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[the40kcollector]

Index: Imperium 2

AKA Imperial Pick and Mix Adeptus Ministorum I am put this as plainly as possible. This might only be my opinion, but… SISTERS ARE BACK!

Part 1: Act of Faith It is changed completely! At the start of the turn choose a unit with the Act of Faith rule and roll a 2+, if successful choose one of the actions and complete it: 1. Move like it is the movement phase. 2. Shoot as if it were the movement phase. 3. Complete a Fight phase if the unit is within 1” of an enemy. 4. Return a single slain model to the unit with a single wound OR heal D3 wounds to a single living model. Now re-read this list of actions. Celestine can choose a unit within 6” of her to also complete an Act of Faith, without a dice roll. Imagifier can roll a D6 and on a 4+ can choose a unit to complete an Act of Faith. A unit can only complete ONE Act of Faith per turn, no matter how many Celestine/Imagifiers you use. And the unit MUST have the Act of Faith ability on their datasheet.

Part 2: Shield of Faith. Pretty similar to last edition: 6++ and are allowed to Deny one psychic test, but only on a single D6.

Part 3: Penitent Engines….wait! What?! These Dreadnought wannabees will become the bane of a shooting army’s existence. Picture the scene: The T’au firing line has bolstered the position in their deployment zone. Close together, but some units are not close enough to help with the assisted overwatch. The Stormsurge has deployed its anchors and has been laying fire down on the Sisters back line. The dust from the shooting phase has cleared and the Sisters enter the Charge phase. Six stomping feet kick dirt and blood from the ground. The buzz blades roar and the Penitent Engines leap over the barricade, a few pulse rifles score hits, but the damage is not enough to stop them. 12 attacks, S10, Ap-3 with 3 damage each tear through the Fire warriors. A dice is rolled. A 4+ is scored. The buzz blades screech into life again and the Penitent Engines move into the Stormsurge and they have the chance to deal 36 wounds. To put it bluntly, they can charge, fight, roll a 4+, pile in, and fight again.   Oh, they can also re-roll To Hit on the turn they charge.

Part 4: Saint Celestine, The Living Saint. Walk into a fight, hack down the elites, the characters and light tanks. Adds 1 to any Shield of Faith INV save for Sisters. Ministorum and Astra Militarum then get a 6+ INV. Bonus automatic Act of Faith for self or a friendly unit within 6”. When she dies, she can return on full wounds on a 2+, the first time she dies only! At the start of each turn you can return one of her Geminae (which are now 50pts each) from the dead. Ardenant Blade a S7 Ap-3 Damage 2 in combat and a Heavy Flamer in shooting phase. The incredible being from 7th has been given a buff for this edition and she might be the must have for many sister armies.

Part 5: Conclusion. Mechanised in transports, speedy Seraphim, Celestine might be more than a simple saint and closer to God status, the combinations of the Ministorum are nearly limitless. Even using them as allies for other Imperium is still great. Adepta Sororitas have really come into their own for 8th and I think we see them coming out a lot more often this edition.  

[the40kcollector]

Index: Imperium 2

AKA Imperial Pick and Mix

Officio Assassinorum:

Not only have these four been given a massive point cost reduction, I really think that they be able to be more than a one trick unit and will become more adaptable and be able to eat through any target. Everyone comes with a 4++ and can appear on the battle field outside of 9” of an opponent.

Vindicare: All that weird ammunition he had in 7th edition has been rolled into one easy to fire sniper rifle. Exitus Rifle- 72” range, S5 Ap-3 D3 Damage, ignores cover bonuses, enemy cannot take INV save, INFANTRY is wounded on 2+, can target characters even if they are not the closest unit, on To Wound of a 6+ it deals D6 damage instead of D3. And a pistol that does the same at 12” range. The Vindicare’s stealth suit forces an opponent to -1 from shooting against this assassin, which becomes a -2 To Hit if the Vindicare is in cover.

