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Codex (plural codices) is the name of a source book for Warhammer 40000 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.
  
Since its creation in the 80's Warhammer 40,000 has had 4 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.
 
 
==First Edition==
 
 
 
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.
 
 
 
:{| border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" style="border-collapse:collapse" valign="top"
 
!colspan=5 | Overview
 
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| [[Image:chapter.jpg|none|thumb|110px|[[Book of the Astronomican]]]]
 
| [[Image:439px-WH40KCompilation.jpg|none|thumb|125px|[[Warhammer 40,000 Compilation|Compilation]]]]
 
| [[Image:417px-WH40KCompendium.jpg|none|thumb|120px|[[Warhammer 40,000 Compendium|Compendium]]]]
 
| [[Image:Realms of Chaos Slaves to Darkness FCover.jpg|none|thumb|120px|[[Realms of Chaos: Slaves to Darkness|Slaves to Darkness]]]]
 
| [[Image:Realms of Chaos The Lost and the Damned FCover.jpg|none|thumb|120px|[[Realms of Chaos: The Lost and the Damned|The Lost and the Damned]]]]
 
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| [[Image:Waaargh Orks FCover.jpg|none|thumb|110px|[[Waaargh: Orks]]]]
 
| [[Image:Ere We Go FCover.jpg|none|thumb|120px|[[Ere We Go]]]]
 
| [[Image:Freebooterz FCover.jpg|none|thumb|120px|[[Freebooterz]]]]
 
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==Second Edition==
 
The second edition of Warhammer 40,000 was substantially more colorful and the new Codex books reflected this. More detail, such as background information and organization, was included adding more depth to the Warhammer 40,0000 universe.
 
 
 
:{| border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" style="border-collapse:collapse" valign="top"
 
!colspan=5 | Overview
 
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|[[Image:Codex Ultramarines FCover.jpg|none|thumb|120px|[[Codex: Ultramarines (2nd Edition)]]]]
 
|[[Image:Codex Angels of Death FCover.jpg|none|thumb|120px|[[Codex: Angels of Death (2nd Edition)]]]]
 
|[[Image:Codex Space Wolves 2nd Edition FCover.jpg|none|thumb|120px|[[Codex: Space Wolves (2nd Edition)]]]]
 
|[[Image:Codex Sisters of Battle FCover.jpg|none|thumb|120px|[[Codex: Sisters of Battle (2nd Edition)]]]]
 
|[[Image:Codex Imperial Guard 2nd FCover.jpg|none|thumb|120px|[[Codex: Imperial Guard (2nd Edition)]]]]
 
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|[[Image:Codex Chaos FCover.jpg|none|thumb|120px|[[Codex: Chaos (2nd Edition)]]]]
 
|[[Image:Codex_Eldar_2e.jpg|none|thumb|120px|[[Codex: Eldar (2nd Edition)]]]]
 
|[[Image:Codex Orks 2nd FCover.jpg|none|thumb|120px|[[Codex: Orks (2nd Edition)]]]]
 
|[[Image:Codex Tyranids 2nd FCover.jpg|none|thumb|120px|[[Codex: Tyranids (2nd Edition)]]]]
 
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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.
 
 
 
==Third Edition==
 
The third edition of Codices were much smaller and less detailed than the second. There is one exception in the designations, the Ork Codex became the Ork Kodex.
 
 
 
:{| border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" style="border-collapse:collapse" valign="top"
 
!colspan=5 | Overview
 
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|[[Image:Codex_space_marines_3e.JPG|none|thumb|120px|[[Codex: Space Marines (3rd Edition)]]]]
 
|[[Image:Codex Orks FCover.jpg|none|thumb|120px|[[Codex: Orks (3rd Edition)]]]]
 
|[[Image:Codex Imperial Guard 3rd FCover.jpg|none|thumb|120px|[[Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition)]]]]
 
|[[Image:Codex_chaos_marine_3e.gif|none|thumb|120px|[[Codex: Chaos Space Marines (3rd Edition)]]]]
 
|[[Image:Codex Eldar 3rd FCover.jpg|none|thumb|120px|[[Codex: Eldar (3rd Edition)]]]]
 
