Space Marines

Start Competing: White Scars Tactics

Though a first founding legion, it took White Scars a long time to get real recognition in Warhammer 40k. They didn't get proper rules until the Index Astartes article series in 3rd edition started handing out rules to each...

Start Competing: Space Marines Tactics

This page now references an out of date edition of the game. For Start Competing: Space Marines in 10th edition and onwards, please click here. Space Marines are the iconic faction of Warhammer 40,000. The very origins of the setting...

Start Competing: Space Marines Tactics Updated!

With a huge strain of effort, our largest Start Competing has begun to be updated. Yes, it's the Space Marines, and we're on the way to getting them written up for their surprisingly extensive 9th edition changes. With this...

Competitive Innovations in 9th: Four by Four pt.1

The weekend past was another huge one for competitive 40K, with no less than four fully fledged GTs taking place across the US, bringing us an very exciting spread of lists to look at, including Necrons making multiple showings...

Competitive Innovations in 9th: GT Triple Threat

After a few quiet weeks, this weekend was another big one, with three mid-sized GTs firing to give us more juicy, juicy intel on what's hot in the world of Warhammer 40K. There's a lot to get through here...

The Goonhammer Hot Take: Space Marine FAQs

Following the release of the recent Space Marine codex, GW have followed up with a 4-week FAQ (yeah these are 4 weeks now rather than 2, who knows why). They also updated the Ultramarines and Black Templars FAQ/index documents...

Competitive Innovations in 9th: Västerås Autumn Bash

It's been a wild, wild weekend in many ways, with the updated Forge World Compendium and two new Marine Supplements previewed, guaranteeing we've got further metagame shakeups to come in the next few weeks. Some competitive Forge World staples...

9th Edition Imperial Armour Compendium: The Goonhammer Review

Forge World formed a key part of competitive play in 8th Edition, offering a wide range of additional options for some factions alongside some very cool models for players who wanted to try something different. The impact was, shall...

Codex Supplement Space Wolves: The Goonhammer Review

With a great howl of triumph, the Sons of Russ burst onto the battlefield once more, now fully arrayed for battle. Space Wolves have joined the supplement club, adding their array of unique datasheets and tools on top of...

Codex Supplement Deathwatch: The Goonhammer Review

8th edition was, on the whole, pretty rough for Deathwatch. Lacking in unit variety, fragile, expensive, and struggling with some functions, monofaction Deathwatch were a tough army to play and play well. They had some reasonable play in soup...