Hedonites of Slaanesh: Daemons

Quicksilver fast, the Hedonites of Slaanesh: Daemons are driven to a manic state of ecstasy by the myriad sensations only battle can provide. Each is a shard of the Dark Prince devoted to spreading his creed throughout the realms. The feeling of flesh parting under the caress of their razor-sharp claws is a rapturous wonder to these creatures, and where they tread, the battlefield is filled with wicked laughter as the daemons are energised by the arterial spray of hot blood.

FAQ Update 26/08/25

Points changes:
- Vexmor (+10)

Battle Trait

Optional Rule

Battle Traits are optional rules that add additional flavour to a warband. All fighters must share this runemark to be eligible.

There are also Battle Traits for each Grand Alliance.

Trait Runemark	Trait
Hedonites of Slaanesh: Daemons	Lure of the Missing God: After the initiative phase, you can pick an enemy fighter within 1” of one of more friendly fighters with this battle trait and then roll a dice. On a roll of 3+, until the end of the battle round, that fighter cannot make disengage actions.

Reaction

Runemark	Reaction
	Shared Pain: A fighter can make this reaction after they are targeted by a melee attack action but before the hit rolls are made. For each hit roll from that attack action that hits, allocate 1 damage point to the attacking fighter. For each critical hit, allocate 2 damage points to the attacking fighter instead.

Abilities

Fighter Abilities

Runemark	Ability
	[Double] Lithe and Swift: Add 3 to this fighter's Move characteristic for their next move action in this activation.
	[Double] Sadistic Killers: Until the end of this fighter's activation, add 1 to the damage points allocated to enemy fighters by each hit and critical hit from melee attack actions made by this fighter.
	[Double] Crushing Grip: Pick a visible enemy fighter within 1" of this fighter and roll a dice. On a roll of 2+, until the end of the battle round, that fighter cannot make move actions or disengage actions.
	[Triple] Impaling Strike: Until the end of this fighter's activation, the next time this fighter finishes a move action within 1" of an enemy fighter, pick a visible enemy fighter within 1" of this fighter. Allocate a number of damage points to that fighter equal to the value of this ability.
	[Triple] Deadly Venom: Add half the value of this ability (rounding up) to the damage points allocated to enemy fighters by each hit and critical hit from the next melee attack action made by this fighter in this activation.

Hero Abilities

Runemark	Ability
	[Double] Discordant Disruption: Until the end of the battle round, subtract 1 from the Attacks characteristic (to a minimum of 1) of attack actions made by enemy fighters while they are within 6" of this fighter.
	[Triple] Locus of Excruciation: Until the end of the battle round, add 1 to the Strength characteristic of melee attack actions made by visible friendly fighters while they are within 6" of this fighter.
	[Quad] Mirror of Absorption: Pick a visible enemy fighter within 9" of this fighter. That fighter cannot activate or make reactions in this battle round.

Thricefold Discord Reaction

Runemark	Reaction
	Triumphant Tittering: A fighter can make this reaction without forfeiting one of their actions in that battle round, and can make this reaction even if they already activated this battle round. A fighter can make this reaction after another friendly fighter with the Thricefold Discord () runemark is slain. This fighter makes a bonus move action or a bonus attack action.

Thricefold Discord Abilities

Runemark	Ability
	[Double] The Coiled Lash: Until the end of the battle round, enemy fighters cannot make disengage actions while within 1" of this fighter. At the end of the battle round, allocate a number of damage points equal to half the value of this ability (rounded up) to each visible enemy fighter within 1" of this fighter.
	[Triple] The Bladed Blessing: This fighter makes a bonus melee attack action. Subtract 5 from the Toughness characteristic of the target of that attack action, to a minimum of 1, for that attack action.
	[Quad] Undignified Effort: Add 2 to the Attacks characteristic of the next melee attack action made by this fighter in this activation.