Games Workshop Eyes 3 Warhammer 40K Rule Fixes as 11th Edition Balance Concerns Mount
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Updated · BoLS · Jul 5
Games Workshop Eyes 3 Warhammer 40K Rule Fixes as 11th Edition Balance Concerns Mount
3 articles · Updated · BoLS · Jul 5
Summary
Three early 11th Edition mechanics look most likely to draw Games Workshop FAQ changes: Imperial Knights’ Gate Warden Lance, Necron Reanimation Protocols, and Thousand Sons psychic-heavy builds.
Gate Warden Lance is flagged as the sharpest issue because its 2 Detachment Points let Imperial Knights stack a powerful objective-line buff with another upgrade; the report expects it could rise to 3 points.
Necron Reanimation Protocols may be tightened after current wording appears to let destroyed leaders return, creating pricing and gameplay problems for characters embedded in durable units.
Thousand Sons are seen as under-costed across several tools, with psychic weapons bypassing the new cover system and cheap daemon engines adding to pressure for future points adjustments.
The report says Games Workshop is already monitoring 11th Edition closely, with upcoming codex releases such as Orks likely to show how broadly the studio plans to rebalance the new ruleset.