[HH1.0] Raven Guard Tactics

[Darkwrath121]

Still no news, no leaks and no official exemplary battle unit for us :(

RG look like a lot of fun based on what has come out. 4+ rend Mor Deythans, 5+ shrouded (fnp) Decapitation Strike, and Rending 5+ (not mastercrafted) Raven's Talons, with +2A for dual claws. Edited March 31, 2022 by Darkwrath121

[corvus.calvariam]

A bit of a bummer combi-flamers don't really work on Mor Deythan anymore, though I'm looking forward to trying combi-volkites on them instead.

 

Potentially 3 Choosers of the Slain in a Dark Fury Squad though! Sounds like good fun.

Edited March 31, 2022 by raeho

[suxdavide]

Has any rumor been leaked for RG? :O

[Claws and Effect]

Has any rumor been leaked for RG? :O

Not yet.

 

At this point I'm honestly waiting for it to help me decide whether I'm going to keep playing or cut my losses and sell my armies off.

 

According to the removed units rumor pretty much all my vehicles bigger than a Rhino are getting squatted and I don't have the money to replace them with legal options.

[Slips]

Raven Guard were leaked on TG but they didnt gain nearly the traction of the other legions:

[Claws and Effect]

No word on the Legion trait or Corax's rules yet?

[Slips]

No word on the Legion trait or Corax's rules yet?

None that I've seen.

[suxdavide]

This is literally my WIP:

 

Flamer mor deythan + Warmonger --> flamers are going to be not that special anymore and the warmonger is probably going to be removed ahah

 

Luckly I magnetized the mor :)

 

Edited April 1, 2022 by suxdavide

[Slips]

Edited April 1, 2022 by Slips

[Claws and Effect]

Corax actually looks really solid.

 

He has the 4+ invuln I've been complaining he lacked for years. And Shrouded, which is now a 4+ FNP?

 

NICE.

 

Still on the fence, and the group I play with is likely going to stick with OG Heresy for at least the immediate future.

 

But Corax looking solid definitely helps chill the aggravation I've had about some of the stuff.

Edited April 1, 2022 by Claws and Effect

[The Scorpion]

No word on the Legion trait or Corax's rules yet?

http://i.4pcdn.org/tg/1648847238308.png

 

Here be the legion rules and Warlord Traits. I think it's the only thing missing.

[Claws and Effect]

 

 

No word on the Legion trait or Corax's rules yet?

http://i.4pcdn.org/tg/1648847238308.png

 

Here be the legion rules and Warlord Traits. I think it's the only thing missing.

Those are....actually pretty solid. Not disappointed like I thought I'd be.

[SkimaskMohawk]

Corax actually looks really solid.

 

He has the 4+ invuln I've been complaining he lacked for years. And Shrouded, which is now a 4+ FNP?

 

NICE.

 

Still on the fence, and the group I play with is likely going to stick with OG Heresy for at least the immediate future.

 

But Corax looking solid definitely helps chill the aggravation I've had about some of the stuff.

But he lost his snapshot debuff. A new plasma does more to Corax with his 4+ invul and 4+ shroud vs his old snapshot and 5+ invul.

 

They made him worse for people who were good at leveraging the snap shot.

[Biscuittzz]

Corax and Dark Furies are looking good. Happy about the Legion rules too and looks like the hawks rule will give a pseudo Darkwing replica.

 

Hopefully we keep our special characters - but the Hidden Hand trait looks to be stepping on Maun's toes slightly, so fingers crossed.

[Slips]

Paired LC's (and talons by extension) are +2A so a DF has 4A base, 5 on the charge.

[suxdavide]

Deep strike rules got me hyped for an even deadlier decapitation strike

[Biscuittzz]

RG special characters are gone according to those with the leaks. Disappointed that the flavour of the legion is gone if it's true.

[SkimaskMohawk]

RG special characters are gone according to those with the leaks. Disappointed that the flavour of the legion is gone if it's true.

The flavour of the Legion was "assassin that stopped working when they changed chain fire" and "I guess we're really playing decapitation strike".

 

They didn't add anything different; you just played decapitation strike to it's full potential.

[The Scorpion]

I think that Raven Guard worked best with Recon Company that with decapitation strike.

 

Scout & Infiltrate, plus all the cover bonuses you could stack with legion and recon wargear made for a powerful combination.

 

I'm not sure it's still the case in 2.0 though, the steamlined rules make the stealth combos less powerful.

[suxdavide]

Am I missing something or will heavy support squad be left without infiltrate?

[The Scorpion]

Am I missing something or will heavy support squad be left without infiltrate?

They count as Falcons, and thus get buffs for assault.

[suxdavide]

 

Am I missing something or will heavy support squad be left without infiltrate?

They count as Falcons, and thus get buffs for assault.

 

That's what I was afraid of... This is a HUGE drawback (at least to my concerns)

[suxdavide]

How do you feel towards the new Mor?

 

Given the boost to precision shots I'd love to try them out with sniper rifles and fatal strike...

At the same time I'm quite confused on which combi-weapon would be the best.

[Claws and Effect]

How do you feel towards the new Mor?

 

Given the boost to precision shots I'd love to try them out with sniper rifles and fatal strike...

At the same time I'm quite confused on which combi-weapon would be the best.

Fatal Strike is wasted on Sniper rifles. It states that it can't improve a weapons Rending score. Stuck with 5+, unfortunately.

[Slips]

Can you combine fatal strike with the 3" blast template of a combi-grenade? If so, that'd be a pretty nasty way to pile on rending wounds onto a unit especially if they clump up.