Watchtower check in progress
Checking the latest signal
SprueSentry is loading the requested page and its current information.
SprueSentry strategy commentary, not official rules. The detachment rule, stratagems and enhancements here are read from the printed pages of Faction Pack v1.2. World Eaters were part of the 26 August 2026 faction pack reissue, so this is Faction Pack version 1.2 and was one day old when this page was written. Its Detachment Point cost, force disposition, Unique Tag and enhancement points are not in the Faction Pack; they come from the official Munitorum Field Manual v1.3, read on 27 August 2026. This detachment carries the ONSLAUGHT Unique Tag, and it is the only World Eaters detachment that does. A Unique Tag only stops you taking two detachments that share it, so this tag blocks nothing: in particular it does NOT stop you pairing this with Goretrack Onslaught, which has the word in its name but carries no tag. One thing to flag rather than hide: Faction Pack v1.2 prints this tag twice, as a banner and in the detachment's own rules text, while Munitorum Field Manual v1.3 lists no tag for it. Both are official documents, so we tell you the tag exists and tell you it restricts nothing, and we assert nothing beyond that. Enhancement points are dataslate-volatile and are reprinted here only as a planning aid; the Warhammer 40,000 app is the authority.
Friendly DAEMON VEHICLE units gain Terror of Khorne: at the start of the Fight phase you can select one enemy unit engaged with the bearer, and that enemy unit makes a battle-shock roll with -1 to it. You cannot select the same enemy unit for this more than once per phase, so it is one attempt per target, not one per daemon engine.
When a friendly DAEMON VEHICLE unit is selected to attack, its attacks can ignore modifiers to BS, WS, and to Hit and wound rolls. This is the answer to stealth, cover-driven penalties and the wound-roll debuffs that otherwise blunt a daemon engine, and it covers shooting and melee from the same stratagem.
The 1 DP daemon engine detachment: terror auras on your walkers, a 15 point upgrade that makes any World Eaters vehicle count, and the faction's only Unique Tag.
BySprue Sentry
ReviewedAug 28, 2026
SourceFaction Pack: World Eaters v1.2 (official GW PDF, legal for matched play from 26 August 2026)
Sprue Sentry strategy commentary for 11th edition, not official rules. Games Workshop updates points and rules regularly; always confirm against the current official rules and latest update before a game.
Brazen Engines costs and its force disposition is . It is printed in full on page 2 of Faction Pack v1.2, and it is the .
When a friendly DAEMON VEHICLE unit is selected to move, it has MOBILE. A walker that can cross the terrain in its way arrives a turn earlier, which matters more than it sounds for a detachment whose damage is all in the Fight phase.
After an enemy unit has shot at a friendly unengaged DAEMON VEHICLE unit, excluding TITANIC units, that unit can make a surge move of up to D6 inches. Being shot moves you closer, which turns your opponent's shooting phase into part of your advance.
MAULERFIEND unit only. That unit's Maulerfiend Fists have [CLEAVE 2]. A narrow enhancement that only exists if you own the one kit, which is worth knowing before you budget for it.
WORLD EATERS VEHICLE unit only. That unit gains DAEMON. This is the enhancement that makes the detachment work with the vehicles you already own: a plain World Eaters vehicle is not a DAEMON VEHICLE and gets nothing from the detachment rule, and this buys it in for 15 points.
The detachment's signature daemon engine and the only unit that can take Talons of Butchery. Its own Scent of Blood ability, rewritten in this pack, gives +1 to charge rolls near a unit below starting strength or +2 near one below half strength. No box is linked because the catalog holds no exact Maulerfiend entry, and pointing you at an approximate kit would be worse than pointing you at none.
The datasheet this pack reprints in full on page 5, so it is the best-evidenced unit in the detachment. Fourteen inch move, toughness 11, 18 wounds, a 5+ invulnerable save, and Scuttling Walker lets it move through models and terrain. No box is linked because the catalog holds no exact Defiler entry.
A cheaper DAEMON VEHICLE body. Its Frenzy ability, also rewritten in this pack, now lets it fight again out of sequence once per turn when an enemy targets it in the Fight phase. No box is linked because the catalog holds no exact Helbrute entry.
Exactly 3 DP and entirely legal, despite reading as though it cannot be. Brazen Engines carries the ONSLAUGHT tag and its rules text says it cannot be taken with another ONSLAUGHT detachment, but Goretrack Onslaught only has the word in its name and carries no tag at all. Mechanically the two halves do not overlap either: one buffs DAEMON VEHICLE units, the other buffs units that disembark from a TRANSPORT.
Both halves are daemonic, and Blood Tithe points come from any BLOOD LEGIONS or WORLD EATERS unit destroying an enemy unit, so your daemon engines feed the tithe while the daemons screen them.
Cult of Blood wants big Khornate war engines on the table for its Idols of Khorne auras, and this detachment is the reason to field them. The cultists hold objectives while the engines do the killing.
Two different reactive-move packages in one army: Goaded to Fury moves your engines when they are shot at, Brazen Fury moves your possessed when they lose a model. Both turn your opponent's shooting phase into your movement phase.
Two 1 DP detachments for 2 DP, leaving a point unspent at Strike Force. Worth it only if you want both packages and nothing at 2 DP appeals; otherwise spend the full budget.
Two 1 DP detachments for 2 DP. Take the third 1 DP detachment as well and you have the faction's only legal three-detachment army for exactly 3 DP.
