![]() This will most likely mean the Firstborn ones will just be gone, as GW does not seem to be worried now about directly replacing kits. Next up, the Sternguard kit is the first to directly replace an existing unit. Sort of like the update to the Land Raider and Rhino MKIII kits in the early 2000s. As above, this could be perfect for things like drop pods, tanks, etc., where they update the size but don’t name it Primaris. ![]() Next up, the new Terminators do show us don’t all have to be “Primaris” they can just update the size of a model to fit the new range. Overall it seems like maybe GW will rotate out the Firstborn throughout 10th and into 11th edition over to Legends. However, they did mention some kits are very safe, including the Firstborn Tactical Marines, as they are a fairly new kit (2013) and do still sell decently well.Ĭhapter-specific characters have already been hit, so we expect them to keep rotating out or over to Primaris. However, if something has not been selling well, we don’t expect GW will hesitate to take it out quickly. So, from the looks of it, GW will keep the slow rotation going with models that do not sell, are too old, or no longer fit the setting. We just haven’t seen a ton of these more recent style books yet, but so far, each has taken some older models out of existence more or less. The newer codex books have been doing this, too, rotating out older minis and taking away datasheets. Every once in a while, they do throw these back up for sale as Made to Order, but they are gone from the main line and not fully supported any longer. However, this isn’t just with Marines GW does this with every faction to eliminate characters and models that don’t sell. Based on the Q&A, we would expect the characters or units above to move to Legends in 10th Edition. Some of these went Primaris, but there are a lot of characters going away, and we would be surprised to see them in the 10th Edition codex books. So while GW didn’t say much about rotation, it’s already happened a few times. If you look, they are all Firstborn models, and we assume the ones that were not selling well. GW didn’t say much about it when it was happening other than these models were leaving their webstore. Some of the more recent ones you can see above and below: Firstborn Space Marines Product Rotation:īefore we go further, there has already been a fairly recent rotation of the Firstborn this is what GW calls their last chance to buy list. Now, let’s move into what may be happening with 10th Edition. Still, throughout 9th Edition, we never saw a mass extinction, Thanos Snap, Order 66, or whatever you want to call it, of Firstborn units. Even the Horus Heresy Marines were upscaled, so pretty interesting. ![]() While they haven’t had direct replacements (such as a devastator squad of Primaris with the exact weapons), almost every character sculpt has gone Primaris.Įven though there are no direct replacements, things are about as close as you can get, such as Outriders, Eradicators, and ATVs. Moving through 9th Edition, we really only saw Primaris releases with a few small characters here and there that are still Firstborn. However, GW has kept around Firstborn up until now and seems to be intent phasing them out much slower via rotations and moves Legends, than we expected. This was a pretty unsubtle way to revamp the line. Primaris were introduced at the start of 8th Edition, and ever since then, people have been concerned that their collection would become unplayable, and understandably so. It also mirrors some of what we had heard from attendees at the show. This comes from GW’s Warhammer Fest Q&A via Valdrana published by Auspex Tactics. GW Breaks Their Neck Putting Primaris Back into 10th Edition 40k RUMORS: Firstborn Going to Legends, Product Rotations & 10th Edition 40k Releases.New 10th Edition Rules Unlock All Sorts of Vehicles For Primaris:.With the newer codexes, we have seen some models rotate out (like Yarrick), and in 10th Edition, we might see this way more. However, with some of the more recent Q&As at Warhammer Fest, GW has been a little more candid about what their plans are for the range, how they are going to rotate models out, and some plans for 10th Edition Warhammer 40k. GW said they plan on moving some Firstborn Space Marines to Legends, plus new product rotations, updates, and new 10th Edition 40k release rumors!Įver since the release of Primaris Marines, people more or less assumed they were going to slowly rotate out the Firstborn models.
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