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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 no Unique Tag. Only one World Eaters detachment does, Brazen Engines, and because no second detachment shares its tag nothing in this faction is blocked by tags at all, so Detachment Point arithmetic is the only thing that can stop a pairing. Enhancement points are dataslate-volatile and are reprinted here only as a planning aid; the Warhammer 40,000 app is the authority.
When a friendly WORLD EATERS CHARACTER unit, excluding EPIC HERO units, is selected to fight, that unit's CHARACTER models' melee attacks can have either [CLEAVE 1] or +1 AP. Read the exclusion first: this rule does nothing for Angron, Kharn or Lord Invocatus, and a list built around Epic Heroes gets no value from the detachment it is nominally themed on.
When a friendly WORLD EATERS CHARACTER unit, excluding EPIC HERO units, suffers a mortal wound, that unit has Feel No Pain 4+ against mortal wounds. The faction has almost no other answer to mortal wound output, so this is the detachment's defensive backbone.
When a friendly WORLD EATERS CHARACTER unit, excluding EPIC HERO units, is selected to fight, its CHARACTER models' melee attacks have +1 Attack and +2 Strength. Combined with the detachment rule the same character can be swinging with an extra attack, +2 Strength and better AP in one activation.
When an enemy unit engaged with a friendly WORLD EATERS CHARACTER unit is selected to fall back, it must use the desperate escape mode, and if it is battle-shocked you subtract 1 from those hazard rolls. This is the stratagem that stops your character being walked away from, which is the usual way opponents neutralise a melee threat.
WORLD EATERS model only. Once per battle per army, in your Command phase, EVERY Blessing of Khorne is active for this unit until the start of your next turn. That is all six at once on one unit, against the two per battle round the army rule otherwise caps you at, and it is the single biggest swing available to a World Eaters player. Save it for the turn the game is decided.
WORLD EATERS DAEMON PRINCE model only. That model has MOBILE and +1 to charge rolls. Ten points to make a Daemon Prince reliably arrive where you need it, which is cheap for the effect.
The only model that can take Gateways to Glory, and a non-Epic-Hero character, so unlike the faction's famous names it actually benefits from the detachment rule. No box is linked because the catalog holds no exact World Eaters Daemon Prince entry.
A cheap non-Epic-Hero character that turns the detachment rule and Aspire to Infamy into real damage without costing a third of your list. No box is linked because the catalog holds no exact Master of Executions entry.
The generic character chassis this detachment is built for, and the natural carrier for Archslaughterer because it is cheap enough that the enhancement is the expensive half. No box is linked because the catalog holds no exact Chaos Lord entry.
The most natural partner. Your characters lead possessed units, so the character buffs and the Brazen Fury reactive move land on the same models, and both detachments push the same units forward.
Worth one caution before you build it: Khorne Daemonkin's Disciple of Khorne enhancement swaps the bearer's WORLD EATERS keyword for BLOOD LEGIONS, and Wrath of Khorne only works on WORLD EATERS CHARACTER units, so that one enhancement takes a character out of this detachment's rule. Everything else combines cleanly.
Characters ride with the squads they lead, so the disembark buff and the character buff arrive on the same charge.
Cheap bodies to hold ground while your characters go hunting, and the Idols of Khorne auras cover the cultists your characters leave behind.
Two 1 DP detachments for 2 DP, leaving a point unspent at Strike Force. Little overlap, but the engines draw fire away from characters that die to concentrated shooting.
Two 1 DP detachments for 2 DP. Add Brazen Engines and you have the faction's only legal three-detachment army for exactly 3 DP.
The 1 DP character detachment, and the home of Archslaughterer, the one enhancement that turns on every Blessing of Khorne at once.
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.
Vessels of Wrath costs 1 DP and its force disposition is Priority Assets. It is printed in full on page 4 of Faction Pack v1.2.
Wrath of Khorne: when a friendly WORLD EATERS CHARACTER unit, excluding EPIC HERO units, is selected to fight, that unit's CHARACTER models' melee attacks can have either [CLEAVE 1] or +1 AP.
Read the exclusion before you build anything. This detachment does nothing for Angron, Kharn the Betrayer or Lord Invocatus. A list built around the faction's famous characters gets no value from the detachment that appears to be about characters.
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.