Rampaging Terrors gives friendly DAEMON VEHICLE units the Terror of Khorne ability: at the start of the Fight phase you can select one enemy unit engaged with the bearer, and that enemy unit makes a battle-shock roll with -1 to it. You cannot select the same enemy unit for this more than once per phase, so it is one attempt per target rather than one per daemon engine.
This is SprueSentry strategy commentary, not official rules. Written against the official World Eaters Faction Pack version 1.2, legal for matched play from 26 August 2026, with Detachment Point costs, force dispositions, Unique Tags and enhancement points from the official Munitorum Field Manual version 1.3, read on 27 August 2026. Enhancement points are dataslate-volatile; the Warhammer 40,000 app is the final word.
This detachment carries UNIQUE: ONSLAUGHT, and its own rules text says it cannot be taken with another ONSLAUGHT detachment.
The important thing to understand is that no other World Eaters detachment carries that tag, so the restriction never fires. A Unique Tag only stops you taking two detachments that share it. This one is unshared, which means the World Eaters have no illegal pairing at all.
In particular, it does not stop you taking Goretrack Onslaught. That detachment has the word ONSLAUGHT in its name and carries no tag. A Unique Tag is a printed property, not a name. The two are legal together for exactly 3 DP, and that pairing gets its own page because it is the mistake this faction actually causes.
One thing we will flag rather than hide. Faction Pack v1.2 prints this tag twice, as a banner above the detachment title and in the detachment's own rules text. Munitorum Field Manual v1.3 lists no tag for it. Both are official documents. We tell you the tag exists, because the pack states it in words, and we tell you it restricts nothing, because under either document nothing shares it. We assert nothing beyond that.
The detachment rule only affects DAEMON VEHICLE units, and most World Eaters vehicles are not daemon engines. That looks like a narrow detachment until you read the second enhancement.
Murder-Forged Entity, Upgrade (15 pts): WORLD EATERS VEHICLE unit only. This unit has DAEMON. For fifteen points, a plain World Eaters vehicle becomes a DAEMON VEHICLE and gets everything the detachment offers. That is the enhancement that lets you build this detachment out of the models you already own rather than the ones the theme implies.
Talons of Butchery, Upgrade (20 pts) is the narrow one: MAULERFIEND unit only, giving its Maulerfiend Fists [CLEAVE 2]. Worth knowing before you budget for it that it does nothing unless you own that specific kit.
Three stratagems, all 1 CP, and all three are good.
Apoplectic Clarity lets a DAEMON VEHICLE unit's attacks ignore modifiers to BS, WS, and to Hit and wound rolls. That covers shooting and melee from one stratagem, and it is the answer to stealth, cover-driven penalties and wound-roll debuffs, which are otherwise how daemon engines get blunted.
Trail of Destruction gives a DAEMON VEHICLE unit MOBILE when it is selected to move. A walker that can cross the terrain in its way arrives a turn earlier, which matters more than it sounds for a detachment whose damage is all in the Fight phase.
Goaded to Fury lets an unengaged DAEMON VEHICLE unit, excluding TITANIC units, make a surge move of up to D6 inches after an enemy unit has shot at it. Being shot moves you closer, so your opponent's shooting phase becomes part of your advance.
The Maulerfiend is the signature engine and the only unit that can take Talons of Butchery. Its Scent of Blood ability was rewritten in this pack: +1 to charge rolls near an enemy unit below starting strength within 9 inches, or +2 near one below half strength.
The Defiler is the datasheet this pack reprints in full on page 5, making it the best-evidenced unit in the detachment: 14 inch move, Toughness 11, 18 wounds, a 5+ invulnerable save, and Scuttling Walker, which lets it move through models and terrain and automatically pass Desperate Escape tests.
The Helbrute is the cheaper body, and its Frenzy ability was rewritten in this pack so that once per turn, when an enemy targets it in the Fight phase, it becomes eligible to fight again and must be selected to fight next.
We link no boxes for any of these three because our catalog holds no exact entries for them, and pointing you at an approximate kit would be worse than pointing you at none.
Yes, for exactly 3 DP. Brazen Engines carries the UNIQUE: ONSLAUGHT tag and its rules text says it cannot be taken with another ONSLAUGHT detachment, but Goretrack Onslaught only has the word in its name and carries no Unique Tag under Faction Pack v1.2, Munitorum Field Manual v1.3 or the community mirror. Nothing is shared, so nothing is blocked, and the two do not overlap mechanically either.
No. A Unique Tag only prevents you taking two detachments that share the same tag, and no other World Eaters detachment carries ONSLAUGHT. The tag is real and printed, but it has nothing to bind against, which is why this faction has no illegal pairing at all.
No, and this is the detachment's best-kept feature. The Murder-Forged Entity upgrade costs 15 points and gives any WORLD EATERS VEHICLE unit the DAEMON keyword, which makes it a DAEMON VEHICLE and eligible for the detachment rule and all three stratagems. You can build this detachment around the vehicles you already own.
We do not know, and we are not going to guess. Faction Pack v1.2 prints UNIQUE: ONSLAUGHT as a banner above the detachment title and repeats it in the detachment's rules text; Munitorum Field Manual v1.3 lists no Unique Tag for it. Both are official. What we can say with confidence is that under either document no second World Eaters detachment carries ONSLAUGHT, so no pairing is affected either way.
Written by Sprue Sentry, grounded in the cited sources. Original commentary, not Games Workshop rules text.