Here are all the models that have moved to Warhammer 40k Legends since 2019 and the latest on what may be going away next.
We heard a lot of rumors about tons of Warhammer 40k Forge World and Horus Heresy models going to Legends, and unfortunately, this was all true. The list of models going to Legends grew a ton when 10th edition of Warhammer 40k was released in June of 2023.
Here is everything that has been moved to Legends by Games Workshop since 2019 until now.
All The Warhammer 40k Legends From 2019 To 10th Edition
The Warhammer 40,000 Legends page contains datasheets and additional wargear options, definitive profiles that will live on their own dedicated page, enabling you to unleash your treasured classics in open, narrative and matched play games, with full points provided to help you balance your games.
So, let’s start with the units that have gone away in 10th Edition and then what hit Legends status before that all the way back to 2019!
More Tau Units Move To Legends: (May 8th, 2024)
Unfortunately, the Tau saw a large number of their units move to Legends. First, they lost some at the start of the 10th edition, and now, with their Codex book release, nearly all their Forge World units are gone but not forgotten!
There are some pretty popular units in this list, and now it looks like only the AX-1-0 Tiger Shark, Manta, Ta’unar Supremacy Armor, and Tiger Shark are left as the current matched play legal Forge World Tau units for Warhammer 40k.
From what we can tell, this is everything moving to Legends, based on comparing the previous start of 10th Edition list to the new one.
Warhammer 40k: More Orks Units Move To Legends: (April 24th, 2024)
The Warhammer 40k Orks range took another hit as GW liquidated most of their Forge World and some of their plastic kits to the Legends list with the new codex.
The good news is that Games Workshop gave all the Orks units moving to Legends new points and rules. Just remember, even if it’s in Legends, you can still use them in most games, just not in official GW tournaments.
From what we can tell, this is everything moving to Legends, based on what’s missing in the Codex and in red on the Legends Field Manual.
- Grot Mega-tank
- Grotsnik
- Badrukk
- Warboss on Warbike
- Mekboy Workshop
- Grot Tanks
- Squiggoth (not Gargantuan)
- Big Mek With Kustom Force Field
- Nobz on bikes
- Zagstruck
- Mega/Meka Dreadnought
- Kill Tank
- Nob with WAAAAGH! Banner
There are some pretty popular units in this list, and now it looks like only the Gargantuan Squiggoth is left as the current matched play legal Forge World Ork unit for Warhammer 40k.
Age of Sigmar: 2 Whole Factions, Skaven & Stormcasts To Legends: (April 4th, 2024)
For players of Beasts of Chaos or Bonesplitterz armies in Warhammer: Age of Sigmar, it seems that their time in competitive play may be coming to an end. Games Workshop is shifting the focus of these armies more toward the Old World setting, which means that these armies may no longer be supported in the 4th Edition of Age of Sigmar (well past 2025, anyway.)
On the other hand, Stormcast Eternals and Skaven armies have seen a significant increase in the number of units available to them. This has led some players to speculate that Games Workshop is treating these armies in the same way as the Primaris and Firstborn Space Marine armies in Warhammer 40k – by updating and expanding their ranges.
Stormcast Moving to Legends
Skaven Moving to AoS Legends
The instigators of the Vermindoom are also losing a number of old miniatures – many of which will be replaced with fantastic new ones in due course. But with this rataclysm still unfolding, none but the Grey Seers can predict where these replacements will fall. It’s safe to say that the Skaven still have plenty of tricks left up their ragged sleeves.
Any unit that doesn’t receive an updated warscroll when Battletome: Skaven drops will receive a Legends warscroll.
Again, many of these will just be getting new kits, so the move to Legends is more about the models than the rules themselves. On top of all of these, Bonesplitterz and Beasts of Chaos are completely out of the AoS range.
Space Marines Models Moving to Legends For 10th Edition: (July, 24th 2023)
Unfortunately, some iconic models are getting the axe this time, and some not-so-famous ones as well. Either way, GW says they will not be in the next codex and will be moved to Legends with free 10th Edition 40k rules or can be used as proxies for other units.
The Space Marine range is already HUGE, so to make room for the glorious new miniatures, we’re letting some of the longest-serving kits depart the range for a well-earned retirement.
