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Axe Dread is where Axe Cop was entombed.

If the one-use cannon is what comes on the transport, then that sucks pretty hard.

 pretre wrote:
Well, to be fair, we don't know what's in it. That is a crazy price though. Even at $250 US, I don't think I'll bite unless it comes with my own actual Wolf Guard.

Or a Fenrisian wolf pup. Aww! He'll be adorable... and then later he'll be the size of a van.

Hmm...

Drakmord wrote:
If the one-use cannon is what comes on the transport, then that sucks pretty hard.

Not necessarily. Using that to 'soften up' a big block for a Wolf Guard Terminator charge would be nasty.

Sad that Murderfang is not a canine Dreadnaught. But looks like I get to keep my Dark Angels.

That's the profile for the Stormstrike missile with, presumably, another wonderful title snafu.

 pretre wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
The Murderclaws look pretty cool.

But holy crap, AU$300 for a limited edition book? Pull the other one GW...

Well, to be fair, we don't know what's in it. That is a crazy price though. Even at $250 US, I don't think I'll bite unless it comes with my own actual Wolf Guard.

I wonder if they are going to include a supplement in the Long Fang edition and then the Wolf Guard edition comes with the supplement and an art book or something of that nature.

I imagine it'll be similar tat to the Orks Warboss edition - art cards, objective markers, perhaps the objective cards, that sort of thing.

 Red Corsair wrote:
That Helfrost canon profile is VERY different from the rumors.

Good call! Updating the rumors time.

Those dreads are AWESOME. And with a stormsheild I could actually see the dread surviving into CC especially if drop podded in, or hell, even just footslogging him and making him a massive distraction unit for the rest of your army...

Just hope it doesn't cost like 50 pts to give it to the dread...

 kronk wrote:
Axe Dread is where Axe Cop was entombed.

Never may we forget his noble sacrifice

 pretre wrote:

 Red Corsair wrote:
That Helfrost canon profile is VERY different from the rumors.

Good call! Updating the rumors time.

I'm sure it's a typo. It doesn't even have the special rule that the other gun has. It has to be the missile profile with an incorrect name.

pretre wrote:

 Red Corsair wrote:
That Helfrost canon profile is VERY different from the rumors.

Good call! Updating the rumors time.

I think it's a typo and that's the missile profile.

 streamdragon wrote:
Fffff

Wolf Guard edition on top of my Warboss edition? My poor wallet. My poor, poor wallet.

Edit: holy crap do I love those Dreads. That frellin Storm Shield is going to see so much use all over the place.

I like the Venerable Dread and Bjorn, but that Murderclaw dreadnought just doesn't do anything for me at all.

 pretre wrote:

 l0k1 wrote:
A dreadnought with a giant axe and shield......to me, that just looks like someone got lazy in the design department. Are BA dreads going to come with a jump pack and a chalice? DA dreads covered in robes?

From a rules perspective......a frelling venerable dread with a 3+ invuln save!? Give it a drop pod and watch your opponents run!

You shut your mouth! Axe/SS dread is awesome. Did you come up with the idea? Nope.

(Okay, I may be emotionally invested in AxeDread)

Lol it was just an opinion. If I played SW I would probably buy stacks of this kit. Ruleswise, the models it makes should be pretty good.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
That's the profile for the Stormstrike missile with, presumably, another wonderful title snafu.

Nevermind, I'll wait.

 Bull0 wrote:
I imagine it'll be similar tat to the Orks Warboss edition - art cards, objective markers, perhaps the objective cards, that sort of thing.

The Warboss edition was $165.

The Wolf Guard edition is even more expensive...which is interesting.

 Kanluwen wrote:
The Wolf Guard edition is even more expensive...which is interesting.

Maybe the cards they include are even better at forging a narrative?

They know Space Wolf players have more disposable income. Because Space Wolf players are smarter, better looking, and more successful than players of other factions.

Look that up. It is in the internet. Truth.

Or they've realized players will drop stacks of money for books with the same content but have a different name.

I wouldnt mind seeing a few limited edition character variants with the ultra limited editions. Atleast you get something else besides a book. =/

Good call on that typo. I think HBMC nailed it. I went and made the mistake of forgetting how hastily GW puts together literature.

I really want 360's of the dreads. Axe shield looks a little squat for my taste though I do love the idea and imagine the stats will be crazy. Having access to logans chariot and those things should make wolves VERY annoying to deal with in missions. They are basically mega tarpits/ movement blockers.

I am also excited the codex release is in sight now.


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 Kirasu wrote:
Or they've realized players will drop stacks of money for books with the same content but have a different name.

There will always be consumers for exclusive/specialist products. Even if it is just a numbered copy with different cover art.

