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Chaos Knights

Infernal Lance

Rules
Stratagems
Enhancements
Malefic Surge

In your Command phase, one or more CHAOS KNIGHTS 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, select one of the following: ○ Models in this unit have a 5+ invulnerable save. ○ Models in this unit have 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

1
Profane Symbiosis
Any Phase - Battle Tactic
Target

One CHAOS KNIGHTS unit from your army that is not Empowered.

When

End of any phase.

Effect

Your unit makes a Malefic Surge.

Restriction

You cannot select the same unit as the target of this Stratagem more than once per battle round.

1
Hellforged Construction
Fight Phase - Battle Tactic
Target

One CHAOS KNIGHTS unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.

When

Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.

Effect

Until the attacking unit has finished making its attacks, each time an attack targets your unit, worsen the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.

1
Corrupting Taint
Command Phase - Epic Deed
Target

That CHAOS KNIGHTS CHARACTER unit.

When

Your Command phase, just after a CHAOS KNIGHTS CHARACTER unit from your army makes a Malefic Surge.

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.

1
Unleash Balefire
Shooting Phase - Wargear
Target

One CHAOS KNIGHTS unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.

When

Your Shooting 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.

1
Warp Vision
Shooting Phase - Wargear
Target

One CHAOS KNIGHTS unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.

When

Your Shooting phase.

Effect

Until the end of the phase, ranged weapons equipped by models in your unit have the [IGNORES COVER] ability.

1
Diabolic Bulwark
Shooting Phase - Wargear
Target

One CHAOS KNIGHTS unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.

When

Your opponent’s Shooting phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.

Effect

Until the end of the phase, models in your unit have a 4+ invulnerable save.

Knight Diabolus
25 pts

CHAOS KNIGHTS 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

Blasphemous Engine
35 pts

CHAOS KNIGHTS 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.

Fleshmetal Fusion
35 pts

CHAOS KNIGHTS 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.

Bestial Aspect
20 pts

CHAOS KNIGHTS 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.