Callidus: Not as physically powerful as the other assassins, but the Callidus comes with some cool little abilities to wind up your opponent. The Reign of Confusion can force your opponent to spend additional Command Points, Hit and Run allows for falling back, shooting and charging and Polymorphine means there is a chance the Callidus can appear closer to an opponent than 9”. The Neural Shredder is a little bit underwhelming. 9”, no S, AP or damage, instead roll 3D6 and if it is higher than the targets LD value they suffer D3 Mortal wounds.

Eversor: This guy has been best described as a suicidal maniac, able to appear 9” away from an enemy, charge 3D6, claw into an enemy, which if the Evesor is ever bested in combat has the chance of dealing Mortal Wounds as a last act before being removed. This is the only assassin with a different stat line to the rest, with a bonus wound and Attacks. I really think that the Eversor has been the most improved of the four assassins.

Culexus: This assassin was the dark horse for me last edition. Not only was the Culexus able to nullify Psykers, but became a steam rolling murderer of anything psychic. Similarly to the Sister of Silence the Abomination rule forces Psykers to -2 from any psychic and deny the witch tests (which after a close inspection can be stacked with the Sisters of Silence ability to make the tests at -6). The Animus Speculum has now become a shooting phase weapon, at Assault D3 S5 AP-4 which can become Assault D6 against Psykers.

Final thoughts: All four have their uses, but what makes them especially dangerous in this edition is that all models have the chance at wounded all other models. Which means the Vindicare could shoot down a flyer, the Callidus break down dreadnoughts, the Evesor will dismantle Riptides and the Culexus can beat the living snot out of a Dreadknight.

[the40kcollector]

Index: Imperium 2

AKA Imperial Pick and Mix.

Adeptus Custodes:

The Emperor’s finest meat-grinders are looking good for 8th edition. These shiny brutes are kitted out with swords with twin pistols in the hilt, spears with assault rifles, knives or shields. At 3 wounds per man, a WS of 2+ and a 2+ Sv they can and will tackle any unit down and rip them apart.

Venerable Land Raiders are basic Land Raiders with a 5++ and can ignore any wound on a separate roll of a 6. A BS of 2+ as long as they don’t move, but could move 12” at full wounds. This shiny van can and will deliver your Troop of Custodes into any fight they need to. Venerable Contemptor Dreadnought also comes with the 5++ and the 6 to ignore wounds.

The Custodes give you a Troop, Elite and a Heavy Support choice, all three are extremely heavy point costs, but I think can be proved useful to bolster a larger Imperial force.

[the40kcollector]

Index: Imperium 2

AKA Imperial Pick and Mix Sisters of Silence:

There is really not a tonne to discuss with these girls, so I’ll break it down:

Abilities: Witch Hunters: Re-roll To Wound when fighting Psykers in combat. Psychic Abomination: Cannot be targeted by Psychic Powers. Enemy Psykers must -1 to Psychic and Deny the Witch tests for each unit with this ability within 18” (Max -4). Cannot be used in transports.

Units: Prosecutors: Boltgun Sisters that can target Psykers even if they are not the closest unit. Vigilators: S4 AP-3 D3 Damage combat Sisters. Witchseekers: Flamer Sisters. Null Maiden Rhino: No longer has Psychic Abomination, but can drive the Sisters around.

I think that the anti-Psyker sisters have been given a good place in this edition as the ally for an Imperial list. Their psychic stopping powers are not as extreme as last edition, but neither is the psychic phase. Overall, good, but not worth an entire army of them.  

[the40kcollector]

Index: Imperium 2

AKA Imperial Pick and Mix Questor Imperialis

The Imperial Knights are still a small section, but they are back and ready to deal too many multi-damage shots and throw a Daemon Prince at someone’s face. Stat lines are the same for each knight, but the loadout options are what sets them apart from each other.

