Your Plague Marines, Terminators and Daemon Engines can soak up absurd levels of punishment as they creep inexorably closer to the enemy, and when they arrive they can do spectacular damage, crushing all resistance in their path. Such an amazing model and was a joy to paint! The Death Guard also still get their Space Marine equivalent bolter rules allowing them to get the benefits of rapid fire in half range, if they stay still or if they are a terminator. This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Their stratagem is great at letting you get more coverage with those characters and their warlord trait, The Droning is the first thing I have seen out of 9th edition that I have called broken or far too powerful. Its a nice little add-on to have for your Plague Marine and Blightlord Terminator Units. This secondary is one that is likely to never be taken. I just try to compare a plague marine to a possessed and ask why take the possessed. Leaked Codex PDF : r/Tyranids - Reddit - Dave #WarhammerCommunity, So excited to finally share my images of The Lion sent to us by @warhammerofficial for our review coverage! PDF Codex: Death Guard One unit can perform this action if they are within 3 of an objective that is not already Contaminated and no enemy units (excluding aircraft) are within 3 of that objective. Stratagem, which gives a unit of Spawn +1T and Disgustingly Resilient. Finally, we have the new Scenery piece for the Death Guard. The Icon of the despair now causes a mortal wound of a 4+ for each unit in engagement range at the morale phase, they also get a Sigil of Decay that makes any bolt weapon hit of 6 auto wound for the unit, this is a great little 10 point upgrade! There are far too many to cover them all, so lets talk about some of the major shifts and then well dive into winners and losers. Theres also more reason to take the, The first of these stays pretty strong because you pretty much always pay 10pts for the. 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Here thats offset by you now getting +1A with the flail, because the rule giving extra attacks if you have multiple weapons now works with any of them, and the model keeps a plague knife. Death Guard 9th Edition - The Blood of Kittens Network is the star of the show again. Ah, the suffering! Daemon Engines got +1 to their WS and BS. This rule is going to work a lot better in Codex: Chaos Space Marines, where you have a dozen different HQ options that arent Chaos Lords or Daemon Princes. This costs 1 CP if you have 2 or fewer models. While he gets +2 attacks over his prior incarnation, hes now only got 10 movement with wings, talons are AP -1 (and one attack each), and hes lost his aura to re-roll hit rolls of 1 for friendly Nurgle Daemon units, destroying his ability to buff Daemon Engines and any cross-faction synergy with daemons (he now only gives re-rolls to CORE units). Finally, thanks to Games Workshop for providing us with a preview copy of the book. rule lets you pick one nearby PLAGUE COMPANY CORE unit per turn and until your next turn any time they roll an unmodified 6 to hit in melee with a plague weapon they do a mortal wound to the target. Don: I would like to start off by saying the warhammer community misspoke in their introductory article for this guy. He is, however, a front line boss/beat stick. I guess well see how it plays out on the table, and I dont want it to take away too much from the achievement here this book shows that the new 9th Edition Codex magic still works for an army with a far smaller roster than either Marines or Necrons, and I cant wait to see it on the table. So long as you dont get tabled, this secondary is fairly easy to score 8-15 points on, as you can use lots of the Elite helper characters to tick off the requirements. Well, the short answer is any HQ that isnt a Malignant Plaguecaster or a Sorcerer in Terminator Armour. So if you want to take a Battalion Detachment or any Detachment requiring 2+ HQs, it will have to include a Psyker. Similarly, the, is also very good here. This is going to let you do some extremely stupid stuff in combination with the Plague Company Contagions and the. This is the psyker heavy faction, the Strat gives a Psyker an additional power and allows them to reroll a psychic test once per psychic phase, their relic increases the range of splash wounds for casting on a 7+ and their warlord trait adds a contagaion that makes any hits of 6 auto wound. This is a fun way to completely shrug off multi-meltas pointed at your blight-haulers. He, like the rest of our Lords gained the aura of reroll hit rolls of 1 for CORE units within 6. The only thing Im a bit worried about is The Droning I dont love having to pick on a single effect, but its just