Don’t miss these possible points and rules changes that may be on the way in the 2018 Chapter Approved this December.
Knight Castellan got you down still? Not happy with the GW’s 11th Hour big FAQ in September for 40k? Well, these changes may shake things up even more in December as those books are already printed and shipping to GW’s Warehouse presently.
Someone with some potential inside knowledge on Chapter Approved dropped some hints and rumors to us about what will be changing and getting affected.
Again, these are just rumors for now so we can’t take everything to heart. Bring your salt with you as we dive in!
RUMORS: Chapter Approved 2018 Points Changes & More
Armies Getting Points Drops
There’s apparently a list that was gathered on some armies that are more or less “confirmed” getting a points drop. The factions mentioned were:
- Necrons
- Ad Mech
- Tyranids
This list isn’t by any means complete. Just the ones whose names were dropped. If this is true, Necrons and Ad Mech players would most definitely welcome this with open arms. Necrons are probably the most-shafted army (next to Grey Knights) post-codex. They only have a couple of viable units that can be used competitively. Regardless, those units are VERY good. *Glares at Destroyers and Tesseract Vaults.*
Tyranids are for the most part, in a very good position. The rumor actually says that only the bad/unused stuff is going to get a points drop. We aren’t sure what those units will be but close your eyes and imagine a competitive Tyranid list. It’ll probably include all the units that you didn’t just see in your head.
Some Units Going Up in Price
Castellan, other things that weren’t nerfed in the FAQ (because CA was already in the printers with their nerf)
Yep…That’s right. The Castellan’s name was dropped for taking a hit right to the points in the new Chapter Approved book. Who knows how expensive it’ll be. But that’s not the only thing going up in cost. The Castellan is the only unit that got named to us, but it’s probably safe to say there’s no way that would be the ONLY thing in the game taking the hit in this scenario.
Apparently, the Chapter Approved book was already in the printers with the FAQ changes in them before the FAQ even dropped. We could guess that the points will be changing on units that didn’t get directly hit in GW’s most recent update to the game.
While there is no way to be sure what FAQ changes were planned for in the printing of Chapter Approved 2018, it would seem logical that some of the things in the FAQ that don’t make sense to players now, may be much clearer in December when the books hits.
Rules Change for Some Subfactions
Chapter Approved will mostly be about points changes, but to throw in even more rumors and speculation, armies that have a -1 to hit effect will be getting changed. Factions like Alaitoc Eldar and Raven Guard that are -1 to hit, may now may be changed to being counted as in cover.
That is a HUGE change. We all know that -1 to hit is ridiculously more powerful than just having a +1 modifier on saving throws.
Genestealer Cult
Don’t worry. You’re safe…for now. They weren’t really mentioned in any of the rumors revolving around Chapter Approved. They should be getting changed in accordance with everything by the time they get their codex.
The FAQ may have changed the way some game mechanics work like FLY, but points weren’t really tampered with. As a result, Chapter Approved is supposed to be heavily-point involved on most factions. The way things are looking, Chapter Approved is going to be a HUGE update to the game and more than likely for the better.
Remember that everything you’ve read is just rumors until proven otherwise. What do you think about these potential changes? What units would you like to see the points go down on? Let us know in the comments of our Facebook Hobby Group.
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