WARHAMMER 40,000 CODEX:

DARK ANGELS ®

Official Update for 7th Edition, Version 1.1

Although we strive to ensure that our rules are perfect, Q: Can I have a Company Master on a bike?
sometimes mistakes do creep in, or the intent of a rule A: No.
isn’t as clear as it might be. These documents collect
amendments to the rules and present our responses to Q: Can I replace the Chaplain in the Lion’s Blade Strike Force’s
players’ frequently asked questions. As they’re updated Battle Demi-company with an Interrogator-Chaplain?
regularly, each has a version number; when changes A: No.
are made, the version number will be updated, and any
changes from the previous version will be highlighted Q: The Ravenwing Support Squadron – does the entire
in magenta. Where a version number has a letter, squadron gain Stealth and Shrouded (i.e. as the Formation
e.g. 1.1a, this means it has had a local update, only in forms a vehicle squadron, does the Darkshroud transfer
that language, to clarify a translation issue or other Shrouded to the Land Speeders and do the Land Speeders gain
minor correction. Stealth from the Icon of Old Caliban special rule and confer it
in turn to the Darkshroud – in sum, does the whole squadron
ERRATA effectively have an 4+ cover save in the open)?
Page 141 – Deathwing Redemption Force, Special Rules, A: Yes. The Darkshroud’s Shrouded rule stacks with
Deathwing Assault the Stealth rule that the Land Speeders gain from
Replace the first sentence of the first paragraph with being within 6" of the Darkshroud – every model in the
the following: squadron has a 4+ cover save in the open.
‘All units in this Formation that can do so must begin
the game in Deep Strike Reserve (this includes any Q: Can Cypher be fielded with a Dark Angels Detachment?
Venerable Dreadnoughts which must be in their Drop A: No – the Cypher Dataslate describes how you can
Pods). All other units must begin the game in Reserves.’ field him.

Replace the final sentence of the first paragraph with Q: In the Ravenwing Strike Force, if I take a Flyer, does the
the following: whole Detachment have to start in Reserves, or can I start with
‘All units in this Formation in Deep Strike Reserve all my Bikers on the board and leave the Flyers in Reserve?
automatically arrive by Deep Strike at the start of the A: If your Ravenwing Strike Force includes a Flyer, e.g. a
chosen turn. All units in this Formation in Reserve Nephilim Jetfighter (which must be set up in Reserve),
automatically arrive from Reserve at the start of the the whole Strike Force must be set up in Reserve, as
chosen turn.’ described in the Strike as One rule.

Page 158 – Deathwing Strike Force, Command Benefits, Q: Dark Angels models with the Deathwing special rule
Summoned to War have Hatred (Chaos Space Marines). Does this also apply to
Replace the first sentence with the following: Chaos Space Marines, Berzerkers and Possessed from Codex:
‘All units in this Formation that can do so must begin Khorne Daemonkin?
the game in Deep Strike Reserve (this includes any A: Yes. For completeness, here is a list of the Khorne
Venerable Dreadnoughts which must be in their Drop Daemonkin units that the Deathwing hate: Chaos Lord,
Pods). All other units must begin the game in Reserves.’ Daemon Prince, Chaos Cultists, Chaos Space Marines,
Berzerkers, Possessed, Chaos Terminators, Chaos Spawn,
Page 159 – Ravenwing Strike Force, Restrictions Chaos Rhino, Chaos Bikers, Raptors, Warp Talons,
Replace this with the following: Heldrake, Chaos Land Raider, Forgefiend, Maulerfiend,
‘All units in this Detachment must have the Ravenwing Defiler, and Helbrute.
special rule (pg 148) or be a Dark Angels character
equipped with a Space Marine bike.’ Q: Are Inner Circle characters without Terminator armour
(Azrael, Ezekiel) able to be part of a Deathwing Strike Force,
FAQs since they have the Deathwing special rule?
Q: What happens if I cast Mind Wipe on a Walker (or A: Yes. However, as they do not have the Deep Strike
Super-heavy Walker)? special rule, any of these characters can only be set up in
A: A vehicle targeted by Mind Wipe will have its Weapon Reserve (they could, of course, be embarked on a Land
Skill and Ballistic Skill reduced to 1 until the end of its Raider taken as a Dedicated Transport by another unit
next turn, at which point it will recover (it is treated as that they have joined in the Detachment).
automatically passing the Leadership test).

