Finally, you get an extra wound and inch of movement at full health. If youre still going to try to make Paladins work, you. but it has been noted many times in both 8th & 9th edition codex that grey knights (and death watch -in 8th, changed in 9th) are not applicable for anything in the space marine codex. Psychic Epitome instead boosts the psychic might of your army each Psychic Phase the warlord can empower one nearby friendly Psyker to do +1MWs with any Witchfire powers. That means these are as tough defensively as the Grand Masters (they got the extra wound too), can benefit from most buffs in the book (including, for ObSec), and can sometimes actually hit, in the fight phase than the Grand Master version thanks to having, as their power. Rounding things out, you get two thematic options in Daemon Slayer and Psychic Epitome. The reason I got so hyped about this is that I thought it was going to let you swap at the start of the first battle round, which very much would be a worthwhile, cool and impactful effect, and its a tremendous missed opportunity that this very conservative option was taken. That tilted balance extends to their abilities. In terms of building armies, I am reasonably confident that armies built predominantly around Strike Marines and Dreadknights are at least viable, and that a few point cuts could open up more options. Heres the problem you just dont. Of the three here its probably the most situational, but its worth having in your back pocket for taking on things like Ctan or Ghazgkull with their limitations to wounds taken per phase bypassing those by causing wounds in. Chaplains are obviously here to bring Litanies to the table, so whether you want one over, say, a Librarian will mostly be determined by the plans you can concoct using those. These are defined in the codex for claritys sake, though its pretty obvious which are which. The incinerator also ends up effectively flatly upgraded, dropping to D1 but going to 2d6 shots, making it more flexible. Angron. This army rewards players who want a relatively small force with the ability to launch devastating alpha strikes, and one that rewards careful positioning and judicious force allocation. You can put it on a Grand Master Dreadknight. The sheer quality of the common or garden Strike Marine might still carry the book, but it still feels like a missed opportunity. Draigo) isnt big enough that youll routinely take one. provides you with twelve different options for upgrading your characters, representing either prophetic visions or special artefacts presented to a hero for use at a key moment. The final standout is the. Lets dig into it and see what the omens hold! . Sadly, this one ends up falling a bit flat Smite isnt a Witchfire power, and theres a specific, extremely disappointing rider on Vortex of Doom that stops the splash damage interacting with this (Note: technically the wording on this is broken right now and doesnt always stop it, but expect a swift FAQ to tidy it up). Crusade rules, including the ability to create and hunt a custom Daemonic Nemesis. Finally, if your whole army is Grey Knights (with the same exceptions as above) you unlock the returning Masters of the Warp ability, allowing you to amplify your forces with a choice of five shifting Tides. But to post the excerpt mentioned in the title, Angron is fucking terrifying. That leaves him as. If they are then it is, of course, outrageous. A re-named version of Edict Imperator, allowing you to immediately shoot then move. Paris, le-de-France. With the basic troops of the army being so much deadlier it is, of course, possible that youre happy just having a Chaplain kicking around for the hit re-rolls in a fight, but our read is that youre going to want to be plowing as many points into units as possible. Loss of old-school Astral Aim shenanigans makes these a bit weaker than they once were, and your heavy support slots are now heavily contested by Dreadknights, but if you find yourself needing a few more guns, these still fill that role, especially as psycannons are a bit spicier on base rate now. Grey Knights end up with a significant amount of their tools just not, anything too much of the time, and some of that space needed to go on big, splashy effects that are widely applicable. The floor of quality for 9th Edition books is higher than ever, and theres some decent stuff here the Visions of the Prognosticars are one of the best designed sets of upgrades out there, getting a strong Warpcraft Secondary rules, and theyve succeeded in making a Grey Knight scary at baseline. Homes for sale in Paris, France have an average listing price of $1,396,592 and range in price between $492,786 and $29,665,937. Taking a unit or two of these to shore up your objective play and ensure you can apply early pressure seems very good in particular, they give you