The Space Marine heraldry has always intrigued me. There is so much depth to the world of Warhammer 40k, just in looking at the color of the helmet of a Blood Angel or the pattern of the greaves of a White Scar. From intricate miniature painting techniques to learning how to paint iconic symbols, this…
I am so excited to finally share the results of many months of labor: creating Kill Teams for all loyalist Space Marine Legions. I am an unabashed Space Marine fanboy and in the past I have created at least four complete Space Marine armies, notably the Rock Badgers and The Inferno. I do this about…
The Iron Hands are a revered and enigmatic Chapter of Space Marines within the Warhammer 40,000 universe. This post will delve into the history and origins of this esteemed Chapter and shed some light on what makes the Iron Hands so unique and feared by their enemies.
The Origins of the Iron Hands
The Iron…
We've written at great length about the Space Marines before in terms of what their individual playstyles are, which are the best Space Marine Chapters, and what the original 20 (18) legions of the Space Marines were before the Horus Heresy. But what we haven't covered is what you need to know about the Space…
We've written before about what are the best Space Marine Chapters, but now we want to dive a little deeper and figure out what are the best Space Marine units? And we're not going go broadly this time--we're going to look at the Space Marines chapter-by-chapter to figure out the best unit that each of…
What Is The Best Space Marine Chapter?
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#12. Imperial Fists
Imperial Fists best attribute is that they are known to be solid on defense and siege, and this is reflected in their Chapter Tactic, Siege Masters, which gives them extremely efficient Bolter fire--getting exploding 6s. Unfortunately, this…
Space Marine tanks are going through a rough patch lately, it seems. The transport vehicles are less necessary in Warhammer 40k 9th Edition than they used to be, and if you play competitively, odds are you're going to be seeing fewer and fewer tanks on the table--they'll mostly be replaced by Space Marine Dreadnoughts. Why…
The nine loyal Space Marine Legions are each differentiated by special characteristics, weapons, leaders, and rules that make each one have not only a different flavor on the gaming table, but a different play style entirely.
Fortunately, there exists quite a bit of lore about each one of the original nine legions,…
With the Space Marines the most well known faction associated with Warhammer 40k, to the point of even being synonymous with the game, it's only fair that someone would want to know the origin of the Space Marine Legions, how they're organized, and what happened to all of them. This article will answer those questions.…