Gabryel Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Since we have all of the Imperiums armies as a choice for battle brothers hwat is your favorite combination? Inquisition for fluff? Or for getting a 50 pts Ordo Haereticus Inquisitor with psyocculum to make sure your master of ordnance drops his pie plates on psykers with BS 10. This works excellent when playing against Eldar, Grey Knights or Tzeentch lovers. Or to remove a pesky tigurius from that Centurion death star. Or some Blood Angels for Death Company backup? I am thinking about getting me some Space Wolves. Put a Primaris psyker in a Devestator pack. Boom! Split firing Lascannons with Divination which can receive orders. Take the Company of the Great Wolf detachment. Take Bjorn to babysit your overcharged heavy weapons squads. Take Murderfang in a Drop Pod to send that magnificent package of close-combatness right into the enemy as a distraction. Supplement with a Rifledread or a venerable Dread with Axe/shield combo. And while we are getting crazy with with allies, take two more Drop Pods. And a Culexus assassin. So Murderfang and the assasin drop in at turn one while the third pod will make an excellent mid game objective grabber. Already getting excited just writing this Your thoughts and opinions? Any combos you prefer? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/312009-whats-your-favorite-ally-for-ig/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
M@verik115 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 When I use allies for my IG, its usually black templars. I dont like using my grey knights because the poor guardsmen always get executed at the end of the battle :( Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/312009-whats-your-favorite-ally-for-ig/#findComment-4139156 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabryel Posted August 6, 2015 Author Share Posted August 6, 2015 Maybe the overseeing Inquisitor has a good day and they only get the mindwipe... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/312009-whats-your-favorite-ally-for-ig/#findComment-4139161 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 The Inquisition is always fun to include, it also suits my fluff (if only the codex had more options!). However I mostly run Sisters with Guard. They provide the eliteness to complement nicely but at a reduced cost compared to Marines. All that BS4 melta is nice and they shoot just as effectively as Marines (more so with Acts) for a reduced cost. It doesn't really matter if they are weaker because that's still power armour compared to flak and being cheaper you can get more in. The standard Sister squad can put bolters and more on the table for a fair cost and they mechanise very well. Dominions and Seraphim provide some more mobility and punch, let the Sisters tackle the enemy up close where they are best and your Guard strike the enemy down from afar where they shine :) It's also good for the Sisters too as they lack long ranged fire support :tu: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/312009-whats-your-favorite-ally-for-ig/#findComment-4139173 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frater Cornelius Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 INQ bring the utility like scout protection and blob support with grenades. Knight for fire support and counter assault and death star breaker. SM for bikes and Grav. Anything is purely for fluff in my opinion. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/312009-whats-your-favorite-ally-for-ig/#findComment-4139406 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Mehman Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 I used to run my Knight with everything, in the end. The last game he exploded and destroyed a whole group of 30k Salamander Terminators and a Warlord. Truly, he that sheds his blood for the Emperor is remembered for eternity. Anyway, I never got around to really experimenting with allies all that much. Some things you can do seem like shenanigans in my book but no one is making me use them, I guess. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/312009-whats-your-favorite-ally-for-ig/#findComment-4139854 Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain sox Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Dark Angels used to be, until I went Imperial Knights... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/312009-whats-your-favorite-ally-for-ig/#findComment-4139879 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukash_ Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Space Wolves bring a nice balance of shooting, assault, and psychic powers to the table. Great from a fluff perspective as well. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/312009-whats-your-favorite-ally-for-ig/#findComment-4139922 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emicus Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 More Guard! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/312009-whats-your-favorite-ally-for-ig/#findComment-4139925 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'm Heckus Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Anyone tried Ad Mech allies? I guess they're just more shooty-guys but their toys look fun. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/312009-whats-your-favorite-ally-for-ig/#findComment-4140050 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 AdMech would be good I reckon. Skitarii have nice infantry with fancy guns so could fit in a more infantry based army easily. Would work well supporting tanks too but they lack transports. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/312009-whats-your-favorite-ally-for-ig/#findComment-4140142 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raulmichile Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Providence is my ally, the Emperor is my shield. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/312009-whats-your-favorite-ally-for-ig/#findComment-4144724 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrkul Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Blood angels aren't a bad ally. I've started running Flesh Tearers detachment to droppod suicide melta vets in the back field, and even though str6+ weapons are common FNP in a blob squad is a nice addition(or if you like running bullgryns). They also have good assault units to balance IG out. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/312009-whats-your-favorite-ally-for-ig/#findComment-4144825 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inso Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 I'd go for standard marines or Inquisition if I was keeping things on an Imperial level... but if not, then some Tau would fit in quite nicely. I don't game so it would only be for the look of things rather than any game winning strategy :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/312009-whats-your-favorite-ally-for-ig/#findComment-4144915 Share on other sites More sharing options...
