not be immediately clear whether a model is visible. If so, stoop down to get a look from behind the observing model. If any part of the other model is visible, even if it is just the tip of a spear, then that model is visible for rules purposes. | ||
18.1 Ward Saves
Units with the WARD keyword have the ‘Ward Save’ passive ability. The number after the WARD keyword indicates the ward value for the ward save. If a unit had WARD (5+), for example, its ward value would be 5. If a unit has more than one ward save, only the ward save with the lowest value applies to it; the other has no effect.| Passive |
WARD SAVE: Whether through their uncanny reflexes, unnatural toughness or a source of mystical protection, these warriors can avoid otherwise lethal attacks.
Effect: In step 1 of the damage sequence (see 18.0), make a ward roll of D6 for each damage point in this unit’s damage pool. If the roll equals or exceeds this unit’s ward value, remove that damage point from the damage pool.
2.0 Spells
The declare step of each spell will tell you to make a casting roll of 2D6. If the roll does not equal or exceed the spell’s casting value (at the top-right corner of the spell), the spell fails and its effect is not resolved.If the unmodified casting roll includes 2 or more rolls of 1, the spell is miscast: the spell fails, its effect is not resolved, D3 mortal damage is inflicted on the WIZARD that used it, and that WIZARD cannot use any more spells in that phase.
Enemy reactions can only be used if the casting roll equals or exceeds the spell’s casting value. So long as the spell is not unbound (see 4.0), then it is successfully cast: resolve its effect.
EXAMPLE SPELL
| Your Hero Phase | 6 |
MYSTIC SHIELD: The caster's allies are bathed in an unearthly glow that protects them from harm.
Declare: Pick a visible friendly unit wholly within 12" of this WIZARD to be the target. Then, make a casting roll of 2D6.
Effect: The target has WARD (6+) this turn.
Effect: The target has WARD (6+) this turn.
| KEYWORDS | SPELL |
Unbind
| Reaction: Opponent declared a SPELL ability |
UNBIND: The wizard saps the energy from an enemy’s spell, nullifying its effects.
Used By: A friendly WIZARD within 30" of the enemy WIZARD casting the spell.
Effect: Make an unbinding roll of 2D6. If the roll exceeds the casting roll tor the spell, then the spell is unbound and its effect is not resolved. This reaction cannot be used more than once per casting roll.
Effect: Make an unbinding roll of 2D6. If the roll exceeds the casting roll tor the spell, then the spell is unbound and its effect is not resolved. This reaction cannot be used more than once per casting roll.
| KEYWORDS | UNBIND |
The HERO keyword is used in the following Blades of Khorne warscrolls:
• Karanak
17.2 Mortal Damage
Some abilities inflict mortal damage. If an ability inflicts mortal damage on a unit, add that number of damage points to the unit’s damage pool for that ability (see 18.2 Allocating Damage).
The BLADES OF KHORNE and DAEMON keywords are used in the following Blades of Khorne warscrolls:
• Karanak
The BLOODBOUND keyword is used in the following Blades of Khorne warscrolls:
13.1 Fight Abilities
Abilities with the FIGHT keyword follow a different sequence to other abilities. When the players are using Combat Phase
abilities as described in 13.0, they cannot use FIGHT abilities.After the players have finished using
Combat Phase
abilities that are not FIGHT abilities, they must alternate picking 1 eligible unit to use a FIGHT ability, starting with the active player. Each unit in combat must use a FIGHT ability if it is able to.Once a player has no more units that are eligible to use a FIGHT ability, the other player continues to pick units that are eligible to use a FIGHT ability, one after another, until there are no more units that are eligible to use a FIGHT ability.
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14.3 Charge Phase
| Your Charge Phase |
CHARGE: With a mighty battle cry, the warriors charge into combat with the enemy.
Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is not in combat and has not used a RUN or RETREAT ability this turn to use this ability. Then, make a charge roll of 2D6.
Effect: That unit can move a distance up to the value of the charge roll. That unit can move through the combat ranges of any enemy units and must end that move within 1/2" of a visible enemy unit. If it does so, the unit using this ability has charged.
