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The Ultimate Guide to Genestealer Cults

October 2016·pp. 68–73

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The guide follows a cult from the first Genestealer infection through successive generations, infiltration and eventual revolt. Annotated hybrids and hazard suits show how civilian work conceals the threat, while the role of leaders, cult symbols and Tyranid attraction explain why apparent prosperity can prepare a world for destruction.

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Broodcoven

The release preview introduces the Patriarch, Magus and Primus as the cult’s psychic, political and military leaders. The plastic set combines all three with familiars, while the accompanying background explains how their authority emerges as the infected population grows through successive generations.

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Goliath Truck

The Goliath is described as an ordinary Imperial industrial vehicle pressed into cult service. The kit can build a troop-carrying truck or a lower, heavier Rockgrinder, whose drilldozer and repurposed mining weapons make a civilian workhorse dangerous to infantry and armoured opponents.

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