Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2's New Class Confirmed: Apothecary Joins the Fight

In exciting news for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 fans, publisher Focus Entertainment has unveiled the game's Year 3 roadmap and officially confirmed the new class arriving in early 2027. As many had speculated, the new class is the Apothecary. Back in May, I predicted that the Apothecary would be a heavy-duty support class with a potent healing ability, and possibly unique gameplay centered around harvesting Gene-seed.

"We've been following all your speculations ever since we teased the arrival of a new class, and you certainly had plenty of theories… and the majority of you were right!" Focus said. "Today, we're finally revealing the truth: the Apothecary is joining the ranks with Patch 17 in the first quarter of 2027! We'll disclose more info later, so stay tuned!"

"Additionally, as we said in the previous Community Update, the Apothecary will receive a Champion skin in the same way the Techmarine did: in the update after its release."

That's all we have on the Apothecary for now, but there's plenty more about Year 3. Patch 15 arrives on October 1, with Patch 16 following before the end of this year. The long-awaited Chaos Siege mode, which allows you to play as Heretic Astartes previously exclusive to PvP, comes with Patch 15, along with the One-Handed Thunder Hammer. Patch 16 introduces a brand-new PvP mode featuring Weekly Stratagems, similar to those in PvE.

2027 will kick off with the Apothecary, as mentioned, plus new Operations and weapons, and "reworks to several gameplay features, with improvements coming to some of the game's core systems," according to Focus.

"Additionally, there are a couple of other cool features that are planned, but not listed in the roadmap," the publisher teased.

Focus also hinted at new customization features, saying it's "something that will expand customization options by 33%," and "something that will put our streaming tech to a test."

Meanwhile, Year 3 DLC includes five new Cosmetic and Champion Packs, with the final one still under wraps.

Developer Saber Interactive is, of course, working on Space Marine 3, which Tim Willits recently teased in an interview with IGN from gamescom. There's no release window yet, but anticipation is high following the breakout success of Space Marine 2, which has seen over 12 million players since its 2024 launch.