WE Rumors Volume 12

****New Updates for 01/01/2023******
Kharn Statline and rules update
AoR Update
Relic  Update


World Eaters Traits
Faction Keyword: Butcher Astartes
+1 Attack on Charge/charged/HI
+1 Strength on Charge/Charged/HI
*Note all units that could take a Mark of Khorne Before now have that +1S/+1A baked into their base strats. Means you'll get another +1A/S with the Legion Trait.

WE Armywide Mechanic: Bloodtithe

Rumor  is you get a point for each unit destroyed and +1 bonus point for a vehicle/Monster the first time each PHASE per turn and +1 for Titanic. So you could get up to 3 points if something like Angron was destroyed.


Bloodtithe effects (which are PERMANENT)
6 to hit in Melee Auto wounds (most expensive Bloodtithe boost)
+1 to hit
+1 AP for Melee Weapons
Attacks +1
Add 1 to Advance and Charge
5+ FNP to Mortals
6+ FNP to everything
Revive Angron (Puts him into deepstrike with 8 wounds and he deepstrikes next turn. 3 Bloodtithe)

Warlord Traits:
When your WL kills a unit, you get a bonus Bloodtithe point
WL takes half Damage in Melee
Fight First
Angron Trait: Remove OBSEC in 6'
Kharn: if 6 or more models within 3' of Karn gain D3 attacks
Invoctus: Warlord trait is pregame move 2 CORE WE units *1/1/2023 Datasheet confirmed this, and allows Invocatus to pregame move as well!

AOR WL Traits:
None, since Angron must be your Warlord.

WE Relics:
Relic Axe: +2 S -3 AP Damage 2, 6's to hit grant two additional hits and each kill count as 2 for morale.
Select CORE unit with in 9' in the command phase.  6's to hit auto wound (Likely limited to Melee only)

AOR Relics:
Bearer gets +1 Save and =1 to wound characteristic.
Replace Warp Bolter on Daemon Prince with an Assault 2D6 Attack S7, AP -1, 1D
Nominate an Enemy unit which is visible to the bearer. When the bearer attacks that unit, it can reroll the wound roll.


Daemon Prince
+1A/S baked in for previous Mark of Khorne
Warp Bolter: Heavy 3, 24" S5, AP -2 D2

Kharn
M6 WS2 BS2 S6 T4 W6 A9 LD9 2+
Pistol 8 -3 2 - Kharn Does not take mortals
Axe S:user AP-4 D2
4+ inv
Core reroll 1's to wound
End of the movement phase if any friendly units are within 3", pick one, on a 2+ cause 2 mortals

Juggerlord
M10 WS2+ BS2+ 6S 5T 7A 8W 10L 3+
Weapon Profile S+1 AP-2, D2 - Profile is the same for Axe or sword
4++, has same CORE +2 Movement aura as lord Invocatus.


Lord Invoctus
Has FLY (Or at the very least, Pseudo-fly)
Ignores invulns, only unit that does so.
Averages 8A 2D
Warlord trait is pregame move 2 CORE WE units
Has an aura of +2 Movement of CORE WE Units

Jakhals:
6" WS4 BS4 S3 T3 W1 A2 LD6 6+ jak
6" WS4 BS4 S3 T3 W1 A3 LD7 6+ leader
6" WS4 BS4 S4 T3 W1 A2 LD6 6+ Dishonored
2 Attacks at AP -1
A couple can have +2S, -2 AP D2 -1 to hit upgrades
A couplemore can have User -2 AP D2 Double Attacks
Once per battle, can kill D3 of themselves and gain +1 Strength

Berzerkers
5A Base, SGT has 6.
Two-hand weapon is an Eviscerator, S+3 AP-4 D2, *Latest Update, no longer -1 to hit, but SGT cannot take it
1 Plasma Pistol per five, SGT can take a Plasma Pistol.
-inbuilt ability where they are shot by the opponent, if they are not killed outright but do suffer lost models you move D6 toward the nearest enemy unit.
-if you are performing an action and use this ability, it auto-fails unless you have the Icon, which it will then auto pass
-Stratagem for the Icon 3D6 charge, discard the lowest.

