All the latest 10th edition Warhammer 40k rumors for the World Eaters Codex, plus new Space Marines rules and models that are coming soon!
Will the World Eaters codex actually make it into 9th edition 40k? While some big clues pointed to the fact that it might fall into 10th edition, we know that is not the case anymore!
Let’s check it out!
RUMORS: New World Eaters 40k Rules & Unit Profiles
These rumors come from Reddit and Pastebin, edited only for readability.
World Eaters Traits
- +1 Attack on Charge/charged/HI
- +1 Strength on Charge/Charged/HI (May end up being different)
WE Army-wide Mechanic:
- Bloodtithe Two current rumors: Rumor 1 is you get a point for each unit destroyed and +1 bonus point for a vehicle/Monster the first time one is killed in each turn and +1 for Titanic. So you could get up to 3 points if something like Angron was destroyed.
- Rumor 2. Works similarly to CK Favors of the Dark Gods. Keep a Tally of total wounds dealt by models destroyed (I.E. Ork Boyz give 1 point when killed, Custodes troops 3, etc)
- Bloodtithe effects (which are PERMANENT) 6 to hit in Melee Auto wounds, +1 to hit, +1 AP for Melee Weapons, Attacks +1, Add 1 to Advance and Charge, 5+ FNP to Mortals, 6+ FNP to everything Revive Angron (Puts him into deepstrike with 8 wounds and he deepstrikes next turn).
Warlord Traits:
- When your WL kills a unit, you get a bonus Bloodtithe point. WL takes half Damage in Melee and Fight First.
- Angron Trait: Remove OBSEC while within 6″ of Kharn: if 6 or more models within 3″ of Kharn gain D3 attacks See Invoctus for other traits.
Relics:
- Every Dead model counts as 2 for morale
- Relic Axe: +2 S -3 AP Damage 2, 6’s to hit grant two additional hits
- Select a CORE unit within 6″, 6’s to hit auto wound
Kharn Profile:
- 6 2 2 6 4 6 9 9 3+
- Pistol S8 AP-3 D2
- Axe S: user AP-4 D2
- 4+ inv
- Core can reroll 1’s to hit
- At the end of the movement phase if any friendly units are within 3″, pick one, on a 2+ cause 2 mortals
Lord Invoctus:
- Has FLY and Ignores invulns (only unit that does so).
- Warlord trait is pregame move 2 CORE WE units OR Select Core or Character within 9″ can charge if it fell back. (From different versions)
- Has an aura of +2 Movement of CORE WE Units
Jakhals Profile:
6″ 4 4 3 3 1 2 6 6+
Jak: 6″ 4 4 3 3 1 3 7 6+
Leader: 6″ 4 4 4 3 1 2 6 6+
- Dishonored has 2 Attacks at AP -1
- A couple can have +2S, -2 AP D2 -1 to hit upgrades
- A couple more can have S User -2 AP D2 Double Attacks Once per battle, can kill D3 of themselves and gain +1 Strength
Eightbound Profile:
- 9″ WS3 BS3 S6 T5 3W LD8 3+/5++
- Pregame move built-in
Exalted Eightbound:
- 9″ WS2 BS3 S6 T5 3W LD8 3+/4++
- Prevent Fallback SGT can get two cahinfists that get Damage 3
Angron:
- 2+/4++ 18W 1 WLT
- Removes enemy ObSec within 6″
- Warp Locus Currently does not ignore Wound caps or invulns, but has so many attacks he can “Destroy anything in close combat pretty easily”
- Can be revived with the Bloodtithe mechanic
General Stratagems:
- +1 Damage for Exalte Eightbound
Army of Renown:
- Khorne Daemons Only and… Land Raiders are the restriction. This means Angron + 8Bound + Maybe Lord Invoctaus from WE and of course the Khorne Daemons.
Some AoR Stratagems:
- Eightbound +1 to Wound 6″ Consolidate
- If an opponent kills an Eightbound in their shooting phase but does not destroy the entire unit, you can move it 9″ (it may have ended up being D6 instead)
- Buff Stratagem, choose one: 1)Obsec, 2)wound roll of 6 causes 1 MW up to 6, 3) 4+ FNP against MW
Bad News:
- Only 1 Relic/WLT.
- No Stratagems for extra
- Only 3 WLT for non-special Characters No Subfactions
New World Eaters 40k Codex & Eightbound Models
First and foremost, yes, there is a huge Khorne World Eater release nearing the horizon. Meaning new models, rules, and lore! This preview added to the early previews we saw of Angron and Lord Invictus from earlier this year.
If you haven’t seen the video, be sure to check it out below. However, we’ll also break down everything right here as well!
