Legiones Astartes – Corswain
- Corswain 200 pts
Champion of the Dark Angels, Corswain’s name is one which will echo down through the ages. Exemplifying the qualities of stalwart determination and mastery of the blade, Corswain was the rising star amongst his brothers in the annals of the Great Crusade. His was the righteous path of the paladin, and being born of Caliban but not an ingrained scion of the Order, Corswain was uniquely placed to bridge the divisions within the Legion in its formative years under the Primarch; a position recognised and put to good use by Lion El’Jonson. Under the Lion, Corswain would be groomed to serve not any one Host or Order within the Legion, but to command the respect and knowledge of all. Even as the dust of the Age of Darkness settled, Corswain was remembered in such hallowed company as Raldoron, Chapter Master of the Blood Angels, for his level-headed and disciplined authority as a commander, and alongside Sigismund of the Imperial Fists for his relentlessness in the heat of battle.
| LD | CL | WP | IN | |||||||||||
| M | WS | BS | S | T | W | I | A | LD | CL | WP | IN | SAV | INV | |
| Corswain (⌀32mm) | 10 | - | - | - | ||||||||||
| Corswain (⌀32mm) | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | - | - | - | 2+ | - |
- Bolt pistol
- Bolter
- The Blade
- Armour of the Forest and the Mantle of the Champion
- Frag grenades
- Krak grenades
- Dark Angels
The Blade
A masterwork Terranic greatsword granted to Corswain by his mentor, Alajos, it is said that The Blade was once raised aloft at Advex-mors by Legion Master Urian Vendraig to incite the first Rangdan Xenocide, and was wielded in the violence of every campaign against that foul xenos breed by a champion of the First Legion.
The weapon listed here is counted as a ‘Power’ weapon for those rules that affect such weapons.R | FP | RS | AP | D | Special Rules | Traits |
- | +2 | 1 | Melee, Two-handed, Master-crafted, Duellist’s Edge (2), Murderous Strike (4+) |
*The Blade gains the +1 To Hit bonus provided by the Deathwing Unit Sub-type.
Armour of the Forest and the Mantle of the Champion
A masterfully wrought suit of artificer armour struck from Terran steel in the heart of the forests of Caliban by the Lion’s own hand, the Armour of the Forest embodies the pragmatism of the Legion in its simple, utilitarian functionality and doughty endurance. Corswain’s only adjustment to this peerless suit of armour is to enshroud himself in a ritual mantle of the Dark Angels, obscuring the symbols of his Order and Host so that he might serve the entire Legion with purity of purpose as their champion.
The Armour of the Forest and the Mantle of the Champion grant Corswain a 2+ Armour Save and a 4+ Invulnerable Save, improved to 3+ against close combat attacks.Warlord: Marshal of the Crown (Deathwing)
Corswain was renowned amongst the ranks of the First Legion and beyond not only for his grasp of the tactics employed by his own brethren, but also by the other Legions. When confronted in battle, the foe could not predict the strategy that would be deployed against them by such a warrior, and would have to fight both uncertainty and the warriors of the Dark Angels.
If chosen as the army’s Warlord, Corswain automatically has the Marshal of the Crown (Deathwing) Warlord Trait and may not select any other Warlord Trait.Relentless warriors are strong of arm – nothing can slow their implacable advance.
Relentless models can shoot with Heavy or Ordnance weapons, counting as Stationary, even if they moved in the previous Movement phase. They are also allowed to Charge in the same turn they fire Heavy, Ordnance, or Rapid Fire weapons.This class of grenade contains only a small explosive charge, and is intended primarily to disorientate and distract the foe while closing on a fixed position.
A unit that includes at least one model with frag grenades makes attacks at its normal Initiative Step during an Assault after it has successfully Charged through Difficult Terrain or Dangerous Terrain, but still suffers any penalties to Charge rolls imposed by Difficult Terrain or Dangerous Terrain when resolving a Charge through Difficult Terrain or Dangerous Terrain.This class of grenade encompasses a variety of shaped charges, plasma detonators and crude bombs, all intended to disable armoured vehicles.
The controlling player may choose to have a model with krak grenades that is Engaged or otherwise in base contact during the Assault phase with a Building or Fortification, or a model with the Vehicle, Dreadnought or Automata Unit Type, inflict one automatic Str 6, AP 3 Hit on the target in Initiative Step 1 instead of attacking normally. Any model in a unit that is chosen to inflict Hits using krak grenades may not otherwise attack or make use of any other special rule or item of Wargear that inflicts Hits or Wounds on a model in the same Assault phase (but may participate in Sweeping Advances as normal).THE HEXAGRAMMATON
All units composed entirely of models with the Legiones Astartes (Dark Angels) special rule must select one of the following Hexagrammaton Unit Sub-types* when chosen during the army selection process: Stormwing, Dreadwing, Deathwing, Ironwing, Firewing or Ravenwing. See the Hexagrammaton rules that follow for details.
