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Warhammer 40,000 10th Edition
Codex: Imperial Knights
Imperial Knights are towering war machines piloted by an elite few – men and women whose nobility is etched into their every deed. They champion the virtues of the Code Chivalric and stamp down upon the enemies of the Imperium as they battle against treachery, dishonour, and infamy across the galaxy.
Codex: Imperial Knights is a vital book for collectors who enjoy the thunderous steps of mighty war machines. This impressive tome is packed with noble artwork, chivalrous background material, stunning photography, and the rules you need to unleash your titanic steeds in games of Warhammer 40,000. You’ll find datasheets, Detachments, rules for using Freeblades in your other Imperial armies, and narrative Crusade rules. This book will bring honour to your household no matter how you like to collect, paint, and play with your Imperial Knights.
Inside this 112-page hardback book, you'll find:
– Riveting background material about the Knight Houses, including how they operate, and their unique heraldry
– Photography of massed Knight charges, and artwork that will set your imagination ablaze
– Rules for using Imperial Knights in games of Warhammer 40,000, with four Detachments, and 12 datasheets to cover the available configurations
– A set of rules for working out your own Chivalric Quest narrative campaign
Codex: Imperial Knights is a vital book for collectors who enjoy the thunderous steps of mighty war machines. This impressive tome is packed with noble artwork, chivalrous background material, stunning photography, and the rules you need to unleash your titanic steeds in games of Warhammer 40,000. You’ll find datasheets, Detachments, rules for using Freeblades in your other Imperial armies, and narrative Crusade rules. This book will bring honour to your household no matter how you like to collect, paint, and play with your Imperial Knights.
Inside this 112-page hardback book, you'll find:
– Riveting background material about the Knight Houses, including how they operate, and their unique heraldry
– Photography of massed Knight charges, and artwork that will set your imagination ablaze
– Rules for using Imperial Knights in games of Warhammer 40,000, with four Detachments, and 12 datasheets to cover the available configurations
– A set of rules for working out your own Chivalric Quest narrative campaign
112 pages, Hardcover
Published September 20, 2025
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December 9, 2025
This book includes the lore and rules for using the giant walkers of the Imperial Knights in the tenth edition of Warhammer 40,000.
The background section of the book is reasonably good. While some of the information is a little light, it does touch on the history of the Imperial Knights from their creation by the colonists of the Long March fleets to the Era Indomitus. As well as this history, the background section also includes lore on the various classes of knight, eight of the most well known Knight Houses, the typical organisation of both the Questor Imperialis and the Questor Mechanicus, and information on their iconography. While the majority of this information is repeated or rewritten from previous editions, it is still interesting to read again, and there are some updates.
The artwork and model photography were as good as always, even if the latter was a bit repetitive (especially when they show the Freeblade Vindicated Redoubt three times across four pages in the Showcase section).
As with their Chaos counterparts, the Imperial Knights don’t get a Combat Patrol force, due to their nature as a super-heavy vehicle army. Instead they get a slightly expanded painting guide (four pages instead of two) that covers simple basing, transfers, checks and chevrons, which is probably more useful than a guide for a specific colour scheme as it can be adapted for a variety of armies.
The main game rules for the faction seem as good as they usually are for the tenth edition of the game and, as with the Chaos Knights and Imperial Agents, includes rules for included Knights in other armies alongside the rules for using them as a standalone force. The Detachments available for Imperial Knights armies are all pretty standard wit the attack focused Valourstrike Lance, the defence-based Gate Warden Lance, the elite Questoris Companions, and the Armiger Bondsmen focused Spearhead-at-Arms all being quite good. Of these, I find the Gate Warden Lance to be the most interesting due to it’s detachment rule revolving around a specific defensive line on the battlefield.
The main Crusade rules for the Imperial Knights in this edition is Chivalric Quests, a reworked version of the Sworn to a Quest rules from the previous edition when Knights ern points to gain enhancements. These rules seem quite good and a much better presented than those in the previous edition, using heraldic shields instead of basic headers. The rest of the Crusade rules (Agendas, Requisitions, Relics, etc.) are all pretty standard for this edition.
The background section of the book is reasonably good. While some of the information is a little light, it does touch on the history of the Imperial Knights from their creation by the colonists of the Long March fleets to the Era Indomitus. As well as this history, the background section also includes lore on the various classes of knight, eight of the most well known Knight Houses, the typical organisation of both the Questor Imperialis and the Questor Mechanicus, and information on their iconography. While the majority of this information is repeated or rewritten from previous editions, it is still interesting to read again, and there are some updates.
The artwork and model photography were as good as always, even if the latter was a bit repetitive (especially when they show the Freeblade Vindicated Redoubt three times across four pages in the Showcase section).
As with their Chaos counterparts, the Imperial Knights don’t get a Combat Patrol force, due to their nature as a super-heavy vehicle army. Instead they get a slightly expanded painting guide (four pages instead of two) that covers simple basing, transfers, checks and chevrons, which is probably more useful than a guide for a specific colour scheme as it can be adapted for a variety of armies.
The main game rules for the faction seem as good as they usually are for the tenth edition of the game and, as with the Chaos Knights and Imperial Agents, includes rules for included Knights in other armies alongside the rules for using them as a standalone force. The Detachments available for Imperial Knights armies are all pretty standard wit the attack focused Valourstrike Lance, the defence-based Gate Warden Lance, the elite Questoris Companions, and the Armiger Bondsmen focused Spearhead-at-Arms all being quite good. Of these, I find the Gate Warden Lance to be the most interesting due to it’s detachment rule revolving around a specific defensive line on the battlefield.
The main Crusade rules for the Imperial Knights in this edition is Chivalric Quests, a reworked version of the Sworn to a Quest rules from the previous edition when Knights ern points to gain enhancements. These rules seem quite good and a much better presented than those in the previous edition, using heraldic shields instead of basic headers. The rest of the Crusade rules (Agendas, Requisitions, Relics, etc.) are all pretty standard for this edition.
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