Chaos Knights – Knight Ruinator
RANGED WEAPONS | RANGE | A | BS | S | AP | D | |
| Darkflame lance [ignores cover, torrent] | |||||||
| Darkflame lance [ignores cover, torrent] | 18" | 2D6 | N/A | 8 | -1 | 2 | |
| Terrorpulse missiles [blast] | |||||||
| Terrorpulse missiles [blast] | 36" | 2D6 | 3+ | 8 | -2 | 2 | |
MELEE WEAPONS | RANGE | A | WS | S | AP | D | |
| Fellbore – strike [anti-monster 2+, anti-vehicle 2+] | |||||||
| Fellbore – strike [anti-monster 2+, anti-vehicle 2+] | Melee | 4 | 3+ | 14 | -3 | 6 | |
| Fellbore – sweep | |||||||
| Fellbore – sweep | Melee | 10 | 3+ | 9 | -2 | 2 | |
ABILITIES
CORE: Deadly Demise D6
FACTION: Harbingers of Dread, Super-heavy Walker
Methodical Destruction: At the start of the first battle round, select one unit from your opponent’s army to be this model’s victim. Each time this model makes an attack that targets its victim, you can re-roll the Wound roll. Each time this model’s victim is destroyed, select one new enemy unit to be this model’s victim.Close-range Killers (Aura): While a friendly WAR DOG model is within 9" of this model, each time that WAR DOG model makes an attack that targets the closest enemy unit, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.
UNIT COMPOSITION
- 1 Knight Ruinator
| 1 model | 350 |
DAMAGED: 1-9 WOUNDS REMAINING
While this model has 1-9 wounds remaining, subtract 5 from this model’s Objective Control characteristic and each time this model makes an attack, subtract 1 from the Hit roll.
KEYWORDS: VEHICLE, WALKER, TITANIC, TOWERING, ABHORRENT, CHARACTER, CHAOS, KNIGHT RUINATOR
FACTION KEYWORDS:
CHAOS KNIGHTS
CHAOS KNIGHTS
STRATAGEMS
COMMAND RE-ROLL
1CP
Core – Battle Tactic
C
INSANE BRAVERY
1CP
Core – Epic Deed
C
RAPID INGRESS
1CP
Core – Strategic Ploy
C
TANK SHOCK
1CP
Core – Strategic Ploy
C
HEROIC INTERVENTION
1CP
Core – Strategic Ploy
C
COUNTER-OFFENSIVE
2CP
Core – Strategic Ploy
C
EPIC CHALLENGE
1CP
Core – Epic Deed
C
AVENGE THE MASTERS!
1CP
Iconoclast Fiefdom – Strategic Ploy
UNRESTRAINED RAGE
1CP
Iconoclast Fiefdom – Strategic Ploy
PRESERVE THE IDOLS
1CP
Iconoclast Fiefdom – Strategic Ploy
SOUL HUNGER
1CP
Iconoclast Fiefdom – Battle Tactic
PROFANE SYMBIOSIS
1CP
Infernal Lance – Battle Tactic
CORRUPTING TAINT
1CP
Infernal Lance – Epic Deed
UNLEASH BALEFIRE
1CP
Infernal Lance – Wargear
WARP VISION
1CP
Infernal Lance – Wargear
DIABOLIC BULWARK
1CP
Infernal Lance – Wargear
HELLFORGED CONSTRUCTION
1CP
Infernal Lance – Battle Tactic
CLAIMED FOR THE DARK GODS
1CP
Lords of Dread – Epic Deed
SPITEFUL DEMISE
1CP
Lords of Dread – Epic Deed
CRUSHED LIKE VERMIN
1CP
Lords of Dread – Epic Deed
RUNES OF DISDAIN
2CP
Lords of Dread – Epic Deed
TITANIC DUEL
1CP
Lords of Dread – Epic Deed
TROPHY HUNTER
1CP
Lords of Dread – Epic Deed
PTERRORSHADES
1CP
Traitoris Lance – Wargear
A LONG LEASH
1CP
Traitoris Lance – Strategic Ploy
IMPERIOUS ADVANCE
1CP
Traitoris Lance – Epic Deed
STORM OF DARKNESS
1CP
Traitoris Lance – Strategic Ploy
CONQUERORS WITHOUT MERCY
1CP
Traitoris Lance – Battle Tactic
DISDAIN FOR THE WEAK
1CP
Traitoris Lance – Strategic Ploy
DETACHMENT ABILITY
Paragons of Terror
Dreaded Masters
Malefic Surge
Tyrannical Court
ENHANCEMENTS
Nightmare’s Master
20
Tyrant’s Shadow
25
Malevolent Heraldry
30
Veil of Medrengard
35
Pave the Way
15
Profane Altar
20
Diabolical Resilience
35
Tyrant’s Banner
5
Bestial Aspect
20
Knight Diabolus
25
Blasphemous Engine
35
Fleshmetal Fusion
35
Warp-borne Stalker
10
Blessing of the Dark Master
20
Throne Mechanicum of Skulls
25
Mirror of Fates
30
Putrid Carapace
30
Blade of Celerity
35
Destroyed
Throughout a battle, models will suffer damage and be destroyed. When a model is destroyed, it is removed from the battlefield. When every model in a unit has been destroyed, that unit is destroyed.
Disembark
If a unit from your army starts your Movement phase embarked within a TRANSPORT model, that unit can disembark in that phase.When a unit disembarks from a TRANSPORT model, set it up on the battlefield so that it is wholly within 3" of that TRANSPORT model and not within Engagement Range of any enemy models. If, for any reason, a disembarking model cannot be set up, that model’s unit cannot disembark.
Units that disembark from a TRANSPORT model that either Remained Stationary this phase or has not yet made a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move this phase can then act normally (make a Normal move, Advance, shoot, declare a charge, fight, etc.) in the remainder of the turn. Such a disembarking unit cannot choose to Remain Stationary.
Units that disembark from a TRANSPORT model that made a Normal move this phase count as having made a Normal move themselves; they cannot move further during this phase. Such a unit also cannot declare a charge in the same turn, but can otherwise act normally in the remainder of the turn.
Units cannot disembark from a TRANSPORT model that either Advanced or Fell Back this turn.
- Units that start your Movement phase embarked within a TRANSPORT can disembark this phase, provided their TRANSPORT has not Advanced or Fallen Back.
- If a unit disembarks before its TRANSPORT moves, it can act normally.
- If a unit disembarks after its TRANSPORT moves, it cannot move or charge this turn, but can otherwise act normally.
- Disembarking units must be set up wholly within 3" of their TRANSPORT and not within Engagement Range of any enemy models (or the unit cannot disembark).
- Units that disembark this turn cannot Remain Stationary.
Hazardous
Weapons powered by unstable and dangerous energy sources pose a substantial risk to the wielder every time they are used.
Weapons with [HAZARDOUS] in their profile are known as Hazardous weapons. Each time a unit is selected to shoot or fight, after that unit has resolved all of its attacks, for each Hazardous weapon that targets were selected for when resolving those attacks, that unit must take one Hazardous test. To do so, roll one D6: on a 1, that test is failed. For each failed test you must resolve the following sequence (resolve each failed test one at a time):- If possible, select one model in that unit that has lost one or more wounds and is equipped with one or more Hazardous weapons.
- Otherwise, if possible, select one model in that unit (excluding CHARACTER models) equipped with one or more Hazardous weapons.
- Otherwise, select one CHARACTER model in that unit equipped with one or more Hazardous weapons.
If a unit from a player’s army is selected as the target of the Fire Overwatch Stratagem in their opponent’s Charge phase, any mortal wounds inflicted by Hazardous tests are allocated after the charging unit has ended its Charge move.
Example: A unit of five models make five attacks with ranged weapons with the [HAZARDOUS] ability. After the unit has finished shooting, its controlling player rolls five D6. One of the results is a 1, and so one of those models suffers 3 mortal wounds.
- After a unit shoots or fights, roll one Hazardous test (one D6) for each Hazardous weapon used. For each 1, a model equipped with a hazardous weapon suffers 3 mortal wounds, that must be allocated to the selected model.
