The melee attacks both get d3+3 instead of d3 and being flat D3 against most targets and flat D6 against vehicles.įor NERFs, Thunderers go down in points but lose Grinding Advance. It no longer is required to take veterans inside, so you can make em go elsewhere. T he Hades Breaching Drill looks better as well. The engineers lose their cool shotguns, so they may not be worth taking over other choices now.įor buffed units, Medusas have some variants go up in cost slightly, but the damage on their big gun increases to d6, meaning that its most likely worth the increase. Overall these units are pretty good, and similar functioning units are pretty absent from the guard lineup. Taking a Commander does let you take one without using a slot though. You also don’t have to include a Commander to be able to take them anymore. The command squads are more desirable since they get an extra attack with no extra cost. Their melee is also buffed with a bonus AP on the mounts as well. The normal and command squads go up to three wounds and have a 5+ FNP for 15pts each.

The doctrine makes them ignore attrition modifiers and when a character or Vehicle dies, on a 4+ they get to make a single attack before being removed. Astra Militarum Changes Overviewįirst up, the almighty Death Corps of Krieg. similarly, the character Leviathan Carab Culln also received the same downgrade. Overall making the dread less kill-y and simultaneously easier to kill. going from T8 to T7 is a big deal, plus going from 2s to hit up to 3s is another big hit, the invulnerable goes from 4+ to 5+. It’s still expensive but a decent option if your willing to drop the 3 cp for the detachment.Īs for NERFs, the poor Leviathan Dreadnought got hit hard. The giant primaris Astraeus lord of war got its wounds boosted up to 30, Void shields got reworked, so it now is 2 charges of a 3 wound pool that cant overflow and has to be gone through first. Other units getting buffed include Terrax-Pattern Termite (which was already good) getting both a shot increase on its weapons and a damage boost. The only real reason why you wouldn’t take him is that he is a Minotaur. 2+ BS and WS make him a beater, 9 wounds mean he doesn’t bracket, 4+INV mean he’s hard to kill, has great weapons, and is only 20 more points than the equivalent dread. Hecaton Aiakos got a huge buff this time around and is worth considering to take if your a Minotaurs player.

Carcharodons – Raven Guard with Stealthy and Whirlwind of Rage.

Astral Claws – Ultramarines with Rapid Assault and Hungry for Battle.

Blood Ravens – Ultramarines with Stalwart and Knowledge is Power.

Minotaurs – Imperial Fists with Duellists and Stalwart chapter tactics.

Red Scorpions – Ultramarines with Inheritors of the Primarch.

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