Don’t miss the new 9th edition 40k rules that were spotted for the Plagueburst Crawler coming in December’s Death Guard codex.
It looks to be about two weeks out, but we’re already seeing new rules for the Miasmic Malignifier on Warhammer Community. Now we have some of the new 9th Edition 40k rules for the Plagueburst Crawler! Let’s take a closer look at what we know is coming in the Death Guard Codex so far!
GW Confirms New Death Guard Terrain & 40k Rules!
Here is the video it was spotted in! You can see it is pretty massive compared to those weeny Death Guard! Honestly, it looks about the height of the new Necron Terrain. So they may be trying to bring some continuity to the army line-ups. If you want to see more about what’s going down with the upcoming army releases, check out what we know about what is on the way in 2021.
Here it is in it’s full Nurgle glory. A pretty fun sculpt that captures the essence of a decaying plague furnace! Let’s hear a little what GW has to say about it:
Super-gross, right? And no, we don’t want to think about what sort of vile fluids are being pumped around in there, let alone the toxic fumes being spewed forth from its chimney. But irrespective of your own opinions on the matter, the Death Guard love everything it has to offer! This is no surprise, really, as its presence makes these notoriously tough champions of the Plague God even harder to kill thanks to its Putrescent Fog ability.
Putrescent Fog
Nothing too crazy, but giving your backline units some extra survivability is never a bad thing! You have to be pretty close to get the aura, but it could make for a perfect anchor point for your firing base. Although it looks to be 9-12″ wide so maybe it can project its aura out to 21″ to 24″ in diameter?
This is the only rule revealed, but they did give us a small teaser of what else it can do:
What’s more, the Miasmic Malignifier is so contagious (and stinky) that nearby enemies suffer terribly in its proximity. Even if it’s destroyed, the foetid furnace will likely burst in a Putrid Explosion – how wonderfully Nurgley!
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New Plaugeburst Crawler Death Guard 40k Rules SPOTTED!
Spotted all over the web, new quick reference IKEA style 40k rules are here, and there are some interesting changes!
Old Rules
New Rules
So from the looks of his new 9th Edition Datasheet, we can see a few things:
New bonuses:
- +1 BS (Now 3+, was 4+)
- +1 Attack (Now 4, was 3)
- Plagueburst Mortar is D2 instead of D1d3
- Plagueburst Mortar no longer has a minimum distance (Used to have a minimum range of 12″)
- Entropy Cannon is D3+3 instead of D6
- Plaguespitters are S6 (No longer user strength)
- Rothail is rapid-fire 3 (used to be Heavy 3)
What we don’t know:
- Keywords?
- Daemon save?
- Mortar indirect fire still?
Luckily vehicles like this one have most of the power in the statline, which we can see, and it looks great. Improvements across the board. This probably means a point increase is coming as well, but so long as it is reasonable, the changes should all be very welcomed.
Look for the Death Guard codex to hit store shelves most likely the third week of December right after the Blood Angels, and Direchasm!
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