If you want to actually play with the Black Library Celebration mini, you’re in luck as GW revealed the Dominion Zephon Horus Heresy rules!
Sometimes GW will actually give the exclusive minis actual rules instead of people just proxying them as something else. It’s always good when the rules are free, but if you want to play him in 40k, he’ll just be a proxy.
Warhammer Community has all the rules for free download, which you can get here, but we’ll cover most of them for you below. If you want to see all the pricing and where you can get the mini, check that out here. Let’s first look at the mini then get into the rules.
The Model
Dominion Zephon had his Great Crusade cut short when he suffered terrible injuries at the hands of xenos warriors. No less a tech-adept than Arkhan Land – the (re)discoverer of the Land Raider and Land Speeder – created his new bionics and got him back in the fight. His jump pack lets him zip around the battlefield to bring his volkite serpenta pistols to wherever they can do the most damage.
Zephon, while not high-ranking, always seemed to find his way to the centre of the action. His body was shattered in battle just before the events of the Siege of Terra, and his extensive augmetic surgeries brought him into contact with a Tech-Priest by the name of Arkhan Land
This new Jump Pack character is right at home in the Blood Angels and can probably find a use in some 40k lists as a smash captain alternative mini with some conversion work.
He fought alongside the Adeptus Custodes, was recruited by Malcador the Sigillite, and fought on the front lines of the siege, fearlessly protecting and inspiring the soldiers at every turn. This incredible model shows his unusual bionic limbs, as well as the grace and fury of the Blood Angels.
With all the unique aspects of this model, it should make for a pretty fun painting and hobbying challenge too!
Dominion Zephon Horus Heresy Rules
He also carries the Spiritum Sanguis, a brutal two-handed sword presented to him when he left to join the Crusader Host. It hits at AP2 and provides an extra attack when more than one enemy model is in base-to-base contact, rewarding you when you get stuck in.
He has a decent stat line and with his giant sword, he should be able to dish out the damage, plus he has a jump pack, so what’s not to like?
In-game, Zephon’s role as Exarch of the High Host means that he can take a Destroyer Squad as a Retinue to accompany him as he zips around the battlefield melting traitors with twin volkite serpenta pistols known as Lament and Grief.
Taking a retinue of Destroyers is pretty sweet and with his ability to come back to life, he’ll probably be really annoying to deal with in a battle to say the least!
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About the Author: Travis Pasch
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!
