
- BGG rank
- BGG #3,039
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Lords of Ragnarok
- 1–4 players
- 90–180 min
- Complexity 3.8/5
- 2023

Rules assistance for Warhammer 40,000: Black Legion
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Warhammer 40,000: Black Legion is an expansion for Warhammer 40,000 (Sixth Edition) released in 2013. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Area Majority / Influence.
From the publisher: Black Legion: A Codex Supplement For Tens of Thousands of years the Black Legion has fought the armies of the false Emperor, striking out from the Eye of Terror to sow ruin and madness among the stars. In their wake, worlds burn to ash and the screams of the damned echo in the warp. This supplement to Codex: Chaos Space Marines allows you to turn your Citadel miniatures collection into a mighty host of Black Legion, bringing fire and death to the Imperium. Within the 72 pages of this book you will find: - The story of Black Legion's fall from grace and rise to power, including the tale of their infamous Warmaster, Abaddon the Despoiler. - A showcase of Chaos Space Marine Citadel miniatures, presenting warband colours and icons of the Black Legion - A set of supplemental rules including Warlord Traits and Chaos Artefacts that, along with Codex: Chaos Space Marines, allow you to assemble your Black Legion models into a force for Warhammer 40,000 battles - A series of narrative missions that enable you to play through Black Legion's bloody history, alongside a set of Altar of War missions that showcase the Black Legion's deadly tactics. Black Legion is designed work alongside the rules found in Codex: Chaos Space Marines, which you will need in order to field a Black Legion collection on the tabletop.
Warhammer 40,000: Black Legion belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and Science Fiction. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Area Majority / Influence. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The catalogue lists Warhammer 40,000: Black Legion as an expansion for Warhammer 40,000 (Sixth Edition). Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Warhammer 40,000 (Sixth Edition) to use it. Check that your edition of Warhammer 40,000 (Sixth Edition) is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.