Kharadron Overlords – Scourge of Ghyran Codewright
4" 5 3+ 2 The Kharadron’s profitable wars in the Everspring Swathe have led to a great demand for Codewrights, experts skilled in debating the finer points of the Kharadron Code. Their utter dedication to the rule of law is so intense that a bellowed quote from the Code can cause enemies to falter in confusion and sudden panic, rendering them easy targets. | ||
| RANGED WEAPONS | Rng | Atk | Hit | Wnd | Rnd | Dmg | ||
| Aethershot Pistol [Shoot in Combat] | ||||||||
| Aethershot Pistol Shoot in Combat | 10" | 2 | 3+ | 3+ | 1 | 1 | ||
| MELEE WEAPONS | Atk | Hit | Wnd | Rnd | Dmg | |||
| Battletome | ||||||||
| Battletome | 3 | 4+ | 4+ | - | D3 | |||
BATTLE PROFILE
Unit Size: 1 Points: 100
Base size: 32mm
Can be reinforced: No
Regiment Options: 0-1 SKYVESSEL, Any INFANTRY
Notes: This HERO can join an eligible regiment as a Guild Officer.
This unit is legal for Matched Play for battles fought using the General’s Handbook 2025-26 battlepack.
This unit is legal for Matched Play for battles fought using the General’s Handbook 2025-26 battlepack.
 Any Hero Phase |
I’M WATCHING YOU: Squinting and scowling, the Codewright watches with hawkish scrutiny for any breaches of the Code.
Effect: Give this unit D3 vexed points.
| Once Per Turn (Army), Any Hero Phase |
ALRIGHT, LISTEN UP: The Codewright’s fury at such blatant disregard for the precepts and carefully laid-out clauses of the Code is so infectious that nearby Kharadron unleash a barrage of hastily aimed ‘warning shots’, both to appease their surly charge and to force the enemy’s heads down.
Declare: If this unit is wholly within 12" of a friendly non-HERO KHARADRON OVERLORDS unit, pick a visible enemy unit within 18" of this unit to be the target. Then, choose to spend either 3 or 6 vexed points.
Effect: Pick 1 of the following effects to apply to the target for the rest of the turn:
Effect: Pick 1 of the following effects to apply to the target for the rest of the turn:
- Do you see how fast they are going?!: If you spent 3 vexed points, subtract D3 from the target’s Move characteristic. If you spent 6 vexed points, halve the target’s Move characteristic.
- Those weapons are against regulation!: If you spent 3 vexed points, subtract 1 from wound rolls for the target’s combat attacks. If you spent 6 vexed points, subtract 1 from the Rend characteristic of the target’s melee weapons and subtract 1 from wound rolls for the target’s combat attacks.
KEYWORDS | HERO, INFANTRY |
| ORDER, KHARADRON OVERLORDS, DUARDIN, SKYFARER |
Shoot in Combat
This weapon can be used to make shooting attacks even if the attacking unit is in combat.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).
 Your Movement Phase |
RETREAT: The fighters disengage from combat, though at the cost of lowering their defences.
Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is in combat to use this ability.
Effect: Inflict D3 mortal damage on that unit. That unit can move a distance up to its Move characteristic. That unit can move through the combat ranges of any enemy units but cannot end that move within an enemy unit’s combat range.
Effect: Inflict D3 mortal damage on that unit. That unit can move a distance up to its Move characteristic. That unit can move through the combat ranges of any enemy units but cannot end that move within an enemy unit’s combat range.
| KEYWORDS | CORE, MOVE, RETREAT |
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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FAQ / Errata
FAQ
| Q: | If a model in base-to-base contact with an enemy model retreats 3" directly away from the enemy model, is it still in combat with that enemy model? |
| A: | No. |
Errata
Addenda: 7.0 Combat Range
Add the following:
‘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.’
The INFANTRY keyword is used in the following Kharadron Overlords warscrolls:
Infantry Hero
The ORDER keyword is used in the following Kharadron Overlords warscrolls:
Infantry Hero
Infantry
War Machine
Faction Terrain
The KHARADRON OVERLORDS keyword is used in the following Kharadron Overlords warscrolls:
Infantry Hero
Infantry
War Machine
Faction Terrain
The DUARDIN keyword is used in the following Kharadron Overlords warscrolls:
Infantry Hero
Infantry
The SKYFARER keyword is used in the following Kharadron Overlords warscrolls:
Infantry Hero
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). | ||
Cover
Subtract 1 from hit rolls for attacks that target a unit that is behind or wholly on this terrain feature, unless that unit charged this turn or has the FLY keyword.| Passive |
FLY: Soaring above the battlefield, this unit can reach destinations that are inaccessible to other troops.
Effect: As this unit moves, it ignores other models, terrain features and the combat ranges of enemy units. It cannot end its move in combat unless specified in the ability that allowed it to move. Ignore any vertical distance moved for this unit.
Obscuring
While every model in a non-MONSTER non‐WAR MACHINE unit that does not have the FLY keyword is within 1" of this terrain feature, the following apply:- That unit is only visible to enemy units that are within its combat range.
- The Range characteristic of that unit’s ranged weapons is halved (rounding down to the nearest inch).
Unstable
Models can move across but cannot be set up on or end any type of move on any part of this terrain feature that is more than 1" tall.1.4.2 Obscuring Terrain
Examples: Wyldwood, fortress wallTerrain Abilities: Cover, Obscuring, Unstable
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. | ||
FAQ / Errata
FAQ
| Q: | If a non-FLY INFANTRY HERO (e.g. a Scinari Cathallar) is a Shrine Guardian of a Shrine Luminor, and that Shrine Guardian is within 1" of an obscuring terrain feature, is the Shrine Guardian visible to enemy abilities that target the Shrine Guardian? |
| A: | Yes. |
Errata
6.0 Visibility
Add the following:
‘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.’
‘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.’
The SKYVESSEL keyword is used in the following Kharadron Overlords warscrolls:
3.1 Regiments
Armies are made up of one or more regiments, each of which is led by a Hero. You must have at least 1 regiment in your army, and you can include a maximum of 5 regiments. To add a regiment, pick 1 HERO from your faction, then pick up to 3 non‑HERO units to accompany them.Each HERO’s battle profile lists which units can be added to their regiment, and each non-HERO unit’s battle profile lists any relevant keywords it has. The battle profiles of some HEROES may say that they can be added to the regiment of another HERO in place of a non-HERO unit in that regiment.
Those HEROES can join an eligible regiment as a Guild Officer.
The HERO keyword is used in the following Kharadron Overlords warscrolls:
Infantry Hero
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.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 non-HERO KHARADRON OVERLORDS keyword is used in the following Kharadron Overlords warscrolls:
Infantry
War Machine
Faction Terrain