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Games Workshop released a new cartoon animation titled 'Only in Death: 40,000 Ways to Die' on October 2, 2026. The video depicts cartoonish Intercessors being killed in various ways to illustrate the harsh realities of serving as a Space Marine in the 41st Millennium. The release coincides with the pre-order launch of the new Space Marines Codex and associated kits.
A new Warhammer 40,000 balance update strengthens Space Marines, forcing non-Marine factions to adapt through defensive tactics and horde strategies.
Games Workshop has released a significant balance update for Warhammer 40,000, strengthening Astartes and Chaos factions ahead of the new Codex: Space Marines release. The update increases the Toughness of most Space Marine units, boosts the Move characteristic for Phobos-armored squads, and enhances the Strength and Armor Penetration of boltguns and chainswords. These changes aim to improve survivability and lethality, particularly for the Death Guard, while increasing point costs for affected units.
Warhammer Community drops a teaser for Astartes II as part of The Big Autumn Preview, showing Deathwatch and Terminators and signaling a longer runtime than the first Astartes. The series arrives in December on Warhammer TV via Warhammer+; the post also teases more autumn reveals and other animations and Codex updates on Warhammer Plus.
Warhammer Community previews updated Space Marine detachments for Codex: Space Marines, highlighting the Salamanders’ Forgefather’s Seekers which grant an extra devastator-doctrine use and boost Vulkan He’stan’s Infernus Squads, while Flamers shift to fixed shots with Blast but Salamanders keep their edge via Forged in Fire and Wrath and Ruin strategic options. The Raven Guard detachment, Shadowmark Talon, makes Stealth universal for Adeptus Astartes and introduces -3" detection for Phobos/Scout units, plus Aethon Shaan’s ability to deploy to Strategic Reserves once per battle. Suppressed Weapons lets a unit shoot while remaining hidden. The piece also notes upcoming updates to Ultramarines, Iron Hands, and Imperial Fists, the 4 enhancements/6 stratagems per detachment, and teases more detachments in Codex: Space Marines ahead of the pre-order.
Warhammer Community previews updated Space Marines detachments for Space Wolves, Black Templars, and Deathwatch ahead of Codex Space Marines: Space Wolves gain faster movement, Grey Hunters can split into two 5-man units, and Champions of Fenris receive new options; Black Templars get three detachments—Fist of the God-Emperor, Vow-sworn Crusaders, and Marshal’s Household—with Combat Doctrines and new Vows; Deathwatch refreshes the Black Spear Task Force and adds a 1DP Deathwatch Support detachment that can be taken in any Space Marines army, linking Mission Tactics to Combat Doctrines. All rules go live with Codex Space Marines, with pre-orders this weekend.
Warhammer Plus streams Codex: Space Marines for the first time on Warhammer TV with a Battle Report pitting Space Marines against Tyranids (led by Roboute Guilliman), followed by a Painting Desk segment ahead of the codex pre-orders.
Warhammer Community reveals updated Space Marines detachments for Blood Angels and Dark Angels as Codex: Space Marines rolls out. Blood Angels gain a new 2DP version of Angelic Inheritors with reroll benefits and a flexible Measured Strategist to use any Combat Doctrine; Dark Angels get Wrath of the Rock at 2DP with new options like In Sacrifice, Victory and Knights of Iron, plus Ravenwing mobility. Lion El’Jonson gets a strong datasheet with permanent Watchers and Master Strategist, while Inner Circle Task Force and Darkflight Pursuit stay at 1DP. The changes will ripple to other codex-insensitive Chapters (Space Wolves, Black Templars, Deathwatch) with more updates to follow in the coming days.
Warhammer Community previews the Codex: Space Marines datasheets ahead of pre-orders, led by Roboute Guilliman who can keep the Combat Doctrines aura active for himself and nearby allies. The article showcases new or updated units and abilities: Librarians in Phobos armour and Terminator armour gain powerful options; Sternguard Veterans receive expanded, artificer-powered shooting profiles (including Damnatus and Infernus options); Terminators gain a Hunter profile; and Fury of the First remains active in close combat. It also notes the psyker power rules and hints at broader rule updates for other Chapters, with more Space Marines previews coming tomorrow.
Warhammer Community previews a busy week for Space Marines, led by the Codex: Space Marines and a slate of Armageddon standalone kits, with updated kits for Captain on Bike, Outrider, Vanguard Veteran Squad, Intercessor Squad and Kaius Konorius. The release also includes standalone Armageddon kits, plus regular, collector’s, and limited Codex editions and a Command Pack with 94 reference cards and 24 tokens, plus premium dice. Black Library titles Helbrecht: Sin of Hope, Master of Rites, and Dawn of Fire: Crusade of Vengeance are on the way, and Warhammer TV coverage will showcase Space Marines with new detachment previews and hobby tips ahead of pre-orders.
Codex Space Marines adds 15 detachments that mix Combat Doctrine boosts (Gladius Task Force plus three Brethren detachments with Doctrines), armour-based pairs for Tacticus/Phobos/Gravis units (e.g., Gravis Linebreaker/Siege Forces with Purgation Push, Indomitable Defence, Suppression Volley and an OC upgrade), and smaller-unit upgrades for Transports/Terminators. Detachments include Gladius Task Force, Assault Brethren, Tactical Brethren, Devastator Brethren, Tacticus Attack Force, Tacticus Firestorm Force, Phobos Shadow Force, Phobos Shock Force, Terminator Storm Force, Stormlance Task Force, Ironclad Champions, Gauntlet Task Force, Ironstorm Spearhead, Gravis Linebreaker Force, and Gravis Siege Force. Blood Angels, Black Templars, Dark Angels, Deathwatch, and Space Wolves will get updates before their own codices. More Space Marines details arrive next week.
Black Library previews two Warhammer 40,000 novels: Crucible of Fire follows Astra Militarum Lieutenant Kallisto Rytsar leading a ragtag tank crew to secure a vital manufactorum against an approaching Ork warband, while Raptors: War and Shadow follows a Raptors demi-company on a desperate mission against Hive Fleet Leviathan. Both titles are set for pre-orders soon.
Warhammer Community reveals Codex: Space Marines will come in Regular softback, Special Edition hardback, and a Limited Edition. The book features a magnetic panel that lets you swap emblems among Ultramarines, Raven Guard, Iron Hands, Imperial Fists, Salamanders, and White Scars, plus a metal Crux Terminatus. All editions share 232 pages of lore, 15 detachments, and 85 datasheets; the Limited Edition adds six art prints and the Space Marines Command Pack, while the Special Edition adds wraparound fortress monastery artwork, gold-foil details, printed page edges, and a ribbon. Pre-orders are coming soon alongside new Space Marines infantry and a Captain on Bike, with more previews to follow.
Warhammer Community has revealed a plastic, Warhammer 40,000‑scale Thunderhawk Gunship, packaged as the Thunderhawk Impact Site terrain — a four‑piece kit that provides themed objectives and cover for infantry and vehicles. The model is chapter‑agnostic and paintable to match any Space Marines chapter. The full Thunderhawk release is still to come, with glimpses of it appearing in Codex: Space Marines and more reveals expected later today.
Games Workshop reveals updated Space Marines infantry kits for Vanguard Veterans and Intercessors, featuring combat shields, back banners, and extensive customization (19 different heads, multiple weapon options, and sergeant relics). The new kits emphasize mix-and-match parts and classic design cues, with pre-orders expected soon alongside Codex: Space Marines.