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Flyers To Become OP Again? More Secrets REVEALED

By Rob Baer | April 27th, 2016 | Categories: Warhammer 40k News, Warhammer 40k Rumors

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Come see some exciting new pictures and some sleuthing we’ve done for the upcoming Death from the Skies supplement!

If you’re confused about the new supplement, well you’re not the only one.

First checkout the image that surfaced this morning:

Source: IMGUR

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So from this it looks like those all those “squishy” Armor 10 flyers are about to get an upgrade, and GW warns to take lots of Skyfire to deal with them.

Plus it looks like some types of flyers will no longer have the skyfire rule either, making them vunerable to these fighters!

So what will be in the book, well lets count them up:

Marines: 3 now, SW  2, DA 2, IG 2, Eldar 2, DE 2, Necrons 2, Tau 2, Chaos 1, and Orks 4 which equals 22 total. They stated in the book there is 23 new datasheets, so either we counted wrong OR it’s possible that some of those flyers that are basically variants of each other are not counted as individual models.
Perhaps GW is counting FLYING MONSTROUS CREATURES too? Magic 8 Ball says shake again…
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Also note that even though this dope piece of art was the inset cover of the last book, the Heldrake did NOT appear in it!

Either way it ooks like BIG changes are coming to 40k, as even flyers themselves are getting quite a few updates in the new Death From The Skies supplement.

Checkout the rest of the pictures below on the roundup:

New 40k Death From The Skies Release

But are more rules better?

Top 3 New Formations in 40k Long War Podcast Episode 48

About the Author: Rob Baer

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Rob Baer

Job Title: Managing Editor

Founded Spikey Bits in 2009

Socials: Rob Baer on Facebook and @catdaddymbg on X

About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.

Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls. 

Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at the Las Vegas Open, each of which attracts thousands of players from around the world.

 

Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the 2011 Adepticon 40k Team Tournament. He was even featured for his painting in issue #304 of Games Workshop’s White Dwarf Magazine.

With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.

While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, 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 models made of both pewter and resin.