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Contents Introduction ........................3 TheChaos Gods & TheirInfernal Legions.........6 Khorne, the Blood God .........................10 TheBlood Legions..................................12 Tzeentch, the Changer of the Ways......14 TheScintillating Legions .......................16 Nurgle, the Father of Plagues................18 ThePlague Legions.................................20 Slaanesh, the Dark Prince......................22 TheLegions of Excess ............................24 Galactic Corruption...............................26 Chaos Rising ...........................................28 Bloodthirsters..........................................34 Skarbrand ................................................35 Heralds of Khorne..................................36 Skulltaker.................................................37 Bloodletters .............................................38 Bloodcrushers.........................................39 Flesh Hounds ..........................................40 Karanak....................................................41 Blood Thrones.........................................42 Skull Cannons.........................................43 Lords of Change......................................44 Kairos Fateweaver...................................45 TheChangeling.......................................46 TheBlue Scribes......................................47 Heralds of Tzeentch................................48 Horrors ....................................................49 Flamers.....................................................50 Screamers.................................................51 Great Unclean Ones...............................52 Rotigus.....................................................53 Heralds of Nurgle ...................................54 Epidemius................................................56 Horticulous Slimux ................................57 Plaguebearers..........................................58 Nurglings.................................................59 Beasts of Nurgle......................................60 Plague Drones.........................................61 Keepers of Secrets...................................62 Heralds of Slaanesh ................................63 TheMasque of Slaanesh.........................64 Daemonettes ...........................................65 Seekers .....................................................66 Seeker Chariots.......................................67 Fiends.......................................................68 Soul Grinders..........................................69 Daemon Princes .....................................70 Furies........................................................70 Be’lakor ....................................................71 TheColours of Chaos........72 Bringers of Doom...................................81 Coalition of Chaos .................................82 Armies of the Immaterium ......................84 Skarbrand ................................................86 Bloodthirster of Insensate Rage............86 Wrath of Khorne Bloodthirster ............87 Bloodthirster of Unfettered Fury..........88 Skulltaker.................................................88 Bloodmaster............................................89 Skullmaster..............................................89 Blood Throne..........................................90 Karanak....................................................90 Kairos Fateweaver...................................91 Lord of Change .......................................91 TheChangeling.......................................92 TheBlue Scribes......................................92 Changecaster...........................................93 Fateskimmer............................................93 Fluxmaster...............................................94 Rotigus.....................................................95 Great Unclean One.................................96 Epidemius................................................97 Horticulous Slimux ................................98 Poxbringer...............................................98 Sloppity Bilepiper ...................................99 Spoilpox Scrivener..................................99 Keeper of Secrets ..................................100 TheMasque of Slaanesh.......................100 Herald of Slaanesh................................101 Be’lakor ..................................................102 Daemon Prince of Chaos ....................102 Bloodletters ...........................................103 Horrors ..................................................104 Plaguebearers........................................105 Nurglings...............................................105 Daemonettes .........................................106 Bloodcrushers.......................................107 Flamers...................................................108 Exalted Flamer......................................108 Beasts of Nurgle....................................109 Fiends of Slaanesh ................................109 Flesh Hounds ........................................110 Screamers...............................................110 Plague Drones.......................................111 Seekers ...................................................112 Hellflayer................................................113 Furies......................................................113 Skull Cannon.........................................114 Burning Chariot....................................115 Seeker Chariot.......................................116 Exalted Seeker Chariot ........................116 Soul Grinder..........................................117 Feculent Gnarlmaws ............................118 Daemonic Gifts.....................................119 TheEternal Hordes..........124 Daemonic Loci......................................125 Stratagems .............................................126 Warlord Traits.......................................128 Hellforged Artefacts.............................130 Psychic Powers......................................132 Chaos Spawn.........................................134 Points Values.........................................135 Tactical Objectives................................136 PRODUCED BY GAMES WORKSHOP IN NOTTINGHAM With thanks to the Mournival for their additional playtesting services Codex: Chaos Daemons © Copyright Games Workshop Limited 2018. Codex: Chaos Daemons, GW, Games Workshop, Space Marine, 40K, Warhammer, Warhammer 40,000, the ‘Aquila’ Double- headed Eagle logo, and all associated logos, illustrations, images, names, creatures, races, vehicles, locations, weapons, characters, and the distinctive likenesses thereof, are either ® or TM, and/or © Games Workshop Limited, variably registered around the world. All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publishers. Thisis a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this book are fictional, and any resemblance to real people or incidents is purely coincidental. British Cataloguing-in-Publication Data. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Pictures used for illustrative purposes only. Certain Citadel products may be dangerous if used incorrectly and Games Workshop does not recommend them for use by children under the age of 16 without adult supervision. Whatever your age, be careful when using glues, bladed equipment and sprays and make sure that you read and follow the instructions on the packaging. Games Workshop Ltd, Willow Rd, Lenton, Nottingham, NG7 2WS games-workshop.com 2 Another Custodes Libris release. Buy the stuff if you like it! Introduction Thisdark repository is the definitive guide to the Daemon legions of Chaos, those nightmarish denizens of the sanity-defying dimension known as the warp. Thefell knowledge contained within will help you to assemble your collection of Chaos Daemons Citadel Miniatures into a powerful tabletop army, capable of executing the abominable whims of the Ruinous Powers they serve. Beyond the boundaries of space and time, the Chaos Gods observe the galaxy with ancient and malevolent eyes. To these terrible entities, realspace is simply a battlefield, and its inhabitants mere pawns, in the grandest game of all – the struggle for ultimate dominion between the Ruinous Powers themselves. Many mortals have been corrupted to fight this war in their name, including the superhuman warriors of the Heretic Astartes, but their truest servants remain the Daemons created in their own image: creatures of staggering power, horrifying aspect and exceptional cruelty. Should you decide to collect a force comprised of these unearthly terrors, you have a number of options available to you. You may decide to focus on a Daemon legion dedicated to a single Chaos God – such as a Bloodthirster of Khorne and his mighty vanguard, or a capering, sorcerous horde dedicated to Tzeentch – and in doing so reap the benefits on the battlefield of that god’s sole patronage. Alternatively, you could aim for a combined army of the most feared minions of all the Dark Powers, giving you the freedom to field a tactically diverse force of the models that appeal to you the most. Building and painting Chaos Daemons is an exciting challenge for collectors of any ability. Every model in the vast range has its own distinctive aesthetic, whether it be an avian Lord of Change or a hulking Bloodcrusher. And as impressive as these individual miniatures are, an entire Chaos Daemons army – whether an eclectic mix of Daemons belonging to multiple Chaos Gods, or one united by the colours of a single power – is even more spectacular. Within this book you will find all the information you need to collect a Chaos Daemons army and field it upon the tabletop. THE CHAOS GODS & THEIR INFERNAL LEGIONS: This section provides an account of the Chaos Gods, their realms and history, as well as information on how their legions are organised for battle and the many types of Daemons that comprise them. THE COLOURS OF CHAOS: Here you will find a showcase of beautifully painted miniatures showing the colours and symbols of the Chaos Daemons, including inspiring example armies. ARMIES OF THE IMMATERIUM: Thissection includes datasheets, wargear lists and weapon rules for every Chaos Daemons unit for you to use in your games of Warhammer 40,000. THE ETERNAL HORDES: Thissection provides additional rules, including Warlord Traits, Stratagems, Relics and psychic powers, as well as matched play points, that allow you to transform your collection of miniatures into a pitiless Chaos Daemons army. To play games with your army, you will need a copy of the Warhammer 40,000 rules. To find out more about Warhammer 40,000 or download the free core rules, visit warhammer40000.com. 3 Another Custodes Libris release. Buy the stuff if you like it! When at last Chaos came to Cadia, it arrived with fire and plague, bloodied axe and sorcerous blast. Many of its defenders fought to the end, but in desperation, some betrayed their comrades, willingly selling their souls in the hopes of preserving their flesh. Even the mightiest fortifications eventually toppled in the face of the daemonic onslaught, becoming tombstones for an entire world. Another Custodes Libris release. Buy the stuff if you like it! Another Custodes Libris release. Buy the stuff if you like it! Thewarp, or the immaterium, is an abstraction made manifest by the roiling emotions of mortals. Unbound by the laws of time and space, it is a random, unstructured panorama of pure energy and unfocused consciousness, eternally shifting though endless in its potential. It is a place where ancient beings of boundless power and cruelty hold domain, and wage a constant war over the raw stuff of creation that birthed them. In this unknowable realm, titanic hosts clash, locked together in a conflict that is as old as the universe and can never be won. It is Chaos in its truest sense, unfettered by the limits of physics and undirected by intelligent purpose. While warp space exists parallel to realspace, they often intersect. Faster-than-light travel can be achieved by the judicious breaking of the boundaries between the two planes, and Mankind has colonised the galaxy through the application of this dangerous and esoteric science. It is from the warp that psykers draw their power, channelling its energies to achieve unnatural feats such as sending telepathic messages, peering into the future, augmenting physical capabilities or hurling crackling bolts of lightning. Even the dread denizens of the immaterium can be summoned forth by unholy rituals, but their time in reality is limited, for they rely upon the warp to sustain them the way humans need air to breath. Such is the volatility of the Realm of Chaos that it will sometimes shatter its boundaries unaided, and spill into the territory of mortals. Warp storms move erratically across realspace, isolating worlds and bringing with them mutative corruption, or even brief but devastating daemonic incursions. As calamitous as these maelstroms can be, worse still are those persistent tears in reality; from these rifts pour armies of slavering fiends and terrifying war engines to descend upon the hapless worlds caught in their shadow. While the skies burn with magical fire, and rivers of blood drown ravaged cities, the infernal legions maim and slaughter all in their path, feeding upon the souls of their victims. THE DARK GODS In the warp, similar thoughts and emotions gather together like rivulets of water running down a cliff face. Theyform streams and eddies of anguish and desire, pools of hatred and torrents of pride. Since the dawn of time, these tides and waves have flowed unceasingly through the mirror-realm of the warp, and such is their power that they formed creatures made of the very stuff of unreality. Eventually, these instinctual, formless beings gained a rudimentary consciousness. TheChaos Gods were born – vast psychic presences made of the fantasies and horrors of mortals. Theseare the Ruinous Powers, and each is a reflection of the passions that formed them. First amongst them is Khorne, the Lord of Battle, possessed of towering and immortal fury. Tzeentch, the bizarre and ever-changing Architect of Fate, weaves powerful sorceries to bind the future to his will, whilst great Nurgle, the God of Disease, labours endlessly to spread infection and pestilence. Thelast of their number is Slaanesh, the Dark Prince, indulgent of every pleasure and excess, no matter how immor...