WARHAMMER 40,000

CODEX: CHAOS SPACE MARINES

Official Update Version 1.3

Although we strive to ensure that our rules are perfect, Page 131 – Plaguebearers
sometimes mistakes do creep in, or the intent of a rule Add ‘Daemon’ to the Faction keywords line.
isn’t as clear as it might be. These documents collect Remove ‘Daemon’ from the keywords line.
amendments to the rules and present our responses to
players’ frequently asked questions. As they’re updated Page 131 – Daemonettes
regularly, each has a version number; when changes Add ‘Daemon’ to the Faction keywords line.
are made, the version number will be updated, and any Remove ‘Daemon’ from the keywords line.
changes from the previous version will be highlighted
in magenta. Where a version number has a letter, Page 132 – Khorne Berzerkers, Abilities
e.g. 1.1a, this means it has had a local update, only in Add the following ability:
that language, to clarify a translation issue or other ‘Berzerker Horde: The Battlefield Role of World
minor correction. Eaters Khorne Berzerkers is Troops instead of Elites.’

ERRATA Page 135 – Noise Marines, Abilities

Page 116 – <Mark of Chaos> Add the following ability:
Add the following to the last paragraph: ‘Masters of the Kakophoni: The Battlefield Role of
‘If a unit has the Tzeentch, Nurgle or Slaanesh Emperor’s Children Noise Marines is Troops instead
keywords, it cannot be from the World Eaters Legion, of Elites.’
and if a unit has the Khorne, Tzeentch or Nurgle
keywords, it cannot be from the Emperor’s Children Page 136 – Chosen, Wargear Options
Legion. In addition, Psykers cannot be from the World Change this unit’s wargear options to read:
Eaters Legion.’ ‘• A ny Chosen may take one item from the Melee
Weapons list.
Page 117 – Champion Equipment •U  p to four Chosen may choose one of the
Change the second heading to read: following options:
‘One of the champion’s weapons can be chosen from the •R eplace his bolt pistol with a plasma pistol.
following list:’ •R eplace his boltgun with one item from the Combi-
weapons or Special Weapons lists.
Page 117 – Daemonic Ritual •R eplace his boltgun and bolt pistol with a
Change the third sentence of the fourth paragraph lightning claw.
to read: •A  n additional Chosen may replace his boltgun
‘This unit is treated as reinforcements for your army and with one item from the Special Weapons or Heavy
can be placed anywhere on the battlefield that is wholly Weapons lists.
within 12" of the character and more than 9" from any •T  he Chosen Champion may either take one item from
enemy model.’ the Melee Weapons list, or replace his boltgun and
bolt pistol with items from the Champion Equipment list.
Page 121 – Cypher, Abilities •O  ne model may take a Chaos Icon (pg 153).’
Add the following ability:
‘No-one’s Puppet: Cypher cannot use the Daemonic Page 138 – Helbrute, Wargear Options
Ritual ability, even though he has the Chaos and Change the third bullet point to read:
Character keywords.’ ‘• This model may replace each Helbrute fist with a
Helbrute hammer or power scourge.’
Page 129 – Bloodletters
Add ‘Daemon’ to the Faction keywords line. Page 142 – Obliterators
Remove ‘Daemon’ from the keywords line. Remove ‘Daemon’ from the Faction keywords line.
Add ‘Daemon’ to the keywords line.
Page 130 – Horrors
Replace this datasheet with the one at the end of
this document.

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Page 146 – Chaos Predator, Damage table Q: Does disembarking effectively prevent a Chaos Character
Change the top value under ‘Remaining W’ to from summoning a Daemon unit that turn using the Daemonic
read ‘6-11+’. Ritual ability?
A: Yes. Models that disembark count as having moved for
Change the second value under ‘Remaining W’ to all rules purposes, including Daemonic Ritual.
read ‘3-5’.
Q: If I am playing a mission such as The Relic, which has an
Page 149 – Khorne Lord of Skulls objective marker that a unit can carry, and Cypher is carrying
Remove ‘Daemon’ from the Faction keywords line. that objective marker when he is slain, what happens?
Add ‘Daemon’ to the keywords line. A: The objective marker is dropped.

