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EPIC UK presents Codex: Chaos Space Marines
An unofficial codex for use with Games Workshop's Epic Armageddon rule set Version: 090710
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Information More information about the Chaos Space Marines For more information into the background of the Chaos Space Marines please visit Games Workshops website.
Thank you A big thank you has to go to the EPIC UK committee; without their enthusiasm, for a game that they love, this army book wouldn’t be a reality. The wish and will to improve a fantastic tournament war-game, within the UK, has been their only payment. A big thank you also has to go to Games Workshop; without their imagination, creativeness and support this game would not be around today. A special thank you has to go to Jervis Johnson and all the Fanatic team, both past and present. Also a big thank you has to go to all the independent EPIC developers, especially the army developers on the Tactical Command internet forum. Without their ideas some of the developments within the book wouldn’t have been a reality.
Pictures All miniatures photographed within this book are © Games workshop 2003. All rights reserved. Used without permission – models painted by Alex Cairns, Christian Salling, David Bartley, Kevin Bott, Steve Gullick, Tim Hunt, Joe Jephson, Mark Preston, Chris Steel, Dave Thomas, Chris Webb and Matthew Lickiss.
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Table of Contents Information...................................................................................................................................... 2 Black Legion Chaos Space Marines....................................................................................................... 5 Special Rules........................................................................................................................... 5 Black Legion Units...................................................................................................................
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Black Legion Allies................................................................................................................... 13 Chaos Titans........................................................................................................................... 13 Chaos Navy............................................................................................................................
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Daemons................................................................................................................................ 16 Black Legion Army List.............................................................................................................
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Death Guard..................................................................................................................................... 22 Special Rules........................................................................................................................... 22 Death Guard Units................................................................................................................... 23 Death Guard Titan Legion.........................................................................................................
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Chaos Navy............................................................................................................................
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Death Guard Army List............................................................................................................. 28 Emperors Children............................................................................................................................. 31 Special Rules........................................................................................................................... 31 Emperors Children Units........................................................................................................... 32 Emperors Children Titan Legion................................................................................................. 35 Emperors Children Army List..................................................................................................... 36 Thousand Sons.................................................................................................................................
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Special Rules........................................................................................................................... 39 Thousand Sons Units................................................................................................................ 40 Thousand Sons Titan Legion...................................................................................................... 43 Thousand Sons Army List.......................................................................................................... 44 World Eaters..................................................................................................................................... 47 Special Rules........................................................................................................................... 47 World Eaters Units................................................................................................................... 48 World Eaters Titan Legion......................................................................................................... 51 Chaos Navy............................................................................................................................
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World Eaters Army List............................................................................................................. 53 Codex Chaos Space Marines, How, What and Why.................................................................................
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Black Legion Chaos Space Marines
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Black Legion Chaos Space Marines Special Rules Factions Each formation in a Black Legion army is part of a faction that owes allegiance to either one of the gods of Chaos or to Chaos Undivided. The player must decided which faction each formation belongs to when selecting their list and the choice must be noted on any army roster produced. With the exception of Chaos undivided, the different factions have millennia old hatred for each other and this is represented by the following rules: Formations belonging to Khorne hate Slaanesh formations and vice-versa. Formations belonging to Nurgle hate Tzeentch formations and vice-versa. A formation that has no units from a hated formation within 30cms gains a +1 modifier to all its Initiative tests. This modifier only applies to formations that are on the battlefield, aircraft, spaceships or other formations off table never benefit from this bonus.
Summoned Units Formations that purchase the upgrade “Daemonic Pact”, or units with this ability, allow the player to summon daemons to the battlefield. To summon Daemons the player must also purchase a Daemonic pool from which to summon. This pool contains two sections, one for lesser daemons and one for greater daemons and is not faction specific. The size of such pools must be visible to all players at all times and it is suggested that either tokens or dice are used to indicate the size of each pool available. As daemons are summoned the pool must be changed to reflect its current size. To summon daemons the formation declares its intention to summon before any action roll is made. The player then rolls 2D3 to generate the number of summoning points available for this formation. The number of points required to summon each type of daemonic unit will be noted on its data sheet. The formation may then summon daemons up to the number of summoning points generated, with any points not used lost, up to the number of points left in the daemonic pool. The faction of the summoning formation determines what type of daemons may be summoned as below: Khorne Bloodthirster, Bloodletters Nurgle Great Unclean One, Plaugebearers Slaanesh Keeper of Secrets, Daemonettes Tzeentch Lord of Change, Flamers Any Faction Daemonic Beasts. Players may only have one greater daemon for a given faction on the table at any given time. Summoned units must be setup with their base within 5cms of any none-summoned unit in the summoning formation (i.e. You cannot place a chain of summoned units). They cannot be placed in enemy zones of control or impassable terrain. Summoned units become part of the summoning formation for all rules purposes as long as they remain on the battlefield. Summoned units do not cause blast markers to placed on the formation when they are destroyed, however daemonic units killed in an assault to count towards the number of units killed when calculating the modifiers for assault resolution. Summoned units that are destroyed are removed from play and the summoning cost of each unit is lost from the players daemonic pool. Summoned units remain in play until the end phase of the turn in which they were summoned. After all formations have attempted to rally any summoned units are removed from play and the total of their summoning points returned to the relevant daemonic pool. Note – this may cause the formation to now have more blast markers than its number of units an will therefore become broken. Greater Daemons returned to the daemonic pool keep any damage points taken and do not heal these points while off board. When summoned subsequently they maintain this damage points. When a formation becomes broken all summoned units are destroyed.
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When calculation victory points at the end of a GT scenario game use the following rules. For lesser daemon pools score half points if the pool is less than or equal to 50% and full points if the pool is at 25% strength or less. Treat Greater Daemons as war engines for purpose of victory points.
Favour of the Gods The powers of Chaos are quick to both reward and punish. To reflect this in the strategy phase of each turn if the player rolls a 6 they are rewarded with a bonus of 1D3 summoning points to add to any daemonic pool, however, if the player rolls a 1 then they lose 1D3 summoning points from any daemonic pool. If the player never purchased a pool, or all pools are at zero points there is no effect.
Augmented Summoning Some units have the ability Augment Summoning. Units with this ability allow extra dice to the throwing when summoning daemons. For example, a unit with Augment Summoning (+2D3) would allow a formation to roll 4D3 for summoning points as opposed to the normal 2D3.
Daemonic Focus Certain units are denoted as having the ability “Daemonic Focus”. Any formation with a unit with this ability may elect to keep any or all summoned units in play in the end phase. Broken formations may not use this ability as any daemons summoned by this formation are lost when the formation becomes broken.
Lord Upgrades Lord characters may only be added to core units within the formation they belong to. They may not be added to any upgrade units purchased for the faction.
Dreadclaws Dreadclaws allow chaos formation to enter play using the Planetfall rules with one exception. Dreadclaws never roll for random deviation once their entry point has been determined. They may not be placed in impassable terrain or enemy zones of control. The following units may be transported in Dreadclaws :- Bezerkers, Chaos Dreadnoughts, Emperors Children Havocs, Havocs, Noise Marines, Plague Marines, Chaos Space Marines and Thousand Sons.
