[[2], This compendium includes 222 datasheets, including super-heavy units and highly specialised troops. Any turn you get to play with it isextremely stupid it has a casual 30 move so can essentially teleport around the battlefield with impunity, its weaponry and melee threat are dangerous and broadly applicable, and to cap it all off its a MONSTER rather than a VEHICLE, shutting down some armies answers to it. Putting aside the insult that they cost the same as their loyalist counterparts, lacking the HELBRUTE keyword is a big problem and the added CP cost to bring them makes them more of a liability than anything. All of them can outflank, too even better. The Imperial Knights get profiles for all Knight variants currently produced by Forge World including some much appreciated points cuts! I reckon the Studio have done a great job here at bringing together all these profiles updated and tweaked for the new addition with baked in compatibility to their parent Codexes. The flamer shooting profile is up to 12 now, like most of the flamer archetype weapons. 13 - War Machines of the Lost and the Damned, Imperial Armour - Apocalypse I (Second Edition), https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Imperial_Armour_Compendium&oldid=487737, Datasheet entries for two new Factions bespoke to this book . Astral Claws Ultramarines with Rapid Assault and Hungry for Battle. Whats awesome is that they dropped from costing 900-1000 points down to only 600, so can actually be used (if you can stomach spending 3 CP for a superheavy auxiliary detachment and an additional 1 CP for Martial Legacy). Aquilon Custodians [CORE] : Fists and bolter is 5 points cheaper!?!?! The Custodians get the profiles that have previously available on the Forge World website, not massive updates for these outside of some points adjustments, but all the Dreadnoughts including the Telemon have been given the same rule as Astartes Dreads allowing them to reduce damage of incoming shots by 1! It also helps that the statline is still fine theyve gone to 9W rather than 12, but are at least non-degrading, and get the always-on ability to ignore AP-1, a nice extra upside. All of the Artillery platforms and Mortars now do not count the crew as a separate unit, and you simply ignore them for the purposes of combat, they are just for show now! We have a look through the book in our YouTube video, or keep scrolling to see our full written review as we did into the datasheets and changes, and investigate what goodies are within! Credit: Jack Hunter. Back at the launch of the 8th edition of Warhammer 40,000 we saw a series of volumes from Forge World collecting together all the rules for Forge World units in the new edition of the game. The good news is they might do OK at that up front, they are now a real psyker, getting access to smite and knowing one power from the Rune of Battle discipline. The double shooting Spiculus if you didnt move ability moved to the weapon, so functionally the same, and gained the dread -1D ability. It gets a few compensatory improvements, but nothing that makes up for the scale of increase on a unit where the appeal was how cheap slamming three on the table was. Generally, this replaces the old Relic rule now each time you include a unit with this rule in a detachment the Command Cost of that detachment is increased by 1. Now your mileage may vary if you only collect one army, but as I have multiple armies with a wide and varied range of Forge World models across them I much prefer having them all in the one book. Having to use a Lord of War slot on this is, obviously, kind of terrible, but its also extremely hilarious, and has been pushed hardenough cost wise to make it at least fun to use. I absolutely do not think doing so is a good idea for your army, but its in a similar spot to a few other things now where it probably isroughly costed right for what it can do, its just that factors of the mission design still keep it non-competitive. 800 pts, but what do you get for that? We were very lucky to receive a copy of Imperial Armour Compendium a little early from Games Workshop to review and share the content with you all! Much the same as their imperial counterparts! Note that all of these datasheets are considered to have theHateful Assaultrule since they have all rules that apply to all Chaos Space Marines datasheets, but its not listed on the datasheets here themselves, making it one of the more roundabout ways of doing this. Stillprobably not durable enough for how hard it is to hide and the cost, but much, much closer to something you want. Imperial Fists Fellblade. The Death Guard get the Blight Drone, which is pretty cool, but nothing else. Throughout the week we will be taking a look in more detail at some of the changes in profiles across the armies, along with taking a look at the Death Korps of Krieg to see if they can finally compete on the tabletop with these new rules, so make sure to stay tuned to the site! Just like with their Imperial counterparts, we see updated profiles for every variant of Imperial Knight, giving the Chaos Knights access to a large pool of different chassis, these have also been tweaked in regards to points values in line with the Imperial versions! These certainly exist, and you can use them. Why are there no pictures of the vehicles. Otherwise unchanged. Forge World formed a key part of competitive play in 8th Edition, offering a wide range of additional options for some factions alongside some very cool models for players who wanted to try something different. Imperial Fists converted Carab Culln Leviathan Dreadnought. Goonhammer Reads Science Fiction: Women! So yeah, 2+ save, and 5 points cheaper for what you probably were already doing with this unit. #warhammercommunity #warhammer #warhammer40k #wargames #wargaming #tyranids #tyranid #gamesworkshop #citadel #citadelminiatures #hivetyrant #40k #warmongers #hobby #paintingwarhammer #painting #paintingminiatures #miniaturespainting #miniatures #90s, Busy day at Sprues & Brews HQ! The unit cost now is the same regardless of weapons (which makes pistol/buckler 5 points cheaper) AND both weapon load outs got a buff. Venatari Custodians[ CORE]: Woo buddy, am I excited. Thats exactly it. As to the profiles themselves, the Krieg have lost any units that still do not have models produced by Forge World In addition to this, with the Death Korps now acting as a supplement to the core Astra Militarum book they simply use the base guardsman profiles for their troops this is a shame as they Krieg did have the advantage of slightly better WS, however I do think this is for the better in balance, as this means that then we get a new 9th Edition Astra Militarum book we will simply be able to port over the surviving Krieg units directly into that new army with minimal issues! Also gained the -1D taken Dread ability we have seen the Marine Dreads get, got an extra base attack (reasons), and got 5 points cheaper. Finally, for winners, theKill Tank looks surprisingly pushed at its new price, coming down 100pts for the bursta cannon build and a mighty 155 for the giga-shoota build. Grey Knights get a variant of the Land Raider which has psycannons on it, for some reason with a different profile than seen on normal ones. This works similarly to the Dreadclaw, but can carry up to 20 INFANTRY models instead, and mounts the equivalent of 10 missile launchers for some reason. On top of that, the -1 to hit these is now just always on, rather than only when they advance. This also applies to the Chaos Titan Legions too, who essentially get the same datasheets but with suitably chaotic keywords! An all around good time here, and a genuinely nasty wrecking ball for Tyranid players. The Hornet Pulse Laser has gone down in power a little (sidegrading to S7 but only two shots), but that build is correspondingly much cheaper, dropping to 90pts instead of 115pts. Grav tanks and the Ares. Galatus Dreadnought [CORE]: Down to 9 wounds from 10, but now doesnt degrade. Whereas before Chaos players could laugh at loyalists forced to play around unit restrictions thanks to the Relic rule, now were in the exact same boat as loyalists, in that many of the units that you might take from this book now cost you 1 CP to add to a detachment. Its unfortunate that these are just presented as a recommendation, as they effectively mean nothing and people will continue to play with whatever rules they want. Being able to drop in a caster from this discipline without having to use an HQ slot on a Warlock is something that can plausibly come up. Such a fun and nostalgic time painting this up - used @redgrassgames wet palettes, @duncanjrhodes and @thearmypainter paints and can't wait to paint up some more! Thanks, guys. Really like the changes so far! Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful. There isnt any massive rules changes, but some minor adjustments and a few buffs/discounts scattered around (or in the case of Venatari, a minor change with a HUGE impact). The 9th Edition Imperial Armour Compendium was released on October 30, 2020. After how nice and cheap and usable this was at the end of 8th, it still feels expensive as all hell. The deathshroud cannons have also been augmented with Blast on both modes, and the big shots have also gone to flat damage two, while the inferno lance gains the new melta rule and is going to be able to deploy that straight out of deep strike. None of them.and all of them. It had a good run. Also it still moves 14, see the Loser section. Imperial Armour Compendium is an Imperial Armour book for the 9th Edition of Warhammer 40,000. I think it is fair to say however that there was a wide gulf in the balance and efficiency of these units. Credit: CrabStuffedMushrooms. Cerastus-Knight Lancer saw not only a 20 points drop, but also gained a souped up melee attack profile for when it charges. They now sit in the Heavy Support slot, and thus need to shine on their own merits. Fundamentally, the ability to build yourself an incredibly deadly melee missile at a cut-down price is restored, so I guess enjoy that! Legio Xestobiax Reaver Titan. If youd asked us to pick units that were at real risk of just getting nuked from orbit in a re-write this would have been high on the list, so it getting to keep doing its thing, only even better, is a huge relief for nid players. The Venatari Spear is now flat 2 damage (fuck you D3 damage) and grants an extra attack. Then theres theGreater Brass Scorpion,which dropped 75 points while going up to 28 wounds It now also degrades in WS and BS, and so will always have 6 attacks to whiff with as it loses accuracy. There are some changes in weapons as well stormcannon arrays trade 2 shots for an extra 12 range, melta lances gain blast but swap from 2d3 to d6 shots, and the grav-flux bombard doubles in shots and has a more standard grav weapon statline. In contrast to the previous Imperial Armour Index volumes, this book is hardback too so will not only match the rest of your 9th Edition Codex collection, but also last a little longer in better condition! As a bonus, leviathans can now take nipple volkite, rather than just heavy flamers. This tank was utter garbage ever since it released, being essentially a bunch of plasma guns that could overheat to have fewer shots. Additionally they are now only 26 wounds instead of 27 (including the Lancer). Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Really onlyStone-Crusher Carnifexeshere they cant be taken as broods any more and went up a bit in cost when they probably didnt need to. If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. [2] It also includes : One Regimental Doctrine for the Death Korps of Krieg, designed to work with Codex: Astra Militarum [2] The Night Shrouds bomb is still one use only, which is a little disappointing but thankfully gets a small points cut. The second rule isnt really a rule its a set of recommended traits and parent chapters for various Forgeworld created chapters. The Barbed is a pricier beast, but has some mean guns and a 2+ save, making it a spicy Greater Daemon tier hitter. Also Available on Spotify & Google Podcasts, The Hive Tyrant was one of the first models I ever painted for Warhammer 40k, so when I saw an unpainted one on ebay I knew I had to paint it up in honour of it! On top of that, they got 1pt cheaper each, and got built in deep strike, and I think the latter point combined with the fact that their new big shots are perfect Gravis killers, especially underExpert Crafters, makes these worth a look. Combined with the contents of the new Space Marines Codex you will be able to carry the torch for these under represented armies! The Cyclopsalso gets a minor discount out of the gate, and hilariously gains the ability to ride in transports (though cant shoot on the turn it gets out, which limits the utility). The Imperium section of the book is fairly chunky and contains a shed load of new profiles and rules! The Malanthropewins because it gets to continue to exist, and is even slightly improved in exchange for a 15pt increase. Acanthrites also get a decent point cut to pay back their loss of BS, and definitely end up as a better unit out of it, even if I struggle to see myself ever taking them over more Skorpekh. The Hades Breaching Drill can also finally carry Combat Engineers too, something that was overlooked in the previous index. They overly complicated old void shield rules have disappeared, now using the new rules we talked about for the Astraeus. The Grey Knights also get a couple of updated profiles with a renamed Land Raider Banisher, getting a small points discount and a Grey Knight specific Thunderhawk getting a massive discount in line with the new profile elsewhere in the book. Hes armed with a heavy plasma cannon and dreadnought close combat weapon, and only costs 20 points more than an equivalently armed relic contemptor. Whirlwind Scorpius. Our full review and unboxing is up over on www.spruesandbrews.com #warhammercommunity #warhammer #warcry #miniatures #miniaturespainting #soulblightgravelords #vampire #paintingwarhammer #painting #gamesworkshop, Our Sunday evening painting stream is live on YouTube and Twitch! The Adeptus Mechanicus get updated profiles for the Secutarii with rules keying off the new Titan Legion keyword that has been added for Titans. Look, theres atonof content to cover here and weve barely scratched the surface. Similar to named characters in any other book, Forgeworld has mandated a specific warlord trait for them, unfortunately that trait is Inspiring Leader from the core rulebook, so youll never actually want to make one of these characters your warlord. Not a huge change, but really impactful vs some targets. Like the Rvarna, they do get a massive point cut, but here it comes with correspondingly massive decrease in capabilities. Someone at Forge World really loves drills. Acastus Knights! Since Veterans have a real use case at the moment, this seems honestly fantastic. The Death Korps also get a Regimental Doctrine and datasheets for their unique Death Rider models. We will be taking a look at some of these units in greater detail over the week once we have had a chance to crunch the numbers, but my initial reaction is positive here with some cool options for adding some fun units to bolster your Space Marine army. Our two favorite dreads have decided to take a little break from carrying marine lists. I think it is fair to say however that there was a wide gulf in the balance and efficiency of these units. It does get cheaper, dropping to 1000pts, but the BATTLESUIT keyword is nowhere to be found on its datasheet, leaving without its primary means of defending itself. Rob: Surprise! Additionally all the Moirax went down to 12 movement like the Cerastus, again because reasons. Well be following up further on some factions over the next few weeks, so make sure you keep an eye out for those if youve got a particular set of units in mind. The free Wraithcannon option vanishes into the mists, but the spear gets a damage bump (to d3+3) and the ability to take a D-Cannon remains. Though this does make it a little bit harder to read in the book, any future FAQ updates can be made in just one place, rather than risking some FW unit missing the change. TheMagaeraandStyrixboth get a boost, with their siege claws gaining a sweep attack thats straight up better than stomping feet, being flat damage three and otherwise identical. As a bonus, he doesnt have Martial Legacy, so wont be costing you a CP to field. Nice of you to share! Massive thanks to @warhammerofficial for sending us a free review copy of Angron! The Death Guard also get a Greater Blight Drone with the Death Guard keyword, making this fully compatible with the Death Guard book and the Plague Companies rules. People! Blood Angels Sicaran Omega. On the whole, the Kytan is better as a unit, but still worse than it was in 8th edition because its a Lord of War and in 9th edition those are terrible if they cant be your Supreme Commander. That probably still isnt pushing them to the top tables. Thankfully they do also get a small benefit in the ability for a vehicle to fire on a 4+ when they are killed, making it a danger at times to take out Krieg vehicles, especially ones with nasty weapons! This iteration of the rules really gets rid of that, and while there are still good or bad units theres a lot less room between them. Both Hierodule builds getmassive discounts too (and sit in the Heavy Support slot), and the Scythed option ends up in a pretty similar spot to the Dimachaeron, though Id probably give that monstrosity the not because of its invuln and mobility tricks (though to be fair if you have a slot free to put Dermic Symbiosis on the Hierodule its probably better). The basic and command squad variants go up to three wounds a pop with a 5+ FNP for 15pts each, and get slightly improved in melee from their previous incarnation, with their mounts getting a point of AP on their attacks. TheInquisition retain only their two Named Characters. If youre a user of these its worth scanning through and checking for the addition of Blast on their guns Knights missed out on the first pass of FAQs due to not being in the main indexes. This was a stand-alone book release from GW's specialist sister store, Forge World, to bring in-line a number of their special/limited edition miniatures with 9th Edition. Meanwhile, the Tantalus gets ahuge price cut in exchange for trading out the weird warlord no one cared about and is also pretty strong as Covens. This has changed somewhat from the previous incarnation, and arguably is a little worse for your foot slogging troops. So what do I think of the new book? 47.8M . The Marshal still exists, but sadly without his Memento Mori, which is a shame as I felt that was a great upgrade. At least they are 10 points cheaper now for every build except double claws (which stayed the same). We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website. Titan Legions have had a massive boost in this book! Welcome to the Imperial Armour Compendium . Just like the other 40k Codexes it includes a code in the back of the book that unlocks these profiles in the Warhammer 40k app too giving you an easy way of accessing the content on the move. If you are a fan of Forge World models and want the chance to use them in your games of 40k then you really should pick this book up, and while I understand that for pure Tyranid players it may seem a shame you have to fork out for the entire book, for those who collect multiple armies it is great having all these profiles collected in one place! Moreso than almost any other faction, Chaos Space Marines have leaned on Forge World units to stay competitive in days gone by. Relic Contemptor Dreadnought. The rest are what they are. The one sting in the tail here is that hes returned with theSpeedwaaagh! What stats do the turbolaser have? Engineers are less exciting they lose their weird super shotguns and are basically kind of boring. Given how good Ghaz is that isnt a massive ask, and this guy importantlycan still takeDa Killa Klaw, has the right keyword to beDa Biggest Boss if you arent packing Ghaz, and has gained a point of toughness (T7!) Depending on how the meta moves, this could help or hinder the Ares. In this book you. Next, what if you want an incredibly stupid super-sized Lord of War drop pod? Ankbars Expedition Kharadron Overlords, Podcast: 110 | Wolves and the Watch Sprues & Brews. Even with that though, I still think pistol/buckler is going to be an auto include, because now a Venatari equipped with a buckler has a 2+ armor save.

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