For Warhammer 40K 6th Edition (How to Play) Imperial Guard 6th Edition Rumors How to play Astra Militarum in 9th edition - Tips from 40k Playtesters How to Start and Astra Militarum Army - Collecting Imperial Guard Strategy + Tactics 8th Edition Warhammer 40k: /8 As it stands now this is what I will take to open war: Leman Russ Squadron A: 1 Leman Russ Exterminator, Heavy Bolter. Warhammer 40K's 9th edition core rules are out now and free to download. Though there are many things I will miss in this section, as the Imperial Guard have so many different advantages and disadvantages.Please note that this text was written during the 7th edition of the game and is therefore out of date, as a 9th edition codex has now been released Individual guardsmen are weak and have low point-costs of 5, for comparison A Space Marine costs 14, thus Imperial Guard armies are usually rather large (a full guard platoon can boast up to 138 2) Wraithblades Warhammer 40,000 hobby in relation to the fantastic forces of the Astra Militarum (Imperial Guard). I think it is fair to say however that there was a wide gulf in the balance and efficiency of these units. 55pts, a 1cp strat to make them 4 shots each with the pistols, 12″ move, obsec (obv), just as durable as a spear guard.