warhammer 40k 8th edition rulebook and indexes

This tells you what special rules a unit may have. Sometimes it will refer to a weapon list. It will say what you can replace a default weapon with. This shows what wargear the unit can take and how many it can take. This will have stuff like overheating for plasma guns in it. Some times its also a '*' Meaning multiply.Īp - a negative modifer to the Sv stat of the model being targetedĭ(damage) - How much damage the target takes if a wound goes through the armour.Ībilites - Any special rules a weapon may have. Some times this will have a '+' This will mean you add that onto your regular S stat for the model. The different weapon types will be covered in the blog on the shotting phase Whether that be melee, rapid fire or assault. Measured in inches unless its a melee weapon then its just melee range (will be covered in a blog on the fightphase) Range - how far you can shot or attack with the weapon. Wargear also has stats which I will briefly cover: Some options are left off and are included in the armory section of a codex/index. This shows almost all the stats for weapons a unit can take. This tells you the models that make up the unit, how much additonal models in the unit will cost in power, and what the unit is armed with by default.

Sv(Armour save) - How good the armour is and what you roll when seeing if a wound goes through the armour. mainly used for moral checks but some abilities do require you make a Ld roll, Ld(leadership) - How courageous a model is. W(Wounds) - How much damage a model can take,Ī(Attacks) - How many times a model can attack in close combat, Also used when determining to wound rolls, Used in hand to hand combat and is used when determining to wound rolls,

the stat will be something like 4+ meaning it hits on a 4 or more,īS(Ballistic Skill) - How good the model is at shooting. WS(Weapon Skill) - How good the model is at melee combat. M(movement) - Movement is how far a model can move. Some units contain many models with different profiles, so pay attention to model profiles. This can be things like, tactical squad, Devestator squad, Kill team. (basically add up all your units power rating) Before a match both players will set a 'power limit' and this limit is how big your total power rating of an army can be. Power rating is how powerful a unit is ranked, and is used to make armies for open play. If you have any questions about that just ask in the comments

Warhammer 40k 8th edition rulebook and indexes