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Narrative Update – Space Marine Options

While this was one of the earliest codexes released it also languished due to it’s lackluster crusade rules (no not you Necrons, you got a bunch of new core, and are good competitively…for now) the Space Marines were in desperate need of an update. GW seems to have realized this and has released a series of updates to patch the issue. Today we will look at a few of their updates and see what impact they have made.

Conclusion:
Both of these rule sets help flesh out the Space Marine options, though they aren’t for every army. I like the banner system and it gives you a nice incentive to use an Ancient model (if you have one lying around). You can also upgrade relic banners using these rules but I think that works fine. The Raider Warden rules work very well for any Raven Guard or aggressive marine chapters out there. As you level up your units you can run mass-drop pod assault armies, or fast Rhino rush options. There is some flexibility if you want to play aggressively or cagey and i like that multiple chapters can find a niche here. I wouldn’t say any of the rules are over-powered, and the army construction rules mitigate much of the cheesing possible. I am strongly considering a first-born only Charachrodons Warden Raiding force for my next crusade army!

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