New Imperial & Chaos Knights Pre-Orders Announced By GW

By Andrew Schrank | May 5th, 2022 | Categories: Chaos Knights, Imperial Knights, Tabletop Gaming News, Tabletop Gaming Products, Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Community

GW revealed new releases for both the Chaos and Imperial Knights rules and that army box, plus Nachmund Rift War will hit pre-orders next week.

Games Workshop just let us in on all the new releases that will be going up for pre-order this coming Saturday at 1 PM Eastern time here in the states.

Now let’s look at next week’s Pre-Order line-up from Warhammer Community.

Chaos Knights Army Set Box

Containing oodles of new pieces to make dozens of configurations, this lavish launch set is the first place you can get hold of the new Chaos Knights kits, their codex, and their datacards. With enough bits to build one psychically potent Knight Abominant and two War Dogs, this is the perfect basis for a rippin’, tearin’, stompin’ new army, or excellent reinforcements for an existing warband of walkers.

On top of the three models, you also get an exclusive version of the Codex and Datacards, making this the first way for players to be able to experience all the new Chaos Knight goodies, including the brand new Knight Abominant.

Speaking of which, the Knight Abominant is a stunning model with tons of detail packed into it!

Codex: Imperial Knights

Opposing the forces of Chaos are the noble Imperial Knights, whose new codex contains all the rules you need to get them onto the tabletop, plus a wealth of in-depth background and stunning artwork. New abilities allow your Knights to issue Knightly Teachings and Bondsman commands to their Armiger-mounted squires, while the Code Chivalric will ensure they maintain their honour… or pay the price.

On the Imperial side of things, they don’t get a new box or models, but they are able to opt into a collectors edition codex if you so wish.

Imperial Knights Datacards

Easily keep track of your Stratagems and Knightly Teachings in the heat of battle with the Imperial Knights Datacards. Also included are cards for the Households-specific Stratagems for House Terryn, House Griffith, House Cadmus, House Hawkshroud, House Mortan, House Raven, House Taranis, House Krast, and House Vulker.

There are also new Datacards for Imperial Knights if you want the extra help to smooth out the learning curve of the first few games with the new rules.

Knight Armigers and Knight Dominus

Whether you have a Chaos Knights army or an Imperial Knights one, adding reinforcements will be easier than ever with these repacks. The Knight Armigers box will now make either two shooty Helverins or a pair of up-close-and-personal Warglaives – or one of each! It can also be corrupted by Chaos Knights players into a duo of War Dog Huntsmen or War Dog Executioners.

From the smallest Knights to one of the bigger boys – the Knight Dominus kit will now let you build the enemy-incinerating Knight Valiant or the bombarding Knight Castellan. Chaos Knights players can also construct an Imperium-destroying Knight Tyrant for the glory of the Dark Gods.

On top of the new rules, two kits are being updated and have chaos bits included to help anyone looking to bolster their knight forces.

War Zone Nachmund: Rift War

The war for the Nachmund Rift that began in Vigilus Alone concludes in Rift War, as Haarken Worldclaimer arrives at the head of a massive Black Legion fleet. The book includes new missions, new Crusade rules, and a War of Desperation campaign to wage across three distinct War Zones – plus a Codex Supplement for the Castellans of the Rift Chapter of Space Marines, and new Armies of Renown for the Warpmeld Pact and the Coteries of the Haemonculi.

War Zone Nachmund, is currently how the 40k greater story is progressing and Rift War is no different. With some faction rules and tons of lore, this is an easy pickup, especially for the focus factions and their players.

Here’s all the latest on the upcoming rules updates and points changes for Warhammer 40k.

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Here’s the most up-to-date list of new Games Workshop bits from preview models that we should keep an eye out for. Click on the gallery above to see dozens of Rumor Engines with new models still left to be revealed!

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