Pairs very nicely with full re-rolls to hit. Fleeing into the Eye of Terror, a giant rent in reality caused by the fall of the Aeldari Empire, the traitors escaped the loyalists wrath, and continue to plot, plan, and lick their wounds, waiting for a time they will be able to wreak revenge on the Imperium once again. Stratagem as well. Theres some alternate universe where these guys are part of a Cultist-only themed army or Army of Renown and work well as combo casters/apostles, but the current rules really dont allow for that, forcing you to have marines for every unit 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 Tide of Traitors to demoralize your opponent. Theres some real value to be had in doing this, primarily the ability to just dump three units of flamers into your roster. Get +1 to your Psychic tests and each time you make a Psychic test, if you roll an unmodified 9+ to cast, the power or action cant be denied. He was the Warmaster of all Space Marines until a combination of hubris, plotting, and a magic knife led him to the welcoming arms of Chaos. On top of that, the Mark of Slaanesh gives you the Murderous Perfection Stratagem, letting you change a die roll for a hit/wound/damage to a 6 in the Shooting or Fight phase, while Excessive Cruelty lets you punish enemy units attempting to Fall Back by consolidating 3 or shooting the unit leaving. UghPlague Marines got a HUGE buff with this one and Death Guard are going to kick so much butt because you wont be able to kill them. With the recent updates to Lords of War in the GT missions pack and the FAQ allowing passengers to climb out the turn it arrives, the Kharybdis is much more playable, but still too expensive to be competitive. Pick a friendly NURGLE CORE or CHARACTER unit within 6. Cypher is an interesting unit. There are only two characters in the Elites slot for Chaos Space Marines, and the Master of Executions is one of them. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Chaos Space Marines - Dark Apostle - Singles - Warhammer 40,000 at the best online prices at eBay! The Ogryns an interesting beater, but ultimately theres no shortage of good melee threats in the Elites slot for Chaos Space Marines. If you do this they get. box. A hobbyist, player, and collector of miniatures and games, Adam's current obsession are his Death Armies for Age of Sigmar, his Blood Angels and Tyranids for 40k, and his ever growing Arkham Horror: The Card Game Collection. Thats pretty narrow, but thats the only circumstance that can make this worth taking. Note that CULTIST units can only know the first three prayers on the list, i.e. This one is a bit weird. Whether teleporting in or walking up the table, they can reliably put out some solid shots, though theyre much more effective against smaller targets where their Warp Hail firing mode (D6+9 shots) can let them casually wipe units off the table than they are when it comes to firing heavier modes, though even their focused shots throwing out D3 S9 Ap-3 4 damage shots each are nothing to sneeze at. On the other side of things, Masters of Possession have access to the. Its otherwise a bit too easy for an opponent to keep away from your characters to deny you VP otherwise even though Abaddon is a beater, hes only an infantry model with a 6 move, and a clever opponent can keep away from him, or throw their model away against a non-character target if they have to. 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Most competitive Chaos Space Marine lists pack a single unit of ten Terminators with the Black Rune (though some opt for Chosen instead). Scourge of a thousand tables. Combos well with Pact of Flesh to get back protected wounds. is the best pick of those. In Chaos Space Marine armies the Psyker trades out his non-smite power for something from the Dark Hereticus Discipline this will almost always be Warptime, since the casters unit is the perfect target for a second move that doesnt allow charging plus they get the Skeins of Fate power. 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. Seems fair, right? Lets you manifest one additional power per phase, and each time you manifest a power you add 6 to the effects. Well take that deal every single day. Goonhammer Reads Science Fiction: Women! Alex McHugh Alex loves nothing more than pushing his beloved Word Bearers Chaos Space Marines around Warhammer 40k's dark future and devouring Horus Heresy novels. Though he struck down the loyalist Primarch Sanguinius, of the Blood Angels and dealt a mortal blow to the Emperor Horus himself was slain, and his fleets and legions splintered, unable to overcome Earths defences. Last update was at 2020/10/06 15:14:43, This message was edited 1 time. On top of this, its lascannons have been replaced with twin soulshatter lascannons, which do D6+2 damage, making them much more consistent and useful. Which trait a unit get depends on which legion theyre from. 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. 