Avenger Gatling Cannons- lots of shots, mid strength, 2 damage per bullet. Rapid Fire Battle Cannon- 2D6 shots (No more Blasts), high strength, D3 Damage. Thermal Cannon- Heavy D3 shots becomes Heavy D6 if the target has 5 or more models, high strength, massive AP and D6 damage (which can become roll 2 and choose highest result if within 18”) Ironstorm Missile Pod- No line of sight, Elite unit hunter Stormspear Rocket Pod- Simple Heavy 3, tank hunter/elite hunter. Twin Icarus Autocannon- Bonus for shooting FLY, negative for shooting not Fly and pretty cheap compared to some of the other weapons. Reaper Chainsword- S12, will remove a character in combat Thunderstrike Gauntlet- S16. Removes Land Raiders and then replaces them on top of some poor buggers head. Titanic Feet- Stomp replacement, LOTS of attacks with these, great for eating away that swarm of Hormagaunts at your feet.

The Imperial Knights have not been changed too much, but I can see them becoming more versatile option for an Imperial army and less powerful as a standalone army

[the40kcollector]

Index: Imperium 2

AKA Imperial Pick and Mix. Astra Militarum:

Alright I’ll be clear now the Asteam Militarum is freaking huge in this books so I’ll give you a quick list of what the heck is going on for these guys now:

Astra Militarum: The bulk, infantry, command and tanks. Cadia: The characters that a locked into the Cadian key word. Catchan: The characters that are locked into the Catchan key word. Officio Prefectus: Commisars and Yarrick. Militarum Tempestus: Tempestus… just like last edition. Militarum Auxillia: Ogryns and Ratlings Aeronautica Imperialis: Valkyries and officers of the fleet. Adeptus Astra Telepathica: Primaris, Astropaths and Wyrdvanes. Mix and match any of these into your detachments.

The biggest changes are for the Infantry Platoons and the command squads. Platoons don’t exist, instead 10 infantry men make a single Troop choice, Special Weapons teams are Elite, Heavy Weapons Teams are Heavy Supports and Conscripts are a Troops choice. So as you can see this is broken down and means you can spread out the units over different detachments and start raking in those command points.

The command squad is now made of 4 Veterans and is an Elite choice. This has combine the old troop and HQ command teams to be the same thing. The Company Commander and the Platoon Commander are now single model units. Company is a HQ choice that can issue out 2 orders per turn and the Platoon is an Elite that can issue one order per turn.

Alright, one negative thing is that Veterans are now Elites and do not have the 3 options from 7th edition to make them a bit more unique. This sucks for people who used them as compulsory Troop choices, but them again I can see more people wanting to have infantry running around amount their tank horde.

Bringing the Astra Militarum together can create so many customisable opportunities in the new battle forged format.  

[the40kcollector]

Index: Imperium 2

AKA Imperial Pick and Mix Inquisition:

Inquisitors were one of the unusual units seen in 7th, with many debates about how they are able to travel in transports and how to include them in an army. Now in 8th, they have the Imperium key word and anyone can use and Inquisitor. They grant an aura to Imperial units to use their LD within 6” and are allowed to ride in ANY Imperial transport (as long as there is room for them). Building an Inquisitor is also grants players a lot more freedom.

Instead of choosing from 3 separate datasheets, the basic Inquisitor is a single datasheet and you can then choose which Ordo to grant them. The ordo also grants some buffs: Malleus: re-roll To Hit and To Wound against daemons or chaos Hereticus: re-roll To Hit and To Wound against chaos or psykers. Xenos: re-roll To Hit and To Wound against everything that doesn’t have chaos, imperium or unaligned. Specialist: re-roll To Hit rolls of a 1 against Characters.

Equipment is also universal across any Inquisitor, with the exception of Terminator Armour. The Malleus Terminator Inquisitor is now its own datasheet.

Acolytes can now be bodyguards for friendly Inquisitors, who can pass wounds over to them on a 2+. Daemonhosts…are weird. I mean that they were last edition too, but now they use a D3 table for abilities and can only be in units of 1. Jokareo Weaponsmith AKA Orangutans with guns, now give simple re-roll bonuses to local inquisition units.

The Inquisitors themselves are still a cheap way of filling HQ slots and bringing a fluffy built character to lead your force.

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