Warhammer 40K: Kill Team Gets Massive Updates

Games Workshop has just unleashed a ton of updates to Kill Team from the Core Rules all the way through the supplements – this is the big one!

Kill Team Fans, I hope you’re ready for a big update today because GW dropped a bunch of Errata and FAQs for all your Kill Team rules. Not only is there a Designer’s Commentary, there is also updates for Commanders, Arena, Elites, and an Errata to boot. It’s a lot of different links to go through so you better get started:

Warhammer 40,000 Kill Team Core Manual Designer’s Commentary

A Few Key Changes:

Note: There are a LOT more in the Commentary – we highly suggest you give it a good look!

Warhammer 40,000 Kill Team Errata

A Few Key Changes:

Note: Again, Lots of tweaks here – give this one look when you have the time.

Warhammer 40,000 Kill Team Commanders

Note: That’s the entire Commander Update. It’s relatively short.

Warhammer 40,000 Kill Team Arena

Note: That’s it for Arena. It’s just the change to Doors.

Warhammer 40,000 Kill Team Elites

Note: This one is a tad over 2 pages of changes. It’s smaller than the commentary/errata but there are some other changes in there that you’re going to want to make a note of. The removal of Stealth from units was just to clean up the wording. But there are changes to a few other weapons and abilities in there too.

GW also listed a their recommendations for which rules to use depending on the mode of play you’re using for Kill Team:

via Warhammer Community

Open Play

• Use whichever expansions you want (we’d suggest starting with the Core Manual and going from there).
• Also, whatever you make up!

Narrative Play

• Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team Core Manual
• Kill Team: Commanders
• Kill Team: Arena
• Kill Team: Elites
• Kill Team: Rogue Trader
• Killzone supplements
• Kill Team & Commander supplements

Matched Play Pickup Games

• Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team Core Manual
• Kill Team: Commanders
• Kill Team: Arena
• Kill Team: Elites
• Kill Team: Rogue Trader
• Killzone supplements
• Kill Team & Commander supplements

Matched Play Competitive / Tournament Games

• Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team Core Manual
• Kill Team: Arena (The missions in here are made specifically for tournament play.)
• Kill Team: Elites (All Faction rules, datasheets and Tactics)
• Kill Team: Rogue Trader (All Faction rules, datasheets and Tactics)
• Kill Team supplements (All Faction rules, datasheets and Tactics)
• Kill Team: Commanders are not recommended for use in tournament games.

Now, those are the RECOMMENDED rules to use – you don’t have to follow their recommendations if you want to do your own thing. Just do everyone a favor and talk to your opponent before you start playing to make sure you’re both on the same page.

So go check out those updates and enjoy your games of Kill Team!

Author: Adam Harrison

Writer, Editor, Texas Native, and Austinite for 15+ years, Adam covers all things Tabletop Gaming. Which includes Warhammer 40,000, Age of Sigmar, D&D, Board Games and everything else that involves dice, boards, cards and a table. A hobbyist, player, and collector of miniatures and games, Adam's current obsession are his Death Armies for Age of Sigmar, his Blood Angels and Tyranids for 40k, and his ever growing Arkham Horror: The Card Game Collection.