Devastating Wounds
Weapons with [DEVASTATING WOUNDS] in their profile are known as Devastating Wounds weapons. Each time an attack is made with such a weapon, if that attack scores a Critical Wound, no saving throw of any kind can be made against that attack (including invulnerable saving throws). Such attacks are only allocated to models after all other attacks made by the attacking unit have been allocated and resolved. After that attack is allocated and after any modifiers are applied, it inflicts a number of mortal wounds on the target equal to the Damage characteristic of that attack, instead of inflicting damage normally.Example: An attack made with a Devastating Wounds weapon with a Damage characteristic of 2 scores a Critical Wound. Instead of allocating the attack and making saving throws normally, the target suffers 2 mortal wounds.
- A Critical Wound inflicts mortal wounds equal to the weapon’s Damage characteristic, instead of any normal damage.
Mortal Wounds
Some attacks are so powerful that no armour or force field can withstand their fury.
Some rules inflict mortal wounds on units. Each time mortal wounds are inflicted on a unit, each of those mortal wounds inflicts one point of damage to that unit, and they are always applied one at a time. Each mortal wound is allocated to a model in the same manner as allocating an attack. Excess damage from mortal wounds is not lost if the damage can be allocated to another model. Instead, keep allocating damage to another model in the target unit until either all the damage has been allocated or the target unit is destroyed.If an attack inflicts mortal wounds in addition to any normal damage, do not make a Wound roll or saving throw (including invulnerable saving throws) against those mortal wounds. If those mortal wounds are inflicted by an attack that has the [PRECISION] ability, the attacking model’s controlling player can allocate those mortal wounds to a CHARACTER model in that unit.
If mortal wounds are being inflicted as a result of the [HAZARDOUS] ability or by an attack with the [DEVASTATING WOUNDS] ability that scored a Critical Wound, each time those mortal wounds are allocated to a model, if that model is destroyed as a result of those mortal wounds, the remaining mortal wounds from that attack are lost, just as with a normal attack.
If, when a unit is selected to shoot or fight, one or more of its attacks can inflict mortal wounds on the target, resolve any normal damage inflicted by the attacking unit’s attacks on that target before inflicting any mortal wounds on that target. If an attack inflicts mortal wounds in addition to any normal damage, but the normal damage is subsequently saved, the target unit still suffers those mortal wounds, as described above.
- Each mortal wound inflicted on a unit causes one model in that unit to lose one wound.
- Unless the source of the mortal wounds is the [HAZARDOUS] ability or an attack with the [DEVASTATING WOUNDS] ability, damage from mortal wounds is not lost if it can be allocated to another model.
- No saving throws can be made against mortal wounds.
- Mortal wounds inflicted by attacks always apply after any normal damage, even if that damage was saved.
DEADLY DEMISE
From detonating ammo stores to corrosive innards or frenzied death throes, some targets are deadly even in defeat.
Some models have ‘Deadly Demise x’ listed in their abilities. When such a model is destroyed, roll one D6 before removing it from play (if such a model is a TRANSPORT, roll before any embarked models disembark). On a 6, each unit within 6" of that model suffers a number of mortal wounds denoted by ‘x’ (if this is a random number, roll separately for each unit within 6").Example: A TRANSPORT model with the Deadly Demise D3 ability is destroyed. Before any models disembark and before removing it from play, its controlling player rolls one D6, getting a 6. There are three units within 6" of that destroyed model, so its controlling player rolls one D3 for each of them, inflicting mortal wounds accordingly.
- Deadly Demise x: When this model is destroyed, roll one D6. On a 6, each unit within 6" suffers ‘x’ mortal wounds.
2. Battle-shock
In this step, you must take a Battle-shock test for each of your units on the battlefield that is Below Half-strength. To do so, roll 2D6: if the result is greater than or equal to the best Leadership characteristic in that unit, the test is passed; otherwise, the test is failed and, until the start of your next Command phase, that unit is Battle-shocked.While a unit is Battle-shocked:
- The Objective Control characteristic of all of its models is 0.
- If it Falls Back, you must take a Desperate Escape test for every model in that unit.
- Its controlling player cannot use Stratagems to affect that unit.
Once you have taken Battle-shock tests for all of your units that require them, your Command phase ends and you progress to your Movement phase.
In this step, if for any reason a unit is forced to take a Battle-shock test for being below its Starting Strength, unless otherwise stated, that unit does not also have to take a Battle-shock test for being Below Half-strength. While a unit is Battle-shocked, all models in that unit are also Battle-shocked.
- Take a Battle-shock test for each unit from your army on the battlefield that is Below Half-strength.
- Roll 2D6: if the result is greater than or equal to the unit’s Leadership, the test is passed. Otherwise, the unit is Battle-shocked until the start of your next Command phase.
- Battle-shocked units have an OC of 0 and their controlling player cannot use Stratagems to affect them.
- Battle-shocked units must take Desperate Escape tests if they Fall Back.
Wound Roll
Each time an attack scores a hit against a target unit, make a Wound roll for that attack by rolling one D6 to see if that attack successfully wounds the target unit. The result required is determined by comparing the attack’s Strength (S) characteristic with the target’s Toughness (T) characteristic, as shown below.
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If the result of the Wound roll is greater than or equal to the required number shown in the table above, then that Wound roll is successful and scores one wound against the target unit. Otherwise, the attack fails and the attack sequence ends.
An unmodified Wound roll of 6 is called a Critical Wound and is always successful. An unmodified Wound roll of 1 always fails. A Wound roll can never be modified by more than -1 or +1.
- Critical Wound: Unmodified Wound roll of 6. Always successful.
- An unmodified Wound roll of 1 always fails.
- A Wound roll can never be modified by more than -1 or +1.
Hit Roll
When a model makes an attack, make one Hit roll for that attack by rolling one D6. If the result of the Hit roll is greater than or equal to the attack’s Ballistic Skill (BS) characteristic (if the attack is being made with a ranged weapon) or its Weapon Skill (WS) characteristic (if the attack is being made with a melee weapon), then that Hit roll is successful and scores one hit against the target unit. Otherwise, the attack fails and the attack sequence ends.An unmodified Hit roll of 6 is called a Critical Hit and is always successful. An unmodified Hit roll of 1 always fails. A Hit roll can never be modified by more than -1 or +1.
- Hit Roll (Ranged Attack): A hit is scored if the D6 result equals or exceeds that attack’s BS.
- Hit Roll (Melee Attack): A hit is scored if the D6 result equals or exceeds that attack’s WS.
- Critical Hit: Unmodified Hit roll of 6. Always successful.
- An unmodified Hit roll of 1 always fails.
- A Hit roll can never be modified by more than -1 or +1.
Starting Strength
The number of models a unit contains when it is added to your army is known as its Starting Strength.
Below Half-strength
Some rules will refer to a unit being Below Half-strength.- If a unit has a Starting Strength of 1, then it is said to be Below Half-strength while its remaining number of wounds is less than half of its Wounds characteristic.
- For any other unit, while the number of models in that unit is less than half of its Starting Strength, that unit is said to be Below Half-strength.
Aura Abilities
Some abilities affect multiple models or units in a given range. These are known as Aura abilities and are tagged with the word ‘Aura’. A model with an Aura ability is always within range of its own Aura ability. A unit can be affected by more than one Aura ability at a time, but if a unit is within range of the same Aura ability more than once, that Aura ability only applies to that unit once.
Harbingers of Dread
Where Chaos Knights tread, the skies grow unnaturally dark and the power of the warp permeates the battlefield.
If your Army Faction is , each unit from your army with this ability gains Dread abilities, depending which are active for your army (see below). The Deathly Terror ability is active for your army from the start of the battle. In addition, at the start of the first, third and fifth battle rounds, you can either select one of the other Dread abilities or randomly select two Dread abilities to apply by rolling two D6 and applying the results rolled, from those numbered 1-6.Any Dread abilities that have been selected are active until the end of the battle. You cannot select the same Dread ability more than once, and any duplicated Dread abilities (as a result of randomly selecting them) have no additional effect.
DEATHLY TERROR (AURA)
N/A
While an enemy unit is within 9" of this model, worsen the Leadership characteristic of models in that unit by 1.
DESPAIR (AURA)
While an enemy unit is within 9" of this model, worsen the Leadership characteristic of models in that unit by 1. This is cumulative with the Deathly Terror ability (see above).
DOOM
Each time this model makes an attack, if the target of that attack is Battle-shocked, add 1 to the Wound roll.
DARKNESS
Each time an attack is made against this model, if the attacking unit is Battle-shocked or more than 18" away, subtract 1 from the Hit roll.
DISMAY (AURA)
In the Battle-shock step of your opponent’s Command phase, for each enemy unit that is below its Starting Strength and within 9" of this model, that enemy unit must take a Battle-shock test.