Page 157 – Abilities, Legion Traits Q: Can a Noise Marine use his Music of the Apocalypse ability if
Change the first sentence of rules text to read: he flees the battlefield?
‘If your army is Battle-forged, all Daemon Prince, A: No. This ability can only be used when the model
Infantry, Bikers and Helbrute units in Chaos Space is slain.
Marine Detachments gain a Legion Trait, so long as every
unit in that Detachment is from the same Legion.’ Q: Can a Noise Marine that is slain use his Music of the
Apocalypse ability to shoot any viable target, or does it have to
Page 158 – Gifts of Chaos target the unit that killed him?
Add the following sentence: A: It can shoot at any viable target.
‘You can only use this Stratagem once per battle.’
Q: If a Noise Marine is slain whilst its unit is within 1" of an
Page 158 – Chaos Boon enemy unit, can he use his Music of the Apocalypse ability to
Change the first sentence of rules text to read: shoot the unit that is within 1"?
‘You can use this Stratagem at the end of a Fight phase A: Yes, but only with a Pistol.
in which one of your Heretic Astartes Characters
(excluding Daemon Characters) slays an enemy Q: If several Noise Marines are slain in the same attack, can they
Character, Vehicle or Monster.’ each use their Music of the Apocalypse ability to throw a grenade,
or can only one of them do so?
Page 159 – Tide of Traitors A: Each of them can throw a grenade.
Add the following sentence:
‘You can only use this Stratagem once per battle.’ Q: If a Noise Marine is slain in the Fight phase, and he uses
his Music of the Apocalypse ability to shoot an Imperium unit
Page 159 – Killshot and subsequently rolls a hit roll of 6+, does the Death to the False
Change the second sentence of rules text to read: Emperor ability then grant him an extra attack with that weapon,
‘Add 1 to the wound rolls and damage for all of the even though it’s a ranged weapon?
Predators’ attacks that target Monsters or Vehicles A: Yes. In this situation, make an extra hit roll against the
this phase.’ target on a hit roll of 6+.

Page 161 – Gift of Chaos Q: Maulerfiends have a wargear option to ‘replace both magma
Change the second sentence of rules text to read: cutters with lasher tendrils’. Does this mean I replace both magma
‘If manifested, select an enemy unit that is within 6" of cutters for a single ‘lasher tendrils’ weapon, or do I get two ‘lasher
the psyker and visible to him and roll a D6.’ tendrils’ weapons?
A: You replace both magma cutters with a single ‘lasher
Page 161 – Mark of Tzeentch: Weaver of Fates tendrils’ weapon.
Change the third sentence of rules text to read:
‘Until the start of your next Psychic phase, the Q: If I take a unit of Daemons in a Chaos Space Marines
invulnerable save of that unit is improved by 1 (to a Detachment, do I lose my Legion Trait?
maximum of 3+).’ A: Yes. However, if you summon a unit of Daemons and
add them to your army, doing so does not affect your
FAQs Legion Trait.
Q: If I have a Daemon model that can only be included once
in my army – for example, the Changeling – and that model is Q: If I give a unit in my army an Icon of Vengeance, then at the
slain during the game, can I use Daemonic Ritual to attempt to start of my first turn use the Beseech the Chaos Gods Stratagem
summon it and add it to my army again? to make that unit dedicated to Khorne, Tzeentch, Nurgle or
A: Yes. Note that if you’re playing a matched play game Slaanesh, does the unit swap its Icon of Vengeance for the Chaos
you’ll need the appropriate reinforcement points to do so. Icon of their god, or does it keep the Icon of Vengeance?
A: It keeps the Icon of Vengeance.

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Q: If I roll a 12 on the Chaos Boon table, when adding a
Daemon Prince to my army, which Daemon Prince datasheet
should I use – the Daemon Prince or the Daemon Prince of
Chaos? In addition, what wargear options can it take?
A: Use the Daemon Prince datasheet from Codex: Chaos
Space Marines. The model can be equipped with any of
its normal wargear options, providing you have the right
model and it is built appropriately.

