I attended the Return to Actium event on Saturday, and I thought I would give a review and talk through my list.

This was my first time using the mission cards, so I had no idea what to expect. I based my list around the Ultramarines Nemesis Company with allied Night Lords. This came from two things: firstly the lore, that the reason that it was the Nemesis Company originally working with the Night Lords that started them developing their unique attitude. The second reason was I wanted to try and get the most out of the Nemesis Destroyer unit, and so I hoped to stack the Mortifier bolter with Fear, Night Fighting, and the Culexus Assassin.

I had three fun games with some great opponents, using Assassins was a great addition even if they did nothing 2/3 games. I would say that personally I wouldn’t want to use mission cards regularly. I prefer to have missions that have thematic objectives so I can tell a story with the game, rather than the randomness of the cards. Game 1 was mostly about working out how the cards work. We also ran out of time, not sure if it was because of the unfamiliarity with the cards or just my list. The second game felt much better as I was more comfortable with the cards, and the fact that your opponent chose your mission cards felt more balanced. The third game was a good way to end the event, very chill. It was the only game where my Assassin actually killed anything, and we both scored a fair few points from the cards.

Overall a very fun and unique event. If you enjoy unpredictability or want something to shake up your games, I would recommend the mission cards. I would have liked more narrative for our different games, and something to help the Traitors as the Loyalists were very dominant all day.

Best wishes,
Charlie