Oh, and Noise Marines are just a casual 85 points with free wargear.

At 200+ points, it is going to be hard to justify running them when CSM have so many more efficient options–although both are still top tier Rule Of Cool.

Defilers and Heldrakes got a bump in rules, but an even bigger bump in their points.At a mere 115 points for 3 wound bodies with innate advance-and-charge, Chosen can finally be forgiven for the fact their weapons hit like wet noodles.They are going to be star units for CSM players in the new edition. Obliterators getting a points decrease to 80ppm means they’re more durable per point, which is a big help.Possessed at 145 and Forgefiends at 165 gaining Devastating Wounds while barely going up in points makes them very efficient. Units that got a glow-up without points increases will be some of the strongest CSM units.Dropping 10 points compared to 9th ed while gaining free wargear means you’re saving a total of 40-50 points on the loadouts that actually do some damage. Raptors in particular are perhaps the biggest winners in the codex.

You no longer have to choose between keeping them cheap to play the mission or giving them special weapons to actually do damage. Free wargear is massive for some of our units, especially Raptors and Bikers (both 95 points).Chaos Space Marines mercifully no longer have to pay points for Marks of Chaos and have access to the largest pool of units of any Chaos book, giving them a ton of flexibility when it comes to list building in the new rules.

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