
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,051
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Song of Blades and Heroes: Revised Edition
- 2–6 players
- 30–120 min
- Complexity 2.2/5
- 2007

Expansion for Warhammer Age Of Sigmar (Fourth Edition): Core Rules
2025
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Warhammer Age of Sigmar (Fourth Edition): Chaos Battletome – Blades of Khorne is an expansion for Warhammer Age Of Sigmar (Fourth Edition): Core Rules released in 2025 for 2–4 players. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Measurement Movement.
"The Blades of Khorne believe that there is release in rage, and power in violence. These devotees of the most wrathful of the Chaos Gods abandon all sanity and nobility, drowning themselves in gore and making offerings of massacre to their master. The armies of the War God seek only to burn the realms and commit butchery amongst its ashes. Fury fills them, searing away their former selves as they are turned into living weapons. Few can best these murderous champions in the cut of melee, and so long as the gore keeps flowing, their god shall grant his dark favour… Chaos Battletome: Blades of Khorne is an essential book for collectors and gamers who want to claim skulls across the Mortal Realms. This gory tome is packed with dark and disturbing artwork, bloody background material, epic photography, and the rules you'll need to make your offerings to the Blood God. You’ll find warscrolls, Regiments and Armies of Renown, Path to Glory and Anvil of Apotheosis rules, plus a self-contained Spearhead section to help you play tight, tactical games with your collection. This book will guide you through blazing your trail of slaughter, no matter how you like to collect, paint, and play with your Blades of Khorne. This 106-page hardback book contains: – Background, art, and fiction giving you an overview of the Blades of Khorne – A description of their many bloodthirsty units, along with detailed photography, artwork, and background material – Faction rules including battle traits, battle formations, heroic traits, artefacts of power, Prayers, and Manifestations – 30 warscrolls, covering units, terrain, and Manifestations – A Spearhead guide, including gameplay and hobby advice, along with its own set of warscrolls and army abilities – Narrative Path to Glory rules, including the Anvil of Apotheosis, allowing you to create your own hero – Rules for two thematic Armies of Renown and two Regiments of Renown that can be added to other Chaos armies – A handy reference section with army abilities and battle traits"
Warhammer Age of Sigmar (Fourth Edition): Chaos Battletome – Blades of Khorne supports 2–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
Warhammer Age of Sigmar (Fourth Edition): Chaos Battletome – Blades of Khorne belongs to these categories: Fantasy, Fighting, and Wargame. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Measurement Movement. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The catalogue lists Warhammer Age of Sigmar (Fourth Edition): Chaos Battletome – Blades of Khorne as an expansion for Warhammer Age Of Sigmar (Fourth Edition): Core Rules. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Warhammer Age Of Sigmar (Fourth Edition): Core Rules to use it. Check that your edition of Warhammer Age Of Sigmar (Fourth Edition): Core Rules is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.