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|[[Image:Codex_Tyranids.jpg|none|thumb|120px|[[Codex: Tyranids (3rd Edition)]]]]
 
|[[Image:Codex Dark Eldar FCover.jpg|none|thumb|120px|[[Codex: Dark Eldar (3rd Edition)]]]]
 
|[[Image:Codex Dark Angels FCover.jpg|none|thumb|120px|[[Codex: Dark Angels (3rd Edition)]]]]
 
|[[Image:Codex Catachans FCover.jpg|none|thumb|120px|[[Codex: Catachans (3rd Edition)]]]]
 
|[[Image:Codex Blood Angles FCover.jpg|none|thumb|120px|[[Codex: Blood Angels (3rd Edition)]]]]
 
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|[[Image:Codex Craftworld Eldar FCover.jpg|none|thumb|120px|[[Codex: Craftworld Eldar (3rd Edition)]]]]
 
|[[Image:Codex Space Wolves 3rd Edition FCover.jpg|none|thumb|120px|[[Codex: Space Wolves (3rd Edition)]]]]
 
|[[Image:Codex Armageddon FCover.jpg|none|thumb|120px|[[Codex: Armageddon (3rd Edition)]]]]
 
|[[Image:Codex Assassins FCover.jpg|none|thumb|120px|[[Codex: Assassins (3rd Edition)]]]]
 
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===Revision===
 
Within the third edition another group of codices were published. Apart from more pictures and background information, new types of codices were introduced. Rather then providing information on a specific force, these included new rules and background for environments or planetary campaigns.
 
 
 
:{| border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" style="border-collapse:collapse" valign="top"
 
!colspan=5 | Overview
 
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|[[Image:Codex Chaos Space Marines FCover.jpg|none|thumb|120px|[[Codex: Chaos Space Marines (4th Edition)]]]]
 
|[[Image:Codex Daemonhunters 4th FCover.jpg|none|thumb|120px|[[Codex: Daemonhunters (3rd Edition)]]]]
 
|[[Image:Codex Imperial Guard 4th FCover.jpg|none|thumb|120px|[[Codex: Imperial Guard (4th  Edition)]]]]
 
|[[Image:Codex Witchhunters FCover.jpg|none|thumb|120px|[[Codex: Witch Hunters (3rd Edition)]]]]
 
|[[Image:Codex_necrons.jpg|none|thumb|120px|[[Codex: Necrons]]]]
 
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|[[Image:Codex Cityfight FCover.jpg|none|thumb|120px|[[Codex: Cityfight]]]]
 
|[[Image:Codex_Eye_of_Terror.jpg|none|thumb|120px|[[Codex: Eye of Terror]]]]
 
|[[Image:Codex Tau FCover.jpg|none|thumb|120px|[[Codex: Tau (3rd Edition)]]]]
 
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==Fourth Edition==
 
With the introduction of the 4th edition of Warhammer 40,000 more Codices have been released, so far they include:
 
 
 
:{| border="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" style="border-collapse:collapse" valign="top"
 
!colspan=5 | Overview
 
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|[[Image:Codex Space Marines 4th FCover.jpg|thumb|none|120px|[[Codex: Space Marines (4th Edition)]]]]
 
|[[Image:Codex Tyranids 4th FCover.jpg|thumb|none|120px|[[Codex: Tyranids (4th Edition)]]]]
 
|[[Image:Codex Black Tempelars FCover.jpg|thumb|none|120px|[[Codex: Black Templars (4th Edition)]]]]
 
|[[Image:Codex Tau Empire 4th FCover.jpg|thumb|none|120px|[[Codex: Tau Empire (4th Edition)]]]]
 
|[[Image:Codex-Eldar.jpg|thumb|right|120px|[[Codex: Eldar (4th Edition)]]]]
 
|[[Image:Dark_Angels_4th_Codex.jpg|thumb|right|120px|[[Codex: Dark Angels (4th Edition)]]]]
 
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Yet to be released Codices include:
 
 
 
Codex: Orks (Fourth Edition) - Due for Release 2007
 
 
 
Codex Blood Angels (Fourth Edition)
 
  
Codex Space Wolves (Fourth Edition)
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==Full List of Codices==
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*{{Main|Codices (List)}}
  
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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