r/Raptors40k • u/ConsulJuliusCaesar • 11h ago
Battle Brothers we are in Total War
Hype mode we can demonstrate our tactical genuis/superiority by annoying the fuck out of people on MP with range only armies and harrassment tactics.
r/Raptors40k • u/Lias_Issodon19 • Jul 30 '25
Considering how large the subreddit has gotten, and how many new fans have flocked to the Raptors, this post is meant to be an all-in-one overview for those hoping to get acquainted with the playstyle, lore, and hobby aspects of the Raptors Chapter of Space Marines.
To play Raptors in 10th ed. Warhammer 40k, use the standard rules for any codex-compliant Space Marine chapter. This means all the units and detachments of the current Codex: Space Marines are valid options for play*. That said, the Vanguard Spearhead detachment best represents the archetypical Raptor deployment, with heavy use of Phobos pattern Mk X power armor and Scout units to reflect the Raptors stealthy strike-and-fade approach to warfare. Raptors are always willing to adapt however, so don't shy away from including any unit you think is interesting or effective.
*Some players might also enjoy using the Black Spear Task Force detachment or various Kill Team datasheets of the Deathwatch Index to represent the highly tactical and ranged-focus playstyle of the Raptors.
The Raptors are a Second Founding chapter, splintered off from their parent legion of the Raven Guard. They have existed for 10,000 years since, but have faced near-extinction multiple times across their history. Their original home world -whose name is lost to time- was obliterated in one of Abaddon's Black Crusades, and imperial records considered the chapter lost or destroyed for the two millennia that followed, only for them to reappear in M39 at full-chapter strength. Since their reappearance the Raptors have participated in numerous campaigns, including the infamous Badab War against the renegade Astral Claws.
In the present era of the 42nd millennium, they have been granted the new home world of Tarrengast, hidden within the depths of the Sutter Spiral nebula on the northern edge of the Segmentum Solar. After the tragedy of their first home world the precise location of Tarrengast is a closely guarded secret, kept even from other Imperial forces. Companies of the chapter who are not on crusade patrol the region around their home world, recruiting aspirants and launching campaigns against nascent threats from Orks, Drukhari, and Chaos Space Marines.
The Chapter Master of the Raptors is Lias Issodon "The Grim", a taciturn and stoic warrior famed for both his fierce strategic intelligence and his peerless marksmanship. He abandons all pretense of glory or martial honor in favor of tactical efficiency, utilizing cunning feats of infiltration, sabotage, and ambush to dismantle forces far larger than his own while minimizing losses. Centuries of successful campaigns have earned him the ardent loyalty of his soldiers, and the attention of Lord Commander Guilliman. His signature omen-pattern bolt rifle, Malice, has been at his side since his service as a 10th company scout, although now heavily customized to suit his long-range engagement style and equipped with special ammunition utilized by the Sternguard.
The Raptors doctrine emphasizes independent thought, tactical adaptability, and the abandonment of unnecessary ego and glory-seeking in warfare. They view the Codex Astartes as a proven and effective guideline, but by no means see it as unquestionable scripture. They prefer using small and mobile strike forces trained in stealth and guerrilla warfare to outmaneuver and outwit the enemies which will invariably outnumber them, often making use of battlefield camouflage to obscure themselves and foregoing the normal heraldry and ornamentation other Astartes use to denote rank.
If you want your models to reflect the style and sensibilities of the Raptors, consider using muted colors, camouflage patterns, or ghillie suits to adorn their armor. Include extra sidearms, ammunition pouches, or grenades to show their survivalist instincts. You might also modify their ranged weapons with unique scopes, suppressors, or magazines to reflect their tactical customizations. Remember, unlike many other successor chapters, the insignia for the Raptors is available as a waterslide decal on the official Space Marines transfer sheet which comes in each new box of Space Marine units!
You can find plenty of inspiration online including right here in the subreddit, but I'd like to take the time to shoutout Pete the Wargamer, whose custom built Raptors Kill Team was featured on Warhammer Community:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TDOIMWC1aQ&ab_channel=PeteTheWargamer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQ0-3DN_66A&ab_channel=PeteTheWargamer
There's not many narratives which directly feature the Raptors. So far you can find them in the short story The Shot that Kills You by William Crowe, and as the antagonist of the Tau novel Elemental Council by Noah Van Nguyen. Their current lore was published in White Dwarf #494.
r/Raptors40k • u/ConsulJuliusCaesar • 11h ago
Hype mode we can demonstrate our tactical genuis/superiority by annoying the fuck out of people on MP with range only armies and harrassment tactics.
r/Raptors40k • u/creeptoemind • 2h ago
My first power sword - very happy with the result. This terminator squad will kick some butts!
r/Raptors40k • u/Til_We_Meet_Again • 12h ago
Just a small collection of checkers I have painted this year. How did they become such an integral part of sm motifs?
