Bjorn + Grimnar's War Council

[L30n1d4s]

So, if you take Bjorn and the Grimnar's War Council (from Champions of Fenris) you have a net of +3 to your Seize the Initiative roll (so seizing on a roll of 3+).

 

Now, this is not cheap points wise and I don't think it is worth it to take all of these characters just to have a 66% chance to seize from your opponent, but if you can integrate them into your army anyway, it can be quite a nasty (and game-changing) surprise to your opponent.

 

In terms of integrating all of these models into your army, I think Bjorn with a Drop Pod can be a very potent and durable (AV13, Venerable, 5++ save) disruption force in your opponent's backfield.

 

Ulrik the Slayer is one of the best values for his points in the entire book, I believe, especially due to his 6" PE bubble, which has so many uses, either with a gunline, a mechlist, or even an assault-based army.

 

Njal Stormcaller excels as either a Divination focus (can't go wrong with 3 rolls on the Divination table, plus Prescience from Psychic Focus) or a Biomancy focus (if he gets Iron Arm, he becomes a S9 AP2 close combat beast)... either way PML(3) and a 3+ Deny the Witch bubble (due to Psychic Hood) is quite useful.

 

Rune Priest can compliment with Njal, particularly with a Divination focus, and can really force-multiply another unit (even fast moving units, if he is on a bike or has jump pack).

 

Iron Priest obviously excels when mounted on a TWC mount, providing a relatively affordable but still quite potent (5 x S9 AP1 attacks on the charge) cavalry IC to either supplement a TWC pack or even operate independently, with his Cyberwolf cohorts.

[Kasper_Hawser]

Really cool idea. Not sure if I want to put Bjorn as alpha strike group though. I think he is still best used with a plasma cannon midfield. That being said, maybe take it further and combine with the venerable formation with other 2 dreadnoughts with Hellfrost or TL lascannon. This will give respectable dakka with a heavy flamer as backup. For the primary detachment, best use CoF, with just one more RP or WGBL and a couple of Elites, either wolf guard Termies or another iron priest.

[skeletoro]

Yeah that's something I noticed too.

 

The Callidus gives you a reroll too.

[L30n1d4s]

Or an allied inquisitor Coteaz.... So with either Callidus or Coteaz, you have a rerollable 3+ to Seize the Initiative, which translates to about an 89% chance.... Great for getting the alpha strike on those Eldar Wave Serpents.

[Frater Cornelius]

 

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Iron Priest obviously excels when mounted on a TWC mount, providing a relatively affordable but still quite potent (5 x S9 AP1 attacks on the charge) cavalry IC to either supplement a TWC pack or even operate independently, with his Cyberwolf cohorts.

 

When mounted he is S10 ap1.

[Vykryl]

 

 

 

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Iron Priest obviously excels when mounted on a TWC mount, providing a relatively affordable but still quite potent (5 x S9 AP1 attacks on the charge) cavalry IC to either supplement a TWC pack or even operate independently, with his Cyberwolf cohorts.

When mounted he is S10 ap1.

There's all ready been one thread shut down over that discussion since our new codex.