a bit too easy to slap down a massive bubble of this on turn 2 onwards, and I think theres a reasonable chance that goes too far in bringing the opposing force down to the Death Guards level. If you are a fan of the Elite Characters however you are in for a spot of luck with Foetid Virion, as they can now be taken 3 to an Elite slot in a similar way to the Necron Crypteks, giving you more space to take more fun stuff! Speaking of which, Blightlord Terminators and Deathshrouds got way better. Editorial: Can we not, with the Fallen thing? Notably, going from S4 to S5 matters less than it normally does but S6 (as per the Bubotic Axes) is considerably more of a big deal because you start wounding many elite Infantry units on 2s, while S7 compared to S8 is less of a drawback than normal for tank punching, and going from S8 to S9 is almost completely pointless. Personally Id go for Mortarions Anvil one to shut down any overwatch, then have a field day chucking a Daemon Primarch at terrified units! I could see pairing this unit with a squad of Deathshrouds and being a massive thorn in peoples sides. (WC6, -1 to hit against a DEATH GUARD unit) are both completely unchanged. Hes an absolute powerhouse and I strongly believe hes going to make an immediate splash in competitive play. This book contains the most up-to-date points values that should be used in your matched play games, covering all the factions in Warhammer 40,000. Discover the best professional documents and content resources in AnyFlip Document Base. A few especially cool ones are: Mortarion gets three of these, so now is a good time to decide which of the remaining ones you want to consider. The Entropy Cannons are only +5 points now and also strongly worth consideration, since they now do a staggering D3+3 damage. If you want to take multiple picks from this list then you are going to have to spend those command points and take multiple detachments! Deadly Pathogens are a new type of upgrade that you can buy for points for a plague weapon (not a relic or grenade) thats equipped either by a Character or any model with Champion in their profile name (so squad leaders from Plague Marines and the two flavors of Terminator). This means that they will most frequently have to foot slog. This gives you back some of the old Foul Blightspawn magic, giving one of them a 6 aura that means enemies never count as having charged, and cannot benefit from any Fight First effects. Contagions are a fun new mechanic, though outside of a stratagem it is a shame the really interesting ones are tied to your Warlord that said, I can see a lot of people bringing Mortarion as their Warlord as he is certainly very tasty and gives you a resilient (daemonically so!) gives a character +1 Toughness and makes AP -1 and -2 incoming attacks count as AP 0. ffffAh, the suffering! Whats a Lord of the Death Guard, you ask? Announcing The Goonhammer 2023 Global 40k Campaign. You pay 30 points more for it than Chaos Space Marines do theirs, but the other upside is that the Defiler Cannon is now a flat 3 damage gun. Infernal Jealousy is the only rule I dont love here, and only because the Death Guard dont have a non-Psyker Death Guard HQ. The unit also now caps at 10 models rather than 20. Warhammer 40k [codex] Imperial Guard (New Edition).pdf WarHammer 40K [codex] Space Marines 3e.pdf Warhammer 40000 5 Rulebook [Wargame - ENG].pdf Aeronautica Imperialis Manoeuvre Cards.pdf Hobby Guide: I did an Army Centre-piece model and so can you! Rob: The Droning is incredibly rude, but overall I think Mortarions Anvil gets the nod from me. It also got the bump to WS/BS 3+ and 4 Attacks base, which combine with the Fleshmower upgrade (only S+1 but now makes 3 hit rolls per attack so you get 12 instead of 10) to make the melee variant worth considering. Here are some highlights from the list of returning stratagems. They have lost their fog ability that granted them a -1 to hit aura, but have gained WS, BS, Wounds and Attacks making them much more reliable now! limits you to one LORD OF THE DEATH GUARD unit per Detachment. If those sound like Auras to you well, they should be but the rules explicitly state that they arent and are not affected by rules that affect Auras. We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website. This really only matters for Poxwalkers because well, youre never going to take Death Guard Cultists again. 1. Rob: Yes, if you are mono-DG axes are pretty much always the right play and if you are souping you should look at swords. Also note that the Plague Company Warlord Traits have redone as we mentioned earlier in the Plague Companies are back section. The Death Guard codex is the first Chaos codex of the 9th and I was really eager to read it. and way more cost-efficient for getting volume of attacks down than Plague Marines now that only one model in five can swap to a free second plague knife. is back, but now it gives the Helbrute +1 to hit and wound. 