All of the black crusades are detailed and so is the story of how abaddon turned the sons of horus into the eponymous black legion. Page 2 of 7 black legion discussion and tactics 8th edition posted in x black legion x. Check out tip of the spear, which will give you a great opportunity to bag the victory point for first blood in matched play. It seem the alpha legion has the most overpowered one of them all. Warhammer 40k codex chaos daemons daemonic incursion edition recognized today. Black legion discussion and tactics 8th edition page 2 x. I corrected that just in case people read that in the future. Codex adepta sororitas i, codex black legion h, codex blood angels i, codex chaos daemons h, codex chaos space marines h, codex clan raukaan. Although we strive to ensure that our codexes are perfect. The story ezekyle abaddon and his warlords strive to bind the newborn black legion together under threat of destruction. The early 8h edition strats for csms just dont hold up in 2019. We have included updated errata for the first edition of this codex as an appendix. I also very much liked the extensive timeline and four pages on black legion splinter warbands.
And thus, driven from holy terra and resigning forevermore in the underworld, the sons of horus, the treacherous sixteenth, became the black legion. Warhammer 40k codex crimson slaughter 7 ed recognized today. If khayon the black ever gets a miniature it will be under black legion rather than thousand sons. The black legion, formerly known as the luna wolves and the sons of horus, were the xvi legion of the original twenty space marine legions. Vigilus defiant introduced the new specialist detachment and vigilus ablaze is continuing that trend. Now though they had their own codex supplement in 7th edition. Oct 23, 2010 warhammer 40k codex chaos space marines. Codex chaos space marines black legion 2016 author. Link to pdf an indepth analysis of the thousand sons forces of the thousand sons legion more in comments. I wonder if his rules got a tweak or two as well black legion specialist detachment bringers of despair. Space marines 8th edition codex, abaddon and his black legion are ready to. Blood angels, adeptus custodes, ordo malleus, the black legion, daemon prince, thousand sons, plague marines, noise marines, chaos defiler, abaddon. Legion of the damned entry edited to follow their final 2nd ed ruleset from wd 224 sisters of battle entry completed, and numerous errors fixed in the material that was there ork special characters added. A codex often pluralised as codexes by games workshop, though the grammatically correct pluralisation is codices, in the warhammer 40,000 tabletop wargame, is a rules supplement containing information concerning a particular army, environment, or worldwide campaign.
In valraks recent video he floated the idea of a black legion codex arriving when abaddon gets a new model, and i dont think thats something that. An extra point of strength and an additional wound not too shabby. Sydonian dragoons and the stygies viii forgeworld i think one of the sleeper units from the new adeptus mechanicus codex and perhaps across the 40k meta in general, is the sydonian dragoon squadron usi. Chaos space marines, which you will need in order to field a black legion collection on the tabletop. May 26, 2016 me and sam take a detailed look at the new 2016 codex supplement for the black legion and try to see if this is the boost chaos space marines need. Black legion is designed work alongside the rules found in codex. Most black legion strategies can be summed up as abaddon gets juiced on chaos magic, steam rolls through the enemy army, and has his back up dancers finish off any units he missed. Aug 19, 2017 now, with the new chaos space marines 8th edition codex, abaddon and his black legion are ready to wreak havoc on table tops all over the world. Theres a lot of lore here, easily enough to rival a proper codex. You dont need vigilus ablaze to play either black legion or renegades as both have.
Codex plural codices, but codexes is also occasionally used is the name of a source book for warhammer 40,000 armies and factions containing background information, pictures, and rules. This codex will feature heavy revisions of weapon profiles so just remember a las cannon isn. Me and sam take a detailed look at the new 2016 codex supplement for the black legion and try to see if this is the boost chaos space marines need. Now, with the new chaos space marines 8th edition codex, abaddon and his black legion are ready to wreak havoc on table tops all over the world. Even their rival traitor legions have felt the wrath of the black legion for failing. The black legion is a traitor legion of chaos space marines that is the first in infamy, if not in treachery, whose name resounds as a curse throughout the scattered and wartorn realms of humanity. For every good idea there are at least ten bad ones, often at the cost of the canon or any coherence with. While the term codex was not yet used, a number of books were comparable.
I also very much liked the extensive timeline and four pages on. This was my first codex supplement done for gw, under the art direction of darius hinks. A set of black legion tactical objectives and 7 formation datasheets for codex. Black legion abaddon has returned to 8th edition, and his legion appears to be centered around him. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Chaos space marines, including eight new stratagems. The crown legion is the only legion with anything approaching a cohortsized contingent of knights.
