Warhammer Review Library - Deathwatch Index and Imperial Agents Index replaced by Codex Imperial Agents!
Hello everyone! Zak here with a review update.
So the whole reason I put a fast-track on the Deatchwatch and Imperial Agents Index Datasheets was because of this release. I have done the same for Blood Angels but that will be a separate post when they get released.
So... the Deathwatch is mostly gone. You can still play them, some of the units at least. But it is not as it was before. This post will beak down the changes!
Let's start with Datasheets
Datasheets
Deathwatch Index had the following 11 Datasheets:
| Faction | Unit | Review Number |
|---|---|---|
| Deathwatch | Corvus Blackstar | #72 |
| Deathwatch | Deathwatch Terminator Squad | #112 |
| Deathwatch | Deathwatch Veterans | #114 |
| Deathwatch | Fortis Kill Team | #116 |
| Deathwatch | Indomitor Kill Team | #118 |
| Deathwatch | Kill Team Cassius | #120 |
| Deathwatch | Proteus Killteam | #57 |
| Deathwatch | Spectrus Kill Team | #73 |
| Deathwatch | Veteran Bike Squad | #84 |
| Deathwatch | Watch Captain Artemis | #122 |
| Deathwatch | Watch Master | #124 |
And Imperial Agents Index had the following 17 Datasheets:
| Faction | Unit | Review Number |
|---|---|---|
| Imperial Agents | Callidus Assassin | #9 |
| Imperial Agents | Culexus Assassin | #69 |
| Imperial Agents | Eversor Assassin | #105 |
| Imperial Agents | Exaction Squad | #111 |
| Imperial Agents | Imperial Navy Breachers | #113 |
| Imperial Agents | Inquisitor | #115 |
| Imperial Agents | Inquisitor Coteaz | #117 |
| Imperial Agents | Inquisitor Eisenhorn | #119 |
| Imperial Agents | Inquisitor Greyfax | #121 |
| Imperial Agents | Inquisitorial Henchmen | #123 |
| Imperial Agents | Inquisitor Karamazov | #125 |
| Imperial Agents | Lord Inquisitor Kyria Draxus | #126 |
| Imperial Agents | Rogue Trader Entourage | #127 |
| Imperial Agents | Subductor Squad | #128 |
| Imperial Agents | Vigilant Squad | #26 |
| Imperial Agents | Vindicare Assassin | #129 |
| Imperial Agents | Voidsmen-at-Arms | #130 |
So 28 Datasheets together.
The Imperial Agents Codex has 27 Datasheets. Does that mean we only lost 1 Datasheet? Nope... Its a bit more complicated than that.
This is the 27 Datasheets:
| Unit Name | Codex/Index Origin | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callidus Assassin | From Imperial Agents Index | ||
| Corvus Blackstar | From Deathwatch Index | ||
| Culexus Assassin | From Imperial Agents Index | ||
| Deathwatch Kill Team | From Deathwatch Index | This was Deathwatch Veterans before | |
| Eversor Assassin | From Imperial Agents Index | ||
| Exaction Squad | From Imperial Agents Index | ||
| Grey Knights Terminator Squad | "NEW" | Borrowed from the Grey Knights Index | |
| Imperial Navy Breachers | From Imperial Agents Index | ||
| Imperial Rhino | "NEW" | Borrowed from the Space Marine Codex | |
| Inquisitor | From Imperial Agents Index | ||
| Inquisitor Coteaz | From Imperial Agents Index | ||
| Inquisitor Draxus | From Imperial Agents Index | This is Inquisitor Lord Kyria Draxus of course | |
| Inquisitor Greyfax | From Imperial Agents Index | ||
| Inquisitorial Agents | From Imperial Agents Index | An altered Inquisitorial Henchman unit from Imperial Agents Index | |
| Inquisitorial Chimera | "NEW" | Borrowed from the Astra Militarum Index | |
| Ministorum Priest | NEW | ||
| Navigator | NEW | ||
| Rogue Trader Entourage | From Imperial Agents Index | ||
| Sisters of Battle Immolator | "NEW" | Borrowed from the Adepta Sororitas Codex | |
| Sisters of Battle Squad | "NEW" | Borrowed from the Adepta Sororitas Codex | |
| Subductor Squad | From Imperial Agents Index | ||
| Watch Captain Artemis | From Deathwatch Index | ||
| Watch Master | From Deathwatch Index | ||
| Vigilant Squad | From Imperial Agents Index | ||
| Vindicare Assassin | From Imperial Agents Index | ||
| Voidsmen-at-Arms | From Imperial Agents Index |
Detachments and Army Rule
So the worst part is that Imperial Agents did not really get an Army Rule. They still have the rule that allows you to stick them into other armies. But there is no rules buff for having them as an army on their own.
Most Armies have a buff and then the Detachment you choose gives another buff. Here, there is no advantage for the army itself.
What is worse is that the Deathwatch, formerly a Space Marine subfaction has technically lost the ability to do Oath of Moment... which I hope they fix. You COULD take a Space Marine army with Deathwatch colours and then use the Imperial Agents rules to put a few specialist Deathwatch units into your Space Marine Army... but then those allied units cannot use Oath of Moment! Bleh!
As for Detachments, the Ordo Xenos, Alien Hunters one is pretty much the Deathwatch Blackspear Task Force they had before.
You can also play Ordo Hereticus, Purgation Force, Ordo Malleus, Daemon Hunters and Imperialis Fleet Detachments. I shall endeavor to review them all in due time.
The Lost
Finally, the remainder of the ablative Datasheets have moved to Legends rules now.
They include:
| Faction | Unit | Review Number |
|---|---|---|
| Deathwatch | Deathwatch Terminator Squad | #112 |
| Deathwatch | Fortis Kill Team | #116 |
| Deathwatch | Indomitor Kill Team | #118 |
| Deathwatch | Kill Team Cassius | #120 |
| Deathwatch | Proteus Killteam | #57 |
| Deathwatch | Spectrus Kill Team | #73 |
| Deathwatch | Veteran Bike Squad | #84 |
| Imperial Agents | Inquisitor Eisenhorn | #119 |
| Imperial Agents | Inquisitor Karamazov | #125 |
Final Thoughts
That's it for now. I shall have to re-review the ones and review the new. I can just stuck the old ones into a Reviewed Legends Category now...
Thank you for reading!
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That's alot of models to review dude😲
Well, I have done 145 of them already. Plus 2x Army Rules and 2x Detachment rules!