Command Squad • Reclusiam Command Squad • Captain • Primaris Captain • Lieutenant • Primaris Lieutenant • Company Ancient • Company Champion Dreadnought ( Castraferrum Dreadnought • Siege Dreadnought • Hellfire Dreadnought • Ironclad Dreadnought • Venerable Dreadnought • Mortis Dreadnought • Chaplain Dreadnought • Librarian Dreadnought • Furioso Dreadnought • Death Company Dreadnought • Redemptor Dreadnought ( Brutalis Dreadnought • Ballistus Dreadnought) • Wulfen Dreadnought • Doomglaive Dreadnought) • Nemesis Dreadknight • Invictor Tactical Warsuit Once a Techmarine is interfaced with a vehicle's Machine Spirit (artificial intelligence) while performing these duties, the meld will occupy his full attention -- though he cannot effect repairs, his bond with the vehicle makes it all the deadlier in offence.

A Primaris Techmarine of the Ultramarines Chapter in modified Mark X Tacticus Power Armour armed with an Omnissian Axe (Astartes Pattern), Grav-pistol, shoulder-mounted Forge Bolter and a Servo-Arm. Techmarines are a valuable asset for any Space Marine commander running large amounts of armoured vehicles: fearlessly striding into battle to repair their damaged hulls and soothe their beleaguered machine spirits, that they may continue their service to the Emperor and remain fighting-fit. Incursor: 4x Bolt pistol, 4x Frag & Krak grenades, 4x Occulus bolt carbine, 4x Paired combat blades Born Heroes/Whirlwind of Rage, which has become quite common in Iron Hands successor builds to give them extra mele punch to go with their powerful shooting.Aspiring Techmarines train for standard years, steeping themselves in rites of activation, maintenance and repair. Upon returning to their Chapter, they become custodians of the Chapter Armoury -- Space Marines of dual loyalties, pledged by blood to their Chapter, but bound in mind to the Omnissiah. Armour of Contempt – 1CP –5+ against mortal wounds for a vehicle. Simple, effective stratagem, especially in a meta full of Harlequin bikes. B+ Looks pretty standard. The legs are already preposed and the shoulder pads are separate so you can swap them out to your specific chapter if you want. The main options for customization come in the left arm. You can use either the “join the dark side” open hand or the pistol arm. There are also two heads that can be swapped out for another one if you really wanted to. Despite their arcane calling, they are warriors first and foremost. Should a vehicle or artefact of technology be lost, the Techmarines will fight for its retrieval as stridently as their brethren would fight to recover a fallen comrade; or perhaps, like their Tech-priest counterparts, even harder. Skilled Riders – 1CP –When your opponent shoots a BIKER, LAND SPEEDER, or STORM SPEEDER unit that Advanced in your turn, make them -1 to hit until the end of the phase. It’s ok but a serious downgrade, and requiring you to advance to use it is rough for a lot of chapters for what you get now. B-

The new Masters of the Chapter, as per Warhammer Community. After a short controversy these points ended up being the correct ones. Chapter Master The Phobos traits are largely cool rather than optimal, but there’s definitely fun things you can do with them, especially if you’ve gone in hard with Phobos units. Chapter Warlord Traits In deference to their training on Mars, and the close bond that exists between Techmarines and the Adeptus Mechanicus, Firstborn and Primaris Techmarines incorporate red into their power armour or heraldry, though they never fully obscure their own Chapter's colours or its badge.

Master of the Forge

Unlike almost everything else in the Army Rules section, the stratagems are not a simple roll-forward of content from the previous books with some minor tweaking around the edges. A few of them have survived, either wholly or in name only, but a huge swathe of these are completely new to the 9th edition codex. Stratagems now have categories, too, which don’t seem to actually do much right now, though Commander Dante in the Blood Angels index can use an Epic Deed for free if he wants to and presumably more of that kind of thing will be rolling out. Knowledge is Power. Re-roll any or all dice rolls of a 1 when attempting to manifest or deny a psychic power. Helpful for avoiding Perils of the Warp and smoothing out psychic results, but ultimately not as good as having a +1. Also only applies to a few units in the army, and Librarians still aren’t the Marines’ strong suit. C Release a new Primaris Techmarine and Servitor kit in plastic. Did you notice that GW has recently shown off BOTH a plastic Primaris tech dude and Servitor. Hmm… Standard of the Emperor Ascendant: +3″ to the Astartes Banner ability for an Ancient, and re-roll Morale for CORE within that range. A neat replacement for the old ATSKNF effect, but nothing to write home about. C+

