xxoblivionxx33 Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Hey guys, i've been searching online and want to get a chaos contempt or, but i don't know how to load him out as the most optimal load out. I can't find anything on google. any insight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGibs Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 I've found that contempters work best with a mixed role loadout. For full weapon platforms, tanks are a better choice, and youre wasting their high WS and AV13 (invaluable for walkers in combat!). For pure melee walkers, there are better options, with better delivery systems, like maulerfiends, decimators, and blood slaughterers. But for a mix of ranged an melee prowess, the contemptor can be surprisingly crafty, if not exactly a budget unit (landraider costs). My personal favored loadout is butcher cannon and dedication to khorne. 4 str 8 shots gives it comparable firepower to a rifle dread, and in combat it cracks out a whopping 6-9 powerfist attacks on the charge (rampage and rage). AV13 and 4++/6++ does a decent job of keeping him alive (though he's a bullet magnet, having other targets is a must), and is able to reliably beat up things from anywhere on the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaeron Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Mortis Contemptors are my favourite - just glorious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxoblivionxx33 Posted January 17, 2015 Author Share Posted January 17, 2015 Why is that? What load out do you use? can chaos take mortis contemptors? IA13 only has chaos contemptors. nothing for mortis contemptors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Bearclaw Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 I assume Chaeron's referring to giving the Contemptor a ranged weapon on each arm, so you get a 'mortis' configuration but without the helical targeting array the loyalist actual mortis gets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaeron Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 I assume Chaeron's referring to giving the Contemptor a ranged weapon on each arm, so you get a 'mortis' configuration but without the helical targeting array the loyalist actual mortis gets. Absolutely - it's more that load out that's the important thing. Just love the models! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGibs Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 But you can get practically 2 sicarian tanks for the price of one dual-weapon contemptor. If youre getting a contemptor, the whole melee capabilities of it being a walker are wasted if youre just using it as a gun platform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaeron Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 But the rule of cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGibs Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Punching things in the face isn't cool anymore?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxoblivionxx33 Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 Can chaos take more then one sicarian? or is it only one because its a relic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGibs Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Just need to take a warpsmith or maelific sorcerer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slips Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Or Abaddon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slayer le Boucher Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Like to use Butcher Cannons for their High fire rate myself. The problem with the contemptor its his cost, 195pts base and you add the options, you have a walker that costs like a land raider but thats still Av13 at best and 3HP, even thouhg its Atomatic reactor is better then the loyalist counterpart( We get an invul save while loyalists don't). Now a cheaper but still usefull/cool alternative is the Ferrus Infernum dread with the Siege machine option, its basically turns it into an Ironclad dread. Do you plan to buy one by FW?, or convert one? If you want to make a convertion, i can give you some advices. The one i did by kitbashing; http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/851/img1345m.jpg And the one i'm using right now. http://imageshack.us/a/img46/4392/f8c3.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Bearclaw Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 The problem with the contemptor its his cost, 195pts base and you add the options, you have a walker that costs like a land raider but thats still Av13 at best and 3HP, even thouhg its Atomatic reactor is better then the loyalist counterpart( We get an invul save while loyalists don't). Incorrect, I'm afraid. Both get an invulnerable save from their reactors, just different ones. Loyalists get 5++ vs shooting and 6++ vs melee, whereas the Traitor one is 4++ vs glancing and 6++ vs penetrating. Is one better? I really don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slayer le Boucher Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 4++ Vs Glancing, be it from shooting or melee, is better then a 5++/6++. Whats bother me is the gap between Glancing and penetrating... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaanbull Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I'd lean towards the 4++ at glancing being a bit better than the 5++ in shooting. Most of my walkers die from glancing or carnifex/ork nob power klaw charges anyhow, so it's a bit of a toss up leaning towards the chaos save in my opinion. I hope it's not too off topic, since they're more alike than not, how do people feel about the decimator? Built in deep strike and a constant 5++ changes makes it worth it compared to the contemptor? on my way home, will have a look at the rules and compare them some more when I reach my apartment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slips Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 The Decimator has the possibility of being REALLY powerful with its "Ressurection" Ability. Other than that its really just a bigger dreadnought.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGibs Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Are we posting conversions? Here's my fella! http://mcgibs.com/junk/chaos-contemptor.jpg I've used the decimator a few times, and found it to be a bit wanting. It costs about the same as a contemptor, and is arguably a snitch better at pure melee (deepstrike, dual claws, MoK), but I feel that its rather outclassed by the soul grinder and blood slaughterer, both of which are better assault walkers at a much cheaper cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaeron Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Punching things in the face isn't cool anymore?? Fair - it's just trying to get there... We all love dancing Decimators anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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