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| The savage [[Vikings]] you all know and love in the [[Age of Sigmar]] setting, come to spill blood in the name of the [[Chaos Gods]]
| | For when you want to play the grand alliance Chaos so you can pick and choose across the entire chaotic range. |
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| Rules are here [http://www.games-workshop.com/resources/PDF/AoS_Compendiums/warhammer-aos-warriors-of-chaos-en.pdf]
| | =Allegiances= |
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| ==Warriors of Chaos Summary== | | ==Allegiance: Chaos== |
| | From the Core Book 2018. Available to any army taking Chaos allegiance (instead of a faction). |
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| ==Warriors of Chaos Warscrolls== | | ===Battletrait=== |
| | '''Unbridled Malice:''' Roll a dice when you choose a Chaos unit to fight in the Combat Phase; if it is within 12" of your general (or within 3" of another HERO from your army). If the result is a six or more, then that unit gains +1 to all hit rolls for that phase. |
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| Forenote:
| | ===Command Traits=== |
| The following section will be arranged with similar units and formations being grouped together for easier reading.
| | General picks one of the following: |
| | #'''Dark Avenger:''' General gains +1 to hit against ORDER units. Obviously a very situational ability, only useful if you’re fighting Order factions and if your General is made for combat. |
| | #'''Spiteful Duellist:''' General gets one wound reroll when attacking. |
| | #'''Cunning Deceiver:''' Each turn, on a 5+ get an additional command point. |
| | #'''Lord of War:''' [[Apocalypse|No, not that kind of "Lord of War"]]. Choose a friendly CHAOS unit within 3" and roll a dice. On a 4+ that unit gains +1 to hit until the next hero phase. |
| | #'''Terrifying Presence:''' Enemy units are at -1 Bravery while within 3" of this general. |
| | #'''Malicious Conqueror:''' At +1 to the result of ''Unbridled Malice'' rolls while within 12" of the general. |
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| This is by no means a complete guide. Also due to the relatively recent release of Age of Sigmar most of this is based on theory. Take everything with a pinch of salt.
| | ===Artefacts of Chaos=== |
| | A hero gets one of the following: |
| | #'''Daemon Weapon:''' Pick a melee weapon belonging to the model, when that weapon rolls a 6+ to wound it will inflict a mortal wound in addition to any damage it would normally do. |
| | #'''Chaos Runeblade:''' You get +1 attack for one of the model's close combat weapons. |
| | #'''Beguiling Gem:''' Once per battle you can pick one model within 3" in the Combat Phase, they are at -1 to hit for the rest of the phase. |
| | #'''Chaos Talisman:''' You get a 6+ save against Mortal Wounds, gaining a +1 to the save if it was inflicted by an ORDER model. |
| | #'''Favour of the Gods:''' Model gets +1 Wound |
| | #'''Crown of Conquest:''' Friendly CHAOS units do not have to take battleshock tests while they are within 6" of the bearer. Simple & effective, especially for mixed Skaven armies which live or die by battleshock. |
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| ===Named characters=== | | ==Allegiance: The Legion of Chaos Ascendent== |
| | From Wrath of the Everchosen. Daemons only. All units gain Chaos Ascendant Keyword |
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| '''Archaon, the Everchosen:''' Here he is. He destroyed the Old World and he's ready to wreck the new one as well. Archaon combines High Wounds, high Movement, high Bravery, a 3+ save and a scary melee profile with a bunch of useful special rules. He's a wizard, though without any unique spells, not that you need any. Throw up a Mystic Shield around him and he rocks a 2+ save. And let's just say it's pretty easy to get rerolls of 1s for saves. His sword, which is already rapetastic, has a special rule where if you roll 2 6s To Wound (unlikely, given he only has 4 attacks with it) against a Hero or Monster, it's slain instantly. He can also deal Mortal Wounds just by rolling 6s on his save, can adjust Battleshock tests around him by 2 and has the single most broken Command Ability in the game. It allows every Chaos model with a Command Ability on the entire table to use theirs. | | ===Battletrait: Unwavering Devotion=== |
| | *'''Infernal Realmwalkers:''' Chaos Ascendant Daemons have a 6++ FNP. |
| | *'''Undying Legions:''' At the end of your movement phase, one Chaos Ascendant Daemon Hero can summon 10 Bloodletters, Daemonettes, Plaguebearers, or 5 Pink Horrors based on the hero's mark, wholly within 12" more than 9" from enemy units on roll of 10+ on a 3d6, but hero takes 1MW on doubles and D3 on Triples. |