873. At the end of the battle you get 3pts for each objective you have contaminated. Stratagem lets a unit of poxwalkers re-roll hit rolls and is a pretty powerful effect on top of their WS boost and Nurgles Gift. Finally his Poxwalker buff now only increases their Strength, not their Toughness. Both conditions must be met to gain these points. gets a change to his Aura; he now gets +3 to his Contagion ranges rather than having an aura that does Mortal Wounds. Yes, they are a bit faster than our other infantry, but they dont necessarily hit much harder and have practically no interaction in the shooting phase. now have 4 Attacks (awesome), and T5 (hell yeah), but only 2 wounds apiece (boo) and still 1 damage claws, and they now count as 2 models when carried in transports they cant ride in Rhinos at all. Its a nice little add-on to have for your Plague Marine and Blightlord Terminator Units. Wings: I agree those two stand out as the best, but I do think the Poxmongers will see use still, as a full Blight Hauler unit with the Ironclot buff up is great. Contagion ranges start at 1 on turn 1 and go up each turn after that, to 3 on turn 2, 6 on turn 3, and 9 on turns 4+, and some units (like Mortarion) get to treat their Contagion ranges as being turn 4+ all the time. On a Hellblade this means you can shoot the unit into the enemy deployment zone, then halve the Movement of all enemy units within 3 for a turn. Rob: For my money the Daemon Prince of Nurgle is one of the losers in the book, even with some decent buffs. The three options return. Wow, just wow! They basically count as terminators for getting in to our codex transports and I would be willing to wager a Forge World Errata to normalise this is not far off. 9.1 Codices; 9.2 Supplements; 9.3 Campaigns & Expansions; 10 Related Articles; . Stratagem, unchanged from War of the Spider, and their, contagion prevents a unit from getting the benefits of cover. I love content like this as it really allows you to capture the narrative of your force with a developing story that will evolve between games. Now sporting BS 3+ and a Plagueburst Mortar with a flat 2 damage statline, its priced to move at 165 points. This applies to all melee attacks but now only applies to ranged weapons with the Plague Weapon rule if they are within 12 of their target. Death Guard INFANTRY only, including Poxwalkers (its the only action Poxwalkers can perform). Terminators in the Death Guard are now 5 Movement, but havent given up their 4+ invulnerable save they get to keep it, which is just great. Surprisingly great on a Malignant Plaguecaster, as pushing their staff to S8 AP-2 makes it much, much more dangerous for opponents to wander into bonk distance. !! | - Vk This is a wonderful upgrade from the previous (now mostly broken) iteration, giving Plague Marines the ability to Rapid Fire (via the returning. Your email address will not be published. Losing contagions for them stings a little, but opening up your arsenal to include Daemons and Chaos Space Marines gives you access to Poxbringers and psychic powers like. If youre a Death Guard player you should be over the moon about this book and if youre a Chaos player otherwise you should be psyched about this direction and level of design being applied to the other Chaos factions. Also the Rothail Volley Gun is Rapid Fire 3. Its a positive change, since having 2 attacks is better than having 1 and getting a second one conditionally. straight and still as death around their sorcerous masters; Desperate enough to hope, hunted until willing I am sure possessed will work, but dont think they will do any better than points equivalent numbers of plague marines or terminators. It has a weapon but at 6 range I cant see anyone getting anywhere close to it! . Did possessed get better with the new book? No, they did not. I dont know that Possessed are good enough with 1 damage weapons to make this worth it, but I think someones going to try. In addition to the strats granted by the above Plague companies, the Death Guard also get a stack of stratagems that are available to any company. However there is a downside, and if you get the same result twice then you will get turned into a Chaos Spawn! I literally found a really nice condition second hand white dwarf edition with the 2013 updates in it and I jokingly said "was this the last time they got an update" and it was honestly the case when I talked to a dude at a GW shop about it. Gorgeous modes and I'm so happy at how these turned out!! He has the twin plague spewer