lfhoule Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 I picked up White Dwarf #7 when I heard that GW was coming out with rules for fielding that Exalted Flamer that you don't use when you build the Burning Chariot with Herald, mounting it on a 40mm base. For the cost of 5.5+ Pink Horrors one has an independent character that takes a Herald slot that's on "foot" and still has the ability to use it's Pink and Blue Flames of Tzeench. I have yet to see it discussed here (til now), so I was wondering if it would be a useful thing to add to an army? Cheap "suicide" unit to deep strike in and get rid of that annoying vehicle or unit? Go with a unit of Pink Horrors for anti-tank support? Also, do I need to buy the actual "data slate" to play with the above, or can I use the entries given in the print magazine? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/288556-exalted-flamers-on-foot/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawk Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 You can use the rules given in the magazine, as they're completely legal. However, the exalted flamer is even more useless on foot than on a chariot. It can only fire snapshots when it moves, so it can deep strike and die, move around and die, sit there and die, or join a unit and do nothing. Far better to take tzeentch heralds. Even furies are more useful than the exalted flamer. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/288556-exalted-flamers-on-foot/#findComment-3632069 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel the Viking Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Yeah, without relentless this unit is useless. I don't know what the thought behind this was.... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/288556-exalted-flamers-on-foot/#findComment-3635537 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plague Angel Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 It's worth noting that the "data slate" you'd buy off of the BL website is actually the digital copy of said White Dwarf. So the magazine really is all you need. Is it really that bad in 40k? It's revolutionary in Fantasy. Every Daemon player I've seen has completely reworked their list to fit in one if not two. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/288556-exalted-flamers-on-foot/#findComment-3635648 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfhoule Posted March 28, 2014 Author Share Posted March 28, 2014 Yeah, without relentless this unit is useless. I don't know what the thought behind this was.... As I mentioned above, the thought was to allow the use those Exalted Flamers one would have laying around from building the chariot with Herald, and yeah, not having relentless and only going 6" a turn really hurts it... only real use would be to man the gun behind a defense line til the enemy gets within range of it's own ranged attacks, or "hid" it somewhere and wait for the enemy to close.... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/288556-exalted-flamers-on-foot/#findComment-3636617 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawk Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 It has two weapons, and both are Heavy. They're 18", and it can only move 6". One is a template, even. It has a bad save and no toughness to counter it. It's so absolutely useless, it's considered the worst possible unit in the entirety of Warhammer 40,000. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/288556-exalted-flamers-on-foot/#findComment-3637462 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheex Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 It has two weapons, and both are Heavy. They're 18", and it can only move 6". One is a template, even. It has a bad save and no toughness to counter it. It's so absolutely useless, it's considered the worst possible unit in the entirety of Warhammer 40,000. Pyrovores are still worse (unless you get creative with the rules wording on their exploding rule). The pedestrian Exalted Flamer isn't so bad if you're able to cast Endurance on him. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/288556-exalted-flamers-on-foot/#findComment-3637470 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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