The Chaos Knight Multi-tool!

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Chaos Knights, Knight Despoiler

10th Edition Index

The Despoiler is not very specialized towards any particular function or ability. Unlike the Desecrator whose primary function would be to destroy Vehicles and Monsters, the Despoiler's weapon options is broad-form and you can kit them out with many different combinations of firepower or melee weapons.

Their unit ability also supports that broad-form function.

They are 400pts to field. (So was the Desecrator)

Let's check its stats and abilities!

Stats

Movement 10"
Toughness 12
Save 3+/5++(invul against ranged only) (armor/invul/Feel No Pain)
Wounds 22
Ld 6+
OC 10

Weapons

Standard weapons: Daemonbreath Meltagun, Warpstrike Claw, Reaper Chainsword, Titanic Feet.
(3x Melee weapons that you cannot use simultaneously. This is just the plate from which you need to decide what weapons to exchange for guns!

Options:

This model can exchange their Reaper Chainsword with one of the following:

Daemonbreath Thermal Cannon
Despoiler Gatling Cannon and Heavy Dakflamer
Despoiler Battle Cannon and Diabolous Heavy Stubber

This model can exchange their Warpstrike Claw with one of the following:

Daemonbreath Thermal Cannon
Despoiler Gatling Cannon and Heavy Dakflamer
Despoiler Battle Cannon and Diabolous Heavy Stubber

This model can exchange their Daemonbreath meltagun with a Diabilous Heavy Stubber.

This model can be equipped with one of the following:

1 Havoc Launcher
1 Ruinspear rocket pod
1 Hellstorm Autocannons

Ranged Weapons

Diabolus Heavy Stubber

36" Range, 3 Shots, Hitting on 3+, S5, AP0 and 1 Damage each.
Rapid Fire 3 (When firing at a target at half range of 18", add 3x attacks)

Daemonbreath Meltagun

12" Range, 1 Shots, Hitting on 3+, S9, AP-4 and D6 Damage each.
Melta 2 (When firing at a target within half range of 6", add 2 to damage)

Daemonbreath Thermal Cannon

24" Range, 2D3 Shots, Hitting on 3+, S12, AP-4 and D6 Damage each.
Blast (Add 1 attack per 5 enemy in target unit rounding down)
Melta 6 (When firing at an enemy within half range of 12", add 6 to the damage)

Despoiler Battle Cannon

72" Range, D6+3 Shots, Hitting on 3+, S10, AP-1 and 3 Damage each.
Blast (Add 1 attack per 5 enemy in target unit rounding down)
Rapid Fire D6+3 (When firing at a target at half range of 36", add D6+3 attacks)

Despoiler Gatling Cannon

36" Range, 18 Shots, Hitting on 3+, S6, AP-2 and 2 Damage each.

Heavy Darkflamer

12" Range, D6 Shots, Hitting on Auto, S5, AP-1 and 1 Damage each.
Torrent (This attack hits automatically, just roll for the number of attacks)
Ignores Cover (Enemies targeted by this attack cannot claim Benefit of Cover)

Havoc Missile Pod

48" Range, D6+1 Shots, Hitting on 3+, S5, AP0 and 1 Damage each.
Blast (Add 1 attack per 5 enemy in target unit rounding down)
Indirect Fire (This attack does not need line of sight to fire. If it cannot see the enemy they get Benefit of Cover and this weapon is at a -1 to Hit and cannot become better than 4+ to hit)

Hellstorm Autocannons

48" Range, 3 Shots, Hitting on 3+, S7, AP-1 and 2 Damage each.
Anti-fly 2+ (Critically Wound units with the fly keyword on a 2+ regardless of toughness)
Twin-Linked (This weapon can re-roll to Wound)

Ruinspear Rocket Pod

48" Range, 3 Shots, Hitting on 3+, S8, AP-2 and D6 Damage each.

Melee Weapons

Reaper Chainsword - Strike option

4 Attacks, Hitting on 3+, S14, AP-4 and 6 Damage each.

Reaper Chainsword - Sweep option

12 Attacks, Hitting on 3+, S9, AP-3 and 2 Damage each.

Warpstrike claw - Strike option

4 Attacks, Hitting on 3+, S20, AP-3 and 8 Damage each.

Warpstrike claw - Sweep option

8 Attacks, Hitting on 3+, S10, AP-2 and 3 Damage each.

Titanic Feet

4 Attacks, Hitting on 3+, S8, AP-1 and 2 Damage each.

Abilities

Deadly Demise D6 (When this model is destroyed, roll a dice to see if it explodes. On a 6 it does so, dealing D6 damage to every unit within 6" of this model)

Seething Hatred

Each time this model is selected to shoot or fight it can re-roll onw Hit Roll OR Wound Roll when resolving those attacks.

Dread Dominion (Aura

While within 9" of a War Dog model, the War Dog model can add 1 to Battle-shock tests)

Thoughts

Like I said... an allrounder. This guy can be kitted out anti-tank or anti-infantry or both. Ranged or Melee or both.

You can pick and choose and should you want him to, he can be accurate doing any of those things.

That makes 6 Chaos Knight Datasheets Reviewed putting them on 60% Completed. The total of the remaining Index reviews is now 147.

Thank you for reading!

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I shall leave Army and Detachment for all factions and the Datasheets of the Chaos Knights alone.

Army Rule and Detachment Rule Reviews

Faction	Detachment	Review Number
Agents of the Imperium		Army Rule #2
Aeldari		Army Rule #4
Astra Militarum		Army Rule #1
Astra Militarum	Combined Regiment	Detachment Rule #1
Astra Militarum	Bridgehead Strike	Detachment Rule #2
Death Guard		Army Rule Review #6
Death Guard	Plague Company	Detachment Review #4
Death Guard	Flyblown Host	Detachment Review #7
Space Marines		Army Rule #3
Thousand Sons		Army Rule #7
Thousand Sons	Cult of Magic	Detachment Review #5
Thousand Sons	Hexwarp Thrallband	Detachment Review #8
World Eaters		Army Rule #5
World Eaters	Berzerker Warband	Detachment Review #3
World Eaters	Vessels of Wrath	Detachment Review #6

Datasheet Review list (Alphabetical)

Faction	Unit	Review Number
Chaos Knights	Knight Abominant	#94
Chaos Knights	Knight Desecrator	#357
Chaos Knights	War Dog Brigands	#30
Chaos Knights	War Dog Executioners	#31
Chaos Knights	War Dog Huntsman	#77