and a plague weapon power fist, called a Plague Claw. The trusty Daemon Prince has had a points cut, been given 2 extra attacks and his sword is now a lot better with extra strength and AP. Their. Despite all this, Blightlords still get to sit at a very attractive 40ppm. B-. I look forward to seeing what people come up with. Theyve lost their Tri-lobe rule and no longer have fog to shield nearby units, but the new fortification can play that role well enough and they have the. Simple but incredibly powerful. Remorseless is a new rule that lets units ignore modifiers when taking attrition tests. I can not remember putting more than one Lord of the Death Guard per Detachment anyways. Warhammer 40k codex release dates and news 2023 | Wargamer As with other Daemon engines the Defiler has had a general improvement with better WS, BS and more Attacks! interaction to catch a nerf, because this book essentially has 2CP Veterans, and Id be surprised to see that particular cross-book synergy stand. As with our other reviews, were not going to exhaustively cover every detail in the book well talk about the major things, whats good and whats bad, and talk about the broader implications of the rules. this makes them great tarpits, and they still get models back for each that they kill making them really hard to shift. WIngs: So, Id expect the Veterans interaction to catch a nerf, because this book essentially has 2CP Veterans, and Id be surprised to see that particular cross-book synergy stand. If you would like to support the site then why not order Codex Death Guard through our affiliate Element Games and save yourself 20% too! He now gets you 1 CP per turn on a roll of 7+ instead of an exact 7 on 2D6, ensuring hell reliably get you 2-3 CP per game. I compare 2 possessed to a death shroud and still shrug. Stratagem during army construction to give a Pysker an extra power and the ability to re-roll a Psychic test once per turn for free. The Warlord trait is fantastic, anything within range of this contagion cannot overwatch, Set to Defend or reroll and hits or wounds! Rob: I have to admit I was skeptical theyd produce a fortification worth fielding competitively but the Contagions rules for this thing are solid the Toxic Presence rule means that it always counts the current battle round as 4 for its contagions rules (so, max range), and its Putrescent Fog rule gives friendly Death Guard Infantry within 6 Light Cover or -1 to be hit if they already had light cover. Wings:Theyve definitely given this a proper try and its clearly much more in the conversation than most foritifcations weve seen, combining an attractive price tag, strong durability and a potentially powerful effect. I have a small collection of marines but I'm too poor to buy the book Thanks in advance 28 65 comments Add a Comment gatedcerulean 1 yr. ago are just as great as you remember re-roll wound rolls of 1. The limited range also encourages a certain type of play style (keep moving forward) and it makes transports like Rhinos much more interesting since they can be disease vectors and help their passengers out by dropping them off, then Advancing to be within range of a target enemy unit the passengers want to shoot. both came back, though Creeping Blight lost its +1 to damage rolls bonus. Without Rhinos or drills to move a unit of 10 across the table, is your next best bet for getting them where they need to be. +1AP. got way better. Score 4 VP if you control more than half of the objectives with. Its so good. As a Lord of the Death Guard he now has a 6 reroll hits of 1 aura that only affects Core units. Don: All of the plague companies are great, but if I had to pick one as being the best Plague Company, I would have to go with The Ferrymen. Deadly Pathogen, making them S8 and giving them re-rolls on the shots. Diseased Minions and Infernal Jealousy essentially limit your army building for Death Guard detachments. Its the one area Possessed bring something to the table that Blightlords dont, by virtue of being DAEMON units. Don: Possessed, unfortunately their transport options have been limited. Well be recording a fest special podcast this week, and well be putting together a video too. It also got the bump to WS/BS 3+ and 4 Attacks base, which combine with the Fleshmower upgrade (only S+1 but now makes 3 hit rolls per attack so you get 12 instead of 10) to make the melee variant worth considering. The. This rule is going to work a lot better in Codex: Chaos Space Marines, where you have a dozen different HQ options that arent Chaos Lords or Daemon Princes. If you like playing a powerful, tanky force the Death Guard might be for you, but thats not all they have going for them. perfect for a poxwalker heavy Typhus army. There