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| '''Be'lakor, Chaos Daemon Prince:''' You want a Daemon Prince who's actually decent with magic? You always thought Be'lakor was the greatest? Well, good for you, because he's very playable this time around. He can cast two spells per turn, though his unique spell is somewhat underwhelming, only causing an enemy unit to reroll successful To Wound rolls in combat. His 4+ save is never influenced by enemy Rend and he is pretty scary in combat with his Blade of Schadows. He also has a high flying Move characteristic and can heal himself if units around him fail Battleshock tests. | | ===Command Traits=== |
| | #'''Primordial Commander:''' +1 to Undying Legions roll |
| | #'''Ruinous Aura:''' +1 to Infernal Realmwalkers roll for units wholly within 8" |
| | #'''Infernal Charge:''' Reroll charge roll wholly within 12" |
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| '''Crom the Conqueror:''' Crom isn't all that impressive at dealing damage, but he is immensely effective at stalling. His 3+ save, combined with his ability to cause To Hit penalties if he doesn't swing with his Axe makes him all but untouchable, especially with a bit of support from a Sorcerer. | | ===Artefacts of Chaos=== |
| | #'''Fourfold Blade:''' Pick a Melee weapon, Unmodifed hit of 5+, inflict D3 MW and sequence ends |
| | #'''Armour of the Pact:''' Reroll melee saves |
| | #'''Saintskin Banner:'''-1 bravery for enemies within 9" |
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| '''Wulfrik the Wanderer:''' ''!!Joke rules incoming!!'' Wulfrik has a special rule where you (the player) have to insult the opponent as harshly as you dare. If they react offended, you get rerolls To Hit and To Wound if Wulfrik targets a Hero. Yes, this guy rewards you for destroying friendships. Aside from that, Wulfrik is worse than a standard Chaos Lord with the bad bad Axes. But unless you are looking for a reason to destroy your interpersonal relations, you don't play Wulfrik to fight. You use him because he can Outflank with up to one unit of Marauders. And pushing a suppository of angry Vikings into the tender rear of your opponent tends to be quite devastating. | | ===Spell Lore: Lore of Ruinous Sorcery=== |
| | #'''Bolt of Ruin:''' 7CV, roll a dice for a visible enemy unit within 18", if lower than model count, inflict D3 MW |
| | #'''Echo of Hatred:''' 7CV, pick a Legion of Chaos Ascendent Daemon unit visibly within 12", models can fight when slain in melee |
| | #'''Spirit Gouge:''' 7CV, target a visible Death unit within 12", reroll hit and wound rolls against that unit in melee until next hero phase |
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| '''Valkia the Bloody:''' Valkia used to be a great support Hero who also happened to be pretty good at combat. Now she is outstanding at combat, but most of her support is gone. You can reroll Battleshock tests for Mortal Khorne units around Valkia, but if someone still flees after the reroll, the unit takes a further D3 Mortal Wounds. However, since you can lose so many models that even rolling a 1 on Battleshock makes models flee, this rule can end up biting you in the ass. However, she is an absolutely outstanding fighter, especially on the charge, where her spear gains D3 damage per strike, giving her 6(!) attacks at 3+/3+/-2/D3, a profile you usually see on the more destructive Monsters. | | ===The Legion of the First Prince=== |
| | *'''Ability - First-Damned Prince:''' While BE’LAKOR is within 8" of at least 1 DAEMONETTE, BLOODLETTER, PLAGUEBEARER, and HORROR OF TZEENTCH, you can re-roll his hit and wound rolls, and pass on any wounds or mortal wounds he takes on a 4+. |
| | *'''Command Ability - The Shadow Legion:''' You can use this command ability once per turn at the end of the battleshock phase if BE’LAKOR is your general and on the battlefield. Roll a die for each friendly LEGION OF THE FIRST PRINCE BLOODLETTERS, PLAGUEBEARERS, DAEMONETTES and HORRORS OF TZEENTCH unit on the battlefield. On a 3+, you can return D3 slain models to that unit.(this works on bloodcrushers, slaanesh chariots etc.) |
| | *'''Spell Lore - The Master's Command:''' CV7. If successfully cast, pick 1 friendly LEGION OF THE FIRST PRINCE BLOODLETTERS, PLAGUEBEARERS, DAEMONETTES or HORRORS OF TZEENTCH unit wholly within 12" of the caster and visible to them. Until the start of your next hero phase, if a model from that unit is slain by an attack made with a melee weapon, that model can fight before it is removed from play. |
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| '''Skarr Bloodwrath:''' The guy who nobody knew until End Times: Archaon rolled along is actually a pretty decent Hero who, unusually for a Hero, is outstanding at tarpit-clearing. He has a pretty impressive profile of 5 3" range attacks at 2+/3+/-1/1. Adding to that, he is what Paladin Decimators wish they could be. He can exchange his number of attacks for the amount of enemies in his range, which again is 3". Now you see thirty Skaven Slaves. Now you don't. And because all that is obviously not awesome enough, if he is killed, you can then keep track of how many models are killed per turn. If, at the start of the Battleshock Phase, 8 or more models were killed during the turn, Skarr comes back to life on a 4+ with all his Wounds intact. So he obviously feels most at home in big games, just don't make the guy your general because the one thing he lacks is a Command Ability.
