These New 10th Edition 40k Terrain Features & Cover Rules Are Clutch Now

By Travis Pasch | April 14th, 2024 | Categories: 10th Edition 40k, Tabletop Gaming News, Warhammer 40k

These new cover and terrain feature rules are coming in clutch for all kinds of models in Warhammer 40k 10th Edition now!

The Warhammer 10th Edition 40k core rules have been spotted on the web, including the new terrain and cover!

With the new edition dropping in June, it was only a matter of time before we saw some leaks hit the internet. It’s always nice to get a sneak peek into the rules, and these look like they are taken from the book, but with any leaks, nothing is 100% until GW actually drops it.

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Now, let’s jump into the new rules!

These New 10th Edition 40k Terrain Features & Cover Rules Are Clutch Now

The new Warhammer 40k 10th Edition rules were spotted on Imgur, but we also have them all here. The full Scanned PDF of the Leviathan core rules was also posted at this link, here on sync, and broken down below as well.

If you’re looking for a chart of the USR rules, a “printer-friendly” version is also posted here.

Now if you are in cover, you can only get +1 to your save; however, if you have a 3+ save, you cannot improve it to 2+ against 0 AP attacks.

This is interesting as you can move over terrain as if it were not there. However, for anything over 2″, you must use movement to go up it. It also seems like most terrain does not impede movement.

For these, you gain a pretty big range of cover and you can fight though them if you are within 2″ of the enemy.

Unfortunately, you can’t stand on top of the statue, but you get cover if you are obscured by it. It makes sense that hills can also give cover if you’re behind them.

Woods give cover all the time and it also makes sense aircraft and towering models still draw line of sight normally, meaning less cover for both parties. Again though, it doesn’t seem like there are any negatives for moving through the terrain.

Last but not least, we have ruins! If you are above the enemy by 6″ or more, you get +1 AP to your attacks with plunging fire. Then, infantry and beasts can move through the terrain as if it were not there, but you do have to use movement to go up.

The big difference here, and something that might force you to remodel some terrain, is you cannot have your base hanging off the end, meaning you have to be entirely on the higher levels.

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