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RUMORS: New 40k Rules For Skarbrand Are Fire!

chaos rumors new wal hor warhammer games workshopNew 40k Chaos Daemons rules rumors are here for Skarbrand that supposedly may make him a staple for Khorne army lists!

Obviously, these are rumors, so take them with as much salt as you need. It is worth noting GW supposedly recently “fired” some of its playtester pool recently who were thought responsible for leaking rules.

However, the information-sharing policy is supposedly okay once it is leaked.

We’ve also seen some rumors about deepstriking for free so we’ll check those out first, then jump into the Skarbrand rumors!

RUMORS: Daemons Get Free Deepstrike 40k Rules

rumors-chaos-daemons-40k-rules-codexMore rumors about some spicy new Deepstrike rules that Daemons may be getting in 9th Edition are coming in hot. These were spotted on Reddit recently from one of the various discords where they supposedly originated with edits for grammar.

A few keen-eyed individuals (most everyone) had noticed the “Warp Locus” keyword on certain CSM units (Master of Possession, Khorne Lord of Skulls). I’m here to tell you at least part of what it does. As you may have heard, you will be able to deepstrike Daemons for free–but that’s not all! When in the Warp, these daemons gain special deepstrike rules.

They can deepstrike as normal, or if you set them up wholly within 6″ of a Warp Locus unit, they can be set up just outside 6″ from enemy units! (Instead of 9″). If you have allegiances, you have to stick with your friends. Warp Locus isn’t a particularly common keyword but an important lynchpin to enable brutal strategies.

You are no longer shelling out 2 or 3 cp to get a guaranteed charge with Bloodletters. I mean, you will still be able to enhance charges in other ways, but now the floor is much higher. Looking to counter or stop your enemy from dropping hell on your doorstep? You’ll want to remove enemy Warp Locus models as efficiently as possible.

But that certainly won’t be simple in most cases. The cool news is that deepstriking via the Warp has some other interesting rules if you’re pure Daemons that make it even more appealing; those fighting daemons should generally stay out of daemonic territory and keep a good sense of leadership.

That’s it for that. A good mechanic to keep in mind as you read any upcoming information. I think it offers some good counterplay while enabling some of the most reliable changes in the game. PSA: As always, understand things can change before release. So salt it a bit. 

So it seems that there may be a high value placed on Warp Locus units both for army construction and target priority! However, anything that allows you to break basic rules of the game, like arriving within 6″, for example, is always worth more than a second look.

It’s also great to see an emphasis placed on closing the gap across the board for armies that rely on assault, first with Tyranids and now supposedly with Daemons. That bodes very well for the arrival of World Eaters in Warhammer 40k as a stand-alone faction, hopefully, sooner rather than later.

RUMORS: New 40k Chaos Daemons Skarbrand RulesSkarbrand the BloodThirster

These rumors come from Reddit.

As is appropriate for Skarbrand, his damage output has gone from “middling” to “through the roof”. His bellow has quite literally doubled in potency, and at the top profile, you get the choice between 9 attacks at S16 ap-4 D3+3 damage ignoring invulns or a whopping 18 at s8 ap-2 d2. His “rage embodied” also remains the same as ever, though the range has shortened a tad to only 6″.

The beast is no slouch durability-wise either – with 20 wounds, t8, and a 4+ save in both melee and shooting, he’s far from easy to take down, but if you’re still worried, just feel free to deep strike him – everyone in daemons can do that, remember?

Oh yeah, one other thing – he’s a Warp Locus.

While these are rumors, it finally feels like he is the combat monster he’s supposed to be! While the damage output might be a little over the top, we’ll have to wait on points.

Compared to the new Avatar (obviously, Skarbrand is stronger, but the Avatar points are fairly new), he’s obviously stronger and more durable.

The Avatar is 280, so it seems like could easily see Skarbrand cresting into the 400 range. He’s always been somewhat straightforward (as he should be), so it will really just come down to points for how often the model will see play. Lastly, with the ability to deepstrike, he should be able to make it to combat, which is just nice!

An industry insider has also commented that Khorne-aligned armies supposedly will have a way to get Skarbrand’s anti-fall back rule (above) army-wide!

So again, take all these rules for the rumors they are until we get more information to cross-reference as if the pattern holds; we will see more and more leaks now that the first ones have started…

Here’s all the latest on the upcoming rules updates and points changes for Warhammer 40k.

Here’s the most up-to-date list of new Games Workshop bits from all preview models that we should watch out for. Click on the gallery above to see dozens of Rumor Engines with new models still left to be revealed!

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