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| '''Scyla Anfingrimm:''' The fact that Heroes can't join units anymore has really done him good, because now he isn't the only Hero who has to stop cannonballs with his face. Fast, with a bunch of Wounds, lots and lots of strong attacks and a rule that grants him more attacks as he gets damaged. Literally the only annoying thing is his awful 5+ save. | | '''Host of Rage:''' - ''2-3 Khorne Hero; 8 Bloodletters'' (160pts) |
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| '''The Glottkin:''' The big bad bad guys of Nurgle are back. And this time, no bullshit Purple Suns exist that can cascade them out of the game in a single turn. And without that annoying weakness, they are absolutely devastating. 18 freaking Wounds with an automatic Regen of D3 Wounds per friendly Hero Phase, basically Terror and the fact that enemies can take Mortal Wounds simply for being charged by the Glottkin combine with magic and very powerful attacks to make something truly nightmarish. Their unique spell is very situational, but can make a bunch of Marauders into the single most immovable tarpit in the game - for a turn. They also have a really awesome Command Ability that grants one extra attack to every melee weapon of every Nurgle unit within 14" of them. Yes, this includes Nurgle Daemons and Clan Pestilens. Additionally, they have a shooting weapon that is easy to hit with, has a high Rend and inflicts a whole lot of damage, but unfortunately, it only Wounds on 4+, which makes is quite unreliable. | | '''Host of corruption:''' - ''2-3 Nurgle Hero; 7 Plaguebearers'' (180pts) |
| | *Unmodifed 6 to hit, +1 damage to melee |
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| '''Bloab Rotspawned:''' Of the Maggoth Riders, Bloab is the only Wizard, but in exchange, he has a worse save than the others, makes less attacks with his (still decent) weapon and projects several annoying auras. He has a fly swarm that can cause penalties To Hit to enemies and his bells lower enemy casting rolls by 1. His Maggoth also has by far the best shooting attack of the three. Finally, his unique spell is potentially devastating: It affects one enemy unit. At the end of every phase in which the unit lost Wounds, roll a D6. On 2+, the unit takes another D3 Mortal Wounds. Keep in mind, this happens on a per-phase basis. Basically, if you cast this spells, you need to invest into it. Every phase you have to strip off at least one Wound off that unit. Otherwise, just use Arcane Bolt and have done. | | '''Host of Arcane:''' - ''2-3 Tzeench Hero; 9 Pink Horrors'' (120pts) |
| | *+1 to cast and Dispell while within 9" of another battalion unit. |
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| '''Morbidex Twiceborn:''' The guy who loves Nurglings, because they love him. Of the Maggoth riders, he has the worst shooting attacks, projects Nurgle's Rot and has a regeneration effect in each friendly Hero Phase. On 4-5 he heals a Wound. On 6, he heals D3 Wounds instead. He can also spawn D3 Nurgling swarms per turn, either making new units or adding to pre-existing units and grants a +1 To Wound for Nurglings around him. Considering how hard Nurglings are to kill, this guy can swarm the board with little gribblies. He's pretty good in close combat, arguably better than his boss Orghotts. | | '''Host of Depraved:''' - ''2-3 Slaanesh Hero; 6 Daemonettes'' (120pts) |
| | * When a unit from battalion makes a charge it gets +1 to wound. |
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| '''Orghotts Daemonspew:''' Supposedly the strongest of the Maggoth riders. He damages enemies who punch him, his Maggoth has an okay shooting attack (though with abysmal range) and his Command Ability lets a friendly Nurgle unit reroll To Wound. His main ability is that if he misses with at least half his attacks, he gets to swing D6 more times with his Axes and gains +1 To Wound when doing so. Since you have to miss at least half your strikes for this to happen, just see this ability for what it is: A safety blanket. If you roll real bad, you get more attacks to turn the situation around.
