Traitors to the Imperium they once defended, the Chaos Knights are a twisted mirror of the Imperial Knights, oathed now to the Ruinous Powers and rewarded with fell gifts. Persecuting war with regal contempt from their titanic war machines, the Chaos Knights are an elite and terrifying brethren who bring worlds to ruin for glory, for their gods, or simply to follow twisted and insane codes of dark chivalry.
This model has Stealth.
Each time this model makes an attack, if the target of that attack is Battle-shocked, add 1 to the Wound roll.
While an enemy unit is within 9" of this model, worsen the Leadership characteristic of models in that unit by 1
While an enemy unit is within 9" of this model, worsen the Leadership characteristic of models in that unit by 1. This is cumulative with the Deathly Terror ability [see above].
Where Chaos Knights tread, the skies grow unnaturally dark and the power of the warp permeates the battlefield.
While an enemy unit that is Below Half-strength is within 9" of this model, each time that unit fails a Battle-shock test, it suffers D3 mortal wounds.
If your Army Faction is CHAOS KNIGHTS, each unit from your army with this ability gains Dread abilities, depending which are active for your army (see below). The Deathly Terror ability is active for your army from the start of the battle. In addition, at the start of the first, third and fifth battle rounds, you can either select one of the other Dread abilities or randomly select two Dread abilities to apply by rolling two D6 and applying the results rolled, from those numbered 1-6 below.
Any Dread abilities that have been selected are active until the end of the battle. You cannot select the same Dread ability more than once, and any duplicated Dread abilities (as a result of randomly selecting them) have no additional effect.
Add 3"to the range of this model’s Aura abilities.
In the Battle-shock step of your opponent’s Command phase, for each enemy unit that is below its Starting Strength and within 9" of this model, that enemy unit must take a Battle-shock test.
If every model in your army has the CHAOS keyword, you can include either 1 TITANIC CHAOS KNIGHTS model or up to 3 WAR DOG models in your army, even if they do not have the Faction keyword you selected in the Select Army Faction step. None of these models can be your WARLORD, and they cannot be given Enhancements.
Dreadblades stalk the galaxy, carving a path of destruction alongside other forces of Chaos
Each time a model with this ability makes a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move, it can move through models (excluding TITANIC models) and sections of terrain features that are 4" or less in height. When doing so: