The new Deathwatch 40k rules from White Dwarf 453 are here, and they are very interesting, epically the stratagems? Check out that latest update!
Posted publically by Miniwars.eu, we’ve got a picture of two sheets worth of Stratagems. Keep in mind that you’ll still be able to use the Stratagems out of your codex in conjunction with these down below.
Word of warning: We’ve talked in great detail what kind of support the Deathwatch would be getting and it looks like we were right. GW pretty much printed the rules that they already gave them months ago in a physical book for us to have as well as gave them the generic Marine overhaul with Stratagems. They also have potentially a few pre-FAQ mistakes as well.
Deathwatch Gain Staple Marine Stratagems
Some of the most-used Stratagems out of the Marine codex came to the Deathwatch. The 1CP Hero of the Chapter will probably be seeing a ton of play. However, there’s been something really interesting to note here…
The Deathwatch have access to Stratagems like Duty Eternal (which uses the old wording) as well as Adaptive Strategy, which was outright deleted from the Stratagem list altogether in the huge Space Marine FAQ that knocked the Astartes down a peg.
Snapshot of changes from Marine FAQ
With this being spotted, it looks like we’ll be getting an FAQ very soon after the magazine’s release.
While it might not have been the fully hyped release wave like all the other factions before them, free rules are always welcome. Plus, Deathwatch players don’t have to drop the $40+ on a hardback book for these rules, which is a silver lining.
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