40K RUMORS: Bloodthirster and Great Unclean One
OH MY! Look at what the tubes are saying about the next incarnation of the major daemons of Khorne and Nurgle!
Major Daemons
The Bloodthirster : 280pts
WS BS S T W I A LD SV
10 4 9 7 5 5 5 10 5+
Daemonic gifts: blood axe, armour of terror, whip of destruction
Special Rules: daemon, daemonic flight, furious charge, rage,blood without end
blood axe – user gains a previously lost wound he has lost earlier in game for every kill he makes on a 4+
armour of terror – user gains a 2+ save and 5+ invulnerable. The bearer gains a 4+ feel no pain if the weapons AP in lower than 3
whip of destruction – 12” shooting attack – strength 8 AP 4 rending
daemon – see page 36
daemonic flight- see chaos special rules
furious charge & rage – rule book (P41&37)
Blood Without End- the Bloodthirster gains +d6 attacks on the charge and makes another strike at initiative step 1 for every wound he causes.
These extra strikes do not produce any further strikes.
Great Unclean One : 260pts
WS BS S T W I A LD SV
5 4 6 8 6 1 4 10 6+
Daemonic gifts: plague sword of death, bloated body, aura of decay
Special Rules: daemon, slow and purposeful,my master gifts all,shrouded
plague sword of death – wounds everything on 2+ with an ap of 3 – turns characters into spawn
bloated body – the daemon has a 4+ armour save and a 3+ feel no pain on any weapon AP 5 or below.
aura of decay – the great unclean one has defensive and assault grenades and causes all enemy weapons to count as -1 strength (I believe this is ranged and close combat)
daemon – page 36
slow and purposeful – page 42
shrouded- page 41
My Master Gifts All – pick an enemy and friendly unit at the beginning of the game. The enemy unit gains -1 toughness and strength while a friendly Plaguebearers count as +1 strength and +1 to their feel no pain rolls.
~ That Bloodthirster is just a truckload of mayhem if those rumors pan out. Yikes!