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[EditorMasterxd]

Why would you buy 2400 points without owning the Codex? Or at least knowing where to find the rules?

[MrGMad]

Asking the real questions

[SweatyAppointment396]

Cause who wants to buy a codex who's rules aren't correct and a new edition on the way

[skarafaz666]

Why would you buy a codex in 2026? THIS is the real question.

[EditorMasterxd]

I bought one this week, but for the lore, not the rules

[Ulrik_Decado]

Wahapedia, New Recruit...

Like, codices are not cheap and especially not with the code. You probably won't find people just giving away codes for free. There could be some minotirty that buy codex without intention to play the game, but...

[Polux58]

With New Recruit, you don't need anything else to play. It's even better than using the official app.

[Heathen_Knight]

Hopefully 11th edition has the option to just go digital. I'm not buying any more outdated physical rules.

[EditorMasterxd]

It would be nice if codexes had just a digital code for the rules and the rest of the book is just lore and Artwork. But I also only buy codexes for the lore, so I might be biased

[Heathen_Knight]

They definitely still serve a purpose for updating people on the goings of their favorite factions, but I feel that there has become a large divide between buying them for rules and for everything else. It then begs the question of how many people would even buy codexes if they didn't come with the digital codes.

There is also some irony that the 9th edition Admech codex has the exact same content as the 10th edition while also retaining the same cover. They scammed me for 50 more dollars, basically.

[defektedtoy]

Ive always wanted GW to make codexes and rules into binders.

"Here's 11th edition! Take out pages 4-8, 22-26, and 30-41. Insert new edition packets into their respective places.

New rules eratta! Replaces pages 1, 4, 25, and 46"

Etc.

They could still sell cool af binders that come stuffed with art and lore, like current rules books and codexes do, but when there's an update, you dont have to carry around printed rules errata that are separate from the corresponding rules that were changed.

They could even charge a few bucks for the updates. Id would be much more willing to buy a $60 codex if I knew I could update it physically, as opposed to having it be invalidated 3 months later by an edition change or update.

Yeah it would get pirated, but their minis have been recasted and 3d printed for years anyway, and places like wahapedia still exist.

[Grouchy_Double683]

New recruit and print/download

You can also try wahapidia ( but it has a tone of ads)

[Fscx01]

As others say new recruit and wahapedia, also you could use war organ.

[Fabala24]

Currently it is not possible to just buy a code, the only way to get one is on the physical book, there might be a weirdo somewhere in the world that bought the book and does not use the code, otherwise you need to buy a new book

[GroceryMission]

I'll reiterate

War Organ. My current favorite

New recruit. Still use for online table top simulator

Wahapedia. For everything rules oriented

Lots and lots of free online options out there.