The awesome new edition of Warhammer 40,000 is kicking off with Leviathan, a huge boxed set packed with new miniatures. It’s the first place you’ll be able to get your hands on the excellent Terminators, Terminator Librarian, and Lieutenant we’ve seen already, but there’s still more to come for the Adeptus Astartes.
Captain in Terminator Armour
The leader of this strike force is a captain resplendent in ornate Terminator armour. His scenic base features the severed head of a Screamer-Killer half-buried in the dirt – so at least we know he’s got the chops to deal with that live Screamer-Killer in the Tyranid force. The captain pictured on the box is none other than Severus Agemman, but don’t worry if you’re not a son of Macragge – the miniature itself is Chapter-agnostic, so you can have him represent a captain from any Chapter you like.
Librarian in Terminator Armour
In the absence of the flowing robes that usually mark members of the Librarium, our psychic champion has opted for plenty of runic ornamentations on his Terminator armour. He’s also sporting the classic horned skull icon, worn by Librarians since the days of Rogue Trader.
Lieutenant with Combi-flamer
This lone wolf has more than a few Tyranid trophies hanging off his armour, which we’re sure aren’t Codex-compliant. The alien chitin carapace down his right shoulder and arm should come in pretty handy against the acidic ichor coating his blade and, if you include the one stuck into his scenic base, this Phobos Lieutenant has upgraded to three knives.
Apothecary Biologis
The new Apothecary Biologis is a scientist rather than a doctor, and takes to the field without his narthecium. Instead, he’s suited up in thick Gravis armour for front-line service, where he uses the advanced vivispectrum attached to his backpack and wrist to analyse fallen foes in order to learn their weaknesses.
Terminator Squad
As we know, the new Terminators are an awesome update on a classic, and not too much of their iconic design has changed, save updated proportions and a pretty hefty increase in size.* The new teleport homer is also rather fancy, as befits one of the stars of the cinematic trailer.
Sternguard Veterans
The Sternguard Veterans are true masters in the use of the holy boltgun, and come to battle with an array of deadly bolter variants. They primarily wear Tacticus armour, but it has been adorned with relics and combined with parts from older armour marks to demonstrate their station in the Chapter.
Infernus Squad
After the pyreblaster proved to be so popular among Black Templars Crusader squads, it’s no surprise to see it rolled out across other Space Marine Chapters. These Infernus squads are exactly the right remedy for a nasty case of the Tyranids, and with 10 of them in the box, they're easily enough to roast those xenos into oblivion.
Ballistus Dreadnought
The Ballistus Dreadnought is built from the powerful Redemptor chassis, but it shares a loadout with Dreadnoughts from an earlier era. The combination of a twin-linked lascannon and missile launcher is a Space Marine classic, brought into the modern age just in time to blow holes in the larger Tyranid monsters.
You’ll need all the strength and skill of the 1st Company to hold back the tide of Tyranids sharing the Leviathan box set. While you’re drilling your anti-swarm tactics, take a breather and cast your eyes back to the Warhammer Fest hub to find out what else has been revealed today.
* Those are 40mm bases they’re straddling!