If you are a fan of Forge World models and want the chance to use them in your games of 40k then you really should pick this book up, and while I understand that for pure Tyranid players it may seem a shame you have to fork out for the entire book, for those who collect multiple armies it is great having all these profiles collected in one place! It did pick up the ability to use the previously 30k exclusive Twin Volkite Culverin, a heavy 8 volkite gun. Im here to talk about CHAOS! Realistically, the story is the same across the board here these all get minor cost reductions and some get boosts to their weapons, making them all a bit more exciting to use, but probably not enough to overcome the limitations of their slot. The Regimental Doctrine for Krieg was shown off on Warcom and is kind ofeh not really lighting up the world. It probably still doesnt cross the line to being actuallygood,but Im certainly looking at the arms of my largest robot son contemplatively. I had emotionally prepared myself for this, but it looks like I will, in fact, be needing to change the paint scheme on my Wraithseer before putting it on a tournament table even once, as they have completely changed but at least not necessarily to the point of being unusable. Given they can go after hordes very effectively as well, I think these have been priced pretty close to right. The 5 included chapters are as follows: Red Scorpions Ultramarines with Inheritors of the Primarch. Wings: Seriously, this thing is off the charts good now, to the point where I wonder if the melta shots change is a typo this seems to out-compete most main battle tanks, never mind transports. Cool, but nothing particularly good. https://www.youtube.com/live/huzAXt0Wlmg?feature=share #warhammercommunity #StreamingLive #PaintingWarhammer, Blood for the blood god!! Credit: Jack Hunter. Las-rippers bump up to 36 range, strength 9, and D6 damage, so theyre very nearly a twin lascannon, and the plasma eradicator trades a point of strength to upgrade from d3 to d6 shots, gain blast, and pick up a point of damage. Pure upside is the best kind of upside. Also Available on Spotify & Google Podcasts, The Hive Tyrant was one of the first models I ever painted for Warhammer 40k, so when I saw an unpainted one on ebay I knew I had to paint it up in honour of it! Meanwhile, the Tantalus gets ahuge price cut in exchange for trading out the weird warlord no one cared about and is also pretty strong as Covens. None of them.and all of them. There are some changes in weapons as well stormcannon arrays trade 2 shots for an extra 12 range, melta lances gain blast but swap from 2d3 to d6 shots, and the grav-flux bombard doubles in shots and has a more standard grav weapon statline. Over the next few weeks, well be diving much deeper into these new rules and how they shake things up for each faction and make no mistake, theyshake things up in some pretty big ways. Sagittarum Guard [CORE] : Same points, but apparently the bolter half of their gun was a heavy bolter, because now it is 2 damage. You Give Goonhammer Writers Serotonin. Its also a really well organised book making it much easier to use both during a game and while creating your list. Across the rest of the Astra Militarum section we seem some great Quality of Life updates as well as weapon and profile updates that make for some fun changes to these units! At least they are 10 points cheaper now for every build except double claws (which stayed the same). We have a look through the book in our YouTube video, or keep scrolling to see our full written review as we did into the datasheets and changes, and investigate what goodies are within! The command squads are obviously the more desireable option, since they get an extra attack with no extra cost, and the good news is that you dont have to include a Commander to be able to take them any more each Commander just lets you take one without using a slot. Medusas of all flavours get a more functional boost some go up in cost slightly, but the damage on their big gun increases to d6, obviously very nice and much more scary to be up against when theyre well hidden. [2], Warhammer Community: The Codex Show (posted 9/12/2020), Forge World Webstore: Imperial Armour Compendium, Warhammer Community: Inside Imperial Armour: Compendium (26/10/20), Vol. Realistically, though theyre cheap you probably still want Leman Russes over them, since they get double the shots most of the time and can take Orders. Grey Knights get a variant of the Land Raider which has psycannons on it, for some reason with a different profile than seen on normal ones. The Dreadnoughts really eat shit here. Thunderers go down quite a bit in points, but lose Grinding Advance. 2+ save Venatari, wtfffffffffff. This makes the Exalted Daemons much easier to take in a game, and I cant wait to include them in lists again as they are some of my favourite models and deserve to be on the battlefield again! Thats seriously spicy, and since neither goes up in cost on that build and some of their guns get marginally better, these are a much more appealing option. None of these losers should be at all surprising to anyone keeping an eye on what was showing up in competitive lists. How To Paint Everything: Creating, Basing, and Painting Area and Tournament Terrain, Necromunday: Buzz Lightyear Hyperspeed Trucks in the Ash Wastes. Adrasite Spears remain unchanged (and mostly garbage anyway). This is because it is only 1500pts, leaving you enough leftovers to putsomething in your list to contest objectives, and its statline is a wild ride. Additionally all the Moirax went down to 12 movement