More new Space Marines rumors are here, this time for the Brutalis Dreadnought and Primaris Desolators units!
We heard rumors (and possibly a rumor engine) about both of these units for a while now, so it’s nice to get some more rumors supporting them! Before we go any further, we have to have an obligatory reminder.
All of these are just rumors, and take them with as much salt as you need because nothing is 100% before GW actually confirms it.
With no real help in the recent dataslate (other than one new secondary), Games Workshop may be positioning themselves for a ton of Space Marine supplements in 2023 and a new codex.
RUMORS: Space Marines 2.0 Brutalis Dreadnought & Primaris Desolators
These Brutalis Dreadnought and Primaris Desolators rumors come from Auspex Tactics.
First up is the Brutalis Dreadnought (which had already been mentioned by name back in early 2021). These rumors also point to pretty much the same things as the ones above, with it being a little faster and more focused on close-range fighting.
One arm seems to have a multi-melta, and it has Reaver Claws. Double the attacks can really give you a dreadnought to tear through infantry (maybe a flat 3 Damage, but more attacks), and the Power Level is the same as a normal Redemptor.
It feels like they are trying to give every chapter a Furioso variant, and we’re here for it.
Primaris Desolators
According to this, they will just be normal Primaris Space Marines with missile launchers. We’ve had this rumor engine floating around for a long time, and there are some pretty specific rules here.
Supposedly they will be 35 points a model, and they are sort of just like upgraded missiles. The leaks also said you have to pick which variant you want at the start of the game. So you either have to go anti-infantry or anti-tank. Each weapon also has two types it can fire. Either way, it would be cool to finally have this rumor engine solved It looks like they could dish out a serious number of shots.
Lastly, there was nothing confirmed on the jump troops, and they think they will most likely drop with a Blood Angels release.
You can check out the video below for more information on all these rumors and more!
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