great additional reach for, Hell yeaahhhhh. These are things you very much want to land, so this can be helpful, but honestly this, , for an extra 6 range for bolters and psi weapons (or 3 for Psi weapons already boosted by, , was a big deal in the old book but probably goes down in value a bit now that the combos you can pull off with, might genuinely see some use its not the most exciting thing in the world, granting bonus AP on 6s to wound with ranged weaponry, but this army feels like its badly missing a few more tricks to amp up its ranged firepower and this might be what they have to settle for. If you really try you can get +2MWs out of this a turn, but its hard enough work that you probably wont bother. All of that still doesnt make the Land Raider seriously competitive its hard to overcome them just costing so much for the amount of shooting they bring to the table but it means that for more casual games you are going to be able to have plenty of fun with them. Third and finally, if youre playing against Daemons you can thoroughly ruin their day with, , an uncomplicated kill Daemons, get points secondary and itll sometimes be worth a look into Death Guard and CSM lists with lots of Daemon Engines too especially if either Magnus or Mortarion is present, since those bag you 5pts all on their own. They dont get Shock Assault, but the extra attack has been built into their statlines so theyre overall better off. This also brings down the book keeping involved in actually playing this army quite a lot, no more trying to remember which power Strike Squad number 3 was loaded with. hes a vicious killer), gets AP-1 and D2 on his storm bolter and re-gains a 3+ invulnerable save via the, . To be brutally honest, you kind of wish they didnt. In practice, you shouldnt do that they really needed an ability to allow them to target Sanctic powers on other units rather than having to self cast to make this worthwhile. It isnt even only the weapons that got better these now get Teleport Strike by default, and buying the Teleporter is only required to unlock the redeploy and Fall Back/Shoot/Charge stratagems (which you probably do want to do). Losing the old version of Astral Aim is another big sting to the army, as it shuts down quite a number of nonsense combos. Your list can only include one Grand Master and one Brother Captain from each BROTHERHOOD, and each detachment can only contain one of each of these. It feels like this could maybe have borne giving re-rolls as well, but any way to get a better than 9 charge was something notably missing from the previous incarnation of this book and its welcome. Hes an extra 20pts over the Brotherhood Champion, but comes with a better profile, mortal wounds from his Daemon sword (which hes apparently just using now? I think this is true for NDKs, but for the PAGK and TDA, Shadows helps us survive T1, while Convergence lets us blend tough targets once we get there. That plus a few of the utility things ensures theres plenty to work with here. Warlord: Unyielding Anvil, Exemplar of the Silvered Host First to the Fray is still a cute but absurdly high-risk gimmick where you trade re-rolling one of Sterns hits, wounds or saves for the opponent getting a floating re-roll of the same in their turn, but, has received an upgrade. Empyrean Domination has gotten lost in the warp, so if you want to farm CP this is now your main option, and because Psychic Actions dont mess with your auras like regular ones this could be a strong pick on something like an Apothecary or Chaplain. Thats a hell of a package, and one has to imagine that the reason some of the more potent tricks have been filed off the edges of this book is because the designers kept looking back at this datasheet nervously. Both the 9th edition Grey Knights and Thousand Sons codexes released alongside a double-army battlebox, Hexfire: Supernatural Warfare in the 41st Millennium. Ultimately, Grey Knights want to land their charges very, very badly, so anything that helps can be welcome in the right circumstances, but dont expect this to solve the problem by itself. As standard, to benefit from lots of the armys rules your list needs to include one or more Grey Knight Detachments, i.e. Overall, youre very likely going to want at least the first two of these most of the time, and some lists might want to apply a third to create a combat monster. Finally, if your whole army is Grey Knights (with the same exceptions as above) you unlock the returning. Overall, youre very likely going to want at least the first two of these most of the time, and some lists might want to apply a third to create a combat monster. warlord trait provides the unusual but splashy effect of preventing your opponent from attempting a deny on your powers if you cast them on an unmodified 8+. It wouldnt have taken that much to provide a bit more