Vehicles can still be warlords, if you have vehicles eligible to be them. What about Impy Armourgroup and Ork Kans. MagicJuggler wrote: It's as I expected, the whole "14 formations" is a load of hype and drivel, as 3 of the formations are copy pastes of the other, the only difference being if you want Elites, Fast Attack or Heavy Support.
I'm amused by the fact it's the second best for giving cp. Lord of war choices are surprisingly decent. The 8th Edition rulebook was succeeded in July 2020 with the release of the Warhammer 40,000 9th Edition. It continued the advancement in the timeline seen in the ending stages of the 7th Edition and the introduction of the Primaris Space Marines. The support formations offer cp with better options. Warhammer 40,000 8th Edition Rulebook is the 8th rulebook for Warhammer 40,000 by Games Workshop. Patrol is mostly useless unless playing a very expensive army or at very low point costs. You can also do three battalions, for 9 troops and 6 HQ, which should be a lot cheaper than brigade for most armies.Īctually, Depending on how useful CP end up being, I foresee a lot of lists trying to get as many detachments in as possible, with the optional slots basically ignored. Actually, the only advantage brigade has over the equivalent in smaller formations (2 battalion, 1 each of vanguard, spearhead, and outrider). In 9th edition, you are allotted a budget of Command Points and Detachments depending on the size of game you are playing barring any specific weird and wonderful exceptions that might apply.
So a bunch of observations, in no particular order: At a glance it looks like Battalion will be the go to, probably with some number of support detachments.Īny army with a cheap HQ will enjoy being able to use the vanguard/spearhead/outrider to get extra CP for a small tax. The below rules cover the basic principles of detachments and what you can do with them across all factions. I suppose if you wanted to do an "all Wraithknight and Crimson Hunter" build or something goofy like that, then more power to you.Īlso, no- HQ builds like Leafstealer are illegal in this setup unless you want a lot of negative CP.
Incidentally, did this game even *need* a Flyer Detachment like this? With so many other detachments allowing 2 flyers for minimal tax, this is fairly superfluous. Interestingly, there remains no detachment that lets you turn a Vehicle into your Warlord (if you wanted to do a Space Marine Armored Company or a Crabthedral, you're out of luck). The "Lots of fortifications" and "Lots of flyers" formations are there. The fact that taking a single Lord of War does not penalize your Command Points but taking anything else solo that's not a Lord of War *does* is also bs. It's as I expected, the whole "14 formations" is a load of hype and drivel, as 3 of the formations are copy pastes of the other, the only difference being if you want Elites, Fast Attack or Heavy Support.