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. Specifically, there are 4 powers that are eminently playable in the mix, with two that you want to build around Pact of Flesh and Cursed Earth, specifically. Look how they massacred my boy. There are a bunch of things that combo with this, and its great on models like the Lord Discordant who can just throw out buttloads of attacks, and combines well with daemon weapons like Ulocca and Thaaris and Rhiol. Once heard, prayers stay in effect until the start of your next Command phase. Incredibly good. Note that weve split this article up, and are now covering the major Chaos legions in separate articles. These days the baleflamer is the clear move for the Lord Discordant, and getting D6+2 hits is just better than anything the Helstalker autocannon has to offer. At the start of the third battle round, you can choose to either remain in, During the fourth and subsequent battle rounds, your army (and all its units) is engaged in. In a non-Death Guard army Plague Marines lose Inexorable Advance, making them susceptible to difficult terrain and movement modifiers. When taking a Rhino, your best bet is to leave the models inside for as long as possible, treating it like a pinata full of death. Upgrades a melee weapon. Chaos Marines have become much more durable in their 9th edition codex, with several ways to improve that durability such as the Black Rune of Damnation and the Mark of Nurgle. If you happen to mark the unit, you can also get the god-themed power for the unit as well. It doesnt have a particularly impressive damage profile but it can be useful in Red Corsairs, where it gains the ability to Advance and charge after moving 16. Youll find at least one unit of Possessed (and as many as three) in nearly every competitive Chaos Space Marines list, almost always run as units of 5 (this is more than enough to trade up and prevents morale issues). As with the rest of these articles, the idea is not to give an exhaustive review of every unit and option. Theyre solid little engines, able to move up the table quickly and take on weaker targets. On the whole defilers are frustrating. Speaking of which. This is fine, if unexciting. YouTube Video VVVQUWRYUHAySjhEbUQwemhRaU12RW5BLmJIRHlaSHdWSGo0, YouTube Video VVVQUWRYUHAySjhEbUQwemhRaU12RW5BLkljNTFsVTk3OU1J, YouTube Video VVVQUWRYUHAySjhEbUQwemhRaU12RW5BLnM5cTZxWHU1aEZr. What good is a melee unit if you cant get it into melee? If they can fit a second psyker character in its usually a Daemon Prince, who will spend his cast opportunities on Psychic Interrogation. Similar to HQ, its a slot thats jam-packed with good options and its not shocking to see Battalion lists that take six Elites choices. At T5 and 3 wounds with a 5+ invulnerable save, Possessed have enough durability to weather a bit of shooting, particularly with help from. The Long War can be OK, but generally is only decent if youre going second and able to reliably score by taking an opponent off an objective. The one exception is in Emperors Children, who have an Epic Deed stratagem to make a nearby enemy unit Fight Last. He and his Black Legion make the core of the blade forever pointed at the throat of humanity, and many Black Crusades have spilled forth from the Eye of Terror to bring ruin to the Imperium under Abaddons banner. But the second and biggest portion of Let the Galaxy Burn comes in the form of the Chaos Space Marines equivalent to the loyalist marines Combat Doctrines titledWanton Acts. 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. Chaos Space Marines have access to a large number of Stratagems through their Codex, with each legion having their own set of Stratagems well discuss in their articles. If theres a downside to Abaddon, its that hes a single model with a 6 move, and as such isnt particularly mobile himself, especially when compared to many of the other melee threats in the army. If theres a place Helbrutes have play, its in Creations of Bile, where having 7 Movement and S7 base makes them a little bit more deadly and useful, or potentially in Black Legion, where getting +1 to hit can mitigate the downsides of it being a WS/BS 3+ unit. If Chaos has a direct human form, it may be in Haarken Worldclaimer, who takes a savage glee in battle, with his vast army of jetpack-borne Chaos Raptors. This allowed the box to contain two sets of human-style titans, with one set belonging to the traitorous forces of Horus and his heresy. On top of that, Legionary squads being able to take psykers means they can often fill in similar gaps, and that means that Sorcerers are really only as good as your need to cast powers 4-6 from the Dark Hereticus tree. This baffling rule prevents you from overdoing it on Cultists, a thing no one is worried about. 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. This is pretty situational, but will be helpful for those times you need to raise a banner and shoot, or shot while planting a bomb. Ret's melt a hole right through the Dark Apostle, and knock a few wounds of the Lord of Skulls. 