Cataphractii Terminators: From the Horus Heresy to Warhammer 40K 11th Edition

Few Space Marine miniatures communicate the phrase “walking tank” quite as effectively as a Cataphractii Terminator.

Huge layered pauldrons.

Thick overlapping armour.

Built-in shield generators.

Power fists capable of tearing through other Space Marines.

And absolutely no indication that the warrior inside is concerned about getting anywhere quickly.

The Cataphractii Terminator is one of the most iconic units of Warhammer: The Horus Heresy, representing an era when the Space Marine Legions possessed enormous quantities of advanced wargear that would become increasingly rare during the following ten thousand years.

Cataphractii armour also occupies an interesting place in modern Warhammer 40,000 11th Edition. The models have current Warhammer Legends support through the Relic Terminator Squad, meaning these ancient warriors can still march into the 41st Millennium—even though modern Indomitus-pattern Terminators have become the standard choice for most contemporary Space Marine armies.

Players looking to build these ancient warriors can explore the Horus Heresy Infantry collection at TistaMinis, including the latest Cataphractii kits, or browse the wider Warhammer 40,000 range to compare them with their modern Terminator descendants.

What Is Cataphractii Terminator Armour?

Cataphractii armour is an early and extremely durable form of Tactical Dreadnought Armour.

That name is important.

Terminator armour is not simply thicker power armour.

It is effectively personal armour designed to give an elite Space Marine a degree of protection and firepower approaching that of a small armoured vehicle while still allowing him to fight as infantry.

Cataphractii represents one of the most extreme interpretations of that idea.

Its enormous armour plates and additional shield generators make the wearer incredibly difficult to kill.

The trade-off is mobility.

Cataphractii Terminators are not built to sprint across open ground.

They are built to walk directly into the worst fighting on the battlefield and still be standing when they reach the other side.

The Origins of Tactical Dreadnought Armour

The Great Crusade was an extraordinary technological period for the Imperium.

The Space Marine Legions had access to equipment, weapons and armour produced on a scale that would become increasingly difficult to reproduce after the Horus Heresy.

Tactical Dreadnought Armour emerged from this environment.

Several patterns existed during this era, including:

• Cataphractii.
• Tartaros.
• Saturnine.
• Other experimental and transitional designs.

They were not necessarily simple sequential replacements where one suit disappeared the moment another arrived.

Different designs offered different advantages and could coexist within the same Legion.

Cataphractii Chose Protection Over Speed

The defining trade-off of Cataphractii armour was straightforward.

More protection. Less mobility.

Its massive pauldrons, overlapping armour plates and shield generators made Cataphractii exceptionally resilient, but the armour was cumbersome compared with more agile alternatives such as Tartaros.

Some Legions eventually preferred more mobile patterns for certain battlefield roles.

Then the Horus Heresy began.

Suddenly nobody was particularly interested in throwing away functional suits of near-impenetrable armour simply because they were slightly inconvenient to walk in.

Why Cataphractii Armour Was Perfect for the Horus Heresy

The Horus Heresy involved exactly the kind of fighting Cataphractii Terminators were designed to survive.

Boarding actions.

Siege assaults.

Fortress breaches.

Ship corridors.

Urban fighting.

Direct assaults against other Space Marines.

In those environments, speed is sometimes less important than being able to walk through concentrated gunfire without dying.

That made Cataphractii ideal as shock assault troops.

Imagine Fighting One in a Corridor

This is where the armour becomes particularly frightening.

A Tactical Marine sees a Cataphractii Terminator approaching.

He fires.

The Terminator keeps walking.

More Space Marines fire.

It keeps walking.

The corridor is too narrow to manoeuvre around it.

Then the Terminator reaches power-fist distance.

This explains why heavy Terminators became such effective troops in boarding actions and siege warfare.

The New 2026 Cataphractii Terminators

Games Workshop gave Cataphractii Terminators a major miniature refresh in early 2026.

The redesigned plastic models were updated to match the larger proportions of the modern Horus Heresy MkII, MkIII and MkVI Space Marines.

The result preserves the classic Cataphractii silhouette while making the warriors noticeably larger and more imposing beside contemporary Legion infantry.

The new range was divided into two primary configurations:

• Cataphractii Terminators with combi-bolters and power fists.
• Cataphractii Terminators with volkite chargers and power mauls.

Each box builds six Terminators, while Horus Heresy squads can expand beyond the contents of a single box.

