Do not miss a first-hand look at all of the points changes for Warhammer 40k Chapter Approved 2018. There’s a lot to cover!
Chapter Approved has been at the top of the list in terms of rumors in the Warhammer community.
However, today we’ve finally got an inside look at the points changes coming to armies in 8th edition. Coming to us from multiple hobby Heroes on Reddit there looks to be at least 16 pages of Points changes for Warhammer 40k
Keep in mind the information is very scrambled on the pages. Take time and search through your army’s Changes.
Chapter Approved 2018 Points Changes
It looks like whole datasheets may have entries in the book as well on pages 140-143.
note also that some points match the values found in the corresponding codex; some of those are provided to support the updated datasheets found later in the book, while others update point values that appeared in the last edition of CA
Coming from Merdrach and Cyberdagger on Reddit:
UPDATE: This page was sent to us showing the Forge World Knights, Tau, and Nid changes:
It’s going to take some time to digest and we couldn’t fit all of the information possible in one post. Make sure you head over to the Reddit forum to get the whole scoop on everything that’s changing.
Let’s check out a couple of the point changes breakdowns from a few users:
Adeptus Mechanicus Changes
From Off_da_Grid:
Cawl 240 -> 190
Fulgrite electropriests no change
Ballistarii 50 -> 40
Breachers 30 -> 20
Destroyers 30 -> 15
Dunecrawler 90 -> 70
Servitors 2 -> 5
Infiltrators 16 -> 12
Ruststalkers 15 -> 10
Tech Priest Dominus 115 -> 80
Tech Priest Enginseer 35 -> 30
Tyranid Changes
From Caridor:
Broodlord: –47 points
Exocrine: – 46 points
Harpy: – 16 points
Haruspex: – 28 points
Hive Crone: – 18 points
Lictor: – 11 points
Maleceptor: –12 points
Neurothrope: +20 points (because reasons?)
Pyrovores: –13 points
Tervigon: –45 points
Toxicrene: –17 points
Tyranid Prime: –30 points (I guess this is their cheap HQ choice now)
Tyrannocyte: –28 points
Tyrannofex: –30 points
Deathleaper: –30 points
Red Terror: –25 points
Swarmlord: –50 points
Heavy Venom Cannon: –7 points
Trygon claws: –20 points
Stranglethorn: –10 points
Venom Cannon: –8 points
Imperial Guard Changes
From Trickstick:
4pt Guardsmen
5pt Veterans
25pt cheaper tank commanders
half price demolisher cannons
lots of vehicles are cheaper, like 10pts off armoured sentinels and 15 off chimera/hydra
Artemia pattern hellhound cannon up 20 points (same price as a Hellhound.) But still does 2 damage and blows up on 4+.
Side Note: We’re not exactly sure if 1pt more is fair to give +1 BS for Guardsmen Vets. But we’ll have to see how everything else compares on the tabletop.
Space Marine Changes
All HQs look to be in a better position. (almost ALL characters went down about 1/4 their base points.)
Commander Dante only costs 175 pts.
Blood Angel Death Company Dreads cost 80 pts.
Regular Dreads cost 60 pts.
Terminators cost 23 pts.
Intercessors cost 17 pts.
Grey Knights Changes
Castellan Crowe costs 80 pts.
Draigo costs 180 pts
Grey Knight Terminators cost 39 pts base.
Paladins are now 47 pts. (That’s still a hefty chunk of points but sit at three wounds with a 2+ save.)
Grand Master in Nemesis Dreadknight cost 170pts base.
Chaos Changes
Great Unclean One (cheapest variant) at 275 pts.
Rotigus at 285 pts.
Skarbrand now costs 330 pts. Cheaper than a Land Raider at the beginning of 8th edition (lol).
Bel’akor costs 240 pts.
Death Guard Daemon Prince now costs 170 pts. while CSM Daemon Prince costs 180.
These are some serious changes across the board. If you play a faction that wasn’t touched on too much, make sure you head over to the Reddit thread and explore your own changes. There’s about to be a ton of bricks hitting the meta.
This could completely refresh and reinvigorate players to get back on the tabletop with their models. What do you think about these point changes? Do you agree/disagree with some? Let us know in the comments of our Facebook Hobby Group.
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