DELIRIUM (AURA)
While an enemy unit that is Below Half-strength is within 9" of this model, each time that unit fails a Battle-shock test, it suffers D3 mortal wounds.
DOMINION
Add 3" to the range of this model’s Aura abilities.
The TITANIC keyword is used in the following Chaos Knights datasheets:
Characters
Super-heavy Walker
Each time a model with this ability makes a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move, it can move through models (excluding TITANIC models) and sections of terrain features that are 4" or less in height. When doing so:- It can move within Engagement Range of enemy models, but cannot end that move within Engagement Range of them.
- It can also move through sections of terrain features that are more than 4" in height, but if it does, after it has moved, roll one D6: on a 1, that model is Battle-shocked.
Before selecting targets for this weapon, select one of its profiles to make attacks with.
Anti
Certain weapons are the bane of a particular foe.
Weapons with [ANTI-KEYWORD X+] in their profile are known as Anti weapons. Each time an attack is made with such a weapon against a target with the keyword after the word ‘Anti-’, an unmodified Wound roll of ‘x+’ scores a Critical Wound.Example: An attack made with an [ANTI-VEHICLE 4+] weapon will score a Critical Wound against – and so successfully wound – a VEHICLE unit on an unmodified Wound roll of 4+, while an attack made with an [ANTI-PSYKER 2+] weapon will score a Critical Wound against – and so successfully wound – a PSYKER unit on an unmodified Wound roll of 2+.
- [ANTI-KEYWORD X+]: An unmodified Wound roll of ‘x+’ against a target with the matching keyword scores a Critical Wound.
Blast
High-explosives can fell several warriors in a single blast, but firing them where your comrades will get caught in the ensuing detonation is simply unwise.
Weapons with [BLAST] in their profile are known as Blast weapons, and they make a random number of attacks. Each time you determine how many attacks are made with a Blast weapon, add 1 to the result for every five models that were in the target unit when you selected it as the target (rounding down). Blast weapons can never be used to make attacks against a unit that is within Engagement Range of one or more units from the attacking model’s army (including its own unit).Example: If a weapon with the [BLAST] ability and an Attacks characteristic of 2D6 targets a unit that contains 11 models, and the roll to determine how many attacks are made is a 9, a total of 11 attacks would be made against that unit.
- Add 1 to the Attacks characteristic for every five models in the target unit (rounding down).
- Can never be used against a target that is within Engagement Range of any units from the attacking model’s army (including its own).
Ignores Cover
Some weapons are designed to root enemy formations out of entrenched positions.
Weapons with [IGNORES COVER] in their profile are known as Ignores Cover weapons. Each time an attack is made with such a weapon, the target cannot have the Benefit of Cover against that attack.Sustained Hits
Some weapons strike in a flurry of blows, tearing the foe apart with relentless ferocity.
Weapons with [SUSTAINED HITS X] in their profile are known as Sustained Hits weapons. Each time an attack is made with such a weapon, if a Critical Hit is rolled, that attack scores a number of additional hits on the target as denoted by ‘x’.Example: A model makes an attack with a melee weapon with the [SUSTAINED HITS 2] ability. If the Hit roll is an unmodified 6 (a Critical Hit), then that attack scores a total of 3 hits on the target (1 from the successful Hit roll of 6, and 2 from the [SUSTAINED HITS 2] ability).
- [SUSTAINED HITS X]: Each Critical Hit scores ‘x’ additional hits on the target.
The keyword is used in the following Chaos Knights datasheets:
Characters
The VEHICLE keyword is used in the following Chaos Knights datasheets:
Characters
The WALKER keyword is used in the following Chaos Knights datasheets:
Characters
The TITANIC keyword is used in the following Chaos Knights datasheets:
Characters
The TOWERING keyword is used in the following Chaos Knights datasheets:
Characters
The CHAOS keyword is used in the following Chaos Knights datasheets:
Characters
Other
Saving Throw
The player controlling the target unit then makes one saving throw. By default, this will be an armour saving throw using their model’s Save (Sv) characteristic, but some models have invulnerable saves that can be used instead (see below). To make an armour saving throw, roll one D6, then modify the result by the Armour Penetration (AP) characteristic of the attack. For example, if the attack has an AP of -1, then 1 is subtracted from the saving throw.If the result is greater than or equal to the Save characteristic of the model the attack was allocated to, then that saving throw is successful and the attack sequence ends. Otherwise, that saving throw fails and that model suffers damage.
An unmodified saving throw of 1 always fails. A saving throw can never be improved by more than +1.
- Saving Throw: Roll one D6 and modify by the attack’s AP. If the result is less than the Save of the model being rolled for, the saving throw is failed and that model suffers damage. Otherwise, that attack is saved.
- An unmodified saving throw of 1 always fails.
- A saving throw can never be improved by more than +1.
Advance Moves
When a unit Advances, make an Advance roll for that unit by rolling one D6. Add the result in inches to the Move characteristic of each model in that unit until the end of the phase. Each model in that unit can then make an Advance move by moving a distance in inches less than or equal to this total, but no model can be moved within Engagement Range of enemy models. A unit cannot shoot or declare a charge in the same turn that it Advanced.- Advance Move: Models move up to M+D6".
- Cannot move within Engagement Range of any enemy models.
- Units that Advance cannot shoot or charge this turn.
Charging with a Unit
Once you have selected an eligible unit to declare a charge, you must select one or more enemy units within 12" of it as the targets of that charge. The targets of a charge do not need to be visible to the charging unit.You then make a Charge roll for the charging unit by rolling 2D6. The result is the maximum number of inches each model in that unit can be moved if a Charge move is possible. For a Charge move to be possible, the Charge roll must be sufficient to enable the charging unit to end that move:
- Within Engagement Range of every unit that you selected as a target of the charge.
- Without moving within Engagement Range of any enemy units that were not a target of the charge.
- In Unit Coherency.
- Charge Roll: 2D6".
- Targets of a charge must be within 12" but do not need to be visible.
- If the distance rolled is insufficient to move within Engagement Range of all targets while maintaining Unit Coherency, the charge fails.
- Cannot move within Engagement Range of any unit that was not a target of the charge.
- If the charge is successful, each model makes a Charge move less than or equal to the Charge roll, and must move into base-to-base contact with an enemy model if possible.
Fall Back Moves
When a unit Falls Back, each model in that unit can make a Fall Back move by moving a distance in inches less than or equal to its Move characteristic, and when doing so you can move it within Engagement Range of enemy models, provided it does not end that move within Engagement Range of any enemy models – if this is not possible, that unit cannot Fall Back.
A unit cannot shoot or declare a charge in the same turn that it Fell Back.
Desperate Escape Tests
Unlike when making other types of move, models can move over enemy models when making a Fall Back move as if those enemy models were not there, but you must take a Desperate Escape test for each model that will do so (excluding models that are TITANIC or can FLY) before any models in that unit are moved. In addition, if a unit is Battle-shocked when it is selected to Fall Back, you must take a Desperate Escape test for every model in that unit before any are moved.
Each time you take a Desperate Escape test for a model, roll one D6. For each roll of 1-2, one model from the unit that is Falling Back is destroyed (selected by you). The same model can only ever trigger one Desperate Escape test per phase.A unit cannot shoot or declare a charge in the same turn that it Fell Back.
Desperate Escape Tests
Unlike when making other types of move, models can move over enemy models when making a Fall Back move as if those enemy models were not there, but you must take a Desperate Escape test for each model that will do so (excluding models that are TITANIC or can FLY) before any models in that unit are moved. In addition, if a unit is Battle-shocked when it is selected to Fall Back, you must take a Desperate Escape test for every model in that unit before any are moved.
- Fall Back Move: Models move up to M".
- Units that Fall Back cannot shoot or declare a charge in the same turn.
- Models can move over enemy models when Falling Back, but you must take Desperate Escape tests for them before they do so (excluding models that are TITANIC or can FLY).
- If a Battle-shocked unit is selected to Fall Back, take a Desperate Escape test for every model in that unit.
- Desperate Escape Test: Roll one D6. On a 1-2, one model from that unit is destroyed.
Engagement Range
Engagement Range represents the zone of threat that models present to their enemies. While a model is within 1" horizontally and 5" vertically of an enemy model, those models – and their units – are within Engagement Range of each other.Models cannot be set up or end a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move within Engagement Range of any enemy models. If for any reason a model cannot meet this condition, that model is destroyed.
