40k Chapter Approved 2019 Points Changes SPOTTED

By Wesley Floyd | January 10th, 2020 | Categories: Adeptus Custodes, Adeptus Mechanicus, Chaos Daemons, Chaos Knights, Chaos Space Marines, Dark Eldar, Eldar, Games Workshop, Genestealer Cults, Imperial Guard, Imperial Knights, Necrons, Space Marines, Tabletop Gaming News, Tau, Warhammer, Warhammer 40k

Don’t miss more points changes from Chapter Approved 2019 that have been spotted for the majority of Warhammer 40k factions out there.

Before we jump into this huge point roundup, overall, it looks like a huge variety of stuff is dropping about 10-20 points. That’s not too shabby. We’ll be reaching back to the first point changes we saw all the way to the latest revealed list!

Chapter Approved 2019 Point Changes

Images showing points changes in CA 2019 have been spotted, with the early collection of them on Blood of Kittens,

This post has been updated with the lastest point changes from both the BoK and Reddit. We will keep updating this page as new information becomes available.

Looking at Just the Point Changes

Chaos Knights

Knight Desecrator down 45 to 340
Knight Despoiler w reaper chainsword and thunderstrike gauntlet is 305 (excluding wargear)
War Dog down 15 to 145

Daemons

Horticulous Slimux down 15 points to 150
Infernal Enrapturess down 10 points to 70
Kairos Fateweaver down 35 points to 250
Lord of Change down 20 points to 250
Shalaxi Helbane down 40 to 220, or 230 with Aegis
Keeper of Secrets down 30 to 210, or 220 with Aegis
The Masque of Slaanesh up 13 to 78
Rotigus down 35 to 250
Skarbrand down 40 to 290
Wrath of Khorne Bloodthirster down 30 to 210
Plaguebearers up 1 to 8
Furies down 1 to 7
Plague Drones down 4 to 36
Screamers down 5 to 23
Beasts of Nurgle down 4 to 30
Bloodcrushers down 7 to 40
Exalted Flamer down 20 to 50
Fiends down 5 to 37
Flamers down 5 to 20
Burning Chariot down 10 to 100
Exalted Seeker Chariot down 10 to 70
Skull Cannon down 10 to 80
Daemon Prince with Wings down 15 to 155
Seekers 15

Chaos Undivided

If you’re not well-versed with all of the current points for Chaos, Reddit user test1test2test3 transcribed the points changes:

Units:

DP with Wings 155 (-15)
Dark Apostle 72 (-28)
Master of Executions 60 (-10)
Master of Possession 80 (-10)
Sorcerer 80 (-10)
Sorcerer in Terminator Armour 100 (-2)
Sorcerer with Jump Pack 108 (-4)
Cultists 4 (-1)
Chaos Space Marines 11 (-2)
Chosen 12 (-2)
Fallen 11 (-3)
Greater Possessed 60 (-10)
Khorn Berserkers 15 (-1)
Noise Marines 13 (-2)
Possessed 17 (-3)
Terminators 23 (-3)
Chaos Spawn 20 (-5)
Warp Talons 9 (-3)
Noctilith Crown 80 (-20)
Chaos Land Raider 180 (-20)
Chaos Predator 85 (-5)
Forgefiend 80 (-20)
Maulerfiend 110 (-10)
Obliterators 95 (-20)
Venomcrawler 115 (-15)
Chaos Rhino 65 (-5)
Khorne Lord of Skulls 315 (-65)
Plaguebearers 8 (+1)
Abaddon 210 (-30)
Fabius Bile 80 (-10)
Haarken Worldclaimer 92 (-23)

Weapons:

Baleflamer 20 (-10)
Blastmaster 12 (-8)
Daemongore cannon 50 (-21)
Hades gatling cannon 90 (-94)
Ichor cannon 25 (-33)
Inferno Boltgun 0 (-2)
Magma cutter 6 (-10)
Skullhurler 60 (-38)
Warpflamer 8 (-2)
Helbrutefist 20/30 (-10/-10)
Lightning claws 6/10 (-2/-2)
Power scourge 25 (-10)
Thunder hammer (character) 40 (+19)

Death Guard

First spotted on Reddit:

Cultist down 1 point
Land raider down 20 points
Terminator lord down 10 points
Predator down 5 points
Rhino went up 15 points (edit: too blurry, it could be 65 – which means its down by 5)
Chaos Spawn went down 5 points
Helbrute went down 20 points
Malignant Plaguecaster went down 15 points
Blighthaulers went down 15 points
Possessed went down 3 points
Pox Walkers went down 2 points
Sorceror went down 10 points
Terminator Sorcerer down 2 points
Typhus went down 20 points
Plaguebearers went up 1 point
Combi melta went down 4 points
Entropy cannon went down 5 points
Plague spewer went down 2 points