Effect: That unit can move a distance up to the value of the charge roll. That unit can move through the combat ranges of any enemy units and must end that move within 1/2" of a visible enemy unit. If it does so, the unit using this ability has charged.
| KEYWORDS | CORE, MOVE, CHARGE |
The CAVALRY keyword is used in the following Blades of Khorne warscrolls:
15.3 Pile-in Moves
Some abilities, such as FIGHT abilities, allow a unit to make a short move called a pile-in move to get into a better position for combat. To do so:If your unit is in combat: Pick an enemy unit your unit is in combat with to be the target of the pile-in move. Each model in your unit can move up to 3". That move can pass through the combat ranges of any enemy units, but each model must end that move no further from the target unit. At the end of the move, your unit must still be in combat with all units that it was in combat with at the start of the move.
If your unit is not in combat: Each model in your unit can move 3" in any direction. That move can pass through and end within the combat ranges of any enemy units.
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19.0 Strike-first and Strike-last
If there are any STRIKE-FIRST units in combat after any non-FIGHT combat phase abilities have been used, other units cannot be picked to use a FIGHT ability until those units have been picked to use a FIGHT ability. After all those STRIKE-FIRST units have fought, the active player picks the next unit to fight.If there are any STRIKE-LAST units in combat, they cannot be picked to use a FIGHT ability if there are any units in combat that do not have STRIKE-LAST and have not yet used a FIGHT ability.
If a unit has STRIKE-FIRST and STRIKE-LAST, treat it as if it had neither.
| There may be situations when a unit that has STRIKE-FIRST is not in combat at the start of the phase, but because of moves such as pile-in moves, it is ‘pulled into combat’ later in the phase. In such cases, STRIKE-FIRST has no effect on that unit because it was not in combat at the start of the phase. Abilities that allow a unit to use a FIGHT ability immediately after another unit do not override the STRIKE-FIRST or STRIKE-LAST constraints, so you could not pick a unit with STRIKE-LAST to fight immediately after a unit with STRIKE-FIRST. | ||
The non-MONSTER DAEMON keyword is used in the following Blades of Khorne warscrolls:
Hit Roll
Roll a dice. If the roll equals or exceeds the attacking weapon’s Hit characteristic, the attack scores a successful hit: move on to the next step. If not, the attack fails and the attack sequence ends. Unmodified hit rolls of 1 always fail. If an unmodified hit roll for an attack made with a weapon is a 6, that attack is a critical hit.| Critical hits have no effect on their own but often trigger additional effects (see 20.0 Weapon Abilities). | ||
Combat attacks
Combat attacks are made with melee weapons. The target unit(s) must be within the combat range of the attacking model and visible to it. The model must attack with all of the melee weapons it is armed with.32.1 Contesting Objectives
Unless otherwise specified, if an objective is within a model’s combat range, that model is contesting that objective. If any models in a unit are contesting an objective, that unit is contesting that objective.Each unit can only count as contesting a single objective for the purposes of determining objective control (see 32.2). Before determining objective control, for each of their units contesting two or more objectives, the active player must pick one of those objectives for it to contest. Then, their opponent does the same.
Designer’s Note: For purposes other than determining objective control, a unit can contest more than one objective.
The non-HERO BLOODBOUND keyword is used in the following Blades of Khorne warscrolls:
The non-HERO BLADES OF KHORNE and DAEMON keywords are used in the following Blades of Khorne warscrolls:
Wound Roll
Roll a dice. If the roll equals or exceeds the attacking weapon’s Wound characteristic, the attack successfully wounds: move on to the next step. If not, the attack fails and the attack sequence ends. Unmodified wound rolls of 1 always fail.The BLOODBOUND and HERO keywords are used in the following Blades of Khorne warscrolls:
1.0 Wizards and Priests
WIZARDS are special units that can cast spells, and PRIESTS are special units that can chant prayers. Spells and prayers are powerful abilities that can have a dramatic impact on the battle.
The PRIEST keyword is used in the following Blades of Khorne warscrolls:
Universal Core Abilities - Charge Phase
| Your Charge Phase |
CHARGE: With a mighty battle cry, the warriors charge into combat with the enemy.
Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is not in combat and has not used a RUN or RETREAT ability this turn to use this ability. Then, make a charge roll of 2D6.
Effect: That unit can move a distance up to the value of the charge roll. That unit can move through the combat ranges of any enemy units and must end that move within 1/2" of a visible enemy unit. If it does so, the unit using this ability has charged.