Q: Are the bonus attacks from Death to the False Emperor and the
Excess of Violence Stratagem cumulative? For example, if a model
with an Attacks characteristic of 1 rolled a hit roll of 6+ when
attacking an Imperium unit (thereby giving it an extra attack)
and then both of those attacks killed enemy models, would I then
make two extra attacks for that model? If yes, what happens if I
roll hit rolls of 6+ for these attacks?
A: Yes, they are cumulative. In the example given, you
would make two extra attacks but any further hit rolls of
6+ (and any subsequent models slain) would not generate
any further attacks.

Q: If an enemy Character is slain by the Gift of Chaos

psychic power, do I need to have the appropriate reinforcement
points set aside in order to set up the Chaos Spawn?
A: Yes, if you are playing a matched play game.

Q: If I manifest the Gift of Chaos psychic power, and target a

unit whose models have different Toughness characteristics, which
one should I use?
A: Use the highest Toughness characteristic in the
target unit.

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NAME M WS BS S T W A Ld Sv
Pink Horror 6" 4+ 4+ 3 3 1 1 7 6+

Blue Horror 6" 5+ - 2 3 1 1 7 6+

Pair of Brimstone
6" 5+ - 1 3 1 2 7 6+
Horrors
This unit contains 10 Pink, Blue or pairs of Brimstone Horrors, in any combination. It can include up to 10 additional Horrors (Power Rating
+4) or up to 20 additional Horrors (Power Rating +8). Pink Horrors attack with coruscating flames, while Blue Horrors and Brimstone Horrors
simply scrabble at anyone who comes too close.
WEAPON RANGE TYPE S AP D ABILITIES
Coruscating flames 18" Assault 2 User 0 1 -
WARGEAR OPTIONS • For every ten models in the unit, one Pink Horror may take an Instrument of Chaos.
• For every ten models in the unit, one Pink Horror may take a Daemonic Icon.
ABILITIES Daemonic Ritual (pg 117) Iridescent Horror: When you set up this unit for the
first time, you may select a single Pink Horror in the
Daemonic Icon: If you roll a 1 when taking a Morale unit – that model has an Attacks characteristic of 2,
test for a unit with any Daemonic Icons, reality blinks instead of 1.
and the daemonic horde is bolstered. No models flee
and D6 slain Pink Horrors are instead added to the unit. Magic Made Manifest: A unit of Horrors can attempt
to manifest one psychic power in each friendly Psychic
Split: Each time a Pink Horror is slain, you can add up phase, and attempt to deny one psychic power in each
to two Blue Horrors to its unit before you remove the enemy Psychic phase. However, when you do so, only
slain model. Each time a Blue Horror is slain, you can roll a single D6 for the Psychic test or Deny the Witch
add one pair of Brimstone Horrors to its unit before test, and use the result to determine the outcome. Note
you remove the slain model. The replacement models that this means the Horrors cannot roll a double 1 or
cannot be placed within 1" of an enemy model. Note 6 to suffer Perils of the Warp. In addition, if the unit
that Horrors that flee do not generate any extra models manifests the Smite psychic power whilst it contains less
for their unit. than 10 Pink Horror models, it only inflicts 1 mortal
wound rather than D3.
Matched Play: In matched play you must pay
reinforcement points for each and every Blue and Ephemeral Daemons: Pink Horrors have an
Brimstone Horror model that you add to a unit of invulnerable save of 4+. Blue Horrors have an
Horrors, but the additional models can take the unit invulnerable save of 5+. Pairs of Brimstone Horrors have
above its starting strength. an invulnerable save of 6+.

Instrument of Chaos: A unit that includes any Magical Horde: Change the Type of this unit’s
Instruments of Chaos adds 1 to their Advance and coruscating flames to Assault 3 whilst the unit contains
charge rolls. 20 or more Pink Horrors.
PSYKER This unit can attempt to manifest one psychic power in each friendly Psychic phase, and attempt to deny one
psychic power in each enemy Psychic phase. It knows the Smite power. When manifesting or denying a psychic
power, first select a model in the unit – measure range, visibility etc. from this model. If a Brimstone Horror is
selected, it is slain after the psychic power has been attempted and, if successful, resolved.
FACTION KEYWORDS Chaos, Tzeentch, Daemon
KEYWORDS Infantry, Psyker, Horrors

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