Codex (Warhammer 40,000)
A codex (often pluralised as codexes by Games Workshop, though the grammatically correct pluralisation is codices), [1] in the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop wargame, is a rules supplement containing information concerning a particular army, environment, or worldwide campaign.
Example early 3rd edition Codex (Imperial Guard) Each codex had its own lettering style for the title.
Example late 3rd edition Codex (Imperial Guard) All of these longer codexes had a standard black border and common title style.
Example 4th edition Codex (Space Marines) All codexes had a standard grey metal-effect border and common title style. 5th Edition Codexes have continued this styling.
Example 6th edition Codex (Space Marines) All codexes had a standard grey name and the word codex. Early 7th Edition Codexes continued this styling.
Example Late 7th edition Codex (Dark Angels) These codexes had a standard white name with their faction type.
Example 8th edition Codex (Space Marines) All codexes have a standard grey title and border.
Codexes for particular armies were introduced for the second edition of the game. The third edition rendered these obsolete, and a new series began, including introducing codexes for battlezones and campaigns. Until superseded by newer versions, the 3rd edition and later codexes remained valid for the newer editions of Warhammer 40,000. Games Workshop no longer produce campaign or battlezone codexes, instead releasing 'expansions'. 'Codex' is now a term solely used for army books.
The rules for all models from 7th Edition onwards have been produced as datasheets. These are normally a concise page containing all the necessary rules for a model or unit. A complete and comprehensive list detailing all the datasheets available for each faction is available on the Datasheet (Warhammer 40,000) Wikipedia page.
The introduction of 8th edition saw a large rules overhaul, and all prior codexes were rendered obsolete. On release, 8th edition introduced Indexes to introduce rules for all their armies, before again eventually releasing individual codexes. As with before 8th edition, codexes remain valid until superseded by newer versions (currently the oldest valid codex is Codex: Grey Knights - 8th Edition).
All codexes 6th Edition and prior contained:
- Background - Information about the force and its place in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. This includes artwork, short stories, and copies of fictional documents from the future.
- Bestiary - A description of the units, characters and vehicles that can be chosen for use in a battle. This includes their characteristic values, information on their weapons, and any limitations on their use, as well as background information on the unit. The army's special psychic powers (if any) and wargear is also listed here, showing the rules for each item, as well as any legendary artifacts the army may use.
- Hobby section - Information on collecting, building and painting an army from the codex. This features outstanding example models painted by veteran hobbyists and Games Workshop's 'Eavy Metal team.
- Army list - The items in the bestiary are arranged by type and given a points value, with more powerful units costing more points, so that battles are fought between balanced armies. Options are also given here along with their cost.
For 7th Edition Games Workshop overhauled the basic codex layout, 8th edition continued the same layout as such:
- Background - Information about the force and its place in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. This includes artwork, short stories, and copies of fictional documents from the future - (The same style as before).
- Showcase - This is the old Hobby Section that now contains just pictures of the Citadel Miniatures; painted by Games Workshop's 'Eavy Metal team.
- Army List - This contains datasheets for every unit and a wargear list.
In 7th edition datasheets contained the complete rules and points values needed to field a unit and a picture of the model from the Citadel Miniatures range, along with a description of the unit, as per the old bestiary.
In 8th edition a datasheet contains the complete rules for fielding a unit including power level and keywords. The points for matched play have been moved from the datasheet to the Appendix. - Appendix - In 7th edition this contained a complete, detailed list of all the army's weapons, special rules, psychic powers, warlord traits and any detachments or tactical objectives it may have. It also contains a quick reference sheet at the very back.
In 8th edition this became: weapon profiles, battle-forged rules (such as subfaction traits and stratagems), warlord traits, relics, psychic powers, tactical objectives and finally matched play points values for units and weapons.
Rules for models produced by Forgeworld are available as part of the Imperial Armour series of books, also published by Forgeworld.
Current Books
Army Codexes
The range of codexes is regularly updated with new editions of armies and occasionally new army codexes. However, all codexes prior editions of Warhammer 40,000 are still valid in the current edition, unless a later version has replaced it. Upon the launch of 8th Edition, all codexes 7th Edition and prior were invalidated due to a rules overhaul and therefore incompatibility. On launch they were replaced with Indexes to provide compatible rules, as of November 2019 these Indexes are no longer produced. All rules have been moved into Codexes, Chapter Approved, Codex Supplements, White Dwarf Index articles or the upcoming Legends book.