Effect: That unit can move a distance up to the value of the charge roll. That unit can move through the combat ranges of any enemy units and must end that move within 1/2" of a visible enemy unit. If it does so, the unit using this ability has charged.
| KEYWORDS | CORE, MOVE, CHARGE |
18.4 Destroyed Units
When the last model in a unit is slain, the unit is destroyed and all remaining damage points inflicted on that unit have no effect. Similarly, if something causes a unit to be destroyed, all models in the unit are slain and removed from play.
7.0 Combat Range
Each model has a combat range that extends 3" horizontally from its base and any distance vertically from that circle to form a cylinder. The combat range of a unit extends 3" horizontally and any distance vertically from every model in that unit. Units from opposing armies that are within each other’s combat range and that are visible to each other are in combat with each other. When a unit that is not in combat enters the combat range of a visible enemy unit, it moves into combat.
A model is considered to be in combat with an enemy unit if that unit is within the model’s combat range and visible to it’
A model is considered to be in combat with an enemy unit if that unit is within the model’s combat range and visible to it’
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16.0 Picking Targets
When declaring an ATTACK ability for a unit, you must pick the target unit(s) for its attacks. The number of attacks each model can make is equal to the Attacks characteristic of the weapons it is using. In most cases, models attack with every weapon on their warscroll (melee weapons for combat attacks, ranged weapons for shooting attacks), though some warscrolls specify that certain models in the unit are armed with special weapons or that the unit must pick between multiple weapons when it attacks.If the unit is in combat, it can only target units that are in combat with it. If a model has more than one attack, you can split the attacks between eligible targets as you wish.
- Combat attacks are made with melee weapons. The target unit(s) must be within the combat range of the attacking model and visible to it. The model must attack with all of the melee weapons it is armed with.
- Shooting attacks are made with ranged weapons. The target unit(s) must be within a distance equal to the Range characteristic of the weapon being used and visible to the attacking model. Models cannot make shooting attacks if their unit is in combat, unless otherwise specified (see 20.0 Weapon Abilities).
Shooting attacks
Shooting attacks are made with ranged weapons. The target unit(s) must be within a distance equal to the Range characteristic of the weapon being used and visible to the attacking model. Models cannot make shooting attacks if their unit is in combat, unless otherwise specified (see 20.0 Weapon Abilities). Your Shooting Phase |
SHOOT: The warriors take aim and unleash a deadly volley.
Declare: Pick a friendly unit that has not used a RUN or RETREAT ability this turn to use this ability. Then, pick one or more enemy units as the target(s) of that unit’s attacks (see 16.0).
Effect: Resolve shooting attacks against the target unit(s).
Effect: Resolve shooting attacks against the target unit(s).
| KEYWORDS | CORE, ATTACK, SHOOT |
| Any Combat Phase |
FIGHT: Locked in a deadly melee, the fighters strike out at their foes.
Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is in combat or that charged this turn to use this ability. That unit can make a pile-in move. Then, if that unit is in combat, you must pick one or more enemy units as the target(s) of that unit’s attacks.
Effect: Resolve combat attacks against the target unit(s).
Effect: Resolve combat attacks against the target unit(s).
| KEYWORDS | CORE, ATTACK, FIGHT |
7.0 Manifestations
There are two types of manifestation: endless spells, which can be summoned by WIZARDS, and invocations, which can be summoned by PRIESTS. Each manifestation has its own warscroll, and the spell or prayer that allows that manifestation to be summoned will be found in the appropriate manifestation lore. No more than 1 friendly WIZARD or PRIEST can attempt to summon the same manifestation per turn, and a friendly WIZARD or PRIEST cannot attempt to summon a friendly manifestation that was removed from play in the same turn.
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Banish Manifestation
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BANISH MANIFESTATION: The wizard or priest disrupts the arcane forces sustaining a manifestation, wiping it from existence.
Declare: Pick a friendly WIZARD or PRIEST to use this ability, pick a manifestation within 30" of them to be the target, then make a banishment roll of 2D6. Add 1 to the banishment roll for each additional enemy manifestation on the battlefield after the first.
Effect: If the banishment roll equals or exceeds the banishment value listed on the manifestation’s warscroll, it is banished and removed from play. You cannot pick the same manifestation as the target of this ability more than once per turn.
Effect: If the banishment roll equals or exceeds the banishment value listed on the manifestation’s warscroll, it is banished and removed from play. You cannot pick the same manifestation as the target of this ability more than once per turn.
| KEYWORDS | BANISH |
| Any Movement Phase |
MURDERLUST: All servants of Khorne feel the urge to kill, but when prey is near, the impulse becomes all-consuming.