like the Cerastus, again because reasons. Such a cool model and was great fun to paint up in a more modern scheme! Most notably, its aura now has a 6 radius, making it even easier to use it to shield your forces. Goonhammer Reads Science Fiction: Women! Now your mileage may vary if you only collect one army, but as I have multiple armies with a wide and varied range of Forge World models across them I much prefer having them all in the one book. Blood Angels Sicaran Omega. **Somebody give Forge World a camera**My first look at the Imperial Armour Compendium from Forge World.Price 40EnjoySave on Warhammer 40K here: - Elemen. The double shooting Spiculus if you didnt move ability moved to the weapon, so functionally the same, and gained the dread -1D ability. With recent 9th edition books making this change as well, the points cost of each model is at the end of each section. It also has a much more sturdy defensive profile, and an improved version of the thermal jets rule for stuff it flies over. Fundamentally, you spend 130pts on a unit and they have a very strong chance of popping out of DS and immediately picking up 100pts+ of Gravis models. The Hades Breaching Drill can also finally carry Combat Engineers too, something that was overlooked in the previous index. Grav Pulsar Moirax now only deal 3 damage vs 3+ save, as opposed to the 4 damage is was before. Imperial Fists Deimos Vindicator Laser Destroyer. My trusty Index: Forces of the Astra Militarum was starting to look a little dog-eared by the end of the edition! Warhammer 40k - Imperial Armour - Index - Forces of the Adeptus Astartes.pdf download. Venatari Custodians[ CORE]: Woo buddy, am I excited. The Venatari Spear is now flat 2 damage (fuck you D3 damage) and grants an extra attack. So yeah, 2+ save, and 5 points cheaper for what you probably were already doing with this unit. Losing the grav rule hurts, especially against potential reserve charges. GW noticed that theGargantuan Squiggothhad no business being as cheap as it was, and have substantially hiked the price. Its much more interesting now with 6 shots in either standard or supercharge, at strength 8, ap-3, and 2 damage in standard mode, bumping up to strength 9 and damage 3 when supercharged. As a bonus, leviathans can now take nipple volkite, rather than just heavy flamers. [[2], This compendium includes 222 datasheets, including super-heavy units and highly specialised troops. Caladius Grav-Tank: Lost the -2 to charge grav ability, kept fly. Cerastus-Knight Lancer saw not only a 20 points drop, but also gained a souped up melee attack profile for when it charges. All the titans are losers (except the warhound). They also get the Termite added as a transport option, which also gives them an aggressive high strength close combat unit in the form of the drill itself! Definitely usable. The Custodians get the profiles that have previously available on the Forge World website, not massive updates for these outside of some points adjustments, but all the Dreadnoughts including the Telemon have been given the same rule as Astartes Dreads allowing them to reduce damage of incoming shots by 1! For the Eldar, the Revenant Titan getting a 4+ Inv save regardless of how far they move. Finally, theHades Breaching Drill looks kind of great now its been detached from the mandatory tag-along veterans, so you can take them as a separate squad as desired, and its melee attacks have been charged up, both getting d3+3 instead of d3 and being flat D3 against most targets and flat D6 against vehicles. It gets a few compensatory improvements, but nothing that makes up for the scale of increase on a unit where the appeal was how cheap slamming three on the table was. Warhammer 40k - 8th Edition.pdf download. Now it can be done every turn (which is a pretty nice change), pick a spot on the board that it moved over, and every unit within 6 takes D3 mortals on a 4+ (-1 to the roll for non vehicle/monster characters). The Phantom Titan is also a loser obviously its not playable in Strike Force games, but even if you find yourself wanting to spend 3000pts on Titans in a game youre better taking two Revenants, as theyre vastly more efficient. The Grey Knights also get a couple of updated profiles with a renamed Land Raider Banisher, getting a small points discount and a Grey Knight specific Thunderhawk getting a massive discount in line with the new profile elsewhere in the book. Theres a clear set of principles running through all the changes in this book, which are generally very healthy for the game but might make owners of a few units a bit sad. Hazardsalso seem OK they get a substantial point cut in exchange for losing a single wound and thats probably a net positive, just about. Well be following up further on some factions over the next few weeks, so make sure you keep an eye out for those if youve got a particular set of units in mind. Wings:Its Xenos time, and as the chief elf-liker/army understander, Im taking the wheel from here, starting with Craftworlds. 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Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings. Much better than the past, where overcharge always did damage and staying still merely let you shoot volley fire twice. It does get cheaper, dropping to 1000pts, but the BATTLESUIT keyword is nowhere to be found on its datasheet, leaving without its primary means of defending itself. An all around good time here, and a genuinely nasty wrecking ball for Tyranid players. Combined with the contents of the new Space Marines Codex you will be able to carry the torch for these under represented armies!