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Post by zyggy on Apr 24, 2018 16:25:41 GMT -6
A carnifex force is pretty dang sweet, though with the FAQ you'll need them in separate detachments. Still, fexes seem like they have a lot more customization for a varied force, and unlike most dreadnought equivalent units which are useless in 8th ed, they have a good amount of survivability and speed to get where they need to go, especially with Ol' One Eye helping them out. Seems perfectly valid to me.
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Post by Eric formerly Eric on Apr 24, 2018 16:27:47 GMT -6
Oh def don't feel pressured to get hg if theyre not your thing. Theyre mad expensive in real money too. I think venom fexes are also great. They are tougher, stronger, have built in spores, and are wayyy more mobile.
Edit: I think the biggest fex weakness is killing high t units in combat. I think s6 3d is a little weak in the current meta.
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Post by Joelercoaster on Apr 24, 2018 17:37:29 GMT -6
At least you can take 9 Fex + OOE in a single detach, which is... quite a few.
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Post by kingwalnut on Apr 24, 2018 20:38:08 GMT -6
Yup, planning 6-9 Feces in a spearhead detachment with OOE. Probably won't tackle that for quite a while though
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Post by Nick P on Apr 25, 2018 7:12:47 GMT -6
A carnifex force is pretty dang sweet, though with the FAQ you'll need them in separate detachments. Why do they need to be in a separate detachment?
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Post by zyggy on Apr 25, 2018 7:45:40 GMT -6
Right, forgot they could be taken in squads, was thinking about the rule of three. Ignore that bit, carry on!
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Post by Nick P on Apr 25, 2018 7:50:10 GMT -6
Right, forgot they could be taken in squads, was thinking about the rule of three. Ignore that bit, carry on! Well even then, the rule of 3 is army wide, not detachment specific, so different detachments wouldn't matter for much.
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Post by kingwalnut on Apr 25, 2018 8:38:43 GMT -6
I can bring as many as 9 by going 3 units of 3. It's the same deal why IG can still bring 9 Leman Russes.
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Post by Joelercoaster on Apr 25, 2018 18:27:07 GMT -6
Allied GSC - bring 9 of each. Or something.
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Post by zyggy on Apr 26, 2018 7:56:09 GMT -6
I checked to make sure this time, cult leman russes cannot be taken in squadrons, so you could only take 3 unless you made it an IG detachment.
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Post by Eric formerly Eric on Apr 26, 2018 8:29:49 GMT -6
So have people been taking (or theorizing about taking) more cult since the faq? Acolytes are just so damn expensive, but I've thought about an acolyte bomb with primus/magus.
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Post by zyggy on Apr 26, 2018 9:10:03 GMT -6
As a pure GSC army? I don't think so. The fact that they are now the only army with their turn 1 deep strike entirely unchanged may be awesome, but ultimately it doesn't offset their lack of unit variety, their point and unit inefficiency, and the aforementioned lack of leman russ squadrons. I'm pretty sure most will still only play pure cults because they love pure cults.
As an allied detachment though, there's definitely some new potential there. I think people will start to experiment more with them as an alpha strike detachment, but it won't be until their codex comes out that they get the love they need.
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Post by Eric formerly Eric on Apr 27, 2018 11:59:17 GMT -6
I meant as an ally (hence "more"). I had completely dropped them from my army since I ran deep striking behemoth and couple pull several t1 charges anyway. Now, they have a bit more of a role. I'm thinking they can help set up my T2 deep strike by carving some room t1.
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Post by mike on Apr 29, 2018 12:50:33 GMT -6
Anyone else dig the genestealers drop podding into Infinity war?
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Post by Nick P on Apr 30, 2018 8:27:38 GMT -6
I'm seeing it today, shhhh
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