The Grey Knights are an all-elite army - deadly at range with storm bolters on nearly every model, absolutely lethal in melee, and equipped with some of the finest wargear produced in the Imperium. That weapon is now a Relic for all rules purposes. The Hammer of the Emperor Add some heavy support with Astra Militarum tanks from Forge World. However, witnessing the wrath of this chainblades touch in battle more than justifies the dedication of those long-dead Knights, and its bearer fights all the harder to honour their sacrifice. As the forces of the enemy rain destruction down upon the Knight, its Noble pilot offers up a binharic prayer to the Omnissiah for protection. Each time a model (excluding AIRCRAFT models) loses any wounds as a result of an attack made with this weapon but is not destroyed, it is impaled until the start of your next Shooting phase. The shadows from the Knights ofHouse Raven fall as far as those from the walls ofKolossi. Imperial Knights often undertake mighty quests, either in the name of the Code Chivalric or else to right an insult to their honour, and so continue their long history of valour and selfsacrifice. Add 1 to that models Attacks characteristic. Since the Keep Inviolate was first raised in M24, House Raven have held back the hordes from the deep, and have perfected the art of warfare against overwhelming enemy numbers. This household strives to maintain its hard-won prestige, earned through countless centuries of honourable service to the Imperium. Spying another brutish silhouette, the Noble unerringly hurls the remains of their Knights victim towards it. Tales of this Freeblades exploits and their deeds of honour have spread far and wide, and they are not exaggerations. If charge successful, models make their charge move. HEIRLOOMS OF THE HOUSEHOLD (Imperial Knights Requisition), KNIGHT BARON (Imperial Knights Requisition), REVERED PARAGON (Imperial Knights Requisition), FAVOURED KNIGHT (Freeblade Lance Requisition), ORDER OF COMPANIONS (House Raven Requisition), MACHINE SPIRIT RESURGENT (Imperial Knights (Mechanicus) Epic Deed), BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN BURDEN (Freeblade Lance Epic Deed), FLANKING MANOEUVRES (Imperial Knights Strategic Ploy), RECOUNT THE VIRTUES (Imperial Knights Epic Deed), A SQUIRES DUTY (Imperial Knights Strategic Ploy), FULL TILT (Imperial Knights Battle Tactic), STORMSTRIDERS (Imperial Knights (Imperialis) Strategic Ploy), LOCKSTEP ADVANCE (House Raven (Supplement) Epic Deed), SHADOWS REACH (House Raven (Supplement) Strategic Ploy), BIO-SCRYER COGITATOR ARRAY (House Cadmus Wargear), CALCULATED TARGETING (Imperial Knights (Mechanicus) Battle Tactic), POINT BLANK BARRAGE (Imperial Knights Strategic Ploy), SKYFIRE PROTOCOLS (Imperial Knights Battle Tactic), THIN THEIR RANKS (Imperial Knights Battle Tactic), DRAGON SLAYER (House Griffith Epic Deed), SLAYERS OF SHADOWS (House Mortan Battle Tactic), STRENGTH FROM EXILE (Freeblade Lance Epic Deed), SATURATION BOMBARDMENT (House Vulker Battle Tactic), HAMMER BLOW (House Raven (Supplement) Battle Tactic), HONOUR INVIOLATE (House Raven (Supplement) Battle Tactic), KOLOSSI ETERNAL (House Raven (Supplement) Strategic Ploy), ROTATE ION SHIELDS (Imperial Knights Wargear), SURVIVORS OF STRIFE (Imperial Knights Epic Deed), MARTIAL PROWESS (Imperial Knights Battle Tactic), EXACTING CHARGE (Imperial Knights Strategic Ploy), ROLLING THUNDER (House Raven (Supplement) Strategic Ploy), STAUNCH ALLIES (House Hawkshroud Epic Deed), PACK TACTICS (Imperial Knights Battle Tactic), PAINS OF OLD NIGHT (Imperial Knights Battle Tactic), THUNDERSTOMP (Imperial Knights Battle Tactic), TROPHY CLAIM (Imperial Knights Epic Deed), IMPETUOUS GLORY (Imperial Knights Battle Tactic), HURLED WRECKAGE (Imperial Knights Wargear), LINEBREAKER (Imperial Knights (Imperialis) Battle Tactic), CONTROLLED AGGRESSION (House Krast Battle Tactic), GLORY IN HONOUR (House Terryn Epic Deed), CRIMSON WALL (House Raven (Supplement) Epic Deed), HORRORS AT BAY (House Raven (Supplement) Strategic Ploy), BENEVOLENCE OF THE MACHINE GOD (Imperial Knights (Mechanicus) Epic Deed), DEFIANT FURY (Imperial Knights Strategic Ploy), NOBLE SACRIFICE (Imperial Knights Epic Deed), VALIANT LAST STAND (Imperial Knights (Imperialis) Epic Deed), OUR DARKEST HOUR (House Taranis Epic Deed), DEEDS OF LEGEND (Freeblade Lance Epic Deed). The warriors of a Freeblade lance are remarkable for their sheer resilience and bloody-minded determination. They march to war with honour in their sights, reclaiming the Emperors realm one adamantine footfall at a time. This is not cumulative with any other rule that reduces the Damage characteristic of an attack. If this teaching is inspiring, select one ARMIGER-CLASS model within 12" of this MENTOR. Each time an attack made by the bearer is allocated to a, Each time the bearer makes an attack against a, You will gain access to the Noble Household Stratagems associated with the noble household you selected. Note that this Oath is active, even if every