Combi-Bolters and Power Fists: The Classic Cataphractii Look

For many players, this is the quintessential Terminator setup.

A gun in one hand.

An enormous powered fist in the other.

The Legiones Astartes Cataphractii Terminators with Power Fists provide six of these heavy assault warriors.

The power fist gives the squad serious close-combat capability against heavily armoured infantry and vehicles, while the combi-bolter allows them to maintain pressure as they advance.

Additional options include equipment such as:

• Chainfist.
• Heavy flamer.
• Sergeant weapon choices.
• Grenade harness.

It is a loadout that perfectly captures what Cataphractii are meant to do.

Walk forward.

Shoot.

Reach the enemy.

Apply power fist.

Volkite Chargers and Power Mauls

The second modern plastic configuration leans harder into the technological flavour of the Great Crusade.

The Cataphractii Terminators with Power Mauls combine close-range volkite weaponry with heavy melee weapons.

Volkite is particularly associated with the technological character of the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy.

It gives the unit a very different visual identity from the conventional storm-bolter-equipped Terminators most players associate with Warhammer 40,000.

A reaper autocannon option also provides additional ranged support.

Cataphractii Terminators on the 30K Tabletop

In Warhammer: The Horus Heresy, Cataphractii are not archaeological curiosities.

They are active Legion wargear.

That distinction is essential.

A 30K commander does not necessarily look at Cataphractii armour and think:

“This priceless suit has survived for ten thousand years.”

He thinks:

“Put twelve veterans in those suits and send them through the breach.”

That changes the entire feel of the unit.

What Do Cataphractii Do in a Horus Heresy Army?

Their broad battlefield role is heavy assault and area domination.

They are particularly suited to:

• Attacking fortified positions.
• Clearing objectives.
• Fighting enemy elite infantry.
• Holding critical areas.
• Boarding actions.
• Supporting Legion characters.
• Breaking through concentrated resistance.

You are generally paying for the ability to put very hard-to-remove infantry somewhere important.

They Are Not the Fast Option

If your strategy depends on covering half the battlefield immediately, Cataphractii may not be your ideal tool.

Their identity has always been tied to deliberate, heavily protected advance.

This makes deployment and transport particularly important.

A powerful unit that spends the game walking toward an objective it never reaches is not actually powerful.

Cataphractii Are Also Perfect Character Bodyguards

The visual combination of a Legion Praetor surrounded by Cataphractii Terminators is difficult to beat.

It also makes perfect narrative sense.

These are veteran Legionaries wearing some of the finest protective equipment available to the Legiones Astartes.

If a commander is preparing to personally lead an assault into the worst part of the battlefield, Cataphractii are exactly the warriors you would expect around him.

Legion-Specific Cataphractii Formations

The generic Cataphractii chassis also became the foundation for some of the most famous elite units of the Horus Heresy.

Different Legions adapted Terminator armour to their own combat philosophies, heraldry and traditions.

Some of the most memorable Legion Terminator formations include warriors associated with:

• Sons of Horus.
• Imperial Fists.
• Death Guard.
• Iron Warriors.
• World Eaters.
• Salamanders.
• Dark Angels.
• Word Bearers.
• Other Legiones Astartes forces.

The famous Justaerin of the Sons of Horus are perhaps one of the strongest examples of the Cataphractii aesthetic becoming inseparable from a Legion's identity.

Why So Many Legions Loved Heavy Terminators

Every Legion fought differently.

But nearly every Legion eventually encountered a battlefield problem where “extremely difficult to kill veteran in enormous armour” was a useful answer.

Iron Warriors could use them in brutal siege warfare.

Death Guard appreciated relentless infantry capable of advancing through punishment.

Sons of Horus could use elite Terminators as decisive assault troops.

World Eaters could put them into close combat and allow the rest of the sentence to write itself.

The armour's role changed depending on who wore it.

Then the Horus Heresy Destroyed the Imperium's Golden Age

This is where the transition from 30K to 40K becomes particularly interesting.

The Horus Heresy did not merely kill enormous numbers of Space Marines.

It destroyed:

• Forge Worlds.
• Manufacturing capacity.
• Ships.
• Technical knowledge.
• Supply networks.
• Specialist armouries.
• Entire Legions.

The Imperium that emerged from the Heresy was not the same civilization that entered it.

Over the following ten thousand years, technology that had once been military equipment increasingly became sacred inheritance.

