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Detachment Focus: Pactbound Zealots (Updated July 30, 2024)

We take a deep dive into the Pactbound Zealots Detachment, talk about how it changed from the Slaves to Darkness, and how to play with it.

How to Paint Everything – Word Bearers Chaos Space Marines

We cover everything you need to know about painting the Word Bearers, from the legion's heraldry to its primarch. Includes guides for painting purity seals and Colchisian runes, heresy and modern marines, Gal Vorbak and possessed, and Lorgar.

Unit Focus: Chaos Space Marine Leaders

In this article series we’re taking a look at the leader options available to each faction, looking at what units they pair with, and talking about the combos available to those units as well as tips for running them...

Competitive Innovations in 9th: Teamup Ark

After the excitement of LVO last weekend, it looks like a lot (though not all) of the tournament scene is taking a bit of a weekend off (understandable). Next week we'll be back to full speed on singles, with...

Raid on Lachesis Part V: the Finale

Welcome back to the Raid on Lachesis, a 5-part campaign series in which the Word Bearers descend on an Imperial world and hand out pamphlets. After a horrendous start, Team Chaos actually got some successes under their belt. If...

Raid on Lachesis Part IV: Midweek War Crimes

Welcome back to the Raid on Lachesis, a 5-part campaign series in which the Word Bearers descend on an Imperial world and endear themselves to all and sundry. In the previous post it went very poorly for the servants...

Raid on Lachesis Part III: Imperial Heroics

Welcome back to the Raid on Lachesis, a 5-part campaign series in which the Word Bearers descend on an Imperial world with nothing but good intentions. In this third post, it's time for them to make planetfall. Weeks of...

Raid on Lachesis Part II: The Players & Their Armies

Welcome back to the Raid on Lachesis, a 5-part campaign series in which the Word Bearers attempt to do Evil Stuff™. In today's post we'll meet the players, and their tiny plastic children. What’s in the series? Part 1: rules, maps,...

Raid on Lachesis Part I: the Campaign Concept & Rules

In this five part series I’m hoping to show how easy it is to turn your games of 40K Crusade into a campaign. Today we’re going over the rules, the lore and the map. Next time we’ll show off...

Start Competing: Word Bearers Updated!

We’re currently doing a big inventory and update on our Start Competing series, and today we’ve updated the article for Word Bearers, covering everything they bring to the table for Chaos Space Marines. Stay tuned as we update the...