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Black Legion Units Chaos Space Marine Warlord Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Character
-
-
-
-
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Daemon Weapon
Base Contact
Notes
Assault Weapon Extra Attack +1, Macro Weapon
Notes: Invulnerable Save, Supreme Commander
Chaos Space Marine Lord Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Character
-
-
-
-
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Daemon Weapon Warp Bolt
Base Contact 15cm
Notes
Assault Weapon Extra Attack +1, Macro Weapon Small Arms Extra Attack +1, Macro Weapon
Notes: Can be either Sorcerer or Lord. Both gain Commander, Leader, Invulnerable save. Lords receive a Daemon Weapon, Sorcerers receive a Warp Bolt
Chaos Space Marine Champion Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Character
-
-
-
-
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Daemon Artefact Daemonic Bolt
Base Contact 15cm
Notes
Assault Weapon Extra Attack +1, First Strike Small Arms Extra Attack +1, First Strike
Notes: Augmented Summoning (2D3), Invulnerable Save. Khornate, Nurgle and Undivided Champions receive a Daemonic Artefact. Slaanesh and Tzeentch Champions have a Daemonic Bolt
Chaos Space Marine Icon Bearer Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Character
-
-
-
-
Weapon
Range
Firepower
None Notes: Daemonic Focus, Invulnerable Save, Leader
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Notes
Daemon Prince Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Infantry
15cm (30 cm)
3+ 4+
3+
3+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Possessed Weapon Warp Blast
Base Contact 15cm
Notes
Assault Weapon Extra Attacks +2, Macro Weapon Small Arms Extra Attacks +1, Macro Weapon
Notes: Commander, Fearless, Leader, Reinforced Armour, Teleport. May be given wings which increase the move to 30cm but reduce the save to 4+
Chaos Space Marine Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Infantry
15cm
4+
4+
4+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Bolters Autocannon
15cm 45cm
Small Arms AP5+/AT6+
Notes
Notes:
Chaos Space Marine Bikes Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Infantry
35cm
4+
3+
4+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Chain Swords Bolters
Base Contact 15cm
Assault Weapon Small Arms
Notes
Notes: Mounted
Chaos Space Marine Terminators Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Infantry
15cm
4+
3+
3+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Power Weapons Combi-Bolters 2 x Reaper Autocannon
Base Contact 15cm 30cm
Assault Weapon Extra Attack +1, Macro Weapon Small Arms AP4+/AT6+
Notes: Reinforced Armour, Thick Rear Armour, Teleport
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Notes
Berzerkers Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Infantry
15cm
4+
2+
5+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Chain Axe Bolt Pistol
Base Contact 15cm
Assault Weapon Small Arms
Notes
Notes: Fearless
Noise Marines Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Infantry
15cm
4+
4+
3+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Notes
Sonic Blasters Blast Masters
15cm 30cm
Small Arms AP5+/AT6+
Disrupt
Notes: Fearless
Plague Marines Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Infantry
15cm
3+
3+
4+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Plague Knifes Bolters
Base Contact 15cm
Assault Weapon Small Arms
Notes
Notes: Fearless
Thousand Sons Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Infantry
15cm
4+
5+
4+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Bolters
15cm
Small Arms
Notes: Fearless, Reinforced Armour
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Notes
Obliterators Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Infantry
15cm
4+
3+
2+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
3 x Body Weapons
45cm
AP5+/AT5+/AA6+
Notes
Notes: Fearless, Reinforced Armour, Thick Rear Armour, Teleport
Raptors Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Infantry
30cm
4+
3+
4+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Chain Swords Melta Weapons
Base Contact 15cm
Assault Weapon Small Arms
Notes
Notes: Jump Packs
Havocs Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Infantry
15cm
4+
5+
3+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
2 x Autocannon
45cm
AP5+/AT6+
Notes:
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Notes
Chaos Rhino Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Armoured Vehicle
30cm
5+
6+
6+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Twin Bolters
15cm
Small Arms
Notes
Notes: Transport (May carry two of the following units: Chaos Space Marines, Berzerkers, Noise Marines, Emperors Children Havocs, Cabal of Sorcerers, Plague Marines, Thousand Sons or Havocs)
Chaos Predator Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Armoured Vehicle
30cm
4+
6+
5+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
2 x Heavy Bolter Twin-Linked Lascannon
30cm 45cm
AP5+ AT4+
Notes
Notes:
Chaos Land Raider Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Armoured Vehicle
25cm
4+
6+
4+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Twin Heavy Bolter 2 x Twin-Linked Lascannon
30cm 45cm
AP4+ AT4+
Notes
Notes: Reinforced Armour, Thick Rear Armour. Transport (May carry one Chaos Terminator, Emperors Children Terminator, Death Guard Terminator, Thousand Sons Terminator or World Eater Terminator unit or two of the following units: Chaos Space Marines, Berzerkers, Noise Marines, Emperors Children Havoc, Death Guard Havoc, Cabal of Sorcerers, Plague Marines, Thousand Sons or Havocs)
Chaos Dreadnought Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Armoured Vehicle
15cm
4+
4+
4+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Power Fist Twin Autocannon
Base Contact 45cm
Notes: Fearless, Walker
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Notes
Assault Weapon Extra Attack +1, Macro Weapon AP4+/AT5+
Chaos Vindicator Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Armoured Vehicle
25cm
4+
6+
4+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Notes
Demolisher Cannon
30cm
AP3+/AT4+
Ignore Cover
Notes:
Defiler Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Armoured Vehicle
20cm
4+
4+
3+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Battle Claws Twin Heavy Flamers Reaper Autocannon Battlecannon
Base Contact 15cm 30cm 75cm
Notes
Assault Weapon Extra Attack +1, Macro Weapon AP3+ and Ignore Cover Small Arms AP4+/AT6+ AP4+/AT4+
Notes: Fearless, Infiltrator, Invulnerable Save, Walker
Decimator Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
War Engine
15cm
4+
4+
4+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Notes
2 x Twin Reaper Autocannon 2 x Twin Reaper Autocannon Decimator Cannon
30cm
AP3+/AT5+
Left Arc
30cm
AP3+/AT5+
Right Arc
45cm
3 BP
Fixed Forward, Ignore Cover, Macro Weapon
Notes: Damage Capacity 3, Fearless, Reinforced Armour.
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Black Legion Allies Chaos Titan Legion Special Rules Void Shields Chaos titans are protected by void shield generators. The number of void shields each titan has is noted on the titan’s datasheet. Each void shield will automatically stop one point of damage and then go down. Do not make armour saves for damage stopped by void shields, nor allocate Blast markers. Once all of the shields have been knocked down, the titan may be damaged normally and you may make saving throws against any hits that are scored. Hits from close combat ignore void shields but units using their firefight values must first knock down any shields before they can damage the titan. Void shields that have been knocked down can be repaired. Each titan can repair one downed void shield in the end phase of each turn. In addition, if a titan regroups it can use the dice roll to either repair the void shield or remove Blast markers (e.g. if you rolled a 2 you could repair 2 shields, remove 2 blast makers, or repair 1 shield and remove 1 Blast marker).
Chaos Titan Legion Units Banelord Titan Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
War Engine
15cm
4+
2+
4+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Battlehead Doom Fist
15cm Base Contact OR 30cm 60cm 60cm Base Contact OR 75cm
Small Arms Assault Weapon 4 x AP4+/AT4+ 6 x 2 BP 3BP Assault Weapon AP4+/AT4+
Havoc Missile Rack Hellstrike Cannon Tail
Notes Extra Attacks +2, Fixed Forward Titan Killer(D3), Extra Attack +2 Forward Arc Indirect Fire, Single Shot. Forward Arc Macro Weapon Ignore Cover. Forward Arc Extra Attack +1
Notes: Damage Capacity 8, 6 Void Shields, Fearless, Reinforced Armour, Thick Rear Armour, Walker Critical Hit Effect: .Move 3D6cm in a random direction. If this move takes the Banelord into impassable terrain or another unit it can’t move over then it stops when it contacts this obstruction and takes an extra point of damage. Any units moved over are hit on a 4+
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Ravager Titan Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
War Engine
20cm
4+
3+
4+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Battlehead Doomburner 2 x Death Storm Tail
15cm 45cm 45cm Base Contact OR 75cm
Small Arms MW2+ 4 x AP4+/AT4+ Assault Weapon AP4+/AT4+
Notes Extra Attack +2, Fixed Forward Arc Titan Killer(D3), Ignore Cover, Fixed Forward Arc Forward Arc Extra Attack +1
Notes: Damage Capacity 6, 4 Void Shields, Fearless, Reinforced Armour, Walker Critical Hit Effect: The Ravagers plasma reactor has been damaged. Roll a D6 in every end phase. On a 1 the reactor explodes destroying the titan. On a roll of 2-3 the titan suffers one point of damage. On a roll of 4+ the reactor is repaired and no more rolls are required. If the reactor explodes units within 5cms of the titan are hit on a 5+
Feral Titan Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
War Engine
30cm
5+
4+
5+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Battlehead Hellmouth Deathstorm
15cm 30cm 45cm
Small Arms 3BP 4 x AP4+/AT4+
Notes Extra Attacks +2, Fixed Forward Arc Ignore Cover, Fixed Forward Arc Forward Arc
Notes: Damage Capacity 3, 2 Void Shields, Fearless, Reinforced Armour, Walker Critical Hit Effect: The Feral titan staggers D6cm in a random direction. If it contacts impassable terrain or a unit it can’t move over then it stops and takes an extra point of damage. Any units moved over are hit on a 6+
Death Wheel Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
War Engine
30cm
4+
5+
3+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Notes
2 x Reaper Autocannon 2 x Reaper Autocannon Battlecannon Battlecannon
30cm
AP4+/AT6+
Left Arc
30cm
AP4+/AT6+
Right Arc
75cm 75cm
AP4+/AT4+ AP4+/AT4+
Left Arc Right Arc
Notes: Damage Capacity 4, 2 Void Shields, Fearless, Reinforced Armour. Critical Hit Effect: The Death Wheel rolls 3D6cms in a random direction (stopping if it contacts impassable terrain or another war engine) inflicting a hit on any unit moved over, and is then destroyed