Declare: You can only use this ability if you have not used any BLOOD TITHE abilities this phase. Spend 1 blood tithe point and pick a friendly BLADES OF KHORNE unit that is not in combat to be the target.
Effect: The target can move 3". It can move into combat.
Effect: The target can move 3". It can move into combat.
| KEYWORDS | BLOOD TITHE, MOVE |
1.1 Power Level
Each WIZARD and PRIEST has a power level shown after the keyword, e.g. WIZARD (2). A WIZARD’s casting power level determines how many Spell abilities they can use per phase. A PRIEST’s chanting power level determines how many PRAYER abilities they can use per phase.MULTIPLE POWER LEVELS
- If an ability references a unit’s power level and that unit has more than one power level, use whichever power level is higher.
- If an ability modifies a unit’s power level and that unit has more than one power level, it modifies both.
4.0 Unbinding Spells
Each WIZARD can use the ‘Unbind’ reaction a number of times per phase equal to their power level. Th is is an exception to The Rules of One (Core Rules, 5.3).| Reaction: Opponent declared a SPELL ability |
UNBIND: The wizard saps the energy from an enemy’s spell, nullifying its effects.
Used By: A friendly WIZARD within 30" of the enemy WIZARD casting the spell.
Effect: Make an unbinding roll of 2D6. If the roll exceeds the casting roll tor the spell, then the spell is unbound and its effect is not resolved. This reaction cannot be used more than once per casting roll.
Effect: Make an unbinding roll of 2D6. If the roll exceeds the casting roll tor the spell, then the spell is unbound and its effect is not resolved. This reaction cannot be used more than once per casting roll.
| KEYWORDS | UNBIND |
32.2 Objective Control
At the start of the first battle round and at the end of each turn, follow this sequence for each objective in an order chosen by the active player:- Starting with the active player, each player determines the control score of each of their units that is contesting that objective. A unit’s control score is the combined Control characteristics of all the models in that unit that are contesting the objective. Some abilities modify a unit’s control score, but it cannot be reduced to less than 1.
- Each player adds up the control scores of all of their units contesting that objective. This is their army control score for that objective.
- The players compare their army control scores for that objective. If one player’s score is higher, that player gains control of that objective. Once a player gains control of an objective, it remains under their control until their opponent gains control of it.
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The BLADES OF KHORNE and PRIEST keywords are used in the following Blades of Khorne warscrolls:
3.0 Prayers
The declare step of each prayer will tell you to make a chanting roll of D6. On an unmodified chanting roll of 1, the prayer fails, its effect is not resolved and you must remove D3 ritual points from the PRIEST using the prayer.Otherwise, pick one of the following
- Give a number of ritual points to the PRIEST equal to the chanting roll (ritual points can be accumulated over multiple turns).
- Add the PRIEST’s ritual points to the chanting roll. If the chanting roll equals or exceeds the prayer’s chanting value (at the top-right corner of the prayer), it is answered: resolve the effect of the prayer, then reset the PRIEST’s ritual points total to 0.
All PRIESTS know the following prayer:
| Your Hero Phase |
SACRED RITES: The priest focuses on safely setting their ritual into motion.
Declare: Pick a friendly PRIEST to use this ability, then make a chanting roll of D6. On an unmodified chanting roll of 1, remove 1 ritual point from that PRIEST instead of D3.
Effect: Give a number of ritual points to the PRIEST equal to the chanting roll.
Effect: Give a number of ritual points to the PRIEST equal to the chanting roll.
| KEYWORDS | PRAYER, UNLIMITED |
EXAMPLE PRAYER
 Once Per Battle, Your Hero Phase | 7 |
RESURRECTION: A fallen hero is brought back from death, their vitality fully restored.
Declare: Make a chanting roll of D6.
Effect: Pick a friendly INFANTRY HERO that has been slain and return them to the battlefield. Set up that HERO wholly within 3" of this PRIEST.
Effect: Pick a friendly INFANTRY HERO that has been slain and return them to the battlefield. Set up that HERO wholly within 3" of this PRIEST.
| KEYWORDS | PRAYER |
Army List
Warscrolls collatedBeast Hero
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Cavalry Hero
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Monster Hero
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