Warhammer 40k - Review Library 369 - Imperial Knights, Knight Warden
Turns the Avenger Gatling Cannon into a Mega Assault Cannon!
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I have reviewed 16/148.
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Imperial Knights, Knight Warden
10th Edition Index
We have covered Knights with almost every job description. There are weapons with massive flamers and the like, but this knight does so with a massive Gatling Cannon and a Bondsman ability that will help your Armigers survive plenty of attacks!
Let's check its stats and abilities!
Stats
Movement 10"
Toughness 12
Save 3+/5++(invul against ranged only) (armor/invul/Feel No Pain)
Wounds 22
Ld 6+
OC 10
Weapons
Standard weapons: Reaper Chainsword, Meltagun, Heavy Flamer and Avenger Gatling Cannon
This model can exchange their Preceptor Multi-laser for a Meltagun or a Questoris Heavy Stubber.
This model can exchange their Reaper Chainsword for a Thunderstrike Gauntlet.
This model can also be armed with one of the following:
- Icarus autocannons
- Ironstorm missile pod
- Stormspear rocket pod
Ranged Weapons
Avenger Gatling Cannon
36" Range, 18 Shots, Hitting on 3+, S6, AP-2 and 2 Damage each.
Questoris Heavy Stubber
36" Range, 3 Shots, Hitting on 3+, S4, AP-1 and 1 Damage each.
Rapid Fire 3 (This weapon gets 3x more attacks when shooting a target within Half Range of 18")
Meltagun
12" Range, 1 Shot, Hitting on 3+, S9, AP-4 and D6 Damage each.
Melta 2 (When this weapon is fired from half range of 6", add 2 to the damage)
Stormspear Rocket Pod
48" Range, 3 Shots, Hitting on 3+, S8, AP-2 and D6 Damage each.
Icarus Autocannons
48" Range, 3 Shots, Hitting on 3+, S7, AP-1 and 2 Damage each.
Anti-Fly 2+ (This weapon causes Critical Wounds on a 2+ against targets with the Fly Keyword)
Twin Linked (This weapon can re-roll to Wound)
Ironstorm Missile Pod
48" Range, D6+1 Shots, Hitting on 3+, S5, AP0 and 1 Damage each.
Blast (Add 1 to the attacks for every 5 enemy models in the target unit, rounding down)
Indirect Fire (This weapon can be fired at a target that it cannot see, if it does the enemy shall get Benefit of cover and you get a -1 to Hit and cannot get better than a 4+ to hit.)
Melee Weapons
Reaper Chainsword - Stike
4 Attacks, Hitting on 3+, S14, AP-4 and 6 Damage each.
Reaper Chainsword - Sweep
12 Attacks, Hitting on 3+, S9, AP-3 and 2 Damage each.
Thunderstrike Gauntlet - Stike
4 Attacks, Hitting on 3+, S20, AP-3 and 8 Damage each.
Thunderstrike Gauntlet - Sweep
8 Attacks, Hitting on 3+, S10, AP-2 and 3 Damage each.
Abilities
Deadly Demise D6 (When this model is destroyed, roll a dice to see if it explodes. On a 6 it does so, dealing D6 damage to every unit within 6" of this model)
Thin their ranks
Each time this model makes a ranged attack that targets an enemy unit (excluding Monsters or Vehicles), that attack has the Devastating Wounds ability!
Warden's Duty
Bondsman ability. Therefore this model can use this ability in the Command Phase to select one Armiger. That Armiger gains the following ability: When an attack is allocated to this model, subtract the Damage from that attack.
Thoughts
Devastating Wounds on ALL of the ranged attacks! Let that sink in! This is predominantly for the Avenger Gatling cannon, but you could possibly use this to one-shot some buff targets with a choice of missiles.
That makes 11 Imperial Knight Datasheets Reviewed putting them on 100%!Completed! The total of the remaining Index reviews is now 132.
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I shall leave Army and Detachment rules here as well as The Space Wolves Datasheets I did before.
Army Rule and Detachment Rule Reviews
| Faction | Detachment | Review Number |
|---|---|---|
| Agents of the Imperium | Army Rule #2 | |
| Aeldari | Army Rule #4 | |
| Astra Militarum | Army Rule #1 | |
| Astra Militarum | Combined Regiment | Detachment Rule #1 |
| Astra Militarum | Bridgehead Strike | Detachment Rule #2 |
| Chaos Knights | Army Rule #8 | |
| Chaos Knights | Tratoris Lance | Detachment Review 11 |
| Chaos Knights | Iconoclast Fiefdom | Detachment Review 12 |
| Death Guard | Army Rule Review #6 | |
| Death Guard | Plague Company | Detachment Review #4 |
| Death Guard | Flyblown Host | Detachment Review #7 |
| Space Marines | Army Rule #3 | |
| Space Wolves | Champions of Russ | Detachment Review #9 |
| Space Wolves | Champions of Fenris | Detachment Review #10 |
| Thousand Sons | Army Rule #7 | |
| Thousand Sons | Cult of Magic | Detachment Review #5 |
| Thousand Sons | Hexwarp Thrallband | Detachment Review #8 |
| World Eaters | Army Rule #5 | |
| World Eaters | Berzerker Warband | Detachment Review #3 |
| World Eaters | Vessels of Wrath | Detachment Review #6 |
Datasheet Review list (Alphabetical)
| Faction | Unit | Review Number |
|---|---|---|
| Chaos Knights | Knight Abominant | #94 |
| Chaos Knights | Knight Desecrator | #357 |
| Chaos Knights | Knight Despoiler | #358 |
| Chaos Knights | Knight Rampager | #359 |
| Chaos Knights | Knight Tyrant | #360 |
| Chaos Knights | War Dog Brigands | #30 |
| Chaos Knights | War Dog Executioners | #31 |
| Chaos Knights | War Dog Huntsman | #77 |
| Chaos Knights | War Dog Karnivore | #361 |
| Chaos Knights | War Dog Stalker | #362 |
| Imperial Knights | Knight Crusader | #363 |
| Imperial Knights | Knight Errant | #364 |
| Imperial Knights | Knight Gallant | #365 |
| Imperial Knights | Knight Paladin | #366 |
| Imperial Knights | Knight Preceptor | #367 |
| Imperial Knights | Knight Valiant | #368 |
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