A Chaos Space Marine army of 2000 points or more may be led by Abaddon. If you decide to take him then he counts as one of the HQ choices for the army. He must be used exactly as described below and may not be given extra equipment from the Chaos Armoury. In addition he may only be used in a battle where both players have agreed to the use of special characters.

Wargear: Talon of Horus, Daemon Sword Drach`nyen, Chaos Terminator Armour, Mark of Chaos Undivided.

Talon of Horus: With this armoured claw Horus fought the Emperor and strangled the Primarch Sanguinius. It was torn from Horus` armour by Abaddon and is now fused to his own. The Talon mounts an early version of the Imperial storm bolter on its back, (which Abaddon may shoot with in the shooting phase) and is treated as a lightning claw in close combat. The Talon is an icon of evil incarnate to the Imperium, so all Imperial units with a model within 6" of Abaddon must substract -1 from their Leadership. The only exception to this are Blood Angel Space Marines, who hate the Talon because it was used to slay their Primarch and therefore add +1 to their Leadership if they are within 6" of it.

Daemon Sword Drach`nyen: This arcane blade contains the bound essence of Drach`nyen, a writhing warp entity that can rend reality apart. In close combat Abaddon can make one attack with Drach`nyen in addition to his normal three attacks with the Talon of Horus. The sword may not make more than one attack per turn and no attack bonuses can increase this. Any hit inflicted wounds automatically with no saving throw allowed for armour, though invulnerable saves may be taken as normal. Vehicles struck by the blade are penetrated automatically. Any model wounded by the sword is slain outright no matter how many wounds it has.

Chaos Terminator Armour: Blessed by the fickle powers of Chaos, Abaddon`s Terminator armour not only has the abilities of normal Terminator armour but it also provides a 4+ invulnerable save against attacks that penetrate armour automatically. The armour will also nulify any psychic power used against Abaddon, or that includes him in its area of effect, on o D6 roll of 4+. Note that Abaddon may take either the Chaos Terminator armour`s normal 2+ armour save or its 4+ invulnerable save, not both.

Independent Character: Unless accompanied by a Retinue, Abaddon follows the Independent Character special rules in the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook.

Retinue: Abaddon may be accompanied by a bodyguard of his finest warriors. See the Retinue antry in the army list for details.