* Some models or units may be required to have a specific Unit Sub-type from this list, if so it will be listed on their profile and cannot be changed.
Models with this special rule gain access to unique Wargear options (see The Armoury of the Dark Angels).
Any Legion Centurion, Legion Tartaros Centurion or Legion Cataphractii Centurion with this special rule may select the Paladin of the Hekatonystika Consul upgrade.
A Warlord with this special rule may select a Warlord Trait from the Dark Angels Warlord Trait list.
The greatest commanders of the Space Marine Legions are all but peerless in their strategic and tactical abilities. The genecraft of the Emperor that created them, honed by individual talent and the experience of countless battles, has sharpened their acumen to a preternatural degree.
The Master of the Legion special rule grants the following benefits:- Rites of War: If a Detachment with the Legiones Astartes Faction includes at least one model with the Master of the Legion special rule then that Detachment may select a single Rite of War. Rites of War are presented in the Legiones Astartes Rites of War section.
- The Few and the Proud: An army may only include a maximum of one model with this special rule per 1,000 points. This counts across all Detachments of an army. Thus, an army that totals at least 1,000 points may include only a single model with the Master of the Legion special rule, and an army that totals at least 2,000 points may include up to two models with the Master of the Legion special rule, etc.
- Retinue: A model with this special rule may also include a Legion Command Squad, Legion Cataphractii Command Squad or Legion Tartaros Command Squad as part of the same Force Organisation slot as the model with the Master of the Legion special rule.
Whether pledged to the Emperor himself as the rightful leader of Mankind or to the dream of the Imperium that he intended to create, some warriors swore to fight and die for the Loyalist cause and no other.
A model with this special rule may only be included in an army that has the Loyalist Allegiance.This datasheet has HQ Battlefield Role. Full list of Legiones Astartes units sharing same Battlefield Role follows:
The Blade
A masterwork Terranic greatsword granted to Corswain by his mentor, Alajos, it is said that The Blade was once raised aloft at Advex-mors by Legion Master Urian Vendraig to incite the first Rangdan Xenocide, and was wielded in the violence of every campaign against that foul xenos breed by a champion of the First Legion.
The weapon listed here is counted as a ‘Power’ weapon for those rules that affect such weapons.R | FP | RS | AP | D | Special Rules | Traits |
- | +2 | 1 | Melee, Two-handed, Master-crafted, Duellist’s Edge (2), Murderous Strike (4+) |
*The Blade gains the +1 To Hit bonus provided by the Deathwing Unit Sub-type.
Armour of the Forest and the Mantle of the Champion
A masterfully wrought suit of artificer armour struck from Terran steel in the heart of the forests of Caliban by the Lion’s own hand, the Armour of the Forest embodies the pragmatism of the Legion in its simple, utilitarian functionality and doughty endurance. Corswain’s only adjustment to this peerless suit of armour is to enshroud himself in a ritual mantle of the Dark Angels, obscuring the symbols of his Order and Host so that he might serve the entire Legion with purity of purpose as their champion.
The Armour of the Forest and the Mantle of the Champion grant Corswain a 2+ Armour Save and a 4+ Invulnerable Save, improved to 3+ against close combat attacks.Mighty heroes go where they are needed, being at the forefront of the most vital charges and leading their troops to victory.
Independent Characters can join other units. They cannot, however, join units that contain Vehicles, Dreadnoughts, Automata or any model with the Monstrous sub-type (unless the Independent Character also has that Unit Type or sub-type). They can join other Independent Characters though to form a powerful multi-character unit.Corswain was renowned amongst the ranks of the First Legion and beyond not only for his grasp of the tactics employed by his own brethren, but also by the other Legions. When confronted in battle, the foe could not predict the strategy that would be deployed against them by such a warrior, and would have to fight both uncertainty and the warriors of the Dark Angels.
If chosen as the army’s Warlord, Corswain automatically has the Marshal of the Crown (Deathwing) Warlord Trait and may not select any other Warlord Trait.In the complex language of ciphers and allegory that the Dark Angels use to mark their armour, the crown speaks of authority – though not always that of the crude ranks that others use to label the warriors of the Legiones Astartes. To the Dark Angels, the crown is a symbol of moral authority, marking a warrior that stands as a paragon of some aspect of the Legion, one that others of the same aspect will follow into fire and death without hesitation.
A Warlord with this Trait must select one of the Hexagrammaton Unit Sub-types. All units that include at least one model with the corresponding Unit Sub-type and at least one model with line of sight to the Warlord gain +1 Leadership (to a maximum of 10). In addition, an army whose Warlord has this Trait may make an additional Reaction in a Phase of the opponent’s turn dictated by the Hexagrammaton Unit Sub-type possessed by the Warlord: