The new edition of Warhammer: The Horus Heresy lands in stores in just a few days’ time. We know loads of you are excited to get stuck into the game, and to get your new Saturnine units onto the battlefield.
We’ve also noticed that some of you are concerned that certain units in your existing armies might not be usable in the new edition, especially if they don’t feature in the Liber book for that faction.
Hopefully this article will reassure you that those Tartaros Terminators with power fists, Destroyers with jump packs and lovingly converted White Scars Champions on bikes won’t be resigned to a life on the shelf.
The upcoming Legacies of the Age of Darkness PDF is a huge document which will allow you to continue to use the vast majority of miniatures you’ve amassed over the last decade of collecting. Alongside the digital support for the likes of the Talons of the Emperor, Imperial Army and Ruinstorm Daemons, players with existing Horus Heresy collections will be able to keep fielding older miniatures in their games.
This PDF is set to drop shortly after the release of the Saturnine boxed set, and it will cover a wide swathe of the more exotic and specialised units in the Age of Darkness.
Why were these rules not in the Liber books?
The army lists in the Liber books are a reflection of the current range of miniatures. They are written to reflect the contents of boxed units, so new players can build armies without feeling the need to buy multiple kits just to make one unit. The boxes themselves are designed to represent the most typical wargear loadouts those units would have. It also means that these rulebooks can still be compact enough to transport to your games.
However, Warhammer: The Horus Heresy – Age of Darkness is designed as a game where legacy can live, and we fully intend for players with existing armies to use these Legacy units in their games, including in competitive play. These are no less official than those units with rules in the Liber books.
Can I use them in a tournament?
As always that’s up to the organiser. However, we certainly plan to allow Legacy rules and units at official Warhammer: The Horus Heresy campaign events.
This is designed as a narrative wargame above all else. If you’re looking to create an optimised, cut-throat, all-conquering, unbeatable army, all power to you – an epic win-at-all-costs throwdown can be a lot of fun! But it’s not the main focus of the rules for this game.
Is EVERYTHING covered in the Legacies PDF?
Not quite. There are notable absences from this list, including a selection of named characters who have never had miniatures released. These are usually variants of Champions, Captains and other characters who do have rules, so players who have converted such miniatures can continue to use them using the rules of that character's archetype with the appropriate weapons.
There are a very small number of units which once existed in the rules but were never on sale, and which are no longer part of the game at all. This might be because a newer incarnation of that unit has replaced them, or because we plan to revisit them at some point. Even in these instances, there is usually a close approximation that you can represent with your converted miniatures.
Below is a list of the units that will have playable rules and unit datasheets in the upcoming Legacies of the Age of Darkness PDF:
Legiones Astartes
Veteran Breacher Squad
Veteran Heavy Support Squad
Tartaros Terminator Siege Squad
Indomitus Terminator Squad
Mortalis Destroyer Squad
Destroyer Assault Squad
Castra Ferrum Dreadnought
Land Raider Achilles
Caestus Assault Ram
Attack Bike Squadron
Scout Squad
Legion Basilisk
Legion Medusa
Thunderhawk Transporter
Praetorian Command Squad on Scimitar Jetbikes
Praetorian Command Squad on Outrider Bikes
Warmonger Consul
Forge Lord
Primus Medicae
Pathfinder
Delegatus
Armistos
Mortificator
In addition to the units, the PDF will include options to equip many characters with more exotic wargear including bikes, jump packs and Terminator armour.
Dark Angels
Cataphractii Terminator Deathwing Companions
Tartaros Terminator Deathwing Companions
Inner Circle Knights Cenobium – Order of the Broken Claws
Excindio Battle-Automata
Firewing Enigmatus Cabal
Paladin of the Hekatonystika in Terminator Armour
Additional Legion Armoury options
Emperor’s Children
Sun Killer Squad
Rylanor the Unyielding
Palatine Blade Aquilae Squad
Additional Legion Armoury options
Iron Warriors
Dominator Cohort
Nârik Dreygur
Iron Havocs
The Tormentor
Additional Legion Armoury options
White Scars
Dark Sons of Death
Falcon's Claws
Space Wolves
Jorlund Hunter Pack
Fenrisian Wolf Pack
Speaker of the Dead
Imperial Fists
Huscarls
Ætos Dios
Additional Legion Armoury options
Night Lords
Atramentar Flay-Clade
Additional Legion Armoury options
Blood Angels
Ofanim Court
Ofanim Court with Jump Packs
Illiastus Support Squad
Iron Hands
Morlock Terminator Squad
Additional Legion Armoury options
World Eaters
Red Hand Destroyer Mortalis Squad
Red Hand Destroyer Assault Squad
Ultramarines
Locutarus Storm Squad
Nemesis Destroyer Squad
Honoured Telemechrus
Fulmentarus Terminator Squad
Death Guard
Mortus Poisoner Squad
Additional Legion Armoury options
Thousand Sons
Numerologist Cabal
Ammitara Occult Intercession Cabal
Additional Legion Armoury options
Sons of Horus
Chieftain Squad
Reaver Aggressor Squad
Word Bearers
Procurators
Procurators with Jump Packs
Additional Legion Armoury options
Salamanders
Adherent Squad
Sanctifier Squad
Cassian Dracos Reborn
Raven Guard
Deliverers
Alpha Legion
Autilon Skorr
Effrit Disruption Cadre
Additional Legion Armoury options
Knights-Errant
Nathaniel Garro
Tylos Rubio
Fortifications
Firestorm Redoubt
Vengeance Weapon Battery
Void Shield Generator
Skyshield Landing Pad
Fortress of Redemption
Aquila Strongpoint
Primus Redoubt
Hammerfall Bunker
Mechanicum Taghmata
Tech-thrall Defense Covenant
Macrocarid Explorator
Mechanicum Termite Assault Drill
Mechanicum Tarantula Sentry Gun Battery
Solar Auxilia
Surgeon-Prime Aevos Jovan
Expeditionary Navigator
Davinite Lodge Priest
Medicae Section
Cyclops Demolition Vehicle
Aurox Transport
Tarantula Section
Carnodon Strike Tank
Avenger Strike Fighter
Destroyer Tank Hunter
Thunderer Siege Tank
Minotaur Artillery Tank
Macharius Heavy Tank
Praetor Armoured Assault Launcher
Crassus Armoured Assault Launcher
Baneblade Super-Heavy Battle Tank
Hellhammer Super-Heavy Battle Tank
Banehammer Super-Heavy Assault Tank
Stormlord Super-Heavy Assault Tank
Stormblade Super-Heavy Tank
Shadowsword Super-Heavy Tank Destroyer
Stormsword Super-Heavy Siege Tank
Marauder Bomber
Marauder Destroyer
It’s very satisfying to field armies you have collected across a decade together in a game, but we know that you also want new miniatures. This edition will continually expand the miniatures range in plastic – including some units in this Legacy list, which will return with new designs and possibly new weapon options and wargear. When this happens, you can expect to see those units’ rules here phased out, with the updated unit covered in an appropriate new publication.
There is more free digital support on the way over the next few months, including army rules for the Talons of the Emperor, Inductii, Blackshields and more.
The Legacies of the Age of Darkness PDF will land shortly after the release of the new edition on 26th July.
