Word Bearers

In order to use this supplement, you will require a copy of Codex: Chaos Space Marine, which contains all of the core units involved in making a Word Bearers army.

Keywords

All units have the <Legion> keyword. This is replaced with Word Bearers Keyword.

Units with the Word Bearers keyword gain access to the rules located within this Codex Supplement.

Your Allegiance is now considered to be Word Bearers.

Mustering an Army

You will build an army according to the Battlepack you and your opponent agree to play with. By default, the Crusade battle pack is the safest bet for most games.

(LWCR = Long War Core Rules)
(CCSM= Codex Chaos Space Marines)

Restrictions

If your army has the Allegiance: Word Bearers, your army has the following restrictions:

• You must use the Rites of War presented in this Supplement instead of those presented in the Core Codex.
• You may not purchase relics from the core Codex Chaos Space Marines and must purchase relics from this supplement.
• You must use the Warlord traits presented in this Supplement instead of those presented in the Core Codex.
• You may not field the units not listed on the Word Bearers Unit list in this Codex Supplement.

Armoury of the 17th Legion

Units with Allegiance: Word Bearers have access to additional wargear presented in this supplement in addition to the war gear presented in the core Codex Chaos Space Marines.

Chaos Champion Upgrades

A Word Bearers Chaos Champion may purchase the following upgrade in addition to the others available:

• Vor Negreth for 15pts.

Wargear

Any Word Bearers unit may purchase Hexagramatic Wards for 2pts per model.

Weapons

Any Word Bearers Chaos Lord or Chaos Champion may:

• Exchange their equipped Power Sword for a Tainted Power Sword for 2pts.
• Exchange their equipped Power Maul for a Tainted Power Maul for 2pts.

Any Word Bearers model may:

• Exchange their equipped Plasma Pistol for a Warp Fire Pistol for 2pts.
• Exchange their equipped Plasma Gun for a Warp Fire Gun for 2pts.
• Exchange their equipped Plasma Blast Blaster for a Warp Fire Blaster for 2pts.
• Exchange their equipped Plasma Cannon for a Warp Fire Cannon for 2pts.

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Special Rules

• Arch Heretic
• Armoury of the 17th Legion
• Chosen of Chaos
• Rivals in Faith (Erebus)
• Rivals in Faith (Kor Phaeron)
• True Undivided
• Vor Negreth

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Wargear

• Daemon Enhanced Atomantic Shielding
• Hexagramatic Wards
• The Terminus Consolaris

Relics

• Baleful Icon
• Book of the Reviler
• Crown of the Blasphemer
• The Cursed Crozius
• The Malefic Tome
• The Scripts of Erebus
• The Skull of Monarchia

Weapons

• Athame Dagger
• Digi Flamer

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Weapons

(See Weapons/Word Bearers)

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Warlord Traits

• Latent Powers
• The Voice of Lorgar
• Unbreakable Devotion

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Powers

Psychic Powers

• Coruscating Blaze
• Empyric Shield
• Ghost Storm
• Warpshock

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Rites Of War

• Word Bearers Rites of War
• Chosen Host
• Daemonkin Host
• Engine Horde
• Heavy Mechanized Assault
• Iconoclast Host
• Raptor Assault

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Unit List

HQ

Troops

Elite

Dedicated Transport

Flyers

Fast Attack

Heavy Support

Lord of War

Fortification