If im not mistaken, and I could be, chaos channels also turns the unit into a chaos creature. This gets them the chaos node bonus of extra attack/defense. Aha, just checked manual:
"In addition to being a valuable source of magic power, nodes can
affect creatures within their spheres of influence. Creatures from the
same magic realm as a node have enhanced attack strengths and
defenses when in combat on squares from which the node draws its
power (the same squares that are covered by a visible aura after a spirit
melds with a node). See Magic Nodes for more details."
So, thats a 2 armour bonus from being chaos channeled and a 3 armour bonus for being under a node's influence.
*Although you dont often find yourself fighting under a chaos node's influence on a regular basis, so there could be a bug here or something as well.
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