march10k Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 I don't start from the position of "I should take an ally" and then move on to thinking "but which one?" Instead, I let a hole in my list reveal itself, then, when I find that there's no decent solution in my own codex, the ally that suits my needs suggests itself. Through that method, I stumbled into GK. I didn't own any at the time, and I'm still painting them, but I'm adding six models as a GK ally. My issue was daemon spam. Even the firepower of the guard could barely keep up with killing off each turn's fresh summoning, leaving nothing left for whittling down the enemy's original 1850 points! So I'll be fielding a GK librarian and five strike marines. The five marines can't really be considered a tax in the context of an IG list, but the point is to get the librarian in there as daemon insurance. If none show up, no problem, he can take a different discipline! The cost? With liber domina daemonica, ML3, a psycannon, and two halberds, it's 289. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/312009-whats-your-favorite-ally-for-ig/#findComment-4144954 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenricusTyranicus Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 I use Black Templars. Stick them in front of the guard. You wanna assault, gotta fight some ZEAL. You wanna shoot, my guard now have 5+ cover saves and are ready to drown you in flashlights. With AP nothing on the guns, the cover we grant you doesn't really matter. They work superbly well together. Especially when the Templars hijack the priests. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/312009-whats-your-favorite-ally-for-ig/#findComment-4145058 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeeGrunt Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 I like allying my Guard with the Ta - BLAM! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/312009-whats-your-favorite-ally-for-ig/#findComment-4145425 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frater Cornelius Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 I like allying my Guard with the Ta - BLAM! With the Talarn Desert Raiders? Tanith's First and Only? Tactical Squads? Tankred? Tarkus of the Blood Ravens? Nothing wrong with that ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/312009-whats-your-favorite-ally-for-ig/#findComment-4145434 Share on other sites More sharing options...
M@verik115 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 I like allying my Guard with the Ta - BLAM! Xeno sympathizer! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/312009-whats-your-favorite-ally-for-ig/#findComment-4145446 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vel'Cona Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 At first I was like But then I saw the HERESY Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/312009-whats-your-favorite-ally-for-ig/#findComment-4145826 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW1 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Unless it's Apoc I leave the allies at home. Just the way I roll. ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/312009-whats-your-favorite-ally-for-ig/#findComment-4145964 Share on other sites More sharing options...
march10k Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Me, too...until I get those GKs painted, unless the %#^& daemon-spewing cheese-mongers stop spewing 2400 extra points into an 1850 game before I get that far. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/312009-whats-your-favorite-ally-for-ig/#findComment-4145980 Share on other sites More sharing options...
librisrouge Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Militarum Tempestus Beyond that, Inquisition is sometimes fun but that becomes a lot of points for one character model (only IG players get to say that) and Imperial Knights are basically two Leman Russ tanks with a big ol chainsword thrown in. Keeps those ruttin' mutants, I mean noble Astartes, out of my list at least. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/312009-whats-your-favorite-ally-for-ig/#findComment-4146023 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emicus Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 March10k, do be advised, Cleansing Flame is a highly addictive Psychic Power and must be used with extreme caution, lest your IG forces will be severely replaced.CLEANSE THEM WITH HOLY FIRE!Addendum: And for any old WoW players out there, Sanctuary + Gate of Infinity is totally bubble-hearthing. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/312009-whats-your-favorite-ally-for-ig/#findComment-4147130 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bozo69pd Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 I really really want to try msu rough riders spam with a wolf lord attached to each with a buncha fenrisian wolves. SOUND THE HUNTING HORN, LETS GO CORNHOLE US SOME XENOS!!!! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/312009-whats-your-favorite-ally-for-ig/#findComment-4147135 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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