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'''Codex''' (plural ''codices'') is the name of a source book for Warhammer 40,000 armies and factions containing background information, pictures, and rules.
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'''Codex''' (plural "codices", but "codexes" is also occasionally used) is the name of a source book for ''Warhammer 40,000'' armies and factions containing background information, pictures, and rules.
  
 
= General Info =
 
= General Info =
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Since its creation in the 1980s, ''Warhammer 40,000'' has had ten distinct versions or editions. With each edition, the Codex of each army has changed to reflect the new rules and units.
  
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Since its creation in the 80's Warhammer 40,000 has had 5 distinct versions or editions. With each edition the Codex of each army has changed to reflect the new rules and units.
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Usually one codex is valid until a revision is made, so all codexes from the 6th, 5th, 4th and 3rd Editions of ''Warhammer 40,000'' are still valid in the current, 9th Edition, unless a later version has replaced it. There have been instances of codices that are not "standalone". They were known as "mini-dexes" or Codex Supplements. These were usually army lists that were variants of a mainstream army. An example would be the early 3rd Edition ''Codex: Catachans'', which required the main ''Codex: Imperial Guard'' to use.
  
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Usually one codex is valid until a revision is made, so all codexes from 4th and 3rd editions of Warhammer 40,000 are still valid in the current, 5th edition, unless a later version has replaced it. There have been instances of codeices that are not "stand-alone". They were known as "mini-dexes". These were usually army lists that were variants of a main stream army. An example would be the early 3rd edition Codex: Catachans, which required the main Codex: Imperial Guard to use. Mini-dexes are more or less extinct nowadays. The only mini-dex still in use the Space Wolves one, which uses some of the regular Space Marine Codex rules. However, the Space Wolves are getting a new codex in the next six months. After this, there will never again be a mini-dex.
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==Full List of Codices==
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*{{Main|Codices (List)}}
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==Current list of codexes==
 
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This is the list of codexes which can be used to play today.
 
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===Army codexes===
 
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====5th Edition codexes====
 
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* [[Codex:_Space_Marines_(5th_Edition)|Codex: Space Marines]]
 
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* [[Codex: Imperial Guard (5th Edition)|Codex: Imperial Guard]]
 
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====4th edition codexes====
 
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*[[Codex: Black Templars (4th Edition)|Codex: Black Templars]]
 
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*[[Codex:_Blood_Angels_(4th_Edition)|Codex: Blood Angels]] - available for [http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?community=&catId=cat180005&categoryId=900003&aId=7000010 download] on games-workshop.com
 
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*[[Codex:_Chaos_Daemons_(4th_Edition)|Codex: Chaos Daemons]] - ISBN 1-84154-8791 released May 2008
 
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*[[Codex:_Chaos_Space_Marines_(4th_Edition)|Codex: Chaos Space Marines]] - ISBN 978-1-84154-842-5 released September 2007
 
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*[[Codex:_Dark_Angels_(4th_Edition)|Codex: Dark Angels]]
 
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*[[Codex:_Eldar_(4th_Edition)|Codex: Eldar]] - ISBN 1-84154-791-3 released 2006
 
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*[[Codex:_Orks_(4th_Edition)|Codex: Orks]] - ISBN 978-1-84154-852-4 released January 2008
 
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*[[Codex:_Tau_Empire_(4th_Edition)|Codex: Tau Empire]] - ISBN 1-84154-712-3 released 2006
 
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*[[Codex:_Tyranids_(4th_Edition)|Codex: Tyranids]] - ISBN 1-84154-650-X released 2004
 
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*[[Codex:_Daemonhunters_(3rd_Edition)|Codex: Daemonhunters]]
 
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*[[Codex:_Dark_Eldar_(3rd_Edition)#Second_Edition|Codex: Dark Eldar]] (2nd version) - ISBN 1-869893-31-7 released 1998
 
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*[[Codex:_Necrons|Codex: Necrons]] - ISBN 1-84154-190-7 released 2002
 
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*[[Codex:_Space_Wolves_(3rd_Edition)|Codex: Space Wolves]] (used in conjunction with the current Codex: Space Marines)
 
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*[[Codex:_Witch_Hunters_(3rd_Edition)|Codex: Witch Hunters]]
 
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===Expansions===
 
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====5th edition expansions====
 
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*[[Planetstrike]] Planetary Invasions
 
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*[[Planetary Empires]] Map based campaigns
 
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====4th edition expansions====
 
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*[[Apocalypse]] Large scale battles
 
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**[[Apocalypse Reload]] (supplement)
 
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*[[Cities of Death]] Urban warfare
 
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====3rd edition expansions====
 
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*[[Codex: Eye of Terror]] (Space Wolves 13th Company rules not yet superseded)
 
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=All codexes ever published=
 
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==First Edition==
 
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While the term Codex was not yet used a number of books were comparable. Like the more modern editions they included units and rules which were compiled from the [[White Dwarf]] magazine.
 