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. The bearer can perform a 6 Heroic Intervention, gets +1 Attack, and each time the bearer destroys an enemy unit with a melee attack, they get +1 Attack for the rest of the battle. Each mark confers certain abilities on the unit, based on the mark and their equipment. Bikers are at their best in Creations of Bile, where being S5 and fighting on death makes them an incredible harassment unit, but they can be relatively scary in any one of Red Corsairs/Black Legion/Creations Of Bile or with the Mark Of Slaanesh, where the ability to Advance and Charge gives them easy turn 1 charges off a 20 move. All three of these are good and theyre free, so you arent really forced to choose between them and anything else. 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. Its particularly valuable in Emperors Children, where you can almost guarantee a charge out of deep strike with. Just think how durable that will make units like Rubric Marines or Plague Marines. Let's take a look at those cult troops and just imagine the possibilities. Ability helps nearby Traitor Guardsmen units automatically pass Combat Attrition tests, which isnt particularly valuable given they only come in units of 10. The Master of Executions is basically designed to be a mortal wounds machine, and pairs well with Hatred Incarnate (+1 attack/strength on the charge, re-roll hits), to let him fish for mortal wounds and get the extra attack, and also with Ulocca, which lets him generate extra mortals on the hit rolls that dont immediately become two mortal wounds. Announcing The Goonhammer 2023 Global 40k Campaign. Im starting to think thats not a Tyranid wing. This can throw a real wrench into your opponents plans, and against some armies can make a big difference. You can give a Character a Warlord Trait if your Warlord is a CSM Character. Theres an open question as to whether you can use this to chant a prayer the Priest doesnt know; Im of the mind that this is unintended, but some TOs allow it. There are a number of other options here that are exclusive to the Imperial Armour Compendium but none of them are worth taking. 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+. A bigger, meaner version of the Dreadclaw, but can carry up to 20 INFANTRY models instead (or one helbrute or chaos dreadnought), and mounts the equivalent of 10 missile launchers for some reason. For Night Lords, you could be looking at some Warp Talons and Raptors to divide up your enemys forces with rapid attacks. Theres some value in this, but most of the time its going to lose out to other combat relics. Thank You, Patrons. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again. Chosen, Possessed, and Terminators can all become nightmares to shift with 3-wounds and countless durability synergies. This is a solid durability boost, and having the mark essentially means that the unit can only be wounded on either a 5+ or a 3+, depending on the strength of the attack. As a mele threat, Raptors are OK. Ah the poor Helbrute. Each time an attack is made with this daemon weapon, if you score a hit, that weapon automatically wounds the target and enemy models cant use any rules to ignore the wounds they lose. If the enemy psyker is within 24 of any TRAITORIS ASTARTES KHORNE units in your army, roll a D6; on a 4+ the power is denied. One model in that unit regains D3 lost wounds, and if you picked a CORE or DAEMONKIN unit that isnt at its starting strength, you can immediately return a destroyed model to the unit at full wounds. If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. 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. For example, Abaddons Black Legion Trait sees them ignore modifiers to Combat Attrition test rolls, as well as giving them a +1 to hit when shooting at the closest eligible unit, or when making a melee attack after a charge. All of them increase your durability in different ways, but Delightful Agonies is the best of the bunch. What do you think of the changes to Chaos Marines? Four guys with chainswords or bolters (it doesnt really matter), and one with a balefire tome and Prescience. Add in that theyre T5 and 4 wounds each and youve got a unit thats great for dumping your last 25 points into. Raptors are the jump infantry of the Chaos Space Marines army. Warhammer 40ksChaos Space Marines are some of the fiercest, most tenacious, and ultimately sinister forces in Games Workshops sci-fi universe. , and each time they make an attack with a Rapid Fire, Assault, or Pistol weapon, an unmodified hit roll of 6 scores 1 additional hit. This is probably the best of the Chaos Space Marine secondary objectives and even at its best its just so-so. This means that you cant take Abaddon and Haarken in the same detachment, hilariously. Chaos Lord and Chaos Space Marines. 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! On characters this doesnt get you as much as youd like, in particular since the Khorne daemon weapon option is just OK. Use in your Movement phase, when a non-Cultists TRAITORIS ASTARTES INFANTRY unit makes a Normal Move or Advances. This is stealthily very good and pairs wonderfully with the Icon of Khorne to get it to AP-3. Fortunately for us, there are very few Chaos Space Marine units in that category. