

A fantastic stratagem called “Death Grip” can have your Chaos Knight squeezing an enemy model continuously depending on your dice rolls, either until you roll badly or the enemy model is destroyed. Choosing an “Ambition” for instance, could have your Knights sacrificing Wounds for the sake of improving their weapons or speed. The new stratagems and traits included in the Chaos Knights Codex are all suitably effective and mesh comfortably with the units within. Something a little more heretical or possessed, for instance. However, I personally would have been happier with a single additional datasheet and kit that sways a little further onto the demonic side. These new kits do look great and differentiate themselves from their loyalist kin. The Chaos Knights Codex comes alongside a couple of new models, specific to the Chaos line. Whilst there aren’t a huge variety of Knights, the small roster available features impressive power and some flexibility. The Codex includes a meagre five datasheets. Don’t expect a procession of brand new kits. Introducing the Chaos Knights Codex, where now Chaos players can enjoy some hardback romping-stomping fun.

That’s something of a generalisation, of course. “That guy”, an all-too-familiar moniker springs to mind, where anyone bringing such hulking war machines in low-cost games is likely flexing their tabletop muscles or may simply be eager to win no matter what. I have heard many stories of folks turning up for friendly games of 40K until their opponent starts putting Imperial Knights on the table. The Warhammer 40,000 scene has been notably altered since the appearance of the Imperial Knights Codex last year. However, there’s something about this all that has the Codex fail to cause as much of an impact as the Chaos Knights themselves might within Warhammer 40,000. Rejoice, heretics, Codex: Chaos Knights has arrived! As a long-standing spiky-boy myself, you’d think I’d be over the moon about this.

The thunderous-stomping of titanic feet, the insane cackle of thirsting deities, servos grinding and crunching as they work.
