Warhammer 40K: Kill Team – New Chaos Rules To Pledge Your Loyalty To The Dark Gods
We’re about to see some brand new Chaos Marks in Kill Team. Pledge your warriors to the dark gods for some big benefits.
If you’re hoping for some new Chaos Space Marine rules then Kill Team: Nachmund looks like the first test bed. Games Workshop is adding new rules to allow you to mark your Kill Team for service to particular Chaos Gods. Get your dark devotions in line because these are worth studying.
“Every kill team boasts an array of specialisms, but the Legionary kill team goes one step further by letting you assign a Mark of Chaos to each of your operatives. Proclaim your allegiance to the Dark Gods, and you’ll be gifted with new abilities and ploys – both Tactical and Strategic – to match. Don’t worry, there’s no danger of your prized operatives ending up as a Chaos Spawn.”
Each of the 4 Chaos Gods brings a little something extra to the table. We’re getting a smattering of various abilities so let’s take a look at one.
Khorne
It’s befitting that the Blood God has a boost for close combat. Bring in the Wrathful Onslaught for some extra crit potential.
There’s also the Strategic Ploy “Blood For The Blood God” and it also boost the damage potential of your operative.
Nurgle
“Legionary operatives are already pretty hardy, with a 3+ save and 12 (or more!) wounds, but Nurgle makes them even tougher to put down. These pustulent partisans can shrug off even critical hits at range – perfect for blunting a Corsair’s Rending shuriken weaponry. “
The Nurgle Strategic Ploy also buffs your wounded Nurgle Operatives quite a bit. They basically function like there’s nothing wrong with them!
Slaanesh
If you’re looking to go fast Slaanesh is calling. Get some Unnatural Agility with the Dark Prince’s gifts.
Graceful Killer is the Slaanesh Strategic Ploy and it makes your now sped-up killers even more effective in Melee with an extra point of crit damage:
Tzeentch
” With the insight granted by the Mark of Tzeentch, your operatives will be able to tap into the power of the warp and seek out weak spots in enemy armour – great for landing those vital critical hits.”
When you’re shooting with Tzeentch you’re getting at least one crit on a 5+ instead of a typical roll. That’s going to be extra spicy for long range engagements. But if you do have to take some return fire don’t forget about the Aetheric Ward Strategic Ploy:
Undivided
So to get the most bang for your buck you can run all your warriors marked for one particular chaos god. However, you can technically mix and match — within limits:
“Unfortunately, not all of the Ruinous Powers play well together – if you have any KHORNE operatives, you can’t include fighters pledged to SLAANESH. Similarly, taking operatives marked by TZEENTCH means that NURGLE is off the table.”
On the plus side, if you need to add some more “generic” followers of chaos there is the option to go Undivided and still get a benefit:
Now the question is which of the dark powers are you considering signing up for? You’ve got some time to think about it but think fast. Kill Team: Nachmund is coming soon!
Which mark is your favorite of the bunch?
