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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

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.

Stratagems that change an attack

The 2 stratagems of Elegant Brutes that change the dice, in our words, as the calculator plays them.

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.

Recent winning lists with Elegant Brutes

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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).

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