Cataphractii Changed From Equipment Into Relics

This is probably the single biggest difference between Cataphractii in 30K and 40K.

30K Cataphractii	40K Cataphractii
Active Legion wargear	Ancient relic armour
Used by all Space Marine Legions	Surviving suits are comparatively rare
Can form substantial assault units	Typically represented as exceptionally old Chapter relics
Part of the Great Crusade technological ecosystem	Living connection to the Imperium's lost technological past
Designed for contemporary Legion warfare	Preserved thousands of years beyond its original era

The armour itself did not suddenly become worse.

The Imperium simply became worse at replacing it.

How Did Terminator Armour Evolve After the Heresy?

Cataphractii did not directly “turn into” modern Terminator armour overnight.

Several patterns of Tactical Dreadnought Armour already existed around the Great Crusade and Heresy.

Over the millennia that followed, the Indomitus pattern became the Terminator silhouette most closely associated with Space Marines in Warhammer 40,000.

This is the familiar design featuring:

• Large rounded shoulder armour.
• Storm bolters.
• Power fists.
• Crux Terminatus.
• More compact armour plating than Cataphractii.

The modern Space Marines Terminator Squad is the contemporary expression of that classic 40K design.

Cataphractii vs Indomitus Terminator Armour

Cataphractii	Indomitus
Strongly associated with the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy	Iconic armour of later Warhammer 40,000 Chapters
Extremely heavy layered construction	More compact classic Terminator silhouette
Additional shield-generator emphasis	Balances extreme protection with broader later-era use
Combi-bolters, volkite and Heresy weapon options	Storm bolters, assault cannons and familiar 40K weapons
Common enough for Legion warfare in 30K	Standard Terminator pattern for many modern Chapters

Cataphractii Terminators in Warhammer 40K 11th Edition

Now we reach the big question:

Can you use Cataphractii Terminators in 11th Edition Warhammer 40,000?

Yes—with an important qualification.

Games Workshop's current 11th Edition Space Marine Warhammer Legends rules include the Relic Terminator Squad.

This datasheet represents ancient Terminator armour such as Cataphractii and Tartaros that has survived into the 41st Millennium.

So your ancient models have a direct rules home.

What Is a Relic Terminator Squad?

The current Legends unit consists of:

• 1 Relic Terminator Sergeant.
• 4–9 Relic Terminators.

The standard configuration uses combi-bolters and power fists, while the unit has access to equipment strongly associated with older Terminator patterns.

Options include:

• Power weapons.
• Chainfists.
• Twin lightning claws.
• Heavy flamer.
• Reaper autocannon.
• Grenade harness.
• Special Sergeant weapon options including volkite or plasma.

That equipment list makes the datasheet feel much closer to Great Crusade-era Terminators than the standard 40K Terminator Squad.

The Important Word Is “Legends”

This is where buyers need to understand exactly what they are getting.

Warhammer Legends units are not generally part of the standard tournament-focused competitive range.

They have official rules and can be used in appropriate casual, narrative and matched-play environments, but tournament packs commonly focus on the main supported faction range rather than Legends.

Always check the rules for your particular event.

Why Put Cataphractii in Legends?

From a lore perspective, the decision makes a surprising amount of sense.

In the 31st Millennium, Cataphractii are military assets.

In the 41st Millennium, surviving suits are ancient treasures.

A modern Chapter may possess a handful of Great Crusade-era suits preserved across thousands of years.

That is completely different from an army casually deploying entire formations because the quartermaster has another forty suits in storage.

Moving them toward Legends reinforces that distinction while allowing the Horus Heresy game to remain their natural home.

How Do Relic Terminators Play in 11th Edition?

Their broad role is exactly what you would expect:

durable elite infantry designed to arrive where the fight matters and overpower valuable targets.

They retain the Terminator keyword, and the current Legends rules allow characters capable of joining a conventional Terminator Squad to join Relic Terminators as well.

That means they can still function as the imposing bodyguard unit Cataphractii players expect.

Use Them to Attack Important Areas

Cataphractii are not models you want standing somewhere irrelevant.

The basic tactical philosophy carries cleanly from the Horus Heresy into 40K:

1. Identify the section of the table that actually matters.
2. Put heavily armoured veterans there.
3. Force the opponent to spend serious resources removing them.
4. Hit something expensive with a power fist.

Simple does not necessarily mean ineffective.

Power Fists Still Fit the Role Perfectly

One reason the classic combi-bolter and power-fist Cataphractii remain so visually satisfying is that the loadout communicates their intended target.

