Few Space Marine Chapters are held in such high regard as the Blood Angels. The Sons of Sanguinius have such an unorthodox Chapter cult and order of battle – involving distinctive formations, unusual tactics, and mighty heroes – that they require their own Codex to accompany their unique miniatures.
But it wouldn’t do just to drop Codex Supplement: Blood Angels and walk off into the radioactive Baal sunset. There’s a new Army Set on the horizon, and it’s angrier than usual.
If you’re wondering where all the red is, don’t worry – there’ll be lots of red in due course (and perhaps a little gold). But these Adeptus Astartes have well and truly fallen to the curse of the Black Rage, noble and disciplined Space Marines become raging berserkers consigned to the Death Company.
The Black Rage has plagued the Chapter’s gene-seed since the Horus Heresy, shredding their minds and forcing them to relive the dying moments of their beloved Primarch over and again, lashing out at the enemy in unquenchable fury. Few have ever managed to hold this madness in check, but one such hero returns to lead the Death Company with a brand new miniature – Chaplain Lemartes, the Guardian of the Lost.
Lemartes himself is still in the grip of the madness, but through sheer indomitable willpower he maintains his faculties and manages to lead his fallen brothers on the charge. He’s a ferocious force of nature in battle, and his new miniature captures a positively feral pose atop a shattered stairway.Speaking of Chaplains – Astorath, High Chaplain of the Blood Angels, has not been sitting idly by. As the Redeemer of the Lost, it is his grim duty to grant the Emperor’s Peace to those battle brothers who have fallen too far, and for whom an honourable death in battle is no longer possible. He joins Lemartes in the new army set to dispense exactly this kind of mercy.
Astorath’s new miniature retains his classic pose, leaping through the air with the help of an ornate winged jump pack, The Executioner’s Axe gripped in both hands. The golden details and intricate musculature on his armour are picked out even more closely than before, while staying true to the original miniature.
The rest of the set comprises 20 Death Company Intercessors – 10 with jump packs, and 10 without – who can be customised extensively with four sets of brand new Blood Angels upgrades and transfers.
These upgrades feature a wealth of cosmetic elements, including blood drop accessories, sculpted pauldrons, and noble Baalite visages, as well as signature items of wargear suited to the savage Sons of Sanguinius, such as inferno pistols and eviscerators.
Rounding things out, a Brutalis Dreadnought is the perfect armoured support for this army of blood-crazed hellions – with a Death Company badge provided in the new upgrade sprues. The new Codex Supplement is included in the box, and provides rules for fielding Death Company Dreadnoughts, in case they aren’t ripping and tearing quite enough already.
The brand new Codex Supplement: Blood Angels will be available in this box first, featuring an exclusive cover, and you’ll also get a set of datacards covering all 18 datasheets in the book. Alongside the new and updated units, there are Detachments expanding on the options found in Codex: Space Marines.
This does also mean that the regular Codex supplement is on its way, for those of a more stable mind who haven’t yet succumbed to madness.
Rest assured, we’ll be looking into the new Codex in great detail soon, so stick around to find out when you can get this bloodsoaked box.