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Knight Ruinator

Chaos Knights
3401st–2nd unit
3553rd+ unit
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Knight Ruinator datasheet for Warhammer 40,000 11th edition — stats, weapons, abilities and points current to the 2026-06-17 Munitorum Field Manual / Balance Dataslate.

M 10"
T 11
SV 3+ 5+INV
W 26
LD 6+
OC 10
⌀ 170 x 109mm

This model is equipped with: darkflame lance; terrorpulse missiles; fellbore.

RANGED WEAPONSRANGEABSSAPD
Darkflame lance [Ignores cover, Torrent] 18"2D6N/A8-12
Terrorpulse missiles [Blast] 36"2D63+8-22
MELEE WEAPONSRANGEAWSSAPD
Fellbore – strike [Anti-monster 2+, Anti-vehicle 2+] Melee43+14-36
Fellbore – sweep Melee103+9-22
ABILITIES

CORE Deadly Demise D6

FACTION Harbingers of Dread, Super-heavy Walker

Methodical Destruction: At the start of the first battle round, choose one enemy unit to be this model's victim. When this model attacks its victim, you may re-roll the Wound roll. Whenever the victim is destroyed, choose a new enemy unit as its victim.
Close-range Killers (Aura): While a friendly War Dog model is within 9" of this model, when that WAR DOG model attacks the closest enemy unit, improve that attack's Armour Penetration by 1.
Invulnerable Save: 5+ — * Against ranged attacks only.
Damaged: 1-9 wounds remaining While this model has 1-9 wounds remaining, reduce its Objective Control characteristic by 5 and subtract 1 from the Hit roll each time it makes an attack.
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UNIT COMPOSITION
  • 1 Knight Ruinator
LOADOUT CHOICES
  • Wargear: Darkflame lance, Fellbore, Terrorpulse missiles
  • Weapon Upgrades: Weapon Modifications, Crusade Relic Upgrades
Stratagems you can use on this unit (40)
COMMAND RE-ROLL 1CP · Any phase
COUNTER-OFFENSIVE 2CP · Fight phase
EPIC CHALLENGE 1CP · Fight phase
INSANE BRAVERY 1CP · Command phase
TANK SHOCK 1CP · Charge phase
RAPID INGRESS 1CP · Movement phase
HEROIC INTERVENTION 1CP · Charge phase
PTERRORSHADES 1CP · Traitoris Lance · Any phase
CONQUERORS WITHOUT MERCY 1CP · Traitoris Lance · Fight phase
DISDAIN FOR THE WEAK 1CP · Traitoris Lance · Fight phase
A LONG LEASH 1CP · Traitoris Lance · Command phase
IMPERIOUS ADVANCE 1CP · Traitoris Lance · Movement or Charge phase
STORM OF DARKNESS 1CP · Traitoris Lance · Shooting phase
COMMAND RE-ROLL 1CP · Any phase
BATTLEFIELD COMMAND 1CP · Any phase
COUNTER-OFFENSIVE 2CP · Fight phase
INSANE BRAVERY 1CP · Command phase
EXPLOSIVE CLEARANCE 1CP · Shooting phase
AVENGE THE MASTERS! 1CP · Iconoclast Fiefdom · Any phase
SOUL HUNGER 1CP · Iconoclast Fiefdom · Fight phase
UNRESTRAINED RAGE 1CP · Iconoclast Fiefdom · Movement phase
PRESERVE THE IDOLS 1CP · Iconoclast Fiefdom · Movement phase
PROFANE SYMBIOSIS 1CP · Infernal Lance · Any phase
HELLFORGED CONSTRUCTION 1CP · Infernal Lance · Fight phase
CORRUPTING TAINT 1CP · Infernal Lance · Command phase
UNLEASH BALEFIRE 1CP · Infernal Lance · Shooting phase
WARP VISION 1CP · Infernal Lance · Shooting phase
DIABOLIC BULWARK 1CP · Infernal Lance · Shooting phase
CLAIMED FOR THE DARK GODS 1CP · Lords of Dread · Command phase
SPITEFUL DEMISE 1CP · Lords of Dread · Any phase
RUNES OF DISDAIN 2CP · Lords of Dread · Shooting or Fight phase
TITANIC DUEL 1CP · Lords of Dread · Shooting or Fight phase
TROPHY HUNTER 1CP · Lords of Dread · Fight phase
CRUSHED LIKE VERMIN 1CP · Lords of Dread · Movement phase
FERAL ARROGANCE 1CP · Helhunt Lance · Any phase
MERCILESS FUSILLADE 1CP · Helhunt Lance · Shooting or Fight phase
BEASTHIDE MANIFESTATION 1CP · Helhunt Lance · Shooting or Fight phase
FLUSH THE QUARRY 1CP · Helhunt Lance · Movement phase
CONTEMPTUOUS VOLLEYS 1CP · Helhunt Lance · Movement phase
GOADED BEAST 1CP · Helhunt Lance · Shooting phase

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