Rob: Something big to note here is that while you have to mark Plague Marines and Rubric units, neither unit actually gains the ICON keyword from taking an Icon, so they can never get the second ability. Have Games Workshop dunked on poor, defenceless Chaos players once more? cool, and unlike the old version it really rewards you for being aggressive with Helbrutes, who are priced to move in this book. Maye youre Inspired to dive straight ino some open play games; maybe you want 10 forge your ov tales of glory and . Why not! Rating: 8/10. Its not. For warlords with a mix of shooting and melee theres Gaze of the Gods, which gives you a 4+ invulnerable save and has you always count as being in all three Wanton modes. 01 - Medicine Man. But more than that I want the book to have rules for every legion, and for each legion to feel distinct. Being able to unload a unit of Havocs with Reaper Chaincannons into them while theyre wrapping will make them regret trying to get into your lines. And while I agree that Death Hex can be useful, playing with Twist of Fate in Thousand Sons has shown me how narrow it actually is if you dont have any questions that can reliably force an opponent to go above a 5+ save anyways. Updates and errata to the first edition of this Codex can be found at the end of this document. Share. we talk about the eight legions outlined in this book, their rules, and how theyll play. This is super cool, and unlike the old version it really rewards you for being aggressive with Helbrutes, who are priced to move in this book. Not terribly reliable but a decent way of chasing down those characters that got away with 1 wound remaining. Well talk more about Night Lords synergies later in the article, but you can easily stack -3 Leadership and -1 Combat Attrition auras over large areas of the board. The big downside here is that model requirement. This is something that looks great for a unit of Raptors or bikers with the Mark of Khorne and helps make sure you convert all those attacks into damage. Let's start with some of the 9th edition rule changes and how they affect the army. The most compelling reason to dip into this discipline. Look, if youre a Chaos Space Marines player youve been waiting for this a long time. Very difficult to properly use. The first of these is your warlord's personal glory, how he is seen in the eyes of his followers and peers. Why not! Definitely appreciate whoever made this and you for showing us where to find it. This is one of those things that isnt going to come up all the time, but will be an exceptional button to press when it does, and access to it comes at almost no price unless youre going Emperors Children or World Eaters, youre almost certainly going to have some eligible units kicking around, and you tend to have near-perfect information as to whether activating this is worthwhile. You do still have to work around the, ability each detachment cannot contain more CULTIST units than CORE INFANTRY, so you have to bring some Marines to keep your rabble in order. There are still plenty of general options too though, so lets start with those. A Friendly core, daemonkin, or Character unit within 18 regains d3 lost wounds and if they are not at starting strength you can resurrect a model in that unit with full wounds remaining. Chaos Space Marines have a fairly hefty set of units available to them, mixing a bunch of Space Marine classics, unique units like Daemon Engines, and a huge host of Characters, both named and regular. Up first, both of the classic Chaos force multiplier tricks, Daemonforge and Veterans of the Long War appear, though both have dropped in power a little. document refer to the second edition of Codex: Chaos Space Marines. So if you like marines conceptually, but find it more fun to play the bad guys, the Chaos Space Marines are for you. +1 Strength for melee attacks after charging, being charged or performing a Heroic Intervention, (Icon) Improve the AP of your melee attacks by 1 (no charges necessary). Meanwhile on the opposite side of things Warptime is just cruel Chaos are a melee army and taking out the ability to charge post-move just hamstrings the number of places youll use this. And in that sense, this book builds on what we had in 8th and refines it in ways that are wonderful and compelling. There are certainly units that can accumulate a lot of attacks here, and those could make very effective use of this. At least some of these powers will be slam dunk picks for basically any list you could possibly run. The FAQ section is applicable to both editions of the Codex. The Gorget of Eternal Hate gives your bearer +1 to saves, a 4+ invulnerable save, and the first time your bearer is destroyed, they can deal moral wounds to each enemy unit within 3 its a great piece to throw on your Lord Discordant to make him even more of a bastard. Also new defensively is Winds of the Warp, letting you give a JUMP PACK or BIKER unit -1 to hit against incoming ranged attacks for 1CP, as long as they either Advanced or arrived from Reinforcements in your last turn. As a contrast to the combat doctrines of the Space Marines, Chaos marines get their own monofaction mechanic: Wanton . THE RULES Welcome tothe rules section of Codes: Space Marines. is my favorite of these it gives the Warlord +1S and +1A on charges/being charged/interventions and re-rolls to hit in melee, and is exactly the kind of thing Id put on a Daemon Prince to stop him from being complete trash (hell still disappoint). Even if it doesnt blow up the competitive scene, this feels like a solid bit of rules writing It lets you bring the classics along without making you jump through too many hoops, but does enough to make the units feel different here than they do in their home legions. If Daemon Engine fans are feeling a little hard done by there, then