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Chaos Navy Chaos Navy Units Hellblade Fighter Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Fighter
-
6+
-
-
Weapon
Range
Firepower
2 x Reaper Autocannon
30cm
Notes
AP4+/AT6+/AA6+ Fixed Forward Arc
Notes:
Helltalon Bomber Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Fighter Bomber
-
5+
-
-
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Notes
Incendiary Bombs Twin Lascannon Havoc Launcher
15cm 45cm 45cm
2BP AT4+/AA4+ AP5+/AT6+
Fixed Forward Arc Fixed Forward Arc Fixed Forward Arc
Notes:
Devastation Cruiser Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Spaceship
-
-
-
-
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Orbital Bombardment Pin Point Attack
na
3BP
Macro Weapon
na
MW2+
Titan Killer(D3)
Notes
Notes: May carry 20 units that can be deployed by Dreadclaws
Despoiler Battleship Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Spaceship
-
-
-
-
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Orbital Bombardment 3 x Pin Point Attack
na
3BP
Macro Weapon
na
MW2+
Titan Killer(D3)
Notes
Notes: May carry 40 units that can be deployed by Dreadclaws, Slow and Steady
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Daemons Daemonic Units Bloodthirster - Greater Daemon of Khorne Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
War Engine
30cm
4+
3+
-
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Axe of Khorne Bloodthirster Whip
Base Contact Base Contact
Notes
Assault Weapon Extra Attack +2, Titan Killer (1) Assault Weapon Extra Attack +1, Titan Killer (1)
Notes: 8 Summoning points. Damage Capacity 3. Fearless, Inspiring, Invulnerable Save, Jump Pack, Reinforced Armour, Walker Critical Effect: Bloodthirster is destroyed. Any summoned daemonic units within 5cms are destroyed on a 6+
Great Unclean One - Greater Daemon of Nurgle Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
War Engine
15cm
4+
4+
4+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Nurgling Swarm Stream of Corruption
Base Contact 15cm OR 15cm
Notes
Assault Weapon Extra Attack +1 Small Arms Extra Attack +1, Ignore Cover 3 BP Ignore Cover
Notes: 8 Summoning points. Damage Capacity 4. Fearless, Inspiring, Invulnerable Save, Reinforced Armour, Walker Critical Effect: Great Unclean One is destroyed. Any summoned daemonic units within 5cms are destroyed on a 6+
Keeper of Secrets - Greater Daemon of Slaanesh Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
War Engine
15cm
4+
3+
4+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Lash of Torment Gaze of Slaanesh
Base Contact 15cm OR 30cm
Notes
Assault Weapon Extra Attack +1, First Strike, Macro Weapon, Small Arms Extra Attack +1, First Strike, Macro Weapon 3 x MW4+
Notes: 8 Summoning points. Damage Capacity 3. Fearless, Inspiring, Invulnerable Save, Reinforced Armour, Walker Critical Effect: Keeper of Secrets is destroyed. Any summoned daemonic units within 5cms are destroyed on a 6+
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Lord of Change- Greater Daemon of Tzeentch Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
War Engine
30cm
4+
5+
3+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Bedlam Staff Withering Gaze
Base Contact 15cm OR 45cm
Notes
Assault Weapon Extra Attack +1, Macro Weapon Small Arms Extra Attack +1, Macro Weapon 2 x MW3+
Notes: 8 Summoning points. Damage Capacity 3. Fearless, Inspiring, Invulnerable Save, Jump Pack, Reinforced Armour, Walker Critical Effect: Lord of Change is destroyed. Any summoned daemonic units within 5cms are destroyed on a 6+
Daemonic Beasts Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Infantry
20cm
4+
3+
-
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Claws and Fangs
Base Contact
Assault Weapon
Notes
Notes: 1 Summoning points. Infiltrate, Invulnerable Save
Bloodletter - Lesser Daemon of Khorne Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Infantry
15cm
4+
4+
-
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Hellblades
Base Contact
Notes
Assault Weapon Extra Attack +1
Notes: 1 Summoning points. Invulnerable Save
Daemonette - Lesser Daemon of Slaanesh Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Infantry
15cm
4+
3+
-
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Daemonic Claws
Base Contact
Assault Weapon
Notes
Notes: 1 Summoning points. First Strike, Invulnerable Save
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Flamer - Lesser Daemon of Tzeentch Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Infantry
15cm
5+
5+
4+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Flames of Tzeentch
Base Contact OR 15cm
Notes
Assault Weapon Small Arms Extra Attack +1
Notes: 1 Summoning points. Invulnerable Save
Plague Bearer - Lesser Daemon of Nurgle Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Infantry
15cm
3+
4+
6+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Plague Swords Plague of Flies
Base Contact 15cm
Assault Weapon Small Arms
Notes: 1 Summoning points. Invulnerable Save
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Notes
Black Legion Army List Black Legion armies have a strategy rating of 4. Black Legion, Chaos Navy and Chaos Titans have Initiative 2+. Using the army List •
For every Retinue taken you may select one Elite formation and two Support formations. Each formation may take a maximum of 4 upgrades, but each upgrade can only be selected once by each formation.
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A maximum of up to a third of the points available to the army maybe spent on Chaos Navy and Chaos Titan formations. Black Legion Core Formations
Detachment
Units
Upgrades
Retinue
One Chaos Space Marine Lord Character and eight Chaos Space Marine units
All
Points Cost 275
Black Legion Elite Formations Detachment
Units
Upgrades
Points Cost
Chaos Space Marine Terminators
Once Chaos Space Marine Lord Character Chaos Dreadnought, Defilers, Chaos Land Raiders, Oblitand four Chaos Space Marine Terminator erators, Daemonic Pact, Chaos Champion, Icon Bearer, units Daemon Prince, Warlord. 0-2 additional Chaos Space Marine Terminators for 60 points each
275
Chosen
Four Chaos Space Marine units with the addition of ‘Scout’
Dreadclaws, Chaos Rhinos, Daemonic Pact, Chaos Dreadnought
125
Decimators
One to Three Decimators
Defilers
225 each
Black Legion Support Formations Detachment
Units
Upgrades
Points Cost
Armoured Company
Four to Eight Chaos Predators and/or Chaos Land Raiders in any combination
Chaos Vindicators, Defilers
Predator 50 each Land Raider 75 each
Bike Company
One Chaos Space Marine Lord Character and eight Chaos Space Marine Bike units
Daemonic Pact, Icon Bearer, Warlord
300
Defiler Assault Pack
Four Defilers
None
275
Raptor Cult
One Chaos Space Marine Lord Character and four Raptor units
Daemonic Pact, Warlord 0-4 additional Raptor units for 35 points each
175
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Black Legion Upgrades Detachment
Units
Points Cost
0-1 Warlord
Replace one Chaos Space Marine Lord Character with a Chaos Space Marine Warlord
50
Chaos Champion
Add One Chaos Champion Character
50
Chaos Land Raiders
Add up to Four Chaos Land Raiders
75 each
Chaos Vindicators
Add up to Three Chaos Vindicators
35 each
Cult Marines
Add Four units belonging to the Cult associated with the Retinues faction as follows :Berzerkers (Khorne), Noise Marines (Slaanesh), Plague Marines (Nurgle), Thousand Sons (Tzeentch)
150
Daemon Prince
Replace the unit in the formation that includes a Chaos Space Marine Lord or Chaos Space Marine Warlord character with a Daemon Prince unit. If a Warlord Character is replaced the Daemon Prince gains the Supreme Commander ability
50
Daemonic Pact
Allows the formation to summon Daemons from the Daemon pool
25
Defilers
Add up to three Defilers
Dreadclaws
Transport the entire formation in Dreadclaws.
Havocs
Add four Havoc units
150
Icon Bearer
Add one Icon Bearer Character
50
Obliterators
Add up to three Obliterators
85 each
Chaos Rhinos
Add up to eight Chaos Rhinos. You must take exactly enough Chaos Rhinos to carry the units after any upgrades that can be transported have been taken. No transport spaces may be ‘left over’ if it is possible to avoid this.
10 each
Chaos Dreadnoughts
Add up to three Dreadnoughts
50 each
75 each 5 per unit
Daemon Pool Detachment
Units
Points Cost
Daemon Pool
Any number of Lesser Daemon units Any number of Greater Daemons
20 each 75 each
Chaos Navy Detachment
Units
Points Cost
Hellblade Flight
Three Hellblade Fighters
200
Helltalon Flight
Two Helltalon Fighter bombers
250
0-1 Orbital Support
One Devastation Class Cruiser OR One Despoiler Class Battleship
150 250
Chaos Titans Detachment
Units
Banelord
One Banelord Titan
800
Ravager
One Ravager Titan
650
Feral
One Feral Titan
275
Death wheel Squadron
One to three Death wheels
20
Points Cost
275 each
Death Guard
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Death Guard Special Rules Infestation Formations solely made up of units with infestation use the following rules. The formation must be held in reserve and will deploy using the rules for teleportation from the core Epic Armageddon rule book, with the following amendment. Place a single unit anywhere on the battlefield. Roll the number of dice indicated in the formations listing and place the resulting number of units in formation with the first unit placed. Now roll for blast markers as per the teleportation rules. Formations containing units with infestation may only contest objectives in the GT scenario. Summoned Units See Page 5.
Favour of the Gods See Page 6.
Augmented Summoning See Page 6.
Daemonic Focus See Page 6.
Lord Upgrades See Page 6.
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Death Guard Units Death Guard Warlord Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Character
-
-
-
-
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Man Reaper
Base Contact
Notes
Assault Weapon Extra Attack +1, Macro Weapon
Notes: Fearless, Invulnerable Save, Supreme Commander
Death Guard Lord Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Character
-
-
-
-
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Man reaper Warp Bolt
Base Contact 15cm
Notes
Assault Weapon Extra Attack +1, Macro Weapon Small Arms Extra Attack +1, Macro Weapon
Notes: Can be either Sorcerer or Lord. Both gain Commander, Fearless, Leader, Invulnerable save. Lords receive a Man Reaper, Sorcerers receive a Warp Bolt
Death Guard Daemon Prince Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Infantry
15cm
3+
3+
3+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Possessed Weapon Cloud of Corruption
Base Contact 15cm
Notes
Assault Weapon Extra Attacks +2, Macro Weapon Small Arms Extra Attacks +1, Macro Weapon
Notes: Commander, Fearless, Leader, Reinforced Armour, Teleport.