These are not scouts.

They are not skirmishers.

They are not lightly armed objective runners.

A power fist suggests the warrior expects to meet:

• Other elite infantry.
• Heavy armour.
• Monsters.
• Vehicles.
• Fortifications.

And intends to solve the disagreement physically.

Chainfists Make the Anti-Armour Heritage Even Clearer

The chainfist may be one of the most aggressively Warhammer weapons ever invented.

Take a power fist.

Add a chainblade.

Use it to dismantle armoured vehicles at point-blank range.

Cataphractii wearing chainfists reinforce the unit's role as breaching specialists capable of handling targets that conventional infantry would prefer to attack from significantly farther away.

Reaper Autocannons Connect 30K and 40K

The reaper autocannon is another useful visual bridge between eras.

It feels distinctly older than the assault cannon associated with many modern Space Marine Terminator squads.

Seeing one among Cataphractii immediately communicates that this is not simply another present-day Terminator unit painted in an unusual colour.

It is ancient technology still being carried into war.

Could You Use Cataphractii Models as Normal Terminators?

For casual hobby purposes, some players may choose to use Cataphractii miniatures as proxies or alternative models for contemporary Terminators where their opponent is comfortable with it.

However, this is different from saying that Cataphractii officially use the normal Terminator Squad datasheet.

The official 11th Edition home for the historical configuration is the Relic Terminator Squad in Warhammer Legends.

If you want to use them as a visual substitute for another datasheet, make sure:

• Your opponent understands what each model represents.
• The bases are appropriate.
• The unit cannot be confused with something else.
• Your tournament organizer explicitly allows the substitution for an event.

Cataphractii Never Completely Disappeared From 40K Lore

One of the most interesting things about ancient armour is that Chaos Space Marines do not necessarily follow the same technological timeline as loyal Imperial forces.

Veterans of the Long War can carry equipment dating back thousands of years.

The Warp makes chronology even less helpful.

As a result, fragments of the Cataphractii legacy remain visible throughout modern Chaos armies.

Death Guard Blightlord Terminators Carry the Legacy Forward

The Death Guard provide one of the clearest visual and lore connections.

Their Blightlord Terminators are associated with heavily corrupted Cataphractii-pattern armour.

Look at the silhouette.

The huge layered shoulders.

The lumbering stance.

The massive armour plates.

Then add ten thousand years of Nurgle.

The family resemblance is difficult to miss.

This Is a Fascinating Example of 30K Becoming 40K

A loyal Cataphractii suit surviving into modern Imperial service is a sacred relic.

A Death Guard Cataphractii suit surviving ten thousand years of Chaos may have become:

• Corroded.
• Mutated.
• Fused to its wearer.
• Infested.
• Biologically impossible.

Same starting technology.

Very different maintenance schedule.

Ancient Cataphractii Armour Still Appears on Chaos Characters

Games Workshop continues to use the armour as shorthand for extraordinary age and experience.

For example, the Iron Warriors Warsmith Kravek Morne was revealed wearing an ancient Cataphractii suit known as the Iron Mantle.

That visual choice immediately tells the audience something about the character.

He is not wearing ordinary contemporary equipment.

He is carrying the material history of the Long War into modern 40K.

Why Terminator Armour Became More Than Equipment

The evolution from 30K to 40K is ultimately not about statistics.

It is about meaning.

During the Horus Heresy, a Cataphractii suit is extremely valuable wargear.

In modern 40K, the same suit may have:

• Survived the Siege of Terra.
• Been worn by dozens of Chapter heroes.
• Changed hands across thousands of years.
• Been repaired with components nobody fully understands.
• Become part of a Chapter's sacred history.

The technology becomes mythology.

That transformation is one of the defining themes of the Imperium.

30K vs 40K: The Cataphractii Evolution

Era	Status	Tabletop Identity
Great Crusade	Advanced active military technology	Elite heavy Legion infantry.
Horus Heresy	Widely used across Legiones Astartes	Shock assault, siege and boarding troops.
Post-Heresy Imperium	Increasingly difficult to replace	Gradual transition toward relic status.
41st Millennium	Rare Chapter relic	Represented in modern 40K through Relic Terminators in Legends.
Chaos Legions	Ancient armour may survive or mutate	Visible in formations such as Death Guard Blightlords and ancient Chaos characters.

Cataphractii vs Tartaros Terminators

Cataphractii are frequently compared with Tartaros Terminator armour.

