Slaves to Darkness – Chaos Knights
10" 4 3+ 1 The sound of a Chaos Knight thundering closer can turn the most veteran commander’s guts to water. Brimstone sparks in their wake, and their cloaks snap in unnatural winds. They mass beneath banners inked with runes in the Dark Tongue, sigils that would sear the sanity of any less favoured in the eyes of the gods. To the blasting of warhorns, the Chaos Knights trample deep into the press of the melee, their thick plate turning aside the most deliberate sword swings. Ensorcelled blades and barbed lances strike in a murderous flurry, while lesser enemies are crushed beneath their steeds’ ironshod hooves.
Many Chaos Knights were once the nobility of their tribes or kingdoms, those able to maintain a steed of their own. Even as they galloped along the Path to Glory, they retained the traditions of mounted combat, though any notion of knightly chivalry was soon stripped away. Others received their monstrous destriers as a gift from the gods, a reward for some worthy desecration or massacre. Whatever their origins, Chaos Knights delight in nothing more than overrunning a foe’s presumed places of safety, crushing sacred lands into smouldering rubble beneath their trampling charge. | ||
| MELEE WEAPONS | Atk | Hit | Wnd | Rnd | Dmg | ||
| Cursed Lance [Charge (+1 Damage)] | |||||||
| Cursed Lance Charge (+1 Damage) | 3 | 3+ | 3+ | 1 | 1 | ||
| Warsteed’s Hooves [Companion] | |||||||
| Warsteed’s Hooves Companion | 2 | 5+ | 3+ | - | 1 | ||
MARK OF CHAOS
During army composition, pick 1 of the following keywords for this unit:- UNDIVIDED
- KHORNE
- TZEENTCH
- NURGLE
- SLAANESH
 Passive |
IMPALING CHARGE: A charging Chaos Knight is capable of spitting several enemies at once with the point of their ensorcelled polearm.
Effect: If this unit charged this turn, for the rest of the turn, add 1 to the Rend characteristic of its Cursed Lances.
KEYWORDS | CAVALRY, CHAMPION, MUSICIAN (1/5), STANDARD BEARER (1/5) |
| CHAOS, SLAVES TO DARKNESS, WARRIORS OF CHAOS |
The UNDIVIDED keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
• Raptoryx
- This unit receive Mark of Chaos keyword during army composition.
- This sorcerer unit receive Mark of Chaos keyword during army composition.The KHORNE keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
- Archaon receive Mark of Chaos keyword during deployment.- This unit receive Mark of Chaos keyword during army composition.The TZEENTCH keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
- Archaon receive Mark of Chaos keyword during deployment.- This unit receive Mark of Chaos keyword during army composition.- This sorcerer unit receive Mark of Chaos keyword during army composition.The NURGLE keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
- Archaon receive Mark of Chaos keyword during deployment.- This unit receive Mark of Chaos keyword during army composition.- This sorcerer unit receive Mark of Chaos keyword during army composition.The SLAANESH keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
- Archaon receive Mark of Chaos keyword during deployment.- This unit receive Mark of Chaos keyword during army composition.- This sorcerer unit receive Mark of Chaos keyword during army composition.1.0 Champions
Units with the CHAMPION keyword have one or more champion models. If there is a number after the CHAMPION keyword, that number indicates the proportion of models in that unit that can be champions. In any other case, 1 model in the unit can be a champion. Units with the CHAMPION keyword have the following passive ability:| Passive |
CHAMPION: A veteran fighter leads the charge.
Effect: Add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of weapons used by champions in this unit.
The CHAMPION keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
21.0 Healing
Some abilities allow you to heal a unit. To heal a unit, remove a number of damage points from the unit equal to the number in brackets after ‘Heal’, e.g. Heal (2).
 Any Hero Phase | 1 |
RALLY: With an inspiring call to action, wounded soldiers get a second wind and fresh troops take the field to replace their fallen comrades.
Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is not in combat to use this ability.
Effect: Make 6 rally rolls of D6. For each 4+, you receive 1 rally point. Rally points can be spent in the following ways:
Effect: Make 6 rally rolls of D6. For each 4+, you receive 1 rally point. Rally points can be spent in the following ways:
- For each rally point spent, Heal (1) that unit.
- You can spend a number of rally points equal to the Health characteristic of that unit to return a slain model to that unit.
2.0 Musicians
Units with the MUSICIAN keyword have one or more musician models. The number after the MUSICIAN keyword indicates the proportion of models in that unit that can be musicians. Units with the MUSICIAN keyword have the following passive ability:| Passive |
MUSICIAN: The beat of a drum or the blast of a horn drives the soldiers ever onward.
Effect: While this unit contains any musicians, if it uses the ‘Rally’ command, you can make one additional rally roll of D6.
The MUSICIAN keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
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.
| Sometimes objective markers get accidentally nudged while you are moving models around. This is perfectly fine - just remember to put them back in their proper positions when determining objective control. | ||
3.0 Standard Bearers
Units with the STANDARD BEARER keyword have one or more standard bearer models. The number after the STANDARD BEARER keyword indicates the proportion of models in that unit that can be standard bearers. Units with the STANDARD BEARER keyword have the following passive ability: Passive |
STANDARD BEARER: The unit’s standard provides a rallying point in the chaos of battle.
Effect: While this unit contains any standard bearers, add 1 to this unit’s control score.
The STANDARD BEARER keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
The CHAOS keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
• Raptoryx
The SLAVES TO DARKNESS keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
• Raptoryx
The WARRIORS OF CHAOS keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls:
Army List
Warscrolls collatedCavalry Hero
Infantry Hero
Monster Hero
War Machine Hero
Infantry
Monster
War Machine
Faction Terrain
Regiment of Renown
Companion
Unless otherwise specified, this weapon is not affected by friendly abilities that affect weapon characteristics or the attack sequence, except for those that apply negative modifiers to it (e.g. ‘Covering Fire’).Charge (+1 Damage)
Add 1 to this weapon’s Damage characteristic if the attacking unit charged this turn.The CAVALRY keyword is used in the following Slaves to Darkness warscrolls: