“Blood calls for blood. The hunt continues.”

– Leman Russ

The main batches of content from the Inferno expansion have now fought in the battlefields of Warhammer The Horus Heresy: Legions for a bit, and there have been some clear winners. After a tumultuous month with continuously changing menaces the dust has settled, and the golden guardians of Terra have outclassed their opponents in many ways.

In this month’s balance update, gold loses some of its lustre while the least-favoured faction of the Inferno expansion receives a nice boost to promote a more diverse meta. The hour of the hunt will soon begin! This update will go live tomorrow, August 6th, but you can take a look at the full list of changes below:

SPACE WOLVES

• Leman Russ: Change Hunt ability to ‘Give +1/0 to adjacent troops’ (instead of 1 random friendly troop)
• Reckoning (Leman Russ): Lower cost from 22 to 20
• Wolf King: Gain Ward
• Wulfgar Iceblade: Increase Health from 4 to 5
• Apothecary Torfin: Change Description to: “Pack: Heal 1 to two random friendly units”
• Freki: Change stats from 4/5 to 3/6
• Berek Ironaxe: Increase attack from 4 to 5
• Thegn Ulfrich: Increase Health from 7 to 8

LEGIO CUSTODES

• Ixion Hale: Increase ability cost from 1 to 2
• Golden Legion: Increase cost from 0 to 2
• Amon Tauromachian: Lower initiative from High to Medium and passive to ‘When you trigger Nemesis, gain +1/0 on the next attack this turn’ (instead of this turn)
• Ganestus Venatari: Lower Health from 4 to 3
• Darian Helsates: Lower Health from 4 to 3
• Tharanatoi Aquilon: Change Rally to Nemesis
• Incarnate Purpose: Increase cost from 3 to 4
• Auric Muster: Lower cost reduction from 2 to 1
• Emperor’s Host: Lower amount of Custodians drawn to 2

THOUSAND SONS

• Sanakht: Change passive ability to ‘Psyker 1. When you play a Psychic Power, gain +1/0 on your next attack this turn’
• Phael Kallisar: Lower Psyker from 2 to 1
• Pyromantic Combustion: Increase cost from 4 to 5
• Crimson King: Increase cost from 6 to 7

WHITE SCARS

• Outriders: Increase attack from 1 to 2, and change description to ‘When you put a troop in play, give it +1/0 until your next turn’ (instead of +2/0)

IMPERIAL ARMY

• Darkening Skies: Change description to ‘Put in play two Displaced Civilians for each player’ (instead of three)