8th Edition
8th Edition was released in June 2017.
| Codex | ISBN | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Adepta Sororitas | ISBN 978-1788266864 | November 2019 |
| Adeptus Custodes | ISBN 978-1788261357 | January 2018 |
| Adeptus Mechanicus | ISBN 978-1788260176 | September 2017 |
| Astra Militarum | ISBN 978-1788260282 | October 2017 |
| Blood Angels | ISBN 978-1-78826-050-3 | December 2017 |
| Chaos Daemons | ISBN 978-1-78826-123-4 | January 2018 |
| Chaos Knights | Unknown | July 2019 |
| Chaos Space Marines (2nd Edition) | ISBN 978-1788264693 | March 2019 |
| Craftworlds | ISBN 978-1788260336 | October 2017 |
| Dark Angels | ISBN 978-1788260558 | December 2017 |
| Death Guard | ISBN 978-1788260053 | September 2017 |
| Deathwatch | ISBN 978-1788261852 | May 2018 |
| Drukhari | ISBN 978-1788261708 | April 2018 |
| Elucidian Starstriders | N/A | September 2018 |
| Gellerpox Infected | N/A | September 2018 |
| Genestealer Cults | ISBN 978-1785812712 | February 2019 |
| Grey Knights | ISBN 978-1785819278 | August 2017 |
| Harlequins | ISBN 978-1-78826-213-2 | May 2018 |
| Imperial Knights | ISBN 978-1788261647 | June 2018 |
| Necrons | ISBN 978-1785819667 | March 2018 |
| Orks | ISBN 978-1788262620 | November 2018 |
| Space Marines (2nd Edition) | ISBN 978-1788266307 | August 2019 |
| Space Wolves | ISBN 978-1788260602 | August 2018 |
| Tau Empire | ISBN 978-1788261586 | March 2018 |
| Thousand Sons | ISBN 978-1788261418 | February 2018 |
| Tyranids | ISBN 978-1-78826-038-1 | November 2017 |
| Codex Supplement | ISBN | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Imperial Fists (Space Marines) | Unknown | October 2019 |
| Iron Hands (Space Marines) | Unknown | September 2019 |
| Ravenguard (Space Marines) | Unknown | September 2019 |
| Salamanders (Space Marines) | Unknown | October 2019 |
| Ultramarines (Space Marines) | ISBN 978-1788266376 | August 2019 |
| White Scars (Space Marines) | Unknown | August 2019 |
Expansions
Expansions for Warhammer 40,000 provide alternative ways to play the game. With the release of 8th Edition, all 7th Edition codexes and expansions were rendered obsolete. Four of the most popular expansions were rereleased in the main rulebook upon launch. These are Planetstrike, Cities of Death, Stronghold Assault & Death from the Skies.
8th Edition
| Book | Notes | ISBN | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warhammer 40,000 | Main rulebook also contains; Planetstrike, Cities of Death, Stronghold Assault & Death from the Skies Expansions |
ISBN 978-1785818493 | June 2017 |
| Chapter Approved: 2017 Edition | Annual rules update, also contains; Apocalypse, Planetstrike & Stronghold Assault Expansions |
ISBN 978-1-78826-043-5 | December 2017 |
| Chapter Approved: 2018 Edition | Annual rules update, also contains; Cities of Death, Beta Codex: Adepta Sororitas, Index: Renegade Knights |
ISBN 978-1-78826-373-3 | December 2018 |
| Imperium Nihilus: Vigilus Defiant | Rules for Ultramarines, Black Legion & specialist detachments for other Vigilus combatants |
Unknown | December 2018 |
| Imperium Nihilus: Vigilus Ablaze | Rules for Ultramarines, Black Legion & specialist detachments for other Vigilus combatants |
Unknown | April 2019 |
| Psychic Awakening: Phoenix Rising | Additional rules for Craftworlds & Drukhari, also complete rules for Ynnari |
Unknown | October 2019 |
| Psychic Awakening: Faith & Fury | Additional rules for Chaos Space Marines, also Space Marines & a Black Templars supplement |
Unknown | November 2019 |
| Psychic Awakening: Blood of Baal | Additional rules for Blood Angels & Tyranids | Unknown | December 2019 |
| Psychic Awakening: Ritual of the Damned | Additional rules for Dark Angels, Grey Knights and Thousand Sons | Unknown | January 2020 |
| Psychic Awakening: The Greater Good | Additional rules for Tau Empire, Astra Militarum and Genestealer Cults | Unknown | February 2020 |
| Psychic Awakening: Saga of the Beast | Additional rules for Space Wolves and Orks | Unknown | March 2020 |
Imperial Armour
For main article see Imperial Armour
Imperial Armour is a series of official rules supplements to Warhammer 40,000 codexes produced by Forge World, a subsidiary company of Games Workshop. Current, valid books:
| Imperial Armour | Notes | ISBN | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Index: Forces of Chaos | All Chaos (except Chaos Astra Militarum) | ISBN 978-1788261142 | June 2017 |
| Index: Forces of the Adeptus Astartes | All Adeptus Astartes | ISBN 978-1788261159 | June 2017 |
| Index: Forces of the Astra Militarum | All Astra Militarum (both Imperial and Chaos) and Imperium | ISBN 978-1788261166 | June 2017 |
| Index: Xenos | All Xenos | ISBN 978-1788261173 | June 2017 |
Obsolete Books
Codexes
8th Edition
8th Edition was released June 2017. Individual Index books became obsolete when all the relevant codexes were published. However, some datasheets for older models can still be used.
