Here are all the new 9th Edition 40k Space Marines codex content and rules that we know right now, as new previews are on the way.
If you haven’t been following along, we just saw GW announce that a new preview is coming this Saturday and they’ll be expanding on the details of the Necron and Space Marine codex as well as previewing a few more models. Well, the Necron codex lies largely a mystery but we’ve seen a decent bit of info here and there for Space Marines. Here’s everything we know that’s coming.
Space Marine Codex Previews Coming Saturday
Want to learn more about what you can look forward to in the new Warhammer 40,000 codexes? Set a reminder for this Saturday to catch your first solid look at the new Space Marines and Necrons books, find out what’s coming next, and witness a few more miniatures reveals for good measure!
Overall, it looks like it may be more 40k oriented with a deeper look inside the Space Marine and Necron codexes as well as a little sprinkling of new minis. On that note be sure to write down what time you need to tune in depending on where you are in the world. With that covered, we’ve actually seen a decent amount of Space Marine codex-related stuff pop up over the web. Her’es what we know.
All The New 9th Space Marines Codex Rules We Already Know
This YouTube video from WarhammerTV is where the community has pretty much gotten all of their info on the coming codex.
Codex: Necrons and Codex: Space Marines combine the codex content you love with all sorts of new stuff for the latest edition of Warhammer 40,000. Sumptuous art and thrilling lore bring each faction to life, while the layout of each book has been redesigned in order to be accessible and easily referenced.
Within the previews, we’ve seen a layout of all the main Space Marine Chapters and their Chapter Tactics. The page is really blurred but we’ve laid out the rules as best as possible below.
Although it’s pretty hard to read, some savvy Reddit users have been breaking it down. User u/AenarIT broke it down and posted this list which has over 400 comments already!:
- Dark Angels: 1) +1 to hit if the unit did not move in this turn and 2) something about Combat Attrition, probably auto-pass.
- White Scars: 1) can Charge after Advance or Fall Back and 2) can fire Assault with no penalty after an Advance move.
- Space Wolves: 1) +1 to hit in melee if the unit charged, was charged or heroically intervened and 2) units with this tactic can heroically intervene as if they were characters.
- Imperial Fists: 1) ignore Light Cover and 2) 2 (probably only 1, blame the wonky screenshot) additional hits with unmodified 6s with bolt weapons.
- Crimson Fists: 1) +1 to hit when the target unit contains 5+ more models than this unit (VEHICLE counts as 5) and 2) 1 additional hit with unmodified 6s with bolt weapons.
- Black Templars: 1) reroll Advance and Charge rolls and 2) 5+ feel no pain against mortal wounds.
- Blood Angels: 1) +1 to wound when charging, charged or heroically intervening and 2) +1″ to Advance and Charge rolls.
- Flesh Tearers: 1) +1 to wound when charging, charged or heroically intervening and 2) -1 AP on unmodified wound rolls of 6.
- Iron Hands: 1) 6+ feel no pain and 2) double wounds on the damage chart.
- Ultramarines: 1) +1 Leadership and 2) can shoot in a turn during which it Falls Back, but at -1 to hit.
- Salamanders:1) you can reroll one wound roll when resolving that unit’s attack and 2) each time an attack with an AP characteristic of -1 is allocated…treat it as 0 instead.
- Raven Guard: 1) count as being in Light Cover if the attacker is more than 18″ away and 2) INFANTRY only count as being in Dense Cover if the attacker is more than 12″ away.
- Deathwatch: 1) each time a model with this tactic makes a melee attack against TYRANID, AELDARI, ORK, NECRONS or TAU, reroll a hit roll of 1 and 2) after both sides have finished deploying their armies, select one battlefield role. Until the end of the battle, each time a model with this tactic makes an attack against an enemy unit with that battlefield role, reroll a wound roll of 1.
Secondary Objectives For 9th Edition Also Spotted
3 New Secondary Objectives for Space Marines are also visible under the heading Purge the Enemy.
There also appears to be another entry under these that may or may not be another category to choose from as well! These Secondary Objectives seem to be themed around killing enemy units with different weapon types (Heavy, Rapid Fire, Assault, etc.).
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Company Command Limits HQ Type Per Detachments
This was spotted on Imgur in the stills from the 9th Edition Space Marine preview video as well. We’ve got some pretty blurred-out words. However, we can still make out what it says:
You can include a maximum of one Captain model and two Lieutenant models in each detachment in your army.
If this is the fate of Space Marine armies, Smash Captains may be taking the backseat in a bunch of lists. We’ve been seeing three Smash Captain lists in just about every Chapter, except it’s been obviously the most popular for Blood Angels. Pretty soon, players will have to pay a premium CP cost upfront in order to fill out the max Smash Captain slot.
New Units Emerge From Space Marine Codex Table of Contents
The words on the picture are very blurry. However, u/SLsheppard did a few tricks to get a better image, and typed them all out below:
This is a mix of units we’ve had for years as well as units we’ve never even heard of. Go through each column slowly! Here’s what we’ve got:
Spotted on Imgur from the codex preview, there also looks to be first pics of Heavy Intercessors and a Primaris Captain with the same weapon.
New Heavy Intercessor?
Heavy Bolt Rifle Captain?
FIRST COLUMN
- Primaris Captain
- Captain with Master-crafted Heavy Bolt Rifle
- Captain in Phobos Armor
- Captain in Gravis Armor
- Captain in Terminator Armor
- Captain-Captain on Bike
- Primaris Lieutenant
- Lieutenant in [REIVER? RELIC?] Armor (I thought this ought to be the Bladeguard Lieutenant, but judging by the Indomitus datasheet that guy’s just a gear option for the regular Primaris Lieutenant)
- Lieutenant-Lieutenant in Phobos Armor
- Primaris Librarian
- Librarian
- Librarian in Phobos Armor
- Librarian in Terminator Armor
- Primaris Chaplain
- Primaris Chaplain on Bike
- Chaplain in Terminator Armor
- Chaplain
- Primaris Techmarine-Servitors
SECOND COLUMN
- Techmarine-Intercessor Squad
- Assault Intercessor Squad
- Heavy Intercessor Squad
- Infiltrator Squad
- Incursor Squad
- Tactical Squad
- Company Champion
- Scout Squad (due to where these guys show up on the list, they could be elites now).
- Primaris Apothecary
- Apothecary
- Company Ancient
- Primaris Ancient
- Bladeguard Ancient
- Ancient in Terminator Armor
- Veteran Intercessor Squad
- Bladeguard Veteran Squad
- Company Veterans
- Vanguard Veteran Squad
- Sternguard Veteran Squad
- Judiciar
- Reiver Squad
- Aggressor Squad
- Terminator Assault Squad
- Terminator Squad
- Relic Terminator Squad (Probably a single datasheet for the Cataphractii and Tartaros Terminators; they do share gear)
- Centurion Assault Squad
- Invictor Tactical Warsuit
- Dreadnaught
- Contemptor Dreadnaught
- Venerable Dreadnought
- Ironclad Dreadnought
- Redemptor Dreadnaught
- Assault Squad
- Outrider Squad
- Invader ATV Squad
- Bike Squad
- Scout Bike Squad
- Attack Bike Squad
- Suppressor Squad
- Inceptor Squad
- Storm Speeder Hellstrike
Could this be the Land Speeder seen in the third column?
THIRD COLUMN
- Storm Speeder SOMETHING
- Storm Speeder SOMETHING
- Land Speeder
- Land Speeder [TORNADO?]
- Land Speeder [TYPHOON?] (Did they split these off into separate entries for Power Level reasons…?)
- Hellblaster Squad
- Devastator Squad
- Centurion Devastator Squad
- Eliminator Squad
- Eradicator Squad
- Thunderfire Cannon
- Firestrike Servo
- turret-Hunter-Stalker
- Whirlwind
- Predator [DESTRUCTOR?]
- Predator [ANNIHILATOR?]
- Gladiator Lancer
- Gladiator Reaper
- Gladiator Valiant
- Vindicator
- Land Raider
- Land Raider Crusader
- Land Raider Redeemer
- Repulsor
- Repulsor Executioner
- Rhino
- Razorback
- Impulsor
- Drop Pod
- Land Speeder Storm
- Stormhawk Interceptor
- Stormraven Gunship
- Stormtalon Gunship
- Hammerfall Bunker
So What Could We See Previewed?
We know that was a lot to cover but literally all of the content taken from that video is a blur and probably wasn’t intended to be read. We could be seeing GW just put out the same info in a more readable way. It’s also worth noting that they mentioned they will be showing off a few new models as well:
find out what’s coming next, and witness a few more miniatures reveals for good measure!
That makes the Heavy Intercessor, the Captain with Heavy Bolt Rifle, and both Primaris Land Speeder units as prime candidates for what will be revealed. We’re only a month away from the codex releasing after all and they have to give the community some time to drool over the new minis.
(includes the Primaris Lietantant or Necron Overlord)
With all of this on the table, what would you like to see revealed? What other battlefield roles need to be covered in the Primaris army line?
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