Now, it’s time to build up the color on the armor. Layer Evil Sunz Scarlet on top of the basecoat. Concentrate on the raised areas and edges, leaving the shaded areas intact. This layering technique adds highlights and dimension. Not sure how many of you played Dawn of War, but you could drop your reinforcements onto a terrain piece with the drop pod. And guess what, the drop pod fits perfectly on top of the Hammerfall Bunker! Size Comparisons Such skills conspire to make the Master of the Forge something of an outcast in most Space Marine Chapters. Though he is always part of the Chapter Council, the Master of the Forge is an outsider to all save his subordinate Techmarines, whose company is shunned in all matters save those that pertain to his beloved mechanicals. Commanding Oratory – 2CP –Use at the start of any phase other than your Command phase. One CHAPLAIN that has not recited a litany this turn can automatically recite one that hasn’t already been recited by a friendly model this turn. It does this automatically with no roll, and takes effect until the start of your next Command phase. A solid stratagem in its own right, and even better for a Wise Orator Master of Sanctity who can use it for 1CP. It’s not just great because you can auto-chant one, but also because it allows you huge flexibility in using Chaplain litanies in situations you simply couldn’t before. ATome of Malcador: A psyker knows +1 power from any discipline they have access to. This is interesting – it lets you mix and match powers from one of the main lists and one of the supplements (where you otherwise can’t). It’s pretty great, letting you combo the best powers across multiple disciplines. A Iron Priest - The Iron Priests are the Space Wolves Chapter’s equivalent of Techmarines. Sent off for training at Mars with the Adeptus Mechanicus like all Techmarines, the Iron Priests maintain the Chapter's equipment and forge replacement wargear. Iron Priests are traditionally attached to the Great Wolf’s Company and re-assigned to other fighting forces on a situational basis. Iron Priests also have a place in the transformation and initiation of new recruits. Architect of War (Imperial Fists) – A friendly IMPERIAL FISTS CORE unit within 6″ of the Warlord treats AP-1 as AP0 if it is receiving the benefits of cover As is traditional, Space Marines received one of the first new codexes of 9th, releasing alongside the updated Necrons. This included a significant change to previous editions, or, looked at another way, a revival of a concept from 3rd – all Space Marines except the Grey Knights are now included in the ‘base’ codex, including those divergent chapters that previously had their own separate codexes – i.e. the Blood Angels, Dark Angels, Space Wolves, and even the xenos-hunting Deathwatch. Following on from the precedent established in 8th, these chapters have their own supplement codexes with additional stratagems, relics, Warlord traits, and their unique units and characters. This is a fantastic change – one of the lowlights of 8th was the increasingly messy situation of the different Chapter rules diverging as new releases for Codex: Space Marines had to fit into the various other chapters, and having them all share a common core solves that problem immediately. These arms can be fitted with a multitude of lastorches, vibrosaws and power drills or any number of arcane tools that aid the Techmarine in his battlefield role of vehicle maintenance and repair. Their gauntlets are also often heavily modified to include more delicate tools or even a limited form of mechadendrites.

Not all Space Marine Chapters treat their Master of the Forge in this way. Some, such as the Mentors, the Praetors of Orpheus and the Astral Knights, embrace the dwindling advanced technologies of Mankind without the usual superstition and, in the case of the Iron Hands, with an enthusiasm nearly matching the Mechanicus. Whirlwind • Vindicator • Stalker • Hunter • Whirlwind Hyperios • Land Raider Helios • Thunderfire Cannon • Firestrike Servo-turret Duellists. When fighting in melee against INFANTRY or BIKER units, unmodified To Hit rolls of a 6 always hits and automatically scores a Wound. Can’t be combined with Whirlwind of Rage. Helps pretty much everything go through hordes more efficiently, but the limited scope of targets makes it a lot less appealing than Whirlwind of Rage. Would be more useful if there were more high toughness infantry out there to fight. CThe Techmarine model is also fitted with a shoulder-mounted forge bolter, a powerful rapid-fire weapon used for ranged combat. Primaris Techmarine Datasheets What’s in the Primaris Techmarine box Chapter Master • Master of the Keep • Master of Sanctity • Chief Librarian • Master of the Apothecarion • Master of the Forge • Master of the Watch • Master of the Fleet • Master of the Arsenal • Master of the Marches • Master of the Rites • Master of Relics • Chief Victualler • Lord Executioner • Master of Recruits • Master of Reconnaissance • Master of the Signal • Chapter Ancient • Primaris Ancient • Chapter Champion • Honour Guard Relic of the Chapter – 1CP –Use before the battle if your Warlord has the Adeptus Astartes keyword. One ADEPTUS ASTARTES CHARACTER can be given one Chapter Relic. You can only use this once per game in Combat Patrol/Incursion, twice in Strike Force, and three times in Onslaught. All the normal rules for relics apply – you can’t double up on Relics and you can’t give a character more than one. Some subtle changes to the functioning of this from previous iterations – firstly, you can only use it if you have an ADEPTUS ASTARTES Warlord, so you can’t soup Marines in with something else and get their Relics. Secondly, you’re restricted on the number of uses by the game size. Also, in the Matched Play and GT formats, you must write this stuff down on your list rather than being able to decide at the table.