Whereas the Dark Apostle hands out a nice leadership buff and comes with a stock chance to shrug off half the damage he takes, the Exalted Champion focuses entirely on killing stuff to death, encouraging the warriors around him and specialising in killing characters, claiming worthy skulls for his God. So as I’m sure all gamers are well aware by now, Chaos Marines quietly got a new unit in the 8th edition codex – the Exalted Champion, presumably the reigning Chaos Lord’s aspiring lieutenant.
Here’s my warband’s latest addition to the HQ party, my Exalted Champion. Right, enough of that Nurgly nonsense, back to the good stuff.