Chaos Knights Stride Across Warhammer 40,000 Battlefields Soon

March 24, 2022 by brennon

Warhammer 40,000 fans were treated to a new preview for the Chaos Knights that are going to be causing chaos (hah) on the battlefields of the grimdark future. Games Workshop are going to be releasing a new army set soon.

Knight Abominant // Warhammer 40,000

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At the heart of the new boxed set is the Knight Abominant. This is an updated kit that makes use of the basic skeleton of the existing Imperial Knights. It comes laden with various, twisted options for making a Chaos Knight that is ready to rip, tear and kill. Oh, and melt you with its heavy weapons.

Chaos Knights Teaser // Warhammer 40,000

I do like the idea of doing something similar to the video and strapping some poor unfortunate onto the tilting shield of this Knight Abominant. It would be a neat way of adding a nod to the previous Imperial operator who met a grisly fate.

As well as the big boy, the forces of Chaos can also call on the War Dog Karnivore (it's spelt with a K so you know it's "metal").

War Dog Karnivore // Warhammer 40,000

Another rather impressive-looking option for those playing as Chaos Knights on the tabletop. It looks cruel, spikey and very mean. Just what you want when you are threatening to burn the galaxy and everyone in it. I'm sure that this, and the Abominant, will end up being assembled in all manner of fun ways.

Collecting Chaos also allows you to do more personalisation when it comes to your Knights. You can make each of them feel more like individuals rather than tied to a particular house of cadre. I am eager to see what people do with them.

All of the rules for using these in battle come in two new Codexes which are coming soon...

New Knight Codexes // Warhammer 40,000

However, if you want to get your hands on the Chaos goodies sooner rather than later, the new Chaos Knights Codex is going to be inside this new army set.

Chaos Knights Army Set // Warhammer 40,000

This will contain a Knight Abominant, two War Dog Karnivores and the new Codex. So, a pretty good starting point (it should at least be a discount on buying them separately) if you are dedicated to starting a Chaos Knights army.