40K DEEP THOUGHT: The Best Codex of all Time?
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Aug 25 2013
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Sometimes we need to think about the best we’ve been given instead of moaning about the worst. It’s time to crack open the books…
Hi folks,
Just thought I would pick the minds of some of you fine people and see what your favourite codex is or was, doesn’t have to be current. Could be from any edition. But which one (or two, maybe 3) codex have you enjoyed most and why ? It could be because of the fluff or how it played. The model release that accompanied it. Any reason you care to give.
And we are off to the races. A lot of good candidates came out, but off the top of my head I’d pick these:
Chaos Codex v3.5
All the Legions, more wargear than you could shake a stick at, and powerful to boot. It was a powerhouse effort on all fronts, and CSM players still feel it’s absence.
The First Necron Codex
It was the codex that took a random handful of funky units and turned them into a cohesive army. It was also the codex that opened out fluff horizons in ways we hadn’t seen since the original Realms of Chaos hardcovers. Boy do I remember the arguments and debates about the war in heaven and the origins of the various races in the game.
Eldar – 2nd Edition
Wow, the codex that unified the entire Eldar race. It had everything from the Craftworlds, to Pirates, Exodites (yes really), and even Harlequins. The fluff was revised and expanded from the original White Dwarf stuff, and we got Phoenix Lords. This was the codex that really established the Eldar as a core race in the game.
~Those are mine, what are yours?
Author: Larry Vela
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