support for combo play an easy option would have been to allow the Librarian to cast Sanctic powers on friendly units rather than just themselves if they chose to take them. Full wound re-rolls in the fight phase. Theres a lot of change though, especially in the Sanctic powers, which now work quite differently to normal. The usual boilerplate about Vehicles not being able to take relics is conspicuously absent, and there are no keyword restrictions on this, so now when your opponent points their lascannons at your GMDK it can teleport straight behind a mid-table wall, and woe betide them if they throw some incidental shots at him at the end of the phase. Top marks. if youre bringing larger squads of something like Purifiers, or trying to make Vehicles work, but doesnt let you pull off the nonsense of the old version. no longer makes bolt weapons count as Psi. Grey Knights vs Necrons Warhammer 40K Battle Report 9th Edition 2000pts S10EP45 KINGS AND GENERALS! the regular flavour, which means you can still load him into a detachment alongside a Dreadknight. psychic power and a free fight on death. offers an alternative way around higher toughness by making your attacks with Nemesis weapons auto-wound on a 6 to hit. so no more spending CP if you want to Deep Strike them. price you pay for all this is dropping down to a single cast, but thats rather offset by them also being substantially cheaper a GMNDK with the sword, psycannon and psilencer is now 205pts, down from 235pts before, leaving you plenty spare to buy them the teleporter and/or the, Brother-Captains have had their aura tweaked, and now fill the Lieutenant role for Grey Knights, providing a Brotherhood-locked re-roll 1s to wound aura, and also access to the, strat for cast boosts. With that out the way, lets look at what these do for you. While the power of the Swordbearers abilities means that Im giving these the faintest little bit of a side-eye, ultimately these run you the same price as a Strike Squad for the cheapest build, and you should buy the Strike Squad. 9. by default, and buying the Teleporter is only required to unlock the redeploy and Fall Back/Shoot/Charge stratagems (which you probably do want to do). Well have to go ahead and feed that one into Hammer of Math and see which one comes out ahead. Pretty much everything else just keys off GREY KNIGHTS or GREY KNIGHTS CORE. Nemesis warding staves no longer give a melee invulnerable save, but if a unit contains any you can now throw up a 5+ invulnerable save (or 4+ for Terminators) against shooting with Zone of Warding (1/2CP for up to 5 or 6+ models respectively). This is a button youll want to slam a lot, which obviously isnt cheap, and this is where the Warlord trait has your back . What is the average price for a luxury home in Paris, France? In a Psychic-heavy metagame that could certainly be good, but this is another place where it feels like a. of Grey Knights toys have been taken away all at once keeping one of the ways to increase cast reliability wouldnt have seemed unreasonable. huh. is a nice clean +1 to wound in the first round of combat, never bad, while. Means that any 1s or 2s you roll when Advancing or Charging count as a 3. Kaldor Draigo kicks ass, and you want to take him a lot. Servant of the Throne (20pts) is much more hero-hammer focused and allows the bearer to, once per game, activate a 3+ Invulnerable Save for a phase when they are chosen as the target of the attack and yes reader you can put it on a GMDK. detachments that only contain units with the Grey Knights, Agent of the Imperium or Unaligned keyword. With. The biggest standout is Unyielding Anvil, which is Rites of War but better not only does it provide an aura of ObSec for CORE and CHARACTER models, it also makes any models that already had ObSec count double when working out who controls an objective. Check that out below! available brings up the standards quite a bit all by itself. It grants the warlord access to a new Psychic Action that allows them to apply a 4+ invulnerable save to a friendly vehicle. We take you thr. of Strike Marines on full wound re-rolls is a very nice compensation though. At the extremely aggressive price point of 22pts each, you get a Marine with built in deep strike, a storm bolter and a powerful melee weapon (the basic force sword is now S+1 AP-3 D2, so youre laughing) and the ability to either Smite, now in full-fat form, or give their unit melee wound re-rolls with Hammerhand each turn. It now just grants a flat 4++, which is. Its very unlikely to be the dominant way to play Grey Knights, but its something I can imagine pulling off a surprisingly decent performance in the right hands. Codex Craftworld Eldar. Two more new wargear stratagems provide some final powerful options. There are some cool new options to replace them, and the baseline quality of some