It also contains a quick reference sheet at the very back. Appendix - In 7th edition this contained a complete, detailed list of all the army's weapons, special rules, psychic powers, warlord traits and any detachments or tactical objectives it may have.
The points for matched play have been moved from the datasheet to the Appendix. In 8th edition a datasheet contains the complete rules for fielding a unit including power level and keywords. In 7th edition datasheets contained the complete rules and points values needed to field a unit and a picture of the model from the Citadel Miniatures range, along with a description of the unit, as per the old bestiary. Army List - This contains datasheets for every unit and a wargear list.Showcase - This is the old Hobby Section that now contains just pictures of the Citadel Miniatures painted by Games Workshop's 'Eavy Metal team.This includes artwork, short stories, and copies of fictional documents from the future - (The same style as before). Background - Information about the force and its place in the Warhammer 40,000 universe.Options are also given here along with their cost.įor 7th Edition Games Workshop overhauled the basic codex layout, 8th edition continued the same layout as such: Army list - The items in the bestiary are arranged by type and given a points value, with more powerful units costing more points, so that battles are fought between balanced armies.This features outstanding example models painted by veteran hobbyists and Games Workshop's'Eavy Metal team. Hobby section - Information on collecting, building and painting an army from the codex.The army's special psychic powers (if any) and wargear is also listed here, showing the rules for each item, as well as any legendary artifacts the army may use.
This includes their characteristic values, information on their weapons, and any limitations on their use, as well as background information on the unit. Bestiary - A description of the units, characters and vehicles that can be chosen for use in a battle.This includes artwork, short stories, and copies of fictional documents from the future. As with before 8th edition, codexes remain valid until superseded by newer versions (currently the oldest valid codex is Codex: Space Marines - 8th Edition).Īll codexes 6th Edition and prior contained: On release, 8th edition introduced Indexes to introduce rules for all their armies, before again eventually releasing individual codexes. The introduction of 8th edition saw a large rules overhaul, and all prior codexes were rendered obsolete. A complete and comprehensive list detailing all the datasheets available for each faction is available on the Datasheet (Warhammer 40,000) Wikipedia page. These are normally a concise page containing all the necessary rules for a model or unit. The rules for all models from 7th Edition onwards have been produced as datasheets. 'Codex' is now a term solely used for army books.
Games Workshop no longer produce campaign or battlezone codexes, instead releasing 'expansions'.
Until superseded by newer versions, the 3rd edition and later codexes remained valid for the newer editions of Warhammer 40,000.
The third edition rendered these obsolete, and a new series began, including introducing codexes for battlezones and campaigns. Example 8th edition Codex (Space Marines) All codexes have a standard grey title and border.Ī codex (often pluralised as codexes by Games Workshop, though the grammatically correct pluralisation is codices), in the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop wargame, is a rules supplement containing information concerning a particular army, environment, or worldwide campaign.Ĭodexes for particular armies were introduced for the second edition of the game.