Psykers; are they worth our time in IG?

[CoffeeGrunt]

Had a great game with these today. Oe kept Endurance going on a Conscript blob all game, which saved a tonne of them from Flamers, Whirlwinds and other such weapons. The other was throwing out Smite and Life Leech to pick off tough targets, or casting Enfeeble on squads to soften them up for Lasgun volleys. When you're rolling a blob of Conscripts under FRFSRF in Rapid Fire range, the change from Wounding Marines on 5s to 4s is ferocious. :D

[Azzagorn]

So my next question is this what are the rules (in general) on using older models or converting over models into Primaris Pyskers?

 

Maybe be a dumb question but thought I'd ask all the same.

[Ulrik_Ironfist]

Old models? I use old models all the time (I have 20 Kasrkin in my Guard Army, or I will as soon as they arrive). Old models don't matter. As for converting, as long as it's clear what the model's purpose is, all's good.

[hendrik]

interesting to see you take the biomancy powers coffeegrunt! is that your standard choice? in fact, what do most people take on their psychers, and why? So far i've always been playing pure divination psychers, with sometimes a telepathy psychers as well if i'm running 10+psychers via inquisition allies.

[CoffeeGrunt]

interesting to see you take the biomancy powers coffeegrunt! is that your standard choice? in fact, what do most people take on their psychers, and why? So far i've always been playing pure divination psychers, with sometimes a telepathy psychers as well if i'm running 10+psychers via inquisition allies.

It depends on what they're escorting. I find Biomancy better for Conscripts because Enfeeble makes Lasguns so much more potent, and Endurance gives them a lot of extra durability, plus Relentless so you can drown stuff in S3 attacks. The other powers are good either for buffing the Psyker so they can do some damage in CC, or putting out a bit of AP2 shooting.

 

Divination is better for more elite units carrying better equipment IMO.