Drench yourself in the blood of your foes, claim their skulls, pay your tribute to Khorne’s throne and revel in the madness. But read this post about the Blades of Khorne before you do any of that. We did ask Lydia for some words of wisdom, but all we got was incoherent blood-curdling screams of rage, and this video.
We start with two new battle formations. The Goretide have been even more motivated to get stuck in and start chopping stuff up ever since Korghos Khul ascended to Daemon Princedom. You’ll be surprised (or terrified, depending what side of the table you’re on) at how fast they can move. Meanwhile, the Tournament of Skulls gives your mortal and daemon heroes extra attacks as they compete to claim more skulls.
There’s also a new prayer lore: these Gifts for the Blood God are all chanted on a 3+, but they become more powerful when cast on an 8 – Khorne’s sacred number. Goreflesh ignores damage inflicted on a unit, while Runes of Loathing gives your unit an impressive ward save against enemy spells, prayers and even manifestations. Lastly, Gift of Apoplexy enrages your opponent’s units so much that they start hitting each other if they use an ability that isn’t Move, Charge or Fight. Those Jezzail teams and Freeguild Fusiliers are going to have an awful time.
Two Blades of Khorne warscrolls have also been updated. The Mighty Lord of Khorne now carries a Reality-splitting Axe which can rip a hole in reality and drag an enemy hero kicking, screaming and bleeding into the Realm of Chaos. He can also command a friendly unit to charge during the enemy Fight Phase, once per battle.
Clearly enraged by the abundance of life in Ghyran, the Bloodcrushers have goaded their brass steeds to even greater heights of violence. Put simply, don’t stand in their way because they will go right through you!
Battle Profiles
Scourge of Ghyran Mighty Lord of Khorne
Unit Size: 1
Points: 180
Regiment Options: Any Bloodbound Warmonger, 0-1 Karanak, Any Blades of Khorne
Base Size: 60mm
This unit is legal for Matched Play for battles fought using the General’s Handbook 2025-26 battlepack.
Scourge of Ghyran Mighty Bloodcrushers
Unit Size: 3
Points: 180
Regiment Options: Daemon, Cavalry
Base Size: 90 × 52mm
This unit is legal for Matched Play for battles fought using the General’s Handbook 2025-26 battlepack.
General’s Handbook Fact #4
Thanks to low-hanging boughs, vines, creepers and all manner of interfering flora, units are now much harder to target if every model in the unit is within 1" of obscuring terrain. This may seem like a massive boon for shooting units, which can hide among the trees, but all those dangly plants can really foul up a ranged attack.
Places of Power have metamorphosed into something more Ghyranic, with new effects that range from healing (or sometimes deadly) pollen to magical boons and rapidly growing vegetation.
Right, enough with the rage, blood and all that Skull Throne nonsense. Tomorrow’s Scourge of Ghyran content will be far more down to earth. Or will it… ?