The World Eaters' best-known characters are Epic Heroes, and Epic Heroes are excluded from the detachment rule and from two of the three stratagems. That makes this a detachment for generic characters: Chaos Lords, Masters of Executions, Daemon Princes.
That is less of a limitation than it sounds, because generic characters are cheap, and this detachment makes them hit far above their cost. A Master of Executions with the detachment rule and Aspire to Infamy active is swinging with an extra attack, +2 Strength and improved AP for a fraction of what an Epic Hero costs.
One interaction is worth flagging in advance. If you pair this with Khorne Daemonkin, note that its Disciple of Khorne enhancement swaps the bearer's WORLD EATERS keyword for BLOOD LEGIONS, and Wrath of Khorne only applies to WORLD EATERS CHARACTER units. Do not put that enhancement on the character you wanted this detachment to buff.
Archslaughterer (30 pts) is WORLD EATERS model only, and once per battle per army, in your Command phase, every Blessing of Khorne is active for this unit until the start of your next turn.
That is all six at once, against the two per battle round the army rule otherwise caps you at, on one unit, for one turn. Nothing else in the faction comes close, and it is the single strongest argument for taking Vessels of Wrath even in a list that is not otherwise about characters.
Use it on the turn the game is decided, on the unit that is going to decide it, and remember it is once per battle per army, so there is no second chance.
Gateways to Glory (10 pts) is WORLD EATERS DAEMON PRINCE model only, giving that model MOBILE and +1 to charge rolls. Ten points to make a Daemon Prince reliably arrive where you need it is cheap for the effect.
All three are 1 CP, and all three exclude EPIC HERO units except where noted.
Scorn the Witch gives a WORLD EATERS CHARACTER unit Feel No Pain 4+ against mortal wounds when it suffers one, in any phase. The faction has almost no other answer to mortal wound output, so this is the detachment's defensive backbone.
Aspire to Infamy gives that unit's CHARACTER models' melee attacks +1 Attack and +2 Strength in the Fight phase. Combined with the detachment rule, one character can be swinging with an extra attack, +2 Strength and better AP in a single activation.
Punish the Craven fires in your opponent's Movement phase: when an enemy unit engaged with your WORLD EATERS CHARACTER unit is selected to fall back, it must use the desperate escape mode, and if it is battle-shocked you subtract 1 from those hazard rolls. This is what stops your character being simply walked away from, which is the usual way a melee threat gets neutralised.
A World Eaters Daemon Prince is the only model that can take Gateways to Glory, and it is not an Epic Hero, so unlike the faction's famous names it actually benefits from the detachment rule.
A Master of Executions is the cheap non-Epic-Hero character that turns the detachment rule and Aspire to Infamy into real damage without eating a third of your list, and a Chaos Lord is the generic chassis this detachment is built for and the natural carrier for Archslaughterer, precisely because the model is cheap enough that the enhancement is the expensive half.
We link no boxes for any of these three because our catalog holds no exact entries for them.
One useful note on the pack's FAQ: if Angron is destroyed and you use his Reborn in Blood ability, you can still use the Wrath of Khorne detachment ability. He does not benefit from it himself, being an Epic Hero, but his return does not switch the detachment off.
The natural pairing is Possessed Slaughterband for exactly 3 DP, covered on its own page.
No. The detachment rule and two of its three stratagems exclude EPIC HERO units, and Angron, Kharn the Betrayer and Lord Invocatus are all Epic Heroes. This detachment is for generic characters: Chaos Lords, Masters of Executions and Daemon Princes. Building it around the faction's named characters is the most common way to waste it.
Once per battle per army, in your Command phase, it makes every Blessing of Khorne active for the bearer's unit until the start of your next turn. That is all six at once, against the two per battle round the army rule normally caps you at. It is the biggest single swing available to a World Eaters player and there is no second use of it.
It is WORLD EATERS model only, which is the broadest restriction of any enhancement in the detachment. The usual home is a cheap generic character, because the enhancement costs 30 points and you want the model carrying it to be the inexpensive half of the package.
No. The pack's FAQ answers this directly: if Angron is destroyed and you use his Reborn in Blood ability, you can still use the Wrath of Khorne detachment ability. He does not benefit from it himself, since he is an Epic Hero, but his destruction and return do not affect the detachment.
Written by Sprue Sentry, grounded in the cited sources. Original commentary, not Games Workshop rules text.