| | =Factions= |
| | *[[Age of Sigmar/Tactics/Chaos/Everchosen|Everchosen]] |
| | *[[Age of Sigmar/Tactics/Chaos/Disciples of Tzeentch|Disciples of Tzeentch]] |
| | *[[Age of Sigmar/Tactics/Chaos/Blades of Khorne|Blades of Khorne]] |
| | *[[Age of Sigmar/Tactics/Chaos/Maggotkin of Nurgle|Maggotkin of Nurgle]] |
| | *[[Age of Sigmar/Tactics/Chaos/Legion of Azgorh|Legion of Azgorh]] |
| | *[[Age of Sigmar/Tactics/Chaos/Beasts Of Chaos|Beasts Of Chaos]] |
| | *[[Age of Sigmar/Tactics/Chaos/Skaven|Skaven]] |
| | *[[Age of Sigmar/Tactics/Chaos/Hedonites of Slaanesh|Hedonites of Slaanesh]] |
| | *[[Age of Sigmar/Tactics/Monstrous Arcanum#Chaos Warscrolls|Monstrous Arcanum]] : for your forgeworld monsters |
| | *[[Age_of_Sigmar/Tactics/Warscrolls_Compendium/Warriors_Of_Chaos|Warriors Of Chaos (Compendium)]] : for your old out of production models |
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| '''Gutrot Spume:''' This guy has pretty much the most hilarious Command Ability in the game. If his health gets too low, he can use his ability: If he inflicts at least 7 Wounds in combat, he heals all lost Wounds because Nurgle is pleased with him, but if he inflicts less, he takes a Mortal Wound on top because Nurgle punishes his arrogance. This ability comes on top of his decent survivability (7 Wounds and a 3+ save). Inflicting 7 Wounds is probable for Spume, but by no means assured, so you need to gamble with it. Ideally, you want to use it when he has 2 Wounds left, so that you get a lot out of it but don't die if you fail. He can also use his tentacles to wrench enemy weapons off them, making him even tankier.
| | =Battleline= |
| | As Chaos allegiance, you can only take the following as battleline. |
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| '''Festus the Leechlord:''' Festus is a support Hero, pure and simple. He heals a Wound a turn and can either heal a friendly model for D3 Wounds or give out D3 Mortal Wounds to an enemy model, though for both he needs to be within 1" of whoever he wants to affect. His unique spell is pretty much a reverse of Mystic Shield, lowering enemy saves by 1. However, for all this awesome, his close combat potential can be very generously described as lacking. | | '''*Gors''': |
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| '''Sigvald the Magnificent:''' ''!!Joke rules incoming!!'' If you stare into a mirror while rolling Sigvald's 3+ save, you can reroll it. If the reroll is a 1, he can't pile in or attack. Even when he can, his attacks aren't all that. What he does do is make a pretty decent rock to anchor your Slaanesh army to. Hellstriders and Slaanesh Daemons are all very fragile, but Sigvald is tough as nails and his Command Ability makes a 24" circle where Mortal Slaanesh don't have to roll Battleshock. | | '''*Ungors''': Relatively weak beastmen whose main role is to act as sacrificial fodder for their Great Bray Shamans, though they can be a threat if you bring enough of them. Definitely consider bringing them with spears if you’re doing a Slaanesh focused army. |
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| '''Galrauch:''' With all the unpleasant "Spirit of Galrauch" bullshit gone, he's here to kick ass and take names. He has two breath attacks, both of which are pretty good. His melee attacks are a bit lacking compared to other dragons, but other dragons aren't Wizards who can cast two spells a turn, so it evens out. | | '''*Tzaangors''': |
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| '''Vilitch the Curseling:''' Wow. Vilitch, who used to be overcosted and underpowered, may now be one of the best casters in the WoC army. He can cast and dispel two spells a turn. Any spell he unbinds, he can immediately cast himself with nobody being allowed to unbind his attempt. He also has the Glean Magic spell with which he can steal unique spells off enemy Wizards. And in combat, he's awesome, too. He has three weapons, one a Sorcerer staff with bad To Wound and worse To Hit rolls but D3 damage if it connects and then two weapons which are basically Crom's weapons except one of them has extra Rend. Yeah. He hits hard, he can cast twice and he can cast everything he unbinds. If you play him, keep a bunch of Familiars around to grant him that all-important +1 to cast and unbind. | | '''*Bloodletters''': Khorne’s edgy bois. |
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| '''Throgg:''' Take everything awesome about Trolls and turn it up a few notches. Throgg's vomit is more damaging than that of a normal Troll, he hits slightly harder in melee, he automatically regenerates instead of on 2+ and he grants rerolls of 1s To Hit to Chaos Monsters, Chaos Ogres and Chaos Trolls. Oh yeah, and his Command Ability lets those three types use his high Bravery of 8. You want an army of monsters, Trolls and Ogres? He makes it happen. | | '''*Bloodreavers''': |
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| ===Heroes===
| | '''*Blood Warriors''': |
| Note: Models that are Heroes as well as Monsters are listed under this label.
