Today’s Grotmas reveal celebrates the season with titanic machines of war—two Detachments that represent the best (and worst) of Imperial and Chaos Knight warfare. Whether you’re pledging fealty to the Machine God or reveling in the dark glory of the Ruinous Powers, there’s plenty of giant robot carnage to love. Let’s break it down:
Iconoclast Fiefdom Detachment (Chaos Knights)
The Fallen Nobles of the Chaos Knights bring not only their corrupted war machines but also teeming hordes of cultists to do their bidding. These fanatical minions serve as both cannon fodder and living sacrifices, fueling the infernal power of their masters.
- Detachment Rule: Dreaded Masters
- Chaos Knights and Damned units synergize, with cultists bolstering the knights’ dark abilities.
- Knights can perform Dark Sacrifices during shooting or melee, offering their thralls to the Dark Gods for battlefield boons.
- Stratagem Highlight: Worthless Chattel
- Chaos Knights can ignore Damned units locked in combat with enemies when targeting foes with ranged attacks. This ensures that your cultists are both distractions and enablers for your knights’ devastation.
This Detachment perfectly encapsulates the dark majesty of Chaos, with cultists throwing themselves into battle while their towering idols annihilate the enemy.
Questor Forgepact Detachment (Imperial Knights)
In contrast to the chaos of the Iconoclasts, the Imperial Knights of the Questor Forgepact combine nobility with mechanical precision. They work closely with the Adeptus Mechanicus, creating a force that exemplifies the Imperium’s symbiosis of man and machine.
- Detachment Rule: Cogbound Alliance
- Sacristan Pledge: Imperial Knights can heal wounds during the Command Phase, with an extra boost if they’re near a friendly Tech-Priest.
- Divine Inspiration: Adeptus Mechanicus units gain re-rolls of 1s to hit on ranged attacks, and those within 6” of an Imperial Knight can also re-roll 1s to wound.
- Enhancement Highlight: Knight of the Opus Machina
- Grants the Knight the ability to re-roll 1s to hit when shooting, provided they’re near Adeptus Mechanicus units.
- Stratagem Highlight: Vengeance of the Machine Cult
- If an Imperial Knight is destroyed, the enemy unit responsible is Marked for vengeance. Adeptus Mechanicus units targeting the marked enemy gain the Lethal Hits rule, ensuring swift retribution.
This Detachment reinforces the deep ties between Knight households and the Adeptus Mechanicus, making them a cohesive and dangerous battlefield presence.
Tomorrow: Grey Knights Take the Stage
The Knights of Titan will step forward next, proving that even amid the chaos and destruction, there’s room for psychic mastery and purity in the name of the Emperor.
Which Knightly force is more appealing to you— the fiendish synergy of Chaos Knights or the augmented harmony of Imperial Knights and their Adeptus Mechanicus allies?
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