So, compared to Indomitus, the Warhammer 40,000 Command Edition is down the Space Marine Judicar, Primaris Chaplain, the Primaris Ancient, the Blade Guard Veterans, Eradicators, and the Necron Canoptek Reanimator, Cryptothralls, Plasmancer and Skorpekh Lord. So, whilst these are based on Estimates (especially on the Necron side as we don’t have comparable unit prices yet), it really puts into perspective the value of the boxed sets above and what each sprue is worth were you to buy those models individually. I can see it already: Necron circuits frying as their frontline gaze in awe at the Space Marine Outriders as they desperately try to compute how they could ever possibly hope to look as formidable.

The five Assault Intercessors move forward tentatively, only so a few of their number are in range to snap off a few pot-shots at the Destroyers making their way around the fuel pipe – they may need to flee battle if needs be.Once in cover, the Necron Warriors readied their guns and unleashed a deadly volley of fire on the Intercessors, killing one and wounding another. In a sudden change of tactics, the Scarabs attempted to charge the Bikers, the Space Marine unit best-placed to cut down the Warriors, but their charge failed.

This time, the Command Manual instructs you to place your units within your deployment zones, alternating turns. Now with “characters” on the field in the form of the Primaris Captain and the Necron Overlord, this mission introduces new rules regarding targeting and invulnerable saves. Space Marine Turn 1 Which also means it’s a good idea to have some basic terrain included in the set so that you have everything you need to play. This terrain piece is literally the box the game comes in turned upside down. The sprues lettering system matches the one found in Indomitus, quite literally down to the letter, as you’ll see below.On the other side of the battlefield, the Skorpekh Destroyers moved into a similar position, hoping to catch the Space marines in a devastating pincer trapped between Scarabs and Overlord on one flank, Destroyers on the other, all the while the Warriors laid down barrage upon barrage of deadly gauss flayer fire. The indomitable Necron warriors leapt upon one of the three bikers, successfully wounding him twice. A further two wounds came from the Scarabs swarming at the bikers’ rears, and the first of the Primaris Outriders fell to snapping metallic mandibles.

Skorpekh Destroyers: Swift and deadly hunters, Skorpekh Destroyers chase down their prey to carve them apart with their fearsome reaping blades. Each model comes supplied with a Citadel 50mm Round Base. Although the Elite Manual does an excellent job of coaching players through their first few games of Warhammer 40,000, the fact remains that it’s still a vast and complicated game. On more than one occasion, my wife remarked that she felt overwhelmed just looking at the stat-lines of the units on the placard, which was something I was a bit oblivious to having played similar games for a while. The Primaris Captain lashed out at the Canoptek Scarabs again with his master-crafted power sword, slaying another of the Swarms and leaving only one left standing. Space Marine Turn 2Build the first couple of sprues and you’re ready to go. Warhammer 40,000 Elite Edition Starter Set Review – The Models