
Looking around the game we get tons of Lords of War from most of the game’s important factions – as plastic kits in the codex: Space Marines – The Man the Legend…RoboutteĬhaos – Renegade Knights/Khorne Lord of Skulls/Daemon PrimarchsĪstra Militarum – Baneblades & Friends Tau – Stormsurge They are big enough to dominate the game, but not so pricey or ridiculously sized as to make them rare occurrences. With the advent of 8th Edition – big models are here to stay, and outside the ridiculous class models like Titans and the Manta, the in-codex Lords of War are the big sticks of the tabletop. The Appendix: Tyranids section collects all of the additional rules published in the Psychic Awakening series in one placeĪt least you’ll have pretty much everything in two books when this comes out instead of three, so that’s something.Almost every major army in the game has a Lord of War…except one. If you play Crusade, it’s always fun to have new mechanics to play around with! One last thing to note from GW: Plus, the aura is 9″, so you’ll have even more flexibility. Re-rolling hits are always something really strong, and if you get this off on a unit with a ton of attacks, it could really make the difference. So, you can just wait until you realize you need something and change. Plus, this is just fun, but it’s something else you’ll have to remember at the start of each battle round. This is pretty sweet, allowing you to adapt to the game as it goes on.

Especially if you’re facing armies who have them on almost every mini! Gestalt CommanderĬan’t decide which of the new Warlord Traits you want to take? Why not have two with the Alpha Leader-Beast Stratagem? For just 1 Command point, your Tyranid Prime can dial the melee prowess of an accompanying squad of Tyranid Warriors up to 11 with Swarm Leader, ensuring anything they attack has the worst possible day. There aren’t too many items that cut through Invulnerable saves, so this is pretty strong because of the number of models you can take it on. These blades turn a Hive Tyrant or Tyranid Prime into an absolute nightmare for enemy Characters, especially when using the new Gestalt Commander Warlord Trait to borrow the raw power of Behemoth or regenerative abilities of Hydra.