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===Overview===
 
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<gallery perrow="5" Heights="135" widths="108" style="margin: 0 auto">
 
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Image:Book of the Astronomican FCover.jpg|[[Book of the Astronomican]]
 
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Image:439px-WH40KCompilation.jpg|[[Warhammer 40,000 Compilation|Compilation]]
 
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Image:417px-WH40KCompendium.jpg|[[Warhammer 40,000 Compendium|Compendium]]
 
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Image:WHSiege.jpg|[[Warhammer Siege]]
 
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Image:BattleManual.jpg|[[Warhammer 40,000 Battle Manual|Battle Manual]]
 
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Image:VehicleManual.jpg|[[Warhammer 40,000 Vehicle Manual|Vehicle Manual]]
 
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Image:Realms of Chaos Slaves to Darkness FCover.jpg|[[Realms of Chaos: Slaves to Darkness|Slaves to Darkness]]
 
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Image:Realms of Chaos The Lost and the Damned FCover.jpg|[[Realms of Chaos: The Lost and the Damned|The Lost and the Damned]]
 
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Image:Waaargh Orks FCover.jpg|[[Waaargh: Orks]]
 
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Image:Ere We Go FCover.jpg|[[Ere We Go]]
 
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Image:Freebooterz FCover.jpg|[[Freebooterz]]
 
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</gallery>
 
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==Second Edition==
 
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The second edition was substantially more colorful and the new Codex books reflected this fact. More detailed information, such as background and organization, was included, adding more depth and details to the Warhammer 40,0000 universe.
 
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Image:Codex Ultramarines FCover.jpg|[[Codex: Ultramarines (2nd Edition)|Codex: Ultramarines]]
 
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Image:Codex Angels of Death FCover.jpg|[[Codex: Angels of Death (2nd Edition)|Codex: Angels of Death]]
 
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Image:Codex Space Wolves 2nd Edition FCover.jpg|[[Codex: Space Wolves (2nd Edition)|Codex: Space Wolves]]
 
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Image:Codex Sisters of Battle FCover.jpg|[[Codex: Sisters of Battle (2nd Edition)|Codex: Sisters of Battle]]
 
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Image:Codex Imperial Guard 2nd FCover.jpg|[[Codex: Imperial Guard (2nd Edition)|Codex: Imperial Guard]]
 
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Image:Codex Chaos FCover.jpg|[[Codex: Chaos (2nd Edition)|Codex: Chaos]]
 
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Image:Codex_Eldar_2e.jpg|[[Codex: Eldar (2nd Edition)|Codex: Eldar]]
 
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Image:Codex Orks 2nd FCover.jpg|[[Codex: Orks (2nd Edition)|Codex: Orks]]
 
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Image:Codex Tyranids 2nd FCover.jpg|[[Codex: Tyranids (2nd Edition)|Codex: Tyranids]]
 
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Image:CodexAssassins2ED.JPG|[[Codex: Assassins (2nd Edition)|Codex: Assassins]]
 
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Besides the regular army books there were others that carried the title codex. A codex for the basic style of play, various army lists, and rules were published.
 
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==Third Edition==
 
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The third edition of codexes were much smaller and less detailed than the second. This is because several new races were invented and five or six codices a year could be produced, so this system did have its uses. However, many fans hated the new style of codies and in fourth edition a more detailed approach was taken again. At the moment, only the Necrons, Dark Eldar and the Space Wolves are using a third edition codex, and both are getting new ones in the next year, so third edition codices will soon be completely phased out. There is one exception in the designations, the Ork Codex became the Ork Kodex.
 
