2 Melee Weapons?

[Valkyrion]

I can't see if there's any advantage to having 2 melee weapons.

e.g Thunderstrike Gauntlet and Reaper Chainsword on a Knight.

 

Have I missed it?

 

[Matrindur]

Rend says "for each weapon with the rend trait you get an additional D6 during a fight" 

So two melee weapons means two extra dice instead of just one

Edited December 6, 2023 by Matrindur

[Valkyrion]

That's it, smashing. Thanks!

[SkimaskMohawk]

Nice, 4d6+8 sounds pretty solid, even if you miss out on the rather strong battle cannon/melta.

 

Makes the clawlord less of a meme too with 4d6+14, and the iconoclast just....very hard to take down in melee. 

[Valkyrion]

It's a big defensive boon for sure. 

Dual rending Knights are averaging CAF20 with a range of 12-32. 

Once you get to 5 terminator stands, they are averaging CAF25, but obviously the Knight is killing most/all of the previous stands and can afford to lose combat twice. That's the limit of my maths, but in terms of tiny single minis, I think you are looking at around 40 terminators to take down a dual melee knight, and an Iconoclast is not for moving.

[DuskRaider]

As a bonus, if you jump into Titanicus the dual CC Knight is probably the most effective in a Household other than the obligatory Porphyrion and Lancer.