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New 40k Engine War Chaos Knight Rules REVEALED

new-chaos-rules knight forge worldCheck out these new 40k Chaos Knight rules that are coming inside Engine War, as another Psychic Awakening preview from GW is here!

Warhammer Community just dropped some of the rules coming inside Engine War for Chaos Knights. Here’s everything we know so far coming to one of GW’s newest updated factions.

What’s Coming Inside Engine War Exactly? Details Hidden in Plain Sight!

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Of the content within the pages laid out, we know we’re getting Stratagems, name generators, datasheets, updated points, customizable Forge World/Knight Households, and more. It’s difficult to tell what some things are based on their title in the Table of Contents alone. But we have all of that from above to look forward to!

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For starters, Engine War is going to be the Psychic Awakening Book with the most amount of points printed yet. We’ve seen Primaris characters make their way to Blood of Baal and Ritual of the Damned, but Ad Mech is getting a handful of new units with all their points. That means for the Ad Mech players wanting to use their new toys, this book is going to be pretty important.

It also looks like they’re getting two pages worth of Warlord Traits and Stratagems as well as maybe some kind of update to the Canticles of the Omnissiah.

New 40k Engine War Chaos Knight Rules REVEALED

chaos knight wal 2Starting off, depending on if you choose Iconoclast or Infernal to be your Household allegiance, your Knights will get access to specific Stratagems, Warlord Traits, and artifacts.

If your force is from an Iconoclast household, you can now declare your army to be part of House Lucaris, House Herpetrax or House Khymere. Alternatively, if your allegiance is to an Infernal household, you can join House Vertrix or House Khomentis. Each house has its own Household Bond, Warlord Trait, Artefact of Tyranny and Stratagem. 

Iconoclast Household Support

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chaos knight dauntless bondFor any Herpetrax Knight you take, you’ll get the Dauntless Bond. If you’re playing a War Dog, you’ll only get one (which makes sense). Honestly, it might not seem like a big deal, but any time you make it harder for your opponent to take down a 400+ pt model, you’re forcing them to devote even more firepower than what they may feel comfortable using.

chaos knight strike first strike often bondThe first rule above was a Bond (Like a Chapter Tactic). Now we’re looking at a Warlord Trait for House Lucaris. Strike First, Strike Often keeps this Knight relatively safe from Smash Captain delete buttons. This Knight will always fight regardless of who charged. If you’re wondering why we said this Warlord Trait will keep you “relatively” safe, it’s because the Smash Captain could always spend 2CP to fight as they die. Overall though, this is insanely powerful. Especially going against other Knights or any melee-heavy list.

chaos knight fury of surtrs wake stratagemFor Khymere, you’re getting access to Fury of Surt’rs Wake which turns your Knight into a mortal wound bomb. It’s pretty cool that they brought in the Norse fire giant Surtr into the fluff. The Knight spews fire everywhere around him melting things within 3″. the only sucky part is that it’s kind of expensive at 2CP for something that’s 50/50. Maybe this will be more cost-effective moving into 9th, who knows?

Infernal Household Support

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chaos knight heretek power core relicFor the Infernal Household previews, House Vextrix is getting an artifact called the Heretek Power Core. This thing is sweet as you’ll get a bonus inch of movement, +1 damage on your chainsword/gauntlet, and explode at a +1 to your roll. If you’ve got a wrecking ball Knight build, this may be an artifact to consider.

chaos knight encircling hounds stratagemKhomentis is getting some War Dog Stratagem support with Encircling Hounds. This lets you outflank with a unit of War Dogs. If you’re running the melee dudes, you can drop them in up close and make them a priority target. Or in case you’re going up against one of those annoying no-LOS shooting lists, you can drop your autocannon dudes in at a different angle to pop some shots. Definitely competitive at 1CP.

Custom Household Rules

GW Announces New Chaos Heretic Knights!Of course, you may decide that you want to create your own dread household, and Engine War has rules to let you do this. Choose two abilities from the list that really represent how your Knights make war.

chaos knight dread slayer of kingsSlayer of Kings is okay. We say it’s okay because you pretty much have to be running some form of a melee Knight for this to work and the Rampager already has a 2+ WS. It’s mainly useful for Knights that have a ranged/melee weapon or if you plan on seeing your Knights degrade quickly before they can put some work in.  You basically get +1 WS on your Knight if you target a Vehicle or Monster. Remember that this is only for melee and you can’t use your feet.

chaos knight dread pinpoint crueltyPinpoint Cruelty seems pretty dope, getting a free reroll for damage in overwatch, shooting, and melee is solid. It could be a little dependent on your Knight loadout, but if you’re running two thermal cannons then this is definitely something to consider for sure!

This is just the tip of the iceberg for all the new rules coming inside Psychic Awakening’s Engine War so keep your eyes peeled for more ahead!

What do you think about the rules that have been previewed? Has your favorite Household gotten any better? What’s a Stratagem that the Chaos Knights desperately need?

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