The Eightbound
Virtually unrecognisable from the mortal Space Marines they once were, every member of the Eightbound is each possessed by eight (8!) separate daemons of Khorne. As you might expect, this makes them some of the most terrifying combatants in the galaxy – warriors locked in a constant battle for their own souls.
Ok, first of all, BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD, second, this fluff is insane, and the models are sick to boot.
As Khorne is the defacto lover of melee, expect these new models to absolutely trash in close combat. Who even needs ranged weapons?
Sometimes the spirit of an Eightbound World Eater can even emerge triumphant, becoming one with the eight neverborn sharing its physical form. These are the Exalted Eightbound, even more dangerous and daemonic than others of their kind.
Jakhals
The World Eaters army isn’t just about the elite combat monsters of the Butcher Astartes. There are also new mortal followers in the form of Jakhals… who are combat monsters in their own right. These cultists are only slightly less deranged than their masters, and favour sheer brutality over tactical niceties such as “guns”.
Call me silly, but these look like Khorne-specific cultists! As WHC hints, these are probably even better at Khorne stuff than normal cultists (aka melee).
There is actually a ton of variety in these kits, so shoutout to the designers for giving them such dynamic and varied models. Speaking of which, there’s one special guy too…
This guy is big, so expect him to slap quite a bit harder than the other models in the squad.
Lord on Juggernaut
Lead your ground-shaking charge with the savage Lord on Juggernaut. Anything lucky enough to survive a sweep of his exalted chainblade will find itself impaled on the Juggernaut’s bladed horn.
That is pretty much what we expect from a model update. This guy is very similar to his previous self, but now looking better than ever! Games Workshop mentioned this is the generic build version of Lord Invocatus, as the kit makes two models.
RUMORS: World Eaters Codex Points Values
These come from the r/warhammer40k in clear violation of rule 2, “DO NOT post point values for weapons and upgrades in your army lists.”
We’ll show you what we think is off about them. Again though, there is always the chance they are right, but that seems pretty small judging from the content itself and commenters…
What looked like a potential hoax is starting to have a bit more credibility with the Grand Narrative Finale preview now.
So let’s check out some of the issues:
- The font looks off and not correct to what GW uses.
- There are no generic HQs, only named HQs etc.
- This is a PDF and not a real picture (like a picture of the book).
- Master of Executions is not in the right slot (this could just be a change in the new book).
- Jakhals are probably a cultist-type unit, but this doesn’t really fit in with anything we have seen.
- The unique units are all just kind of strange.
- Angron is really cheap compared to other Chaos armies.
- We thought they might have Red Butchers, but while there is no guarantee on that, it is concerning
- Angrons points seem “low”
So, as we said, there could still be plenty off on this one, so we wouldn’t take this for a fact just quite yet.
World Eaters Codex Release Date
New Codex release-wise, Leagues of Votann will be jumping Imperial Guard, and finally, World Eaters.
This is great now that we know for sure the World Eaters will grab their own book. Plus, we also got a look at some weapon renders and glorious new models!
Plastic Daemon Primarch Angron Confirmed! (July 11th, 2022)
If things weren’t dire enough for the Imperium, what with the opening of the Great Rift and all the other threats from within and without, another Daemon Primarch has rejoined the battle for the fate of the galaxy – he might not look it, but he’s extremely happy to be back.
The Daemon Primarch of Khorne is a gigantic slab of warp-fuelled muscle. He’s been totally reforged into the image of his bloody master, flesh as red as the cascade of gore he leaves in his wake.
He is quite the monstrosity! This will be huge based on the base size and the model itself; let’s just hope the rules represent his insane power and ferocity.
Yet take a closer look and you can still see the origins of this Daemon Prince. The Butcher’s Nails are still present, now fused into his very form. Likewise, scraps of his old Nucerian warplate still remain – like the shoulder pad that pays homage to his former Legion, even if the teeth are now somehow more… daemonic, a gaping maw almost literally eating worlds.
When you get close up on the details, they are quite awesome! As we know, the release is a little farther off than some hobbyists would like, but GW said we’ll learn more about all the new miniatures and rules in the coming months.
New Khorne Berzerkers are Finally Here! (August 8th, 2022)
It’s been a truly bracing Khorne Day. We’ve seen a realm-murdering Gorechosen, rules for hordes of blood-slicked daemons, and downright hungry-looking XII Legion shoulders. Mountains of skulls tower towards the sky, blood sloshing down from their lofty peaks – and out of the rising carnage steps forth a solitary figure clad in crimson and brass.
This is a heavily updated version of the old model but still keeps with the old aesthetic. While this is the only model they showed off, we expect to see more before too long.