Genestealer Cult

Demo charges from 5 to 10
Heavy mining lasers from 25 to 15
Missile launcher from 15 to 10
Clearance incinerator from 30 to 20
Heavy seismic cannon -10

Eldar

Wraithblades Axe Shield -10
Wraithknight -45
Wraithlords -5
Hemlock -20
Spiritseers -10

Tyranids

Tervigon 162 (-18)
Toxicrene 125 (-15)
Warriors 18 (-2)
Tyrannocyte 50 (-25)
both Trygons are 10pts cheaper due to talon costs changing
Acid spray 20 (-5)
Impaler cannon 25 (-5)
Rupture cannon 35 (-14)

Necrons

Reddit user Merdrach transcribed the Necron points changes for us all:

Named Characters:

Anrakyr down 167 to 149
Deceiver down 225 to 180
Nightbringer down 180 to 155
Illuminor Szeras down 120 to 110
Imhotekh down 160 to 140
Nemesor Zahndrekh down 150 to 125
Orikan the Diviner down 115 to 100
Trazyn no change 90 to 90
Vargard Obyron down 125 to 115

Generic HQs:

CCB W/Gauss Cannon+SoL down 155 to 135
Cryptek W/SoL no change
Destroyer Lord w/SoL down 120 to 105
Lord down w/SoL 75 to 65
Overlord down w/SoL 94 to 80

Troops:

Immortals no change
Warriors no change

Elites:

Deathmarks down 17 to 14
Flayed Ones down 17 to 13
Lychguard w/ Sword ‘n Board down 28 to 26
Lychguard w/ Warscythe down 28 to 26
Triarch Praetorians w/ Rod down 26 to 20
Triarch Praetorians w/ Sword and Pistol down 26 to 20
Triarch Stalker w/ Heat Ray down 125 to 113

Fast Attack:

Canoptek Scarabs no change
Canoptek Wraiths down 48 to 42
Destroyers no change
Tomb Blades down 28 to 21

Dedicated Transports:

Ghost Ark down 145 to 120

Heavy Support:

Annihilation Barge down 120 to 110
Canoptek Spyders down 65 to 45
Doomsday Ark no change
Heavy Destroyers down 50 to 37
Monolith down 320 to 300
Transcendent C’tan down 200 to 180

Flyers:

Doom Scythe no change
Night Scythe down 135 to 115

Lords of War:

Obelisk down 380 to 350
Tesseract Vault no change

Tau Empire

If you’re not well-versed with all of the current points for Tau, these comparisons were spotted on Imgur

Named Characters:

Aun’Shi down from 60 to 50
Aun’Va down from 85 to 70
Farsight down from 125 to 110
Shadowsun unchanged
Darkstrider unchanged

Generic HQs:

Fireblade unchanged
Crisis Commander unchanged
Enforcer unchanged
Coldstar unchanged
Ethereal unchanged
Ethereal w/ Hover Drone unchanged
Longstrike unchanged

Troops:

Breacher Team unchanged
Strike Team unchanged
Kroot down from 5 to 4

Elites:

Crisis Battlesuits down from 27 to 24
Crisis Bodyguards down from 30 to 27
Firesight Marksman unchanged
Ghostkeel unchanged
Krootox down from 34 to 25
Shaper down from 31 to 20
Riptide unchanged
Stealth Team down from 20 to 14

Fast Attack:

Hounds unchanged
Pathfinder unchanged
Piranhas down from 30 to 24
Vespid down from 14 to 11

Dedicated Transports:

Devilfish unchanged

Heavy Support:

Broadsides unchanged
Hammerhead unchanged
Sky Ray unchanged

Flyers:

Razorshark down from 72 to 60
Sun Shark down from 90 to 70

Lords of War:

Stormsurge down from 180 to 160

Orks

From Blood of Kittens:

Bommdakka Snazzwagon -20
Deff Kopta -10
Kustom Boomblasta -20
Skrappjet -10
Rukkatrukk -40
Shockjump Dragsta -18
Warbike Nobz -5
Deff Dreads -10
Flash Gitz -6
Killa kan -10
Stompa -50
Smashagunz +2
Skorcha Missile -15

Space Wolves

Spotted on Reddit:

