The new edition of Warhammer 40,000 is finally with us, and that means that a new Space Marine codex is looming on the horizon. Coming later this year, it will bring with it a host of new reinforcements for embattled Adeptus Astartes forces across the Imperium.
The Space Marine range is already HUGE, so to make room for the glorious new miniatures, we’re letting some of the longest-serving kits depart the range for a well-earned retirement. There’s a full list below.
Fans of Firstborn Space Marines should know no fear, though – contrary to heretical whispers in the noosphere, they’re not being erased from the 41st Millennium. The new Space Marines Codex still includes plenty of non-Primaris units, if that’s your preference. Tactical Squads will still be driving about in Rhinos, fighting under the covering fire of Devastator Squads, and so on.
Many departing units have a contemporary analogue that you can use instead – so the storied Bike Squad that has served you and the Emperor for 20 years could stay in your army, using the rules for Outriders.
In other cases, there’s data sheets that fit the bill for multiple units. So while Assault Squads are going away, you can still use the rules for Vanguard Veterans to play with them.
The Venerable Dreadnought also stays in the new Codex – but has shortened its name to just “Dreadnought”* and can be used to represent older plastic (or metal!) Dreadnoughts.
There’s some departing units, like the Thunderfire Cannon or Land Speeder, that won’t have an appropriate analogue in the new Codex – but their rules will just shift to Warhammer Legends and will be free to download here on Warhammer Community. This means you can keep using them in all your games, with the exception of competitive Warhammer 40,000 events like tournaments. In most cases, these rules will be similar (if not identical) to the ones in the recent Index deck.
So without further ado, these are the units that are going Last Chance to Buy in the next few days…
There are loads of reveals and news to come on the new Space Marine codex as we get closer to its release, so stay tuned to Warhammer Community for all the latest.
* Nobody likes to be reminded that they’re very, very old.