Blood Claw WG Pack Leader

[L30n1d4s]

This is a bit expensive points-wise, but as I put together my SW army, I am looking at including 1-2 Blood Claw packs, riding in Storm Wolves.

 

 

My overall intent is to keep the Blood Claws cheap and cheerful, but the more I look at it, the more I think tricking out their WG Pack Leader may be worth it. Here is what I am considering for him:

 

-Terminator Armor

-Wolf Claw

-Chainfist

 

Now, on the charge, that gives you 2A Base, +1A (for two Specialist Weapons), and +2A (for Rage; yes, the WG Pack Leader gets Rage with Bloodclaws, but not with Swiftclaws or Skyclaws, I am not sure why). That is the price of a TWC mount + a MB points to upgrade the WG Pack Leader with all this gear, but you gain a 2+/5++ model, Ld 9 for the entire pack, and either 5 x S5 AP3 Shred attacks or 5 x S8 AP 2 Amourbane attacks on the charge, which means you can pretty much threaten any unit in the game (even Land Raiders and MCs).

 

Against small MEQ or worse units, the Wolf Claws will tear them up and the Blood Claws can throw in weight of attacks to help him. In a Challenge against anything with 3+ or worse armor save, those 5 S5 AP3 Shred attacks can also have the WG come out on top even against decently tough opponents. Against high-octane close combat units, like Ork Warbosses in Mega Armor or Tyrannid Hive Tyrants, the 5 Chainfist attacks at least gives you the chance of doing significant damage and against any kind of vehicle heavy list (read Wave Serpent spam or Land Raider spam) the Chainfist will go through them like a hot battle axe through melted butter.

 

 

Put another way, I kind of look at the WG Pack Leader as a Lone Wolf, except that he happens to have 4 Blood Claw side-kicks (as ablative wounds), has Rage USR, and can be an Objective Secured unit in a Combined Arms detachment.

 

 

Those are my thoughts right now on running a WG Pack Leader for Blood Claws.

 

Anyone else have any success running him with a different load out, or has this work for other players as well?

[Brother Dallo]

Sounds like an interesting idea, though remember because he's in TDA, you loose the ability to sweep people in combat.

 

Dallo

[Commander_Moustache]

I think running it with just a wolf claw would be enough. That way you can have a strom sheild as well

[Rune_Priest_Rhapsody]

Won't most targets requiring a chainfist be taken care of by the Stormgrrr??

I would go either twin claws or claw / shield. Of course I have run my Claws at infantry only at this point.

 

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[L30n1d4s]

Double Wolf Claw is only 5 points cheaper than Wolf Claw / Chainfist... for those extra 5 points, you get the same number of attacks, but you get the option to choose S8 AP2 Armourbane attacks when you need them instead of the S5 AP3 Shred attacks, which a tremendous value IMHO.

[Vykryl]

Wolf claw and chain fist make a great looking combo too

[L30n1d4s]

Indeed, that is an excellent looking model there, Vykryl. Thanks for sharing.

[Vykryl]

I don't know that I would put him with Bloodclaws, may slow the pack down. Just checked his cost and it's only a melta bomb different from being in a TDA pack, guess points aren't an issue.

 

While I plan to use mine as a Lone Wolf, he would also look good leading a charge of glory hungry youngsters.

 

Use the Rage while you can. There is thought that the Pack Leader will lose Rage whenever the faq comes out.