It seems like only yesterday we were staring in awe at the majestic new Knight Defender and its thrumming void shield, but fans of big stompy building-crushers need not wait for long before their next taste of the titanic – the Chaos Knights won’t let the attention pass them by. Where their new Imperial rival is an honourable guardian, the new Knight Ruinator is anything but, and woe betide all who attract its bloodthirsty attention.
First, let’s take stock of the weapons. The Knight Ruinator packs a deadly darkflame lance for its main ranged armament, a match for the awesome three-barreled weapon on the Knight Tyrant,* plus a pair of terrorpulse missile launchers that hurl swarms of armour-piercing missiles big enough to burst a Space Marine. On the left, to nobody’s surprise – with most Chaos Knights believing that having more than one decent gun is cowardice – is a vicious melee weapon called the Fellbore.
This short-ranged arsenal singles out the Ruinators as dedicated brawlers. Pilots of these infernal machines single out a particular target for their ire at the start of a battle, hunting it down with murderous focus before butchering their victim and moving on to their next unfortunate plaything.
Rules for fielding your own Knight Ruinator alongside its equally appalling cousins can be found in the new Codex: Chaos Knights, a haunting tome full of background lore, miniatures galleries, and rules for these enormous oathbreakers. If you’ve ever wondered why anyone would want to give up a cozy life of stomping around giant castles talking about family trees and instead go out into the galaxy on a mad killing spree with their giant murder mech, you’ll find your answers here.
Much like their Imperial counterparts, the Chaos Knights have been split into two boxes – both of which can build a Knight Desecrator or a Knight Rampager, with one containing a new sprue for the Knight Ruinator while the other can be assembled as a Knight Abominant. There will also be a set of datacards and dice to go along with this release, so you can strut your stuff like a proper war-addled noble.
Keep an eye on Warhammer Community for more Imperial and Chaos Knights news as we get closer to release, including a close look at their new Detachments.
* Two barrels is still pretty good, mind you. Just ask the Cerastus Knight Acheron.
-opuzlyodo7.jpg)