Thats a good point, and means you probably will see one unit in lists here and there, as theres not really anything else that can fulfil that role in a pure list. Its a nice little add-on to have for your Plague Marine and Blightlord Terminator Units. Anyone have a link to a good pdf of the 9th edition space marines dex? Make sure to think about how youre going to achieve that perhaps a Helbrute to sit in your backline and a rhino to ferry stuff up the board then threaten to score big points if your opponent doesnt spend time killing it. , I do also want to call out that the relic is an absurdly strong character buff it just gives the bearer full hit and wound re-rolls in melee with no questions asked, which is quite the thing on a Daemon Prince with a hellforged sword. Codex Death Guard (9th Edition) - Army Book - Noble Knight Games The Death Guard codex is the first Chaos codex of the 9th and I was really eager to read it. Getting Started: Death Guard | Goonhammer This costs 1 CP if you have 2 or fewer models. The book itself is as usual really well made top-notch quality. The only thing to say here as a negative is that you do have to start planning for this early crucially, in missions with objectives in both deployment zones, youre sometimes going to be giving up half the points if you cant get at least one Bubonic Astartes unit right across the board, and need to leave one at home too. It is not the most flashy relic, but increasing the range on the Noxious Blightbringers or Plague Surgeons aura effects are extremely good and allow for greater coverage. Don: As with the other 9th edition codexes, the Death Guard book gives us a set of faction-specific secondary objectives to consider. 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. 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. If you like playing a powerful, tanky force the Death Guard might be for you, but thats not all they have going for them. Score 4 VP if you control more than half of the objectives with. That said it can also help you take down a CTan or Ghazghkull, where it gives you an extra way to do damage to them in the Movement phase. stratagem. A nice debuff that reduces a target units Strength by 1, and also reduces their attack characteristic on a cast of 8+. There are notably a few things missing from this book! 1. He is, however, a front line boss/beat stick. 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!) Some Death Guard units had abilities that triggered if you rolled a 7 on 2D6 (e.g. secondary, which looks to be Death Guards bread and butter. However, I do think theres one place Possessed could do something in pure Death Guard, because surprisingly enough (for tentacle monsters) they do have the CORE keyword. Yes, they did. to make for some incredibly nasty consequences for big units), gives friendly units +1 movement when not Falling Back, and gives nearby psykers -1 to their tests. However, I do think theres one place Possessed could do something in pure Death Guard, because surprisingly enough (for tentacle monsters) they do have the CORE keyword. well, if GW doesnt want me to buy any more of these ever again, sure. While it doesnt have Disgustingly Resilient (and has no way to get it), it. If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. Death Guard are, with this book in hand, one of the most durable armies in the whole game. interaction to catch a nerf, because this book essentially has 2CP Veterans, and Id be surprised to see that particular cross-book synergy stand. Daemon engines have also had a great boost in this book, which I fully approve as they are gorgeous models that always previously tended to struggle hitting on 4s. source below. Shes looking forward to hunting some monsters! Rob vs. Don: Are Death Guard Possessed Good? New Crusade rules allow your force to spread their influence, and reference photos and lore sections round out the Codex to . #warhammercommunity #paintingwarhammer #warhammer #miniatures #miniaturespainting #terrain #scenery #middlearthsbg #middleearth #middleearthstrategybattlegame #sbg #lordoftherings #gondor, Massive thanks to @warhammerofficial for sending us out Snikrot and Farsight to paint up! It does not affect Nurgle units when it explodes either. Combined with the +1S, near mandatory on your first Foul Blightspawn at the price. Very good power, increases a target infantry unit by +1 Strength and Toughness, T6 Plague Marines anyone? 9ed Codex [Imperium] - Adepta Sororitas - Flip eBook Pages 1-50 | AnyFlip Also, Death to the False Emperor is gone, so if youre a Death Guard player you no longer have to worry about remembering that rule. 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.