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| '''Chaos Daemon Prince:''' | | '''*Kairic Acolytes''': |
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| '''Chaos Lord:''' | | '''*Pink Horrors of Tzeentch''': Tzeentch’s ever multiplying hordes. |
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| '''Chaos Lord on Daemonic Mount:''' | | '''*Daemonettes''': Slaanesh’s whores. Easily one of the fastest units out there. They will hit hard, but won’t last long thanks to their frail defenses. |
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| '''Chaos Lord on Manticor:''' | | '''*Plaguebearers''': Nurgle’s grandchildren. Hard to kill and slow moving. |
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| '''Chaos Sorcerer Lord:''' | | '''*Clanrats''': The verminous swarms act as cheap chaff to tar pit enemies, though without Skaventide abilities, they don’t get any additional benefits to their larger numbers. They can be equipped with either Rusty Blades or Rusty Spears. For units of 40, definitely take the spears. |
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| '''Chaos Sorcerer Lord on Manticor:''' | | '''*Chaos Marauders''': |
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| '''Exalted Hero with Battle Standard:''' | | '''*Chaos Warriors''': With reliable durability, damage, and just plain cool models, these guys are arguably a must have for any Chaos army. |
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| '''Khorne Lord on Juggernaut:'''
| | =Army Building= |
| | The Slaves to Darkness start collecting is a great buy, even if you intent to build a mono god force. Also consider the Beasts of Chaos box set as well, cause you can’t go wrong with giant monsters. |
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| '''Khorne Exalted Hero:'''
| | If you wanna go with a specific god in mind, then any of the respective Start Collecting Daemon boxes are also good, but then again you’re better off just fielding them as that specific allegiance rather than this. |
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| '''Nurgle Chaos Lord:'''
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| '''Nurgle Lord on Daemonic Mount:'''
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| '''Nurgle Chaos Sorcerer:'''
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| '''Chaos Lord of Slaanesh:'''
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| '''Lord of Slaanesh on Daemonic Mount:'''
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| '''Tzeentch Chaos Lord on Disc of Tzeentch:'''
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| '''Tzeentch Sorcerer Lord:'''
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| '''Dragon Ogre Shaggoth:''' One of the better picks by a long shot. Gee, that can't have anything to do with the Shaggoth being one of the most expensive kits in the WoC range, can it? 10 Wounds isn't all that high, but thanks to the Summon Lightning spell you just need to have a caster around to remedy this little problem. The Shaggoth also has an awesome special rule where, if the roll to see who goes first in a turn is a tie, ''every'' Dragon Ogre unit, including the Shaggoth, immediately heals D3 Wounds on a D6 roll of 4+. And those ties happen way more often than you expect them to. Also, the Shaggoth has some absolutely devastating attacks in close combat.
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| ===Infantry===
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| '''Chaos Warriors:''' The same heavily armoured Vikings you know and love. Do you like the Liberators' bullshit profile but want to go a bit more Chaosy? Then these guys are what you are looking for. They have the exact same stats and their normal hand weapons are the exact same as the swords Liberators carry. However, where Liberators are comparatively vulnerable to mortal wounds, your Chaos Warriors are more all-round fighters, as their shields give you a special save of 5+ against mortal wounds. Only down-side to them? They come in units of at least ten, which can be problematic if you use wound counts to balance your armies. Can also take Marks, which has no effect whatsoever on their profile but gets them the corresponding keywords, which means they can be affected by God-specific special rules. If you want to be an asshole, use them in units of 20+, where they even gain a bonus to their saves. Not just "reroll 1s" but a flat-out 3+ save.