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:{| border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" style="border-collapse:collapse" valign="top"
 
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Image:Codex_space_marines_3e.JPG|[[Codex: Space Marines (3rd Edition)|Codex: Space Marines]]
 
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Image:Codex Blood Angles FCover.jpg|[[Codex: Blood Angels (3rd Edition)|Codex: Blood Angels]]
 
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Image:Codex Dark Angels FCover.jpg|[[Codex: Dark Angels (3rd Edition)|Codex: Dark Angels]]
 
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Image:Codex Space Wolves 3rd Edition FCover.jpg|[[Codex: Space Wolves (3rd Edition)|Codex: Space Wolves]]
 
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Image:Codex Chaos Space Marines - 3rd Ed Cover.jpg|[[Codex: Chaos Space Marines (3rd Edition, 1st Codex)|Codex: Chaos Space Marines]] ''1st Codex''
 
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Image:Codex Imperial Guard 3rd FCover.jpg|[[Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 1st Codex)|Codex: Imperial Guard]] ''1st Codex''
 
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Image:Codex Catachans FCover.jpg|[[Codex: Catachans (3rd Edition)|Codex: Catachans]]
 
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Image:Codex Assassins FCover.jpg|[[Codex: Assassins (3rd Edition)|Codex: Assassins]]
 
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Image:Codex Orks FCover.jpg|[[Codex: Orks (3rd Edition)|Codex: Orks]]
 
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Image:Codex_Tyranids.jpg|[[Codex: Tyranids (3rd Edition)|Codex: Tyranids]]
 
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Image:Codex Eldar 3rd FCover.jpg|[[Codex: Eldar (3rd Edition)|Codex: Eldar]]
 
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Image:Codex Craftworld Eldar FCover.jpg|[[Codex: Craftworld Eldar (3rd Edition)|Codex: Craftworld Eldar]]
 
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Image:Codex Dark Eldar 3E.jpg|[[Codex: Dark Eldar (3rd Edition)|Codex: Dark Eldar]]
 
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Image:Codex Witchhunters FCover.jpg|[[Codex: Witch Hunters (3rd Edition)|Codex: Witch Hunters]]
 
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Image:Codex Daemonhunters 4th FCover.jpg|[[Codex: Daemonhunters (3rd Edition)|Codex: Daemonhunters]]
 
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Image:Codex Tau FCover.jpg|[[Codex: Tau (3rd Edition)|Codex: Tau]]
 
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Image:Codex_necrons.jpg|[[Codex: Necrons]]
 
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Some codexes were amended or rewritten during 3rd edition.
 
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Image:Codex Dark Angels FCover.jpg|[[Codex: Dark Angels (3rd Edition)|Codex: Dark Angels]] ''Revised''
 
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Image:Codex Dark Eldar FCover.jpg|[[Codex: Dark Eldar (3rd Edition)#Second Edition|Codex: Dark Eldar]] ''Revised''
 
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Image:Codex Imperial Guard 4th FCover.jpg|[[Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex)|Codex: Imperial Guard]] ''2nd Codex''
 
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Image:Codex Chaos Space Marines FCover.jpg|[[Codex: Chaos Space Marines (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex)|Codex: Chaos Space Marines]] ''2nd Codex''
 
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===Campaign and Settings===
 
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Within the third edition a new type of codexes were published. Rather than providing information on a specific force, these included new rules and background for environments or planetary campaigns. 
 
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Image:Codex Armageddon FCover.jpg|[[Codex: Armageddon (3rd Edition)|Codex: Armageddon]]
 
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Image:Codex_Eye_of_Terror.jpg|[[Codex: Eye of Terror]]
 
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Image:Codex Cityfight FCover.jpg|[[Codex: Cityfight]]
 
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With the introduction of the 4th edition of Warhammer 40,000 the codexes have been updated and re-released.
 
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Image:Codex Space Marines 4th FCover.jpg|[[Codex: Space Marines (4th Edition)|Codex: Space Marines]]
 
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Image:Codex Tyranids 4th FCover.jpg|[[Codex: Tyranids (4th Edition)|Codex: Tyranids]]
 
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Image:Codex Black Tempelars FCover.jpg|[[Codex: Black Templars (4th Edition)|Codex: Black Templars]]
 
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Image:Codex Tau Empire 4th FCover.jpg|[[Codex: Tau Empire (4th Edition)|Codex: Tau Empire]]
 
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Image:Codex-Eldar.jpg|[[Codex: Eldar (4th Edition)|Codex: Eldar]]
 
