Games Workshop 99120102065" Thousand Sons Magnus The Red, Black

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It was on Prospero where he learned of the threat to the Imperium threatened by Horus and the impending civil war. With the Flying DPs you’ll be abusing the fact you can fly around casting a ton of psychic powers a turn. Leather armour would also make more sense given how close to the skin its being worn – and whilst I’m sticking my neck out and criticising the ‘eavy metal painters her outstretched hand is clearly bare and not made of a solid lump of gold like some futuristic female version of Jamie Lanister. Magnus, Angron, Curze, Lorgar, even Horus himself; all seem to have been the victims of a deliberate set-up. Always he seeks knowledge and always one secret dances just beyond his grasp for Tzeentch has bound him into a web of lies and the key to his freedom is forever out of reach.

Like the Legions themselves we have grown strong in our exile, developing our creative skills in a way the loyalists have never needed to, learning to loot as well as any ork and cobble new legionaries from loyalists, daemons and our better supplied brothers over the fence in Age of Sigmar. Blade of Magnus- S User, AP2, Melee, Force, Soul Blaze, Transmogrify (Any roll of 6 to wound that kills a model creates a Chaos Spawn). How did two legions of space marines, each claiming to be utterly loyal to the Emperor of Mankind, end up beating seven bells out of each other to such an extent that an entire planet was burned down? Magnus the Red’s allegiance to Tzeentch greatly influences his actions and those of the Thousand Sons Legion.

Behold the awe-inspiring arrival of Magnus the Red, as the very fabric of reality quakes beneath his descent.

Mazzakim has lived a life defined by selfish desires, heaping mockery upon those of his brothers, like Ahriman and Khayon, that hold lofty ideals and strive for greater ends. Instead, in a display of exceptional parenting, he waited until Horus was leading half the Imperium against him in civil war before declaring something to the effect of “Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal”. This resulted in the Council of Nikaea, a debate to decide once and for all if psychic powers should be banned in the Imperium. Note also how the colours of the alchemical process progress from black, to white, to gold and finally to red, whilst across the Thousand Sons range gold appears with ever greater prevalence on the higher ranked figures, whilst red appears on the robes of the sorcerers, increases on those of Ahriman and becomes dominant on Magnus, the Crimson King himself.The model itself is certainly dramatic although I’ll confess that at first I felt a slight disappointment based largely on my own unrealistic expectations. Thus Mazzakim has plundered the future and knows that the answer he seeks can only be claimed at a confluence of time and place. What’s more the brutal, bestial elements are entwined wonderfully with the ornate armour and weapons. Even the Hellfyre missile rack is stylish and ornate, although I’m still not entirely sure if the look of that particular set up appeals to me.

As ever with a Tzeentchian release these days I’m already waiting to see what Big Boss Redskullz comes up with and naturally I’ll be keeping an eye on Kraut Scientist in the hopes that another of his signature release reviews is in the works. With Black Library getting in on the act with The Great Wolf this is a great weekend to be a Space Wolves fan. It didn’t take long for the Emperor to find his psychic son – and Magnus was quickly given command of his very own legion, now named the Thousand Sons after integrating Magnus’ own cabal of Prosperan sorcerers. He’s also divested himself of his gun (it’s holstered under his robes), preferring instead to fry his enemies with whatever magical effect is swirling around his fingertips.In Magnus’s case this appears to have been taken even further, with the little finger missing altogether. It isn’t a great tournament winning list but if you’re looking to have Magnus lead the Thousand Sons into battle in a standard, 1850 point, game of 40k this is likely your best bet.