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| '''Marauders:''' Piss-poor by comparison, but in big units, these guys can get scary, too. First, their shields simply increase their saves by 1, no ifs, no buts, which is actually pretty decent. They can choose between Flails and Axes, with the axes being slightly better on average. They can also take a Damned Icon, which allows them to reroll To Hit rolls of 1, at which point the flails become slightly better. Instead of the Icon, they can take a Banner that increases their awful Bravery to 6, but make no mistake, they still run away screaming if something goes wrong. Basically, use them as you would the Blood Reavers: In large units and with lots of support. That way, they can get pretty impressive.
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| '''Forsaken:''' These guys actually profit from the changes Age of Sigmar brought. They get D3 attacks apiece, so on average the same as Warriors but with a chance to go lower or higher though only at 4+ To Hit. To compensate, they get a randomly generated special rule on their attacks every turn, which can range from better rend to higher damage. They also come in minimum squad sizes of 5 and have a higher Bravery than normal Warriors. Probably still best to stick with Warriors, but not nearly as awful as they used to be.
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| '''Chosen:''' Exact same statline as Forsaken, so Warriors with +1 Ld and armed with Great Weapons, which is basically a Protector's Halberd without the cool special rules. What's so special about Chosen, then? If they kill at least one model in combat, all other Slaves to Darkness (most non Cult-only units) reroll To Wound until the end of the phase. This is pretty devastating and nowhere does it say that multiple Chosen squads can't affect each other with this.
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| '''Wrathmongers:''' One of the Archaon-additions from End Times, the angry cheerleaders are back. With a statline of a Chosen with 3 Wounds but only a 5+ save, they are pretty hardy and with a pretty damn good weapon profile (3+/3+/-1/1) and FOUR attacks apiece, they are decently choppy as well. But that's not why you take them. You take them because despite having a goofy name (they make people angry), they live up to it. Every unit (friend or foe) within 3" of them makes one additional attack with all its melee weapons, except for themselves, unfortunately. If used right, they can overwhelm entire frontlines, but a smart player will abuse the buff they dish out for themselves.
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| '''Skullreapers:''' The other Archaon-addition. They are basically Wrathmongers with better saves but without the two-edged buffs. They can have a pick between a potentially awesome but potentially awful weapon and a weapon that is more reliable but lacking the chance for extra oomph. One in five can take a +1 version of the normal weapons and the Champ gets an additional single-attack-but-devastating-if-it-connects weapon. If you are thinking by now that these guys would be awesome right next to the Wrathmongers, you're doing it right. They also have a fun special rule where they gain rerolls by killing stuff. Basically, they get better at what they do by doing the thing they're best at.
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| '''Putrid Blightkings:''' The super-hardy infantry Glottkin gave us. Same profile as a Skullreaper but with one more Bravery and an almost identical weapon. Their shtick? If they score a 6 To Hit, you don't hit once. You hit D6 times. Yes, they don't have Rend on those weapons, but with that many hits, you don't need it. Even more '''FUN*''', every unit within 3" of them (including themselves) rolls a D6 in your Hero Phase. On a 6, they take D3 mortal wounds. Unless, that is, they have the Nurgle keyword, in which case they heal D3 wounds instead. Make sure you let multi-wound Nurgle stuff hug your Blightkings and you're golden. Also remember that this affects ''Nurgle'' units, not Mortal Nurgle. Chaos Lord of Nurgle? Great Unclean One? Plague Furnace? All of them can be healed by the aura these gives have.
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| '''Chaos Familiars:''' Familiars are awful. Really awful. They Hit on 6+ and Wound on 5+ and have 1 attack each. But you don't take them for that. No, they aren't a tarpit, either. They do, however, add 1 to all casting and unbinding rolls for Chaos Wizards within 6" and can have "any number of models". So just have one or two of them tag along with your important casters. Vilitch for example loves these guys to pieces.
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| '''Marauder Horsemen:''' Marauders on horseback. They are in almost every way normal Marauders on mediocre horses. However, they can still take Javelins, which beat every other weapon the guys can have by simple virtue of being a missile weapon in addition to a close combat weapon.
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| '''Chaos Knights:''' Chaos Warriors on pretty good horses. They aren't the bullshit they used to be, but they are still strong. They can either have the same weapon as a Warrior but with three attacks or they can take Glaives, which are exactly like a Liberator with a Warhammer, but gain a bonus to Rend and Damage if they charge.
