Blood Angels Rumor Roundup

[ElectricPaladin]

My spanish is rather rusty but it appears that Mephiston took about the biggest nerf in the history of any character in 40k.

On the one hand, he can no longer face-tank your opponents' armies.

On the other hand, now he doesn't have to.

[Gleipnir]

Considering he has IC and all the ablative wounds that entails seems like a pretty fair tradeoff towards making a models rules more reasonable

[ElectricPaladin]

Considering he has IC and all the ablative wounds that entails seems like a pretty fair tradeoff towards making a models rules more reasonable

That's what I meant, yeah.

Look, it was fun to have baby's first monstrous creature in my army, but it was also awkward to use. I'm much happier to have a toned-down version that I can use in a wider variety of roles rather than a non-IC version who is only useful as a cruise missile.

[woodenronin]

I sure am glad I made a battle company last winter. I don't need to buy one single model for this codex update. I just have to lose the storm talon and stalker and hunter I was saving to put in. I guess I got spoiled on my 5th ed. codex.

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I went grav crazy when the SM codex came out, so I have plenty of those and I saved a couple of heavy flamers from the sternguard boxes.

[addamsfamily36]

Sooooooooooooooooooooooo I hear that although rhinos, razorbacks and the baal predator all come with fast vehicle, You can buy "over charged engines" for any vehicle (Including land raiders). This upgrade grants fast vehicle.

Oh and Mephiston is still apparently a beast. Strength ten anyone?

[Power Klawz]

Man I don't know... I like tac marines and have always found them very effective and versatile. Having tac marines that can also beat face in melee for a reasonable ticket price? Man that sounds awesome.

Putting those dudes in fast, cheap rhinos also doesn't sound like a bad thing.

Also, yeah it seems like baseline Meph took a hit, but his access to self buffing psychic powers seem to have been kicked up a notch. I mean he gets strength 10 for 1 warp charge automagically... then he gets more powers and doesn't the new BA power tree come with a pretty sick self buff as the primaris?

[daboarder]

Getting some chatter that Tac, dev and assault squads do not have access to dedicated razorbacks

[ElectricPaladin]

Getting some chatter that Tac, dev and assault squads do not have access to dedicated razorbacks

No, that's definitely false. Doesn't make any sense.

[daboarder]

thats what I thought, but I haven't heard it contradicted yet, so it was new worthy

[ElectricPaladin]

thats what I thought, but I haven't heard it contradicted yet, so it was new worthy

What's the source of that rumor?