EMPEROR'S CHILDREN - Add/Update Rules for Chosen of Slaanesh Army Index

Oct 7, 2026

Rules update for the EMPEROR'S CHILDREN faction, describing what to remove and add in the Chosen of Slaanesh Army Rules. Includes an explicit Dark Pacts clarification that the Army Faction remains HERETIC ASTARTES, with keyword replacement when HERETIC ASTARTES units are included. Provides Detachment and Army rules changes, Tactical Adornment options for activating Flawless Perfection, and datasheet edits for Helbrute abilities and weapon AP improvements, plus points-based Stratagems and Enhancements.

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EMPEROR'S CHILDREN

Remove/Add Chosen of Slaanesh rules

DETACHMENT RULE

FLAWLESS PERFECTION

ADORN THE CANVAS ECLECTIC

Helbrute data sheet update

ARMY RULE

WARGEAR OPTIONS

STRATAGEMS

ENHANCEMENTS

FATAL SONANCY

REVELRY IN DISCORD

COMBAT ELIXIRS

LASH OF SUBMISSION

# EMPEROR'S CHILDREN Remove the following from Chosen of SlaaneshArmy Rules in the Emperor's Children Index: Add the following to the Chosen of Slaanesh ArmyRules in the Emperor's Children Index: ■For the purposes of the Dark Pacts ability (seeright),your Army Faction is still considered to beHeretic Astartes. Sheets. ■ When including HERETIC ASTARTES units inyour army,the HERETIC ASTARTES Keywordsare replaced with EMPEROR’S CHILDREN. # DETACHMENT RULEFLAWLESS PERFECTION ## ADORN THE CANVAS ECLECTIC DATASHEET UPDATEHELBRUTE Once activated,the Tactical Adornment appliesto all units from your army with this ability untilthe end of the battle round. Add the following to the Helbrute unit Data Sheet: ABILITIES:Piercing Cacophony:Each time thismodel is selected to shoot with a TwinBlastmaster or Doom Siren,after it has fnishedmaking its attacks,select one enemy unit thatwas hit by one or more of those attacks.Until thestart of the next turn,all Sonic Blaster,Blastmaster and Doom Siren attacks improvetheir AP by 1 against that enemy unit. 5.Stimulated By Pain:Models in this unit have the Feel NoPain 6+ability.If models in this unit already have the FeelNo Pain ability,add 1 to their Feel No Pain rolls. ARMY RULES ■ Add Noise Marines to the Leader rule on theChaos Lord and Master of Execution unit Data ■ In the Select Detachment Rules step,you canselect a Detachment from Codex:Chaos SpaceMarines.If you select the Pactbound ZealotsDetachment,each time you select a keyword fora HERETIC ASTARTES unit to gain as a result ofthe Marks of Chaos rule,you must selectSLAANESH. ## ARMY RULE Inured to ordinary sensations by several lifetimes ofindulgence,the Emperor's Children find stimulationonly in excess,be it brutally shocking acts ofviolence or gratuitous displays of martial prowess. Since their foundation,the Emperor's Childrenhave sought to master every art of warfare.Eachnew war zone is treated as a gruesome canvas,one to be adorned with the most variedexpressions of the Legions innate superiority. You can ignore any or all modifiers to attack'sBallistic Skill or Weapon Skillcharacteristics and/orall modifiers to the Hit Roll. If your Army Faction is EMPEROR’S CHILDREN,at the start of the Battle Round,you can pick oneTactical Adornment to activate from the tablebelow.You can only activate each TacticalAdornment once per game. .WARGEAR OPTIONS:May take a Twin Blastmaster.Use the Blastmaster profile and add[TWIN-LINKED]. 1.Loathsome Grace:+2 Movement 2.Discordant Symphony:Models'weapons in this unit havethe Ignores Cover ability. May take a Doom Siren instead of a Heavy Flamer. 3.Sadistic Marksmen:+1 Ballistic Skill 4.Flawless Duellists:+1 Weapon Skill 6.Maru Skara:Each time a model makes an attack,if aCritical Wound is rolled,improve the Armour Penetrationcharacteristic of that attack by 1. # EMPEROR'S CHILDREN STRATAGEMS # EMPEROR'S CHILDREN ENHANCEMENTS If you are using the Flawless Perfection Detachment rule,you can use these Flawless Perfection Stratagems. ## FATAL SONANCY 20 PTS ## REVELRY IN DISCORD 15 PTS Xenotech implants grafted into the bearer's neck giveAs enemy forces begin to break under the thunderingthem the ability to emit a hyper modulated scream,sonic assault,this champion adapts his plans so that powerful enough to shatter diamond.The myriadgreater crescendos may be hit on the battlefield.resonant frequencies and sheer deafening power of thisscream hit with a physical impact,blasting away fleshEMEROR'S CHILDREN model only.At the start of yourand bone alike,and reducing its victims to shudderingCommand phase,if the bearer is on the battlefield,rollpulp.one D6,adding 1 to the result for each Battle-shockedenemy unit that is on the battlefield:on a 5+,you gainEMEROR'S CHILDREN model only.In the Shooting1CP.phase,you can select one enemy unit within 12"of andvisible to the bearer.Rollsix D6:for each 5+,that enemyunit suffers 1 Mortal Wound. ## COMBA

FAQs

What change is specified for the Dark Pacts ability regarding the Emperor's Children Army Faction?

For the purposes of the Dark Pacts ability, your Army Faction is still considered to be Heretic Astartes.

How are HERETIC ASTARTES keywords handled when including units in an Emperor's Children army?

When including HERETIC ASTARTES units, the HERETIC ASTARTES Keywords are replaced with EMPEROR’S CHILDREN.

What Tactical Adornment rules apply at the start of the Battle Round for an Emperor's Children army?

If your Army Faction is EMPEROR’S CHILDREN, you can pick one Tactical Adornment to activate from the table below at the start of the Battle Round, and each Tactical Adornment can only be activated once per game.

Oct 7, 2026

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