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| '''Bloodcrushers of Khorne:''' Not the unrepentant cheese they used to be, but still terrifying. First, they have a 4+ bonus save against wounds or Mortal Wounds caused by Magic. Second, Juggernauts, while slower than horses, are devastating, each of them a Skullreaper's worth of damage on top of what the Riders can dish out. Those guys have to choose between 3+/3+/-/1 and 4+/3+/-1/1 and get two swings with either. And they also have a chance to inflict Mortal Wounds on stuff they charge.
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| '''Hellstriders of Slaanesh:''' These are... odd. Blessed with possibly the highest Move characteristic in the game (16"), Bravery 7 and a 5+ save, they are fast, but fragile. At first, their attacks don't look too impressive. The Steeds get 2 Marauder-with-Axe attacks, followed by either a Whip (better To Hit) or a Spear (Rend of -1 and better To Wound though the latter only on the charge). However, after combat, they get to roll a D6 and if they roll under the number of models they killed, they get a second attack on their Scourge/Spear for the rest of the game. They can also take an Enrapturing Banner, which dishes out a -1 To Hit penalty to enemies within 6" of them. Play them in 10 man squads and hope for the best.
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| '''Chaos Chariots:''' Pretty fast, since they always add D6" to their Move even without Running. Other than that, it's a chariot. Nice damage from the horses since they are the same the Knights are mounted on, weak Whip and either a reliably strong Greatblade or a less reliable but potentially stronger Flail. Also bonuses on the charge, but you knew that.
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| '''Gorebeast Chariots:''' Don't get the same movement rule as the normal Chaos Chariots but they have the absolutely devastating Gorebeast to make up for it. The beast is just that in combat and also grants you the nice rule the Skullcrushers get where you can potentially inflict Mortal Wounds on whatever you charge in the Charge Phase. How you can use that last fact to your advantage, well... coughBloabRotspawnedcough.
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| ===Stuff===
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| '''Chaos Warshrine:''' Yes, the Warshrine does not count as a War Machine. If you use the Errata rules, this is a huge advantage. What it does is pretty cool, too. First it has an Aura that grants Mortal units (almost everything Chaos that isn't a Skaven or a Daemon) an additional 6+ save after their normal save. Can also pray for buffs to Mortal units. There is one Undivided buff and one for every God, the latter of which you can only use by dedicating your Shrine to a particular God. The Undivided buff is the best by default, granting rerolls of 1 To Hit and To Wound. However, the God-specific buffs can be cast on whatever you want, but get better if you cast it on a unit of the same God. Favour of Nurgle, for example, allows to reroll 1s To Wound, but if the unit it's used on is Nurgle, you can instead reroll all failed To Wound rolls. And yes, this does mean a Shrine can bless units of rival Gods, just for shits and giggles. Also of note is the fact that this thing can easily hold its own in combat with a monster-like profile and a bunch of strong attacks. Awful Rend, yes, but they plow through low armour tarpits like nobody's business.
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| '''[[Chaos Spawn | That Which Must Not Be Named]]:''' Not actually terrible anymore, though far from reliable. A Move of 2D6" makes for potentially fast movement. Similarly, 2D6 attacks per Spawn is potentially strong, but even better is the special rule these attacks come with: If you roll a Double, instead of Hitting and Wounding on 4+, you Hit and Wound on 3+. Just think about it, 12 attacks apiece with good Hit and Wound rolls... Also, five Wounds with a 5+ save make for pretty hardy models.
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| '''Chaos Warhounds:''' They're warhounds. Each is just as durable and twice as powerful in combat as a Marauder, but without any of the buffs and an awful Bravery of 4. They're pretty fast, though, so that's good.
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| '''Chaos Ogres:''' Nothing to see here, move along. No, seriously, their attacks are worse than Chaos Trolls, they don't have a ranged weapon either and their special rules are worse. They have better Bravery, but that's not even a small blessing. If you don't have Trolls on hand, however, Ogres aren't half bad, with pretty devastating attacks, the chance to heal lost wounds whenever they kill stuff and four Wounds apiece.
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| '''Chaos Trolls:''' YES. Do you remember the awful days of just last month when you had to decide between letting your Trolls barf on the enemy or smacking them to bits? No longer! Now you can do both. The barfing is a ranged weapon (albeit at 6") with the impressive profile of 3+/3+/-2/D3. In combat, they are almost the same as Ogres, except they have -1 Rend on their strikes. They also get to make extra attacks in combat for every To Hit roll of 6 and they heal D3 Wounds in each of your Hero Phases on a 2+. Weak Bravery of 5, yes, but that's why you have Inspiring Presence, right? Right.