unit from your army does not have the IMPERIAL KNIGHTS keyword. Each time a melee attack with an Armour Penetration characteristic of -1 is allocated to a model with this Martial Tradition, that attack has an Armour penetration characteristic of 0 instead. House Raven is a household without a home, for its world of Kolossi was taken, ripped from realspace during the Charadon Campaign whilst the bulk of its enormous numbers were fighting off-world. Each time a model with this Martial Tradition makes an attack that targets a unit containing 11 or more models, you can, If that attack successfully hits the target, unless the target of that attack is a, Can move up to 6" instead of up to 3" (this is cumulative with the, Can move in any direction, provided it ends that consolidation move either within. This Knight undertakes to uphold the highest principles of the Code Chivalric and use its tenets to drive back the enemy through great acts of nobility. Select one, House Raven (Supplement) Battle Tactic Stratagem, House Raven (Supplement) Epic Deed Stratagem, House Raven (Supplement) Strategic Ploy Stratagem, Use this Stratagem at the start of your opponents. This unassuming spherical artefact was gifted to House Raven by Forge World Metalica. This ornate conflagration cannon was borne upon a three-hundred and-fifty year pilgrimage to the cardinal world of Basphoria, so that it might be blessed by Saint Gauschwyn the Wrathful. Aggressively pushing through the swirl of melee with piles of dead in its wake, nothing can stop the Knights bloody advance. If army Dishonoured, no additional abilities apply. Though this Knight has since departed their household, it was not through any act of dishonour, and their name is still spoken with respect. Their Knights are expected to endure some of the worst punishment, and is accordingly the one most ministered to by the Sacristans. They are amongst the most noble Space Marine Chapters, seeking to always protect the weak and vulnerable - yet this deep sense of integrity and honour is besmirched by a hideous curse they conceal from all outsiders and ever strive to resist. The first of the noble houses to be established was that of House Taranis. The Space Marines in a Chapter's fire support squads have a vital role, for they provide covering fire to their battleline and close support brethren. In their absence, Chrysis was stormed by the forces of the Arch-enemy, the Warmaster Horus. Each time the bearer is selected to be affected by a Bondsman ability, you can select one other ARMIGER-CLASS model within 9" of it - that model is also affected by the same Bondsman ability. If your army includes CANIS REX, he must have the Mythic Hero Martial Tradition. New rules for upgrading your characters with gifts from the Prognosticars, offering gifts of foresight to swing the battle at key moments. . Enemy fire clangs harmlessly off armour, or flares brilliantly as protective ion shields repel incoming shots. The Princeps is in charge of the entire household, juggling the needs of both logic and honour. A dice can never be re-rolled more than once. Rules for building an army of Grey Knights including, for the first time, special rules for each of the eight Brotherhoods that make up the order. Some revered Freeblades wield several weapons of legend. Both of these ARMIGER-CLASS models are affected by that Bondsman ability. Whether answering a call for aid from an Imperial commander on campaign, responding to the distress call of some neighbouring world or setting off on a crusade, those noble houses with close ties to the Imperium will not be found wanting in their duty. The Sacristans of this household are amongst the greatest of their calling, maintaining the iron-hard skin of their masters Knights with esoteric techniques. The Knights of House Griffith are a fierce and proud warrior caste who value courage and skill at arms above all else. This Knight never relents while their enemies still stand. Cannot move within Engagement Range of enemy models. Blood Sisters are true daughters of Morathi. Those as capable in both will swiftly dispatch their enemies, and live to fight on many battlefields to come. Blood Bowl 3 dev says "fixes are coming" after open letter ; Noble Exemplar ability only applies if army is Honoured or Virtuous and this model has a Bondsman ability. This truly ancient house predates any other by many hundreds of years, for it was first founded on Mars during the Age of Terra. Impossibly strong and preternaturally skilled in necromantic sorceries, they lead their resurrected legions against the living, fighting a relentless war in service to their monstrous hunger. Crafted from alloys that never buckle or tarnish, this battle-cannon is possessed of a stalwart machine spirit that reloads and fires artisan shells at a relentless rate. To be named so is an honour. Only once did this Knight fail, but the consequences mean they now constantly second-guess their abilities. Mastery of both attack and defence in close