Death Guard Terminators Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Infantry
15cm
4+
3+
3+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Power Weapons Combi-Bolters 2 x Reaper Autocannons
Base Contact 15cm 30cm
Notes
Assault Weapon Extra Attack +1, Macro Weapon Small Arms AP4+/AT6+
Notes: Fearless, Reinforced Armour, Thick Rear Armour, Teleport
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Death Guard Havocs Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Infantry
15cm
3+
5+
3+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
2 x Autocannon
45cm
AP5+/AT6+
Notes
Notes: Fearless
Plague Zombies Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Infantry
10cm
5+
6+
-
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Claws & Teeth
Base Contact
Assault Weapon
Notes
Notes: Fearless, Infiltrators, Infestation
Death Guard Defiler Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Armoured Vehicle
20cm
4+
3+
4+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Battle Claws Flail Reaper Autocannon Plague Cannon
Base Contact Base Contact 30cm 45cm
Notes
Assault Weapon Extra Attack +1, Macro Weapon Assault Weapon AP4+/AT6+ 2 x AP3+/AT5+/AA5+
Notes: Fearless, Infiltrator, Invulnerable Save, Walker
Contagion Engine Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Armoured Vehicle
15cm
5+
5+
5+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Notes
Vomit Cannon Plague Catapult
30cm 45cm
AP4+/AT6+ 1 BP
Disrupt, Indirect
Notes: Fearless, Invulnerable Save
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Plague Tower Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
War Engine
15cm
4+
4+
4+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Notes
Plague Mortar 2 x Battlecannon Rot Cannon
60cm 75cm 90cm
3+D3 BP AP4+/AT4+ AP3+/AT5+
Disrupt, Fixed Forward Arc Ignore Cover, Fixed Forward Arc
Notes: Damage Capacity 6, Fearless, Reinforced Armour. Transport May transport Sixteen of the following units: Daemon Prince, Chaos Space Marines, Plague Marines, Death Guard Havocs, Death Guard Terminators - Daemon Princes’ and Death Guard Terminators take 2 spaces each Critical Hit Effect: The Plague Tower suffers an extra point of damage and D3 occupants killed
Plague Reaper Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
War Engine
15cm
4+
5+
5+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Notes
3 x Heavy Bolter Demolisher Cannon Pus Cannon 3 x Lascannon
30cm 30cm 30cm 45cm
AP5+ AP3+/AT4+ 2 BP AT5+
Ignore Cover, Fixed Forward Arc Ignore Cover, Fixed Forward Arc
Notes: Damage Capacity 3, Fearless, Reinforced Armour Critical Hit Effect: Plague Reaper is Destroyed and units within 5cm are hit on a 6+
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Death Guard Allies Death Guard Titan Legion Special Rules Void Shields – See page 13 Plaguelord Titan Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
War Engine
10cm
4+
3+
4+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Plague Flail Putrifier Cannon Corruption Cannon Greater Plague Mortar
Base Contact 45cm 60cm 60cm
Assault Weapon 4 x AP3+/AT5+ 3 x MW4+ 6 BP
Notes Extra Attack +2 Titan Killer (D3) Forward Arc Forward Arc Disrupt, Ignore Cover. Forward Arc
Notes: Damage Capacity 9, 6 Void Shields, Fearless, Reinforced Armour, Thick Rear Armour, Walker Critical Hit Effect: The Plaguelord’s plasma reactor has been damaged. Roll a D6 in every end phase. On a 1 the reactor explodes destroying the titan. On a roll of 2-3 the titan suffers one point of damage. On a roll of 4+ the reactor is repaired and no more rolls are required. If the reactor explodes units within 5cms of the titan are hit on a 4+
Repugnant Titan Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
War Engine
15cm
4+
4+
4+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Plague Maw
45cm OR 15cm 45cm 60cm
1 BP Small Arms 4 x AP3+/AT5+ 3 BP
Putrifier Cannon Pestilence Barrage
Notes Disrupt, Ignore Cover, Forward Arc Extra Attack +2, Ignore Cover Forward Arc Disrupt, Ignore Cover. Forward Arc
Notes: Damage Capacity 7, 4 Void Shields, Fearless, Reinforced Armour, Walker Critical Hit Effect: The Repugnant’s plasma reactor has been damaged. Roll a D6 in every end phase. On a 1 the reactor explodes destroying the titan. On a roll of 2-3 the titan suffers one point of damage. On a roll of 4+ the reactor is repaired and no more rolls are required. If the reactor explodes units within 5cms of the titan are hit on a 5+
Plaguehound Titan Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
War Engine
20cm
5+
5+
5+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Decay Cannon Rot Mortar
30cm 30cm
4 x AP3+ 3 BP
Notes Disrupt, Forward Arc Ignore Cover, Forward Arc
Notes: Damage Capacity 4, 2 Void Shields, Fearless, Reinforced Armour, Walker Critical Hit Effect: The Plaguehound staggers D6cm in a random direction. If it contacts impassable terrain or a unit it can’t move over then it stops and takes an extra point of damage. Any units moved over are hit on a 6+
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Chaos Navy Chaos Navy Units Plagueship Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Spaceship
-
-
-
-
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Orbital Bombardment
na
6BP
Notes: Slow and Steady
27
Notes Macro Weapon
Death Guard Army List Death Guard armies have a strategy rating of 4. Death Guard units, Chaos Space Marine and Titans have Initiative 1+. Plague Engines, Plague Zombies and Chaos Navy have initiative 2+ Using the army List •
For every core formation taken you may select two Support formations. Each formation may take a maximum of 4 upgrades, but each upgrade can only be selected once by each formation.
•
A maximum of up to a third of the points available to the army maybe spent on Chaos Navy and Chaos Titan formations. Death Guard Core Formations
Detachment
Units
Upgrades
Retinue
One Death Guard Lord Character and seven Plague Marine units
Chaos Land Raiders, Chaos Vindicators, Icon Bearer, Daemonic Pact, Death Guard Daemon Prince, Chaos Champion, Plague Tower, Contagion Engines, Dreadnoughts, Nurgle Defilers, Death Guard Havocs, Warlord
Points Cost 325
Death Guard Support Formations Detachment
Units
Upgrades
Points Cost
Death Guard Marine Terminators
Once Death Guard Lord Character and four Death Guard Terminator units
Chaos Dreadnought, Chaos Land Raiders, Daemonic Pact, Chaos Champion, Icon Bearer, Death Guard Daemon Prince, Warlord.
400
Plague Zombie Infestation
3+2D6 Plague Zombies
None
200
Plague Engines
4 Contagion Engines
Plague Towers, Contagion Engines, Death Guard Defilers
325
Death Guard Defiler Pack
4 Death Guard Defilers
Chaos Dreadnoughts
300
Super Heavy Company
One to Three Plaguereapers
Death Guard Defilers, Contagion Engines
Chaos Space Marines
Six Chaos Space Marines and three Chaos Rhinos
Daemonic Pact
250
Armoured Company
Four Chaos Predators
0-3 Predators for 50 points each. Replace any Chaos Predator with Chaos Land Raiders for 25 points each.
200
200 each
Death Guard Daemon Pool Detachment
Units
Daemon Pool
Any number of the following Lesser Daemon Units: Plague Bearers Any number of Great Unclean Ones
28
Points Cost 20 each 75 each
Death Guard Upgrades Detachment
Units
Points Cost
0-1 Warlord
Replace one Death Guard Lord Character with a Death Guard Warlord
50
Chaos Champion
Add One Chaos Champion Character
50
Chaos Land Raiders
Add up to Four Chaos Land Raiders
75 each
Chaos Vindicators
Add up to Three Chaos Vindicators
35 each
0-1 Death Guard Daemon Prince
Replace the unit in the formation that includes a Death Guard Lord or Death Guard Warlord character with a Death Guard Daemon Prince unit. If a Warlord Character is replaced the Death Guard Daemon Prince gains the Supreme Commander ability
50
Daemonic Pact
Allows the formation to summon Daemons from the Daemon pool
25
Death guard Defilers
Add up to three Death Guard Defilers
Death Guard Havocs
Replace two Plague Marines with Death Guard Havoc units
40
Icon Bearer
Add one Icon Bearer Character
50
Chaos Dreadnoughts
Add up to three Chaos Dreadnoughts
Plague Tower
One Plague Tower
Contagion Engines
Add up to three Contagion Engines
75 each
50 each 325 75 each
Chaos Navy Detachment
Units
Points Cost
Hellblade Flight
Three Hellblade Fighters
200
Helltalon Flight
Two Helltalon Fighter bombers
250
0-1 Orbital Support
One Plague Ship
200
Chaos Titans Detachment
Units
Plaguelord
One Plaguelord Titan
800
Repugnant
One Repugnant Titan
650
Plaguehound
One Plaguehound Titan
275
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Points Cost
Emperors Children
30
Emperors Children Special Rules Summoned Units See Page 5. Emperors Children may summon Daemonettes on Steeds lesser daemons in addition to the daemons listed on page 5 allowed for Slaanesh.
