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Start Competing: Grey Knights Tactics

A secret chapter of Space Marines hailing from their fortress on Saturn's moon, Titan, the Grey Knights represent the Imperium's most potent warriors in the fight against Chaos. Each of these silver-clad Astartes warriors is a potent psyker, yet none have ever fallen to the corruption of Chaos. Highly secret even among the top ranks of the Imperium, the Grey Knights are despatched exclusively with the intent of banishing the daemonic entities of the warp, often working with the Inquisition to handle these foes in secret before vanishing back out of sight.

Faction Overview

In battle Grey Knights are a highly elite - but highly mobile - army, made of marines clad in silver armor capable of teleporting around the battlefield at will. They combine this mobility with potent psychic powers and armaments to smash their foes, and can be monstrous combatants in melee. Because of their reliance on Terminator units and Nemesis Dreadknights, Grey Knight armies also tend to be tough as nails as well, and can be difficult to dislodge - right up until they teleport away, frustrating their enemies.

How to Play Grey Knights in Warhammer 40k

Looking for advice on how to play the Adeptus Custodes? From getting started to playing at competitive events, we’ve got you covered with these articles.

• Our Review of the Tenth Edition Codex: Grey Knights
• Grey Knights 10th Edition Crusade Rules Review
• The Lore Explainer: Grey Knights
• Competitive Stats for the Grey Knights

Detachments

Grey Knights armies have access to six Detachments, five in this book and the powerful Warpbane Task Force from Grotmas.



Brotherhood Strike

An all-rounder Detachment that leans into the Army Rule, powering up your units as they arrive from Deep Strike, and providing additional ways to leap into Reserves.



Hallowed Conclave

A Detachment centered around the Grey Knights Terminators, the elite of the elite.



Banishers

A high-pressure Detachment designed to keep foes on the ropes and annihilate them in melee.



Sanctic Spearhead

A Dreadknight Detachment for running Dreadknights. Other vehicles as well, but mostly Dreadknights.



Augurium Task Force

A finesse Detachment that increases the flexibility of the Army Rule, and adds a few additional tricks to thwart your opponents plans.



Warpbane Task Force

A hard-hitting Detachment that amplifies the power of your units, especially Purifiers and those around them.

 

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Hobby

Want to know how to paint your Grey Knights? Whatever flavor of silver armor you're looking to put on the table, you can check out all our How to Paint Everything guides here:

How to Paint Everything: Grey Knights