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Remember Those Salamander Dice? Where’d They Go?

By Wesley Floyd | October 18th, 2019 | Categories: 40k News & Articles, News & Rumors, Space Marines

salamander space marine wal horRemember the Salamanders dice?  After the Ultramarines and White Scars dropped, we haven’t seen any mention of dice for the new Chapters since…

If you’ve been keeping track of the normal GW release flow, usually, there’s a dice pack for any game. Whether it be Gloomspite Gitz and their Squig dice, Aeronautica Imperialis and D6’s with the Imperial/Orkish logos, or Blood Bowl with team dice, they usually accompany every faction getting support. Space Marines have been some of the most hyped releases recently for 40k and there are Chapters with no word on the dice.

Ultramarines & White Scar Dice $35

new Space marine dice sets ultramarines white scarsAt the start of the codex supplement train, Ultramarines and White Scars were first. They both got their dice packs and looked to set the stage for the rest of the releases of supplement books.

salamander mislabeled white scars dice

To add even more to this, White Scars dice were spotted early on (Around the time of the Ultramarines and White Scars book) with a Salamanders sticker where the White Scars sticker should really be. We’re no experts, but judging by the glare and other details on the pic, it didn’t appear to be Photoshopped.

white scars dice blockActual Product Image From Games Workshop’s Site.

No Mention of Dice for Raven Guard or Iron Hands

raven guard primaris walBoth Iron Hands and Raven Guard have had their supplements and new character models for weeks now and it seems GW is already moving onto the next Chapters down the line.

Raven Guard Transfers

We saw both Chapters get the Primaris character treatment, rules, and even upgrade sprues/transfer sheets just like the Ultramarines and White Scars. The only thing that was missing was the dice.

No Mention of Dice for Imperial Fists or Salamanders

salamanders primaris 1

Warhammer Community has already revealed what’s ready for pre-order and in the list of Marine support just around the corner, the only thing missing once again is dice. Imperial Fists and Salamanders look to be going without their Chapter-specific D6’s as well.

Looking at the Salamanders specifically, now that we’ve seen everything for the faction on the way, there are no Salamanders dice…However, the picture from above showed White Scars dice labeled as Salamanders Dice.

Is there something going on behind GW for a later release that’ll involve the Chapters who didn’t get their dice? Or could the Salamander dice pic have just been from someone who pulled off the photo-shop of the century with way too much time on their hands?

New Space Marines Release Lineup & Pricing CONFIRMED!

new releases space marines imperial fists salamandersDon’t miss the pricing and lineup for not just new Primaris Space Marines, but also the Salamander and Imperial fists releases for Warhammer 40k! Read More

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About the Author: Wesley Floyd

Wesley Floyd

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About Wesley Floyd: Wes has been in the Warhammer hobby since 2015 and joined the Spikey Bits writing team in 2018. He is known for his satirist takes on trending topics and imaginative yet amazingly affordable hobby solutions to painting Warhammer miniatures.

Imperial fanboy, tabletop fanatic, and the self-proclaimed King of Sprues. He knows for a fact that Mephiston red is the best-tasting paint and is the commission painting equivalent of a Wendy’s 4 for $4.  If you like what he writes and want to contact him or have your tabletop minatures painted (to a mostly okayish standard), message him on Instagram.