Chaos Knights Codex - Part 1

Corrupted Scion, you are beginning your journey on the road to damnation. That, or maybe you’re a long-time veteran of the Long War taking the newest of your steps.

That’s right, we got the Chaos Knights codex via the free review copy of the Chaos Knights Army Set that GW sent and we’re going to go through this in classic format since this is part of our bread and butter. Get your traitorous Knights ready, oathbreaker, because the Chaos Knight Banners shall ride soon enough!

THE BOOK

The book clocks in at 112 pages, quite a lot more than we’d expect for a Knights type book. And this is Knights, Knights, and more Knights; though all are the corrupted variety. The codex covers:

· Lore

· Showcase photos

· Rules for detachment abilities, forge world traits, army rules, datasheets, etc.

· Crusade rules

THE LORE

More than a quarter of the book, 34 pages, is dedicated to lore dripping with the foulness of the Warp. And that’s before you touch the powerful imagery that’s been included in this codex. New tidbits can be found, including mention of the Idolators, the twisted version of the Noble Houses’ Sacristans. In addition to this, we get the in-depth look at who the Chaos Knights are and how one might turn to their service.


As we’ve come to expect when sub-factions come up, we are also blessed [see what we did there?] with lore on how these fallen nobles can catch the attention of the Chaos Gods or serve the Iconoclast Houses or Infernal Houses-- groups that are insane or warp dabblers, respectively. The lore section also includes short stories and little writings written “in world” with the flair you’d expect of the 41st Millenium. GW has really taken cues from their ongoing campaign books to bring into the codices.

The lore section ends with mention of the Dreadblades, the different Chaos Knight Houses, and a sort of timeline that shows just how busy the diabolical Fallen Nobles have been of late. There’s also a treat in the form of a small heraldry showcase for a Knight to give an idea of how this rabble presents itself. It’s good to see some semblance of the timeline return, and we hope to see more of that in the future.