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====Campaign Books====
*[[Book One - Betrayal]] - covers the events of the [[Battle of Isstvan III]]
*[[Book Two - Massacre]] - covers the events of the [[Drop Site Massacre]]
*[[Book Three - Extermination]]
*[[Book Four - Conquest]]
*[[Book Five - Tempest]] - covers the events of the [[Battle of Calth]]
*[[Book Six - Retribution]] - covers the events of the [[Shadow Wars]]
*[[Book Seven - Inferno]] - covers the events of the [[Burning of Prospero]]
*[[Book Eight - Malevolence]] - covers the events of the [[Chondax Campaign]] and the [[Signus Campaign]]
*[[Book Nine - Crusade]] - covers the events of the [[Thramas Crusade]]
====Army Lists====
*[[Legiones Astartes: Crusade Army List]]
**[[Legiones Astartes: Isstvan Campaign Legions]]
*[[Legiones Astartes: Age of Darkness Army List]]
**[[Legiones Astartes: Age of Darkness Legions]]
*[[Mechanicum: Taghmata Army List]]
*[[Crusade Imperialis: Army Lists]]
*'''Deep Strike''' is changingVarious Horus Heresy books supplement the core rules and provide players with datasheets for specific factions and units, '''Transport Capacity''' has been tweakedmissions, battle zones and the '''Psychic Phase''' is gone entirelyplay styles.{{Fn|4}}
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==1st Edition==
First played with the [[Warhammer 40,000 6th Edition Rulebook|6th]] and [[Warhammer 40,000 7th Edition Rulebook|7th]] editions ruleset from [[Warhammer 40000]], it received its [[Horus Heresy: Age Of Darkness Rulebook|own rulebook in 2017]].{{Fn|2}}
The various Horus Heresy books supplement and expand upon the core rules and provide the players with additional units, missions, battle zones and play styles.{{Fn|2}}
*'''Campaign books''' focus on a particular Age of Darkness campaign and battles and include detailed background about the factions involved and rules to play those pivotal engagements.{{Fn|2}}
*'''Army lists''' are reference books that provide detailed rules information for using armies of Space Marines, the Mechanicum, the Imperial Army and more.{{Fn|2}}
====Box Sets====
And a new, standalone rulebook :
*[[Horus Heresy: Age Of Darkness 2nd Edition Rulebook (2022)]]{{Fn|2}} Various Horus Heresy books supplement the core rules and provide players with datasheets for units, missions, battle zones and play styles: *[[Liber Astartes]]*[[Liber Hereticus]]*[[Liber Mechanicum]]*[[Liber Imperium]] ;This edition refreshes the rules, while injecting new decision-making into the mix{{Fn|4}} *;ReactionsThey allow players to respond to – and hopefully, thwart – the enemy’s plans, even when it’s not their turn. You can make one Reaction during each Phase of your opponent’s turn – though specific special rules can give you extra Reactions, up to a limit of three per Phase{{Fn|4}} *;Tougher Elites and DreadnoughtsLegion Veterans, Terminators of all flavours, and certain Legion-specific Elites now sport two Wounds to represent their robustness in the face of withering fire. {{Fn|4}}Dreadnoughts like the Contemptor also see their profiles change to a Toughness and Wound system, as opposed to the traditional Vehicle hull system used in the previous edition.{{Fn|4}} *;Universal Special Rules UpdatesThe Age of Darkness Rulebook contains a full list of universal Special Rules you can reference in the heat of battlea key change comes from the added granularity afforded by a suffix value. Older rules such as Bulky, Very Bulky, and Extremely Bulky are now simply to Bulky (2), Bulky (3), and Bulky (5).{{Fn|4}}
==Miniatures==