Vanek Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 How many of you guys run him? I was thinking about putting him in a Drop pod with a squad of hunters to wreck some havoc mid game. Is he worth the points? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/241114-ragnar/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
dswanick Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Ragnar and a pack of Grey Hunters annihilated a friends maxed-out brood of Genestealers with a Brood Lord in 1 game turn of combat once... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/241114-ragnar/#findComment-2911819 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendrik Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 a similarely equiped wolf lord costs you about 190 pts, give or take. now for only 50 pts more you gain both the warhowl as insane bravado, turning any packs he joins much more dangerous. i'd say he's definetly worth it! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/241114-ragnar/#findComment-2911822 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPetersson Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 He is totally worth it. But be careful not to wipe out the unit you're charging so you open yourself to fire in the next turn... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/241114-ragnar/#findComment-2911837 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanek Posted October 29, 2011 Author Share Posted October 29, 2011 Do you guys normally run him with 8 GH's, a WG and himself? What's your preferred unit with him? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/241114-ragnar/#findComment-2911842 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elric the Silvercoat Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 I put him with Wolf Guards in power armour all with power weapons and in a Land Raider. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/241114-ragnar/#findComment-2911848 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillen Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Indeed. If I have the points it's Ragnar with 10 Wolf Guard 2 fists and combi meltas and 3 to 4 with Power Weapons sometimes with a plasma pistol if I have the points, and 5 to 4 wound takers. So no combat effectiveness is lost. In a Land Raider Crusader. Â If I am doing low point game it's a pack of Grey Hunters tricked out still in a land raider. The Wolf totem makes him even meaner. So he will have more attacks the next go. Â It's personal call thou. I would not Drop Pod him. He will land and draw a ton of fire and be worthless afterwards. Â If you want to Drop Pod something in the middle to mess with people go with Logan Grimnar with a Long Fang pack and either a ruin priest or a Wolf Guard in Termy armor. I know a friend that puts in Arjac. It works wonders. They drop in and then you can split fire and kill 2 tanks or a tank and cripple the squad in it. Either way he will cause mayhem in the game and force them to deal with him and he can survive shooting better then Ragnar. Â I usually arm the Long Fangs with multi Meltas and tank bust. I sometimes arm then with 2 Multis and Plasma Cannons thou. Nothing like 3 Plasma Cannons walkin around the field and firing too. In the end thou it's all up to you and your play style. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/241114-ragnar/#findComment-2911852 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valerian Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 How many of you guys run him? I was thinking about putting him in a Drop pod with a squad of hunters to wreck some havoc mid game. Is he worth the points? Â I run him and think he is definitely worth the points. He takes a unit that is decent in close combat and turns it into one that is nearly unmatched. Â Do you guys normally run him with 8 GH's, a WG and himself? What's your preferred unit with him? Â So far, I've run him with 8 Hunters, and a Pack Leader in a Land Raider. Now that I've got his real retinue finished, however, he'll run with 1 Wolf Guard in Power Armour, plus 4 in Terminator Armour. I can continue to use the Raider, or plop them down in a Drop Pod, as I see fit. Â I've run Ragnar in all 5 editions of the game, but this one is the best version yet. He has the rare trait of being both an individual bad-ass and augmenting others, too. Â Â Â Valerian Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/241114-ragnar/#findComment-2911989 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranwulf Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Gotta love Ragnar. Â Really useful, powerful by himself, and he makes his squad in CC even more powerful! Â Ran Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/241114-ragnar/#findComment-2911992 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonSTeR Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 I put him with Wolf Guards in power armour all with power weapons and in a Land Raider. Â I did this for a while, then I started to run out of opponents ;) Â A VERY scary proposition on the charge - 27 Strength 5 Initiative 5 attacks that ignore armour saves and that's IF there's much left after Ragnar's had his fill... Â After a while though I found that my opponents were gearing up to simply take out this one unit which meant that my GH were free to roam around the board, BAD idea on any opponent's part. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/241114-ragnar/#findComment-2912008 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanek Posted October 29, 2011 Author Share Posted October 29, 2011 Thanks for all the input guys. I want to include a special character in my army, and don't really want to take Logan or Njal. Ragnar seems like a good fit, just gotta find out how small of an army I can comfortably fit him in. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/241114-ragnar/#findComment-2912009 Share on other sites More sharing options...
skoll Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 I run him with a wolf priest with oath of war infantry in a LRR with 4 WG with WC and arjack....things get eaten for breakfast lunch and dinner. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/241114-ragnar/#findComment-2912734 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Lord Ranulf Wulfric Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 I run him with a Grey Hunter pack with WS, 2x meltas and a PFist, WGPL Combi-Melta and PFist in a LRR...works well Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/241114-ragnar/#findComment-2912985 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Jaschk Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 I run ragnar with a maxed out squad of blood claws, mounted in a Land Raider. Now that's some serious pain. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/241114-ragnar/#findComment-2912990 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeaponAdept Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 I loved Ragnar until I started reading "Grey Hunter". For most of the book the author has him overcoming lots of strong feelings of FEAR. FEAR!? Claustrophobia?! In a normal space marine, perhaps. In a Space Wolf? :devil:? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/241114-ragnar/#findComment-2912999 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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