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Q: With the Deathwing Strike Force, how do you avoid as to which of their model’s saves is ‘the best’, so a
automatically losing on turn 1, as you can’t Deep Strike until player could choose to use their Ravenwing Bikers’
turn 2? 4+ re-rollable cover save from Jink instead of their 3+
A: Detachments like the Deathwing and Ravenwing armour save.
are meant to be used in support of other Detachments
and Formations. If your entire army is a Deathwing Q: If I put the entire Ravenwing Strike Force in Reserve, can I
Detachment (or a Ravenwing Detachment deployed in declare that some or all of the units that have Scout are going
Reserve), then you will lose the game at the end of the to Outflank?
first turn because you have no models on the battlefield. A: Yes. If you decide for the Ravenwing Strike Force to
To avoid this, field one of these Detachments alongside be in Reserve, any units that can normally do so can
other units, Formations or Detachments. Alternatively, choose to Outflank.
you can have a chat with your opponent before the game
and see if they’re happy for you to tweak the rules to Q: Dark Angels Overwatch as modified by Grim Resolve – does
avoid this situation! it work against invisible units? Since it is still a Snap Shot –
just at a higher Ballistic Skill – I would think so.
Q: If I field a Grey Knights Brotherhood alongside a Deathwing A: A model with Grim Resolve fires Overwatch at
Strike Force, and have a Grey Knights Independent Character Ballistic Skill 2. This is not affected by Invisibility.
join a Deathwing Terminator Squad and Belial join a squad
of Grey Knights, does the Deathwing Terminator Squad roll Q: Do Venerable Dreadnoughts arriving by Drop Pods benefit
for reserves on turn one (because of the attached Grey Knights from the Vengeful Strike special rule?
Independent Character) and does the Grey Knight squad A: No – Vengeful Strike only benefits models wearing
arrive on turn two without rolling (because of Belial being in Terminator armour arriving by Deep Strike.
the unit)?
A: No. As stated in Warhammer 40,000: The Rules, Q: A question about the Dark Angels relic, the Mace of
Independent Characters do not confer their special Redemption. In the 6th edition, the Bane of the Traitor special
rules on units they are joined to (and vice versa) unless rule ‘improved’ the weapon’s AP but the current wording says
stated otherwise. the AP is ‘increased’ – is this a printing error?
A: The weapon is AP 1 when used to attack a unit with
Q: The Dark Angels Interromancy psychic power Mindworm the Chaos Space Marines Faction.
states that when suffering an unsaved Wound, a number of
the target’s characteristics are reduced by 3. If a successful Q: Can a Dark Angels Company Master, Interrogator-Chaplain
Reanimation Protocols or Feel No Pain roll is made, what or Librarian carry more than one relic by, for example,
happens to the characteristic modifiers? swapping a bolt pistol for Foe-smiter, and then swapping
A: If a model passes its Reanimation Protocols or Feel another weapon for Shroud of Heroes?
No Pain roll, the Wound is treated as being saved, so the A: A model may only take one Relic of Caliban.
model suffers no penalty to its characteristics.
Q: In a Deathwing Command Squad, does a Deathwing
Q: Does the Ravenwing special rule in Codex: Dark Angels Terminator who is upgraded to the Deathwing Apothecary
allow me to re-roll all cover saves while the model is Jinking, or lose any equipment other than his power fist? Similarly, what
only the cover saves given to the model by the Jink special rule? happens when a Ravenwing Black Knight in a Ravenwing
A: When a model Jinks, it gains a 4+ cover save until Command Squad is upgraded to the Ravenwing Apothecary?
the start of its next Movement phase. A model with the A: A Deathwing Terminator upgraded to the Deathwing
Ravenwing special rule can re-roll any cover saves it has Apothecary replaces his power fist with a narthecium.
to make against the attack that prompted it to Jink, and He may not take any other options. A Ravenwing Black
any further cover saves it has to make until the start of Knight may be upgraded to the Ravenwing Apothecary,
its next Movement phase. taking a narthecium. He may not take any other options.

Q: In Codex: Dark Angels, can the Ravenwing Q: May a Dark Angels Librarian in Terminator armour take a
Support Squadron fire Overwatch for itself, or only other storm shield like his counterpart in Codex: Space Marines?
Ravenwing units? A: A Dark Angels Librarian may not take a storm shield.
A: Yes, Ravenshield allows you to fire Overwatch in
support of a friendly unit with the Ravenwing special Q: Regarding upgrade sequences – can a Deathwing
rule – it doesn’t need to be part of this Formation, but it Terminator have a thunder hammer and storm shield, and a
can be. cyclone missile launcher?
A: Yes – the Terminator may first replace all of its
Q: Can Ravenwing Bikers Jink against normal attacks such as weapons with the thunder hammer and storm shield,
bolters, or do they have to use armour saves (can they use a 4+ and then, as one of a group of five models in the squad,
re-rollable Jink instead of the 3+ armour save)? take the cyclone missile launcher.
A: The controlling player can use their discretion

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Q: Is Interrogator-Chaplain Seraphicus still playable in 7th
edition (he was the limited edition insert character for Dark
Vengeance back in 6th edition)?
A: For Interrogator-Chaplain Seraphicus, use the
Interrogator-Chaplain datasheet and choose to take a
plasma pistol (15 pts) in place of his bolt pistol.

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