The Helsmiths of Hashut hit pre-orders this weekend, and they are coming in hot.
Their full range is ready to roll out and scorch the Mortal Realms. However, maybe you like Chaos without full-on industry-fueled tyranny. Thankfully you can still taste the fire with two Regiments of Renown built from the new kits. Consequently, you get Helsmiths flavor without pledging your soul to the Bullfather.
Regiment of Renown 1: The Curse-steel Battery
First up is The Curse-steel Battery, fronted by Daemonsmith Gurok the Leveller. He shows up with two veteran crews running a Tormentor Bombard and a Deathshrieker Rocket Battery, and he sells results fast. Moreover, their signature trick is Display of Total Power, which you can pop once for free. When you trigger it, both war machines must target the same enemy unit, and they each count as having three daemonic power points for the turn. After that first blast, you can repeat it by spending a command point each time. Therefore your opening salvo becomes a board-warping alpha that splashes damage with Hashu-Zharr rockets and lashes nearby units with ruinous shockwaves from the Bombard, even stifling enemy commands. Additionally, if the enemy tries to snipe your guns with spells, return fire, or fast movers, Gurok can cast a protective buff that shrugs the first damage point allocated to him and each engine in every phase until your next turn. Consequently, this battery is a brutal tempo setter that trades a CP for absolute target deletion after the freebie.
Regiment of Renown 2: Seeker of the Dread Dirge
If you prefer smashing face up close, Thorzbuul the Seeker brings an Ashen Elder and a Dominator Engine armed with twin bane maces. The maces hit like a forge press and deal flat 3 damage each, which is often all you need. Furthermore, Thorzbuul hunts fragments of a cataclysmic chant and can unleash the Dirge of Desolation.
On a chanting roll of 6+, you pick a terrain feature, then roll a D3 for each enemy unit contesting it and deal that much mortal damage on a 2+. On a 12+, you pick a second terrain feature for bonus pain. Consequently, bunkered enemies hugging cover suddenly find their safe spot turning traitor under their boots. Meanwhile, the Dominator keeps Thorzbuul alive and clears space with those incandescent hammers, so your prayer has room to cook.
Who Can Hire Them and How
Both Regiments of Renown are open to every other Chaos faction. That includes Blades of Khorne, Disciples of Tzeentch, Maggotkin of Nurgle, Hedonites of Slaanesh, Slaves to Darkness, and even scheming Skaven. Therefore you can bolt Helsmiths engines or a mace-swinging bull-idol onto your army without rewriting your whole identity. Also, you can build each regiment straight from the kits going up for pre-order this Saturday, so assembly to tabletop is quick.
Summary and Outro
In short, this Warhammer Community reveal hands Chaos players two plug-and-play Helsmiths packages that hit hard and slot cleanly. The Curse-steel Battery offers a free alpha turn of maxed daemonic power, then trades CP for repeat devastation and on-demand armor hardening. Meanwhile, the Seeker of the Dread Dirge punishes terrain campers, while a Dominator Engine deletes what the chant softens. Consequently, if you want infernal utility without pledging to Hashut, this is your perfect on-ramp. Grab the kits on Saturday, sight your target, and let the furnaces roar.
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