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Image:Dark_Angels_4th_Codex.jpg|[[Codex: Dark Angels (4th Edition)|Codex: Dark Angels]]
 
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Image:Bloodangels4th.jpg|[[Codex: Blood Angels (4th Edition)|Codex: Blood Angels]] ''cover from .pdf''
 
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Image:CSM4th.jpg|[[Codex: Chaos Space Marines (4th Edition)|Codex: Chaos Space Marines]]
 
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Image:Codex Orks 4th edition.jpg|[[Codex: Orks (4th Edition)|Codex: Orks]]
 
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Image:Codex Chaos Daemons 4th Edition Cover.JPG|[[Codex: Chaos Daemons (4th Edition)|Codex: Chaos Daemons]]
 
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Image:Codexcatachans4th.jpg|[[Codex: Catachans (4th Edition)|Codex: Catachans]]
 
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Image:Apocalypse.jpg|[[Apocalypse]]
 
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Image:CodexSM5thEditionFCover.jpg|[[Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition)|Codex: Space Marines]]
 
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Image:CodexIG5thEditionFCover.jpg|[[Codex: Imperial Guard (5th Edition)|Codex: Imperial Guard]]
 
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File:Cover Codex Space Wolves 5th Edition.jpg|[[Codex: Space Wolves (5th Edition)|Codex: Space Wolves]]
 
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Image:Apocalypse Reload.jpg|[[Apocalypse Reload]]
 
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==Sources==
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*{{Endn|1}}: [https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Psychic-Awakening-Phoenix-Rising-EN-2019 Games Workshop: Psychic Awakening Phoenix Rising] (Last accessed 11/3/2019)
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*{{Endn|2}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2019/11/02/new-reveals-chaos-sororitas-tanks-and-moregw-homepage-post-1/ Warhammer Community: New Reveals, Chaos, Sororitas tanks, and more (posted November 3 2019)] (Last accessed 11/3/2019)
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*{{Endn|3}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/03/28/the-first-ever-warhammer-preview-onlinegw-homepage-post-1fw-homepage-post-1/ Warhammer Community: The First Ever Warhammer Preview Online (posted 3/28/2020)] (last accessed 3/28/2020)
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*{{Endn|4}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/04/04/the-warhammer-preview-online-2-heroes-heretics-and-a-squirrelgw-homepage-post-1fw-homepage-post-1/ Warhammer Community: Heroes, Heretics and a Squirrel (posted 4/4/2020)] (last accessed 4/2/2020)
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*{{Endn|5}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/07/25/the-warhammer-40000-launch-party-preview/ Warhammer Community: The Warhammer 40,000 Launch Party Preview (Posted on 25/07/2020)] (Last accessed on 25 July 2020)
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*{{Endn|6}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/09/12/the-codex-show/ Warhammer Community: The Codex Show (posted 9/12/2020)] (last accessed 9/12/2020)
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*{{Endn|7}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/11/21/warhammer-preview-online-decadence-decay/ Warhammer Community Warhammer Preview Online Decadence and Decay (posted 11/21/2020)] (last accessed 11/21/2020)
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*{{Endn|8}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2021/08/13/whos-getting-a-new-codex-in-2021-find-out-with-our-road-map-for-warhammer-40000/ Who’s Getting a New Codex in 2021? Find Out With Our Road Map for Warhammer 40,000 (posted 08/13/2021)] (last accessed 08/13/2021)
 
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Latest revision as of 09:04, 11 September 2024


Targetdrone.gif This article is about the rulebook; for the short story by Graham McNeill, see Codex (Short Story).

Codex (plural "codices", but "codexes" is also occasionally used) is the name of a source book for Warhammer 40,000 armies and factions containing background information, pictures, and rules.

General Info

Since its creation in the 1980s, Warhammer 40,000 has had ten distinct versions or editions. With each edition, the Codex of each army has changed to reflect the new rules and units.

Usually one codex is valid until a revision is made, so all codexes from the 6th, 5th, 4th and 3rd Editions of Warhammer 40,000 are still valid in the current, 9th Edition, unless a later version has replaced it. There have been instances of codices that are not "standalone". They were known as "mini-dexes" or Codex Supplements. These were usually army lists that were variants of a mainstream army. An example would be the early 3rd Edition Codex: Catachans, which required the main Codex: Imperial Guard to use.

Full List of Codices

Sources

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