Space Marines are taking the 40k world by storm, come see the newest round of changes for these venerable warriors!
1) Iron Resolve – Most Characters have this as thier warlord trait. Gives Feel No Pain!
2) Storm of Fire – Warlord trait now makes one squad’s weapons ‘Rending’ once per game within 12″
3) Marneus Calgar can choose any Warlord trait (above!), and swings at I5 with SIX strength 8 attacks!
4) A Squad of there Vindicators can combine their shots into one Apocalypse Blast, that gains ignore cover!
5) A Squad of three Predators gets Monster hunter and Tank Hunter USR’s
6) Three Centurions is now 165 Points (down 25), however Grav Cannons costs 5 points more to equip (25)
7) The Space Marine Command Squad went down 10 points.
8) The Shield Eternal remains unchanged.
9) Librarus Conclave – allows you to cast psychic power on a 2+ if you’re within 12″ of other librarians in the formation. In addition each librarian knows the same powers if within 12″ as well. Tigarius can be included in this formation.
10) Chapter Masters are are still 130 points, but at a 40 point upgrade from the captain model.
Overall seems like the Marines are more up-gunned and ready to take on the threats to the 7th Edition now!
Super friends seems unaffected by the new book, and some staples even went down in price. Expect to see a ton of psychic and centruion heavy lists in the short term as these are clearly the easiest combos to make now!
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About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
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Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
