There are some wild rumors about updated Roboute Guilliman rules in the 2.0 version of the Space Marines codex!
Before we go any further, these appear to be early playtesting rules and are rumors, so take them with as much salt as you need!
We’ve talked a lot about 10th edition Warhammer 4ok and the fact we’ll almost certainly see a new Space Marines codex before that happens. This supports all the recent rumors, so the 2.0 codexes (in whatever form) seem to be looking far more likely.
If you want to see all the previous Space Marines 2.0 leaks we’ve seen, you can check those out here. Now, let’s jump into the new rumors.
RUMORS: Updated Roboute Guilliman Rules in Space Marines 2.0 Codex
These come from Auspex Tactics by way of Reddit.
Let’s start with where these rumors come from. These are reportedly from the same person who leaked the Aeldari Advent Calendar from last year. That had about 90% accuracy, so if this is actually from them, we would say they are going to be pretty correct!
A 20-point increase isn’t that bad, and for the statline, it looks like a single extra attack, an extra Strength, and an extra LD. Then, resurrecting on a 2+ from a 4+ is actually the insane part here. 2D3 Wounds can theoretically get you back with only two wounds, but often, you should come back with four wounds which is just good.
While we’re not sure about all the special rules, getting 14 attacks (at a minimum) with the sword at Strength 8 and ignoring FNP and damage caps means he can sweep through any units. Then, if you go with the Hand of Dominion, you’ll get Strength 14 and a ton of damage.
Losing the +3CP benefit is a pretty big deal; on top of that, it looks like he’s just giving flat modifiers. Instead of re-rolling everything near him, he focuses on strengthening one unit.
He now has the re-roll 1’s to hit and wound instead of re-rolling all misses, but still super strong. We’ll have to see for defensive rules, but he might not be as quite defensive as before- especially if there is nothing about Mortal wounds or such. Let’s compare all this to his old profile.
Just fun to compare them to the current rules. If you want more to think about, click play on the video below.
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