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Lords of Dread Chaos Knights detachment · 11th edition
What Lords of Dread does for Chaos Knights, in our own words: its rules and enhancements, any stratagems that change an attack, the units they name and how often winning lists take it.
In 3 of 79 winning Chaos Knights lists (4%), September – November 2026. 7% in June – August 2026. Chaos Knights on the Meta page ›
What its rules do
- Tyrannical Court: OC and Stratagem cost.
In our own words, as the calculator applies them; see the codex for the rules.
Enhancements
The 6 enhancements Lords of Dread offers, with their points and who can take each, in our words.
- Throne Mechanicum of Skulls 25 pts · for CHAOS KNIGHTS model: Re-rolled charges; once, a charge after Advancing.
- Blade of Celerity 35 pts · for CHAOS KNIGHTS model: Assault guns; once, Fights First.
- Warp-borne Stalker 25 pts · for CHAOS KNIGHTS model: Deep Strike; once, back into reserve.
- Putrid Carapace 30 pts · for CHAOS KNIGHTS model: 2+ save (Putrid Carapace).
- Mirror of Fates 30 pts · for CHAOS KNIGHTS model: Once a turn, an enemy Stratagem within 12" costs 1 CP more.
- Blessing of the Dark Master 20 pts · for CHAOS KNIGHTS model: Stealth: cover against shooting.
Stratagems that change an attack
The 2 stratagems of Lords of Dread that change the dice, in our words, as the calculator plays them.
- 2 CP: −1 Damage when attacked · for CHARACTER
- 1 CP: Re-roll 1s to hit and wound vs MONSTER/VEHICLE shooting or melee · for CHARACTER
Units taken with Lords of Dread
How many of the 1 winning lists with Lords of Dread (top quarter of their event, the last three months) took each unit.
- C Chaos Cerastus Knight Atrapos 1 of 1
- B Knight Abominant 1 of 1
- C Knight Desecrator 1 of 1
- S War Dog Executioner 1 of 1
Recent winning lists with Lords of Dread
Lists from grimstat-corpus (CC BY 4.0), published by their players and tournament organisers on MiniHeadQuarters. Also from Listhammer, MiniHeadQuarters, ChampionsHub. Questions about a list or an event? Get in touch.
Questions
Which units are best in Lords of Dread?
By our math Lords of Dread's detachment rule adds no damage against Marine-type infantry; its enhancements and stratagems are listed above.
How often is Lords of Dread played?
Lords of Dread is in 3 of 79 winning Chaos Knights lists (4%), September – November 2026.
What enhancements does Lords of Dread have?
Lords of Dread offers 6: Throne Mechanicum of Skulls (25 pts), Blade of Celerity (35 pts), Warp-borne Stalker (25 pts), Putrid Carapace (30 pts), Mirror of Fates (30 pts) and Blessing of the Dark Master (20 pts).