With Chapter Approved and Vigilus almost here, tons of rumors are out there about new Primaris and Space Marines for 2019.
Rumors are swirling around the internet already as hobbyists start to look ahead to 2019. Primaris may now get the support that some say they should’ve gotten at the beginning of 8th.
With that being said, let’s check out exactly what people have been talking about.
New Primaris Units in Space Marine 2.0 Codex
REMEMBER: These are just rumors so take everything with a grain of salt.
Going by the rumors and wishlisting, Primaris may be getting:
- Primaris Vehicle with heavy-hitting turret-mounted options
- Some kind of small flyer
- A Primaris medium transport (something along the line of a rhino).
- Faster one-man vehicles (Maybe something like Bikes or Land Speeders).
- Primaris Melee assault squads with Terminator-equivalent wargear.
We’ve been saying for a while now that all Primaris need to send them over the “hump” into competitive play is a points reduction and speed.
As of right now, the only way to get your Primaris up the board is with a transport just costs too much for what it does. If Primaris had different routes players could take in terms of mobility, then they would be a lot more potent.
Could this rumor engine from a while back be the tail end of the Primaris medium transport? It definitely has the likeness of the Repulsor.
Keeping up with the rumors, the Primaris assault units with Terminator-style wargear is something we’ve somewhat covered already. Primaris are SEVERELY lacking in the melee department as of right now.
Primaris have been keeping a theme of hovercraft-esque vehicles (looking at the repulsor). So perhaps all of these other rumors with the medium transport, light vehicle with heavy turret options, and bike equivalent models will all be anti-grav hovering units.
Now to be fair CSI Robbie B has been hypothesizing for the last year or so on the podcast about the eventuality of all Warhammer 40k codex books being updated with a 2.0 status to include new rules from supplements, FAQs, and of course all the new points costs since 8th dropped.
Keep in mind too that models like Marbo don’t even have a unit entry in their book as they were released post codex drop, and not we have a new Chaos unit, as well as Marneus and his fellows that are codex homeless as well.
Rumor Engine Bits Preview Primaris
Games Workshop previewed a mysterious bit and it’s looking like the backside of a Space Marine suit.
What does it look like to you? We can’t get away from the thought of a new Space Marine backpack.
Notice the lines at the top of the bit? They match up with the grooves on the Primaris backpacks. But what are all the fancy dials and gauges for?
We’ve already seen Primaris Captains, Apothecaries, and Librarians come out…What’s missing? Could this be a Primaris Tech Marine? Would that explain the fancy gauges?
Vigilus & Preview Box Sets
Vigilus has been a focal point of some 40k lore advancement. It serves as a bastion planet for the Imperium that has seen a rise in Xenos incursions lately. The video shows a distress call asking for reinforcements from an Imperial force (which we know now to be Calgar and the Ultramarines).
We’ve already seen two Box Sets around Vigilus:
Rumors: Another Primaris Box Set on Vigilus
Spotted first on BoLS, there may be a new Primaris box set with some new models inside for 40k.
Going by the rumor:
- A third Primaris Box Set is on the way revolving around Vigilus
- New models will be included (we don’t know if these are characters or something like a Troop choice.)
This isn’t the first time we’ve heard about some Primaris Rumors for Vigilus though.
Now according to an anonymous source
Heard, that Vigilus’ call for aid will be answered by…
A brand new chapter of the Ultima founding i.e. a NAMED Primaris chapter
with special characters, unique strategems and warlord traits etc.
Not a huge model release apparently, beyond the new characters and a new
repulsor variant, but who knows?
So either there is more on the way here, or that was just a slight re-wording of someone in the know of the new Vigilus Defiant supplement and the events inside it.
Even though these are still just rumors, exciting times may be ahead for Primaris in 2019. What would you like to see them get? Which of these units sound the most viable to you? Let us know in the comments of our Facebook Hobby Group.
About the Author: Rob Baer
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
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Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.
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