The Chosen of Slaanesh - Emperor’s Children Army Rules - Lucius the Eternal

Oct 7, 2026

The document outlines Emperor’s Children rules within Warhammer 40,000, centered on selecting the Emperor’s Children as an Army Faction. It specifies mandatory inclusion and command placement for Lucius the Eternal, required faction keyword interactions for Noise Marines, options for adding Heretic Astartes units with exclusions, and conditions for Dark Pacts and Daemonic Allegiance choices to select Slaanesh. It also provides army structure details, unit composition, wargear options, and descriptive background for Lucius the Eternal and Noise Marines.

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The Chosen of Slaanesh

Dark Pacts

Emperor’s Children Army Rules

Wargear Options

Unit Composition

Keywords and Faction Keywords

Noise Marines

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THE CHOSEN OF SLAANESH
The Emperor’s Children attack in a riotous clash of excruciating aural assaults, eye-watering chromatic dissonance and ostentatious precision.
When mustering your army, you can select Emperor’s Children as your Army Faction. If you do:
■ Your army must include Lucius the Eternal, and that model must be your Warlord.
■ Lucius the Eternal and Noise Marines units from your army gain the Heretic Astartes Faction keyword.
■ You can include Heretic Astartes units in your army (excluding Khorne, Nurgle and Tzeentch units), even though they do not have the Emperor’s Children Faction keyword.
■ For the purposes of the Dark Pacts ability (see right), your Army Faction is still considered to be Heretic Astartes.
■ In the Select Detachment Rules step, you can select a Detachment from Codex: Chaos Space Marines. If you select the Pactbound Zealots Detachment, each time you select a keyword for a Heretic Astartes unit to gain as a result of the Marks of Chaos rule, you must select Slaanesh.
■ Each time you select a keyword for a Daemon Prince or Daemon Prince with Wings model to gain as a result of the Daemonic Allegiance rule, you must select Slaanesh.
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DARK PACTS
Beseeching the Chaos Gods with fanatical fervour, the profane champions of the Heretic Astartespray for diabolic boons, promising the vilest of offerings in return for their power.
This ability is described in full on the Army Rules page of Codex: Chaos Space Marines. | EMPEROR’S CHILDREN ARMY RULES |
WARGEAR OPTIONS
■ None
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UNIT COMPOSITION ■ 1 Lucius the Eternal – Epic Hero
This model is equipped with: doom siren; duellist’s sword and Lash of Torment.
LEADER This model can be attached to the following units:
■ Legionaries
■ Noise Marines
CHILDREN
If this model is your Warlord, Noise Marines units from your army have the Battleline keyword. | | --- | --- | KEYWORDS: Infantry, Character, Epic Hero, Chaos, Slaanesh, Lucius the Eternal FACTION KEYWORDS: Emperor’s Children LUCIUS THE ETERNAL An arrogant slaughterer and swordsman supreme, Lucius seeks out the most skilled of the foe’s champions, casually striking down lesser enemies that dare bar his path. Against worthy opponents, Lucius strikes with the speed of a snake, his daemonically sentient lash and duellist’s sword making a mockery of the greatest warriors. EMPEROR’S |
WARGEAR OPTIONS UNIT COMPOSITION | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | ■ Any number of Noise Marines can each have their boltgun replaced with one of the following:
◦ 1 Astartes chainsword
◦ 1 sonic blaster
■ 1 Noise Marine’s boltgun can be replaced with
1 blastmaster.
■ The Noise Champion’s bolt pistol can be replaced with one of the following:
◦ 1 plasma pistol*
◦ 1 accursed weapon
◦ 1 Astartes chainsword | | ■ The Noise Champion’s boltgun can be replaced with one of the following:
◦ 1 plasma pistol*
◦ 1 accursed weapon
◦ 1 Astartes chainsword
◦ 1 power fist
◦ 1 sonic blaster
■ The Noise Champion can be equipped with 1 doom siren.
■ 1 model can be equipped with 1 Chaos icon. | ■ 1 Noise Champion
■ 4-9 Noise Marines
Every model is equipped with: bolt pistol; boltgun; close combat weapon. | | | ◦ 1 power fist * Maximum 1 per model. | | | | | | | KEYWORDS: Infantry, Grenades, Chaos, Slaanesh, Noise Marines | | FACTION KEYWORDS:
Emperor’s Children | | | | | | | | NOISE MARINES Orchestrating riotous destruction on vast scales, Noise Marines saturate the war zone with explosive bolts, clashing aural waves and extreme psychosonic attacks. These hedonistic worshippers of Slaanesh are inured to most stimuli, and seek to unleash the most cacophonous destruction to stir their jaded senses.

FAQs

What is required if you select Emperor’s Children as your Army Faction?

Your army must include Lucius the Eternal, and that model must be your Warlord.

What do the Dark Pacts rules require regarding Slaanesh?

When selecting keywords for the Dark Pacts ability, your Army Faction is still considered to be Heretic Astartes, and you must select Slaanesh in the specified cases when choosing keywords that result from Marks of Chaos.

How do Noise Marines gain Battleline status?

If Lucius the Eternal is your Warlord, Noise Marines units from your army have the Battleline keyword.

Oct 7, 2026

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