Varanguard, Knights of Ruin

Dec 07, 2015 by Tabletop Encounters in Warhammer

This week we have the Varanguard, Knights of Ruin being released from GW. These Warlords are veterans of many campaigns and have allied themselves solely with Archaon. They ride into battle on warped demonic steeds and fell their foes with daemonforged weapons. Check out the video below for a closer look at these awesome new miniatures.

Varanguard, Knights of Ruin

Varanguard

The kit makes three Varanguard Knights on daemonic steeds. Weapon options include a daemonforged hammer, axe and sword, three spears and three shields. Six head options (three bare, three helmeted) are included alongside six shoulder pads. The kit comes with three 75x42mm Oval bases.

The miniatures are covered in chaos marks and sigils and the steeds really do like beings warped by Chaos. The weapons and shields look like a proper Chaos Smith’s work and overall the details on these miniatures are great.

The kit does however cost a whopping £60 – you can order it here. Although I really like the kit I do feel that £60 is a bit much. You can get 6 Mighty Skullcrushers (Juggernauts of Khorne) for the same price and I just can’t help feeling that this kit should have been around the £30 – £40 mark. The units’ rules offers some synergy with Archaon when he is on the battlefield and they certainly will pack a punch, but there is the possibility of being eaten by your own daemonforged blade. Good ol’ Chaos 😉 You can download the warscroll here. More images below.