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Hey Dakka!

I'm looking to run Angron in an 8th edition chaos list, but now that the Horus Heresy rules and 40k rules are different, I'm looking to transpose it. I immediately thought of the Bloodthirster rules, maybe Insensate Rage? With a few modifications;


I'ts pretty much a combination of Magnus the Red's rules and the Bloodthrister rules. does this seem decently balanced? It wont be perfect, but is there anything else you guys think needs to be done?

Thanks Dakka!

Cheers,
Jpog

Won't he get his rules once the forgeworld indexes get released. or are they not included in those

mhalko1 wrote:
Won't he get his rules once the forgeworld indexes get released. or are they not included in those

FW doesn't have rules for Angron.

As for your proposal, I'd say bump up the attacks, give him a 4++ and give him the Black Blade: Sx2 AP-5 D3 "You can re-roll to wound with this weapon" or "Invulnerable saves have a -1 modifier against wounds caused by this weapon". Something to give him a bit of flavour.

mhalko1 wrote:Won't he get his rules once the forgeworld indexes get released. or are they not included in those

Unfortunately (in my opinion), the Horus Heresy units won't be getting switched to 8th Ed in the foreseeable future, so primarchs and special units that didn't already have 40k rule won't see a switch.

mrhappyface wrote:As for your proposal, I'd say bump up the attacks, give him a 4++ and give him the Black Blade: Sx2 AP-5 D3 "You can re-roll to wound with this weapon" or "Invulnerable saves have a -1 modifier against wounds caused by this weapon". Something to give him a bit of flavour.

I ended up adding the Blood for the Blood God special rule, and a 4++ (which makes more sense). Here is what his abilities look like know, still with the standard Bloodthirster statline:
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Death to the False Emperor (pg 10) Unstoppable Ferocity (pg 68)

Primarch of the World Eaters: You can re-roll hit rolls of 1 for friendly World Eaters units within 9” of Angron

Sire of the World Eaters: Friendly World Eaters units within 6” of this model when they take a Moral test can sue this models Leadership instead

Armour of Mars: This model has a 4+ invulnerable save

Blood for the Blood God: Angron can be activated twice in each Fight phase, instead of only once.
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Unstoppable Ferocity also adds 1 strength and attack when charging/charged

Why remove fly? He is normally is presented as having wings.

 JamesY wrote:
Why remove fly? He is normally is presented as having wings.

Seeing he's removing all daemonic references as well looks like he's doing Angron pre-daemonhood.

tneva82 wrote:

 JamesY wrote:
Why remove fly? He is normally is presented as having wings.

Seeing he's removing all daemonic references as well looks like he's doing Angron pre-daemonhood.

Yea, sorry! Maybe I should have been more clear - I want to run my 30k Angron model in normal games of 40k, which was easy before when they used the same rules, but they now have different rule sets.