Don’t miss the latest on a rumored Primaris only Space Marine Chapter coming to Warhammer 40k via a very unusual delivery system…
To fill you in, there were rumors from a while back when Primaris started to become more common that a Primaris Space Marine Chapter would emerge. We thought that when Marneus Calgar became Primaris, the Ultramarines were the Chapter people were talking about.
Perhaps we were all wrong overall?
Named Primaris Chapter Spotted in Warhammer Conquest
Oddly enough, the Primaris Chapter looks to have gotten its first teasers out of some snapshots promoting Warhammer Conquest. If you didn’t know, Warhammer Conquest is a subscription magazine/hobby helper that hands out a few minis, paints, and other goodies. The whole idea behind this subscription is to bring new hobbyists up to speed on painting as well as giving them a starter army to actually play a game!
Named Primaris Chapter: Silver Templars
Coming from Faeit 212 with some snapshots of a video showcasing Silver Templars inside of a Warhammer Conquest Magazine and the claim of “Primaris Only”
The Silver Templars: A Primaris Only Space Marine Chapter Teaser!!!!
The SIlver Templars, not to be confused with the Black Templars are RUMORED to be an-all Primaris Chapter. They’re wearing some kind of dark-grey armor with yellow pauldrons. (It honestly looks pretty close to the Space Wolves). These images appeared to be coming from a short Facebook video of certain pages of the book being flipped through.
This is the first time we’ve seen anything like this so take it all with a grain of salt.
Like we said before, at first glance, you could mistake this for a Space Wolf. However, look at their right pauldron. They’ve all got a spear symbol pointing up. It’s actually the “Tyr” rune from Norse Mythology.
After a little digging, this Facebook page looks to be either removed, or country locked from the USA. It is however listed as the official page of Warhammer Conquest per Hachette Partworks website.
As noted above, Warhammer Conquest posted a little segment hyping up the Silver Templars by saying:
Are you ready to explore the background of the daring and deadly Silver Templar?
This exclusive book will take an in-depth look at the heroes, battles, rituals, and traditions of this new Space Marine Chapter and it’s all yours this May, dispatched alongside issues 39-42!
So where does that put us? Well, we have absolutely no idea on what their Chapter Tactic/ Stratagems/ Relics will look like. All we know is that they are fully-Primaris and we know their paint scheme. If you’ve been wanting to double down on Primaris, you could always start to paint these guys up to have them ready for the rules when they finally get released!
This announcement reminds us of the time GW announced an exclusive Space Marine Chapter called the Emperor’s Spears.
Spear of the Emperor (Limited Edition) $140
Written by Aaron Dembski-Bowden
ABOUT THIS EDITION
This limited edition contains a plethora of fantastic collectables that will help immerse you in the world of the Emperor’s Spears and bring them to the battlefield in your games of Warhammer 40,000:
– Magnetic presentation box
– 352-page hardback novel
– Includes a preface, additional short story ‘The First Primaris’ and afterword
– 16-page background book with lore about the Emperor’s Spears and acetates showing the making of a Space Marine
– Transfer sheet with icons for the Chapter to use on your Citadel miniatures
– Chapter Tactics rules card to use in your games
– Metal coin to use as an objective marker
– Coloured enamel pin badge
– Bookmark designed to look like a purity seal
– Three A5 art printsWith just 1,500 copies available, this is an incredible artefact from the 41st Millennium for all readers and Warhammer 40,000 hobbyists.
Like we said before, Spears of the Emperor is coming as a limited edition novel set with transfer sheets, a coin, detailed artwork, books and more. But what’s got our attention is the single card inside, as seen above, with a close up below:
From the looks of it, this card is similar to a Stratagem/datacard you’d buy in the packs at a game store. However, this is actually the Chapter Tactic of the Emperor’s Spears. If the rules seem familiar, that’s because it’s the Black Templars Vigilus Formation’s Warlord Trait.
Games Workshop made a limited edition rules-set for a Space Marine Chapter that was essentially a “copy and paste” over from the Black Templars Warlord Trait out of Vigilus.
What are your thoughts on the Silver Templars rules coming out in a Warhammer Conquest issue? (Keep in mind Warhammer Conquest isn’t available in the US.) Do you think GW will release another book later on so everyone will be able to play them? Let us know in the comments of our Facebook Hobby Group.
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