The question you should really ask yourself is “What Legion do I enjoy the background and paint scheme of”.

We all play what we play because we enjoy playing that Legion. Horus Heresy is a gaming system that is predicated on narrative – thus, whilst there are stronger Legions than others, it shouldn’t matter to a player. Asking others “What Legion should I play” or “What Legion is the best” is totally the wrong question to be asking. If you take nothing else away from this post, take this away. Instead we have Rites of War, a system of bonuses in exchange for limitations to add thematic play and cause some interesting problems for players to deal with on the table top. Gone are formations, the old enemy of balance in 7th Edition Warhammer 40,000. It’s commonly referred to as using 7.5e rules, but this really undersells what Forgeworld and the late Alan Bligh have done with the system.

The Horus Heresy, alternatively known as 30K, Warhammer: 30,000 is a gaming system based off a modified 7th Edition ruleset. “I was there the day that Horus slew the Emperor” Garviel Loken, M31

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