- Engagement Range: Within 1" horizontally and 5" vertically.
- Models cannot be set up or end a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move within Engagement Range of any enemy models.
Re-rolls
Some rules allow you to re-roll a dice roll, which means you get to roll some or all of the dice again. If a rule allows you to re-roll a dice roll that was made by adding several dice together (e.g. 2D6, 3D6, etc.) then, unless otherwise stated, you must re-roll all of those dice again.You can never re-roll a dice more than once, and re-rolls happen before modifiers (if any) are applied. Rules that refer to the value of an ‘unmodified’ dice roll are referring to the dice result after any re-rolls, but before any modifiers are applied.
- Unmodified Dice: the result after re-rolls, but before any modifiers.
- A dice can never be re-rolled more than once.
- You must re-roll all dice if several need adding together (e.g. 2D6).
- Re-rolls are applied before any modifiers.
COMMAND RE-ROLL
1CP
Core – Battle Tactic Stratagem
A great commander can bend even the vagaries of fate and fortune to their will, the better to ensure victory.
WHEN: Any phase, just after you make an Advance roll, a Charge roll, a Desperate Escape test or a Hazardous test for a unit from your army, or a Hit roll, a Wound roll, a Damage roll or a saving throw for a model in that unit, or a roll to determine the number of attacks made with a weapon equipped by a model in that unit. If you are using fast dice rolling, this Stratagem can still be used after rolling multiple rolls or saving throws at once.
TARGET: That unit or model from your army.
EFFECT: You re-roll that roll, test or saving throw. If you are using fast dice rolling, select one of those rolls or saving throws to re-roll.
TARGET: That unit or model from your army.
EFFECT: You re-roll that roll, test or saving throw. If you are using fast dice rolling, select one of those rolls or saving throws to re-roll.
INSANE BRAVERY
1CP
Core – Epic Deed Stratagem
Indifferent to their own survival, these warriors hold their ground against seemingly impossible odds.
WHEN: Battle-shock step of your Command phase, just before you take a Battle-shock test for a unit from your army.
TARGET: That unit from your army.
EFFECT: Your unit automatically passes that Battle-shock test.
RESTRICTIONS: You cannot use this Stratagem more than once per battle.
TARGET: That unit from your army.
EFFECT: Your unit automatically passes that Battle-shock test.
RESTRICTIONS: You cannot use this Stratagem more than once per battle.
DEEP STRIKE
Some units make their way to battle via tunnelling, teleportation, high-altitude descent or other extraordinary means that allow them to appear suddenly in the thick of the fighting.
During the Declare Battle Formations step, if every model in a unit has this ability, you can set it up in Reserves instead of setting it up on the battlefield. If you do, in the Reinforcements step of one of your Movement phases you can set up this unit anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 9" horizontally away from all enemy models. If a unit with the Deep Strike ability arrives from Strategic Reserves, the controlling player can choose for that unit to be set up either using the rules for Strategic Reserves or using the Deep Strike ability.- Unit can be set up in Reserves instead of on the battlefield.
- Unit can be set up in your Reinforcements step, more than 9" horizontally away from all enemy models.
RAPID INGRESS
1CP
Core – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Be it cunning strategy, potent technology or supernatural ritual, there are many means by which a commander may hasten their warriors’ onset.
WHEN: End of your opponent’s Movement phase.
TARGET: One unit from your army that is in Reserves.
EFFECT: Your unit can arrive on the battlefield as if it were the Reinforcements step of your Movement phase, and if every model in that unit has the Deep Strike ability, you can set that unit up as described in the Deep Strike ability (even though it is not your Movement phase).
RESTRICTIONS: You cannot use this Stratagem to enable a unit to arrive on the battlefield during a battle round it would not normally be able to do so in.
TARGET: One unit from your army that is in Reserves.
EFFECT: Your unit can arrive on the battlefield as if it were the Reinforcements step of your Movement phase, and if every model in that unit has the Deep Strike ability, you can set that unit up as described in the Deep Strike ability (even though it is not your Movement phase).
RESTRICTIONS: You cannot use this Stratagem to enable a unit to arrive on the battlefield during a battle round it would not normally be able to do so in.
TANK SHOCK
1CP
Core – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Ramming the foe with a speeding vehicle may be an unsubtle tactic, but it is a murderously effective one.
WHEN: Your Charge phase, just after a VEHICLE unit from your army ends a Charge move.
TARGET: That VEHICLE unit.
EFFECT: Select one enemy unit within Engagement Range of your unit, and select one VEHICLE model in your unit that is within Engagement Range of that enemy unit. Roll a number of D6 equal to the Toughness characteristic of the selected VEHICLE model. For each 5+, that enemy unit suffers 1 mortal wound (to a maximum of 6 mortal wounds).
TARGET: That VEHICLE unit.
EFFECT: Select one enemy unit within Engagement Range of your unit, and select one VEHICLE model in your unit that is within Engagement Range of that enemy unit. Roll a number of D6 equal to the Toughness characteristic of the selected VEHICLE model. For each 5+, that enemy unit suffers 1 mortal wound (to a maximum of 6 mortal wounds).
Charge Bonus
Many warriors thunder headlong into combat, using the impetus of their charge to bring swift death to their foes.
Each time a unit makes a Charge move, until the end of the turn, that unit has the Fights First ability.HEROIC INTERVENTION
1CP
Core – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Voices raised in furious war cries, your warriors surge forth to meet the enemy’s onslaught head-on.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Charge phase, just after an enemy unit ends a Charge move.
TARGET: One unit from your army that is within 6" of that enemy unit and would be eligible to declare a charge against that enemy unit if it were your Charge phase.
EFFECT: Your unit now declares a charge that targets only that enemy unit, and you resolve that charge as if it were your Charge phase.
RESTRICTIONS: You can only select a VEHICLE unit from your army if it is a WALKER. Note that even if this charge is successful, your unit does not receive any Charge bonus this turn.
TARGET: One unit from your army that is within 6" of that enemy unit and would be eligible to declare a charge against that enemy unit if it were your Charge phase.
EFFECT: Your unit now declares a charge that targets only that enemy unit, and you resolve that charge as if it were your Charge phase.
RESTRICTIONS: You can only select a VEHICLE unit from your army if it is a WALKER. Note that even if this charge is successful, your unit does not receive any Charge bonus this turn.
COUNTER-OFFENSIVE
2CP
Core – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
In close-quarters combat, the slightest hesitation can leave an opening for a swift foe to exploit.
WHEN: Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has fought.
TARGET: One unit from your army that is within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units and that has not already been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Your unit fights next.
TARGET: One unit from your army that is within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units and that has not already been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Your unit fights next.
The DAMNED keyword is used in the following Chaos Knights datasheets:
Lethal Hits
Some weapons can inflict fatal injuries on any foe, no matter their resilience.
Weapons with [LETHAL HITS] in their profile are known as Lethal Hits weapons. Each time an attack is made with such a weapon, a Critical Hit automatically wounds the target.AVENGE THE MASTERS!
1CP
Iconoclast Fiefdom – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
As the object of their adulation is consumed by fire, mortal worshippers are roused to a desperate fury, seeking vengeance on behalf of their deceased master.
WHEN: Any phase.
TARGET: One unit from your army that was just destroyed. You can use this Stratagem on that unit even though it was just destroyed.
EFFECT: Until the end of the battle, the enemy unit that destroyed your unit is Marked. Each time a DAMNED model from your army makes an attack that targets a Marked unit, that attack has the [LETHAL HITS] ability.
TARGET: One unit from your army that was just destroyed. You can use this Stratagem on that unit even though it was just destroyed.
EFFECT: Until the end of the battle, the enemy unit that destroyed your unit is Marked. Each time a DAMNED model from your army makes an attack that targets a Marked unit, that attack has the [LETHAL HITS] ability.
UNRESTRAINED RAGE
1CP
Iconoclast Fiefdom – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
When consumed with battlelust, Fallen Nobles pilot their Knight suits with instinctive skill, rampaging through the enemies with horrific speed and savagery.
WHEN: Your Movement phase, just after a unit from your army Advances or Falls Back.
TARGET: That unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to shoot and declare a charge in a turn in which it Advanced or Fell Back.
TARGET: That unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to shoot and declare a charge in a turn in which it Advanced or Fell Back.