were a couple nerfs, like the malefic talons going down to AP1. The Death Guard have a 9th edition Codex so if you pick up Codex: Death Guard and make sure you're up-to-date on any published FAQs then you should be set! Very good power, increases a target infantry unit by +1 Strength and Toughness, T6 Plague Marines anyone? contagion resembles Mortarions old ability to do mortal wounds on a 4+ to nearby units. secondary, which looks to be Death Guards bread and butter. Does compensate for Death Guard being unusually bad at lining up. still they ordering them to stand eternal guard war engines with rumbling engines and . However we do see some new army construction rules in which you cannot have more Poxwalker units than Bubonic Astartes Core Infantry, and also no more cultist units than Bubonic Astartes. got several tweaks as well. The ability to Heroically Intervene with your units, even as a Stratagem, is an incredibly good trick to have in your back pocket and Gloaming Bloat is also super good. Did they improve as much as everything else? Rob: Infernal Jealousy is the only rule I dont love here, and only because the Death Guard dont have a non-Psyker Death Guard HQ. by Lord-Solar Looking for a good pdf fro the 9th ed space marines codex Like the title. Codex Astra Militarum: 9th Edition - The Goonhammer Review 9th Edition Codex Death Guard: The Goonhammer Review (1CP) is a kind of replacement for the old blight grenade combos. This may mean some people may need to shuffle their army in order to have the required number of Astartes units to unlock them. Yeah I've got the death guard 9th and Limited edition Beast Snaggas 9th. The. These are now fully fledged Death Guard getting Disgustingly Resilient, extra toughness and the Lord of the Death guard keyword and aura. When you include such a unit in your army, you must nominate which plague company it is from and then replace . In addition the Remorseless rule lets them ignore Combat Attrition modifiers. Interestingly his pistol has gone and has been replaced with an aura that does mortal wounds to a unit in the command phase. Now, this is just on your Warlord, but by the end of the game that becomes a large bubble in which your opponent will find it difficult to counter your attacks! We covered the math behind this in a previous Hammer of Math article. Every HQ choice except for the Malignant Blightcaster and the Sorcerer in Terminator Armour now has the LORD OF THE DEATH GUARD keyword, preventing you from taking more than one in a detachment. This really only matters for Poxwalkers because well, youre never going to take Death Guard Cultists again. Dont forget he gets 3 Warlord Traits too including a 5+ wound shrug, a 3 bubble shutting down all auras and wound re-rolls for plague weapons. ffAh, the suffering! Units with this rule count as Stationary if they didnt Advance or Fall Back in the previous Movement phase, Vehicles with the rule dont get a penalty for firing Heavy Weapons at units within Engagement range, and INFANTRY with this ability ignore any/all modifiers to its Move characteristic and Advance and Charge rolls. This is a solid damage buff to the Death Guard roster. It does not affect Nurgle units when it explodes either. Death Guard 9th Codex | PDF - Scribd We definitely have some stand out units/stratagems, but each codex of 9th does. returns but no longer lets a Daemon Engine shoot after Falling Back it now lets you shoot Blast weapons at units in Engagement range and you get +1 to hit enemy units in Engagement range with ranged attacks. The Contagion Discipline returns, and a lot of whats in it is going to seem pretty familiar, but there are some changes to consider. Diseased Minions prevents you from taking more PLAGUE FOLLOWER units (Cultists) than BUBONIC ASTARTES CORE infantry units in your Detachment, and applies the same restriction for Poxwalkers, so a given Detachment can only have a maximum of one Poxwalker and one Cultist unit per Plague Marine, Blightlord or Deathshroud unit. Also. Hes T8 now and he gets a staggering three Warlord Traits, plus at the start of every game you get to pick one of the Plague Company Warlord Traits to give to him. (end game scoring) This secondary gives you four conditions to score points off of at the end of the game: Score 4 VP if you have at least 1 unit in each deployment zone with the. Its worth pointing out that you must take a Plague Company when you construct your army (Though in theory different detachments could have different companies) Each of these companies gives you access to a unique stratagem, a new contagion for your Warlord (This replaces their warlord trait however, so you will have to weigh up the benefits!)
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