-Cataphractii and Tartaros Terminator armor are now included in the codex. They have a +4 invulnerable save. They can take double lightning claws. No Tartaros Captain option.
-Blood Angel Terminator-specific Strat: Strike of the Archangels. *The image for this strat is below in our previous article.*
-Sanguinary Guard Stratagem: Behold the Golden Host – it extends the Death Mask aura to 12″.
-Assault Marine Troops are still listed as Fast Attack.
-Lots of options for Blood Angel army lists with 77 datasheets to choose from.
-You can have a Death Company Leader with the Death Visions of Sanguinius Stratagem. *The image for this strat is below in our previous article.*
-Terminator Captain in Cataphractii Armor datasheet is now included in this codex.
-Blood Angels Psychic Powers: Wings of Sanguinius is back. Unit can make a 12″ flying move in its Psychic phase. Blood Lance: pick a visible enemy model within 12″ and draw a line. Any models in the path can take damage with a warp charge of 6 and 5+ inflicts a mortal wound.
-Contemptor Dreadnoughts have been added to the Blood Angel unit selection.
-Some Stratagems in the Blood Angels Codex come from the Space Marine Codex and there are 13 unique Stratagems.
-Lucifer Pattern Engines Stratagem: Use before Advancing with a Blood Angels vehicle other than a Blood Angel Dreadnought or a flying vehicle, you can increase the movement of chosen vehicle by 6″ or D6 + 6 if you are a Baal Predator.
-Vengeance for Sanguinius Stratagem: on a hit roll of 6+ against Heretic Astartes will generate an extra attack. When targeting Black Legion units, you generate an extra attack on a 4+.
-Relics: The Archangel’s Shard – Strength is equal to the user. -3AP and 1 Damage. If attacking a Monster, you do D3 Damage, If the Monster is also a Demon, you D6 Damage.
-Warlord Traits: Speed of the Primarch – Your Warlord can fight first in the Fight phase, even if her did not charge. Artisan of War: add +1 damage to any weapon that you choose to use for your Warlord.
-Mephiston has access to Red Thirst.
-Inferno pistols are now 9 points, down from 20. Hand Flamer is now 1 point, down from 8. Angelus Boltgun
-Librarian Dreadnought is 130 points, down from 150. 80 points for a Furioso Dreadnought, down from 122.
-New Codex discusses new Successor chapters and will allow to create one. They cannot use relics save for one that is made from the shard of Sanguinius’ sword.
-More lore concerning the various Blood Angel Successor chapters is contained inside the codex.
-The theme of this codex will be the introduction of Primaris Marines to the chapter and what this means for the revival of the Blood Angels chapter.
-Death Company has new strat that will apply to a character model that has succumbed to to the black rage be fore the battle and will allow to apply Death Company rules and traits to said character. Can be used on a character, chaplain, and lieutenants and not any Primaris.
-Red Rampage Stratagem: allows you to add D3 to the Attack characteristic for a Blood Angel Character to charge that turn.
-There is a new Blood Angels Primaris Lieutenant model, Lt. Tolmeron. No new Blood Angels models.
-Unless there is a datasheet for it, special and unique characters cannot use a bike.
-The codex is quite comprehensive and will have all applicable models, vehicles, and weapon options when it comes to datasheets. There are also many little changes to said datasheets.
-Blood Angels Dreadnoughts will have access to meltaguns.
-Sanguinary Ancient has his own datasheet.
-Terminator Ancient is now a character.
-Death Company rules: re-roll failed to hit roills for all units within 6″ of Sanguinary Guard units. Enemy units suffer -1 to Leadership when within 3″ of anyone wearing a Death Mask.
-Lamenters have been brought up to date as have all Blood Angel successor chapters.
-Centurions are not part of the Blood Angles forces. Some units that have been added are the Storm Talon Gunship and the Storm Hawk Interceptor.
