Kabalite Agonysts: Drukhari Kabal Detachment Guide (11th Edition)

The detachment rule, reported as Contracted Harvest, grants Sustained Hits 1 on ranged attacks to your Kabal units (and, per reviews, the Blades for Hire mercenaries) against most targets, again excluding Monsters and Vehicles. Sustained Hits 1 means every unmodified hit roll of 6 scores an extra hit, and across a big block of Kabalite Warriors or a splinter-cannon Venom that adds up to a meaningful volume increase every shooting phase. Combined with poisoned weapons that wound most infantry on a fixed roll, it turns Warriors into dedicated squad-deletion units. As with all the detachments, the Monster/Vehicle exclusion means you still commit dark lances and other dedicated anti-tank to crack armour. Verify the exact rule name and target conditions in the current pack.

Early coverage describes a stratagem, reported as Shadows' Reach for roughly 1 CP, that lets a unit stay hidden or benefit from cover-style protection even after it shoots, so long-range shooters such as Scourges with dark lances can fire from ruins and remain hard to shoot back. Use it on your most valuable ranged piece, the one you most need to survive into the late game, rather than on a throwaway squad. The pattern with this detachment is that your stratagems protect and reposition your guns; your damage comes from the detachment rule and raw volume. Treat the name and cost as provisional and confirm the full stratagem list against the official Faction Pack.

The headline enhancement in reviews is reported as Towering Arrogance on an Archon, giving +1 Leadership and +1 Objective Control, a thematic fix for Drukhari's shaky character command presence and a genuine help for holding objectives with an otherwise fragile army. On a faction that struggles to sit on points, extra OC on your warlord is quietly valuable. Put it on the Archon anchoring your central objective. Other enhancements support the shooting and control plan. As always, the names, exact bonuses and any points costs come from early community reviews and may differ from the printed pack, so confirm the enhancement slate before building around it.

Kabalite Warriors are the backbone, ideally in blocks led by an Archon, delivered or supported by Raiders and splinter-cannon Venoms. Scourges bring mobile heavy weapons, especially dark lances, and are the classic beneficiary of the stay-hidden stratagem. Ravagers provide the dedicated anti-tank the detachment rule does not, and Reaver or Hellion units can screen and grab objectives. The whole army wants to maximise ranged output against infantry while keeping just enough lance shots for vehicles and monsters. Because you are shooting from cover, terrain-heavy tables suit you enormously. See current kits and starter options on the Drukhari army page and boxes page.

Take Kabalite Agonysts when you want the most stable, learnable Drukhari experience or when your collection leans toward Warriors, Scourges and Ravagers. It is our pick for a first Drukhari detachment: shooting from cover forgives positioning errors that would be fatal with Wyches, and the plan (control the board, delete key squads, hold objectives) is straightforward to execute. It is also an excellent shooting core for a mixed realspace raid, paired with a Wych strike element for melee threat. Just remember your gunline is still fragile, so screen it and respect enemy alpha strikes. Compare it against the other detachments in the Drukhari army guide.