models has gone up a lot, but if you played the Grey Knights heavily in the glorious window between Ritual of the Damned and the pandemic starting, you should probably steel yourself for some disappointments as you go through this book for the first time. Purifiers lose an attack as well and Storm Bolters are much improved with Rapid Fire 2 in terms of raw damage. Neat stuff. In practice, you shouldnt do that they really needed an ability to allow them to target Sanctic powers on other units rather than having to self cast to make this worthwhile. It now means that any Deny roll by the bearer of an unmodified 8+ automatically denies the power youve pointed at. Thats mostly because the Ritual of the Damned stratagem sheet was buck wild, overcompensating for how weak the original Codex ones were, and the extremes in both directions have been flattened out. Each one unlocks a stratagem and warlord trait, pretty standard for a subfaction, but in place of a relic each BROTHERHOOD PSYKER unit gains access to a subfaction-specific Psychic Power in addition to any others they know. (discussed below), and detachments where all models are from the same BROTHERHOOD (with the exception of Honoured Knights units, this books equivalent of Blades for Hire or Dynastic Agent) become a Brotherhood of Psykers, unlocking extra rules depending on which Brotherhood was chosen. First up, lets cover the standard stuff Grey Knights get the routine 9th Edition extra Relic/Warlord trait options, and join the Space Marine supplements in being able to take a second trait on your actual Warlord, which has some plausible uses. Grey Knights offer you a highly elite army that trades off the durability of factions like Custodes and Death Guard for a heady mixture of psychic might and mobility. Description Warhammer 40k Codex Space Marines 7th Edition (current) Account 157. The warlord trait is probably less competitive, but is very welcome for other modes of play. Most of the Infantry units also have the, The majority of units now have a keyword to replace, and a few abilities (notably re-roll auras from Grandmasters, Brother-Captains and the boost from Brotherhood Ancients) now key off it. The bearer gains a Psychic Action that does d3 MWs to every enemy within 6 of them, which in the midst of a brawl can be a pretty spectacular amount of damage. Grey Knights are short of units that both have powerful guns and can synergise with their suite of abilities, so these might occasionally be worth a look with multi-meltas. For example, Strike Marines know Smite and, This obviously means that youll frequently have multiple units with each, and to deal with that, of these powers work like Smite they can be cast multiple times, with the Warp Charge going up each time you do. WarHammer 40K 7th ed - Adeptus Mechanicus - Skitarii. While these stand out, the other five Brotherhoods definitely arent useless, all having at least some interest to them. You get one-shot effects to switch off Overwatch, shoot a unit that arrived from Reinforcements, and trigger a Heroic Intervention from non-characters, and the more unique and potentially very spicy ability to Overwatch on a 4+. Hes now only a 2-cast Psyker, which is the main blow against him, and while he keeps his powerful unique melee weapon and gains the same master-crafted storm bolter as Draigo, hes probably not where you want to put your points. I do also find it amusing that a Stormraven Gunship looks genuinely close to valid in this army. This is appallingly devastating to any sort of elite or high value target, and extremely good in combination with Swordbearers Dreadknights in particular. Theres only three here, but theres some good stuff. Your six Sanctic powers are as follows. This book replaces the previous Thousand Sons Codex and the Thousand Son content from within Psychic Awakening: Ritual of the Damned. These are things you very much want to land, so this can be helpful, but honestly this could probably have just been flat +1 to cast. The three biggest standouts are probably A Noble Death out of the Visions list, and Servant of the Throne plus the Gem of Inoktu from the Artefacts. A surprisingly huge list here, with a relic version of almost every weapon (all basically fine if unexciting) and then some more interesting ones on top of that. to one that was active earlier in the battle). These are legendary heroes, not dime-a-dozen Space Marine captains!. They also only get one cast now, though they still know two Dominus powers, further incentivising the other options. Its not especially subtle, but youre going to hit hard in the mid-game, especially with access to the Swordbearer abilities and Empyric Amplification to really eradicate something. onto the battlefield (even some of the ones that were missing it in 8th). That means its good. With only oneits a tough sell (unless this