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With the release of the new Porphyrion Knight, I'm reminded of the debate regarding exactly how many Knights need to be taken in order to field one of the Forgeworld versions. Have any of the FAQs changed this or given more insight into the situation? What about the War Convocation?

Most of the FW Knight (specifically NOT the Porphyrion, as of right now...) have a blurb similar to this in their rules:

Using the Questoris Knight Magaera in your army in games of Warhammer 40,000
Codex: Imperial Knights:
Questoris Knight Magaera may be chosen as part of a Codex: Imperial Knights army as you would other types of Knight. However, owing to their rarity in the 41st Millennium, you may not have more Questoris Knights Magaera in your army than you have Knights of other kinds.

Other Armies of the Imperium Factions:
A Questoris Knight Magaera may be taken as a Lords of War choice for any faction that is a part of the Armies of the Imperium (see the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook).

I've seen the following positions argued before (I promise I'm not trying to fire up an old debate), so I'm curious if there are any updates that have come to light:

1) I can take a "30k" FW Knight as a LoW in any Army of the Imperium that has an available LoW slot in their CAD/Detachment/Formation/etc. with no other restrictions.

2) I can take a "30k" FW Knight in an Oathsworth Detachment (as per Codex: Imperial Knights) so long as I have at least one of a different kind (a minimum of 2 Knights in the Detachment).

OR

3) I can take a "30k" FW Knight in an Oathsworth Detachment (as per Codex: Imperial Knights) by itself, since the comparison only occurs once you have more than one Knight in the Detachment.

My take has always been 1 and 2 (and the reason I don't take a nifty Magaera or Styrix in my War Convocation). Is this still the case?

Cheers for the replies and Happy New Year!

DoW

The Acastus Knight Porphyrion may be taken as a Lords of War choice in a Mechanicum Taghmata or Knights Questoris army.

Looks like its a 30k only unit, so far.

SJ

 jeffersonian000 wrote:

The Acastus Knight Porphyrion may be taken as a Lords of War choice in a Mechanicum Taghmata or Knights Questoris army.

Looks like its a 30k only unit, so far.

SJ

Yep, that's why I mentioned that it specifically doesn't have the additional rule regarding taking it in 40k that the other 'rare' FW knights have.

"Most of the FW Knight (specifically NOT the Porphyrion, as of right now...) have a blurb similar to this in their rules:"

I'll be curious to see if they add it in at a later date (like they did with the other experimental rules) or if they really do want it to be 30k only.

DoW

It wouldn't be the first FW IK to be 30k only

 CrownAxe wrote:
It wouldn't be the first FW IK to be 30k only

True, but of the 12 variants now available, 10 of them are available to 40k (some with restrictions). Of the FW Knights, only one so far (the Styrix) is 30k "only" and its rules were released in HH4, not in a PDF format (like the other six, including the Porphyrion).

It's certainly possible the Porphyrion will go the way of the Styrix, but it doesn't really fit the 'pattern,' as it were. We'll see.

DoW