8th Edition’s second Space Marine book enhanced that with a 5+ save against Mortal Wounds, as well as adding buffs from Chaplains’ Litanies, Combat Doctrines, and Shock Assault, seriously helping out Marines in the Fight phase.įaith and Fury gave the Templars exclusive Litanies to use – and, more importantly, stratagems that finally let them advance, shoot and charge, as well as hold enemies locked in combat, and push further forwards while in a fight. The Black Templars Chapter Tactic, in 8th Edition’s initial Space Marines codex, laid the groundwork by letting them re-roll failed charges. This is where you need to start crescendo-ing the comeback music, though – because, ever since the launch of 8th Edition in 2017 (and especially since their rules patch in the Psychic Awakening: Faith and Fury expansion book two years later) those plucky Templars have been slowly, ever so slowly, creeping their way back towards the limelight. Templars have been slowly creeping their way back into the limelight They even got a few of their own kits, in the form of Chapter Master High Marshal Helbrecht, Chaplain Grimaldus, the Emperor’s Champion, Sword Brethren, and the mighty Land Raider Crusader. First seen in the wild in 1998’s 3rd edition box set, expanded in 2001, and then fleshed out with their own codex in 4th Edition, in 2005, they gained an early reputation as perhaps the purest close-combat specialists among the Adeptus Astartes. The Black Templars are quite an interesting case among Warhammer 40k’s Space Marine Chapters. All at once, Templar players everywhere suddenly began thinking: what are we going to get? Below, I’ll present my wish list – but first, I’m going to wax lyrical about why it matters. It wasn’t long, or impressive it didn’t explicitly reveal anything it wasn’t even really a video – just a camera panning over a still artwork.īut, to me, it was gold dust – because it meant my beloved Black Templars are, in some form or other, making a comeback. Right at the end of a Warhammer Community preview stream announcing the incoming Kill Team: Octarius set, back on July 10, Games Workshop showed a one-minute teaser clip related to War Zone: Octarius, Warhammer 40k’s next main narrative chapter, titled The Crusade Beckons.
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