Space Marines

Imperial Fists and Salamanders FAQ – The Goonhammer Hot Take

We awake to a bright new day........and a couple new FAQs! Huzzah! Today brings us updates to the last round of Space Marine supplements, getting some adjustments for the Imperial Fists and Salamanders. We're taking a look at what's...

Psychic Awakening II: Faith and Fury Review, Part 3: Black Templars

Psychic Awakening is the 2nd major campaign event of 8th edition (Vigilus is the first) and is expected to run for quite some time. In the second book of the series, Faith & Fury, we’re receiving new rules for...

Psychic Awakening II: Faith and Fury Review, Part 2: Space Marines

Warhammer 40k’s 8th Edition brought with it an advancing of the storyline by about 100 years. According to a recent Voxcast we’ll be spending some time over the next few years exploring this era. Across the galaxy, psychic-sensitive beings...

Tournament Focus – Three Cool Lists from the Alliance Open

After his recent successes my Wraithknight needs just a little bit longer to recharge his...batteries? Wraithbones? Probably soulstones. Whatever. Anyway the point is I'm not heading to a tournament this week, but it's a very busy weekend in the...

Tournament Preview – Three Cool Lists from Blood and Glory

As the dark season continues to extend its icy tendrils across my rainy island home, tournament season continues in full swing, and this weekend I'll be heading up to Derby for Blood and Glory. This was one of my...

Astartes Genealogy Online: Goonhammer Successors

In this series we look at a couple of space marine chapters that share a common theme. In today's article we are going to cast our net towards the Goonhammer successors featured in the HTPE article. If you have...

Hammer of Math: Smash Captain THUNDERDOME

We take a break from space elves and mental gymnastics to focus on something everyone can appreciate; gene-crafted superhuman warriors smashing things with heavy objects. With the release of the Salamanders and Imperial Fists supplements, we've (theoretically) reached a...

Review Roundup – Imperial Fists, Salamanders and Aeldari

It's been a wild few weeks in the GW release world, with a whole bunch of new books and models coming out, but Goonhammer is here to help you navigate all the cool new options and sort the treasures...

Start Competing: Blood Angels Tactics

This page now references an out of date edition of the game. For Start Competing: Blood Angels in 10th edition and onwards, please click here. The Blood Angels have a long history in Warhammer 40k, appearing as one of the...

Vanguard Marines Sneak Into Kill Team

In the October 2019 copy of White Dwarf, Games Workshop has released new and updated rules for using Vanguard Marines and Intercessors for Adeptus Astartes and Deathwatch in Kill Team. Some of it is new, some of it is...