Once you have the Codex, you can pretty much build anything you’ll want to field, but to really get the most out of them or dive into the different Chaos Legions, you’ll need to grab a few other books. Death Guard, Thousand Sons, and World Eaters

The Traitor Enforcer is another command squad unit, able to join units of Traitor Guardsmen. The Enforcer gets a 4+ feel no pain while the Ogryn is alive and while he’s leading the unit they can use Insane Bravery for free. Well, “free” – it costs you one bodyguard model every time it happens. The lone battleline option for Chaos Space Marines are Legionaries, and it really seems like we’re meant to take a lot of them, but… Chosen are right there . Legionaries come with the statlines you’d expect and OC 2, and they can re-roll wound rolls of 1 in melee – or all wound rolls if they’re in range of an objective marker. This pushes them a bit more toward melee instead of shooting, and they can put out some solid damage if you give them chainswords and heavy melee weapons. That’s for the best since their other options aren’t great, though the Havoc Autocannon is a pretty solid heavy weapon option for the unit. Note that for what I assume are space reasons, the unit can take a missile launcher, plasma gun, lascannon, or heavy bolter, but these profiles aren’t on the datasheet. Land Raider – This one goes the other direction. It would have been a great deal for the customer but it would have also been too much to fit in the Start Collecting box size. I’m not going to sugarcoat it – if you’re playing Chaos Space Marines, you’re playing The Bad Guys. Not like the morally ambiguous, could-be-seen-as-the-heroes-depending-on-your-point-of-view bad guys but the Capital V, mustache-twirling villains of the setting. But the upside is that you have some extremely rad models, some cool powers, and look – as the saying goes: “Evil will always win because good is lame.” Army Strengths Mike P: It is a very welcome change that we no longer have to pay points for Marks. In addition, any unit can gain access to Marks, meaning Daemon Engines like Maulerfiends and Daemonkin units like Possessed are no longer left out of the fun. Enhancements

In this Off The Shelf article, we will fully unbox the product, along with a closer look at some components and the rules for the new miniatures.

Both the Traitor Guardsmen Squad and Fellgor Beastmen units make the leap from the skirmish game Warhammer 40k Kill Team in the new Index. Traitor Guardsmen’s ‘Twisted Defence force’ ability grants them the Benefit of Cover while they’re within range of an objective marker, and they have a healthy OC2. Fellgor Beastmen are more dedicated to clearing objectives: they get a 6″ Scouts move after deployment, and get +2″ to Charge rolls when targeting enemies holding objectives. A hasty bit of rethinking and retooling, along with some new lore, saw the idea of a schism in the Imperium being born. This allowed the box to contain two sets of human-style titans, with one set belonging to the traitorous forces of Horus and his heresy. Of course, one of the key reasons to play Thousand Sons is their cornucopia of psychic powers. With Tzeentch, the God of Magic, as their patron, it’s understandable that they’d have a lot to choose from, and the Thousand Sons Codex doesn’t disappoint. Today, we’re looking at a few examples of how you can add to these units to help turn your set into a thematic Battalion Detachment ready to join your wider collection or engage in larger battles as an army in its own right. First up, it’s the mighty Angels of Death… Start Collecting! Vanguard Space Marines

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The Defiler – I like this idea but again it’s price point is a little high, it’s an older kit and it would be too large for the box. Predator Annihilators lost a shot with their main lascannon, but gained wound rerolls on that 1 shot and reroll all damage rolls of 1 when shooting monsters or vehicles.