quarters is something all Nobles aspire to attain. Thus, the pilot is able to direct their fury against even those enemies who believe themselves wholly safe and undetected. Such wandering Nobles seek comradeship with other exiles like themselves, and sometimes form entire lances. To the Knights of Hawkshroud, honour is the single most important virtue of all. A units datasheet will list all the abilities it has. These purity seals list the deeds of every founder of the household who epitomised the teachings and virtues of the Code Chivalric, inked in the blood of the master Knight who instructed them. That the Sacristans were able to repair it to even this degree is nothing short of a miracle. Take not one step back! This Freeblade manifests as though from nowhere, an elemental force of vengeance against Mankinds foes. Before the battle, generate the teachings for MENTOR models from your army that know teachings from the Knightly Teachings using the table below. If a model has this Martial Tradition, the Type of every cognis heavy stubber it is equipped with is changed to. The Knight who claims the greatest number is the winner, and will rule the affairs of the house for the next year. The catacombs beneath many knightly strongholds delve deep, and are replete with ancient technological wonders. When the first Knight worlds were rediscovered and brought back into the Imperial fold, the boon to the armies of the Imperium was great. Those Knights of Cadmus who survived the destruction of Gryphonne IV by Hive Fleet Leviathan proved their endurance time and again. This Warlord stands firm no matter what warp craft or esoteric weaponry the enemy brings to bear against them, standing as unyielding as the Keep Inviolate itself. Each time the selected models make a melee attack, improve the Armour penetration characteristic of that attack by 1. Mounted atop hulking Nightmares, they seek out war wherever it can be found, trampling straight over lesser foes to reach the worthiest challenges. "Let the power of your Knight flow through your veins. Take these lessons and pass them onto your fellow aspirants so that they may learn from your own noble example. A master tactician, this warlord instinctively knows how best to use the battlefield. The first warning most enemies receive that such warriors are coordinating their demise is when a volley of fire tears through their ranks. ey are mounted on Nightmares that attack the enemy with their Fealty and integrity are so intrinsic to the Knightly households that these oaths remain a linchpin of their existence millennia later. House Vulker fights from afar with coldly methodical logic, targeting and eliminating their enemies with steely efficiency before they can ever reach friendly lines. Only one attempt can be made to deny each psychic power. While this model has less than half of its starting number of wounds, add 1 to its Attacks characteristic. When the Knight worlds were rediscovered after the isolation and terror of the Age of Strife, there was a race for their allegiance between the Imperial Administratum and the Cult Mechanicus. Each time the bearer makes an attack with the selected weapon, add 1 to that attacks, A model can only be affected by one Bondsman ability at a time. This Knights ion generator has become damaged, and despite the ministrations of the Sacristans it has not regained its former might. House Mortan was not reunited with the Imperium until M35. The Blood Knights were a key component in the blood elves joining the Horde; Thrall and Cairne Bloodhoof themselves noting the considerable power of the orderthough opposing their methods just as much as the Farstriders did. Explore Discover the Emperor's XVIII Legion Put traitors to the flame with the fiercely loyal Salamanders Legion. To honour the weapons machine spirit, Nathanial had the artillery piece removed and fashioned into a battle cannon that could be borne to glory by his scions until the end of days. BLOOD KNIGHTS MELEE WEAPONS Range Attacks To Hit To Wound Rend Damage Templar Lance or Blade 1" 3 3+ -1 1 Nightmare's Hooves and Teeth 1" 2 4+ - 1 DESCRIPTION A unit of Blood Knights has 5 or more models. You can never have more than 5 Requisition points. Use this Stratagem in your Shooting phase. When one of these Stratagems instructs you to select a unit from your army, replace all instances of on that Stratagem (if any) with the name of the noble household that your selected unit is drawn from (if the selected unit is a FREEBLADE, replace all instances of on that Stratagem (if any) with FREEBLADE instead). Generations later, and the essence of that first lowborn hero still commands the loyalty and inspiration of squires. This warscroll can be used in the following warscroll battalions: A unit of Blood Knights has any number of models, each armed with a Templar Lance or Blade. The saints spiritual influence fortified the weapons machine spirit and greatly enhanced its ferocity, imparting a portion of Gauschwyns infamous wrath upon it.