good news the new, stratagem is a powerful trade. Chaos fans should be really excited to start getting reps with this book, because its really going to reward player skill and practice. This is unreliable but awesome at the same time. Don: Marks of Chaos have been a staple in CSM for quite some time and they are back to being more than just a keyword in this book. This is another home run. Now the only prayer that affects only the priest invoking it. Want to transhuman your Contemptor that has a Stormsurge pointing 12 damage guns at you? This book is huge and full of fluffy flavorful play to do. Rubricae with Warpflamers could also be extremely nasty thanks toLet the Galaxy Burn. The really flavourful part is that the price doesnt depend on the unit youre shooting with instead, this costs 1CP if only friendly CULTIST units are in the combat, or 2CP otherwise. The Year of Chaos finally started with Chaos Knights last month, though weve all been waiting see how the CSM 9th edition codex looks and what it will do to the meta. The key thing here is that this happens in your Command Phase, and that means that like with. covers the expected Heavy and Grenade weapons, but also adds Rapid Fire, you keep Rapid Fire and switch on Assault Weapons. This will always be relevant on any unit that can take this upgrade. It can also be combined with full hit and wound re-rolls from Abaddon in Black Legion to make Terminators a real threat to enemy tanks. This one gives the Priest +3 attacks and improves the AP of their melee weapons by 2. They are good, but the HQ slots are going to fill up extremely fast and I am unsure if this guy will see much play with the new CA missions. As is only fitting, Slaanesh have stolen some Aeldari nonsense for their own nefarious purposes. It feels strong but not over the top like other recent releases have been. I say for the most part here because both Emperors Children and World Eaters have ways around this adding a unit to your army that cant have a mark automatically gives it the appropriate faction keyword at no cost. Useful, but not required. : this is a very different power from what it was. Heres what the mark gets you: This is a great counter charge ability as it basically grants free interrupts in the fight phase for 15 points on each unit and lets you gain the upper hand on your opponent in ongoing combats. . decimator1.pdf. There are a few Chaos-specific quirks to the upgrades you get the option to give one of a sub-set of relics to a Unit Champion, which is, , and the facition also gets an unusual additional rider on their extra relic strat for Characters. The Marines are great and so are the daemonkin. One of the big new differences between Chaos Space Marines armies and the likes of Thousand Sons and Death Guard are the role played by Cultists. Happily for everyone except Chaos players, GW did have the foresight to add a rider that if youre participating in multiple acts that affect the same weapon type (e.g. Great, time for wizard business Tzeentch provides options for, . The key thing here is that this happens in your Command Phase, and that means that like with Resurrection Orbs, you can use this for objective shenanigans string out a few extra Cultists to tag one onto an objective your opponent didnt think you were going to hold. Pick a friendly core/cultist/character within 6 to get re-rolls to hit and ignore benefits of cover on ranged attacks. Note that a Daemon Princes MUST be upgraded with a Mark of Chaos. Take the Chaos Undivided Daemon Weapon, non-relic melee weapon the model is equipped with, and when you wound an enemy with it, it deals a mortal wound in addition to the normal damage. Some people in the audience might think theyve figured out which kinds in each case, but the qualification is actually broader than for the Loyalist Combat Doctrine equivalent. you still only get one extra hit per six. And not only do the rules here do that the new traits are great but every single legion option has something that makes me want to play it. This expansive book is a must-have guide for those who collect and play the corrupt Astartes known as Chaos Space Marines. Then this is the spell for you. 2CP isnt cheap, but this effect can be absolutely backbreaking in the right situation. Note that a Daemon Princes MUST be upgraded with a Mark of Chaos. So something like an Obliterator can still get the Slaanesh keyword (and be a SLAANESH DAEMON) in an Emperors Children army, but not in another Legion, and they dont get the actual Mark of Slaanesh benefits. Thanks a ton for presenting this to us, $50 for a book is a bit much. This is genuinely pretty strong for a mere 1CP, it lets you pick a unit within 1 at the start of the Morale Phase, and prevent them from using, or any Morale Test re-rolls plus if they fail a Morale test, any Action fails. Im gonna level with you: This is really the only thing I care about in a Chaos Space Marines codex. The fact that you cant give God marks to units like Forgefiends is a bit baffling to me from a flavor perspective, but this book hits home runs almost everywhere else. this article we talk about the general overview of the book, whats in it, our overall impressions, and the army-wide rules and concepts of the Chaos Space Marines. You do still have to work around the Mere Mortals ability each detachment cannot contain more CULTIST units than CORE INFANTRY, so you have to bring some Marines to keep your rabble in order. The Psychic Disciplines from 8th edition return, now updated for 9th and in the case of the Dark Hereticus Discipline, wildly different from what we saw in Codex: Thousand Sons. . Do not despair, however you can still bring your Khorne Berserkers, Plague Marines and Rubricae along. Several of these are all-new, like the Priest-only, which gives you an extra prayer to know and can do