Being able to just tank your first failed save is a very solid trick on models with a 2+ save and Armour of Contempt for protection, and being able to give your melee attacks the ability to ignore saves isnt bad. Theres some value in this, but most of the time its going to lose out to other combat relics. Non-Cultist UNDIVIDED CORE or CHARACTER units in CHAOS SPACE MARINES detachments can be upgraded to have a Mark of Chaos, and every DAEMON PRINCE model. This is separate from the HERETIC ASTARTES keyword in that it denotes the faction. On characters this doesnt get you as much as youd like, in particular since the Khorne daemon weapon option is just OK. As always, a guide like this represents a time and place. As a fast melee option they dont hit as hard as Possessed, arent quite as fast and durable as bikes, and arent as cheap as Raptors, making them more of a finesse unit than a brawler.. , have to be upgraded to have the Mark of Khorne, and never get a Legion Trait. For extra muscle you can add a Traitor Ogryn to the unit for 65 points. Theyre fast, durable, and hit like a freight train, dumping out insane amounts of AP-2 firepower. Your warlord can re-roll wound rolls in melee. Do you like playing the bad guys? Use at the end of the Reinforcements step of your opponents Movement phase. Chaos Space Marines are not an army that can sit back and passively score VP while an opponent comes to them. Emperors Children Sonic Dreadnought Credit: That Gobbo. Credit: Jack Hunter. Your Rubric Marines can't fall back because I have declared the tertiary kaptaris ka'tah stance two, after the secondary dacatarai ka'tah last turn! For example, if you run Mortarion in a Supreme Command detachment alongside a unit of Iron Warriors, your Iron Warriors will lose their Legion trait and no longer ignore cover or turn off Wound rerolls. This baffling rule prevents you from overdoing it on Cultists, a thing no one is worried about. The main use for this is for giving Light Cover to qualifying units like Lord Discordants, Contemptors, or Helbrutes that are Vehicles and dont normally get Light Cover from terrain. But now with an extra wound each, its going to take twice as many shots while they get to hit you again and again. Warp Talons are daemonic versions of Raptors, boasting a pair of Warp claws (lightning claws), plus a 5+ invulnerable save and ability to trap opponents and keep them from falling back if you win a roll off (50/50 odds). Instead, well cover each section with a general discussion of the good units, relics and stratagems, point out any traps, and then discuss how these pieces fit into a competitive army. The remaining 7 are covered in Codex: Chaos Space Marines, along with two additional Legions, the Red Corsairs and Creations of Bile. This message was edited 1 time. The Blood Slaughterer is a moderately fast melee vehicle with moderate melee output. Are Two Wound Cult Marines going to be the next big thing? Chaos Space Marine tend to lack good long-range shooting, but they have a number of solid Heavy Support choices, both in terms of options for quality mid-range shooting and strong melee-focused daemon engines. One of the most interesting aspects of Traitor Guardsmen is that they have the CULTISTS keyword, meaning they can be affected by abilities and stratagems that work on Cultists such as the auras of the Dark Apostle and Dark Commune (though note that they cant be brought back with. Each time this happens, roll 2D6, and if you roll under the wounds characteristic of the dead model, you get +1 Command Point. Weve lost the psyker-specific traits from Shadowspear, but whats here is a solid set of traits. Were also still waiting on Chaos rules for the Kratos. The Lord of Skulls comes with the Khorne keyword baked in and comes with a big axe and two guns a gorestorm cannon and a hades gatling cannon. And at 65 points, this guy is. Chaos Contemptors have been up and down for most of 9th edition, waxing and waning as the ways to buff them have come and gone. Pick a friendly CORE, CULTISTS, or CHARACTER unit within 6. Chaos Contemptors have been up and down for most of 9th edition, waxing and waning as the ways to buff them have come and gone. Generally speaking your best bet is to be able to score one of Psychic Interrogation/Warp Ritual reliably, Raise the Banners High, and then ideally a kill secondary, though if No Prisoners/Bring it Down/Assassination arent good options, then youll have to look at either Engage on All Fronts, Rise to Glory, or The Long War. Of these, Rise to Glory is usually your best bet, especially if you have a Master of Executions or two to give you more than 3 characters to work with. Note that Chaos Space Marine Legion traits only apply if your army is mono-faction, or bringing allowable allies in the form of 25% Power Level or less of Daemons or a single Dreadblade unit of Chaos Knights. If thats the case, gross. If you didnt see the news, Space Marines of all varieties are going up to two wounds. On most tables your Executioners can act as reliable backfield objective