Normal Moves
When a unit makes a Normal move, each model in that unit can move a distance in inches less than or equal to its Move (M) characteristic, but no model can be moved within Engagement Range of any enemy models.- Normal Move: Models move up to M".
- Cannot move within Engagement Range of any enemy models.
PRESERVE THE IDOLS
1CP
Iconoclast Fiefdom – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Driven to preserve their Fallen Noble overlords, masses of mutants, cultists, and corrupted soldiers rush to interpose themselves between their knightly idols and the cursed foe.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Movement phase, just after an enemy unit ends a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move.
TARGET: One unit from your army that is within 9" of that enemy unit.
EFFECT: Select one DAMNED unit from your army that is not Battle-shocked, not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units and is within 6" of your unit. That DAMNED unit can make a Normal move of up to 6", but it must end this move closer to that enemy unit than when it started the move.
TARGET: One unit from your army that is within 9" of that enemy unit.
EFFECT: Select one DAMNED unit from your army that is not Battle-shocked, not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units and is within 6" of your unit. That DAMNED unit can make a Normal move of up to 6", but it must end this move closer to that enemy unit than when it started the move.
SOUL HUNGER
1CP
Iconoclast Fiefdom – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Daemonic corruption, both physical and spiritual, has debased once noble machines. As the pilots of corrupted Knight suits slaughter mortal victims, their mechanical steed feeds upon stolen life forces and raw fear.
WHEN: Fight phase, just after a unit from your army has fought.
TARGET: That unit.
EFFECT: If one or more models were destroyed as a result of those attacks, your unit regains up to D3 lost wounds. If one or more models from Battle-shocked units were destroyed as a result of those attacks, your unit regains up to D3+2 lost wounds instead.
TARGET: That unit.
EFFECT: If one or more models were destroyed as a result of those attacks, your unit regains up to D3 lost wounds. If one or more models from Battle-shocked units were destroyed as a result of those attacks, your unit regains up to D3+2 lost wounds instead.
Feel No Pain
FEEL NO PAIN
Some warriors refuse to be laid low, even by what should be fatal wounds.
Some models have ‘Feel No Pain x+’ listed in their abilities. Each time a model with this ability suffers damage and so would lose a wound (including wounds lost due to mortal wounds), roll one D6: if the result is greater than or equal to the number denoted by ‘x’, that wound is ignored and is not lost. If a model has more than one Feel No Pain ability, you can only use one of those abilities each time that model suffers damage and so would lose a wound.- Feel No Pain x+: Each time this model would lose a wound, roll one D6: if the result equals or exceeds ‘x’, that wound is not lost.
Malefic Surge
Infernal Lance Detachment
Calling upon heretical - often supernatural - powers, these Knights are infused with strange and terrible might.
In your Command phase, one or more units from your army can make a Malefic Surge. Each one that does must first take a Leadership test; if that test is failed, that unit suffers D3 mortal wounds. Then, until the start of your next Command phase, that unit is Empowered. While a unit is Empowered it can use one of the Malefic Surge abilities below. Once that unit has used a Malefic Surge ability, it is no longer Empowered.- Unholy Hunger: When a model in this unit makes a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move, until the end of the phase, add 3" to its Move characteristic.
- Diabolic Power: When this unit is selected to shoot or fight, select either the [LETHAL HITS] or [SUSTAINED HITS 1] ability. Until the end of the phase, weapons equipped by models in this unit have the selected ability.
- Unnatural Fortitude: When this unit is selected as the target of an attack, until the end of the phase, models in this unit have a 5+ invulnerable save and the Feel No Pain 6+ ability.
Designer’s Note: We recommend placing a token next to Chaos Knights models that are Empowered, removing it once they have used a Malefic Surge ability, and removing all unused tokens at the start of your Command phase.
PROFANE SYMBIOSIS
1CP
Infernal Lance – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Some Fallen Nobles are conjoined, symbiotically or parasitically, with the hideous systems of their Chaos Knight. This allows them to channel more unholy energies, though not without risk.
WHEN: End of any phase.
TARGET: One unit from your army that is not Empowered.
EFFECT: Your unit makes a Malefic Surge.
RESTRICTIONS: You cannot select the same unit as the target of this Stratagem more than once per battle round.
TARGET: One unit from your army that is not Empowered.
EFFECT: Your unit makes a Malefic Surge.
RESTRICTIONS: You cannot select the same unit as the target of this Stratagem more than once per battle round.
UNLEASH BALEFIRE
1CP
Infernal Lance – Wargear Stratagem
These weapons bathe the target in blasts of daemonic balefire that burns flesh and soul alike.
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.
TARGET: One unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.
EFFECT: After your unit has shot, select one enemy unit hit by one or more of those attacks. That enemy unit must take a Battle-shock test; if the test is failed, until the end of your opponent’s next turn, it is aflame. While a unit is aflame, subtract 2" from its Move characteristic and subtract 2 from Charge rolls made for it.
TARGET: One unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.
EFFECT: After your unit has shot, select one enemy unit hit by one or more of those attacks. That enemy unit must take a Battle-shock test; if the test is failed, until the end of your opponent’s next turn, it is aflame. While a unit is aflame, subtract 2" from its Move characteristic and subtract 2 from Charge rolls made for it.
WARP VISION
1CP
Infernal Lance – Wargear Stratagem
Supernatural sensors perceive the soul-spoor of their prey, or even stare forward through fate and time.
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.
TARGET: One unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, ranged weapons equipped by models in your unit have the [IGNORES COVER] ability.
TARGET: One unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, ranged weapons equipped by models in your unit have the [IGNORES COVER] ability.
Invulnerable Saves
Whether shielded by force fields, enveloped in mystical energies or simply possessed of preternatural senses and lightning-fast reflexes, some warriors are protected by more than mere physical armour.
Some models have an invulnerable save listed on their datasheet. Each time an attack is allocated to a model with an invulnerable save, the controlling player must choose to use either that model’s Save characteristic or its invulnerable save, but not both. If a model has more than one invulnerable save, it can only use one of them – choose which it will use.Unlike armour saving throws (which use a model’s Save characteristic), invulnerable saving throws are never modified by an attack’s Armour Penetration characteristic, but otherwise follow the normal rules for saving throws.
- Invulnerable Save: Never modified by an attack’s AP.
- The controlling player can choose to use either a model’s invulnerable save or its Save characteristic.
DIABOLIC BULWARK
1CP
Infernal Lance – Wargear Stratagem
Ectoplasmic blood surges hot through glowing conduits as the Fallen Noble feeds power to their Knight suit’s supernaturally enhanced ion shield emitters.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.
TARGET: One unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, models in your unit have a 4+ invulnerable save.
TARGET: One unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, models in your unit have a 4+ invulnerable save.
HELLFORGED CONSTRUCTION
1CP
Infernal Lance – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Reinforced with warp-infused materials and warded through ritual blood sacrifice, these Chaos Knights can withstand unnatural levels of punishment.
WHEN: Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.
TARGET: One unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time an attack targets your unit, worsen the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.
TARGET: One unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time an attack targets your unit, worsen the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.
PTERRORSHADES
1CP
Traitoris Lance – Wargear Stratagem
Shrieking with hunger, Pterrorshades descend in a whirlwind to feast on the fearful souls of the foe. Their banquet transmutes into vital energy that flows into the Chaos Knight on which they roost.
WHEN: Any phase, just after an enemy unit fails a Battle-shock test.
TARGET: One unit from your army that is within 12" of that enemy unit.
EFFECT: Roll six D6: for each 4+, that enemy unit suffers 1 mortal wound and one model in your unit regains up to 1 lost wound.
RESTRICTIONS: You can only use this Stratagem once per battle round.
TARGET: One unit from your army that is within 12" of that enemy unit.
EFFECT: Roll six D6: for each 4+, that enemy unit suffers 1 mortal wound and one model in your unit regains up to 1 lost wound.
RESTRICTIONS: You can only use this Stratagem once per battle round.
The WAR DOG keyword is used in the following Chaos Knights datasheets:
The and TITANIC keywords are used in the following Chaos Knights datasheets:
Characters
IMPERIOUS ADVANCE
1CP
Traitoris Lance – Epic Deed Stratagem
Employing piloting skill or brute force, Fallen Nobles can either manoeuvre or simply barge their steeds through foes and obstacles alike.
WHEN: Your Movement phase or your Charge phase.