Fans of Firstborn Space Marines should know no fear, though – contrary to heretical whispers in the noosphere, they’re not being erased from the 41st Millennium. The new Space Marines Codex still includes plenty of non-Primaris units, if that’s your preference. Tactical Squads will still be driving about in Rhinos, fighting under the covering fire of Devastator Squads, and so on.
While some of these units might have been in the index, they will not survive the first round of 10th Edition codex books. GW has often assured people that all of First Born will not be gone, but this list hits some of the longest-lasting units.
There’s some departing units, like the Thunderfire Cannon or Land Speeder, that won’t have an appropriate analogue in the new Codex – but their rules will just shift to Warhammer Legends and will be free to download here on Warhammer Community. This means you can keep using them in all your games, with the exception of competitive Warhammer 40,000 events like tournaments. In most cases, these rules will be similar (if not identical) to the ones in the recent Index deck.
If a unit doesn’t have an appropriate proxy, it will just be moved to Legends with similar rules to what they have now. Either way, it’s sad to see something like the Landspeeder or Scouts removed from the active product lineup. However, if you want yours, be sure to get them now before they are gone for good! Read More Here
GW Liquidates Tons of 40k Models to Legends: (May 18th, 2023)
The list of Warhammer 40k models moving to Legends comes from Warhammer Community.
The upcoming Leviathan box is packed with new Space Marines and Tyranids, including fantastic updates to some iconic units – Terminators, Sternguard Veterans, and a Ballistus Dreadnought. The arrival of these three in particular means certain older miniatures are entering Last Chance to Buy on the Games Workshop webstore – the Space Marine Dreadnought, the current Sternguard Veterans, and the current Space Marine Terminators.
Those who own these classic models needn’t worry – they can still find a place on the battlefields of the new edition of Warhammer 40,000, representing kits that are still supported (like the new Sternguard Unit). Specialist flavours of Dreadnought – such as the Librarian Dreadnought, the Wulfen Dreadnought, or the Venerable Dreadnought kit – aren’t going anywhere either.
It makes sense for the Terminators (as they are getting a new kit), and the Sternguard Veterans are also getting totally new models (but scaled up). However, the Dreadnought leaving means we might not see any non-Primaris dreads, other than specialist ones, in the new edition.
Either way, if you like any of these older models, get them before they are gone.
Legends in 10th Edition Warhammer 40k
The good news for long-time collectors is that you will still be able to use many of your older miniatures in games of the new Warhammer 40,000. The new edition will support these units with comprehensive Legends rules, which will be available to download free online around the game’s release.
These are 100% official rules, with points, and we actively encourage you to use them in your games at home, in stores, clubs, and campaigns. Your classic units and characters are still awesome, and they deserve to see the battlefield every now and again.
Legends rules will not however be actively balanced* going forwards, so our recommendation is that these rules would not be suitable for competitive events.
Warhammer 40k Firstborn Models On The Way To Legends:
Not long ago, a ton of Space Marines hit the Last Chance to Buy List. However, a lot of these were actually in the index cards. So maybe they will stick around, or maybe when their actual codex drops, they might not be there. As we know, GW does not like to make rules for models it doesn’t sell. However, it’s way more than this.
GW didn’t say much about it when it happened other than that these models were leaving their webstore. If you look closely, you’ll see they are all Firstborn models, and we assume the ones that were not selling well.
So, while GW didn’t reveal much else about product rotations, it’s already happened a few times, and we don’t expect to see these models in the new edition.
Horus Heresy 40k Models Moving to Legends: (Oct 10th, 2023)
The latest on Horus Heresy Legends Models free 10th Edition Warhammer 40k Index Cards rules downloads comes from Warhammer Community.
As with other Warhammer Legends units, these venerable vehicles are still usable in matched play and Crusade games of Warhammer 40,000, but they are not recommended for use in a competitive tournament setting.