Favour of the Gods See Page 6.
Augmented Summoning See Page 6.
Daemonic Focus See Page 6.
Lord Upgrades See Page 6.
Dreadclaws See Page 6.
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Emperors Children Units Emperors Children Warlord Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Character
-
-
-
-
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Bliss Giver
Base Contact
Notes
Assault Weapon Extra Attack +1, First Strike
Notes: Fearless, Invulnerable Save, Supreme Commander
Emperors Children Lord Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Character
-
-
-
-
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Bliss Giver Lash of Submission
Base Contact 15cm
Notes
Assault Weapon Extra Attack +1, First Strike Small Arms Extra Attack +1, First Strike
Notes: Can be either Sorcerer or Lord. Both gain Commander, Fearless, Leader, Invulnerable save. Lords receive a Bliss Giver, Sorcerers receive a Lash of Submission
Emperors Children Daemon Prince Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Infantry
15cm (30 cm)
3+ 4+
3+
3+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Possessed Weapon Lash of Pain
Base Contact 15cm
Notes
Assault Weapon Extra Attacks +2, Macro Weapon Small Arms Extra Attacks +1, First Strike, Macro Weapon
Notes: Commander, Fearless, Leader, Reinforced Armour, Teleport. May be given wings which increase the move to 30cm but reduce the save to 4+
Emperors Children Terminators Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Infantry
15cm
4+
3+
3+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Power Weapons Sonic Blasters Doom Sirens 2 x Blastmasters
Base Contact 15cm 15cm 30cm
Notes
Assault Weapon Extra Attack +1, Macro Weapon Small Arms Small Arms First Strike AP5+/AT6+ Disrupt
Notes: Fearless, Reinforced Armour, Thick Rear Armour, Teleport
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Emperors Children Havocs Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Infantry
15cm
4+
5+
3+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Notes
Sonic Blasters 2 x Blastmasters
15cm 30cm
Small Arms AP5+/AT6+
Disrupt
Notes: Fearless
Emperors Children Bike Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Infantry
35cm
4+
4+
4+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Notes
Sonic Blasters Doom Sirens
15cm 15cm
Small Arms Small Arms
First Strike
Notes: Fearless, Mounted
Emperors Children Defiler Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Armoured Vehicle
20cm
4+
4+
3+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Battle Claws Warp Scream 2 x Blastmasters Sonic Disrupter
Base Contact 15cm 30cm 45cm
Assault Weapon Small Arms AP5+/AT6+ 2 x AP5+/AT6+/AA6+
Notes Extra Attack +1, Macro Weapon First Strike, Ignore Cover Disrupt Disrupt
Notes: Fearless, Infiltrator, Invulnerable Save, Walker
Daemon Knight of Slaanesh Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Armoured Vehicle
30cm
4+
5+
4+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Castigator Cannon
45cm
3 x AP3+/AT5+
Notes
Notes: Daemonic Engine, Fearless, Invulnerable Save, Scout, Walker
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Questor Titan Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
War Engine
35cm
5+
5+
3+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
2 x Castigator Cannon 2 x Battlecannon
45cm
3 x AP3+/AT5+
75cm
AP4+/AT4+
Notes
Notes: Damage Capacity 3, 2 Void Shields, Daemonic Engine, Fearless, Reinforced Armour, Walker Critical Hit Effect: The Questor staggers D6cm in a random direction. If it contacts impassable terrain or a unit it can’t move over then it stops and takes an extra point of damage. Any units moved over are hit on a 6+
Subjugator Titan Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
War Engine
35cm
5+
3+
5+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Hellblades 2 x Battlecannon
Base Contact 75cm
Notes
Assault Weapon Extra Attacks +2, Titan Killer (D3) AP4+/AT4+
Notes: Damage Capacity 3, 2 Void Shields, Daemonic Engine, Fearless, Reinforced Armour, Walker Critical Hit Effect: The Subjagator staggers D6cm in a random direction. If it contacts impassable terrain or a unit it can’t move over then it stops and takes an extra point of damage. Any units moved over are hit on a 6+
Daemonette on Steed - Lesser Daemon of Slaanesh Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Infantry
35cm
5+
4+
-
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Daemonic Claws
Base Contact
Assault Weapon
Notes
Notes: 1 Summoning points. First Strike, Invulnerable Save
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Emperors Children Allies Emperors Children Titan Legion Special Rules Void Shields – See page 13 Painlord Titan Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
War Engine
15cm
4+
2+
3+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Lash of Torment Tail
Base Contact Base Contact OR 75cm 15cm 45cm 45cm
Assault Weapon Assault Weapon AP4+/AT4+ Small Arms MW3+ 4xAP3+/AT4+
Battlehead Pleasure Cannon 2 x Sonic Devastator
Notes Extra Attack +2, Macro Weapon, Titan Killer (D3) Extra Attack +1 Extra Attack +2. Fixed Forward Arc Titan Killer (D3). Forward Arc Disrupt. Forward Arc
Notes: Damage Capacity 8, 6 Void Shields, Fearless, Reinforced Armour, Thick Rear Armour, Walker Critical Hit Effect: The Painlord’s plasma reactor has been damaged. Roll a D6 in every end phase. On a 1 the reactor explodes destroying the titan. On a roll of 2-3 the titan suffers one point of damage. On a roll of 4+ the reactor is repaired and no more rolls are required. If the reactor explodes units within 5cms of the titan are hit on a 4+
Reviler Titan Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
War Engine
25cm
4+
3+
4+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Hellclaw Castigator Cannon Sonic Devastator
Base Contact 45cm 45cm
Extra Attack +2 3xAP3+/AT5+ 4xAP3+/AT4+
Notes Titan Killer (D3) Forward Arc Disrupt. Forward Arc
Notes: Damage Capacity 6, 4 Void Shields, Fearless, Reinforced Armour, Walker Critical Hit Effect: The Reviler’s plasma reactor has been damaged. Roll a D6 in every end phase. On a 1 the reactor explodes destroying the titan. On a roll of 2-3 the titan suffers one point of damage. On a roll of 4+ the reactor is repaired and no more rolls are required. If the reactor explodes units within 5cms of the titan are hit on a 5+
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Emperors Children Army List Emperors Children armies have a strategy rating of 4. Emperors Children units, Chaos Space Marine units and Titans have Initiative 1+. Daemonic Knight, Subjugator, Questor and Chaos Navy have initiative 2+ Using the army List •
For every core formation taken you may select two Support formations. Each formation may take a maximum of 4 upgrades, but each upgrade can only be selected once by each formation.
•
A maximum of up to a third of the points available to the army maybe spent on Chaos Navy and Chaos Titan formations.
Emperors Children Core Formations Detachment
Units
Upgrades
Points Cost
Retinue
One Emperors Children Lord Character and six Noise Marine units
Chaos Land Raiders, Icon Bearer, Daemonic Pact, Emperors Children Daemon Prince, Chaos Champion, Chaos Dreadnoughts, Emperors Children Defilers, Emperors Children Havocs, Chaos Rhinos, Dreadclaws, Warlord
275
Emperors Children Bike Retinue
One Emperors Children Lord Character and Six Emperors Children Bike units
Daemonic Pact
325
Emperors Children Support Formations Detachment
Units
Upgrades
Points Cost
Emperors Children Terminators
Once Emperors Children Lord Character and four Emperors Children Terminator units
Chaos Dreadnought, Chaos Land Raiders, Daemonic Pact, Chaos Champion, Icon Bearer, Emperors Children Daemon Prince, Dreadclaws, Emperors Children Defilers, Warlord.
400
Emperors Children Defiler Pack
4 Emperors Children Defilers
Chaos Dreadnoughts
300
Chaos Space Marines
Six Chaos Space Marines and three Chaos Rhinos
Daemonic Pact
250
Armoured Company
Four Chaos Predators
0 –2 Chaos Predators for 50 points each. Replace any Chaos Predator with Chaos Land Raiders for 25 points each. Emperors Children defilers
200
Daemonic Knights
Four Daemon Knights of Slaanesh
None
275
Emperors Children Daemon Pool Detachment
Units
Daemon Pool
Any number of the following Lesser Daemon Units: Daemonette, Daemonette on Steeds Any number of Keeper of Secrets
36
Points Cost 20 each 75 each
Emperors Children Upgrades Detachment
Units
Points Cost
0-1 Warlord
Replace one Emperors Children Lord Character with an Emperors Children Warlord
50
Chaos Champion
Add One Chaos Champion Character
50
Chaos Land Raiders
Add up to Four Chaos Land Raiders
0-1 Emperors Children Daemon Prince
Replace the unit in the formation that includes an Emperors Children Lord or Emperors Children Warlord character with an Emperors Children Daemon Prince unit. If a Warlord Character is replaced the Daemon Prince gains the Supreme Commander ability
50
Daemonic Pact
Allows the formation to summon Daemons from the Daemon pool
25
Dreadclaws
Transport the entire formation in Dreadclaws
Emperors Children Defilers Add up to three Emperors Children Defilers
75 each
5 per unit 75 each
Emperors Children Havocs Replace two Noise Marines with Emperors Children Havoc units
40
Icon Bearer
Add one Icon Bearer Character
50
Chaos Dreadnoughts
Add up to three Chaos Dreadnoughts
50 each
Chaos Rhinos
Add up to eight Chaos Rhinos. You must take exactly enough Chaos Rhinos to carry the units after any upgrades that can be transported have been taken. No transport spaces may be ‘left over’ if it is possible to avoid this.