TARGET: Up to two WAR DOG units from your army or one TITANIC unit from your army.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in one of your units makes a Normal, Advance, Fall Back or Charge move, it can move through models and terrain features. When doing so, it can move within Engagement Range of such models but, unless it made a Charge move, cannot end that move within Engagement Range of them, and any Desperate Escape test is automatically passed (the Super-heavy Walker ability does not apply while using this Stratagem).
TARGET: Up to two WAR DOG units from your army or one TITANIC unit from your army.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in one of your units makes a Normal, Advance, Fall Back or Charge move, it can move through models and terrain features. When doing so, it can move within Engagement Range of such models but, unless it made a Charge move, cannot end that move within Engagement Range of them, and any Desperate Escape test is automatically passed (the Super-heavy Walker ability does not apply while using this Stratagem).
STEALTH
Some warriors are masters of disguise and concealment.
If every model in a unit has this ability, then each time a ranged attack is made against it, subtract 1 from that attack’s Hit roll.Benefit of Cover
Shattered ruins and twisted wreckage afford much-needed shelter from enemy salvoes. Even heavily armoured warriors unfazed by small arms fire are thankful for such cover when foes bring their biggest guns to bear.
Models can sometimes gain a measure of protection from terrain features. The rules below detail the conditions under which a terrain feature confers the Benefit of Cover on a model.Each time a ranged attack is allocated to a model that has the Benefit of Cover, add 1 to the saving throw made for that attack (excluding invulnerable saving throws). Models with a Save characteristic of 3+ or better cannot have the Benefit of Cover against attacks with an Armour Penetration characteristic of 0. Multiple instances of the Benefit of Cover are not cumulative – a model cannot benefit from this rule more than once at any one time.
- Benefit of Cover: Add 1 to armour saving throws against ranged attacks.
- Does not apply to models with a Save of 3+ or better against attacks with an AP of 0.
- Multiple instances are not cumulative.
STORM OF DARKNESS
1CP
Traitoris Lance – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Through dark rituals and dread pacts, the Chaos Knights draw upon the fear and despair of their foes and bind it into a curse upon the land itself, wreathing themselves in a shrouding pall.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.
TARGET: One unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, models in your unit have the Stealth ability, and each time an attack targets your unit, models in it have the Benefit of Cover against that attack.
TARGET: One unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, models in your unit have the Stealth ability, and each time an attack targets your unit, models in it have the Benefit of Cover against that attack.
CONQUERORS WITHOUT MERCY
1CP
Traitoris Lance – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Chaos Knights leave only death and devastation in their wake, and reduce entire worlds to ruin.
WHEN: Fight phase.
TARGET: One model from your army that made a Charge move this turn and has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of melee weapons equipped by your model by 1. After your model has finished making its attacks this phase, if it destroyed one or more enemy units this phase, each enemy unit within 6" of your model must take a Battle-shock test.
TARGET: One model from your army that made a Charge move this turn and has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of melee weapons equipped by your model by 1. After your model has finished making its attacks this phase, if it destroyed one or more enemy units this phase, each enemy unit within 6" of your model must take a Battle-shock test.
DISDAIN FOR THE WEAK
1CP
Traitoris Lance – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Fallen Nobles sneer at the pathetic efforts of their foes, doubly so in the case of those who fear them.
WHEN: Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.
TARGET: One unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, models in your unit have the Feel No Pain 6+ ability, and the Feel No Pain 5+ ability against attacks made by Battle-shocked models.
TARGET: One unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, models in your unit have the Feel No Pain 6+ ability, and the Feel No Pain 5+ ability against attacks made by Battle-shocked models.
Paragons of Terror
Traitoris Lance Detachment
Steeped in the dark powers of the warp, bred into bloodlines who make a tradition of cruelty and a virtue of malice, these merciless warriors delight in spreading fear and dismay.
At the start of the first battle round, after selecting one or more Dread abilities to be active for your army, you can select one additional Dread ability to be active for your army (this additional Dread ability cannot be randomly selected).Dreaded Masters
Iconoclast Fiefdom Detachment
Mortal thralls and foes alike are sacrificed to empower the fallen nobility.
TITANIC units from your army have the following abilities:Dread Tyrants (Aura): While a friendly DAMNED unit is within 9" of this unit, each time a model in that unit makes an attack, re-roll a Hit roll of 1 and re-roll a Wound roll of 1.
units from your army have the following abilities:
Dark Sacrifice: Each time a unit with this ability is selected to shoot or fight, it can make a Dark Sacrifice. If it does, select one friendly DAMNED unit within 6". That DAMNED unit must take a Leadership test: if passed, destroy D3 models in that DAMNED unit; if failed, destroy D3+3 models in that DAMNED unit. In either case, then select one of the following abilities for your unit’s weapons to have until the end of the phase: [LETHAL HITS]; [SUSTAINED HITS 1].
WRETCHED THRALLS
You can include DAMNED units in your army (see Codex: Chaos Space Marines). The combined points cost of such units depends on your battle size:
- Incursion: Up to 250 pts
- Strike Force: Up to 500 pts
- Onslaught: Up to 750 pts
No DAMNED models from your army can be your WARLORD.
The and CHARACTER keywords are used in the following Chaos Knights datasheets:
Tyrannical Court
Lords of Dread Detachment
Every one of these egomaniacal warriors seeks to claim all the battlefield glory for themselves, at any cost.
Improve the Objective Control characteristic of CHARACTER models from your army by 2. In addition, once per battle round, if your WARLORD is on the battlefield, you can use the Claimed for the Dark Gods Stratagem for 0CP.Army List
Datasheets collatedCharacters
Battleline
Other
Torrent
Torrent weapons shoot clouds of fire, gas or other lethal substances that few foes can hope to evade.
Weapons with [TORRENT] in their profile are known as Torrent weapons. Each time an attack is made with such a weapon, that attack automatically hits the target.Consolidate
After a unit has finished making all of its melee attacks, it Consolidates. Each time a unit Consolidates, you can move each model in that unit that is not already in base-to-base contact with an enemy model up to 3" – this is a Consolidation move. For a Consolidation to be possible, a unit must be able to end these moves within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units and in Unit Coherency. If these conditions cannot be met, then each model in that unit can instead make a Consolidation move towards the closest objective marker, but only if, after doing so, that unit is within range of that objective marker and in Unit Coherency. If these conditions also cannot be met, no models in the unit can make Consolidation moves this phase and that unit’s fight ends.If a unit can end its Consolidation within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units, then each time one of its models makes a Consolidation move, it must end that move closer to the closest enemy model. If it can also end that move in base-to-base contact with one or more enemy models while still satisfying all of the conditions above, it must do so. The controlling player chooses the order in which to move their models.
- Consolidation Move: Up to 3".
- Every model that moves must end closer to the closest enemy model, and in base-to-base contact with an enemy model if possible. The unit must end in Unit Coherency and within Engagement Range of at least one enemy unit if possible.
- If the above is not possible, each model can move towards the closest objective marker, but this must result in the unit being within range of it and in Unit Coherency.
- If the above is also not possible, no models can Consolidate.
The ABHORRENT keyword is used in the following Chaos Knights datasheets:
A LONG LEASH
1CP
Traitoris Lance – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
The neural connections between Fallen Nobles and doggedly loyal or fearful War Dog pilots can extend over remarkable distances.
WHEN: Your Command phase.
TARGET: One ABHORRENT unit from your army and up to two friendly WAR DOG units.
EFFECT: Until the start of your next Command phase, those WAR DOG units are treated as being within range of any Aura abilities your ABHORRENT unit has.
TARGET: One ABHORRENT unit from your army and up to two friendly WAR DOG units.
EFFECT: Until the start of your next Command phase, those WAR DOG units are treated as being within range of any Aura abilities your ABHORRENT unit has.
Attached Units
Some CHARACTER units have the Leader ability, which lets them merge with other units (known as Bodyguard units) to form an Attached unit.The Starting Strength of an Attached unit is equal to the combined Starting Strengths of all of its units (i.e. the number of models in the Leader unit added to the number of models in the Bodyguard unit). If either the Leader unit or the Bodyguard unit in an Attached unit is destroyed, the Starting Strength of the remaining unit is changed to be equal to its original Starting Strength.
Example: A Primaris Captain (Starting Strength 1) is attached to a unit of Intercessors (Starting Strength 5). This Attached unit has a Starting Strength of 6. If all the Intercessors are destroyed, the remaining Primaris Captain would revert to having a Starting Strength of 1.
