Will there be a dedicated Space Marine Codex released? Tongues are starting to waggle about the fate of the Astartes in 8th Edition!
UPDATE: There is indeed a new Space Marine Codex that was just confirmed minutes before press time of this article:
More will be forthcoming about the new codex books shortly:
Codexes?
Didn’t you hear? New codexes are coming soon!If you’ve been familiar with Warhammer 40,000 for a while, the concept will be familiar to you, but for those of you just joining us, a codex is a book dedicated to a specific faction within Warhammer 40,000 – the definitive guide to that army.
How soon? You can expect to see around 10 new codexes before Christmas, starting with Codex: Space Marines, coming later this month.
Coming later this month eh? That statement is the whole point of this article that was written on 4 July (yesterday).
Original Article:
We just saw the new Space Marine previews in July’s White Dwarf, but there was no codex anywhere to be found… or was there. Remember ever since the White Dwarf went monthly, traditionally Games Workshop seems to only put advertising in there for the releases for the first two weeks-ish of the issue.
Then around the middle of the calendar month they drop a huge teaser video / feature on the second half of the month’s releases in what may be a two pronged marketing assault that may be aimed at getting customers to both read the magazine (in what is increasingly becoming a digital age) and visit their various online medias as well.
June was no different with GW teasing the new 8th Edition starters and ETB models that headlined July’s White Dwarf just weeks later.
So it is possible that given the current state of GW’s marketing strategy of second half of the month reveals, that at any time we just don’t know what is coming for sure towards the end of any month..
Que the internet, and salt shakers everywhere.
Today we saw a once sentence fade away rumor post from a European site that is very declarative:
According to Mini-Wars (translated to English)
And finally we have confirmation that there will be a Space Marine Codex , which will have more information than the Index – it is to be expected – and we hope it will not take long ..
No time frame, or price for the book was indicated.
While GW has said that codex books would be released in the future, how soon is too soon to start adding to the mounting pile of reference material that hobbyists need in 8th Edition to play a game?
How Will Space Marines Work in 8th Edition 40k? Index Imperium I
The Index: Imperium 1 book is 224 pages worth of information, rules, and datasheets for all Space Marine chapters and the general Space Marine unit and equipment lists. Now that we have our hands on this Index, we dove right in. A more thorough Tips and Tactics breakdown for all the indexes and factions will be coming in the near future. So, get ready to praise the Emperor! Here is a sample of our full review.
Now, the five indexes are merely transitional as they are intended to hold us over unit Codexes are released. GW has left things spread out a bit so that they can be changed easily if necessary. A caveat that will come into play when wanting to have different units from different armies in your detachment. This comes in the form of the majority of detachment restrictions that state “All units must be from the same faction”.
This restriction can be bypassed if stated otherwise in a faction’s army list (like for the Genestealer Cult). For Space Marines, they are broken down by the “Chapter” keyword. We cannot stress this enough that this will be important as certain abilities can only be used by certain Chapters. Only command units can affect squads whose “Chapter” keyword they share.
Also, every Space Marine list will have a wargear listing with exceptions and exclusions as to what can be equipped.
Index: Imperium 1: $25
One of five books covering the range of Citadel miniatures used to play games of Warhammer 40,000, Index: Imperium 1 is an essential purchase for those wanting to play games of Warhammer 40,000, packed with updated rules and complete points values for Space Marines armies*.
It includes 207 datasheets covering the Space Marines range of miniatures, with overviews of a number of Chapters. Updated abilities, psychic powers, weapon profiles and points values allow you to field your collection in games of Warhammer 40,000. There’s also a blank army roster and detachment roster, which you are free to photocopy and use when building a Battle-Forged army in Matched Play games.
Covered in the 224-page softback book:
Adeptus Astartes
– An overview of the Space Marines, including a typical Chapter organisation;
– A Space Marines army list, with explanations of the Chapter keyword, the Librarius psychic discipline and the And They Shall Know No Fear Ability;
– 70 datasheets for Space Marines miniatures.Ultramarines
– An overview of the Ultramarines;
– 10 datasheets for Ultramarines miniatures.Blood Angels
– An overview of the Blood Angels;
– A Blood Angels army list, with the Sanguinary psychic discipline and And They Shall Know No Fear, Black Rage, and Jump Pack Assault abilities;
– 18 datasheets for Blood Angels miniatures.Dark Angels
– An overview of the Dark Angels;
– A Dark Angels army list, with the Interromancy psychic discipline and the And They Shall Know No Fear, Unforgiven and Jink Abilities;
– 26 datasheets for Dark Angels miniatures, including the Fortress of Redemption.Space Wolves
– An overview of the Space Wolves;
– A Space Wolves army list, with the Tempestus psychic discipline, Space Wolves Dreadnought wargear and the And They Shall Know No Fear ability;
– 46 datasheets for Space Wolves miniatures.Deathwatch
– An overview of the Deathwatch;
– A Deathwatch army list, with the Special Issue Ammunition and the And They Shall Know No Fear abilities;
– 7 datasheets for Deathwatch miniatures.Grey Knights
– An overview of the Grey Knights;
– A Grey Knights army list, with the Sanctic psychic discipline, and the And They Shall Know No Fear, Daemon Hunters, Rites of Banishment and Teleport Strike abilities;
– 17 datasheets for Deathwatch miniatures.Imperial Fists
– An overview of the Imperial Fists;
– A datasheet for Captain Lysander.Crimson Fists
– An overview of the Crimson Fists;
– A datasheet for Pedro Kantor.Black Templars
– An overview of the Black Templars;
– 5 datasheets for Black Templars miniatures.Raven Guard
– An overview of the Raven Guard;
– A datasheet for Kayvaan Shrike.Salamanders
– An overview of the Salamanders;
– A datasheet for Vulkan He’stan.White Scars
– An overview of the White Scars;
– 2 datasheets for Kor’sarro Khan, on foot or on bike.Legion of the Damned
– An overview of the Legion of the Damned;
– A datasheet for Legion of the Damned miniatures.Flesh Tearers
– An overview of the Flesh Tearers;
– A datasheet for Gabriel Seth.
Press play for our First Look video on Index: Imperium 1 and be sure to check out our videos on the other four Indexes.
Be sure to check back with us daily for more 8th Edition news and reviews. For more on the Index: Imperium 1 and all things Warhammer 40,000 head on over to Games Workshop!
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