holders and still be a potent threat. Each comes with a solid, if not amazing melee profile, brandishing an Accursed Crozius for 5 attacks at AP-1 and 2 damage, plus two goober attendants with Cultist profiles. On top of that you can give him a Techn-virus injector (do this), to give him +1 damage against VEHICLE units. At T5 and 3 wounds with a 5+ invulnerable save, Possessed have enough durability to weather a bit of shooting, particularly with help from. As a mele threat, Raptors are OK. While your Legionary unit cant Psychic Interrogate or Warp Ritual, this does give you an extra cast and some mortal wounds to throw out on the move, and that can add a lot of casting utility to your army, plus you get an extra deny attempt. You also dont have to put it into deep strike its tough enough that if youre taking multiples they can just roll forward against some armies and weather the damage, though how much you can get away with this will vary wildly by army. Decimators have more value when you can boost their odds of hitting, which is easier in Black Legion but can be accomplished with the. He can kill pretty much anything in the game in melee, and if you can avoid getting shot he can be near-impossible to remove once hes dug in, especially if you can heal him with something like Pact of Flesh. On the whole, the Lord Discordant is still one of the armys best units, and has gotten better thanks to now being 9 wounds and protectable with Look Out, Sir. Its great for making multi-charges safer and the 12 range is really good when you consider most fights last abilities require you to get within 3. This is really, really good re-rolling wounds is great, and this gives you the built-in ability to fish for mortals on 6s. This can be a solid defensive buff and stacks well with Armour of Contempt. But each time you fight with it, an unmodified hit roll of 6 does 2 mortal wounds and ends the attack sequence. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. After all, the Heretic Astartes have two Wounds now, too We've still got loads more to show you from the forthcoming Chaos Space Marines codex - sign up for our newsletter to get the latest heretical updates straight to your inbox. Even Space Marines need to be wary of those Damage 2 tentacles - whatever their allegiance. Specifically, your power armor yabbos who still want to play at midfield think Rubrics, Berzerkers, Chosen, and so on. ALL THE CHAOS REVEALS! They can take a mark of chaos but no icon, which limits their effectiveness and means youre either leaving them unmarked or taking Khorne/Slaanesh. Each time a model in this unit makes a melee attack, if the models unit made a charge move, was charged, or performed a Heroic Intervention this turn, add 1 to the Strength characteristic of that attack. Cultist Mobs are the perfect unit for filling out a Battalion detachment and many CSM armies run one unit of Legionaries and two units of Cultists. And if they survive a round of shooting and morale losses and are close to the edge of the table, you can bring back D3+3 of them with, A new addition to the 9th edition Codex, Accursed Cultists are basically groups of possessed Cultists and Mutants who trade any kind of ranged firepower for being annoyingly good in melee. The Executioners are fast and bring something to the table that Chaos Marines generally lack: Solid long-ranged shooting. During the first battle round, your army (and all its units) are engaged in. Similar to Thousand Sons, they dont come with a mark baked-in, so you have to spend the 15 points to upgrade them, but this actually makes them (hilariously) even more resilient, making them T5 with -1 to wound on incoming attacks that are S5 or S10+. YouTube Video VVVQUWRYUHAySjhEbUQwemhRaU12RW5BLmJIRHlaSHdWSGo0, YouTube Video VVVQUWRYUHAySjhEbUQwemhRaU12RW5BLkljNTFsVTk3OU1J, YouTube Video VVVQUWRYUHAySjhEbUQwemhRaU12RW5BLnM5cTZxWHU1aEZr. And thats mostly due to the fact that the. With the most recent FAQ updates, the passengers can now get out of them the turn they arrive on the table. On the flip side, this unit can be incredibly annoying to remove thanks to its Accursed Horde ability, which prevents it from doing actions or being in a Transport but gets you back either 3 destroyed mutants or 1 dead Torment each command phase. Were not going to waste time talking about the Warhound, Reaver, and Warlord titans here. Once per battle, at the start of the Fight phase, you can chug this Elixir to get +D3 Attacks and you cant lose more than 3 wounds in the phase. Each time an attack is made against this unit, if the Strength characteristic of that attack either equals or is at last double the Toughness characteristic of this unit, subtract 1 from that attacks wound roll. The other fun option is giving them a pair of claws and hellflamers. Give them the Warp Vision fell bond to prevent their targets from getting Light Cover and youre set. The big issue with this prayer is that if you want a durability boost, Illusory Supplication is just so much better. Use at the start of any of your phases other than the Command phase. Perfect forthe melee-fighty stage of your battle plan, Wanton Slaughter gives exploding sixes for Assault, Pistol, or melee weapons. This can make them a surprising chore for small units to deal with. Almost every competitive list runs this. Use when an enemy unit within Engagement Range of a TRAITORIS ASTARTES SLAANESH unit form your army Falls Back. Note that you cannot replace the keyword with DEATH GUARD or THOUSAND SONS unless youre working with Forge World units from Imperial Armour Compendium. You can give a Character a Warlord Trait if your Warlord is a CSM Character. Giving Terminators T5 is great, and giving a Land Raider T10 is hilarious. 