For the purposes of rules that are triggered when a unit is destroyed, such rules are still triggered when one of the individual units that made up an Attached unit is destroyed (the Leader or the Bodyguard unit).
Example: If a rule awards you with 1VP each time an enemy unit is destroyed, and you target an Attached unit, you would gain 1VP if the Bodyguard unit is destroyed and 1VP if the Leader unit is destroyed (for a total of 2VP).
SCOUTS
Scouts form the vanguard of many armies. Unnoticed by the enemy, they range ahead of the main force.
Some units have ‘Scouts x"’ listed in their abilities. If every model in a unit has this ability, then at the start of the first battle round, before the first turn begins, it can make a Normal move of up to x", with the exception that, while making that move, the distance moved by each model in that unit can be greater than that model's Move characteristic, as long as it is not greater than x".DEDICATED TRANSPORT models can make use of any Scouts x" ability listed in their abilities, or a Scouts x" ability that a unit that starts the battle embarked within that DEDICATED TRANSPORT model has (provided only models with this ability are embarked within that DEDICATED TRANSPORT model), regardless of how that embarked unit gained this ability (e.g. listed in their abilities, conferred by an Enhancement or by an attached CHARACTER, etc.).
A unit that moves using this ability must end that move more than 9" horizontally away from all enemy models. If both players have units that can do this, the player who is taking the first turn moves their units first.
Example: A unit has the Scouts 6" ability. At the start of the first battle round, the controlling player can make a Normal move with that unit of up to 6".
- Scouts x": Unit can make a Normal move of up to x" before the first turn begins.
- If embarked in a DEDICATED TRANSPORT, that DEDICATED TRANSPORT can make this move instead.
- Must end this move more than 9" horizontally away from all enemy models.
Objective Markers
Objective markers represent objects of tactical or strategic import that both sides are attempting to secure, such as valuable artefacts, vital supplies or communications nodes. If a mission uses objective markers, it will state where they are located on the battlefield. These can be represented using any suitable marker, but we recommend using round markers that are 40mm in diameter.When setting objective markers up on the battlefield, place them so they are centred on the point specified by the mission. When measuring distances to and from objective markers, measure to and from the closest part of them. Models can move over objective markers as if they were not there, but they cannot end a move on top of an objective marker.
At the start of the battle, each objective marker on the battlefield is said to be contested, and so is not controlled by either player. To control an objective marker, a player will first need to move models within range of it. A model is within range of an objective marker if it is within 3" horizontally and 5" vertically of that objective marker.
Every model has an Objective Control (OC) characteristic listed on its datasheet. To determine a player’s Level of Control over an objective marker, add together the OC characteristics of all the models from that player’s army that are within range of that objective marker. A player will control an objective marker at the end of any phase or turn if their Level of Control over it is greater than their opponent’s. If both players have the same Level of Control over an objective marker, that objective marker is contested.
- A model is within range of an objective marker if within 3" horizontally and 5" vertically.
- Level of Control: Add together the OC characteristics of all of a player’s models within range of the objective marker.
- An objective marker is controlled by the player with the highest Level of Control over it (in a tie, it is contested).
- Models cannot end a move on top of an objective marker.
The ABHORRENT keyword is used in the following Chaos Knights datasheets:
The CHARACTER keyword is used in the following Chaos Knights datasheets:
Characters
Precision
Precision attacks can pick high-value targets out in a crowd, whether through the unerring aim of a sniper or the pinpoint accuracy of a blade-master’s strike.
Weapons with [PRECISION] in their profile are known as Precision weapons. Each time an attack made with such a weapon successfully wounds an Attached unit (see Leader ability), if a CHARACTER model in that unit is visible to the attacking model, the attacking model’s player can choose to have that attack allocated to that CHARACTER model instead of following the normal attack sequence.- When targeting an Attached unit, the attacking model’s player can have the attack allocated to a CHARACTER model in that unit visible to the bearer.
EPIC CHALLENGE
1CP
Core – Epic Deed Stratagem
The legends of the 41st Millennium are replete with deadly duels between mighty champions.
WHEN: Fight phase, when a CHARACTER unit from your army that is within Engagement Range of one or more Attached units is selected to fight.
TARGET: One CHARACTER model in your unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, all melee attacks made by that model have the [PRECISION] ability.
TARGET: One CHARACTER model in your unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, all melee attacks made by that model have the [PRECISION] ability.
CORRUPTING TAINT
1CP
Infernal Lance – Epic Deed Stratagem
The foul energies and unnatural influence of the Chaos Knights spread from them like sorcerous radiation, tainting all they touch.
WHEN: Your Command phase, just after a CHARACTER unit from your army makes a Malefic Surge.
TARGET: That CHARACTER unit.
EFFECT: Select one objective marker your unit is within range of that you control. That objective marker remains under your control until your opponent’s Level of Control over that objective marker is greater than yours at the end of a phase.
TARGET: That CHARACTER unit.
EFFECT: Select one objective marker your unit is within range of that you control. That objective marker remains under your control until your opponent’s Level of Control over that objective marker is greater than yours at the end of a phase.
CLAIMED FOR THE DARK GODS
1CP
Lords of Dread – Epic Deed Stratagem
The Fallen Noble dedicates their latest conquest to the Dark Gods in hope of reward.
WHEN: Start of any phase.
TARGET: One CHARACTER unit from your army that is within range of one or more objective markers you control.
EFFECT: Select one of those objective markers. That objective marker remains under your control, with a Level of Control of 5 (unless it would otherwise be higher), until your opponent’s Level of Control over that objective marker is greater than yours at the end of a phase.
TARGET: One CHARACTER unit from your army that is within range of one or more objective markers you control.
EFFECT: Select one of those objective markers. That objective marker remains under your control, with a Level of Control of 5 (unless it would otherwise be higher), until your opponent’s Level of Control over that objective marker is greater than yours at the end of a phase.
SPITEFUL DEMISE
1CP
Lords of Dread – Epic Deed Stratagem
Determined that tales will be told of their spectacular end, the Fallen Noble overloads the internal generators of their Knight suit, hoping to take their enemy with them into oblivion.
WHEN: Any phase, just after a CHARACTER unit from your army is destroyed.
TARGET: That CHARACTER unit. You can use this Stratagem on that unit even though it was just destroyed.
EFFECT: When rolling to determine whether mortal wounds are inflicted by your unit’s Deadly Demise ability, that model’s Deadly Demise ability inflicts mortal wounds on a D6 roll of a 4+ instead of on a 6.
TARGET: That CHARACTER unit. You can use this Stratagem on that unit even though it was just destroyed.
EFFECT: When rolling to determine whether mortal wounds are inflicted by your unit’s Deadly Demise ability, that model’s Deadly Demise ability inflicts mortal wounds on a D6 roll of a 4+ instead of on a 6.
CRUSHED LIKE VERMIN
1CP
Lords of Dread – Epic Deed Stratagem
Screaming enemy warriors are crushed to gory paste as the Chaos Knight tramples spitefully through their midst, stamping and raking these unworthy foes with its huge, taloned feet.
WHEN: Your Movement phase, just after a CHARACTER unit from your army ends a Normal move.
TARGET: That CHARACTER unit.
EFFECT: Select one enemy unit (excluding MONSTERS and VEHICLES) that your unit moved over during that move and roll six D6: for each 4+, that enemy unit suffers 1 mortal wound. If one or more models are destroyed as a result of this Stratagem, that enemy unit must take a Battle-shock test.
TARGET: That CHARACTER unit.
EFFECT: Select one enemy unit (excluding MONSTERS and VEHICLES) that your unit moved over during that move and roll six D6: for each 4+, that enemy unit suffers 1 mortal wound. If one or more models are destroyed as a result of this Stratagem, that enemy unit must take a Battle-shock test.
RUNES OF DISDAIN
2CP
Lords of Dread – Epic Deed Stratagem
Inscribed into the Knight suit’s servo-skeleton, these markings channel the pilot’s contempt for the foe and manifest it as a sorcerous aura of defence.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase or the Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.
TARGET: One CHARACTER unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time an attack is allocated to a model in your unit, subtract 1 from the Damage characteristic of that attack.
TARGET: One CHARACTER unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time an attack is allocated to a model in your unit, subtract 1 from the Damage characteristic of that attack.
TITANIC DUEL
1CP
Lords of Dread – Epic Deed Stratagem
The Chaos Knights engage in duels not for honour, but to assert their absolute dominance over the battlefield.
WHEN: Your Shooting phase or the Fight phase.