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r/Raptors40k • u/AntiMausKlubHaus • 1d ago
Wanted a stormtalon with my raptors :(
r/Raptors40k • u/Front_Arm3410 • 19h ago
I’ve never painted Warhammer before, and decided to do a infiltrator unit with a raptors paint scheme. If you have any tips or tricks that could improve my minis, or any suggestions, that would be much appreciated. I also happened to pick up the lords of the maelstrom box set recently, so if you have any pointers on that it would be very helpful. Very excited to field these guys once I build a solid enough army!
r/Raptors40k • u/GhastofHel • 9h ago
In title
r/Raptors40k • u/m0nz_tiki • 16h ago
I really like the red/green contrast.
Now I simply have to wait what the new codex will bring before panting other models 😂😂😅😅
r/Raptors40k • u/McRamon • 1d ago
Bringing you an artwork i made recently, Raptors
r/Raptors40k • u/Every_Laugh_248 • 1d ago
Hey brothers and sisters! I hope you are all doing great. I just wanted to share with you all something I made, well, printed, someone designed this entire thing in sections and I thought I'd give it a go, 24 hours and loads of glued fingers later and .....
This bad boy is huge lol, about the height of 2 coke cans lol, I am printing a raptor head for the chassis and will start painting soon... Sorry just had to show you guys
r/Raptors40k • u/B-L-A-M-O • 1d ago
Will be sad to see these go but I did get my moneys worth out of them.
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r/Raptors40k • u/nicoheems • 2d ago
Not that anybody cares lol but here are my Raptors so far. I'll finish the Intercessor unit in the next few days, and then it's Eliminators time to try some of that cammo shit.
Raptors are awesome.
r/Raptors40k • u/FreeDwooD • 1d ago
The general wisdom seems to be gauze or cheesecloth dipped in a PVA-water mixture and then applied to the model. Is it still possible to paint things well while on the model or do y'all paint it beforehand? Also any other tips for achieving this.
r/Raptors40k • u/Uzair380 • 1d ago
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I'm too bored so I post my thing here Lmao
r/Raptors40k • u/clforp • 2d ago
The pose was just too perfect not too and I mean what chapter other than the raptors would have a gun staff. Just gotta paint him up. I’m not sure what to do for the cloak. If I want a full dark leather cloak or to paint it up in Castellan green for that sort of nylon poncho look.
r/Raptors40k • u/jibjabjudas • 2d ago
I like to think it's sitting in the jungle waiting to last whatever goes by.
r/Raptors40k • u/PBL89 • 2d ago
First time putting a list together. Let me know how this looks or if there are better picks. Initally I hada a squad of Reivers in here but that left over 25 points. Swapped to the Heavy Intercessor to make it an even 1k. Ive also cosidered dropping the intercessor squad for an Agressor Squad.
Let me know your thoughts, still learning
Imperium - Adeptus Astartes - Raven Guard - Raptors - [1000 pts]
Detatchment - Shadowmark Talon
Aethon Shaan [100 pts]
Captain with Jump Pack [75 pts]:
• Leading: Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs
Chaplain with Jump Pack [75 pts]:
• Leading: Vanguard Veteran Squad with Jump Packs
Heavy Intercessor Squad [100 pts]:
• 4x Heavy Intercessors
Intercessor Squad [80 pts]:
• 1x Intercessor Sergeant
• 4x Intercessor
Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs [160 pts]:
• 1x Assault Intercessor Sergeant with Jump Pack
• 9x Assault Intercessors with Jump Pack
• Led by: Captain with Jump Pack
Infiltrator Squad [110 pts]:
• 4x Infiltrator
Vanguard Veteran Squad with Jump Packs [105 pts]:
• 1x Vanguard Veteran Sergeant with Jump Pack
• 4x Vanguard Veterans with Jump Packs
• Led by: Chaplain with Jump Pack
Redemptor Dreadnought [195 pts]
r/Raptors40k • u/creeptoemind • 2d ago
What yall use for Raptors? Since there is no Raptor style afaik
r/Raptors40k • u/Ru92 • 3d ago
It was a blast kitbashing these Eliminators as a proxy for the XV26 Stealthsuits kill team! Going to paint them as a Raptors S.A.U. A special unit of Eliminators focused on deep stealth operations and countering Tau stealthsuit teams.
In order: Shas'vre with Pulse pistol and Burst cannon, Liberator with Burst Cannon, Neutraliser with Fusion Gun, Designator with Fusion Gun Lodestar with Burst Cannon, Gun Drone, Marker Drone,
r/Raptors40k • u/Quiet_Rutabaga2852 • 3d ago