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Hi,

Was reading the 8th edition codex and the Chaos Space Marines unit entry on page 128 says "One model may take a Chaos Icon" it does not specifically state only the Icon of vengeance can be taken like say the Khorne Berzerkers entry does for the Icon of wrath.

When I look at the Icon descriptions on page 153, it explicitly states that the icons are restricted to units relevant to that alignment. So Berzerkers - Icon of wrath, Rubric Marines - Icon of Flame etc etc, seems to firmly indicate that unless the keywords indicate the alignment on the unit entry, the corresponding Icon is a no go.

That being said , are Chaos Space Marines restricted to the icon of vengeance because their entry lacks the necessary keywords to permit using the others?
Or am I misunderstanding this?

Chaos Space Marines have the <MARK OF CHAOS> keyword. You can replace this with one of the 4 gods' keywords, or none of them (p116). Which god the unit is dedicated to will determine what kind of icon it gets. If you dedicate a Chaos Space Marines squad to NURGLE, then it can take an Icon of Despair.

Aaaah that makes sense, thanks for clearing that up for me.