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The Horus Heresy: Acastus Knight Asterius Rules

The mighty Acastus Knight Asterius is available to pre-order from Friday – here we take a look at what it can do in games of The Horus Heresy.

Of the gigantic Acastus-pattern Knights, the Asterius is among the most rare. Like its more common cousin, the Porphyrion, it boasts an armoured hide near impervious to weapons fire, striding across the battlefield like an angry giant beset by insects. It wields a pair of twin-linked conversion beam cannons – irreplaceable relics of a lost technology, each capable of sundering the walls of mighty fortresses and laying low powerful foes in a single blast.

On The Battlefield

In terms of size, a Knight Asterius rivals a Scout-class Titan andincorporates a truly devastating collection of ranged weaponry.

Should anything survive such an onslaught, then the carapace on the Asterius contains a massive Karacnos mortar battery, capable of saturating the enemy with radioactive warheads that are designed to indiscriminately purge life but leave resources largely intact.

It’s one thing being able to dish out destruction, but the Asterius can also take heavy fire in its stride. Like all Knights, it has an ion shield, allowing it to shrug off most incoming fire, and it also features a substantial covering of armour.

The Acastus Knight Asterius may be included in a Mechanicum Taghmata or Knights Questoris Crusade army as a Lords of War choice and full rules for using it in The Horus Heresy are available to download now.

The Acastus Knight Asterius is available to pre-order from Friday. To keep up to date with all of the latest news from the Age of Darkness, sign up to the Forge World newsletter.