Mr Mystery
10-14-2014, 02:00 PM
Bonjourno!
So, IA13 seems to be going down a treat, and has sweetened up the lot of Chaos players everywhere.
But what do you think you'll be taking out to play in the future?
For me, there are three picks which are 'must have'....
1. Chaos Spartan Assault Tank. 25 model Transport Capacity, HP5, double the lascannon dakka of a Landraider, Extra Armour built in, can take Frag Assault Launchers - all for a piffling 55 points more than a Chaos Landraider. If anyone can give me a good reason to take a Landraider over it, I'd like to hear it!
2. Ferrum Infernus Chaos Dreadnought. Nekkid, it's 30 points more than a Helbrute, for BS5, WS5 and an extra attack, and no Crazed table. Some weapons are more expensive, but Lascannons aren't. Oh, and for 25 points, should it go pop you've got a 1 in 3 chance of hatching into a Daemon Prince (those of you following my general gibberings may have spotted I really like that upgrade!) And if it doesn't? You get a Spawn for 5 points cheaper than normal. That's got to be good for a laugh!
3. Chaos Hell Talon. 70 points cheaper than a Heldrake, and arguably better armed than one for just 15 points extra - two Reaper Autocannon that are Heavy 3, Twin Linked and Rending. Oh, and it has a permanent 5+ Invulnerable, making the otherwise mildly debilitating Jink a thing of the past, and can reposition (but not it's facing) D6+2" at the start of it's move.....Oh, and it's Fast Attack, so for airborne gribbly daemon Hijinks, you could field 6 fliers in total...Main downside is AV10 all round and HP2.
For me, and I'm by no means a Chaos player, those are simply compulsory. They're just objectively much, much better than the main book offerings. Indeed the only issue I can see with not fielding them is the depth of your pockets (oh, and goons that refuse to play Forgeworld because reasons
But I also want to explore the wider implications of these toys. Good example is one from above - the Spartan. Transport capacity 25 means you can fill it with a power armoured blob squad. Does that make an otherwise lesser seen unit suddenly more appealing?
Does the availability of FA flier free up your HS slots from the flapping Tyranny of Heldrakes?
Get going!
So, IA13 seems to be going down a treat, and has sweetened up the lot of Chaos players everywhere.
But what do you think you'll be taking out to play in the future?
For me, there are three picks which are 'must have'....
1. Chaos Spartan Assault Tank. 25 model Transport Capacity, HP5, double the lascannon dakka of a Landraider, Extra Armour built in, can take Frag Assault Launchers - all for a piffling 55 points more than a Chaos Landraider. If anyone can give me a good reason to take a Landraider over it, I'd like to hear it!
2. Ferrum Infernus Chaos Dreadnought. Nekkid, it's 30 points more than a Helbrute, for BS5, WS5 and an extra attack, and no Crazed table. Some weapons are more expensive, but Lascannons aren't. Oh, and for 25 points, should it go pop you've got a 1 in 3 chance of hatching into a Daemon Prince (those of you following my general gibberings may have spotted I really like that upgrade!) And if it doesn't? You get a Spawn for 5 points cheaper than normal. That's got to be good for a laugh!
3. Chaos Hell Talon. 70 points cheaper than a Heldrake, and arguably better armed than one for just 15 points extra - two Reaper Autocannon that are Heavy 3, Twin Linked and Rending. Oh, and it has a permanent 5+ Invulnerable, making the otherwise mildly debilitating Jink a thing of the past, and can reposition (but not it's facing) D6+2" at the start of it's move.....Oh, and it's Fast Attack, so for airborne gribbly daemon Hijinks, you could field 6 fliers in total...Main downside is AV10 all round and HP2.
For me, and I'm by no means a Chaos player, those are simply compulsory. They're just objectively much, much better than the main book offerings. Indeed the only issue I can see with not fielding them is the depth of your pockets (oh, and goons that refuse to play Forgeworld because reasons
But I also want to explore the wider implications of these toys. Good example is one from above - the Spartan. Transport capacity 25 means you can fill it with a power armoured blob squad. Does that make an otherwise lesser seen unit suddenly more appealing?
Does the availability of FA flier free up your HS slots from the flapping Tyranny of Heldrakes?
Get going!