6.8K views, 201 likes, 39 loves, 64 comments, 12 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from MiniWarGaming: 2 wounds on Chaos Space Marines confirmed!!! Instead the upgrades youll want to focus on are the heavy chainaxe, which gives you a nasty heavy hitter (basically an AP-4 power fist), and the balefire tome, which turns the unit into a PSYKER, with the ability to cast Smite and one of the first three powers in the Dark Hereticus Discipline Prescience is the best pick of those. Unlike many Chaos Space Marines, Abaddon the Despoiler doesnt truly believe in Chaos; he is motivated purely by his great hatred for the Emperor and all those loyal to Him. Ultimately Contemptors are going to do their best work in the Black Legion, where Abaddon can give them full re-rolls to go with their +1 to hit against the closest eligible target. If this unit starts the Fight phase within Engagement Range of any enemy units, it fights first that phase. All rights reserved. Its also a solid upgrade on casters, where it gives you access to both Skeins of Fate (4+ invulnerable save) and stratagems to improve casting (The Great Sorcerer lets you cast an additional power or action and cast), and shoot units arriving from deep strike. The Decimator is a unit thats managed to stick around in some competitive lists despite losing its access to easy re-rolls and the ability to push out tons of extra hits with modified hit rolls. I wonder what else this guy is packing. Also note that taking an Icon does not give them the ICON keyword, so they wont get that wonderful AP boost, sadly. That said, there have been some successful lists that take them, in part because 4 lascannons can be enough to generate the results you need in a pinch. Roll less than or equal to your Ld and you can fight normally. Add to this the bonus power from giving your Master a mark of chaos and youve got an engine for buffing units from 18 away, giving him huge reach. Its a fine include in a World Eaters army, though if you want to get it a legion trait youll need to take three of them, which is, uh, a lot. The book clocks in at 184 pages, and covers the lore of various Space Marine legions who have fallen into Chaos -- as well as the history of the Horus Heresy, recently . You can also give them more shooting options with special weapons and a blight launcher in a 5-model unit, but these are just OK and again, the unit is pretty slow and not really more durable than a unit of Chosen. Can be used twice in Strike Force games and three times in Onslaught. Then if the unit has not been destroyed, they take D3 mortal wounds. ability, which lets you roll a D6 any time your opponent would gain extra CP or get them refunded; on a 4+ they dont get the CP. Theres typically no reason to take this over Banners or even Retrieve Nephilim Data. A unit of Accursed Cultists comes with 5-10 upgrade Cultist bodies S4 T4 and 2 attacks each plus between 3 and 6 Torment models, which are basically 3-wound, T4 Chaos Spawn, though they trade the Spawns new regeneration ability for a 6+ feel no pain roll. With the updates to the Codex tanks, the rest of the options look a hell of a lot worse now the Land Raiders are T8, and the Sicaran and Predator variants are only T7, and none of them packed the firepower to be worth fielding, the new book dropped, and some like the Whirlwind Scorpius have gotten worse thanks to the indirect fire nerfs. Well talk more about these units in their respective sections. Add in that theyre T5 and 4 wounds each and youve got a unit thats great for dumping your last 25 points into. At 5 attacks each (6 for the champion), Warp Talons boast damage output on par with Berzerkers but lack the ability to take a mark of chaos and instead must get by on the raw power of their datasheet. With the updates to the Codex tanks, the rest of the options look a hell of a lot worse now the Land Raiders are T8, and the Sicaran and Predator variants are only T7, and none of them packed the firepower to be worth fielding before the new book dropped, and some like the Whirlwind Scorpius have gotten worse thanks to the indirect fire nerfs. It can get some strong synergies depending on the Legion. Note that weve split this article up, and are now covering the major Chaos legions in separate articles. Not only are they getting a model refresh with frankly beautiful new zealots to populate