Should players be cutting off their storm bolters to save 2 points and use Deathwatch bolters, or would stalker-pattern boltguns at 5 points each be better?ĭeathwatch Primaris Watch-Captain.What ammunition option is the best for what scenario?.With that in mind I hope to answer two questions: Cover now means either a -1 to hit or a +1 save, hellfire rounds are no longer the obvious default with their 2+ save, and vengeance rounds could be devastating against multi-wound threats. Previously the default option was to use Hellfire unless the target had a 2+ save now things are a bit more complicated. Vengeance Rounds add 1 to the Damage characteristic of the attack.Kraken Bolts add 6″ to Range and improve the Armour Penetration characteristic by 1.Hellfire Rounds add 1 to the wound roll of attacks against targets that don’t have the VEHICLE or TITANIC keyword.Dragonfire Bolts ignore the benefits of cover.Second, the effects have changed significantly so that every option is viable depending on the circumstances. Other units can get it via the Artificer Bolt Cache or by spending 2CP on the Special-Issue Loadout Stratagem, but otherwise that’s it. The only weapons that have it by default are Deathwatch bolt pistols (which is NOT on the Deathwatch equipment list), Deathwatch boltguns (and their associated twin and combi-weapon versions), the stalker-pattern boltgun, and the vigil spear possessed by the Watch Master. First, the ability is now limited to specific weapons instead of Datasheets. The new Deathwatch Codex Supplement changed how Special Issue Ammunition worked in two very fundamental ways. Although we briefly covered the topic a few weeks ago, several readers asked me to put in a more in-depth analysis similar to the one done for the previous codex.ĭeathwatch Imperial Fist with Storm Shield Credit: Alfredo Ramirez The recent changes in the Deathwatch Codex Supplement included some significant modifications to Special Issue Ammunition along with a major curtailing of which units can actually equip it.
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