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Warriors of Chaos · 142 points · Elite shock cavalry
Are Khorne Chaos Knights with lances good?
Khorne Chaos Knights with lances are very good on the charge and poor at receiving one. They won 9 of 10 charges into Clanrats in my tests, but only 1 of 10 into Ironbreakers.
Quick answer: it depends what you point Khorne Chaos Knights at
- Role
- Elite shock cavalry
- Good against
- Jade Warriors on the charge (8/10), Clanrats on the charge (9/10), Rat Ogres on the charge (8/10)
- Struggles against
- Ironbreakers on the charge (1/10), charging Gors (1/10)
- Record
- 26/40 charging · 11/30 receiving
Their job is to charge, break and run things down. I would never leave them where elite infantry can tie them up, or where the enemy can charge them first.
How many simulations I ran
I ran 70 complete combats with Khorne Chaos Knights with lances, each fought through break tests and pursuit to the end: 40 with them charging and 30 with the enemy charging. My build lab also ran 6,000 combats with this exact Khorne Chaos Knights build, and it points the same way. These were the results.
A simulation is only as good as its assumptions, and the ones behind my Khorne Chaos Knights results leave out terrain, magic, characters and a thinking opponent. One lucky break test can move a result by a whole fight, so the Khorne Chaos Knights’ result against charging Knights of the Realm (10/20) could easily have come out one either way. I use them to decide the job for Khorne Chaos Knights, not to predict a single game.
How do Khorne Chaos Knights do on the charge?
Khorne Chaos Knights charging. Fights won. n = 10 fights per opponent
| Opponent | Pts | Won |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Jade Warriors | 138 | 8/10 |
| 8 Ironbreakers | 141 | 1/10 |
| 20 Clanrats | 137 | 9/10 |
| 3 Rat Ogres + Master Moulder | 150 | 8/10 |
How do Khorne Chaos Knights do when the enemy charges?
Khorne Chaos Knights receiving. Fights won. n = 20 and 10 fights
| Charging enemy | Pts | Won |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Knights of the Realm | 141 | 10/20 |
| 17 Gors | 136 | 1/10 |
What I think Khorne Chaos Knights are good at
- They were excellent into Clanrats, Jade Warriors and Rat Ogres when charging.
- Swiftstride makes winning a combat more decisive, because they actually catch fleeing enemies.
- When they catch an enemy that Falls Back in Good Order, the charge-only lance effects come back the next turn.
- I would use them to charge valuable medium targets, break them, then run them down.
Watch out
Ironbreakers were a nightmare for them. Elite defensive infantry can absorb the lance hit and drag the Knights into a grind.
Combinations that worked for me
I paired Khorne Chaos Knights with other units in these combinations, which I explain on my Battle March units page:
- Chaos Knights as closers
Is this the best Chaos Knights build?
The Khorne Chaos Knights on this page are one of several Chaos Knights builds I tested, and my best Mark for Chaos Knights page compares them all at 500 combats per matchup.
Other Battle March units I tested
- Khorne Chaos Warriors with great weapons137 pts · Armour and monster breaker
- Khorne Chaos Warriors with additional hand weapons130 pts · Attack-volume infantry
- Huscarls with flails120 pts · Cheap shock hammer
- Berserkers with flails137 pts · All-round melee infantry
- Bloodied Hound Marauders with great weapons143 pts · Ranked block with sustained S5
- Bloodied Hound Marauders with flails137 pts · Charge-dependent ranked infantry
- Rat Ogres with a Master Moulder150 pts · Monstrous hammer
- Plague Monks153 pts · Attritional attack-volume block
- Jade Lancers138 pts · Support, flank and pursuit cavalry
- Giant Rats and handlers115 pts · Screen, bait and redirector
- Clanrats with spears and shields137 pts · Tarpit and ranked anvil
My conclusion
Based on these results, I would use Khorne Chaos Knights with lances for charging medium targets and then running them down, and not for Ironbreakers, or anywhere the enemy can charge them first, to get the most out of them on the battlefield.
FAQs
What are Khorne Chaos Knights with lances best against?
Clanrats: the Khorne Chaos Knights won 9 of 10 charges into them in my tests. The worst charging matchup for the Khorne Chaos Knights was Ironbreakers, at 1 of 10.
Are Khorne Chaos Knights with lances better on the charge or receiving one?
Charging. The Khorne Chaos Knights won 65% of their charges in my tests, against 37% of fights when the enemy charged them.