Big changes are coming for Warhammer 40k in the 2018 Chapter Approved! Don’t miss the latest teasers and previews from the Vigilus Open Day!
GW previewed some of the changes that will be coming to the game when Chapter Approved 2018 drops. From the looks of it, there will be some serious changes to Space Marines, Sisters of Battle, and a character creation format for Open play games.
Earlier Rumors on Chapter Approved 2018
Coming from a private Facebook post spotted on B&C, it looks like someone might have some inside knowledge on Chapter Approved. Remember to take everything with a grain of salt. These are still only rumors.
There’s a lot of info in a small amount of space so let’s break everything down into chunks.
Named Characters Changing Costs
- Named Characters are supposed to all be getting cheaper.
- Kaldor Draigo will cost under 200pts.
- Castellan Crowe for Grey Knights will only be 80pts.
- Trajann for the Custodes is going down by 75pts.
- Eldrad will cost 15pts less.
Other Point Changes in the Works
- Tau Commander Farsight will cost 125pts.
- Land Speeders will only be 50pts.
- Tau Crisis Suits will cost just over 30pts.
- Chaos Cultists will cost 5pts.
- Eldar Shining Spears will go up 3pts a piece.
- A Necron Super Heavy will cost 60/70pts more. (Not sure which one.)
Space Marines Getting some Love
- Deathwatch and almost all other Space Marines are getting 5-10% point reduction
- Intercessors dropped a few points (exact amount unknown)
- Warden Custodes and Terminators dropped in points as well. (Again, by an unknown amount.)
Side Notes
- No changes on Abaddon
- Almost no changes on Imperial Knights. Some minor changes for bigger ones (hopefully the Castellan).
- Chapter Approved 2018 will drop around December 15, 2018.
- Sisters of Battle Codex scheduled around October/November 2019.
Chapter Approved at Vigilus Open
Matched play fans have been scrutinising the new points from the book, and it’s clear at this point that one massive winner is the Grey Knights, who have seen sweeping points reductions across a swathe of units.
It sounds like most of the playtesters have Approved of Chapter Approved’s (no pun intended) Grey Knights point reduction. Take hope Daemon slayers! Your time to shine looks like it’s coming up!
Sisters of Battle
Let’s start off with the previews we’ve seen so far…
Starting with Sisters of Battle, we can take a look at a stratagem and an Order of the Sororitas that was dropped as a teaser.
Pretty good when you drop a unit full of flamers that are automatically hit their target, have their range increased to 12″ AND get to shoot again later in the turn.
More and more previews are popping up for Sisters of Battle. It started with rumors, then models, and now art and stratagems!
Sisters concept art from hobby hero Garro!
If you need to squeeze out the last bit of damage on a tank that’s hard to crack, you can use this stratagem and have your flamers and Meltas get +1 to wound. Not too bad for only 1CP. The only stipulation is that there has to be a Bolt weapon in range of the target and everyone has to be shooting at it.
Open Play Character Creation
Chapter Approved 2018 features a new character creation system for open play where you can build your very own legendary heroes. If you’re feeling creative, this year’s edition is going to be great for you.
Players will be able to make their own characters for Open Play games. This is going to bring out the hobby spirit in all of us as players can splice bits together to make their unique character stand out from the crowd.
You may only be able to use your “made from scratch” character in Open Play, but you can always use your model as a sweet converted Captain, Chaplain, etc. in Matched Play.
Will you be busting out Grey Knights once again and give them a try when Chapter Approved drops? Are you waiting for Sisters of Battle full release to start a new army? What do you think of their stratagem? Let us know in the comments of our Facebook Hobby Group.
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