All 4 Chaos Gods: 40k Daemon Rule Rumors

By Juan Lopez | January 3rd, 2018 | Categories: 40k News & Articles, Chaos Daemons, Chaos Space Marines, Tabletop Gaming News & Rumors

Checkout these new Chaos Daemon rules rumors that have been spotted claiming to be from the upcoming codex. These look good, can we believe it?

The latest Chaos Daemon codex rumor was spotted over on Dakka Dakka, courtesy of the user xhikaru who is claiming to have early access to the upcoming codex. Nonetheless, this is a rumor, so make sure you add plenty of salt.

Hi , I have early access to the codex. I have had to create a new account to be safe. As far as I understand from forum rules , I can’t give everything or complete details.

Overview
Daemons are still 5++.
god specific traits are the same.
Do note that most attacks even shooting are Strength User, so +strength buffs actually are worth something now.

FWIW, there are two more good generic strategem,
1) you cannot reroll saving throws but it gives a daemon unit +1 to invulnerable saves. No better than 3++.
2) when enemy psyker suffers perils of the warp, use this strategem, they take 2d3 MW instead of 1d3.

+ Undivided +

Belakor – has access to Dark Hereticus (the only one who does)

Stratagems:
We get a deepstrike strategem:
* 1 CP for 8 PL and below
* 2 Cp for 9 PL and above.
* no other restrictions.
you cannot reroll saving throws but it gives a daemon unit +1 to invulnerable saves. No better than 3++.
when enemy psyker suffers perils of the warp, use this strategem, they take 2d3 MW instead of 1d3.

+ Khorne +

Bloodthirsters no change to pt
Insensate Rage BT have two attack profiles now. Second (new) S:U -2 1 dmg , make 2 hit roll instead of 1 if use this attack.
All BTs get a rule that for each unmodded hit roll of 6, they score a 2nd free hit.

Stratagems:
1CP Khorne. pick a banner, that unit charges 3D6 instead of 2D6.

Artifacts:
Khorne: (Mons only) – 4++ Deny 1 power in each enemy psychic phase.
Khorne: 1 model. Each time you make wound roll of 6+ fr friendly khorne daemon unit within 6″ of bearer, can make another free attack.

Sound Familiar?

+ Tzeentch +

LOC/Kairos drop 20-35.
Brimstone horrors are 6++, blues are 5++, pinks are 4++.
Changeling lost -1 to hit for 6+++ FNP.
Flamers are 12″ range now
Exalted are 3 shots instead of D3.
Anything with screamers lost slashing talon but their attacks became Lamprey bite.
Eg. 2 slashing attacks 1 bite? now 3 bites.

Warlord Trait:
reroll 1s to wound in 9″.

New Powers:
Tz:
WC6. Reroll a single dice roll later during ur turn.
WC5. Pick friendly tz daemon unit within 18″. Until next psychic phase, +1 to wound roll.
WC8. nearest enemy model wihtin 12, that model’s unit and every other unit (friend or foe) within 3′ of that model , suffers d3 MW. Suffer D6 MW, if power manifested with more than psychic roll of 12+.

Stratagems:
2CP Tz Strat. pick a char, 6″ aura of reroll psychic test.

Artifacts:
Tz: 1 additional TZ power
Tz: +1 to smite cast

S10 Exalted Flamers.
S4 Tzeentch Horrors, Assault 3 if 20+ pink horrors. (30 horrors shooting 90 S4, with reroll 1s to hit and wounds, and +1 to wound)
S5 Flamers.
you can add +1 to wound …. quite interesting. Major shooting buff bubble.
And no , there is no 3++ horror.

+ Nurgle +

Beast of Nurgle are 5 Wounds now , and if you try to Fall Back from them (1″), on a 4+, you do a MW.
New powers:
Nurgle:
Wc7. Roll D6 for every unit (excluding nurgle) within 7″ of caster. 4+ D3 MW.
WC6. Pick enemy unit visible within 18″. -1 Toughness.
WC6 Miasma of Pestilence same as DG contagion but targets Nurgle Daemon.

Stratagems:
1CP Nurgle. pick a unit with an icon before battle. during 1 fight phase. dmg characteristtics of a plaguesword carried by that unit increased to 2

Artifacts:
Nurgle: everytime bearer kills a model in fight phase while within 7′ of a plaguebearer unit , on a 4+, add a PB to that unit.

+ Slaanesh +

New powers:
Slaanesh:
WC5. Select friendly slaanhesh daemon within 18″. 6+++ FnP
WC6. select enemy unit within 18 visible. Roll d6 for every model in that enemy unit. on a 6, 1 mw.
WC6. All enenmy unit -1 ld within 12 inch of psyker.

Stratagems:
1CP Slaanesh. pick slaanesh daemon unit, all units within 3inch of that -1Attack for that phase. (To a minimum of 1.)

Artifacts:
Slaanesh: 1x per game, start of phase, select enemy char within 12″ roll 3d6, if exceed enemy char ld, it cannot do anything, and its abilities dont affect anything.

If this rumor is true this is a huge reveal of what we can expect to see in the upcoming Chaos Daemons codex. But, until we actually see this book in hand we highly recommend you don’t take any of these as factual. Even though a Stratagem that forces your opponent’s psyker to suffer 2D3 mortal wounds on Perils of the Warp, instead of 1D3, does sound really good.

What are you thoughts on the latest rumor? Does it sound believable? What are you looking forward to the most in the new Chaos Daemons codex? Let us know in the comments below.