The current Khorne Berzerkers are one of the longest-serving plastic kits of the 41st Millennium – a genuine classic that has spent two decades out on the battlefield, earning them a nice retirement in Khorne’s Domain on the soothing banks of the Rivers of Blood.
The new model looks bigger and has much more detail all around. However, you might be a little sad if you’re a fan of those old heads. Still, it’s great to see such an ancient kit get a rework finally!
Khorne Berzerkers Full Squad Revealed by GW (August 31, 2022)
We saw that the new World Eaters codex will drop sometime in winter, so we hope the rest of the models actually make it before the end of the year.
We already saw one model revealed for the World Eaters, but it’s nice to see the whole squad of Khorne Berzerkers now too!
They basically kept the old style of their armor, and dedication to Khorne, but really brought them into the new age of 40k.
They did mention the box set or Khorne Berzerkers will have ten models, which is pretty sweet.
There will be more than just new Berzerkers models too, but for now, it looks like this will have to hold us over for now.
More New Chaos World Eaters Bits & Parts! (September 5th, 2022)
Skulls are a much-loved motif in the 41st Millennium, but the World Eaters are the original cranium collectors. Khorne and skulls go together like Orks and green, and the Blood God’s followers build their bony trophies into armour plates and hang them from brazen icons. It’s a grim fashion statement that neatly straddles the fine line between tasteful and terrifying.
Nothing wrong with seeing some skulls hanging everywhere. They are definitely keeping with the old World Eaters aesthetic but upgrading it to the new size and feel of Warhammer 40k.
10,000 years of exposure to the warp will leave its mark on anyone – and horns, claws, and teeth burst out of armour plates as the World Eaters’ attire twists to suit their bestial nature. These parts are clearly meant for vicious close-combat machines, and mark particularly savage fighters as people to avoid – as if the massive chainblade wasn’t enough of a warning.
While they don’t say exactly what kit or miniatures these are for, it looks a lot like a new terminator squad of some sort. Or maybe their version of Chosen?
The axes themselves are adorned with classic Khornate motifs – skulls, spikes, and lots of brass trim.
You can’t have Khorne without some badass axes!
World Eaters often strip away parts of their armour to give their chopping arms greater freedom of movement, replacing their classic pauldrons with small, angular plates reminiscent of Cataphractii-pattern Terminator armour.
Obviously, there is nothing more iconic than some World Eaters shoulder pads for both power armor and terminators.
One of the most recognisable parts of a Khornate Space Marine is their incredible taste in headwear, and the great sweeping vanes return with more detail and sharper points than ever before. If feeling the wind in your hair as you charge is more your thing, you’ll also have a wide selection of bare heads – some with horrifying fanged rebreather masks designed to reflect Khorne’s affinity for hounds.
Last but not least, a bunch of heads! It’s always nice to get both helmeted and helmetless models as well, because cool guys don’t wear helmets.
Comparing Them to Recent Khorne Kits
When you compare the berzerker minis from the early 2000s to what they just did with the new Blood Bowl team, we might be lying if we said we like the feel of the old ones better. They kind of just look dumpy in comparison.
The BB team has such a sleek look, the helmets look way better, and they just actually look like some combat monsters. Now, if you take the new Berzerker, it looks like the BB models with more 40k additions.
They kept the somewhat sleek look with additional size, so a pretty good idea of what’s to come for the rest of the kit! And who knows, these might make for some awesome conversions once we get the new Khorne Berzerker kit too.
RUMORS: What New Warhammer 40k Rules to Expect for Angron
These rumors come from Reddit and have been corrected for grammar.
- Wounds:18, duh
- Toughness:7, with Magnus being a seven as well, we can predict our red boi will be as well, with Morty being tough eight as he should be the toughest
- Stregnth:9-10, if Khorne’s schtick is that he is the strongest, so it makes sense that Angron will be the strongest Primarch. This would help with upcoming T9 models.
- Movement:14 or 20. Morty is 12, Magnus is 16, so either our boi is in the middle, and they are going by 2s, he would be 14, or if he’s faster and they are going by 4s, hed be 20 (this is the least certain tho)
- Defense: ++4 invul, and -1 dmg; again if Angron isn’t about toughness, he would be closer to his Tzeenchy brother in this case
- Damage: at least 6, not six dmg at most per wound but six at least, Morty currently is the most melee Primarch with 3+d3 damage, so it would only make sense for Angron to be, at base, killier in combat than stinky here so at least 6. Everything including is just speculation
- Gimmick: he will have the most amount of whatever gimmick WE have in their codex. Morty has a 12-inch aura of contagion and whatever plague company he wants. Magnus has an innate +3 to psychic and can take two cabal rituals. So whatever WE get, Angron will get the most out of it( ex.
