Armies · Emperor's Children
Elegant Brutes Emperor's Children detachment · 11th edition
What Elegant Brutes does for Emperor's Children, in our own words: its rules and enhancements, any stratagems that change an attack, the units they name and how often winning lists take it.
In 8 of 150 winning Emperor's Children lists (5%), September – November 2026. 10% in June – August 2026. Emperor's Children on the Meta page ›
What its rules do
- Eager to Kill: Charge rolls.
In our own words, as the calculator applies them; see the codex for the rules.
Enhancements
The 2 enhancements Elegant Brutes offers, with their points and who can take each, in our words.
- Cacophonic Accompaniment 20 pts · for LORD KAKOPHONIST: Ignores Cover; Also Deep Strike.
- Frenzied Ferocity 15 pts · for EMPEROR'S CHILDREN TERMINATOR SQUAD: Sustained Hits 1 (Frenzied Ferocity).
Stratagems that change an attack
The 2 stratagems of Elegant Brutes that change the dice, in our words, as the calculator plays them.
- 1 CP: −1 to be wounded (S above T) when attacked · for TERMINATOR
- 1 CP: +2 Strength shooting or melee · for TERMINATOR
Units its rules name
The army's units its rules, enhancements and stratagems name by keyword, most named first.
Units taken with Elegant Brutes
How many of the 1 winning lists with Elegant Brutes (top quarter of their event, the last three months) took each unit.
- B Chaos Land Raider 1 of 1
- S Chaos Rhino 1 of 1
- C Chaos Terminators 1 of 1
- S Flawless Blades 1 of 1
- S Infractors 1 of 1
- S Lord Exultant 1 of 1
- A Lucius the Eternal 1 of 1
- S Tormentors 1 of 1
Recent winning lists with Elegant Brutes
Lists from grimstat-corpus (CC BY 4.0), published by their players and tournament organisers on MiniHeadQuarters. Also from Listhammer, MiniHeadQuarters, ChampionsHub. Questions about a list or an event? Get in touch.
Questions
Which units are best in Elegant Brutes?
Elegant Brutes names Chaos Terminators and Lord Kakophonist by keyword in its rules, enhancements and stratagems.
How often is Elegant Brutes played?
Elegant Brutes is in 8 of 150 winning Emperor's Children lists (5%), September – November 2026.
What enhancements does Elegant Brutes have?
Elegant Brutes offers 2: Cacophonic Accompaniment (20 pts) and Frenzied Ferocity (15 pts).