It’s worth owning all of the different weapons from the kit regardless, and it is not a bad pick up after establishing a broader collection. I’ve been repeatedly unimpressed with the Knight Despoiler, but I also tend to undervalue the infernal houses where I think this model shines.

The option to take a Melta gun is one of the primary reasons to bring a Huntsman over a Stalker, and why I personally have a Huntsman unit in my current list. It also brings two Melta carapace weapons which are nice to have for flexing the last 5-10 points of a list.

Two should be sufficient, and the Armiger box has four autocannons inside of it to make two Executioners. The War Dog Executioner is an excellent piece in the Chaos Knight army, and I have been playing them over Brigands myself. These kits are nice to have once the base of a collection is already owned, but not crucial to playing the faction. I’ve been using a lot of Stalkers personally in my lists, but I know others have been seeing good success with Brigands and Karnivores.

This should be the majority of the Chaos Knight War Dog arsenal as each of these versions of the chassis are very strong. This box lets you build the Stalker, Karnivore, and Brigand loadout, as well as the Huntsmen without a melta if you wish – it’s basically a variant on the Stalker. Magnetizing this kit is fairly easy (guide for this coming soon), but if magnets are not an option I recommend the Abominant and the Desecrator as the two Titanic Knights to start off with.

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