is where GW reveal that. This is also strong if you end up bringing Grey Knights in soup and dont want to make one of them your Warlord, as it gives you partial coverage on that trait at a key moment. Hopefully, that leaves your opponent rather short on the kind of killing power they need to take multiple Dreadknights off the table, and you roll through to victory from there. Goonhammer and Stat Check are Teaming Up! This gives you a handy aura of +1 to manifest Blessing powers, which includes, . So thats Stratagems and while theres a nifty toolbox here that helps the army get things done, as mentioned up front it feels like a downgrade overall. Also, both the psilencer and incinerator are free swaps for one model and the basic psycannon is only 5pts and has traded a shot for becoming D2, so there are lots of equipment choices worth exploring. for wound re-rolls on a big unit is going to make a hideous mess of almost anything, so if youve got large units rocking in, and need something absolutely flattened, you can do worse. Hell yeaahhhhh. vehicles to protect you probably dont need this. The really juicy stuff here is the stratagem and trait, though. Brotherhood Champions are duelists, designed for fighting enemy leaders one-on-one (which theyre fine at), but in terms of what they do for your lists their main function is being the cheapest HQ option available, coming in at a mere 70pts. The first edition of the rulebook was published in September 1987, and the ninth and current edition was released in July 2020. A Grand Master Dreadknight with both of these traits via. ), access to the Purifying Flame psychic power and a free fight on death. Grey Knights 9th Edition 40k Points Changes. Your basic stubby boxnought is probably better here than in most places, as theyre a Psyker with the ability to boost their own saves with Armoured Resilience, and if youre running as Preservers can be upgraded to be extra spicy in a fight with a buff to Movement, re-rolling charges, and +1 damage in the first round of combat. Fancy watching the video review? Sadly, that does stop it helping you push powers through, and the, has also seen a re-write to be more of a defensive tool. For example, Strike Marines know Smite and Hammerhand, while Purifiers know Smite and Purifying Flame. Tide of Shadows has a pretty obvious impact but is no less strong for it if you lose the roll-off you can throw it up for a bit of extra durability out the gate, and its particularly strong on Nemesis Dreadknights, who have a base 2+ save to layer it on top of. All of this on an objective where, on six marker maps, you never have to go past the halfway line to maximise. As an added bonus, the splash no longer affects your units, leaving this as probably fine as a second choice on one of your characters. This section at the end is where I can get a bit more opinionated about what the book means, and highlight any areas of disappointment or serious balance concerns arising. On the tabletop, they are an elite and powerful faction with a lot to get through. They are much more soup-able into other Imperium armies. is a fully hilarious tool for punishing enemy Psykers a unit with the right keyword (and its generously distributed of all your infantry, including characters) can throw one, and if it hits (on a 2+) the Psyker just immediately suffers Perils. returns with the same theme but a new effect. Using up psychic actions is, undeniably, a cost but this feels legit most of the time in a way that none of the other Warpcraft secondaries do, especially in a book that can go very wide on psychic-capable units, and having an always on option in that category is a gigantic boon to Grey Knights. Theyre another, unit, and run you one more point each than basic Strikes, with the upsides of being able to take two specials per five, the, power (with +1 to cast) and the ability to use, for -1D. Theres some stuff here that is interesting on its own merits, but you would toss it all out in a heartbeat for access to, . In terms of building armies, I am reasonably confident that armies built predominantly around Strike Marines and Dreadknights are at least viable, and that a few point cuts could open up more options. i have somehow never noticed. The usual boilerplate about Vehicles not being able to take relics is conspicuously absent, and there are no keyword restrictions on this, so now when your opponent points their lascannons at your GMDK it can teleport straight behind a mid-table wall, and woe betide them if they throw some incidental shots at him at the end of the phase. Still, its a very low Warp Charge, which does make it more appealing. Grey Knights have two standout assets Strike Squads and Nemesis Dreadknights. Theres one last strat to talk about, and I. this mostly mirrors something Robs going to hit over in the Thousand Sons review because