Keeping the focus on Dark Angels in the Horus Heresy, new Deathwing models have just been revealed from GW. Check out all the details and rules previewed!
Warhammer Community pulled the curtain back on even more Heresy era Dark Angels that are on the way. Although this unit is for the Horus Heresy, (as of right now) these models are so unique that we could see them being used as Captains and Lieutenants in 40k as well. Take a closer look at these new Dark Angels and the rules they’ve shed some light on.
GW Previews New Horus Heresy Deathwing Models: Deathwing Companions
The finest warriors from the Deathwing compose the ranks of Companions, honour-bound to form the personal bodyguard of Dark Angels officers. Each has taken an oath to lay down their lives before letting harm come to the one they are tasked to protect. Any among the Companions that took a death-blow meant for their charge and survived would be granted the right to wear bone-white armour in recognition of their selfless devotion.
With that bit of fluff in mind, when these models do finally drop, you can make your squad look extremely elite with each model wearing bone-white armor. As far as wargear goes, they’re all kitted with artificer armor, which is huge in a game where the closest model takes all the hits. They also get either a Calibanite Greatsword or a Terranic warblade as their starting gear.
However, these guys have access to some dark-age tech that’ll blow your mind on the tabletop.
…the Deathwing Companions also have access to a unique item of wargear – the Cytheron pattern Aegis. This provides the bearer with a 4+ Invulnerable save against Shooting attacks, and a 5+ Invulnerable save against attacks in Melee. Alternatively, the Aegis can be deployed to give the entire squad those Invulnerable saves, and any enemy models engaging the squad in assault suffers a -1 Initiative penalty.
So whether you feel like escorting a valuable character or posting up right in the center of the battlefield, these guys are going to be deceptively tanky and have some gear to give them the slight upper hand.
We were talking about 40k earlier. And with Smash Captains so popular in the meta, you could easily throw a jump pack on these guys and boom, you’ve got a dope smash captain loaded to the brim with Dark Angels swagger.
Their Rules Make Them Brutal Against Small-Time HQ’s
We don’t have all the rules revealed to us yet. But we have seen the Scion of the Deathwing. This is a nice little bonus, especially when you think about it being spread across five different models in the unit. While it might not win you a fight against Sigismund, it’ll serve as a big upper hand to smaller leaders within the enemy’s ranks.
Plus, they can all issue/accept challenges as if they were characters:
This dovetails nicely with the Companions’ Chosen Warriors special rule, which allows them to fight in a Challenge as if they were a Character.
With these guys previewed, Dark Angels are continuing to look better and better. From new S4 plasma that you can reroll in overwatch to these dudes being able to deploy an invuln and have enemies fight a -1 initiative, these Loyalists are beginning to get mean!
So how many of these guys do you think you’ll be running on the tabletop? Will they be a great wall to slow enemy pushes down?
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