10 each
Chaos Navy Detachment
Units
Points Cost
Hellblade Flight
Three Hellblade Fighters
200
Helltalon Flight
Two Helltalon Fighter bombers
250
0-1 Orbital Support
One Devastation Cruiser OR one Despoiler Battleship
150 250
Chaos Titans Detachment
Units
Painlord
One Painlord Titan
800
Reviler
One Reviler Titan
650
Questor
One Questor Titan
275
Subjugator
One Subjugator Titan
225
37
Points Cost
Thousand Sons
38
Thousand Sons Special Rules Summoned Units See Page 5. Thousand Sons may summon Screamer lesser daemons in addition to the daemons listed on page 5 allowed for Tzeentch.
Favour of the Gods See Page 6.
Augmented Summoning See Page 6.
Daemonic Focus See Page 6.
Lord Upgrades See Page 6.
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Thousand Sons Units Thousand Sons Warlord Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Character
-
-
-
-
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Notes
Warp Bolt
15cm
Small Arms
Extra Attack +1, Macro Weapon
Notes: Invulnerable Save, Supreme Commander
Thousand Sons Sorcerer Lord Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Character
-
-
-
-
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Notes
Warp Bolt
15cm
Small Arms
Extra Attack +1, Macro Weapon
Notes: Commander, Leader, Invulnerable save
Cabal of Sorcerers Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Infantry
15cm
4+
4+
4+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Sorcerous Powers
15cm
Small Arms
Notes
Notes: Commander, Daemonic Pact (note, unlike the Daemonic pact upgrade the ability to summon daemons is lost if this unit is killed), Invulnerable Save, Leader
Aspiring Sorcerer Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Character
-
-
-
-
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Notes
Daemonic Bolt
15cm
Small Arms
Extra Attack +1, Macro Weapon
Notes: Augmented Summoning (2D3), Invulnerable Save
40
Thousand Sons Daemon Prince Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Infantry
15cm (30cm)
3+ (4+)
4+
3+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Warp Blade Bolts of Change Flames of Tzeentch
Base Contact 15cm 15cm
Assault Weapon Small Arms Small Arms
Notes Extra Attack +1, Macro Weapon Extra Attack +1, Macro Weapon Extra Attack +1
Notes Commander, Fearless, Leader, Reinforced Armour, Teleport, Wings (If wings are used the unit gains 30cm move and Armour 4+)
Thousand Sons Disc Riders Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Infantry
30cm
5+
3+
4+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Claws & Fangs Sorcerous Powers
Base Contact 15cm
Assault Weapon Small Arms
Notes
Notes: Jump Pack
Thousand Sons Terminators Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Infantry
15cm
4+
3+
4+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Power Weapons Combi-Bolters Flames of Tzeentch
Base Contact 15cm 15cm
Assault Weapon Small Arms Small Arms
Notes Extra Attack +1, Macro Weapon Extra Attack +1
Notes: Fearless, Reinforced Armour, Thick Rear Armour, Teleport
Thousand Sons Defiler Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Armoured Vehicle
20cm
4+
4+
3+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Battle Claws Twin Heavy Flamers
Base Contact 15cm AND 45cm 75cm
Eye of Magnus Battle Cannon
Assault Weapon Extra Attack +1, Macro Weapon AP3+ Ignore Cover Small Arms Ignore Cover 2 x AP5+/AT5+/AA6+ AP4+/AT4+
Notes: Fearless, Infiltrator, Invulnerable Save, Walker
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Notes
Silver Towers Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Armoured Vehicle
20cm
4+
6+
4+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Arcane Cannons Beam of Power
45cm 60cm
3 x AP4+/AT4+ MW5+
Notes
Notes Fearless, Invulnerable Save, Skimmer
Doomwing Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Aircraft
Fighter
6+
-
-
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Flame Cannon
15cm
Notes
AP4+/AT5+/AA5+ Ignore Cover, Fixed Forward Arc
Notes: Invulnerable Save
Firelord Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Aircraft
Bomber
4+
-
-
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Firestorm Bombs Flame Cannon Twin Lascannon
15cm 15cm 45cm
Notes
D3 BP Ignore Cover, Fixed Forward Arc AP4+/AT5+/AA5+ Ignore Cover, Fixed Forward Arc AT4+/AA4+ Fixed Forward Arc
Notes: Invulnerable Save
Screamer - Lesser Daemon of Tzeentch Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Infantry
30cm
5+
3+
-
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Claws & Fangs
Base Contact
Assault Weapon
Notes: 1 Summoning point. Invulnerable Save, Jump Pack
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Notes
Thousand Sons Allies Thousand Sons Titan Legion Special Rules Void Shields – See page 13 Warplord Titan Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
War Engine
15cm
4+
3+
3+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Daemon Maw Warp Storm 2 x Tzeentch Cannon Beams of Change
15cm 45cm 60cm 60cm
Small Arms 3BP 3 x AP4+/AT4+ 3 x MW4+
Notes Extra Attack +2, Forward Arc Ignore Cover. Forward Arc Forward Arc Titan Killer (1). Forward Arc
Notes: Damage Capacity 8, 6 Void Shields, Fearless, Reinforced Armour, Thick Rear Armour, Walker Critical Hit Effect: The Warplord’s plasma reactor has been damaged. Roll a D6 in every end phase. On a 1 the reactor explodes destroying the titan. On a roll of 2-3 the titan suffers one point of damage. On a roll of 4+ the reactor is repaired and no more rolls are required. If the reactor explodes units within 5cms of the titan are hit on a 4+
Mutator Titan Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
War Engine
20cm
4+
4+
3+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Daemon Maw Gaze of Tzeentch Warp Storm Arcane Cannons
15cm 30cm 45cm 45cm
Small Arms 2 x MW4+ 3BP 3 x AP4+/AT4+
Notes Extra Attack +2. Forward Arc Forward Arc Ignore Cover. Forward Arc Forward Arc
Notes: Damage Capacity 6, 4 Void Shields, Fearless, Reinforced Armour, Walker Critical Hit Effect: The Mutator’s plasma reactor has been damaged. Roll a D6 in every end phase. On a 1 the reactor explodes destroying the titan. On a roll of 2-3 the titan suffers one point of damage. On a roll of 4+ the reactor is repaired and no more rolls are required. If the reactor explodes units within 5cms of the titan are hit on a 5+
Warphound Titan Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
War Engine
30cm
5+
5+
4+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Daemon Maw Gaze of Tzeentch Arcane Cannons
15cm 30cm 45cm
Small Arms 2 x MW4+ 3 x AP4+/AT4+
Notes Extra Attack +2, Forward Arc Forward Arc Forward Arc
Notes: Damage Capacity 3, 2 Void Shields, Fearless, Reinforced Armour, Walker Critical Hit Effect: The Warphound staggers D6cm in a random direction. If it contacts impassable terrain or a unit it can’t move over then it stops and takes an extra point of damage. Any units moved over are hit on a 6+
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Thousand Sons Army List Thousand Sons armies have a strategy rating of 4. Thousand Sons units and Titans have Initiative 1+, Silver Towers, Daemonic Engines and Chaos Navy have initiative 2+ Using the army List •
For every core formation taken you may select two Support formations. Each formation may take a maximum of 4 upgrades, but each upgrade can only be selected once by each formation.
•
A maximum of up to a third of the points available to the army maybe spent on Chaos Navy, Daemonic Engines and Thousand Sons Titan formations. Thousand Sons Core Formations
Detachment
Units
Upgrades
Retinue
One Cabal of Sorcerers unit and five Thousand Sons units.
Aspiring Sorcerer, Chaos Land Raider, Chaos Rhinos, Icon Bearer, Thousand Sons, Thousand Sons Defiler.
Points Cost 300
Thousand Sons Support Formations Detachment
Units
Upgrades
Points Cost
Thousand Sons Terminators
One Thousand Sons Sorcerer Lord and four Thousand Sons Terminator units
Chaos Dreadnoughts, Chaos Land Raiders, Daemonic Pact, Icon Bearer, Thousand Sons Daemon Prince, Thousand Sons Defiler, Warlord
400
Thousand Sons Defiler Pack
4 Thousand Sons Defilers
Chaos Dreadnoughts,
300
Disc Riders
One Thousand Sons Sorcerer Lord and eight Thousand Sons Disc Rider units
Daemonic Pact, Icon Bearer
300
Silver Towers
Four Silver Tower units
Armoured Company
Four Chaos Predators
325 0 – 5 Chaos Predators at 50 points Replace any Chaos Predator with Chaos Land Raider for 25 points each.
