Bladeguard Veteran

Ultramarines Bladeguard Veterans

A Bladeguard Veteran, who is usually part of a Bladeguard Veteran Squad, is a Veteran Primaris Space Marine largely dedicated to a melee tactical role. Bladeguard Veterans are those Primaris Marines who have earned the right to serve in the elite 1st Company of a Primaris-only Space Marine Chapter raised during the Ultima Founding or later, those who serve in the 1st Company of an already-extant Chapter alongside their Firstborn brethren, or those who are already Veteran Marines and have crossed the Rubicon Primaris.

Bladeguard Veterans are melee-focussed Astartes who are equipped much like technologically-advanced versions of the knights of ancient Terran legends. Bladeguard Veterans are inexorable warriors, advancing relentlessly with their blades held high -- the very image of the noble knights of myth. As Veteran members of their Chapter's elite 1st Company, each of these vastly-experienced Space Marines have fought to preserve the Imperium on countless worlds.

Unit Composition

• 2-5 Bladeguard Veterans

• 1 Bladeguard Veteran Sergeant

Wargear

• Mark X Tacticus Power Armour

• Heavy Bolt Pistol

• Master-crafted Power Sword

• Storm Shield

• Frag Grenades

• Krak Grenades

• Plasma Pistol (As optional replacement for Bladeguard Veteran Sergeant's Heavy Bolt Pistol)

• Neo-Volkite Pistol (As optional replacement for Bladeguard Veteran Sergeant's Heavy Bolt Pistol)

Sources

• Codex: Space Marines (9th Edition), pp. 149-150
• Warhammer 40,000 Preview – What's in the Box?