Editing Kill Team (Specialist Game) (section)

====9th Edition====
[[File:KillTeamHeader (9th).png|600px|center|thumb|Header for 9th Edition.]]
The second edition of Kill Team (2018), completely reworked from the ground up to function as its own unique game rather than 40K with extra steps. Particular changes of note include the elimination of points costs so that you don't have to mathhammer over every little dude and piece of gear, and attempts to address the cheese of last edition, like spamming frag cannons and plasma. The new edition also reworked the factions, again. The two teams of the starter set (and each other boxset) got split off into their own separate factions (kommandos and veteran guardsmen) for some strange reason, existing factions got pruned of several units (losing a lot of what they got from Elites and Commanders), and some of the more niche factions didn't make it into the new edition ''at all'', so if you enjoyed playing Servants of the Abyss, you're out of luck. But Kroot Mercs made it in. ''Twice''. [[derp|Wrap your head around that.]] Also came with a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XA3RmSKVnOw&ab_channel=Warhammer|pretty badass trailer]]
*'''9th Edition Kill Team: Compendium (2021):''' Released alongside Octarius to allow people to play with some of the models they already had. Of course, these rules were very rudimentary in most cases and as time went on, some of the teams implemented either became less desirable or were outright rendered obsolete by the inclusion of not only new boxsets but also new bespoke Kill Teams that were only found in issues of [[White Dwarf]].
*'''9th Edition Kill Team: [[Octarius War|Octarius]] (2021):''' The first recorded instance of plastic [[Death Korps of Krieg|Kriegers]] - a reveal that had had many cheering. Also present are some rather [[Catachan]]-styled Ork [[Kommando]]s and a bunch of orky terrain full of scraps. Just be sure and check the sprues carefully before you make your team list to jump right into the game, and be ready to go to your bits box or ebay for some extra parts, as [[FAIL|the Krieg sprues don't actually have enough parts to make a fully equipped team]]. For example, the plasma gun, the melta gun, and boltgun ''all share the same shoulder'', of which there is only one in the kit, putting you in a bind when you actually want additional special weapon support.
*'''9th Edition Kill Team: Chalnath (2021):''' The next boxset of the new Kill Team, set between a set of [[Novitiate Squad|Novitiate]] [[Sisters of Battle]] (something that's never been seen before) fighting a pack of [[Tau]] [[Pathfinder Team|Pathfinders]] wielding some snazzy new gear that hasn't been seen before.
*'''9th Edition Kill Team: Nachmund (2022):''' The third boxset. Displayed proudly is a group of [[Eldar Corsairs]], which is pretty much the best news to ask for after Forge World squatted them, facing off against a pack of [[Chaos Space Marines]], boasting some diverse roles to pick up.
*'''9th Edition Kill Team: Moroch (2022): ''' Boxset #4, released in Warhammer Fest 2022. Squares off the [[Renegade Infantry Platoon|Traitor Guard]] (including recasts from [[Blackstone Fortress]] and well after the FW line was eradicated) against the Phobos-pattern [[Primaris Space Marines]].
*'''Intercession Squad and Lite Core Rules Free PDFs (2022):''' The release of free PDFs for a Primaris Intercession Squad and a simplified version of the core rules make getting into the game faster and easier than ever without having to make any big purchases.
* '''9th Edition Kill Team: Into the Dark (2022):''' What everyone thought was going to be Space-Kill-Hulk-Team was actually a box set of the [[Imperial Navy]] troops squaring off against [[Kroot]]! Complete with the non-board game debut of the C.A.T and a redesigned [[Kroot Hound]]. It is set on the ''Gallowdark'', a legendary [[Space Hulk]] where the next "season" of Kill Team is taking place, with the next few releases exploring the ''Gallowdark'' further so that the player can collect that sweet, sweet Space Hulk terrain and end up with a very modular board. Hey, I've heard worse marketing gimmicks.
** They also clarified that despite the new focus on close-quarters, this new "season" is not a new edition of the game (but they do have optional rules to try and emulate Zone Mortalis) and previous armies will play well with the new setting.
*'''9th Edition Kill Team Annual (2022):''' A long time coming, but this will compile not only all of the White Dwarf Kill Teams and special scenarios into one book, but it also heralds the return of the Elucidan Starstriders and Gellerpox Infected teams from last edition. Still no Servants of the Abyss though (Sure, some might argue that the Blooded fill more or less the same niche, but they don't have traitor psykers, tech priests, and beastmen).
*'''9th Edition Kill Team: Shadowvaults (2022):''' Part two of the Gallowdark saga, seeing not only Kasrkin make their glorious return, but also a unique [[Necron]] kill team led by a Cryptek with forces of Immortals and Deathmarks on hand alongside an understudy Apprentek and Plasmacytes.
*'''9th Edition Kill Team: Soulshackle (2023):''' Part three of the Gallowdark saga, giving a bespoke [[Dark Eldar]] team full of Kabalite warriors versus the first appearance of the [[Adeptus Arbites]] in tabletop form, complete with a [[Cyber-Mastiff]]. Apparently comes with new terrain because GW realizes that they can only get away with recycling the same terrain for so long.
*'''9th Edition Kill Team: Gallowfall (2023):''' The finale of the Gallowdark saga, as the space hulk is now crumbling and set to crash on a nearby planet while everyone else is busy looting what they can before bailing. Gives two entirely new teams for the [[Leagues of Votann]] and a pack of Chaos [[Beastmen]] who've lived on the ship before anyone else did.
*'''9th Edition Kill Team: Ashes of Faith (2023):''' Announced on Warhammer Fest 2023, this might well be the start of a whole new saga. While the Cultists look to be merely reprints of the existing line (Cultists, Dark Commune as specialists and leaders, Cultist Torments as monsters), the [[Inquisition|Inquisitorial Agents]] promise to bring back the old-school ragtag band of gun-toting bums that fill an Inquisitorial retinue. Even better is that this faction has the option to add in an additional support squads from the packed-in [[Sisters of Silence]] and [[Tempestus Scions]] to adding in the Arbites and Kriegers (whom they took this idea from).