D3 mortal wounds to the nearest visible enemy within 18 each time your prayer is heard a damn fine bonus. Have Games Workshop dunked on poor, defenceless Chaos players once more? for Chaos Space Marines, covering the different ways your warband can dedicate itself to the dark powers and wage an endless war on the Imperium of Man. Lastly, there are no keyword restrictions here other than TRAITORIS ASTARTES, so if you want extra AP on a lot of shots from your Fire Raptor, go wild. In addition to having better Cultists and CSM Cultists retain Objective Secured, unlike their Thousand Sons/Death Guard counterparts there are two new cultist units to play with an HQ/force multiplier in the Dark Commune and a melee threat in the Accursed Cultists. The ultimate nemesis of the Imperium, they surge from hidden lairs and hellish warp storms to fall without warning upon their victims. I wasnt a huge fan at first, but have found it very potent on all the T4 bodies in Chaos Space Marines. That means no completely nonsensical combos, but this is still a strong ability overall, and very welcome! As long as a CHARACTER has been upgraded with a Mark of Chaos, this stratagem can be used to give them a second relic, with some limitations the relics cannot be a Daemon Weapon, and at least one of the relics you give them has to replace a weapon. Daemonforge is now +1 to WS/BS, a definite nerf (though it is interesting that it can stack with sources of +1 to hit), while Veterans of the Long War still provides +1 to Wound for INFANTRY or BIKER units, but jumps to 2CP. Pick one friendly core/cultist/character within 6 and that unit can only be hit on an unmodified 4+ and attackers cant reroll the hit roll. Don: The Year of Chaos finally started with Chaos Knights last month, though weve all been waiting see how the CSM 9th edition codex looks and what it will do to the meta. The Mark of Nurgle is no exception. Legionaries, Chosen, Noise Marines, and Chaos Bikers. As is only fitting, Slaanesh have stolen some Aeldari nonsense for their own nefarious purposes. Beat their Ld and that unit cant perform actions (their actions immediately fail) and it cant Fire Overwatch or set to Defend and it fights last. Also, theyre free if your Psyker unit has the mark no more having to give one of your other powers up for them. What can I say I was so deeply put off by the 4th/5th edition Chaos Space Marines experience that all Im looking for is some variety by legion. Murderous Perfection gives you a taste of Strands of Fate, activated for 1CP when a unit Shoots or Fights, and letting you change one hit, wound or damage roll to an automatic six during that activation (after rolling, so even better than Strands). As of the point changes in War Zone Nephilim, it seems pretty likely that it does, because Plague Marines have an incredibly legitimate datasheet now that all the upgrades are free, and theres bound to be some sort of build that wants them given the absolute ocean of Legion rules in this book. But what we didnt expect was updated datasheets for the Land Raider, which now has T9, and lascannons that do D6+2 damage, and other vehicles in the Chaos armory. : Gives CORE/CHARACTERS/CULTISTS within 6 the benefits of Light cover. These just get flat +2 shots all the time, whichever Wanton Act you are performing, which honestly makes almost every flame weapon in this book (and, Exploding 6s is always good, and this feels like a potent effect in the Combat Doctrines model, while still feeling distinct. Each legion and unit feels like it should. Of note, neither of these have any keyword requirements beyond NURGLE TRAITORIS ASTARTES, so theyre very broad in what they can be used on (though Cloud is more expensive on heftier stuff). allows you, after an opposing unit has Fallen Back, to have a Slaanesh unit that was in Engagement Range of them either shoot them or Consolidate. Every Legion has cool stuff and a different playstyle, 3. This lets a LEGION CORE unit fire into combat, at the cost that you cannot re-roll the hit roll, and hit rolls of 1 hit one of the friendly units in the combat instead. Youll also note that weve split this review into four parts: Also joining us for this review are the inexorable Don The Mastodon Hooson and Michael Pestilens of the Warphammer website. If youre bringing a shooty CSM list like an Iron Warriors gunline, this will really stop a lot of the counterplay melee armies have to your list. The fact that you get -1 to Wound if Strength = Toughness is very valuable since there is a fair bit of Strength 4 out there, as is the mini-transhuman against S8+ anti-tank weapons that normally crumple low-toughness power-armoured bodies. Also refreshed are Tide of Traitors and Fire Frenzy. Have you made sure those Khorne jocks are distracted punching some Tau? Note that PSYKER units cant have this mark. What can I say I was so deeply put off by the 4th/5th edition Chaos Space Marines experience that all Im looking for is some variety by legion. Were going to dive into the Legions in detail in part two, suffice to say for now that they absolutely whip, and youd be an idiot to break your access to their rules. Being able to unload a unit of Havocs with Reaper Chaincannons into them while theyre wrapping will make them regret trying to get into your lines. It feels strong but not over the top like other recent releases have been. But on the whole, this book kicks ass and I am super excited to play with it. decimator.pdf. The other half of the generic toolset that cost you CP now, there are two pages of non-Daemon Weapon Relics to choose from (more on the Daemon Weapons, below). Legionaries get a definite push from, , which lets them either Shoot again at the end of your Shooting Phase, or Fight again at the end of the Fight Phase for 2CP. 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