The easiest way to understand the distinction is philosophy.

Cataphractii

Prioritizes protection.

Tartaros

Prioritizes greater mobility while retaining the advantages of Tactical Dreadnought Armour.

That difference also appears visually.

Tartaros Terminators are generally sleeker and more streamlined.

Cataphractii look as though somebody built a bunker and then gave it knees.

Both are recognizably Terminators.

They simply represent different solutions to the same problem.

Cataphractii vs Saturnine Terminators

The recent expansion of the Horus Heresy range has also brought renewed attention to Saturnine Terminator armour.

Saturnine represents another branch of Tactical Dreadnought Armour development and gives players an even more imposing heavy infantry option in the Age of Darkness.

The existence of Cataphractii, Tartaros and Saturnine side by side makes the Horus Heresy especially interesting for armour enthusiasts.

The 31st Millennium does not look like one standardized Space Marine army.

It looks like an empire experimenting with multiple technologies at enormous scale.

Cataphractii vs Modern Terminators

From a hobby perspective, this may be the most useful comparison.

If You Want...	Choose...
Horus Heresy army	Cataphractii Terminators
Great Crusade aesthetic	Cataphractii
Siege-warrior look	Cataphractii
Current competitive 40K Space Marines	Modern Terminator Squad
Ancient relics in narrative 40K	Cataphractii / Relic Terminators
Classic 41st Millennium aesthetic	Indomitus Terminators

Why the New Cataphractii Models Matter to the Hobby

The 2026 redesign is important beyond simply giving Horus Heresy players another kit.

Older Cataphractii models were iconic, but miniature scale across the Horus Heresy range has evolved.

The new versions are proportioned to stand comfortably alongside the newer MkII, MkIII and MkVI Legion Marines.

That produces a more convincing hierarchy.

A Space Marine should look imposing.

A Terminator standing beside him should look like something considerably worse has just entered the room.

They Are Excellent Painting Models

Cataphractii armour offers enormous surfaces for Legion identity.

The broad shoulders and heavy plating work particularly well for:

• Legion transfers.
• Weathering.
• Battle damage.
• Hazard stripes.
• Metallic trim.
• Personal heraldry.
• Campaign markings.
• Chipping.
• Oil streaks.
• Dust and siege grime.

They are also elite models, meaning you can spend more time on six Terminators without committing to painting thirty nearly identical Tactical Marines.

Painting Cataphractii by Legion

Iron Warriors

Metallic armour, hazard stripes, grime and battered plating look almost purpose-built for Cataphractii.

Sons of Horus

Sea green Legion colours or black Justaerin schemes both suit the broad armour beautifully.

Imperial Fists

The large yellow armour panels create an excellent canvas for weathering and siege damage.

Death Guard

Off-white plate, green accents and heavy grime reinforce the slow, relentless feel of the armour.

World Eaters

White and blue armour becomes significantly more interesting once the squad has survived several close-combat engagements.

You can probably imagine the additional colour.

Browse miniature paints at TistaMinis for Legion colours, metallics and weathering tones, along with hobby supplies for assembly, basing and modelling.

Should You Magnetize Cataphractii?

Potentially.

Cataphractii have access to enough interesting equipment that players who enjoy optimization or switching between narrative forces may appreciate removable weapon options.

This is especially useful if:

• You play frequently.
• You expect rules to change.
• You enjoy experimenting with loadouts.
• You want the same models for different narrative eras.

For casual players who know exactly what visual loadout they want, simply building the models permanently is also completely reasonable.

Are Cataphractii Good for a Beginner Horus Heresy Army?

Yes, particularly if you like elite infantry.

They have several beginner-friendly advantages.

• Only six models per current box.
• Large armour panels are enjoyable to paint.
• The models have obvious battlefield purpose.
• They fit almost every Space Marine Legion.
• They immediately make an army look more imposing.

The main warning is that they should support your army rather than replace the fundamentals entirely.

Horus Heresy still rewards combined forces, scoring units and careful army construction.

A Simple Cataphractii-Focused 30K Collection

A thematic collection might begin with:

• Legion Praetor or Centurion.
• Cataphractii Terminator Squad.
• Tactical Marines.
• Breacher Squad.
• Transport or heavy support.
• Dreadnought.

This creates an army that feels like a genuine Legion siege force rather than simply a pile of elite units.