200
Thousand Sons Daemon Pool Detachment
Units
Daemon Pool
Any number of the following Lesser Daemon Units: Flamers or Screamers Any number of Lord of Change Greater Daemons
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Points Cost 20 each 75 each
Thousand Sons Upgrades Detachment
Units
Points Cost
0-1 Warlord
Replace one Thousand Sons Sorcerer Character with a Thousand Sons Warlord
50
Aspiring Sorcerer
Add One Aspiring Sorcerer Character
50
Chaos Land Raiders
Add up to Four Chaos Land Raiders
0-1 Thousand Sons Daemon Prince
Replace the unit in the formation that includes a Thousand Sons Sorcerer or Thousand Sons Warlord character with a Thousand Sons Daemon Prince unit. If a Warlord Character is replaced the Daemon Prince gains the Supreme Commander ability
50
Daemonic Pact
Allows the formation to summon Daemons from the Daemon pool
25
Thousand Sons Defilers
Add up to three Thousand Sons Defilers
Icon Bearer
Add one Icon Bearer Character
50
Thousand Sons
Three Thousand Sons Units
200
Chaos Dreadnoughts
Add up to three Chaos Dreadnoughts
50 each
Chaos Rhinos
Add up to eight Chaos Rhinos. You must take exactly enough Chaos Rhinos to carry the units after any upgrades that can be transported have been taken. No transport spaces may be ‘left over’ if it is possible to avoid this.
10 each
75 each
75 each
Chaos Navy Detachment
Units
0-1 Orbital Support
One Devastation Cruiser OR one Despoiler Battleship
Points Cost 150 250
Daemonic Engines Detachment
Units
Points Cost
Doomwings
3 Doomwing units
150
Firelords
1-3 Firelord units
150 each
Thousand Sons Titans Detachment
Units
Warplord
One Warplord Titan
800
Mutator
One Mutator Titan
650
Warphound
One Warphound Titan
275
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Points Cost
World Eaters
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World Eaters Special Rules Daemonic Rage Daemonic engines created to serve Khorne posses the bloodlust characteristic of their patron god. To reflect this all World Eater Daemonic Engines and Lord of Battles gain +1 to initiative tests when ordered to assault.
Summoned Units See Page 5. World Eaters may summon the Fleshhound lesser daemon in addition to the daemons listed on page 5 allowed for Khorne.
Favour of the Gods See Page 6.
Augmented Summoning See Page 6.
Daemonic Focus See Page 6.
Lord Upgrades See Page 6.
Dreadclaws See Page 6.
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World Eater Units World Eater Warlord Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Character
-
-
-
-
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Daemon Weapon
Base Contact
Notes
Assault Weapon Extra Attack +1, Macro Weapon
Notes: Fearless, Invulnerable Save, Supreme Commander
World Eater Lord Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Character
-
-
-
-
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Daemon Weapon
Base Contact
Notes
Assault Weapon Extra Attack +1, Macro Weapon
Notes: Commander, Fearless, Invulnerable Save, Leader
World Eater Daemon Prince Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Infantry
15cm (30cm)
3+ (4+)
2+
4+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Possessed Weapon Blood Axe
Base Contact Base Contact
Notes
Assault Weapon Extra Attacks +2, Macro Weapon Assault Weapon Extra Attacks +1, Macro Weapon
Notes Commander, Fearless, Leader, Reinforced Armour, Teleport, Wings (If wings are used the unit gains 30cm move and Armour 4+)
World Eater Terminators Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Infantry
15cm
4+
2+
4+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Power Weapons Combi-Bolters
Base Contact 15cm
Notes
Assault Weapon Macro Weapon, Extra Attack +1 Small Arms
Notes: Fearless, Reinforced Armour, Thick Rear Armour, Teleport
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World Eater Bikes Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Infantry
35cm
4+
2+
5+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Chain axe Combi-Bolters
Base Contact 15cm
Assault Weapon Small Arms
Notes
Notes: Fearless, Mounted
Juggernaughts Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Infantry
20cm
4+
3+
6+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Chain axe Teeth & Claws
Base Contact Base Contact
Assault Weapon Assault Weapon
Notes
Extra Attack +1
Notes: Fearless, Infiltrator, Invulnerable Save, Mounted, Walker
World Eater Defiler Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Armoured Vehicle
20cm
4+
2+
4+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Battle Claws Power Scythe Twin Heavy Flamers
Base Contact Base Contact 15cm AND 45cm
Assault Weapon Assault Weapon AP3+ Small Arms AP4+/AT4+
Skull Cannon
Notes Extra Attack +1, Macro Weapon Ignore Cover Ignore Cover
Notes: Fearless, Infiltrator, Invulnerable Save, Walker
Cannon of Khorne Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Armoured Vehicle
15cm
4+
6+
4+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Hellfire Cannon
75cm
MW4+
Notes: Daemonic Engine, Fearless, Invulnerable Save
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Notes
Daemon Assault Engines Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Armoured Vehicles
25cm
4+
3+
5+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Daemon Blades Blood Cannon
Base Contact 30cm
Assault Weapon 2 x AP4+/AT5+
Notes Extra Attacks +D3
Notes: Daemonic Engine, Fearless, Reinforced Armour
Fleshhounds - Lesser Daemon of Khorne Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Infantry
20cm
4+
3+
-
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Claws & Fangs
Base Contact
Assault Weapon
Notes: 1 Summoning Point, Infiltrator
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Notes
World Eater Allies World Eater Titan Legion Special Rules Void Shields – See page 13 Lord of Battles Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
War Engine
25cm
4+
2+
4+
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Chain Fist Death Storm 2 x Battlecannon
Base Contact 45cm 75cm
Notes
Assault Weapon Extra Attack +3, Macro Weapon 4 x AP4+/AT4+ AP4+/AT4+
Notes: Damage Capacity 6, Fearless, Reinforced Armour, Thick Rear Armour Critical Hit Effect: The Lord of Battles moves 3D6cm in a random direction. If it moves into impassable terrain it takes an additional point of damage and stops. Any units moved over are hit on a 4+
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Chaos Navy Chaos Navy Units Styx Cruiser Type
Speed
Armour
Close Combat
Fire Fight
Spaceship
-
-
-
-
Weapon
Range
Firepower
Orbital Bombardment Pin Point Attack
na
3BP
Macro Weapon
na
MW2+
Titan Killer(D3)
Notes
Notes: May carry 30 units that can be deployed by Dreadclaws
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World Eater Army List World Eater armies have a strategy rating of 4. World Eater units, Chaos Space Marines and Titans have Initiative 1+. Cannons of Khorne, Daemonic Assault Engines, Lord of Battles and Chaos Navy have initiative 2+ Using the army List •
For every Retinue taken you may select two Support formations. Each formation may take a maximum of 4 upgrades, but each upgrade can only be selected once by each formation.
•
A maximum of up to a third of the points available to the army maybe spent on Chaos Navy and World Eater Titan formations. World Eater Core Formations
Detachment
Units
Upgrades
Points Cost
Retinue
One World Eater Lord Character and eight Chaos Champion, Chaos Dreadnoughts, Chaos Land Berserker units Raiders, Chaos Rhinos, Chaos Vindicators, Daemonic Pact, Dreadclaws, Icon Bearer, World Eater Daemon Prince, World Eater Defiler, Warlord.
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World Eater Support Formations Detachment
Units
Upgrades
Points Cost
World Eater Terminators
One World Eater Lord Character and four World Eater terminator units
Chaos Champion, Chaos Dreadnoughts, Chaos Land Raiders, Daemonic Pact, Icon Bearer, World Eater Daemon Prince, Warlord.
400
Chaos Space Marines
Six Chaos Space Marines and 3 Chaos Rhinos
Daemonic Pact
250
Daemonic Artillery
Four Cannons of Khorne
Daemonic Assault Engine Pack
Four Daemonic Assault Engines
200 Chaos Dreadnoughts, Daemonic Assault Engines, World Eater Defilers
275
World Eater Juggernaughts One World Eater Lord Character and eight Daemonic Pact, Icon Bearer Juggernaught units
425
World Eater Bike Company One World Eater Lord Character and eight Daemonic pact, Icon Bearer, Warlord World Eater Bike units
425
Armoured Company
Four Chaos Predators or Chaos Vindicators
0-4 additional Chaos Predators for 50 points each Replace any Chaos Predator with a Chaos Land Raider for 25 points each.
200
Defiler Assault Pack
Four World Eater Defilers
Chaos Dreadnoughts, Daemon Assault Engines, World Eater Defilers
250
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World Eater Upgrades Detachment
Units
Points Cost
0-1 Warlord
Replace one World Eater Lord Character with a World Eater Warlord
50
Chaos Champion
Add One Chaos Champion Character
50
Chaos Land Raiders
Add up to Four Chaos Land Raiders
75 each
Chaos Vindicators
Add up to Three Chaos Vindicators
35 each
0-1 World Eater Daemon Prince
Replace the unit in the formation that includes a World Eater Lord or World Eater Warlord character with a World Eater Daemon Prince unit. If a Warlord Character is replaced the Daemon Prince gains the Supreme Commander ability
50
Daemonic Pact
Allows the formation to summon Daemons from the Daemon pool
25
World Eater Defilers
Add up to three World Eater Defilers
Dreadclaws
Transport the entire formation in Dreadclaws.