| Codex | ISBN | Release Date | Superseded By |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaos Space Marines | ISBN 978-1785819384 | August 2017 | 8th Edition Codex: Chaos Space Marines (2nd Edition) |
| Space Marines | ISBN 978-1785819490 | July 2017 | 8th Edition Codex: Space Marines (2nd Edition) |
| Index | Factions | ISBN | Release Date | Superseded By |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaos | Heretic Astartes, Chaos Daemons & Questor Traitoris | ISBN 978-1-78581-865-3 | June 2017 | 8th Edition Chaos Codexes[lower-alpha 1] |
| Imperium 1 |
|
ISBN 9781785819063 | June 2017 | 8th Edition Imperium Codexes[lower-alpha 2] |
| Imperium 2 |
|
ISBN 978-1785819131 | June 2017 | 8th Edition Imperium Codexes[lower-alpha 3] |
| Xenos 1 | Craftworlds, Drukhari, Ynnari, Harlequins & Necrons | ISBN 978-1-78581-899-8 | June 2017 | 8th Edition Xenos Codexes[lower-alpha 4] |
| Xenos 2 | Orks, Tau Empire, Tyranids & Genestealer Cults | ISBN 978-1-78581-892-9 | June 2017 | 8th Edition Xenos Codexes[lower-alpha 5] |
- 8th Edition Codex: Chaos Space Marines, Codex: Death Guard, Codex: Thousand Sons, Codex: Chaos Daemons, Index: Renegade Knights
- 8th Edition Codex: Space Marines, Codex: Blood Angels, Codex: Dark Angels, Codex: Space Wolves, Codex: Grey Knights, & Codex: Deathwatch
- 8th Edition Codex: Astra Militarum, Codex: Adeptus Mechanicus, Codex: Imperial Knights, Codex: Adepta Sororitas, Codex: Adeptus Custodes & Index Imperialis Articles
- 8th Edition Codex: Craftworlds, Codex: Drukhari, Index: Xenos - Ynnari, Codex: Harlequins, & Codex: Necrons
- 8th Edition Codex: Orks, Codex: Tau Empire, Codex: Tyranids, & Codex: Genestealer Cults
7th Edition
7th Edition was released May 2014. On 22 April 2017 Games Workshop announced via their Warhammer Community Website that when 8th Edition was released, all Army codexes would be obsolete.
| Codex | ISBN | Release Date | Superseded By |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Angels | ISBN 978-1782536123 | December 2014 | 8th Edition Index: Imperium 1 |
| Cult Mechanicus | ISBN 978-1782537427 | May 2015 | 8th Edition Index: Imperium 2 |
| Craftworlds | ISBN 978-1782537304 | April 2015 | 8th Edition Index: Xenos 1 |
| Dark Angels | ISBN 978-1782537526 | June 2015 | 8th Edition Index: Imperium 1 |
| Dark Eldar | ISBN 978-1782534839 | October 2014 | 8th Edition Index: Xenos 1 |
| Deathwatch | ISBN 978-1785811562 | August 2016 | 8th Edition Index: Imperium 1 |
| Genestealer Cults | ISBN 978-1785812712 | September 2016 | 8th Edition Index: Xenos 2 |
| Grey Knights | ISBN 978-1782533702 | August 2014 | 8th Edition Index: Imperium 1 |
| Harlequins | ISBN 978-1782536833 | February 2015 | 8th Edition Index: Xenos 1 |
| Imperial Agents | ISBN 978-1785818059 | December 2016 | 8th Edition Index: Imperium 1 & 2 |
| Imperial Knights | ISBN 978-1782537342 | May 2015 | 8th Edition Index: Imperium 2 |
| Khorne Daemonkin | ISBN 978-1782537267 | March 2015 | 8th Edition Index: Chaos |
| Necrons | ISBN 978-1782536079 | January 2015 | 8th Edition Index: Xenos 1 |
| Orks | ISBN 978-1782533290 | June 2014 | 8th Edition Index: Xenos 2 |
| Skitarii | ISBN 978-1782537380 | April 2015 | 8th Edition Index: Imperium 2 |
| Space Marines | ISBN 978-1782537472 | June 2015 | 8th Edition Index: Imperium 1 |
| Space Wolves | ISBN 978-1782533818 | August 2014 | 8th Edition Index: Imperium 1 |
| Tau Empire | ISBN 978-1785810091 | October 2015 | 8th Edition Index: Xenos 2 |
| Codex Supplement | ISBN | Release Date | Superseded By |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angels of Death (Space Marines) | ISBN 978-1785816956 | April 2016 | 8th Edition |
| Black Legion (Chaos Space Marines) | ISBN 978-1785817052 | April 2016 | 8th Edition |
| Cadia (Astra Militarum) | Digital Only* | January 2016 | 8th Edition |
| Champions of Fenris (Space Wolves) | ISBN 978-1782533993 | August 2014 | 8th Edition |
| Clan Raukaan (Space Marines) | Digital Only | June 2015 | 8th Edition |
| Crimson Slaughter (Chaos Space Marines) | ISBN 978-1785816963 | April 2016 | 8th Edition |
| Farsight Enclaves (Tau Empire) | ISBN 978-1785816895 | February 2016* | 8th Edition |
| Flesh Tearers (Blood Angels) | Digital Only* | January 2016 | 8th Edition |
| Haemonculus Covens (Dark Eldar) | ISBN 978-1782534938 | October 2014 | 8th Edition |
| Raven Guard (Space Marines) | Digital Only* | January 2016 | 8th Edition |
| Sentinels of Terra (Space Marines) | Digital Only | June 2015 | 8th Edition |
| Traitor Legions (Chaos Space Marines) | ISBN 978-1785817946 | December 2016 | 8th Edition |
| Waaagh! Ghazghkull (Orks) | ISBN 978-1782534600 | July 2014 | 7th Edition Reprint |
| Waaagh! Ghazghkull (Orks) | ISBN 978-1785816901 | February 2016 (Reprint) | 8th Edition |
| White Scars (Space Marines) | Digital Only* | January 2016 | 8th Edition |
6th Edition
6th Edition was released June 2012. Codex Supplements have their parent faction noted in brackets.
| Codex | ISBN | Release Date | Superseded By |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adepta Sororitas | ISBN 978-1782533603 | October 2013 | 8th Edition Index: Imperium 2 |
| Astra Militarum | ISBN 978-1782532590 | April 2014 | 8th Edition Index: Imperium 2 |
| Chaos Daemons | ISBN 978-1908872883 | March 2013 | 8th Edition Index: Chaos |
| Chaos Space Marines | ISBN 978-1908872029 | October 2012 | 8th Edition Index: Chaos |
| Dark Angels | ISBN 978-1908872265 | January 2013 | 7th Edition Codex: Dark Angels |
| Eldar | ISBN 978-1782532125 | June 2013 | 7th Edition Codex: Craftworlds |
| Imperial Knights | ISBN 978-1782532453 | March 2014 | 7th Edition Codex: Imperial Knights |
| Inquisition | ISBN 978-1782534044 | November 2013 | 8th Edition Index: Imperium 2 |
| Legion of the Damned | ISBN 978-1782535263 | March 2014 | 8th Edition Index: Imperium 1 |
| Militarum Tempestus | ISBN 978-1782533047 | April 2014 | 8th Edition Index: Imperium 2 |
| Space Marines | ISBN 978-1782530763 | September 2013 | 7th Edition Codex: Space Marines |
| Tau Empire | ISBN 978-1782530039 | April 2013 | 7th Edition Codex: Tau Empire |
| Tyranids | ISBN 978-1782531951 | January 2014 | 8th Edition Index: Xenos 2 |
| Codex Supplement | ISBN | Release Date | Superseded By |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Legion (Chaos Space Marines) | ISBN 978-1782533016 | August 2013 | 7th Edition Revised Version |
| Clan Raukaan (Space Marines) | ISBN 978-1782534068 | November 2013 | 7th Edition Revised Version |
| Crimson Slaughter (Chaos Space Marines) | ISBN 978-1782533108 | March 2014 | 7th Edition Revised Version |
| Farsight Enclaves (Tau Empire) | ISBN 978-1782532224 | July 2013 | 7th Edition Revised Version |
| Iyanden (Eldar) | ISBN 978-1782531074 | June 2013 | 7th Edition Codex: Craftworlds |
| Sentinels of Terra (Space Marines) | ISBN 978-1782533658 | October 2013 | 7th Edition Revised Version |
5th Edition
5th Edition was released in 2008.
| Codex | ISBN | Release Date | Superseded By |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Angels | ISBN 978-1841549606 | April 2010 | 7th Edition Codex: Blood Angels |
| Dark Eldar | ISBN 978-1841549781 | November 2010 | 7th Edition Codex: Dark Eldar |
| Grey Knights | ISBN 978-1841549910 | April 2011 | 7th Edition Codex: Grey Knights |
| Imperial Guard | ISBN 978-1841549231 | May 2009 | 6th Edition Codex: Astra Militarum |
| Necrons | ISBN 978-1907964183 | November 2011 | 7th Edition Codex: Necrons |
| Sisters of Battle | N/A - White Dwarf | August/September 2011 | 6th Edition iBook Codex: Adepta Sororitas |
| Space Marines | ISBN 978-1841548944 | October 2008 | 6th Edition Codex: Space Marines |
| Space Wolves | ISBN 978-1841540108 | October 2009 | 7th Edition Codex: Space Wolves |
| Tyranids | ISBN 978-1841549514 | January 2010 | 6th Edition Codex: Tyranids |
4th Edition
4th Edition was released in 2004.
| Codex | ISBN | Release Date | Superseded By |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Templars | ISBN 1-84154-685-2 | November 2005 | 6th Edition Codex: Space Marines |
| Blood Angels | N/A[lower-alpha 1] | June/July 2007 | 5th Edition Codex: Blood Angels |
| Catachans[lower-alpha 2] | ISBN 1-84154-016-1 | 2005 | 5th Edition Codex: Imperial Guard |
| Chaos Daemons | ISBN 978-1841548791 | May 2008 | 6th Edition Codex: Chaos Daemons |
| Chaos Space Marines | ISBN 978-1841548425 | September 2007 | 6th Edition Codex: Chaos Space Marines |
| Dark Angels | ISBN 1-84154-807-3 | March 2007 | 6th Edition Codex: Dark Angels |
| Eldar | ISBN 1-84154-791-3 | November 2006 | 6th Edition Codex: Eldar |
| Orks | ISBN 978-1841548524 | January 2008 | 7th Edition Codex: Orks |
| Space Marines | ISBN 1-84154-526-0 | November 2004 | 5th Edition Codex: Space Marines |
| Tau Empire | ISBN 1-84154-712-3 | March 2006 | 6th Edition Codex: Tau Empire |
| Tyranids | ISBN 1-84154-650-X | June 2005 | 5th Edition Codex: Tyranids |
- Presented in two parts in White Dwarf issues #330 and #331, and subsequently available online from the Games Workshop website, with long-term plan to publish this list in a new book.
- This is a smaller codex that requires a parent list to complete its army list.
3rd Edition
3rd Edition was released in 1998.
| Codex | ISBN | Release Date | Superseded By |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assassins[lower-alpha 1] | ISBN 1-84154-019-6 | July 1999 | Rules in Codex: Daemonhunters and Codex: Witch Hunters |
| Blood Angels[lower-alpha 1] | ISBN 1-869893-45-X | December 1998 | 4th edition White Dwarf list |
| Catachans[lower-alpha 1] | ISBN 1-84154-016-1 | February 2000 | 4th edition free download codex |
| Chaos Space Marines | ISBN 1-869893-49-2 | February 1999 | Second 3rd edition codex |
| Chaos Space Marines (Second Printing) | ISBN 1-84154-322-5 | October 2002 | 4th edition codex |
| Craftworld Eldar[lower-alpha 1] | ISBN 1-84154-029-3 | June 2000 | 4th edition Codex: Eldar |
| Daemonhunters | ISBN 1-84154-361-6 | March 2003 | 5th edition Codex: Grey Knights |
| Dark Angels[lower-alpha 1] | ISBN 1-869893-67-0 | May 1999 | Updated second printing of 3rd edition codex |
| Dark Angels[lower-alpha 1] (Second Printing) | ISBN 1-84154-302-0 | Nov 2002 | 4th edition codex |
| Dark Eldar | ISBN 1-869893-41-7 | November 1998 | Updated second printing (3rd edition) |
| Dark Eldar (Revised) | ISBN 1-84154-307-1 | November 2003[2] | 5th edition codex |
| Eldar | ISBN 1-869893-39-5 | August 1999 | 4th edition codex |
| Imperial Guard | ISBN 1-869893-52-2 | November 1999 | Second 3rd edition codex |
| Imperial Guard (Second Printing) | ISBN 1-84154-410-8 | September 2003 | 5th edition codex |
| Necrons | ISBN 1-84154-190-7 | July 2002 | 5th edition Codex: Necrons |
| Orks | ISBN 1-869893-38-7 | July 1999 | 4th edition codex |
| Space Marines | ISBN 1-869893-28-X | October 1998 | 4th edition codex |
| Space Wolves[lower-alpha 1] | ISBN 1-84154-010-2 | April 2000 | 5th edition codex |
| Tyranids | ISBN 1-84154-013-7 | February 2001 | 4th edition codex |
| Tau | ISBN 1-84154-098-6 | October 2001 | 4th edition Codex: Tau Empire |
| Witch Hunters | ISBN 1-84154-485-X | April 2004 | 5th edition Sisters of Battle White Dwarf list |
- This is a smaller codex that requires a parent list to complete its army list.
2nd Edition
All codexes were rendered obsolete by 3rd edition Warhammer 40,000. 2nd Edition was released in 1993.
| Codex | ISBN | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Angels of Death[lower-alpha 1] | ISBN 1-872372-96-1 | 1996 |
| Assassins[lower-alpha 2] | ISBN 1-872372-05-8 | June 1997 |
| Chaos | ISBN 1-872372-47-3 | 1996 |
| Eldar | ISBN 1-872372-74-0 | 1994 |
| Imperial Guard | ISBN 1-872372-92-9 | 1995 |
| Orks | ISBN 1-872372-76-7 | 1994 |
| Sisters of Battle | ISBN 1-872372-14-7 | August 1997 |
| Tyranids[lower-alpha 3] | ISBN 1-872372-90-2 | 1995 |
| Ultramarines[lower-alpha 4] | ISBN 1-872372-87-2 | 1995 |
| Space Wolves | ISBN 1-872372-71-6 | 1994 |
- Covers rules for both Dark Angels and Blood Angels.
- This is a smaller codex that requires a parent list to complete its army list.
- Covers rules for both Tyranids and Genestealer Cults.
- Also covers rules for other "standard" Space Marine armies.
Expansions/Supplements
Example 4th edition expansion (Apocalypse) This style was carried over onto 5th edition expansions.
7th Edition
All 7th Edition expansions were superseded by 8th Edition.
| Book | Notes | ISBN | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Crusade: Angel's Blade | Blood Angels Update | ISBN 978-1785817182 | September 2016 |
| Black Crusade: Traitor's Hate | Chaos Space Marines Update | ISBN 978-1785812637 | September 2016 |
| Blood Oath | Warhammer World Campaign | ISBN 978-1785721182 | May 2015 |
| Death from the Skies | Expanded Rules for Flyers | ISBN 978-1785810961 | May 2016 |
| Death Masque | Deathwatch vs Harlequins | N/A - Boxset | August 2016 |
| Gathering Storm: Fall of Cadia | Narrative Campaign of Fall of Cadia | ISBN 978-1785817632 | January 2017 |
| Gathering Storm: Fracture of Biel-tan | Narrative Campaign | ISBN 978-1785817731 | February 2017 |
| Gathering Storm: Rise of the Primarch | Narrative Campaign | ISBN 978-1785817854 | March 2017 |
| Kill Team | Small Skirmish Games | N/A - Boxset | September 2016 |
| Path to Glory | Campaign | Digital Edition | December 2015 |
| Planetary Onslaught | Planetstrike, Cities of Death Compendium | ISBN 978-1785817526 | November 2016 |
| Planetstrike | Sanctus Reach Planetstrike Compendium | Digital Edition | September 2014 |
| Sanctus Reach: Hour of the Wolf | Planetrike Missions and Space Wolves | ISBN 978-1782534211 | August 2014 |
| Sanctus Reach: The Red Waaagh! | Planetstrike Rules and Orks | ISBN 978-1782533375 | July 2014 |
| Sanctus Reach: Stormclaw | Space Wolves vs Orks | N/A - Boxset | July 2014 |
| Shield of Baal: Deathstorm | Blood Angels vs Tyranids | N/A - Boxset | December 2014 |
| Shield of Baal: Exterminatus | Blood Angels and Necrons Detachments | ISBN 978-1782536253 | December 2014 |
| Shield of Baal: Leviathan | Cities of Death and Tyranids Update | ISBN 978-1782536192 | November 2014 |
| War Zone Fenris: Curse of the Wulfen | Space Wolves and Daemons Updates | ISBN 978-1785810671 | February 2016 |
| War Zone Fenris: Wrath of Magnus | Thousand Sons and Daemons Update | ISBN 978-1785817601 | December 2016 |
| War Zone Damocles: Burning Dawn | Tau Empire | N/A - Boxset | November 2015 |
| War Zone Damocles: Kauyon | Tau Empire and Space Marines Updates | ISBN 978-1785810138 | November 2015 |
| War Zone Damocles: Mont'ka | Tau, Astra Militarum and Assassins Updates | ISBN 978-1785810183 | November 2015 |
| War Zone Damocles: Operation Shadowtalon | Raven Guard | N/A - Boxset | November 2015 |
6th Edition
| Book | Notes | ISBN | Release Date | Superseded By |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altar of War | Additional Battle Missions | Various Digital Releases | 2012–2014 | Discontinued |
| Apocalypse | Large-scale battles | ISBN 978-1782530473 | July 2013 | 8th Edition |
| Campaign: Crusade of Fire | Campaign and Additional Rules | ISBN 978-1908872210 | November 2012 | Discontinued |
| Compendium: Altar of War | Additional Battle Missions | ISBN 978-1782535997 | April 2014 | 8th Edition |
| Compendium: Death from the Skies | Flier Rules Compendium | ISBN 978-1782530657 | February 2013 | 7th Edition SoB: Leviathan |
| Death Worlds | Digital Campaign | Digital Edition | June 2013 | 8th Edition |
| Escalation | Lords of War | ISBN 978-1782532552 | December 2013 | 8th Edition |
| Kill Team | Small Skirmish Games | Digital Edition | December 2013 | 7th Edition Kill Team |
