These 10th Edition Warhammer 40k rumors from last year are aging well, and that could mean the rest of what we heard is true as well!
The rumors for 10th Edition Warhammer 40k have been going on for well over a year now, and it’s finally almost here!
However, these go a little further into the future than just that 10th Edition would be this year, so, let’s see what’s right, what could still come true, and what might be flat-out wrong.
Here are the quick links to the latest for 10th Edition Warhammer 40k and the full articles below!
- Warhammer 40k New 10th Edition Release Guide: LATEST
- New 10th Edition Warhammer 40k Starter Set & Models
- What Will Happen To Codex Books in 10th Edition
- All the Latest 10th Edition Rules Changes
- How to Build Army Lists in 10th Edition Warhammer 40k
Now let’s jump into the rumors!
RUMORS: 10th Edition 40k Rules Reset & Epic Returns (August 8th, 2022)
These Chapter Master Valrak rumors on YouTube and B&C (edited for grammar) seem to indicate not only the return of 10th Edition 40k that pretty much everyone suspects but also provide a few scant details.
10th is apparently coming next year, and they will be resetting it, everything going back to indexes as we got with 8th Edition. Take it with all the salt you can consume.
Also, EPIC is coming back for the Horus Heresy, apparently.
Indexes were what Games Workshop used back when they reset the 40k rules set to 8th Edition back in 2017, with the promise of fewer books needed and only eight pages of core rules. And this has turned out to be entirely accurate!
Each index featured rules for either the Imperium, Xenos, or Chaos factions as a quickstart way to get players up and running with the new 8th Edition 40k rules mechanics before each codex came out. GW has confirmed the indexes, so, a good start to the rumors! However, since this, we’ve heard a ton of rumors about Epic (and even some starter set options).
So, since the first part is correct, let’s check out the Epic rumors.
On the Epic 40k side of things, it seems like releases have slowed for both Adeptus Titanicus and Aeronautica Imperialis, so perhaps re-releasing Epic (small-scale games of 40k) would be a great way for Games Workshop to recycle these models in the new 1/4 scale to be used together with perhaps some unseen similarly scaled 40k models.
Here’s a great look at the differences in scale from the old 1990s epic scale, the new AI, and the current 40k sizes. The plastic AI Thunderhawk is a perfect 4″ long, exactly 1/4 the size of the Forge World one! The same goes for the Titans in Adeptus Titianicus compared to Warhammer 40k.
Hopefully, since the first rumor is right, this one will be as well!
Warhammer 40k Rumors: 10th Edition Reactions & Fate of Space Marines From Summer 2022
We had already heard some of these rumors about Warhammer 40k 10th Edition; however, there are some even spicier details in these, and they haven’t really been substantiated at all by GW, but they are fun to look at, and the first half is already all correct.
According to Faeit, things may change greatly for everyone’s favorite superhumans.
Warhammer 40k gets a hard reset at Summer next Year.
10th Edition will start with Index-like Codex Books.
GW will streamline the ruleset and make it even easier. Unit Profiles will get simplified and the Armies will focused more on Themed Armies. Stratagems will play a bigger role in List build.
So, these have all been confirmed by GW and even the stuff about stratagems, simplified rules, and armies. So… take this next part with some salt, but they did get the rest right!
There will be no alternated unit activation but reaction from the HH ruleset comes over to 40k.
Space Marines will get split. “First Born” Marines will be not removed from 40k; thy remain as a sub faction for all Chapters. They will resupplied with HH Sets. We can await Marines in Mk5 and Mk7 Power Armour also for the M41. There will be separate Codices for Primaris and Old Marines in the future.
As we said, they haven’t really mentioned this as of yet, but who knows, maybe the indexes will totally take us all by surprise, and some things like terminators will be available for both armies. Either way, take this end part with as much salt as you need, as this might not age quite as well as the rest!
Check out the latest for Warhammer 40k 10th Edition, new releases, rules, rumors, and more!
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About the Author: Travis Pasch
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About Travis Pasch: Travis has been a Warhammer 40k hobbyist since the 1990s, playing the game since Third Edition. Through extensive traveling, he’s seen a lot of the miniatures hobby from across the world, giving him a unique perspective on the latest gaming topics and trends.
Travis’s brother even owns a commission painting studio, where he’s picked up a lot of good advice and techniques for painting Warhammer and tabletop miniatures over the years, as well. Travis joined the Spikey Bits team in 2019 and has been the lead writer since 2020.
Currently, he’s working on converting all his 40k Adeptus Mechanicus models and becoming a true tech enjoyer, complete with both sad and happy robot noises!