I am the guy who wishes there was a cheapo black and white soft cover but to each their own.

 Kanluwen wrote:

 Bull0 wrote:
I imagine it'll be similar tat to the Orks Warboss edition - art cards, objective markers, perhaps the objective cards, that sort of thing.

The Warboss edition was $165.

The Wolf Guard edition is even more expensive...which is interesting.

Wouldn't read too much into it. It's probably just got a nicer cardboard sleeve or something like that.

The axe guy needs a wrist. Or else he is just chopping wood.


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I assume the two books are the codex and the Sagas (whatever that is) and the three books adds the Champions of Fenris supplement.

Edit: Sorry can't work out how to delete, ignore this

Daston wrote:

 easysauce wrote:
dreads with CC or some kind of invul would go a long way to making dreads more competitive.


this looks like it is shaping up to be a great release,

I sincerely hope that its indicative of things to come, as GW really did an awesome job with orks, and it looks like SW get the same treatment.

really likeing how they seem to be focusing much more on giving use multiple ways to build synergized themed lists that can also do well on the table with things like formations.

Awesome in the way they removed units from the codex and redesigned the army list page into a horrid photoshoot? If the SW dex is the same then I'm done with 7th edition

Yeah I've seen the Ork dex, it's a shame, we've gone from black and white full page with image (artwork) to colour full page with image (artwork) and now we have half a page of photo, a paragraph of law and 1/3 of a page unit entry. I prefered the middle one (I have C:CSM and C:CD) and they are lovely hard back books

This is from someone I know on another forum. Really made me laugh:

white_rabbit wrote:I can normally be relied upon for a calm and rational response to the daftness. I am going to restrain myself here...

But head sticking out of the sarcophagus is the single most feth-stupid model idea GW have ever produced.

I could just about deal with the face-mask on the Furioso Librarian, as its easy to paint it as a simple Deathmask ornament.

But an actual head protruding out of it, which isn't actually a fething Daemon/fethed up chaos Dready?

Get the feth away from me, you colossal idiots. How do you not know your own background? Its actually worse than the Dow2 thing, where the ex-captain is bumping against the aquari...sorry, the view port.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
This is from someone I know on another forum. Really made me laugh:

white_rabbit wrote:I can normally be relied upon for a calm and rational response to the daftness. I am going to restrain myself here...

But head sticking out of the sarcophagus is the single most feth-stupid model idea GW have ever produced.

I could just about deal with the face-mask on the Furioso Librarian, as its easy to paint it as a simple Deathmask ornament.

But an actual head protruding out of it, which isn't actually a fething Daemon/fethed up chaos Dready?

Get the feth away from me, you colossal idiots. How do you not know your own background? Its actually worse than the Dow2 thing, where the ex-captain is bumping against the aquari...sorry, the view port.

Agreed- if it's one of the helmed heads, I can imagine a dreadnought using it as a way to see out of his sarcophagus. Having his fleshy head poking out of it you may as well not bother putting him in there in the first place.

 angelofvengeance wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
This is from someone I know on another forum. Really made me laugh:

white_rabbit wrote:I can normally be relied upon for a calm and rational response to the daftness. I am going to restrain myself here...

But head sticking out of the sarcophagus is the single most feth-stupid model idea GW have ever produced.

I could just about deal with the face-mask on the Furioso Librarian, as its easy to paint it as a simple Deathmask ornament.

But an actual head protruding out of it, which isn't actually a fething Daemon/fethed up chaos Dready?

Get the feth away from me, you colossal idiots. How do you not know your own background? Its actually worse than the Dow2 thing, where the ex-captain is bumping against the aquari...sorry, the view port.

Agreed- if it's one of the helmed heads, I can imagine a dreadnought using it as a way to see out of his sarcophagus. Having his fleshy head poking out of it you may as well not bother putting him in there in the first place.

In one of the Salamander books after a battle with Orks one of the dreadnoughts in the story took sarcophagus damage from Orks trying to break into it.

With an exposed head they would simply, kill him.

Then again I also refuse to model a marine without a helmet, and I love that some of the better authors specifically mention Space Wolves putting their helmets on.

I'll usually put a damaged helmet on the base if my guy doesn't have one on.

I notice they dont display a dreadnought with frost cannon.
Good riddance!
The shield dread will probably pay dearly for the ++ and venerable, and still run in to cc with few attacks and ap2
(and all the stigma of getting a dread in to cc), or just the one shoty arm (I assume it can combine with shield),
making it less than optimal for anything.
The ironclad would still be superior with its simple av 13.
Edit: I mean, if sw had gotten an iron clad instead.

Unless there is some new shiny rules involved.

Maybe one of the fans of axe-dread can help me out here; how is it supposed to hit anything not a vehicle with that axe?