Battle Traits: Blades of Khorne

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Type: upgrade
Category: Reference
Categories: Reference
LinkId: eb01-6045-1959-1f8a
Hidden: false

Constraints:

max(roster): 1
Rules (1)
**Designer's Note** Unlocking a **^^Blood Tithe^^** ability does not lock you out of the other abilities on the same tier. For an ability to become available to unlock, one of the previous abilities noted in the Unlock Conditions needs to already be unlocked.

Profiles:

Ability (Activated) TimingKeywordsUsed By
Blood-drenched

Once Per Battle, Any Hero Phase

Declare:

You can use this ability if at least half the number of units on both player' army rosters combined (rounding up) have been destroyed. For example, if your roster had 9 units and your opponent's roster had 4 units, then 7 units would need to have been destroyed.

Effect:

The following effects apply for the rest of the battle: Wild-eyed Brutality: Ignore positive modifiers to save rolls for friendly Blades of Khorne units. Blood Haze: Blood-hungry weapons used by friendly Bloodbound units have Crit (Mortal). Weapons of Murder: Add 1 to the Rend characteristic of Blood-hungry weapons used by friendly Blades of Khorne non-Monster Daemon^^ units, including Blood-hungry Companion weapons. Bloodlords Supreme: Add 1 to the Damage characteristic of Blood-hungry weapons used by friendly Blades of Khorne Monster units.

Ability (Passive) Keywords
Blood for the Blood God

Earn 1 blood tithe point each time a unit (friendly or enemy) is destroyed. Blood tithe points are spent to unlock Blood Tithe abilities. You can only use Blood Tithe abilities that are unlocked. Once a Blood Tithe ability is unlocked, you do not need to spend further blood tithe points to use it.

Skulls for the Skull Throne

Pick a Blood Tithe ability that you have not unlocked and spend the number of blood tithe points required to unlock that ability. That Blood Tithe ability is now unlocked for the rest of the battle.

Ability (Blood Tithe) KeywordsUsed ByBlood Tithe Points
Murderlust

Blood Tithe

0

Timing:

Once Per Turn (Army), Reaction: You declared a Charge ability.

Effect:

Roll a dice. You can replace one of the dice in the charge roll with that value. If you do so, inflict D3 mortal damage on the unit using that Charge ability after that ability is resolved.

Unlock Condition:

You do not need to unlock this ability. It is already unlocked.

Divine Scorn

Blood Tithe

1

Timing:

Once Per Turn, Start of Any Turn

Declare:

Pick up to 3 enemy Wizards or Priests within 6" of any friendly Blades of Khorne units to be the target(s).

Effect:

Roll a dice for each target. On a 3+, subtract 1 from the target's power level, to a minimum of 0, until the start of the next turn.

Punish the Pacifist

Blood Tithe

1

Timing:

Your Combat Phase

Declare:

Each unit (friendly and enemy) and enemy Manifestation that is not in combat is a target.

Effect:

Roll a dice. On a 1-2, inflict 1 mortal damage on each target. On a 3+, inflict 1 mortal damage on each enemy target.

Murder the Mystic

Blood Tithe

2

Timing:

Your Hero Phase

Declare:

Pick up to 4 enemy Manifestations to be the target(s).

Effect:

Make a banishment roll of 2D6 for each target. If the banishment roll equals or exceeds the banishment value listed on that Manifestation's warscroll, inflict D3 mortal damage on each enemy unit within 3" of it and then it is banished and removed from play.

Unlock Condition:

You can only unlock this ability if you have unlocked 'Divine Scorn'.

Glorious Combat or Naught

Blood Tithe

2

Timing:

Passive

Effect:

Subtract 1 from hit rolls for shooting attacks that target friendly Blades of Khorne units.

Unlock Condition:

You can only unlock this ability if you have unlocked 'Divine Scorn' or 'Punish the Pacifist'.

Revel in Battle

Blood Tithe

3

Timing:

Passive

Effect:

Other than the Companion weapon ability, weapon abilities for combat attacks made by enemy units that charged this turn and that target a friendly Blades of Khorne unit have no effect.

Unlock Condition:

You can only unlock this ability if you have unlocked 'Punish the Pacifist'.

Slaughter Triumphant

Blood Tithe

4

Timing:

Passive

Effect:

Add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of weapons used by friendly Blades of Khorne units that charged in the same turn.

Unlock Condition:

You can only unlock this ability if you have unlocked 'Glorious Combat or Naught' or 'Murder the Mystic'.

Cleave Wide the Grin of Khorne

Blood Tithe

4

Timing:

Passive

Effect:

Add 1 to hit rolls for combat attacks made by friendly Blades of Khorne units.

Unlock Condition:

You can only unlock this ability if you have already unlocked 'Revel in Battle' or Glorious Combat or Naught'.

Used By (1)
Blades of Khorne(Catalogue)