- Let’s say blood tithes comeback, Angron would get two or three per unit slain instead of 1, complete speculation, but you get the idea)
There was also mention from a very good source that he would be, in fact, be Toughness 8, and he would “get faster the more damage he takes.”
So, when comparing him to the current Primarchs, a lot of this makes sense. However, there is a bit of wishlisting here sprinkled in with a dash of rumors, so as always, buyer beware.
World Eaters Lord Invocatus Revealed On Juggernaut
Another taste of the long-awaited World Eaters in the form of Lord Invocatus on Juggernaut was revealed at the 2022 Warhammer Day preview!
Clad in every kind of spike and tooth, Lord Invocatus will lead future armies of World Eaters on a path of destruction. He has been previously mentioned in past Chaos-themed publications, so we’re excited that he finally has a proper mini to represent him on the battlefield.
Scholars of Chaos lore may have heard of Lord Invocatus’ exploits already, particularly his devastation of a powerful Deathwatch watch fortress in a previous Codex: Chaos Space Marines. He leads thunderous charges of Bloodcrushers and Berzerkers in frontal attacks that light the sky aflame, and some claim he even rides the flames themselves.
Lord Invocatus’ design harkens back to the earlier days of Warhammer, and it’s been a long time since we have seen such a majestic glow-up.
Check out the full video below for a closer look at all the new World Eaters Lord Invocatus on Juggernaught:
RUMORS: New Word Eaters 40k Khorne Juggernaut
There are some spicy rumors about a possible flying Brazen Beast Warlord with a connection to the Dark Mechanicum. However, these are rumors so take them with as much salt as you need.
According to an Industry Insider, something big is coming for the World Eaters (besides Angron)
- There will only be one Juggernaut, but he will be insanely strong. It looks to be a single character, not a unit.
- He might just fly
- Has a link to the Dark Mechanicum
- Called the Brazen Beast Warlord
- Unstoppable, B!$@%
Again, these are rumors, but if they turn out to be true, this would be awesome! Plus, if it can fly like the teaser text seems to indicate, this will be a beast that can smash through the weak enemies of Lord Khorne!
Hopefully, we don’t have to wait long for Lord Invocatus to rip and tear on a battlefield near you!
What Codex Books Are Next For Warhammer 40k:
So again, new Codex release-wise, Leagues of Votann will be jumping Imperial Guard, and finally, World Eaters.
Here’s a look at what is confirmed and rumored still to come for 2022 and into 2023
- Imperial Guard (CONFRIMED)
- World Eaters (CONFIRMED)
- Various Space Marine Chapters (Six like before?)
- Space Marines 2.0 (like before)
- Inquisition/Assassins (if not White Dwarf fodder again)
- Leagues of Votann (CONFIRMED)
This isn’t in exact order but could be close. However, with so many books left and 2023 as the tentative date for the 10th edition of Warhammer 40k, it’s great to see World Eaters didn’t get pushed back.
However, we have plenty of other rumors and reveals for new World Eaters, including, most notably, a plastic Angron! Either way, all these new rumors point to 10th edition Warhammer 40k and potentially new Space Marines dropping soon too as well!
Is 10th Edition Warhammer 40k Really Coming in 2023?
GW has kept to a 3-year cycle for new editions as of late (since 2014 for Warhammer 40k specifically). Now with how many books are already out, there is a chance near the middle of 2023 we could easily 10th edition Warhammer 40k drop. However, the most likely thing to signal the close of 9th edition will be the release of more Space Marines books this fall.
Here is how they released in 8th edition before we went to 9th as an example of what may be in store for us later on in 2022…
- Space Marines (2nd Edition) August 2019
- Ultramarines (Space Marines) August 2019
- White Scars (Space Marines) August 2019
- Iron Hands (Space Marines) September 2019
- Ravenguard (Space Marines) September 2019
- Imperial Fists (Space Marines) October 2019
- Salamanders (Space Marines) October 2019
The biggest clue we have to the release date of the World Eaters Codex and new miniatures is comparing the Death Guard release of 2017 and the Necron release of 2020. Both of these were fully released later in the fall of 2017 and 2020, respectively.
Now, let’s check out the rumors that point to new Marines.
RUMORS: New Primaris Space Marines Rules & Minis
The firstrumors come from Valrak and we’ll summarize them here for you.
