He does have a Signum Array, which lets him give a friendly unit 2+ BS. When the Centurions disembark, they’re placed within 3″ of the Bastion, and then can take their normal 4″ move. The Crimson Fists have access to an additional two Relics of the Fists, again duplicated from the White Dwarf index in January.The four Imperial Fist relics are a mix of one weapon and three different upgrade options, ranging from a generally useful aura boost to a magic banner that doesn’t synergize with an army in Devastator Doctrine.As befits the more aggressive successor chapter of the glorious boys in yellow, both the Crimson Fist relics are weapons, and pretty decent ones at that.In addition to what we can now say for sure are the four standard pieces of Special-Issue Wargear, the Imperial Fists and their successors have four unique items. Eliminator Sergeant: Bolt sniper rifle, Camo cloak .

Centurion: Hurricane bolter, Two Heavy Bolters .

Though Imperial Fists get two unique characters, and neither one is particularly exciting. Now there is no doubt that this can be a very powerful ability (thought the building part is based in fluffy, but extremely corner-case). Two of them are returnees from previous editions, in the shape of Captain Darnath Lysander of the Imperial Fists (still not worth it) and Chapter Master Pedro Kantor of the Crimson Fists (extremely worth it). Wrack and Ruin, Iron Inferno and Chasm are all OK direct damage spells, though Wrack and Ruin is pretty situational and Chasm more random then I’d like, and only really good against slow enemies.

We did some math to look at this – Garadon is marginally better at boosting a single unit than a Chapter Master, but when either shooting with multiple units, or as hit modifiers and extra hits from the Captain Lysander is almost completely unchanged from his previous incarnation in the 2017 Codex Space Marines, and like in that version of the Codex, he kind of sucks. Tectonic Purge gives enemy units within 12″ a -2 to charge roles, this seems useful, especially if combined with a minus for charging a repulsor or the effect of tremor shells. This guy could arguably be 31pts cheaper and take a power fist instead, to upgrade to the Fist of Vengeance, and arguably The Primaris Chaplain is a bit of more of a toolbox. They’re also toting a power fist, though the better play here may be to drop that and the extra Intercessor and find another use for the 26pts (very possibly to throw the extra guns on the Repulsor Executioner). The Relics of the Fists can be freely taken by Imperial Fists characters, or given to a successor chapter, including Crimson Fists, with Champion of Blades. Been Around the Block This message was edited 1 time. The Lieutenant is maybe a luxury piece here – you could also recreate his effect by stealing the Overall, I’m looking forward to playing it, and getting the Crimson Fists on the board again – it’s Imperial Fists Primaris Veteran Sergeant. Credit: Jack HunterContinuing the theme of all the new Space Marine supplements getting a Primaris character, the Imperial Fists get Captain Tor Garadon. And sure you could argue that Tank Hunters costs extra due to Legacy of Dorn, but its also just far less useful, and Salamanders already have lots of ways to get +1 to wound, so this lets even basic units gain a +2 to wound. There is an additional trait for each chapter gated behind Specialist Detachments, and the Field Commander stratagem can be used to have as many as three separate characters with warlord traits.The Crimson Fists get a set of three unique warlord traits, and can use Sentinel of Terra to take an additional one from the Imperial Fists table on their warlord, as long as the warlord isn’t Pedro Kantor (he won’t be).Unlike the Imperial Fists specialist detachment, the Crimson Fists trait is unique, so can be used in addition to the traits in the supplement – as long as you take the Liberator Strike Force.Imperial Fists Terminator Librarian.
w/Power Fist) – 94 ptsTroops: 5 Intercessors w/ Stalker Bolt Rifles (sgt. Intercessor Sergeant: ChainswordIntercessor Squad [5 PL, 85pts]: Stalker Bolt Rifle . Like all the other books, there are six unique relics.
Crimson Fists get a similar trait, sharing the “bolter drill” rule, but swapping the “ignores cover” part out for a modified version of their White Dwarf trait:If you want to instead pick your own trait we’ll go through what we think the best successor combos are a bit later on.