both books have this. as it works on ranged attacks too most Daemon hordes do, like massed bolter fire with RR1s attached. That does not, to be clear, mean theres nothing cool in it or no good builds. into the mix. The former can hit hard and hit anywhere, while the latter provide more of a sturdy anvil that can occupy parts of the table for a prolonged period, and act as an initial spearhead for you. Fun stuff. If youd prefer to spend about 100pts on an offensive force multiplier instead, the Brotherhood Ancient brings a fancy flag that grants +1A to CORE in an aura, and in an army where almost everyone is carrying a cool sword, thats pretty good. As in other miniature wargames, players enact battles using miniature models of warriors and fighting vehicles. The psilencer is the only tool that gets a bit of a sidegrade, gaining S and AP at the cost of dropping to D1, but with 12 shots its excellent with, It isnt even only the weapons that got better these now get. With two known you could either take two of the somewhat situational buffs or one buff and one of the matchup-specific options. Theres also the, , which is a bit pricier (30pts) but might have some potential. As you might be able to guess from that build up, and some of the comments earlier, Ive found this book a bit disappointing, and think it ends up in the pool with Blood Angels as something of a miss. The floor of quality for 9th Edition books is higher than ever, and theres some decent stuff here the, are one of the best designed sets of upgrades out there, getting a strong Warpcraft Secondary rules, and theyve succeeded in making a Grey Knight. Teleport Assault (NMNR) isnt awful either, giving you three points if one or more enemy units were destroyed by a Grey Knight unit that either arrived from Teleport Strike or redeployed with Gate of Infinity or Teleportation Shunt that turn. This should be a lock on turns two and three and youve got ways to reach for it in other turns, so might be worth it in some games. Other units also get some specific tricks here Purgation squads get a very welcome strat for +1 to wound at half range, Brother Captains get an extremely useful ability to provide a +1 to cast aura with Psychic Locus, and in-line with a lot of units Interceptors have their once-per-game shunt moved to a Stratagem. There are some where thats plausible, to be fair, starting with, . If melee spikes are your preferred route to banish Daemons you can instead use, , which gives a single unit additional wounds on a 6 to wound, plus maybe (its unclear if this is meant to stack) doubles up when Mortal Wound bonus from. This ability gives you access to five different Tides of the Warp that provide a bonus for every Psyker in your army. New rules for upgrading your characters with gifts from the Prognosticars, offering gifts of foresight to swing the battle at key moments. In this Warhammer 40,000 battle report, we talk through the Craftworlds and Grey Knights army lists and the secondary objectives that work well for them. The Artisan Nullifier Matrix returns in a re-vamped form to protect you from Perils its now just a flat 9 aura of do not suffer Perils. Still great. For most non-Character units, the datasheet includes a, Sanctic power that they know in addition to Smite. Every little helps, but its still not reliable; one of the dice needs to be a 6 for it to change anything, after all. They arent the only cool options, and a lot of these feel like theyre worth experimenting with. : The odd one out that no unit gets as their fixed power and its a fairly mediocre damage dealing spell you probably wont take. The others arent as exciting, but arent terrible either. Its also worth saying that these are all 20pts cheaper than is printed in the book, since the MFM points for this year pre-buffed them. The other thing the Wardmakers get is some Named Characters both Voldus and Stern now sport this keyword. Grey Knights don't rely as much on their Tides as they did in the previous version. These run you 20 extra points per model over the Strike Marines, and all that gets you is an extra wound and point of save (and I guess technically the ability to take a special weapon without losing the melee attack). If youre trying to build competitive lists, these and Dreadknights are your bread and butter. Note: technically the wording on this is broken right now and doesnt always stop it, but expect a swift FAQ to tidy it up). Strong when you want to go fast, and good in combination with the new version of. Theres one last strat to talk about, and I think this mostly mirrors something Robs going to hit over in the Thousand Sons review because both books have this. have powerful guns and can synergise with their suite of abilities, so these might occasionally be worth a look with multi-meltas. 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