| Stronghold Assault | Siege Warfare | ISBN 978-1782531753 | December 2013 | Planetary Onslaught |
| Warzone: Damocles | Apocalypse Warzone | ISBN 978-1782532354 | March 2014 | 8th Edition |
| Warzone: Damnos | Apocalypse Warzone | ISBN 978-1782530893 | September 2013 | 8th Edition |
| Warzone: Pandorax | Apocalypse Warzone | ISBN 978-1782531012 | November 2013 | 8th Edition |
| Warzone: Valedor | Apocalypse Warzone | ISBN 978-1782532057 | May 2014 | 8th Edition |
5th Edition
| Book | Notes | ISBN | Release Date | Superseded By |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apocalypse Reload | Supplement to Apocalypse | ISBN 978-1-84154-893-7 | August 2008 | 6th Edition Apocalypse Book |
| Battle Missions | Additional Battle Scenarios | ISBN 978-1841549118 | March 2010 | Eternal War, Maelstrom of War, Altar of War & Echoes of War |
| Death Worlds | Additional Battle Scenarios | N/A - White Dwarf | April 2012 | Death Worlds - Digital 6th Edition |
| Planetary Empires | Map-based Campaigns | N/A - Boxset | August 2009 | Discontinued Rules (Tiles Available) |
| Planetstrike | Planetary Invasions | ISBN 978-1841549316 | July 2009 | 7th Edition Sanctus Reach Campaign/Planetstrike |
| Spearhead | Mechanized Armies | N/A - White Dwarf | June 2010 | 7th Edition & Formations |
4th Edition
| Book | Notes | ISBN | Release Date | Superseded By |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apocalypse | Large-scale battles | ISBN 1-84154-838-3 | October 2007 | 6th Edition Apocalypse Book |
| Cities of Death[3] | Urban Warfare | ISBN 1-84154-749-2 | June 2006 | 7th Edition Shield of Baal: Leviathan |
3rd Edition
Battlezone
Battlezone codexes were rules supplements that dealt with a specialised combat environment, instead of an army. There was only ever one produced. However, material in Codex: Catachans provides rules for jungle warfare. The concept of a Battlezone codex was replaced by Games Workshop's Expansions.
| Codex | ISBN | Release Date | Superseded By |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cityfight | ISBN 1-84154-093-5 | September 2001 | 4th edition expansion Cities of Death |
3rd Edition Events
The two event codexes were released in association with the 2000 and 2003 Worldwide Campaigns. These codexes provided background and special gaming rules for the event, along with four "supplemental army lists"; variant armies that required access to certain other Codices for use.
| Codex | Obsolete Army Lists | ISBN | Release Date | Superseded By |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armageddon[4] | Black Templars, Salamanders, Speed Freeks, Armageddon Imperial Guard | ISBN 1-84154-045-5 | August 2000 | 4th Edition Codex: Space Marines; Black Templars; Orks and 5th Edition Codex: Imperial Guard |
| Eye of Terror[5] | Lost and the Damned, Ulthwé Strike Force, Cadian Shock Troops, 13th Company | ISBN 1-84154-398-5 | June 2003 | 4th Edition Codex: Eldar; Chaos Space Marines and 5th Edition Codex: Imperial Guard; Space Wolves |
Imperial Armour
| Imperial Armour | Notes | ISBN | Release Date | Superseded by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial Armour | Imperial Guard & Imperial Navy | ISBN 1841541273 | 2000 | Imperial Armour Restarted Line |
| Imperial Armour II | Orks, Eldar, and Dark Eldar | ISBN 1841542199 | 2001 | Imperial Armour Restarted Line |
| Imperial Armour Aeronautica | Update and compilation of fliers and anti-aircraft units for the 6th Edition release of Warhammer 40k |
ISBN 978-1907964954 | July 2012 | 8th Edition |
| Imperial Armour Apocalypse | Companion volume to Warhammer 40,000 Apocalypse, containing new battle formations as well as new Apocalypse compatible game statistics for several Forge World models |
ISBN 978-1841548920 | 2007 | Imperial Armour Apocalypse (2nd Edition) |
| Imperial Armour Apocalypse (2nd Edition) |
Companion volume to Warhammer 40,000 Apocalypse, containing new battle formations as well as new Apocalypse compatible game statistics for several Forge World models |
ISBN 978-1907964671 | 2011 | Imperial Armour Apocalypse (2013 Edition) |
| Imperial Armour Apocalypse (2013 Edition) |
Companion volume to Warhammer 40,000 Apocalypse, containing new battle formations as well as new Apocalypse compatible game statistics for several Forge World models |