Daemonic Assault Engines
Add up to two Daemon Assault Engines
Icon Bearer
Add one Icon Bearer Character
Chaos Rhinos
Add up to eight Chaos Rhinos. You must take exactly enough Chaos Rhinos to carry the units after any upgrades that can be transported have been taken. No transport spaces may be ‘left over’ if it is possible to avoid this.
10 each
Chaos Dreadnoughts
Add up to three Chaos Dreadnoughts
50 each
65 each 5 per unit 75 each 50
Daemon Pool Detachment
Units
Points Cost
Daemon Pool
Any number of Lesser Daemon units: Bloodletters or Fleshhounds Any number of Bloodthirster Greater Daemons
20 each 75 each
Chaos Navy Detachment
Units
Points Cost
Hellblade Flight
Three Hellblade Fighters
200
Helltalon Flight
Two Helltalon Fighter bombers
250
0-1 Orbital Support
One Styx Class Cruiser
150
Chaos Titans Detachment
Units
Banelord
One Banelord Titan
800
Ravager
One Ravager Titan
650
Lord of Battles
Up to two Lord of Battles
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Points Cost
400 each
Epic-UK Codex Chaos Space Marine - How, What and Why. Chaos Space Marines After completing updates and new lists for all the races included in the original EA rulebook we then decided to move on to the other races that have official GW army lists published. To keep with our good/evil pattern we opted to develop Chaos rather than Eldar. We then had to consider which Chaos lists we should cover. In the end we settled upon updating the Black Legion Chaos Marine list and developing new lists for the most iconic Chaos Marine legions - the Emperors Children, World Eaters, Death Guard and Thousand Sons. It was decided that 'mortal' Chaos armies such as the Lost and the Damned and other factions would be developed at a future time. Black Legion Since the Black Legion list was published several years ago it has proved a popular tournament list. While we believed that there is little wrong with the army, and its strength in particular, we realised there were a number of contentious areas and units that needed to be addressed. The army builds that allow up to 5 fast, fearless War engines have proved strong in tournaments, perhaps overly so, so we decided to remove the assault company and place the Death Wheel in the titans allocation. The Decimator was left in the main body of the list as it was felt that it would always be an inferior choice if placed in the titan section. Other areas which we immediately addressed were the feral titan which has proved overly strong. We removed the MW from its main weapon. It was decided to remove MW rather than IC so it could still fulfil its main role as an infantry killer. After testing we realised that it was now not a better choice than the Death Wheel so we reduced the cost to 275 to match the Wheel. The Daemon Prince was also toned down with the removal of its TK attack. The third contentious unit was the Obliterator. Though reports of its strength have not necessarily been born out in tournament play, we decided to reduce its AA slightly and also increase it cost slightly . The inclusion of an AA tank was discussed but rejected as too big a change. In order to remove the o-x limits that were in the list we adopted a core/elite/support structure which allowed us to remove these. In a similar vein the costs of the raptor and terminator formations were tweaked to reflect the cost of a character in the price. With the main issues with the list addressed we then turned to slightly changing stats or costs of units that were ubiquitous or rarely used. The plaguebearer which has proved the default daemon selection was toned down in its FF so it was more of a meat shield rather than an all-purpose unit. On the rarely used side the main weapon of the Ravager was given D3 to its TK weapon to give it a light WE hunter role. The greater daemon was reduced in points - though we decided to keep the summoning points the same so as not to affect future Chaos lists. The whole summoning system was looked at but we decided that the present system worked well enough. The Swiftdeath fighter was renamed and rearmed to Helblade to reflect the Forgeworld model and the Helltalon was reduced in cost to make it a more viable selection. The inclusion of the Harbinger super heavy bomber was discussed but rejected as being an unnecessary addition to the list. Finally some units were changed in name or stats to reflect the current 40k names and roles - the forlorn hope scout formation was renamed Chosen and the Chosen were changed to Chaos Terminators. The Defiler was restated with the barrage weapon removed and the speed altered (with infiltrate added) to make it more of an assault unit rather than an artillery platform. Finally we changed the dreadclaw so it more closely represented the abilities of a dreadclaw rather than a marine drop pod.
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CULT LISTS After deciding to produce variant Chaos lists for the Cult Legions our initial discussion was how they should be represented. In the end we agreed to keep them fearless, allowing them to match the Black Legion stats. However it was decided to limit the fearless to core infantry and daemonic units. If this proved a problem in testing then things could be altered. As it was the fearless units didn't prove detrimental in either game play or game enjoyment so we stuck to that path. Through all the lists our basic process was to strip out the Black legion specific units and add units that were necessary for the new lists - often including daemon engines from the Lost and the damned. A great deal of discussion took place over what the initiative should be for the lists, 2+ to represent their disorganisation, 2+ but with a modifier if they did what they were supposed to do i.e. world eaters assaulting and other ideas were discussed. However in the end we went for 1+ but with daemon engines at 2+ to represent their barely controlled nature and also to enable us to keep costs in line with the Lost and the damned. DEATH GUARD For the Death Guard we wanted to theme them as slow but tough with decent shooting ability. To this end we removed the Rhinos, dreadclaws and bikes to limit their speed. Terminators, the Daemon Prince and the characters were again tweaked to follow the theme of the list. Plague marines were used as the core choice - using their sacred number. Contagion engines and Plague towers were added as a choice - as well as the, easily converted, Plaguereaper Super-heavy tank. Also from the Lost and the damned list Plague Zombies were added initially as a widely used upgrade but then just as a formation choice. With drop pods not an option the Plagueship was introduced to replace the standard Chaos ships. We replaced the Black Legion titans with Nurgle versions again keeping to our general list themes. We also again decided to use the Defiler as a AA unit. As with the other lists Chaos Space Marines were added as an option to boost activation numbers. EMPERORS CHILDREN For the Emperors Children we wanted to create a list that reflected their themes of movement, noise and disorientation. Therefore many of the new units have disrupt or first strike representing this. We decided on a basic retinue of six noise marines- Slaanesh sacred number, and retained the support formations of bikes, terminators and armour though altered some of the stats. To this we added the Knight and Daemon engines from the Lost and the damned, with these added we also decided not to introduce a Warhound variant as the roles would overlap. Chaos Space Marines were added to boost activation count and represent recently turned or not fully corrupted Marines depending on your fluff viewpoint. With the basic structure done we looked at AA, we decided to restrict obliterators to the Black Legion so added a defiler variant whose focus is AA. To replace daemonic beasts we added Daemonettes on steeds and, as the Black Legion titans are Khornate, we added titans that were more in keeping with the themes of the list. THOUSAND SONS With the Thousand Sons we wanted to keep with their characteristics of automatons mixed with magical and daemonic powers and weaponry. For the core we used the Thousand Sons marines - but we decided against a formation size of 9 as it would make it very difficult to price them properly and maintain a competitive activation count. We did however include the option of upgrading the formation to the sacred number if a player wanted to. With the Legion being automatons lead by Sorcerers we decided to make the Character unit of the basic retinue different to the automaton troops. Therefore we created the Cabal of Sorcerers, to these we added the daemonic pact ability to reflect their Sorcerous power and to make it very much in the
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Thousand Sons players interests not to get broken. Terminators, and also the Daemon Prince, were changed to represent the Legions nature and Disc Riders replaced bikes. We retained a more standard character structure for these other formations - they are lead by a single Sorcerer rather than a Cabal. The Defiler was again used as the AA unit with Daemonic Planes replacing the more standard planes. Chaos Space Marines were not added in this case as they didn't fit with the Thousand Sons background - for this reason dreadclaws were also removed. More Thousand Sons themed titans replaced the Black Legion units and the Screamer was introduced as a 'fast' daemon option. WORLD EATERS For the World Eaters we wanted to make them a very close combat orientated army. The Cult marines were again made the core choice in their sacred number with terminators, bikes and characters all tweaked with CC improved and FF downgraded. Daemon engines and the Lord of Battles were added with a slight boost in initiative for assaulting. The feral was removed in favour of the Lord of Battles. As in the other lists Chaos Space Marines were added. We found that the standard Chaos cruisers didn't really work with the World Eaters so we replaced them with the Styx and its increased drop capacity. Other Khornate units were also added - juggernauts and fleshounds, in keeping with the CC theme. For AA we decided to stick with just planes as using a Khornate Defiler in a defensive AA role didn't seem appropriate, this also allowed us to keep the defiler assault orientated. Conclusion Well that’s about all we have for this codex. Thanks for reading and I hope you all enjoy using the lists. As ever if you have any questions, queries or typos(!) feel free to drop us an email at
[email protected] or via the contact us page on www.epic-uk.co.uk
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