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Rise of the Primarch Tips & Tactics You Should Know

By Zeb Barrett | March 16th, 2017 | Categories: 40k News & Articles, Tips & Tactics, Videos

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Don’t miss our new Tips & Tactics video to get an inside look on using the models from The Gathering Storm III: Rise of the Primarch!

Today we are going to take a deeper look between the covers of the new Gathering Storm book three!

gathering storm 3 rise primarch tips

The Forces of the Adeptus Astartes is a section that explains how to field all of the Ultramar and Fallen Angels forces.

gathering storm 3 rise primarch tips

Something to not forget when fielding Guilliman is he still has access to all of the normal Command Traits, in addition to everything he already has. We feel like the main one to point out is Target Priority, which allows the Warlord and all friendly units within 12″ to re-roll their to hit rolls of 1 in the shooting phase. WOW! This is just insane and only gets better when paired with the Victrix Guard formation.

gathering storm 3 rise primarch tips

The Victrix Guard is a great formation, and you will definitely want to combo it with Guilliman. The Primarch’s Chosen special rule allows Guilliman to Look Out Sir to any of the formation’s units if they are within 3″ of him. The only catch is that Guilliman is not an Independent Character, so he has to Look Our Sir on a 4+ and not the normal 2+.

Check out the video below to see our full Tips & Tactics on Rise of the Primarch.

The Gathering Storm: Rise of the Primarch: $50The Gathering Storm: Rise of the Primarch

Cadia, the long-standing symbol of Imperial defiance against the relentlessly encroaching tides of Chaos, has fallen to the fury of Abaddon’s Thirteenth Black Crusade. Craftworld Biel-Tan has been shattered, along with the dreams of their restoration to prominence. Chaos is ascending – all across the galaxy, raging Warp storms cause havoc as reality itself twists in agony.

Hope, however, remains. An alliance of Ynnari and Celestinian forces has found common ground in their desire to ward off Chaos. These heroes of the Imperium and warriors of the Aeldari race through the webway to Macragge, there to attempt the unthinkable – awaken Roboute Guilliman, Primarch of the Ultramarines, and seek his leadership in this desperate battle for nothing less than survival. The Storm Gathers…

The Book

Rise of the Primarch is the third book in the Gathering Storm series. This 136-page hardback introduces the Triumvirate of the Primarch – a trio of heroes including Roboute Guilliman, Primarch of the Ultramarines – and draws the threads of the thrilling story of the Gathering Storm together in dramatic fashion. Heroes new and old rise in defense of the Imperium, and the universe of Warhammer 40,000 will be changed forever.

The Rules

As is appropriate for such an apocalyptic tome, Rise of the Primarch is packed full of rules content for Warhammer 40,000:

– Datasheets for the Triumvirate of the Primarch – field Cypher, Grand Master Voldus of the Grey Knights and Roboute Guilliman in games of Warhammer 40,000;
– Warlord Traits and Relics for Ultramarines forces;
– Formations allowing you to field The Fallen, the Grey Knights’ Bulwark of Purity, the Victrix Guard of the Ultramarines and the Triumvirate of the Imperium;
– Daemonic Adversaries – these special rules allow you to field Grey Knights against enemies that are not necessarily Daemonic in nature, meaning your Grey Knights can be fielding without breaking narrative;
– 5 Echoes of War missions, detailing key battles from Rise of the Primarch;
– 3 Cataclysm of War missions – these represent desperate battles fought during the Gathering Storm.
– In Pursuit of the Fallen – special objectives to be used when fielding Cypher, units of the Fallen, and models of the Dark Angels faction.

Head over to Games Workshop and pick up your copy of the third book in the Gathering Storm, Rise of the Primarch!

About the Author: Zeb Barrett

I am a huge gamer from miniature war gaming, to board games, to video games. When I’m not hanging out with my son, I try to spend all of my free time gaming in some sort of way and broadcasting on Twitch with my wife. I also like to do some video editing and throw up videos on our YouTube.

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