If you listen closely, you can hear the distant thunder of titanic footfalls and the blare of majestic warhorns, which can only mean one thing – the Imperial Knights are on the march, and through the fog of war we’ve spied a new Questoris-pattern Knight stomping towards the front lines.
The Knight Defender is a walking reliquary of ancient technology, boasting arcane energy relays strong enough to handle the immense strain of its rare and powerful weapons – a blazing plasma executor and the extraordinarily lethal conversion beam obliterator. Most distinctive of all is the bulbous void shield generator mounted on the top of its chassis, providing even greater protection than the usual ion shields in a flickering dome that can envelop other nearby allies.
The nobles who pilot these priceless relics are selfless on the battlefield, placing their significantly more durable steeds between their allies and the enemy’s guns. Those that think the Knights Defender are nothing more than a mobile bunker are swiftly rebuked, however, as the sheer killing power of their guns can wipe all but the strongest war machines from existence.
Rules for this distinguished newcomer can be found in the forthcoming Codex: Imperial Knights, which contains all of the background lore and miniatures galleries you know and love with freshly updated datacards for Imperial Knights units and four detachments in which to use them. The Imperial Knights have no new Combat Patrol, so this section is instead replaced with an in-depth painting and heraldry guide that’s perfect for getting the most out of your large centrepiece miniatures.
With the arrival of the Knight Defender, the Questoris Knight kit will be split into two separate releases. Both boxes will have all the parts necessary to build the Knights Paladin, Errant, Warden, Gallant and Crusader, while one will contain a new, additional sprue with which to build the Knight Defender, where the other can be assembled as a Knight Preceptor or the mighty Canis Rex. Alongside this release, Imperial Knights players will also be able to add themed dice and a set of dataslate cards to their collections.
We’ll have more information about the upcoming Imperial Knights release as we get closer to pre-order time, so keep an eye on Warhammer Community for more.
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