First up, it looks like they will be doing all new supplements for many of the “Codex Space Marines Chapters,” which match perfectly with the 8th edition release. This means things like Imperial Fists, Ultramarines, etc.… will all be getting their own new codex supplement books. This also means we could see a huge swath of new chapter-specific models. Just think about how they did with the Salamanders, Fists, Raven Guard, etc., around the end of 8th Edition.
This doesn’t mean that is guaranteed, but you know GW doesn’t like to release a new codex book without at least one new model.
Next up, Primaris will get a new long-range fire support unit with something similar to missile launchers. We originally thought this weapon from a Rumor Engine would go on a tank, but now it looks possible for this very rumor. While it looks big and bulky, it looks like a missile launcher, and Primaris are quite big and known for having huge weapons.
Supposedly a new Heavy Primaris Dreadnought will be on the way with serious close combat weapons and Multi Meltas. While we haven’t seen any rumor engines about this, it would make sense to continue buffing the line of Primaris Dreads. With the recent release of the Gravis Captain (above) and now the new Primaris Ancient, we don’t expect the Space Marine releases to stop any time soon.
RUMORS: New Space Marines Codex 2.0 Coming Soon?
The rumors for Auspex are from back in February, but almost every other rumor from the video has come true so that just gives more validity to the possibility of the new codex.
First up, it looks like Space Marines will grab a whole host of supplements. This also makes sense because they have been sort of codex crept as 9th has grown.
This would be their first rework of a 9th edition codex, so it will be quite interesting to see how GW goes with this one. As we showed above, GW doesn’t like to put out anything without new minis, so we have the rumors above, but they could always just make new lieutenants! If they do, though, get ready for 10th!
Then, when you think about that giant weapon from above, it could very well be something that barrages the enemy for sure, or perhaps it’s something for the Squats, and all of this is just wishlisting at this point… But it all points to 10th edition Warhammer 40k if we see new Space Marines drop soon…
RUMORS: 10th Edition 40k Rules Reset & Epic Returns
The latest Chapter Master Valrak rumors on YouTube, and B&C (edited for grammar) seem to indicate not only the return of 10th Edition 40k that pretty much everyone suspects but also provide a few scant details.
10th is apparently coming next year, and they will be resetting it, everything going back to indexes as we got with 8th Edition. Take it with all the salt you can consume.
Also, EPIC is coming back for the Horus Heresy, apparently.
Indexes were what Games Workshop used back when they reset the 40k rules set to 8th Edition back in 2017, with the promise of fewer books needed and only eight pages of core rules.
Each index featured rules for either the Imperium, Xenos, or Chaos factions as a quickstart way to get players up and running with the new 8th Edition 40k rules mechanics before each codex came out.
While the promise of fewer rules needed to play was a great idea then, it didn’t even stand up to the first major event of the 8th edition, with GW having to hot-fix scoring flyers after the 2017 ATCs spammed so many.
Unfortunately, the rules bloat mushroomed from there, unfortunately to what we have today with tons of supplement microtransactions and a Warhammer 40k army builder App that has never quite lived up to everyone’s expectations.
On the Epic 40k side of things, it seems like releases have slowed for both Adeptus Titanicus and Aeronautica Imperialis, so perhaps re-releasing Epic (small-scale games of 40k) would be a great way for Games Workshop to recycle these models in the new 1/4 scale to be used together with perhaps some unseen similarly scaled 40k models.
Here’s a great look at the differences in scale from the old 1990s epic scale, the new AI, and the current 40k sizes. The plastic AI Thunderhawk is a perfect 4″ long, exactly 1/4 the size of the Forge World one! The same goes for the Titans in Adeptus Titianicus compared to Warhammer 40k.
Warhammer 40k Rumors: 10th Edition Reactions & Fate of Space Marines
We had already heard some of these rumors about Warhammer 40k 10th Edition; however, ther are some even spicier details in these new ones.
According to Faeit, things may change greatly for everyone’s favorite super humans.
Warhammer 40k gets a hard reset at Summer next Year.
10th Edition will start with Index-like Codex Books.
GW will streamline the ruleset and make it even easier. Unit Profiles will get simplified and the Armies will focused more on Themed Armies. Stratagems will play a bigger role in List build.
There will be no alternated unit activation but reaction from the HH ruleset comes over to 40k.
Space Marines will get split. “First Born” Marines will be not removed from 40k; thy remain as a sub faction for all Chapters. They will resupplied with HH Sets. We can await Marines in Mk5 and Mk7 Power Armour also for the M41. There will be seperate Codices for Primaris and Old Marines in the future.
So the stage may be set for TWO new versions of Warhammer 40k, and regardless of which of these systems you want more, these are spicy rumors for sure.
Check out the latest Warhammer 40k rumors for the rest of the 9th and 10th Edition, new releases, and more!
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