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. 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. If you do manage to kill an enemy unit with your Chosen they get to count as engaged in all three Wanton modes for the rest of the game, which is a fun bonus if they can shoot something to death early but most games wont matter as theyll be geared out for melee. In addition, Chaos Space Marines have Daemon Weapons, special Relic upgrades for weapons, most of which require a specific mark of Chaos. and secondary objectives. Unfortunately, as an HQ character theres almost no way they see play over your other HQ options, making them a casualty of the limited number of HQ slots you can field. Once per battle, the bearer can use an Epic Deed Stratagem for 0 CP, plus they can re-roll hit rolls in melee, and at the start of the Command phase, you can pick a CORE unit in your army on the table to automatically be in range of one of the bearers abilities, if those abilities are Lord of Chaos (re-roll 1s to hit), Aspire to Glory (re-roll 1s to wound), or Demogogue (Use the models Leadership). Considering basically every army gets rerolls to hit or hits on 2s or 3s with their dangerous units, this prayer is a near auto-include for most lists. Warhammer 40k Prepare yourself for some vile heresy, as the new codex for Warhammer 40k 's spikiest faction, the Chaos Space Marines, is coming up next week. The Master of Executions is basically designed to be a mortal wounds machine, and pairs well with Hatred Incarnate (+1 attack/strength on the charge, re-roll hits), to let him fish for mortal wounds and get the extra attack, and also with Ulocca, which lets him generate extra mortals on the hit rolls that dont immediately become two mortal wounds. Fast, tough, and thanks to Malicious Volleys able to push out a crazy number of bolter shots, Chaos Bikers can make a great addition to an army as a mobile fire base capable of putting out heavy volumes of mid-range, mid-strength shooting. No adverts like this in the forums anymore. This is OK, but this is really kitted out for a Dark Apostle. Berzerkers used to be one of the strongest melee units in the game, but just arent what they used to be since their reintroduction in White Dwarf #477. Now, in the closing years of the 41st Millennium, the Chaos Space Marines are beginning to reclaim the galaxy little by little. This is another very solid durability buff, and can pair well with Nurgle Terminators who want the added durability. Still, 6 is a good range, and this can combo well with something like Infernal Gaze where you can use the effects to get up to 4 mortal wounds on a target that might otherwise be untargetable. Thats not something you actually want to do most games you want to be sitting on and controlling those objectives when your turn starts so you can score primary points. 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 (. He travels throughout the known galaxy, always seeking to create a new version of the Space Marine one better, faster, stronger, more adaptable. New Knights, New Horus Heresy! While there are other ways to soup, including lists that run Abaddon, Mortarion, and Magnus, the most common and popular ways to soup for Chaos Space Marines are to either include Chaos Knights in the army or a detachment of Chaos Daemons. *This technically isnt supported by the rules, but this is what Games Workshop enforces at their own events, and what many TOs adopt. The actions rider is a nice addition, though most of the actions people actually do these days finish at the end of their turn, so youll seldom use the first part unless its to prevent an action from being started the following turn. Network N Media earns commission from qualifying purchases via Amazon Associates and other programs. Note that it will not let you bypass the restriction on being able to fight a unit you didnt charge. Otherwise, you can always find the latest successful lists by visiting 40kstats. Weve lost the psyker-specific traits from Shadowspear, but whats here is a solid set of traits. These may be chanted in your Command phase and will activate/be heard on a D6 roll of a 3+, though note that Dark Apostles will be heard on a 2+ while their acolytes are around. Terminators were a big winner in the 9th edition codex, gaining a host of options that make them significantly better than their loyalist counterparts. Note that some named Characters like Lucius and Abaddon enjoy getting powered up by this spell in their specific Legions, and its sometimes useful for making one model with an upgraded melee weapon like a Chainfist or Heavy Chainaxe hit extra hard. The only small drop pod the Chaos Marines have access to. Also note that taking an Icon does not give them the. And also Im pretty sure Chaos is getting some NASTY new tricks. This is pretty solid, and helps a unit that otherwise just doesnt have enough damage output. Daemon weapons saw a large change with the new Codex; now they upgrade weapons more generally, adding cool effects. Its not great, but its not terrible, either. 