The Wolves ARE BACK! Checkout all the new formations, rules and more for the Space Wolves in the Curse of the Wulfen supplement!
Via lucuiban 2-6-2015
SW RULES Q&A COMPILATION:
Scouts do not appear in the book, so they remain 100% the same.
Predators, Whirwinds and Vindicators get same treatment as space marine codex.
Dreadnoughts do not appear. So they dont have 4 attacks.
No new Relics for Wolves.
They can mount a TW for 50 points.
Another thing is that if your detachment consists of two Greatpacks you get a Great Company.
A Great Company gets Fear and Furious charge while the Wolf Lord is alive. Not too impressive.
FORMATIONS:
THE DRAKESLAYERS
1 Krom or Battle Leader
1-2 Wolf Guard, Terminators
2-3 Blood Claws
2-4 Grey Hunters, Land Speeders
1-2 Long Fangs
0-1 Scouts
0-2 Lone Wolfes
Restrictions: None
Special Rules:
Monster hunter, Stubborn
Characters in this formation have preferred enemy (Characters). If one unit charges successfully, rest of the formation reroll charge distances this turn.
If the formation includes Krom, formation units get Furious charge
THE FIREHOWLERS
1 Wolf Lord or Battale Leader
1 Wolf Guard
2-4 Skyclaws or Swiftclaws
2-4 Grey Hunters, Landspeeders
0-1 Long Fangs
0-1 Scouts
0-2 Lone Wolves
Restrictions: Wolf Lord, Battle Leader and Wolf Guard have to purchase a jump pack or a bike.
Special Rules:
Reroll failed charge distances
If an enemiy unit wants to overwatch has to pass L test. Fear when charging
If roll to charge is 10 or more, the unit get Furious charge
SPEAR OF RUSS
1-3 Iron priests
1-3 Units of: Predators, Whirlwinds or Vindicators
1-3 Units of Land Raiders of any type
One vehicle at 6″ of one of the Iron Priests gets one of the following rules: Tank Hunter, Monster hunter, Precision shots, Preferred enemy
All vehicles get the Power of the Machine Spirit rule if at 12″ of one Land Raider
THE IRONWOLVES FORMATION
1 Wolf Lord or Battle leader.
0-1 Wolf Guard or Termintors
2-3 Blood Claws
2-4 Grey Hunters Land Speeders
1-2 Long Fangs
0-1 Wolf Scouts
0-2 Lone Wolfs
Restrictions: The formation have to include enough dedicated transport to embark all non-vehicle model.
Special Rules:
Units of of this detachment may disembark from transport moving up to 12″
Vehicles may move additional 6″ when moving flat out.-
Vehicles of this formation may get all upgrades they want for free (weapons and wargear)
WYRDSTORM RUNEPRIESTS
2-5 Runepriests
Harness Warp Charges with 3+ when using Tempestas discipline.
Every turn choose a Rune Priest of the formation. That one gets the following power:
– Livinstorm (WC3)
24″, S7, AP- Assault 2D6, Shock (For every 6 you get +2 hits). Add +1D6 attacks to the power for every Runepriest in the formation beyond the 1st.
THE BLACKMANES
Ragnar Blackmane or Wolf Guard Battle Leader
1 unit of Wolf guard, Terminators or Thunderwolves
3-5 units of Blood Claws, Skyclaws or Swiftclaws
0-1 Lukas
4-6 Grey Hunters, Land Speeders
1-2 Long Fangs
1 Wolf scouts
0-2 Lone Wolves
Units disembarking from a Drop Pod get Fearless and FnP6+ that turn.
If Ragnar is on the battlefield, all “Claw” units reroll to hit in combat
All unit that normally can purchase a Drop Pod, can get it for free. Have to pay the upgrades. All Drop Pods of this formation enter the battlefield in turn 1.
WULFEN MURDERPACK
2-5 units of Wulfen
Add +1 to the curse of the wulfen roll for every unit on the battlefield.
There is a 7+ result.
– Hunt: Affected units can move twice this turn. (THAT ONE IS GOOD)
– Kill: Affected units get +1A
The Wulfen units that get an additional attack for every 6 to hit in combat
GREATPACK
– For every unit in the formation roll a D6 at the beginning of the game. Add +2 to the roll for the troop units that have an IC joined. For every 6+, that unit gets flanking. Additionally, if a the leader is a Wolf Lord, a single unit in Reserves can enter the battlefield automatically instead of rolling.
Thanks lucuiban, the wolves are coming, and they’re bringing their drop pods too!
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