wolfies88 Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 I would like to field a 5-man squad of TWC but i have a few questions. What should i equip them all with? Can i have canis wolfsbourn attached to that squad? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285964-looking-to-field-awesome-thunderwolf-cavalry-unit/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune Priest Jbickb Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Yes canis can join, though I'm not sure he's worth it. As to equipment I recommend 2-3 storm shields 1 thunder hammer, and meltabombs on all but the thunder hammer guy. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285964-looking-to-field-awesome-thunderwolf-cavalry-unit/#findComment-3576401 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfies88 Posted January 23, 2014 Author Share Posted January 23, 2014 Why is Canis not worth it? And no power weapons or frost weapons? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285964-looking-to-field-awesome-thunderwolf-cavalry-unit/#findComment-3576411 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max_Dammit Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Canis has no Inv save, and no eternal warrior, Hammer to take down everything. Id take a decked out lord over Canis any day. But the days of the point and click TW are long gone with 6th Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285964-looking-to-field-awesome-thunderwolf-cavalry-unit/#findComment-3576415 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfies88 Posted January 23, 2014 Author Share Posted January 23, 2014 What should the lord be decked out with? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285964-looking-to-field-awesome-thunderwolf-cavalry-unit/#findComment-3576426 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max_Dammit Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Everything Runic armour, frostblade or wolfclaw, thundershield, saga of the bear, woolftooth necklace, the works. I wouldnt use a I lowering weapon as his I is his strength. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285964-looking-to-field-awesome-thunderwolf-cavalry-unit/#findComment-3576438 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfies88 Posted January 23, 2014 Author Share Posted January 23, 2014 What about a frost axe? And research tells me that i should take a powerfist with a storm shield guy Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285964-looking-to-field-awesome-thunderwolf-cavalry-unit/#findComment-3576448 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedrogzc Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 I like to mix a 3 TW unit with a TW lord. As Max said, I prefer using the wolf claw or frost blade due to save Ini 5 and put a Powerfist in the unit (for a little points reduction). It's a "little" point sinks (nearly 600 points) but in big battles they can go unnoticed and then crush enemies. I would also take a 10 fenris wolves unit to save me from the defensive fire of those pesky Tau. (another thing that to me has gone surprisingly well is escort the TW with a swiftclaw biker unit and a divination runic priest on bike... Insane when the whole TW unit is allowed to reroll hits) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285964-looking-to-field-awesome-thunderwolf-cavalry-unit/#findComment-3576450 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfies88 Posted January 23, 2014 Author Share Posted January 23, 2014 3 man may work for you but i find my dice rolls are always terrible and rather the bigger squad. What do the other items do? I havent got the codex yet Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285964-looking-to-field-awesome-thunderwolf-cavalry-unit/#findComment-3576456 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max_Dammit Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Never use an axe with a shield, it removes the reason to use an axe as you dont have a pistol for the +1 attack, you can better get the fist or hammer with a shield and be S10 Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285964-looking-to-field-awesome-thunderwolf-cavalry-unit/#findComment-3576563 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanPesci Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Id try run something like this if i were you, and you were looking for some sort of deathstar unit (it will draw A LOT of fire though) 1x Wolf Lord - TWM, R.Armour, S.Shield, SotBear, T.Hammer 3-4x TWC - 1-2x SS (depends on points), 1xW.claw of course feel free to throw in a 5th guy. I think storm shields are too expensive to run on everyone, just make sure your storm shield guys are out the front to tank inv saves. The lord with a 2+/3++ shouldnt need to worry about initiative (unless going up against one of the super expensive 2+ power weapons about these days) as he should take wounds like a boss, then crush anything in his path with S10 thunder hammer hits, however he's most likely going to get challenged and waste his attacks in any first round...which is a problem these days. If you are wanting to run 5 without a lord... 5x TWC -Storm Shield -Storm Shield -Thunder Hammer - Wolf Claw, M.bombs - Normal, M.Bombs This way, you have to out front to tank invunerables, a low initiative monster (who cant be challenged out), a wolf claw for dealing with 3+, and then an extra body in there for taking more wounds/covering your rear. I dont bother putting SS and a weapon upgrade on one model, as then if that model buys it, your losing a lot of points in upgrades...i find its better to split things up between the squd and simply run the storm shields at the front. Note - the only reason i take thunder hammers instead of powerfists is cos i think powerfists look daft on a cavalry model. In a recent game i used the following setup Wolf Lord - TWM, RA, TH, SS, SotBear attached to 15 fenrisian wolves Wolf Lord - TWM, RA, W.Claw, SS, SotBeastlayer, M.bombs. 2x wolves (i would have added another 15 wolves to the second lord but dont have the models). I find this a much more points effective way of getting thunderlords across the table and into combat. The wolves will probbly all die, but if they get into combat, do a lot of attacks. Very fun, but probably not competitve. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285964-looking-to-field-awesome-thunderwolf-cavalry-unit/#findComment-3576610 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vash113 Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 To answer the question of limiting the special cc weapons the Thunderwolves get rending attacks standard, unless you give them a power weapon of some kind. Since power swords no longer defeat 2+ saves and axes now strike at I1 the only worthwhile weapons to replace rending are going to be Thunderhammers or Power Fists, and it's best not to go overboard, after all you want to try and keep the cost of upgrades relatively low. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285964-looking-to-field-awesome-thunderwolf-cavalry-unit/#findComment-3576682 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanPesci Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Good point about the rending, i always tend to throw in a wolf claw somewhere though, but probably thats cos i tend to play against my mates only, who 9/10 are running power armour. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285964-looking-to-field-awesome-thunderwolf-cavalry-unit/#findComment-3577408 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thor1234 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Everything this made me laugh and reminded me of a game I oncce lyed against a grey knight player- Thor was in with his thunder wolves and my opponent wanted to charge the unit with a lone Dreadknight- "whats your lord got??" he asked-my response??# "EVERYHTHING!!! he's tooled up to the B$%^^S" he still charged and had a winge when my lord took the hits like a boss and beat his dreaknight back to titan in a matchbox!! on topic? running 5 TWC i'd go 2 shields and a fist (slightly cheaper than a hammer and wont do much more, unless youre going rule of coll ofcourse ) I agree about Canis, you can build a wold lord w/wolf claw, Stormshield for about the same, throw on saga of the bear to save those ID wounds and your'e good to go"! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285964-looking-to-field-awesome-thunderwolf-cavalry-unit/#findComment-3581580 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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