Chickens ride axolotl dinosaurs into battle in new Warhammer 40K reveal
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The Kroot are quickly becoming one of my favorite Warhammer 40K armies, mostly because they consistently pump out weird little guys that don’t make a lot of sense.
Gorilla lizards? Sure. Flesh-eating chicken shamans? OK. And now, we’re adding axolotl dinosaurthingsto the Warhammer 40K mix, which was already one of thebest board gamesand is now quantifiably 100% better. Considering howWarhammer 40K fans are losing it over the new Kroot army already, I imagine this will get a similar response.
Called the ‘Lone-spears,’ these cavalry units ride what can only be described as bizarre axolotl horse dinos called Kalamandras. Thanks to antenna coming from its head and chin, it looks like a spikier, grizzlier version of the water-dwelling salamanders we know and love. The Kroot (affectionately known as ‘chickens’ by fans) riding it wields an explosive-tipped javelin that can be hurled at tanks in a swift hit-and-run attack.
Not that they have to kick it medieval style, of course. These warriorscanopt for a sniper rifle instead, giving players options.
Either way, they make use of a special rule called ‘Advanced Scouting’ that helps out fellow Kroot in a match of Warhammer 40K. If a Lone-spear hits a target, other models can re-roll Hit rolls against the same model for the rest of the turn.
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