Today let's start taking an in-depth look at the massive roster of Space Marine units and how to use them.
If you haven't heard, Space Marines have a brand new Codex with a truly staggering amount of units. Such a massive roster (and that's just the units in the main codex) can be overwhelming. Luckily Marines are overall a fairly forgiving army. Still, skill is required to make an excellent list. Today let's start our deep dive into the army and its datasheets, taking a look at the massive roster and how to best use them.
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Captains
Space Marines have many options that fall under the title of Captain, seven in fact. While each has something different about them, usually equipment, they all share a handful of rules. The most important of these is Rites of Battle, which allows all friend Core <Chapter> units within 6" to reroll hit rolls of 1. Also, all Captains have an Iron Halo giving them a 4++ save. Lastly, Captains are limited to 1 per detachment.
One captain in your army can be upgraded to a Chapter Master for a not-insignificant 40 pts. This gives them the Chapter Master rule, which lets them pick a Core of Character unit in the command phase and allows them to re-ro...
