Champion of Ruin

• Restriction: any bearer
• Result:
• Wizard: armour carries no penalty
• Ward save versus each wound suffered, its armour value being the (X+) following the rule name

• Restriction: one non-magical hand weapon of the bearer, never more than one; any mount is excluded
• Condition: the bearer fights with that single hand weapon (no effect in any combat where it wields two hand weapons or another weapon kind)
• Result: that weapon is given Magical Attacks, plus an Armour Piercing characteristic of -1 (nothing else changes)

• Restriction: character with this special rule
• Timing: Command sub-phase of own turn
• Result: (optional) One D6 roll, read on the list of Gaze of the Gods outcomes
• 1 Damned by Chaos: the Champion becomes subject to Stupidity for the rest of the game; if it already is, −1 Leadership characteristic (maximum 2); Daemonic visions of the Reals of Chaos
• 2 Unnatural Quickness: +1 Initiative characteristic (maximum 10) until your next Start of Turn sub-phase
• 3 Iron Skin: the Champion's skin hardens, +1 Toughness characteristic (maximum 10) until your next Start of Turn sub-phase
• 4 Murderous Mutations: +1 Weapon Skill characteristic (maximum 10) for the rest of the game
• 5 Dark Fury: +1 Attacks characteristic (maximum 10) for the rest of the game
• 6 Apotheosis: +1 Strength and +1 Leadership characteristics (maximum 10) for the rest of the game

• Restriction: Mark of Chaos Undivided
• Result: Fear, Panic or Terror test that fails: its roll may be repeated (re-roll)

• Restriction: character
• Timing: own Command sub-phase
• Condition: the character is not engaged in combat
• Select: 1× friendly unit that is fleeing, within Command range (optional)
• Result:
• The unit takes a Rally test immediately
• Test failed: normal rally attempt remains possible in the Rally sub-phase

• Restriction: Unit with this rule, arrayed in combat order
• Condition: It did not charge this turn
• Result: Its fighting rank counts as 2 ranks deep
• Models directly behind, in base contact with a model of the actual fighting rank, also count as in the fighting rank

• Restriction: Side fielding at least one unit with this rule
• Condition: When combat results are tallied, that side's Unit Strength is the greater
• Result: It may claim +1 combat result point

• Restriction: Model with this rule, carrying a hand weapon plus shield
• Condition: In close combat, and opting to use that weapon and shield combination
• Result: armour value +1, capped at 3+

• Restriction: heavy infantry unit arrayed in Close Order or Open Order formation
• Condition: an enemy unit with a Unit Strength under 10 engages it in the flank or rear
• Result: it does not become Disrupted

• Condition: a cavalry model can make a supporting attack
• Result: the rider alone attacks; the mount does not (a rider reaches over a comrade, a mount cannot)

Related: Light Cavalry

• Restriction: unit with this rule
• Result: joining it requires Clumsy on the joining character as well; small characters fear getting trampled

Related: Monstrous Infantry

• Restriction: behemoth
• Select: target of its Stomp Attacks
• Result:
• monstrous creatures or behemoth: no bonus, being too huge to trample effectively
• any other target: Armour Piercing characteristic of -2
• Related: Behemoths

• Restriction: Lumbering models (heavy, with slow turning wheels or draft animals)
• Result:
• the model is deemed a Close Order formation and follows its rules, even if it is a single model in your army
• once it has moved, if it neither charged, marched nor fled, it may pivot on its centre, altering its facing by ≤90°
• it may not join any unit, and no character may join it
• Related: Heavy Chariots