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. And now with two wounds they are going to last even longer vs small arms fire. Warp-sight Plea is also great for taking out key targets, especially if youre going after them with AP0 weapons like the combi-bolters on bikers and terminators. Its a good way to take down bigger targets, or give something a reason to avoid fighting you. He comes with a power fist and a bolt pistol, and his. This is a very good ability to have, and helps dramatically improve your damage output by helping you score additional hits. Most Chaos Space Marine psykers have access to the Dark Hereticus discipline, which has declined in power with the new codex. Custom40k Homebrew - Alternate activation, huge customisation, better balance and more fun! And the Dakka. The real value of these units is that you have another cheap ObSec option that sits between Cultists and Chaos Space Marines, with significantly more firepower and durability than the former. 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. Its 10-model transport capacity is great for moving a unit of 10 Chosen, Plague Marines, or Rubric Marines. When a unit with this ability Remains stationary during the Movement phase (or is a TERMINATOR or BIKER) fires a Rapid Fire bolt weapon, it can make double the number of attacks. Also, the power that Slaanesh psykers pick up . 2 Wounds confirmed! This is balanced out by a restriction on the amount of Cultists units you can take, with them prohibited from outnumbering Traitoris Astartes Core Infantry (your proper chaos marines). KHORNE, TZEENTCH, NURGLE, or SLAANESH. Having a Rhino or two can provide them key protection, especially against mortal wound-heavy strategies that trigger in the movement phase. Theyre particularly good in Word Bearers, where the legion has more tricks and abilities to make them more worthwhile, and a secondary objective that they can accomplish. This petition starter stood up and took action. 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. Mutated Invigoration can also be huge for buffing T4 units to T5, and Warp Marked can help delete key units off the table. Your biggest obstacle for scoring this objective is that you have a very limited number of characters in your army to do this with 3 HQs, possibly Abaddon, and however many Masters of Execution youre going to take. The mighty Leviathan offers a 2+ save over its Contemptor-bodied brethren, but still comes with the 1 CP cost and the challenge of being a unit that neither shoots nor fights well enough to be worth its cost. On top of that, the Mark of Slaanesh gives you the, Stratagem, letting you change a die roll for a hit/wound/damage to a 6 in the Shooting or Fight phase, while, lets you punish enemy units attempting to Fall Back by consolidating 3 or shooting the unit leaving. Use in your Shooting phase, when you shoot a missile launcher from an INFANTRY unit at an AIRCRAFT target. 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. ) This is also great, and something youll use frequently if youre playing with the likes of Maulerfiends and Decimators. Legend has it the original version of this titanic battling game would have contained Imperium titans facing off against their Eldar counterparts but an issue with the models saw the Eldar being dropped from the box at the last minute. Giving Terminators T5 is great, and giving a Land Raider T10 is hilarious. Why wait for GW's ponderous feels-bad rules system? Five models with bolters or chainswords. This means itll usually disappoint you in melee, and cant reliably take out most targets unless you get pretty lucky with your hit/wound/damage rolls. Pick a CORE unit in your army that isnt within Engagement Range of enemy units, then pick an enemy unit. Theyre all solid and free once youve paid the points/Power Level to upgrade that psyker with the relevant Mark. It also gives you access to the Chaos Space Marine version of Transhuman Physiology, which can make your Characters much more durable in a pinch. Note that, per the FAQ, the Liber Hereticus relic will not increase the range of this aura. It wont help you on Psychic Interrogation sadly, but the extra cast is also very strong for your marked Master of Possession. Thats OK though, because its literally free. This means that your teams will either be six marines or three marines and a mob of Cultists. Pick a visible enemy unit within 18 and roll 3D6. This is a huge upgrade in value for Dreadclaws, which now give you a relatively inexpensive way to put your units in reserves and drop them on the table turn 1. For more on using them in those legions, see the relevant armies in each Start Competing article on that legion. Full Masthead & Authors. Note that a unit with the CULTISTS or LEGIONAIRES keyword can only take the first three powers in this list, which will typically means youre taking a single unit with Prescience to get access to that power. 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