Warhammer lord of chaos
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Like all standard CSM units, a Chaos Lord also has the Death to the False Emperor rule and will benefit from Despoilers of the Galaxy and/or a Legion trait when taken in the appropriate detachment. As it also affects the Lord themselves, you’ll need to roll a pair of ones in a row in order to miss with any of their attacks- possible, but not terribly likely. However, the main reason you’ll want to be bringing a Chaos Lord is for its aura- all units of the same Legion within 6″ can reroll hit rolls of ‘1’, making both their shooting and melee significantly more accurate- especially as they are usually WS/BS3+ to start with anyways. The Steed of Slaanesh makes two S4 attacks, but ups your speed to 12″ and lets the rider advance and charge in the same turn. The Palanquin of Nurgle is also lackluster, actually lowering the character’s speed and making d6 S2 attacks each turn. The Disc of Tzeentch is inexplicably bad, making only one S4 attack and giving no bonus wounds or other abilities aside from Fly. The Juggernaut of Khorne is the hardest-hitting (three S5 AP-1 attacks, S7 on the charge) but is also relatively slow at only 8″. Finally, depending on your choice for Mark of Chaos, you will have one of four different mounts available to you most all of them add a bonus wound as well as a speed improvement and some minor bonus attacks from the mount. A Chaos Bike also improves your speed and gives you an extra Toughness and Wound, but doesn’t open up any other deployment options- as a result, it’s generally not a prime option. However, the addition of the Fly keyword lets you assault targets that might otherwise be out of reach, so it’s definitely not something to dismiss.
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A Jump Pack is a bit cheaper and still lets you arrive anywhere, but doesn’t come with any statline increases other than improving your Movement to 12″. Terminator Armor will give your Lord an extra wound and the ability to teleport onto the field as well as a 2+ save it’s excellent for showing up alongside some other reserve units or delaying your choice of where to place yourself. The Lord’s innate accuracy can make them an excellent carrier for the various special melee and ranged options, as planting a Melta shot or a couple Power Fist swings on a target can get your point across pretty handily.Ī Chaos Lord can also select from a variety of types of upgrades to their armor and mobility some of them are only present in the Index, but are still legal by most tournament rulings. They come with Frag and Krak Grenades as well as a Bolt Pistol and Chainsword, and can swap out the latter two for various ranged and melee options- Combi-weapons, pistols, power weapons, etc. Five wounds base with a 3+ armor save and 4+ invulnerable save make them tough enough to take some punishment, though you shouldn’t rely on it, as they will die pretty quickly if they start taking attacks.Ĭhaos Lords have a wide variety of options to select from, being able to take off most of the lists available to CSM. WS/BS2+ mean that they will almost never miss with their attacks (especially thanks to their own ability) and four Attacks means that they can put out respectable damage in melee combat. Coming in with a respectable statline and some excellent basic utility, a Chaos Lord is an excellent way to start almost any Chaos army, as it can buff almost any unit that stays near it and comes with a wide variety of options to open up different roles.Ĭhaos Lords start out with a pretty basic set of characteristics- they have similar stats to basic Chaos Marines, but benefit from a number of increases. The Chaos Lord is something of the “default” HQ for a CSM army and the mirror equivalent to the Captain in a Space Marine army- or, indeed, many of the other basic leaders for a lot of different factions. Tired of missing your attacks? Plasma overheats got you down? Looking for the sweetest of sweet rides? Have no fear, the Chaos Lord has got you covered!Ĭlick below to read on, or check out the Tactics Corner for more reviews and strategies.