Games Workshop confirmed another two Imperial Knight kits are on the way, with the second Armiger kit, and the elusive Preceptor / Canis Rex to follow.
Armigers are getting even more of a bonus to the tabletop and it helps deal with those pesky hordes. It looks like it’s exactly what the Warglaives needed.
Two More Knight Kits
Warhammer Community released the rules for the Armiger Warglaives chain weapon recently.
Armiger Chain Cleaver
One of the weakest points about the Warglaive was that is could be swarmed by Ork Boys or Gaunts and it would stay tar-pitted for the rest of the game. It had no means of dealing with hordes at all. The sweeping attack is exactly what the unit needed. Not making 2 total hits. But 3 hits per attack.
Armigers definitely didn’t get overlooked in the stratagem department either. Full tilt is a good way to surprise your opponent with an angry Armiger turn 1.
- Pack Hunt 1CP- Reroll failed charge rolls for any Armigers within 12″ of an Armiger that has made a successful charge.
Pack hunt is nasty too. A bunch of knights jumping on one thing can help ensure it dies. Plus the name “Pack Hunt” is cool.
Armigers in the Codex
If you didn’t know, Armigers will cost a lot less after the codex comes out because their wargear will cost 0, but you do have to take the top weapon option.
The Thermal Spear and Chainsword are going to cost 0 points on their loadout. Bringing these guys down to 160 points.
Loadout:
- Thermal Spear- D3 -4AP D6 damage
- Chain Cleaver- SX2 -3AP 3 damage
Armiger Helveren
The Helveren will cost 170 points base with no cost to wargear either.
Loadout
- 2X Armiger Autocannons- Heavy 2D3 S7 -1AP 3 damage.
We released a Codex review recently and here are some of the big points for knights if you missed them.
This is a named Freeblade Knight Canis Rex. They’ve announced that the Preceptor- Class knight (what Canis Rex is) won’t be coming out until later this year.
Canis Rex
Loadout:
- Las-Impulsor: 36″ range Heavy 2D6 S6 -2AP D3 damage. High Intensity: 18″ range Heavy D6 S12 -4AP D6 damage.
- Freedom’s Hand: S16 -4AP 2D6 damage with minimum 6 flat damage.
Canis Rex has the following Freeblade Quality and Burden. His Warlord trait is -1 ld to all enemies within 12″ warlord trait for 450 points.
- Legendary Hero: Once per battle, you may reroll a single dice for this model.
- Obsessed with Vengeance: Freeblade can only target and charge the closest enemy unit.
The cool thing about this model is that when this model dies and does not explode, you can get sir Hektor out of the knight within 3″ and the model doesn’t count as destroyed until Hektor is killed. He has a pistol that is S5 -2AP 2D.
Here are the full articles if you want to look further.
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Maybe now would be a good time to pre-order your codex if you haven’t yet. They will be a powerhouse on the tabletop. Will you be bringing Armigers or a Dominus Knight-Strength in number or strength in Dakka. What are you going to kit your Knight with?
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