Check out the angry codex hub for the other angry codices. In addition to the legionares, each legion also has a support staff which includes blacksmiths, cooks, domestics, healers, muleskinners, valets, and other necessary personnel. At abaddons command, elements of the black legion made planetfall on nemendghast even as the world writhed within the grip the great rift. The new codex around the corner could change this there may be a way of taking some kind of character or chapter tactics that would give a troops unit some lotdtype characteristics.
Now khayon, as abaddons mosttrusted assassin, is tasked with ending the threat of thagus daravek, the selfproclaimed lord of hosts a rival to the ezekyles final fate. Space marines codex pdf 7th download firefox download. For comparison, here are his stats from the old indexcodex. The black legion was once one of the 9 first founding legions of space marines who turned traitor to the imperium during the horus heresy in the early 31 st millennium. If the black legion player wins, he gets to use the alter of war missions in the black legion book instead of the eternal war missions. A codex is a publication of games workshop that details the units and models each army in the warhammer 40,000 tabletop miniatures game can use when playing a game the name is based on the codex astartes, the tome written by roboute guilliman, the ultramarines primarch. Disclaimer games workshop in no way endorses this codex nor any of the other angry codices. Now khayon, as abaddons mosttrusted assassin, is tasked with ending the threat of thagus daravek, the selfproclaimed lord of hosts. Adbs second outing in his black legion series is an excellent read, showcasing the motivations behind the various black crusades what the chaos marines call the long war, the fighting between the nine legions inside the eye, and the struggles to bring their vengeance upon an imperium that, almost entirely, assumes they no longer exist. From what i could understand, any range hit attempt against them that is longer that 12 is require to roll and extra number just to hit. A codex is a publication of games workshop that details the units and models each army in the warhammer 40,000 tabletop miniatures game can use when playing a game.
Marine detachments gain a legion trait, so long as every unit. Chaos space marines enhanced edition by games workshop pdf free download. A codex often pluralised as codexes by games workshop, though the grammatically correct pluralisation is codices, in the warhammer 40,000 tabletop wargame, is a rules supplement containing information concerning a particular army, environment, or worldwide campaign codexes for particular armies were introduced for the second edition of the game. Black legion download pdf black legion download pdf black legion download pdf download. The name is based on the codex astartes, the tome written by roboute guilliman, the ultramarines primarch, detailing how a space marine chapter should be organized. The brief was to create a companion cover to the formidable raymond swanlands chaos codex. As the stars of the show in vigilus ablaze, the black legion are blessed with a host of bespoke rules to complement those found in codex. Lets give the army more ability to natively interact with daemons without having to overtly rely on the allying codex daemons. Even their rival traitor legions have felt the wrath of the black legion.
Space marines enhanced edition by games workshop for free. Ever since abaddon took up the talon of horus and the title of warmaster, the black legion have been foremost among the heretic astartes. Chaos space marines enhanced edition by games workshop, codex. Ezekyle abaddon and his warlords strive to bind the newborn black legion together under threat of destruction. With that in mind, skinnereal has the right idea take basic allies but i would make it a captain or chaplain and tactical marines instead. Commanding the black legionnaires on nemendghast is a dread sorcerer who can create hybrid abominations by fusing daemon, machine and mortal flesh. Mar 18, 2019 for comparison, here are his stats from the old indexcodex. The black legion is a traitor legion of chaos space marines that is the first in infamy, if not in treachery, whose name resounds as a curse throughout the scattered and wartorn realms of.
Although the initial brief seemed pretty straightforward, i wanted to offer to the fans of said codex factions at least. The black legion was depicted as the vanilla chaos space marine legion. Space marines enhanced edition online for your kindle, ipad, android, nook, pc. Warhammer 40k codex black legion 7 ed recognized today. The codex black legion is kind of cool fluff wise, but like the csm codex it could be rough to play in small game. The pdf version of the codex still retains the entirely within wording so its.
Far from resting on their past glories as former warriors of the sons of horus, the black legion earned their preeminence through bloody exploits in the crucible of battle. First you have to get veteran of the long war which i usually take anyway but not on all my units. Their primarch was horus, known to them as horus lupercal, and to imperial history as the instigator of the horus heresy, the first great imperial civil war. Farsight enclaves youll know that the quality behind these supplements has been questionable at best. As a specialist army they become expensive really fast. The following codicesand supplements print, epub or ibooks version are allowed in this event. The codex adeptus astartes space marines for the 8th edition of warhammer 40,000. Warhammer 40k chaos daemons space marine marines painters miniature gaming models.