Arjac Rockfist down 35 points to 110
Bjorn down 30 points to 150
Canis Wolfborn down 25 points to 100
Harald Deathwolf down 53 points to 135
Krom Dragongaze down 15 points to 75
Logan Grimnar down 30 points to 140
Logan Grimnar on Stormrider down 35 points to 155
Lukas the Trickster down 30 points to 80
Murderfang down 45 points to 125
Njal Stormcaller down 23 to 115
Njal Stormcaller in Runic Terminator Armour down 28 to 125
Ragnar Blackmane down 41 points to 100
Svangir and Ulfgir down 4 points to 4
Ulrik the Slayer down 25 points to 85
Primaris Battle Leader down 5 points to 65
Primaris Rune Priest down 3 points to 90
Primaris Wolf Priest down 3 points to 77
Rune Priest down 8 points to 80
Rune Priest in Terminator Armour down 2 points to 100
Rune Priest with Jump Pack down 4 points to 108
Wolf Guard Battle Leader in Terminator Armour down 21 points to 70
Wolf Guard Battle Leader on Thunderwolf down 18 points to 86
Wolf Lord on Thunderwolf down 23 to 95
Wolf Priest down 3 points to 72
Wolf Priest in Terminator Armour down 5 points to 90
Wolf Priest with Jump Pack down 7 points to 90
Blood Claws down 1 point to 12, Wolf Guard Pack Leader down 2 points to 14, Wolf Guard Terminator Pack Leader down 3 points to 23
Grey Hunters down 1 point to 12, Wolf Guard Pack Leader down 2 points to 14, Wolf Guard Terminator Pack Leader down 3 points to 23
Reivers down 2 points to 16
Wolf Guard Pack Leader up 2 points to 16
Wolf Guard Terminator Pack Leader up 3 points to 26
Wulfen down 5 points to 23 – Frost claws down 4 to 11, Great frost axe down 8 to 9
Wulfen Dreadnought down 5 points to 65,
Long Fangs down 1 point to 13, Wolf Guard Pack Leader down 2 points to 14, Wolf Guard Terminator Pack Leader down 3 points to 23
Fenrisian Wolf down 2 points to 6
Land Speeders up 25 points to 70…

Weapons

Skyclaws up 1 point to 16
Dreadnought combat weapon down 10 points to 20
Fenrisian great axe down 20 points to 30
Frost Axe down 4 to 6
Frost Claws down 4 to 11
Frost Sword down 2 to 5
Great Wolf CLaw down 25 to 20
Runic Axe down 2 points to 10

Dark Angels

Spotted on Reddit:

Asmodai 130 -> 110
Azrael 180 -> 150
Belial 150 -> 125
Ezekiel 135 -> 110
Sammael in Sabreclaw 216 -> 200
Sammael on Corvex 183 -> 140
Devastator squad 11
cherub 5
Eliminator squad 18/19 (probably 18)
Hellblaster squad 18/19 (probably 18)
Hunter 80 -> 75
Landraider 200 -> 180
Landraider crusader 200
Landraider redeemer 180
Predator 90 -> ?? (can’t read it)
Repulsor executioner 215
Stalker 75
Vindicator 125

Imperial Guard

Astropath -11
Leman Russ -15
Mortar +4
Lascannon -5
Missile launcher -5
Scions -2
Baneblade -40
Banehammer -40
Banesword -40
Gatling punisher +10
Ratling -2
Wyvern +10
Crusader -2

Ad-Mech

Electro-Priests -2
Infiltrators -3
Rustalkers -4
Tech-Priest Dominus -10
Neutron Laser -10

Imperial Knights

Castellan -50
Armiger -15
Gallant +20
Preceptor +5
Canis Rex -50

Adeptus Custodes

Allarus Terminators-5
Shield Captain-10
Allarus Shield-Captain -10
Land Raider -12
Trajan Valoris -5
Castellan Axe -3
Guardian Spear -3
Misericordia -1
Storm Shield -5
Vexilla Imperius -3

Blood Angels

Chief Librarian Mephiston down 15 points to 145
Commander Dante down 25 points to 150
Gabriel Seth down 25 points to 110
The Sanguinor down 50 to 130
Death Company down 2 points to 15
Death Company Dreadnought down 10 points to 70
Death Company Intercessors are 18 – This must be a new unit, not a CP upgrade.
Furioso Dreadnought down 10 points to 60
Primaris Apothecary down 8 points to 60
Reivers down 2 points to 16
Sanguinary Ancient down 9 points to 55
Sanguinary Guard no change – Angelus Boltgun down 3 to 0
Sanguinary Novitiate down 5 points to 50
Terminator Ancient down 21 points to 87

With still more changes in store, how does your faction look right now? Overall, does it look like most armies are continuing to drop in points? Have “problem units” been adjusted correctly?

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