TARGET: One CHARACTER unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot or fight this phase.
EFFECT: Select one enemy MONSTER or VEHICLE unit. Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack that targets that enemy unit, re-roll a Hit roll of 1 and re-roll a Wound roll of 1. Each time a model in your unit makes an attack that targets that enemy unit, if that enemy unit is TITANIC, you can re-roll the Hit roll and you can re-roll the Wound roll instead.
TARGET: One CHARACTER unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot or fight this phase.
EFFECT: Select one enemy MONSTER or VEHICLE unit. Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack that targets that enemy unit, re-roll a Hit roll of 1 and re-roll a Wound roll of 1. Each time a model in your unit makes an attack that targets that enemy unit, if that enemy unit is TITANIC, you can re-roll the Hit roll and you can re-roll the Wound roll instead.
TROPHY HUNTER
1CP
Lords of Dread – Epic Deed Stratagem
To these Fallen Nobles, each new foe chased down is another opportunity to claim gory trophies.
WHEN: Fight phase, just before a CHARACTER unit from your army consolidates.
TARGET: That CHARACTER unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time your unit Consolidates, models in it can move an additional 3" as long as your unit can end that move within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.
TARGET: That CHARACTER unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time your unit Consolidates, models in it can move an additional 3" as long as your unit can end that move within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units.
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The mere sight of this warrior and their steed upon the battlefield, even the rumour of their coming, is enough to put the foe to flight.
model only. At the start of the Fight phase, each enemy unit within Engagement Range of the bearer must take a Battle-shock test.
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Once this despotic warlord lays claim to territory, their warp-infused will taints the very land itself and resists those who seek to defy them.
model only. At the end of your Command phase, select one objective marker the bearer is within range of and that you control. That objective marker remains under your control until your opponent’s Level of Control over that objective marker is greater than yours at the end of a phase. In addition, until you lose control of that objective marker, it has the Deathly Terror ability as if it were a model from your army.
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Inscribed by Idolators schooled in dark arts, these unholy blazons burn themselves into the gaze of the foe and trigger nausea, disorientation and stark, unreasoning terror.
model only. Each time you roll dice to randomly select which Dread abilities are active for your army, if the bearer is on the battlefield, you can re-roll one or both results rolled.
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Said to have been fashioned upon Perturabo’s own daemon world, this baroque device projects an energy barrier of greater power than a standard ion shield.
model only. The bearer has a 4+ invulnerable save against ranged attacks, and a 5+ invulnerable save against melee attacks.
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This callous Noble dispatches teeming hordes of mutants and mortal devotees to map the path ahead and scout the battlefield for prey.
model only. At the start of the Declare Battle Formations step, you can select up to three DAMNED units from your army. The selected units have the Scouts 6" ability.
Leadership Tests
If a rule requires you to take a Leadership test for a unit, roll 2D6: if the total is greater than or equal to the best Leadership characteristic in that unit, that test is passed. Otherwise, it is failed.
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This ancient and thoroughly corrupted Knight suit is a walking idol of the Dark Gods and a conduit for their malign powers. As servile thralls bleed and die, so do its weapons seethe with unholy power.
model only. Each time the bearer makes a Dark Sacrifice, the maximum number of models are destroyed in the selected DAMNED unit (i.e. 3 if the unit’s Leadership test is passed, or 6 if it is failed) but, until the end of the phase, the bearer’s weapons have both [LETHAL HITS] and [SUSTAINED HITS 1].
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With its pilot consumed by imperious arrogance and its systems clotted with malefic corruption, this venerable war suit refuses to yield, contemptuously shrugging off the incoming fire.
model only. The bearer has the Feel No Pain 6+ ability and you can ignore any or all modifiers to its Move characteristic and/or to any Advance or Charge rolls made for it.
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A tyrannical butcher, this Noble’s Knight suit bears their corrupted house’s tattered and gore-flecked banner. This icon of depravity flutters overhead, inspiring mortal devotees to acts of sickening violence.
model only. Each time the bearer makes a Dark Sacrifice, select one visible friendly DAMNED unit to take a Leadership test instead of a friendly DAMNED unit within 6".
Assault
Assault weapons fire so indiscriminately that they can be shot from the hip as warriors dash forward.
Weapons with [ASSAULT] in their profile are known as Assault weapons. If a unit that Advanced this turn contains any models equipped with Assault weapons, it is still eligible to shoot in this turn’s Shooting phase. When such a unit is selected to shoot, you can only resolve attacks using Assault weapons its models are equipped with.- Can be shot even if the bearer’s unit Advanced.
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The machine spirit of this Knight suit has become so ferocious and blood-hungry that it now moves and hunts like a monstrous beast.
model only. The bearer’s ranged weapons have the [assault] ability. While the bearer is using the Unholy Hunger ability, it can ignore any or all modifiers to its Move characteristic and/or to Advance rolls made for its unit.
Lance
Lance weapons are deadly on the charge.
Weapons with [LANCE] in their profile are known as Lance weapons. Each time an attack is made with such a weapon, if the bearer made a Charge move this turn, add 1 to that attack’s Wound roll.Infernal Lance Detachment
Whether through duelling monstrous foes or thanks to unnatural enhancements and boons, this Fallen Noble and their steed have become powerful indeed.
model only. Improve the Weapon Skill characteristic of the bearer’s melee weapons by 1. While the bearer is using the Diabolic Power ability, its melee weapons have the [LANCE] ability.
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In rituals that took centuries to conduct, Idolators and dark priests have bound a greater daemon within the reactor of this Chaos Knight, allowing the war machine to syphon the roiling power of the caged entity.
model only. Add 2 to the bearer’s Wounds characteristic. Each time the bearer’s unit makes a Malefic Surge, you can re-roll the Leadership test taken to see if it suffers any mortal wounds.
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This Knight is a terrifying blend of daemonic flesh and warp-hardened machine, its pilot unable to leave their Throne until death - or something darker - takes them.
model only. Add 1 to the bearer’s Toughness characteristic. While the bearer is using the Unnatural Fortitude ability, each time an attack with a Damage characteristic of 1 is allocated to the bearer, add 1 to any armour saving throw made against that attack.
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Daemonic whispers guide this Knights pilot through the empyric tempests, straight into battle.
model only. The bearer has the Deep Strike ability. In addition, once per battle, at the end of your opponent’s turn, if the bearer is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units, you can remove it from the battlefield and place it into Strategic Reserves.
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This pilot has won the favour of a sinister patron, granting them a measure of mysterious protection.
model only. The bearer has the Stealth ability. In addition, once per battle, after you make a saving throw for the bearer, you can change the Damage characteristic of that attack to 0.
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Flowing from this brazen Throne, an all-consuming need for murder grips the pilot and never lets go.
model only. You can re-roll Charge rolls made for the bearer’s unit. In addition, once per battle, in your Charge phase, the bearer can use this Enhancement. If it does, until the end of the phase, the bearer’s unit is eligible to declare a charge in a turn in which it Advanced.
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Hammered into the flesh of a Fallen Noble’s forehead and allowed to take root, this warp crystal allows them to predict their enemy’s plans and exploit them.
model only. Once per battle round, you can target the bearer’s unit with the Command Re-roll Stratagem for 0CP, and can do so even if another unit from your army has already been targeted by that Stratagem this phase. In addition, once per battle, just after your opponent uses a Stratagem, if the bearer is on the battlefield, it can use this Enhancement. If it does, until the end of the battle, the CP cost your opponent must pay to use that Stratagem again is increased by 1CP.
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Blessed by Nurgle, the Chaos God of plague and despair, the hide of this Knight suit is thickened with steadily regenerating layers of rust and rotting blubber.
model only. The bearer has a Save characteristic of 2+. In addition, once per battle, at the start of either player’s Command phase, the bearer can use this Enhancement. If it does, the bearer regains up to D6 lost wounds.
FIGHTS FIRST
Some warriors attack with blinding speed, landing their blows before their foes can react.
Units with this ability that are eligible to fight do so in the Fights First step, provided every model in the unit has this ability.Lords of Dread Detachment
Inlaid with esoteric circuitry, this relic sword is sheathed within the mechanisms of the pilot’s Throne where it imbues the Knight suit with flowing swiftness.
model only. The bearer’s ranged weapons have the [ASSAULT] ability. In addition, once per battle, in the Fight phase, the bearer can use this Enhancement. If it does, until the end of the phase, models in the bearer’s unit have the Fights First ability.