Matched Play is a subset of Battle Forged, not the other way around. Many people implicitly assume Battle Forged is more fluffy and limited. Hampering newcomers in hunting down rules is that Matched Play is actually more restrictive than Battle Forged. So the default is that you’re selecting armies by points, not power levels, and adhering to Matched Play format. I could be wrong about that in general, but it’s certainly true of pickup play around my local scene ( Redcap’s Corner) and all the tournaments I have seen (and run). My impression is that most players are generally using the Matched Play format, as opposed to Open Play, Narrative, or something else ad hoc. Additional buffs are available for detachments (not armies) drawn from single codexes or factions (e.g., Space Marine chapters). TL DRįor Matched Play, the most common 40k 8e format, armies must be organized into detachments and all units across the entire army must have at least one faction keyword in common (e.g., Imperium). So I’m going to write my explanation about detachments, Battle Forged, and so on here just one more time and then link to it in future conversations. Questions about army list building in Warhammer 40,000 8th edition continue to come up as newcomers join the hobby and old heads return.
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