ISBN 978-1782531067 | August 2013 | 8th Edition |
| Imperial Armour Apocalypse II | Companion volume to Warhammer 40,000 Apocalypse, containing new battle formations as well as new Apocalypse compatible game statistics for several Forge World models |
ISBN 978-1841549767 | 2009 | Imperial Armour Apocalypse (2013 Edition) |
| Imperial Armour Update | Rules for models for all races, stopgap measure until the release of the "Imperial Armour Volume x" books. |
ISBN 1841543551 | 2002 | Imperial Armour Restarted Line |
| Imperial Armour Update 2005 | Rules for Forge World models not covered by the other volumes | ISBN 1841547220 | 2005 | Imperial Armour Restarted Line |
| Imperial Armour Update 2006 | Rules for Forge World models not covered by the other volumes | ISBN 1841548189 | 2006 | Imperial Armour Restarted Line |
| Imperial Armour Volume 1: Imperial Guard & Imperial Navy |
Imperial Guard & Imperial Navy | ISBN 1841544213 | 2003 | Imperial Armour 1 (2nd Edition) |
| Imperial Armour Volume 1: Imperial Guard (2nd Edition) |
Imperial Guard | ISBN 978-1907964084 | December 2012 | 8th Edition |
| Imperial Armour Volume 2: Space Marines & Forces of the Inquisition |
Space Marines & Forces of the Inquisition | ISBN 1841545090 | 2004 | Imperial Armour 2 (2nd Edition) |
| Imperial Armour Volume 2: War Machines of the Adeptus Astartes (2nd Edition) |
Adepta Sororitas, Space Marines & Forces of the Inquisition | ISBN 978-1782533023 | December 2013 | 8th Edition |
| Imperial Armour Volume 3: The Taros Campaign |
Tau, Imperial Guard & Space Marines | ISBN 1841547085 | 2005 | Imperial Armour 3 (2nd Edition) |
| Imperial Armour Volume 3: The Taros Campaign (2nd Edition) |
Tau & Elysian Drop Troops | ISBN 978-1908872791 | June 2013 | 8th Edition |
| Imperial Armour Volume 4: The Anphelion Project |
Tyranids, Imperial Guard & Space Marines | ISBN 1841547840 | 2006 | Imperial Armour 4 (2nd Edition) |
| Imperial Armour Volume 4: The Anphelion Project (2nd Edition) |
Tyranids, Imperial Guard & Space Marines | ISBN 978-1782535287 | July 2014 | 8th Edition |
| Imperial Armour Volume 5: The Siege of Vraks (Part 1) |
Death Korps of Krieg, Dark Angels & Chaos Renegades | ISBN 978-1841548517 | May 2007 | Imperial Armour The Siege of Vraks |
| Imperial Armour Volume 6: The Siege of Vraks (Part 2) |
Death Korps of Krieg & Chaos Renegades | ISBN 978-1841549101 | August 2008 | Imperial Armour The Siege of Vraks |
| Imperial Armour Volume 7: The Siege of Vraks (Part 3) |
Forces of the Inquisition & Chaos Renegades | ISBN 978-1841549552 | August 2009 | Imperial Armour The Siege of Vraks |
| Imperial Armour Volume 8: Raid on Kastorel-Novem |
Elysian Drop Troop, Raven Guard & Orks | ISBN 978-1841549774 | May 2010 | 8th Edition |
| Imperial Armour Volume 9: The Badab War (Part 1) |
The Tyrant’s Legion | ISBN 978-1841549958 | 2010 | 8th Edition |
| Imperial Armour Volume 10: The Badab War (Part 2) |
Siege Vanguard Assault | ISBN 978-1907964015 | January 2011 | 8th Edition |
| Imperial Armour Volume 11: The Doom of Mymeara |
Imperial Guard, Space Wolves & Eldar | ISBN 978-1907964169 | December 2011 | Imperial Armour The Doom of Mymeara |
| Imperial Armour Volume 12: The Fall of Orpheus |
Necrons, Minotaurs & Death Korps of Krieg | ISBN 978-1908872951 | May 2013 | 8th Edition |
| Imperial Armour Volume 13: War Machines of the Lost and the Damned |
Chaos Space Marines, Chaos Renegades & Chaos Daemons | ISBN 978-1782536062 | September 2014 | 8th Edition |
| Imperial Armour: The Doom of Mymeara |
Imperial Guard, Space Wolves & Eldar | ISBN 978-1782539704 | 2015 | 8th Edition |
| Imperial Armour: The Siege of Vraks |
Death Korps of Krieg, Red Scorpions, Grey Knights, World Eaters & Chaos Renegades | ISBN 978-1782532040 | 2015 | 8th Edition |
References
- http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/codex
- https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d.html?pd=1&l=Product%20Details&a=1841543071
- GW Online : Warhammer 40,000 : Cityfight : What's in the Book? Archived 2 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- Games Workshop PLC - Welcome! Please, choose your destination Archived 6 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.eyeofterror.com/uk/welcome.htm (Space Wolf 13th company rules not yet superseded)
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