The Space Wolves army list is different to the army lists in the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook in that it is used in conjunction with the army list in Codex: Space Marines, rather than on its own. Although the Space Wolves vary from a 'Codex' Space Marine army, there are more similarities than differences. For this reason, and to avoid unnecessary repetition, the following pages detail only the different organisation and army list options available to the Space Wolves. Full entries for the other troops available to a Wolf Lord can be found in Codex: Space Marines.
Unless noted otherwise in this volume, all of the rules, options and limitations that apply to a Space Marine army also apply to a Space Wolves army.
Choosing Your Army
When you are choosing your army, you may make choices from Codex: Space Marines and/or Codex: Space Wolves within the normal limitations of the Force Organisation chart being used, points values of the battle, etc. Some of the entries that follow replace an entry or option from the Codex: Space Marine list. If this is the case, you may only use the entry or option presented in this Codex. Note that no matter which Codex was used to find the entry for a troop type, it is the special rules that apply to Space Wolves presented in this volume that are used for it, rather than the special rules in Codex: Space Marines (ie, the unit will have acute senses, be able to counter-charge, etc).