Games Workshop Warhammer 40000: Eldritch Omens

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Swift and savage battle erupts upon the warp-cursed world of Daethe, as Autarch Ghaelyn leads the warriors of Saim-Hann against the Black Legionnaires of Warpsmith D'vok the Unmaker. Now, he plans to weaponise the souls of slaughtered Exodites to supercharge his vile machines and curry favour with the Warmaster. While the datasheets contained in the box are for the purpose of playing the missions contained within, I have some problems with how these are handled.

Then there’s lashings of background information on what’s transpiring on the Aeldari Exodite planet of Daethe – and how that ties into the appearance of the Great Rift and the escalating conflict in the Nachmund Gauntlet.

The miniatures that come in the Eldritch Omens battlebox are really matters with this release – far more so than in any previous battlebox. Fauxhammer is here to be a respite from all that and for people who want to enjoy their hobby whilst ignoring politics. The Ranger long-rifle is now S4 -1AP 1DMG rather than having no AP, the Rangers can forward deploy, still get an additional +1 to their save in cover, and can be a bit harder to shift with some excellent wargear options. Abandoning their former comrades, D’vok and his most elite followers stole away with several packs of Daemon Engines to join Abaddon’s Black Legion. For the Chaos Space Marines they get 3 Forgefiend traits and 3 Warpsmith ones – including the ability for a Warpsmith to make any Chaos Vehicle pass any Out of Action tests after a battle!

There’s a stillness to them one may expect of a group of camouflaged snipers or scouts – and that’s fine. As he stated in the original article, please bear in mind that much of the pricing below is based on our inferences from previous/existing releases and drawing comparisons between current units available for both armies. The Death Spinner is no slouch either, being the flamer+++ option, getting d6 auto-hits at S6 AP-2, and also having Blast. Rallying the disoriented Eldar to her, they rip through the surviving Marines (and even more Daemon Engines) and make for D'vok. Grab your wrathcannon, glue on your pointed rubber ears, and start looking down your nose at the subordinate races of the galaxy – it’s space elf time.Warhammer Community showed off Battle Focus earlier in the week, providing units the flexible option to either shoot their Assault and Pistol weaponry after Advancing, or make a Normal Move of d6″ after shooting if they didn’t Advance. Decent stats and a huge 16″ move make this pretty attractive for any list needing a little more mobility. In fact, for a lot of people this release may be more important than a new edition box as it heralds the relaunch of an entire – and much loved – range of miniatures. It’s gone down well with fans of the Dark Gods, who’ve watched from the sidelines with their underfed armies of Chaos Space Marines for years as their loyalist foes have received release after release, forced to quietly think “Damn, those new Primaris Space Marines’d look sick with a ton of weird horns and random eyeballs on their armour. Eldritch Omens turns this on its head entirely, with only a single “old” figure in the box – the Forgefiend.

Again, we get brand new models in the box for these and they capture a similar aesthetic to the Eldar character seen in Blackstone Fortress, with some really nice details and a massive upgrade over the old models! The difference is that these sets were “Starter Boxes” and contained ETB or easy-to-build miniatures. Each bike has a ranger long rifle (not getting much done from small units) and a scatter laser, and the latter is plenty of shots at good strength (6 shots at S6) but still has no AP, which isn’t a great look in this armour save economy. And with that, that’s enough about Elves, so it’s on to TheChirurgeon to talk about Chaos Space Marines. They still get +2 to armour instead of +1 while claiming Light Cover, meaning that shooting them out isn’t trivial either.He unleashes his Maulerfiend then, realizing that he fucked up - he had not fought Saim-Hann before and did not expect a full-frontal assault on his position. It’s worth pointing out here that weapons and parts are fully compatible across the two allowing you to mix and match! Shroud Runner Cloak allows the unit to benefit from light cover as if they were Infantry AND receive an additional +1 to their save in cover. It is as if they are frozen in a moment, flying across a battlefield, wind in their robes and beneath their hoods as they rush forward.