8Bound
9" WS3 BS3 S6 T5 3W 4A LD8 3+/5++
Weapon Also called an Evisirator - S:User, AP-3, D2 with one extra attack each. Each 8bound has 2. (This means 6A base)
SGT can take the two hand version with a sweep for 2 Hit rolls for each attack.
Can arrive by SR Turn 1.
CORE


Exalted 8bound
9" WS2 BS3 S6 T5 3W 4A LD8 3+/4++
Base equipment is one Chainfist, one Evis. Chainfist is S+3, AP-4 D2. Evis is same as regular 8 bound. Can you either weapon when fighting.
Prevent Fallback on a 4+, Have Deepstrike
SGT can get two chainfists that get Damage 3 or a sweep evisirator like the regular 8bound sgt.



Angron:
2+/4++ 18W, T7: See Warcom Article: https://www.warhammer-community.com/2022/12/12/angrons-rules-revealed-how-many-spines-could-spinegrinder-grind-if-spinegrinder-could-grind-spines/
1 WLT - Removes enemy obsec within 6'
Warp Locus
Titanic (Unconfirmed, may have changed with Bloodtithe and future versions)
Normal Chapter Master/Core RR's aura
Aura for all units not being able to fallback (includes allied) - ended up being 1 of three choices, see Warcom Article.
Currently does not ignore Wound caps or invulns, but has so many attacks he can "Destroy anything in close combat pretty easily"
Can be revived with the bloodtithe mechanic


GENERAL STRATAGEMS:
- Skull for the Skull Throne: 1/2CP, use it after a character from your army destroyed an enemy warlord. 1CP choose 1 from 2 below, 2CP for adopt them all.
1) you get 2 tithe
2) the character who destroyed enemy warlord got +1 to advance and charge for rest of game

-Banner of Blood, 1CP, let an ICON berzerker charge at 3D6 and drop the lowest.

-Stoke the nail, 1CP, use when choose a core/character to fight. Each wound roll of 6 cause 1 extra mortal, at most 6 from this stratagem

-Wild fury, 1/2CP. An core unit fight on death. If it is troop, despite the unit size, 1CP. Otherwise 2CP.

-Kill! Maim! Burn!, 1CP, a World Eater unit heroic intervention for 6 inches as if they are character.

-Smoke launcher, 1CP, you all know what it is

-Scorn of society, 1CP, you all know what it is

-Red butchers, 2CP, a unit of terminator/eightbound +1 to damage until the fight resolved when choose to fight.



KHORNE ARMY of RENOWN:
Khorne Daemons Only and... Land Raiders is the restriction
Only Jugger Lord and Prince as generic HQs

8bound also get a free upgrade. Pick one unit to gain all three from the list below, or up 3 units gain 1 (Speculation- you can not double up on the same option if you pick the X units option)
1) Count as 2 for the purposes of controlling an objective
2) 1 Mortal for each Natural 6 in Melee, Max 6 per phase
3) 4+ FNP toward mortals

Some AoR Stratagems:
8bound
+1 to Wound Attacking Half Strength
6" Consolidate
If an opponent kills in 8bound in their shooting phase, but does not destroy the entire unit you can move it 9" (May have ended up being D6 instead)

- 1/2CP for a vehicle full damage table despite current wound remain, titanic 2CP, otherwise 1CP
- 1CP when nominating your world eater boys go charging and who he gonna charge. Target cannot over watch or set to defense, then -1 to hit until the end of following fight phase
- 1CP, when you go advance on your world eater unit, don’t make the roll, make it 6.
- 1CP for a world eater unit to ignore any or all charge modifications
- 1CP when a world eater unit destroy an enemy unit. They got an aura for -2 leadership and +1 to casualty test for enemy within 6 inches until end of the turn. (edited)
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BAD News:
Only 1 Relic/WLT. No Stratagems for extra
Only 3 WLT for non-special Characters
No Subfactions