We saw the Slaves to Darkness Eternus, Blade of the First Prince last week, but GW just revealed a bunch of details and rules about the mini!
Thankfully to some leaks, we’ve actually already spotted the rules for this mini, so it’s nice to see some non-photato pics of it as well. They also revealed a rule that matches up quite nicely with the new stuff we’ve seen, so we expect the rest of the rules to be pretty spot on.
Warhammer Community revealed the mini, but if you want to see all the Slaves to Darkness reveals from NOVA, you can check out all those here. Let’s get into the new mini!
Slaves to Darkness Eternus Blade of the First Prince Rules!
The Blade of the First Prince was once one of Archaon’s Varanguard – a champion of the Eighth Circle known as Atarus. When he renounced Archaon at the feet of the Dark Master, he was thrust into lightning-wracked Cursed Skies that swirl with the souls of slain Stormcast Eternals, unable to return to Azyr. There he was burned alive by this divine lighting, only to be revived by Be’lakor – who breathed those trapped souls into him.
Reborn as Eternus, this warrior pays for his immortality with undying fealty to Be’lakor. Yet this gift may be plucked from the so-called lord of traitors just as quickly as it was conferred – so Eternus wages a desperate campaign to keep his master satisfied, using spies and covert agents to further Be’lakor’s plan to usurp Archaon as the Exalted Grand Marshal of the Apocalypse
The model itself is really cool and captures the classic feel of Chaos with plenty of detail and newer options. Obviously, any Chaos model on a horse (a daemon horse in this case) with an axe will bring up thoughts of Frank Frazetta’s Death Dealer, but hey, it’s an amazing piece of art, so that’s not a bad thing.
Those not turned by his unnaturally-persuasive words are put to death in battle. Atop the mighty Drakocephalus, clad in armour stripped of the colours of the Everchosen and armed with a deathglaive and skull flail, the Blade of the First Prince crushes any who may oppose the will of his Dark Master.
He has some serious weaponry, and his mount looks deadly in its own right! Just look at those giant teeth.
Eteruns, Blade of the First Prince Rules
If by some turn of fate Eternus is slain, he is reborn in the foul storm-shroud of Be’lakor’s Cursed Skies before returning in a blast of obsidian energy, his crackling Veins of Black Lightning a cruel parody of the Heldenhammer’s chosen warriors.
This is pretty insane, as most rules bring characters back with only a few wounds; this gives him all the wounds! Plus, you can set him up anywhere more than 9″ away. Lastly, it looks like you can do this every turn, as it doesn’t say once per battle; it just says at the end of your movement phase.
So be sure to rush him in and get back to fighting soon!
These are the leaked rules from Reddit, and you can see the GW rules preview matches perfectly, so we expect these to be quite close. He has plenty of attacks, wounds, and movement. Plus, he makes a great accompaniment to Be’Lakor as he can consistently score command points and just run around the battlefield dealing damage, then come back to life!
All the Newest GW Model & Rules Previews
Are you excited about all the new Eternus rules for Slaves to Darkness ? Will you be picking Eternus up when he drops?
Let us know in the comments of our Facebook Hobby Group, and make sure you enter the latest monthly giveaway for FREE today!
Get ad-free access to our hobby videos, a monthly crate of miniatures, and support some of the best creators out there for as little as $6 a month on Patreon!
About the Author: Travis Pasch
Travis Pasch
Job Title: Head Writer & Editor
Socials: @paschbass
About Travis Pasch: Travis has been a Warhammer 40k hobbyist since the 1990s, playing the game since Third Edition. Through extensive traveling, he’s seen a lot of the miniatures hobby from across the world, giving him a unique perspective on the latest gaming topics and trends.
Travis’s brother even owns a commission painting studio, where he’s picked up a lot of good advice and techniques for painting Warhammer and tabletop miniatures over the years, as well. Travis joined the Spikey Bits team in 2019 and has been the lead writer since 2020.
Currently, he’s working on converting all his 40k Adeptus Mechanicus models and becoming a true tech enjoyer, complete with both sad and happy robot noises!