As we said, you can still use these in home games, just not tournaments. So, if you love the models, you can use them with your friends, etc. If you don’t remember everything that was moved to Legends, here’s the list:
- Leviathan, Contemptor, and Deredeo Dreadnoughts
- Kratos, Sicaran, Spartan, Cerberus, and Typhon Tanks
- Certain variants of the Land Raider, the Vindicator, and the Whirlwind
- Xiphon Interceptors, Fire Raptors, Storm Eagles, and Storm Birds
- Legion Support Weapons
- Fellblades, Falcions, Mastodons
- Javelins, Dreadnoughts and Deathstorm Drop Pods
- Secutarii Hoplites and Peltasts, and Terrax-pattern Termites
- Decimators, Greater Blight Drones, Blood Slaughterers, Greater Brass Scorpions, Kytan Ravagers, the Kharybdis Assault Claw, and the Dreadclaw Drop Pod
Imperial Armour Units, Which are also in the Horus Heresy.
Horus Heresy Legends: Imperial Models
The rest of the models that will be hitting Legends come from Forge World, and there are a lot of them…
Talking of Legends, there’s also a bit of a shake-up happening to the Warhammer 40,000 range from Forge World. Quite a few classic resin kits will be entering Last Chance to Buy, and for those units that don’t have a contemporary analogue, they will also get Legends rules.
Inquisitors are getting the axe along with a bunch of lesser-known and supplement-specific Space Marine heroes. After that, Venerable Dreadnoughts and Contemptors are going away as well.
Chaos Models Moving to Legends
All the Forge World Greater Daemons are going away, but unfortunately, so are the Hell Talon and Hell Blade. These made up the majority of the Forge World Chaos model line; it’s sad to see.
Leaving the Range: Xenos Units
This is pretty spread out, with Drukhari, Necrons, Orks, and Tyranids all losing some. Orks have the most significant number of models going away from the looks of it.
However, a few models are still safe, such as the Tantalus.
Already Gone Models
Certain Forge World products have already left the range – but people who own them will still get to use them with updated Legends rules.
There will still be Forge World units for Warhammer 40,000, but the focus for them will be on the really big stuff – like Titans, and other kits that we can’t reasonably produce at that scale (yet!).
Warhammer Legends Models Archive
Here’s a comprehensive list of everything that has been moved to Legends since 2019 for Warhammer 40k.
Imperial Guard Characters
This is the most recent Legends model, and people were quite sad to see Yarrik go. However, we will probably see him again for sale at some point.
Creed was also absent in the newest book, but that only makes sense with the lore.
Imperial Guard Regiments
Some DKoK got reworked with the new Guard book, but other units, such as the Grenadiers, went to legends. However, they are not the only unit, and GW took away large swathes of them.
The Forge World Purge
In late 2020 all the Forge World models in the list above were moved to legends. That’s a lot of units being moved to the dumpster of sorts. While you’ll still be able to play with them as the edition moves forward, these will never be revisited.
Kind of sad, really, as some fantastic units are in there, especially since some of these were/are available not very long ago. Space Marines, Astra Militarium, and Tau took it really hard. While the entirety of the Renegades and Heretics were removed.
There are too many here to list them one by one, but all we can say is that during this mini-rebranding period for Forge World, GW cut dozens of units off.
Legion of the Damned
This is still a favorite of many players, but GW doesn’t really feel the need for them in the game anymore, unfortunately…
Chaos Lord Options
The Chaos Lord used to be able to have all kinds of mounts! Not any longer, sadly.
Bonesinger
This seemed to be a very popular model, but Games Workshop decided to remove it from the game.
Uriah & Kyrinov
While both of these are quite old, they have never seen a ton of play. Perhaps like a lot of the models on here, they probably didn’t sell very well.
Characters on Bikes
There were a ton of characters on bikes, mainly Orks and Space Marines, and almost all of them went by the wayside.
Land Raider Excelsior
This was a short-lived tank, but it was really cool and gave out auras and buffs to your units.
Rhino Primaris
The Rhino Primaris was an interesting vehicle. It acted as a back-field home base for your units to camp by, not what you’d typically expect by hearing the word “Rhino.”
Big Gunz
While there are still Mek Gunz, the last time we saw Big Gunz was a while ago, and we don’t expect to see them again anytime soon, unfortunately…
So that is the lineup of everything that has disappeared to Warhammer Legends so far! What are your thoughts on GW killing off this many units with the snap of their fingers?
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