Cataphractii and Leviathan Dreadnoughts Look Fantastic Together

Games Workshop emphasized this connection directly with the Siege Assault Battle Group, pairing Cataphractii and Breachers with a Leviathan Siege Dreadnought.

That combination makes perfect thematic sense.

Breacher Marines secure the approach.

Cataphractii break elite resistance.

The Leviathan deals with anything large enough to make the Terminators look reasonably sized.

This is the Horus Heresy at its most wonderfully unsubtle.

Should a 40K Player Buy Cataphractii?

That depends entirely on why you want them.

Yes, If You Want...

• A narrative Space Marine force.
• Great Crusade relics.
• Warhammer Legends games.
• A cross-era collection.
• Conversion projects.
• Horus Heresy and 40K models that visually connect.
• An ancient veteran bodyguard.

Probably Not as Your First Choice If...

• You only play tournaments.
• You need fully current competitive datasheets.
• You want the safest possible unit for long-term matched-play events.

In that case, the current Space Marine Terminator Squad is a more straightforward purchase.

Cataphractii Are Perfect for Narrative 40K

This may be where they become most interesting outside Horus Heresy.

Imagine a Chapter possessing six surviving Cataphractii suits.

One was worn during the Siege of Terra.

Another has been repaired dozens of times.

The Sergeant's armour carries the names of every warrior who previously wore it.

The Chapter only opens the reliquary when something catastrophic happens.

That is an entire narrative created simply by choosing one armour pattern.

Modern Space Marine Terminators are elite.

Cataphractii can feel ancient.

There is a difference.

The Real Evolution of Cataphractii Terminators

It is tempting to tell the story of Terminator armour as a straightforward technological progression.

Cataphractii was old.

Then something newer appeared.

Then modern Terminators replaced it.

But Warhammer is more interesting than that.

Cataphractii did not become irrelevant because somebody invented a universally superior suit.

Different patterns reflected different priorities.

Cataphractii valued protection.

Tartaros pursued greater mobility.

Other experimental armour explored still different solutions.

The Horus Heresy then shattered the industrial civilization capable of maintaining all of those options at scale.

Ten thousand years later, the winner was not necessarily the objectively best design.

The winner was the Imperium that survived.

That Is Why Cataphractii Are So Important to Warhammer Lore

A Cataphractii Terminator shows us what the Imperium used to be.

Not peaceful.

Not enlightened.

But technologically ambitious.

The Great Crusade-era Imperium could develop multiple suits of Tactical Dreadnought Armour and deploy them across enormous Space Marine Legions.

The 41st Millennium looks at the survivors of that age and calls them relics.

That is basically the entire tragedy of the Imperium represented by one miniature.

Frequently Asked Questions

Final Thoughts: Cataphractii Terminators Are the Imperium's Lost Golden Age in Miniature Form

Cataphractii Terminators are impressive because they look enormous.

They are memorable because the lore behind that armour tells a much bigger story.

During the Great Crusade, Cataphractii armour represented cutting-edge military technology.

During the Horus Heresy, entire squads of veteran Legionaries marched into sieges, boarding actions and battles between brother Legions wearing it.

Then the Imperium tore itself apart.

Ten thousand years later, a surviving Cataphractii suit is no longer simply equipment.

It is history.

That is why the armour works so well across both 30K and 40K.

In the Horus Heresy, Cataphractii Terminators represent the technological might of the Legiones Astartes at their height.

In modern Warhammer 40,000, the same armour represents everything the Imperium has lost.

The current 11th Edition Relic Terminator Squad keeps that story alive through Warhammer Legends, allowing ancient warriors to stand beside the descendants of the armies they once knew.

Meanwhile, Chaos provides an even darker evolution. Blightlords and ancient Traitor veterans show what happens when the same armour survives not as a holy Imperial relic, but as part of the Long War.

And on the hobby table, the refreshed 2026 Cataphractii miniatures have given these veterans the size and presence they deserve.

They are slow.

They are enormous.

They are covered in enough armour to make a Land Raider slightly self-conscious.

And once they reach the enemy, they tend to make a very convincing argument for why Tactical Dreadnought Armour became one of the most feared technologies of the Space Marine Legions.

For players ready to return to the Age of Darkness, explore the Horus Heresy Infantry range at TistaMinis, including the new Cataphractii Terminators with Power Fists and Cataphractii Terminators with Power Mauls. For the 41st Millennium, browse the wider Warhammer 40,000 collection and modern Space Marines range.