your battle theyre also getting backup in the form of daemonically twisted Accursed Cultists and the dedicated Cultist HQ unitDark Commune. Use in the Shooting or Fight phase when a TRAITORIS ASTARTES SLAANESH unit shoots or fights. Chaos Space Marine armies have access to a large variety of subfactions, each with their own special rules called Legion Traits. Ah the poor Helbrute. Its been a long time coming but Chaos Marines are getting some much needed attention. I don't buy books for this reason. This is reason enough to take the mark of Tzeentch on some units, since it helps you cast one of your key spells. Pick a visible enemy unit within 18 and roll 3D6. There are definitely some exceptions, such as Noise Marines, and you can supplement their shooting with units from other codexes if you wish. The long wait is over. Note that you can generally build an army with detachments from different books, but what well be talking about here are ways to build mixed-faction armies without losing access to the army-wide special rules (such as Let the Galaxy Burn) and secondary objectives. The Dark Apostle is a solid include in a number of lists, but can struggle to find a place in your lists if youve gone heavier on Daemonkin than Core units. over the course of 8th edition. Ability helps nearby Traitor Guardsmen units automatically pass Combat Attrition tests, which isnt particularly valuable given they only come in units of 10. The Imperial Armour Compendium updated these to be 115 points and be able to arrive on the battlefield turn 1. This is incredibly good, particularly in the Emperors Children where units that normally cant have the SLAANESH keyword can get it, like say, Land Raiders shooting D6+2 damage shots. Full Masthead & Authors. Note that if you do this youre spending the 3 CP for the Detachment; the only Faction keyword shared between detachments will be CHAOS, which doesnt get you the refund. Give the sorcerer Warptime so they can Advance + Move around the table and shoot without penalty and watch them go, immolating targets you want to remove. This is probably the best of the Chaos Space Marine secondary objectives and even at its best its just so-so. With the way 9th edition games are structured, you need 1-2 units that can reliably work in the middle of the table and bully enemies off objectives and for CSM, Terminators with the Black Rune are that unit. All rights reserved. Do you think that Imperial space marines are kind of lame? By default, a Dark Apostle knows Dark Zealotry, which lets CORE/CULTIST/CHARACTER units within 6 re-roll hit rolls in melee. As a unit, Cultists are fragile and they dont shoot or fight particularly well. This costs 2 CP if the unit has 6+ models. Bell of Lost Souls℗ is a registered trademark of The Emperor of Mankind is responsible for creating all Space Marines and their genetic fathers, the Primarchs, so will always be partially behind the creation of Chaos Space Marines. Now Marks of Chaos have a power and points cost,and they dont justonlyattach rules keywords to a unit or model; they grant them useful in-game abilities too. Writer, Editor, Texas Native, and Austinite for 15+ years, Adam covers all things Tabletop Gaming. The Ogryn is more of a bruiser and can be a legitimate threat, with 5 attacks that hit on a 3+ and a S7, AP-1 2-damage profile, plus an additional claw attack that comes in at S6, AP-2, 3 damage. The list is pretty long: Hyper-growth bolts, Maelstroms Bite, the Ashen Axe, the Armour Diabolus, Vipers Spite, Icon of the Hydra Cult, Distortion, Armour of Abhorrence, Talons of the Night Terror, Claw of the Stygian Count, Spitespitter, Axe of the Forgemaster, Loyaltys Reward, Trophies of Slaughter, the Black Mace, the Warps Malice, Blade of the Relentless, and Black Rune of Damnation. If you happen to have them in an Emperors Children list, they also get the Slaanesh keyword, and become a solid target for Delightful Agonies. At the end of your turn, score 1 VP for each enemy unit that was destroyed by a TRAITORIS ASTARTES unit from your army this turn and was within range of an objective marker at the start of this turn. When you hit with this weapon, the target takes D3 mortal wounds. Getting extra opportunities to proc 6s with Let the Galaxy Burn is an added bonus. The closest visible enemy unit takes D3 mortal wounds, then you roll a D6 for every other enemy unit within 6 of that unit takes a mortal wound on a 4+. Most Chaos Space Marine psykers have access to the Dark Hereticus discipline, which has declined in power with the new codex. This volume 10 attacks total makes him an excellent target for the. Cypher is an interesting unit. Its more a novelty than anything youd want to take in competitive play, in part because its weapons arent really worth the cost they just dont have enough shots nor do the shots they have hit hard enough to matter, passed by in an edition that has become increasingly deadly. That unit can immediately make a Normal Move as if it were the Movement phase, but cant charge this turn. The Master of Possession