A brand new edition of the Horus Heresy is on the way, but Exemplary Battles is still here to arm you with new units and new missions based on classic pieces of lore. Last time we introduced mystic killers and blazing heavy support for the White Scars and Emperor’s Children. Now it’s time for the sons of Corax.
The Emperor’s Children stand proud inside the Perfect Fortress – how will the Raven Guard flush them out? Here’s Andy Hoare from the team behind The Horus Heresy to explain.
Andy: This month we're looking at a story that many fans of galaxy-consuming future history will remember from the novel Deliverance Lost, featuring the Raven Guard attacking a supposedly impenetrable garrison built and held by the Emperor's Children. We all know what happens to supposedly impenetrable garrisons, of course, and naming this one the "Perfect Fortress" was arrogant even for Fulgrim's sons!
This month's special unit is mentioned in Horus Heresy Volume 3 – Extermination. It’s a special type of Terminator squad – something not usually associated with the Raven Guard, which makes it an interesting option for players of the XIX Legion to try out.
Now we've announced the upcoming edition of the Horus Heresy game, players will be pleased to note that all of the Exemplary Battles units we've published in this series will have their profiles updated to work with the new rules – stay tuned for more, but rest assured they will remain usable. In fact, they were all written for the new edition and then reverse-engineered to fit the current one – it's almost like we had a plan all along…
Thanks, Andy! The new Deliverers unit offers the Raven Guard a stubborn bulwark, which can nicely complement the rest of this traditionally fast-and-sneaky Legion. You can easily build your own squad with Cataphractii Terminators, the Cataphractii Special Weapons Set, and the Cataphractii Power Axe Upgrade Set.
You can also use them in a Traitor Raven Guard force, where they get the Hatred (Corvus Corax) special rule – perfect if you ever wanted a Primarch-hunting unit. There’s also a new mission for the Deliverers (and the rest of your Raven Guard force) to attack Fulgrim’s Perfect Fortress. Before we share it, let’s see where in the galaxy the Phoenician built his bastions.
Now we know where we’re going, and our units are ready to rock, here’s this month’s free Exemplary Battles download.
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