Today Games Workshop brought in a guest writer to give us an idea on how the Chaos Space Marines are going to play in 8th edition.
Chaos fans rejoice! This new update is looking like a great time to be a Chaos player!
Frankie from Frontline Gaming was more than happy to give a breakdown about how Chaos Space Marines will play in the upcoming update. Let’s take a look at a couple key points from his article on Warhammer Community.
Now for the moment everyone has been waiting for: how does Chaos play in the new edition? It has been a long time since we’ve seen Chaos armies with a lot of power armour on the tables, but no more! In the new edition, you will be seeing a great many Chaos armies, and a lot of them will have power armour in abundance!
Chaos Space Marines getting all the power armor they can handle?! This may just be the time to to get those Chaos Space Marines included in your Chaos Space Marine Army!
Make sure to dust off your Havocs and gear them up for business as they are going to be helping the galaxy burn, baby! The changes to Heavy weapons have made these guys a great choice to help defeat the deluded lapdogs of the Emperor.
Havocs are also going to benefiting from the changes made to Heavy weapons in 8th edition, get those models dusted off, and load your guns!
Make sure to have a fully stocked arsenal as those lascannons, autocannon, missile launchers and even – you better believe it – heavy bolters, as they are going to be doing plenty of work in this new version of Warhammer 40,000!
We keep hearing about lascannons in the previews for 8th, is it really going to be that much of an asset to get those in the hands of your warriors? It looks like even Chaos will want these once again.
They will provide excellent cover fire for your Chaos Terminators which will now strike fear into the hearts of your opponent as they bring devastation to the battlefield where they are least expected.
Could this mean that Deep Strike is still a thing? Are the Terminators going to be making a come back with their new T4 stats and 2 wounds? I wonder how tough Nurgle Terminators are going to be…
Your wish is Games Workshop’s command, and now Abbadon has the rules to stomp face all along the Crimson Path (no surprise here, but he’s claiming credit for the Great Rift). Cadia was just the first step! He is a force to reckon with and inspires his Legion, allowing them to dominate the battlefield with an incredible ability which I will not spoil for you here. He is also a monster in combat, as his back-story would suggest, tearing people apart with the Talon of Horus and Drach’nyen. Imperium, be prepared for the Black Legion to cast an ominous shadow across the galaxy once again.
Abaddon?!! It sounds like he’s making a come back, and he’s going to do it with extreme prejudice!
As stated above, your Daemon Engines will be rightly feared as well. With the changes to rules we’ve seen in vehicles, these furious engines of destruction no longer need to worry about being destroyed by a single lascannon shot as they prowl the battlefields.
With the updates to vehicles you’re going to find more use out of those Daemon Engines again, and won’t be simply one shotted by a lascannon anymore.
Lastly, I want to talk about some of the most savage close combat fighters in the galaxy: the Khorne Berzerkers.
These guys are supposed to be feared for their brutality and combat prowess. Well, guess what? They will be – start fearing them now. Khorne will be pleased with this newest iteration of Berzerkers… very pleased! One of the key things that makes these blood-hungry units so good is the change to charging, as now they all get to swing first in a turn in which they charged. No more getting wiped out before they have the chance to hit anything.
What about chainaxes, you ask? You will want to arm all of your “Blood for the Blood God” warriors with these bad boys.
Khorne Bezerkers are finally becoming the feared unit they were meant to be. Charging in, striking force, and unleashing hell upon their foes. The Blood God will be pleased with these warriors once again. Don’t forget to bring those chainaxes to add to the slaughter.
This is an exciting preview for Chaos fans, 8th edition definitely seems like it might be opening the door to those models you haven’t touched in years!
What are your thoughts? Are you a Chaos fan? Did this just get the hype train a little kick in the pants for you? Let us know what you think in the comments below!
P.S. If you haven’t singed up for the SoCal Open Gaming Convention yet, perhaps you should?