is possibly the most important unit in the Chaos Space Marine army, in the short list of units that pretty much go in every single army. Pact of Flesh is a reliable way to recur and heal bully units like Possessed and Black Rune Terminators, while Cursed Earth keeps your Possessed on the table and makes them harder to charge. Or you can just eviscerate them with guns like your sonic weapons. Were also. A purely melee-focused daemon engine, the Maulerfiend offers a fast (10 move) vehicle platform that can put out a scary number of attacks in melee when equipped with Lasher Tendrils, and its Maulerfiend fists are capable of doing real damage at S14 and D3+3 damage. Custom40k Homebrew - Alternate activation, huge customisation, better balance and more fun! This unit is out there to provide some extra value where needed while Advancing to hold objectives and support other units. Most of the time you take a Balefire Tome, this is the power youre taking. 2 Wound Chaos Space Marines are FINALLY coming! The god prayers are all pretty solid, though, which gives a SLAANESH CORE or CHARACTER unit within 6 the ability to advance and charge is the clear winner of them for its ability to push units like the Lord Discordant into a turn 1 charge. Their melee hits arent hard enough and their shooting is not good enough. Hes often the perfect caster for Psychic Interrogation or Warp Ritual, as giving up his cast is a lot less of a problem than giving up two or three casts with the Master of Possession. Once during that phase, when resolving an attack made by a model in that unit, you can change the result of a single hit roll, wound roll, or damage roll to be a 6 (note that if the die is a D3 then a 6 counts as a 3). Not enough value because they become invalidated so quickly. For Chaos Space Marines, Cultists tend to be the backfield holders, Black Rune Terminators and Chosen the midtable brawlers, and everything else either support for the midtable or push threats like Possessed. Five models with bolters or chainswords. They arent terrible, but youre paying for them to be OK at two things and in reality youd just prefer it if they were better at one. These guys are still pretty dependable in the 9th edition codex, though how they work has fundamentally changed. Possessed got new models with the 9th edition codex and immediately became superstars in the new book. When Codex Supplement: Space Wolves is released, all of the rules within that will then replace and supersede this entire document, at which point none of the rules here can be used. Night Lords Master of Possession Credit: RichyP. Once heard, prayers stay in effect until the start of your next Command phase. WARHAMMER 40,000 - CODE: CHAOS SPACE MARINES 1 WARHAMMER 40,000 CODEX: CHAOS SPACE MARINES Official Update Version 2.1 Although we strive to ensure that our rules are perfect, sometimes mistakes do creep in, or the intent of a rule isn't as clear as it might be. With 3 attacks and the ability to take chainswords plus the CORE keyword, Chaos Bikers are an alternative to Terminators and Chosen, albeit with more speed and with the ability to move 14 theyre a real threat for early charges. And as for future codexes for other genetically engineered transhuman warriors (both of the shiny grey and spikey variety), the same will apply to them. New Knights, New Horus Heresy! All Rights Reserved to their respective owners. On the table Cypher is not really a huge threat hes got a pair of pistols that combine for 9 shots, including 3 at S8 AP-3 2 damage, plus he can shoot after Advancing or Falling back. Youll also have to pay the 15 points to give them the Mark of Tzeentch, but its worth it for the unit. But the only thing that really matters here is that extra wound they are going to get. Inside the codex youll find rules for Black Legion, Word Bearers, Night Lords, Iron Warriors, Alpha Legion, Emperors Children, Red Corsairs, and Creations of Bile. Last update was at 2020/10/06 15:14:43, This message was edited 1 time. Theyre all solid and free once youve paid the points/Power Level to upgrade that psyker with the relevant Mark. In Red Corsairs (or Black Legion using a stratagem to act as Red Corsairs for a turn) and Emperors Children they can become extra mobile, with the ability to advance and charge or roll 6+d6 charges. do Psychic Interrogation. Blessed by Slaanesh, he has unnatural abilities at his beck and call, and, even though he has been slain many times, he always returns, emerging from the skin of the victor like a parasite. Theyre a great target for re-rolls to hit and the, If youre taking Obliterators, theyre best used in Black Legion and Iron Warriors or Word Bearers, and theyre the platonic ideal of a target for, . This is an incredibly versatile box, giving you access to Psychic abilities, a strong vehicle, two of the best shooting models that Chaos Space Marines have access to, two powerful melee models, and a standard workhorse squad of the main guys themselves: the Chaos Space Marines. 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