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| '''Dragon Ogres:''' Not bad, either. Five Wounds with a 4+ save, okay Bravery and scary weapons. Each has what is basically a Chaos Knight's horse bolted to it and in addition fights with a big weapon. You get either Ancient Weapons which are two Double-Hammer Liberators in one, Glaives which exchange the reroll 1s To Hit with 1 more inch of range and a Rend of -1, or Crushers which only have 3 attacks, but with 2 damage each. They also grant the Summon Lightning to nearby Chaos Wizards, which when cast heals the Dragon Ogres for D3 Wounds ''and'' grants them rerolls To Wound. With a pretty low casting value of 5, there are worse things you can waste casting attempts on.
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| ===War Machines===
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| '''Hellcannon:''' One of the better guns around, but not as reliable as what some other Factions get. You can fire on the move no problem, but you gain a +1 To Hit if you stay still. This, combined with the fact that the Hellcannon has a 12" minimum range explains why you still don't want it to roll towards the enemy so it can hit them with its teeth. If you get it to stay still, however, you have a pretty reliable gun that hits on 3+, inflicts D6 Mortal Wounds on a hit and can fire twice so long as at least 2 Dorfs survive. And yes, the fact that it fires off Mortal Wounds instantly makes it better than all the other Cannons out there. Beware if you are playing with Errata rules, however, as a Hellcannon + Crew is 10 Wounds of War Machine, so you can only have 1 per 50 Wounds.
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| ===Monsters===
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| My, aren't you spoiled for options here! Most Monsters are equally decent, though some are simply better. When in doubt, have a look at the Slaughterbrute and the Mutalith.
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| '''Giant:''' It's a Giant, same old version as all the other armies get. Always good for a laugh and decently killy, but also holds the title of most easily dispatched monster with a low Move characteristic and an awful 5+ save.
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| '''Chimera:''' Blessed with the same sucky save as the Giant but with a more reliable damage output, the Chimera's main virtues are that it flies 10" and has a 14" fire breath.
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| '''Mutalith Vortex Beast:''' You can do much, much worse than to stick one of these in your army. This thing has the works: High Wound count, high Move characteristic, 4+ save, auto-Regen of D3 Wounds per friendly Hero Phase, a whole bunch of attacks, some of them pretty good, and one of the few random special rules that can never turn on you. Basically, you pick an enemy unit within 15", roll a D6 and consult a chart. The effects range from lowering enemy Bravery or Movement '''permanently''' by 1 to inflicting D6 Mortal Wounds and spawning a Chaos Sp--- you know, for every model that died from that. It isn't as outright killy as some other monsters, but it's great as an all around useful unit.
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| '''Slaughterbrute:''' This thing wreaks absolute havoc in combat. High Move, devastating attacks and a good save of 4+. It also has the trick of binding it to one of your Slave to Darkness heroes. As long as that Hero survives, the Brute hits on 3+ instead of the normal 4+. If he's killed or if you didn't pick one, however, the Brute will cause the nearest unit (friend or foe) within 3" D3 Mortal Wounds in each Charge Phase.
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| '''Cockatrice:''' ''!!Joke rules incoming!!'' It's a flying monster with a low Wound count of 8. However, because of this low Wound stat, it doesn't lose effectiveness as it gets damaged. It's Petrifying Gaze has you pick a unit in range (10"), roll a D6 and look your opponent in the eyes. If he blinks first, you get to add 1 to the roll. If you do, you must subtract one. At 4+, the enemy unit suffers D6 Mortal Wounds. Aside from that, the Cockatrice is okay, not devastating, but nothing you want to see charging your squishy units.
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| '''Great Taurus:''' Same low Wound count as the Cockatrice, but with a much worse shooting attack, a better save and okay attacks. Oddly, when charging, the Taurus is actually worse than the Cockatrice.
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| '''Lammasu:''' Even worse than the Taurus in combat and without a missile weapon, there is not much that speaks for the Lammasu. However, it has a high Move and can Fly, which can bring its -1 to casting rolls for enemy wizards-aura quickly to where it's useful and it is also a Wizard. It does not have any unique spells, but a Chaos Wizard in general has more spells to choose from than he can count. The Lammasu also holds the distinction of being one of the few Wizards who is not a Hero.
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