It feels like only moments ago we were marvelling at the Knight Defender – a towering bastion of Imperial might, clad in gleaming armour and bristling with void-shielded defiance.
But now the spotlight lurches violently toward something far more sinister. Enter the Knight Ruinator, the Chaos Knights’ latest contribution to the fine art of planetary annihilation.
Where the Knight Defender stands as a proud protector, the Knight Ruinator is pure unfiltered malice given form. This walking warcrime isn’t built for honour – it’s built for brutality, and nothing stirs its corrupted heart more than the promise of destruction.
An Arsenal Forged in the Warp
Let’s break down its savage tools of murder:
- Darkflame Lance – the primary ranged weapon, channelling the daemonic energies of the warp into molten, armour-melting death. It’s comparable in power to the triple-barrelled volcano on the Knight Tyrant, trading raw output for malicious overkill.
- Terrorpulse Missile Launchers – twin pods that hurl salvos of crackling anti-armour warheads capable of turning even a Space Marine into a smoking crater.
- The Fellbore – a vicious melee weapon mounted on the left arm, ideal for punching through hulls, bunkers, and egos alike. After all, Chaos Knights believe carrying two big guns is a sign of weakness. Why shoot when you can rend your enemies apart up close?
The Ruinator is not subtle. Its entire combat doctrine revolves around declaring a target at the start of battle and relentlessly pursuing them with single-minded fury, killing with theatrical finality before moving to the next unfortunate soul.
Rules, Lore, and Assembly Options
The new Codex: Chaos Knights provides everything you need to bring the Knight Ruinator to the tabletop – including extensive lore on the dark fall of these traitor houses, galleries of corrupted war machines, and complete rules for matched and narrative play. If you’ve ever wondered why a noble scion of a proud house would turn their back on lineage, titles, and legacy for a warp-fueled death rampage, this book has your answer.
Model-wise, the Chaos Knights line is now split into two core boxes:
- One contains the build options for the Knight Desecrator, Rampager, or Ruinator – the latter built using an all-new sprue.
- The other contains the parts for the Knight Abominant, the psychic powerhouse of the range.
To complete the experience, a full set of Chaos Knights Datacards and custom dice will be available alongside the codex – because if you’re going to drown the battlefield in fire and steel, you may as well do it with matching accessories.
More to Come
With this release, the balance of knightly power across the galaxy is once again in flux. Keep your auspex on here in the coming weeks for detailed previews of Detachments, rules interactions, and maybe even a peek at the Imperial side of things.
Because whether you fight for the Imperium or the Ruinous Powers, one thing is clear: the age of the Knight is far from over.
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