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Howdy, brothers. After a pretty crazy half-year in real life, the current situation has given me time to return to the Praetoris Crusade. I am ashamed to admit I have never actually fielded them in 8th edition. Now, we have Faith and Fury and with it a bevy of new rules. I've ready Marshal Laeroth's blog, watched some videos, and done some general reading, but for twenty years, the B&C is where I've come for advice. I've slowly been building up Primaris reinforcements for the crusade. A set of Shadowspear, intercessors, and even a cheap set of Aggressors I picked up. Those I know are good. My question is what of my old stuff can still be used if I'm hoping not to get consistently tabled? I'm not trying to win any tournies (though there is one coming in late summer, social distancing permitting), just to have some well-fought games. I know things like Vanguard Vets and the company vets I was busily magnetizing after Vigilus are still viable, as are our characters. I know that Crusader Squads are what they've been for awhile (a bit overcosted), and there's debatable points about Scouts, Interceptors, and Incursors. Terminators have uses, but are a bit overcosted, still (noticing a trend, here). I guess my biggest question is some of the vehicles that I don't see much in batreps or lists. What about dreadnoughts? Not Redemptor or Contemptor, but the old school kind. I understand Chaplain dreads are (for now) still good, but is it silly to consider sprucing up my two ven dreads? I understand Land Raiders of all stripes are kind of what they've been for a many editions (cool if overpriced and outmatched), but what about Rhino chassis vehicles? I have a fair few magnetized to be preds, rhinos, or razorbacks, as well as a single Whirlwind (which is hilariously apparently good again after years of being...not). Bikes? I have half a dozen of those that I wanted to convert up for Company Vets and the Vigilus detachment before they got relegated to Legends. I think there's even a Landspeeder kicking around magnetized for basically all the options except a Storm. So, brothers, how much of the old collection should I bother bringing up to par to visit the tabletop in 2020?