Grey knights are next!

[manrogue]

In case anyone didn't hear, some of the ipad space wolves codex had accidentally had the GK codex stuff in them. SO we know they are next and the following info is rumoured-

Grey Knights are definitely getting "stripped" of a lot of the bloat they had before, not necessarily the stuff they had.

What I mean by that is this codex is C:Grey Knights, and NOT Ordo Malleus.

The focus is on the marines and only the marines. If you want to recreate existing armies, its not difficult you just use the inquisitor codex alongside it.

The special characters as rumored at gone, BUT the relics section lets you effectively portray them (functionally) on the table. This lets people convert to their heart's content without conflict as to what is/is not the right way to represent one character or another.

Unlike space wolves and Orks there is no follow up supplement for Grey Knights. It's all in the book already.

Draigo makes paladins troops, but they have to be 4 or more models or else remain elites.

Things got a little bit cheaper to bring them in line with the new base marine costs.

Librarians still require terminator armor.

Land raiders are dedicated transports for strike squads as well.

Deep striking via teleport got more precise.

Grand strategies are warlord traits.

There are 2 new kits only one of which is a vehicle

Have some very unique rules for when playing against daemons primary. /Both/ armies get buffs (fluff wise because GKs only show up when the situation is super dire)

So to reiterate: book is about the grey knights and nothing else cluttering it.

If you want the old book, just grab codex: inquisition to go with it.

It's not GWs fault that TOs are limiting people to two sources. The design process was that the book was too bloated with choices that had nothing to do with grey knights, thus didn't need to be there.

Does it mean less options? Sort of, if you only have one book, but in return you get a more balanced army that isn't being weighed against the strength of inquisitorial henchmen when considering the potency of "GK troops," allowing for a much stronger book if you wanted to play just knights.

Crowe doesn't make purifiers troops in the traditional way, but he has a formation that's him with 2-6 units of purifiers in transports.

In this formation he gets a bodyguard of the new unit that are based roughly on his "story" per se and is the only way to give him a retinue as he is not normally an independent character.

More will hit the internet soon I'm sure but that's all I can say for now

New vehicle is rumoured to be-

Sorry couldn't help getting that joke in there! :p

[manrogue]

Forgot to post the stuff from the digital leak, D'oh

HQ

- Brother Captain (same point cost as before)
-- Grand Master
-- Melta bombs
--Digital weapons
-- Teleport Homer

New relics :
-- Master crafted
-- Bone Shard of Solor
-- The fury of Deimos
-- Cuirass of Sacrifice
-- The Soul Glaive
-- Domina Liber Daemonica

- Brother-Captain stern (less expensive than before, point drop = power weapon),

- BrotherHood Champion

- Castellan Crowe (more expensive than before)

- Librarian (lvl 2), (point deacrase = GK rhino)
-- Niveau 3
-- combi weapon
-- GK cc weapon
-- Melta-bombs
-- Digital weapons
--Teleport homer
--Master-crafted
-- relics

- Techmarine, same cost as before

TROOP

- Strike Squad, a little more expensive

- Terminator Squad, price less expensive than before (the point drop = price of nemesis scepter)
-- no more justicar Thawn
-- Land raider dedicated transport

ELITE

- Purifier Squad, a little more expensive than before

- Paladin Squad, squad of 3 for the cost of a 5 man vanilla terminator squad
-- Land raider as dedicated transport

- Dreadnought, a little more expensive
-- can become vénérable

FAST ATTACK

- Interceptor Squad, same cost as before
-- Incinerator, huge discount as GK weapon's cost is the same for every entry now

- Stormraven,

HEAVY SUPPORT

- Purgator Squad, un peu + cher qu'avant. RAS

- Nemesis Dreadknight, same cost
-- Personal teleporter has gone cheaper !

LORD OF WAR

- Draigo Kaldor, cheaper.

Oh and we could also see another box set with Grey knights vs Daemons ala Stormclaw apparently

[Khronic]

Daemons box set? hmmm I would be tempted to offer halves on such a thing for the daemons!

[manrogue]

And confirmed with the new WD cover-

SANCTUS REACH: HOUR OF THE WOLF €39,00
Limited edition, English. 5 new Planetstrike missions for SW and Orks.
WARRIORS OF THE FANG €140,00
New box: 1x SM Commander, 1x Long Fangs, 1x Sky Claws, 2x Space Wolves Pack, 1x Drop Pod.
SPACE WOLVES SKYCLAWS €29,00
5 Space Wolves equipped as an Assault Squad.
SPACE WOLVES LONG FANGS €29,00
5 Space Wolves equipped as a Devastator Squad.
CODEX: GREY KNIGHTS €39,00
DATACARDS: GREY KNIGHTS (ENGLISH) €6,50
Limited edition, English.
GREY KNIGHTS STRIKE SQUAD €47,50
Grey Knights repack. 10 models.
SANCTUS REACH: BLOOD ON THE MOUNTAIN €17,50
THE GREY KNIGHTS OMNIBUS €17,50
WHITE DWARF WEEKLY 30 (ENGLISH) €3,20

[Gareth]

Hello WFB here can we have a book, or even an issue if WDW please?

[manrogue]

Yeah i know, i heard that Bretonians were next months ago, rumour is that cause of the poor performance in annual report that they are going all out on 40K as it is the more profitable line.

Hence all the 40K releases this year including a new edition lol. Not sure how much truth there is to that but there you go.

Though this one has been floating around a bit-

WHF in the near future

Usually I would post this in the already existing "nurgly" thread, but there is more to it - I hope people can live with another thread in the overcrowded WHF rumours section.

I have got the following bits from a birdy that has yet to let me down even once (and has tweeted to me for over a year):

a "big thing" for WHF at the end of August - sadly no details, but the notion of "the shape of things to come!" ... confirmed as being the return of Nagash
Nurgle gets some love in October: a book, 3 plastic kits and a clampack - again, sadly no details about this



The first part of this should be fleshed out soon. The second part supports the previous "Nurgle rumours". I hope for more about this soon.

The following bits came from the very reliable Arthurius11:

Quote Originally Posted by Arthurius11 View Post
Have some more "rumours" in regard to the end times campaign coming, as usual take them as you will.

Along with Nagash and the vampire releases I mentioned earlier there will also be new release models for tomb kings, skaven, chaos and dark elves.

Thanquol and bone ripper will be getting there own new models along with a new plastic vermin lord. There will also be new fantasy terrain.

That is all I know atm.

Quote Originally Posted by Arthurius11 View Post
There will be a new Nagash model.

[manrogue]

Hope this works as images are work blocked but-
Codex cover?

Assasin dataslate-

[Gareth]

Saw the book cover somewhere else Vince and it was the same, so I assume it is. Doesn't look like anything new is coming along though.

[Khronic]

Yelp my Daemons do not like this news!