5 New 10th Edition 40k Rules GW Doesn’t Want Revealed Yet

By Rob Baer | May 3rd, 2023 | Categories: 10th Edition 40k, 40k News & Articles, Games Workshop, rules, Tabletop Gaming News & Rumors

Here are five new 10th Edition rules for Warhammer 40k revealed during demo games at Warhammer Fest 2023- check it out!

At Warhammer Fest 2023, GW revealed all the new models coming in the Leviathan starter set and let hobbyists play demo games with the miniatures. However, during the demo games, new 10th Edition Warhammer 40k rules and tidbits were shown to players, and they are some pretty crucial rules that everyone should hear about!

We’ve seen a lot of rules over the past month or so, but with these new previews and teasers, how the new edition will work is starting to come into focus.

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Let’s jump into the new rules!

5 New 10th Edition Warhammer 40k Rules Revealed at FEST

Again, these are from the demo games and cover some of the essential phases and crucial differences. However, as these were demo games, we don’t have any actual screenshots of the rules, so we’ll be breaking down the changes as told to attendees.

10th Edition Warhammer 40k New Objective Markers Rules:

It appears in the new edition; no model can end its move on top of an objective marker or cover any part of the objective marker. This seems to ensure that all players can see the objective markers at all times.

This is a little strange, but we’ll have to see how it works in bigger games.

10th Edition Warhammer 40k New Blast Weapons Rules:

Currently, Blast weapons make it so you gain a minimum number of hits against bigger units (like a minimum of 3 or 6). In the new edition, you will get more shots the bigger the unit.

Here’s how it works: You get to roll an additional hit roll for every five models. For example, if you’re shooting at a 20-man unit, you will get D6+4 shots. The bigger the target, the more shots you get.

10th Edition Warhammer 40k New Rules for Overwatch:

This is a pretty major change. It still costs 1CP and can only be done once per turn. However, it doesn’t have to be done during the charge phase anymore!

If an enemy unit ends its move within range of you, you can overwatch them in the movement phase! You do have to keep in mind you get fewer CP in the new edition, so it might not be as worth it to just do all the time.

10th Edition Warhammer 40k New Rules for Fight Phase Rules:

Engagement Range: It seems like the pile in rules stays the same, but who can fight has changed and is very straightforward. If you are in base contact with an enemy, you can fight them, and they can fight any units they are in base contact with. So, be sure to pile those minis in tight!

Consolidation: Units that aren’t in engagement range can still make a 3″ consolidation move; however, you can only make this move if it puts you in engagement range of another enemy unit or puts you in control of an objective marker.

Warhammer 40k: New Desperate Escape Tests Rules

If you fail your LD test (rolling above your LD on 2D6 with modifiers), your unit will become Battle-Shocked; when Battle-Shocked, your OC goes to 0, but it also makes falling back much harder.

So, when your unit is Battle-Shocked, and they try to fall back from combat, they make what is called a Desperate Escape Test. When you do this, you must roll a D6 for every model in the unit, and on every 1 or 2, a model flees (is taken off the battlefield)—so, falling back while shocked is going to be much harder than before.

Those are the five biggest new rules changes for Warhammer 40k 10th Edition that attendees noticed during the demos at Warhammer Fest 2023.

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Scale model hobbyist in the 80s, miniature wargamer, and trading card player ever since. He’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy since 5th Edition, but Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and minatures made of both pewter and resin.