Leviathan Siege Dread tactics

[01RTB01]

I have to say I respectfully disagree. I pod my leviathan, has claw and drill and it's always got to combat regardless of opponents best efforts.

[Guiltysparc]

Ya, my experience has been the other way also. My drop pod levi has been an absolute scourge on the table run grav/claw/phosphex at the 1500 - 2000pt level.

[01RTB01]

Ya, my experience has been the other way also. My drop pod levi has been an absolute scourge on the table run grav/claw/phosphex at the 1500 - 2000pt level.

I tend to play 2.5-3.5k and it's a monster. I find him more use than fulgrim in that respect!

[Guiltysparc]

Yep, mine has murdered everything from thanatars to stormsurges in combat.

[LtDan]

Mines punched knights heads in once it walked up the table lol. No issues

[depthcharge12]

Lol what else are you guys using on the table? Every time I or Athrawes use one it gets blown up the turn it comes down. I can't think of how it wouldn't die unless you ignore it :D

[Brofist]

If you send your leviathan into the jaws of hell without any support, and all 2000 points of the enemy teams shoots him up, well, what do you expect will happen?

[depthcharge12]

If you send your leviathan into the jaws of hell without any support, and all 2000 points of the enemy teams shoots him up, well, what do you expect will happen?

Umm I send in a Dreadclaw of justaerin, kharybdis of 20 tacticals, and 15 reavers among other things. Athrawes has dropped one in my back lines only to get nuked by two rapier batteries, despite there being a Warlord on his side. It's not getting sent in Willy nilly, but putting it close to all that firepower is just silly - hence why I'd rather walk it.

 

I've seen a 7 man squad with plasma guns kill a Levi :P maybe bad rolling but it can happen. Y'all must be playing with all infantry armies haha

[01RTB01]

Mines punched knights heads in once it walked up the table lol. No issues

Same here, alas the corpse of the knight then landed on eidolon mid combat with autek morr. Eidolon died,morr survived. Sadly no points for slaying my own warlord :D

[Flint13]

I've been using three in pods, two with drills and melta lances, one with grav, snippy claw and volkite.

 

I've found the target saturation of three on turn one helps.

[01RTB01]

I've been using three in pods, two with drills and melta lances, one with grav, snippy claw and volkite.

 

I've found the target saturation of three on turn one helps.

What are you running in two other pods to do this? 3 seems like an exterminatus!

[Charlo]

God three Leviathan's is filth :P I love it!

[Flint13]

 

I've been using three in pods, two with drills and melta lances, one with grav, snippy claw and volkite.

I've found the target saturation of three on turn one helps.

What are you running in two other pods to do this? 3 seems like an exterminatus!

Two dreadclaws filled with Augmented Inductii.

[01RTB01]

 

 

I've been using three in pods, two with drills and melta lances, one with grav, snippy claw and volkite.

I've found the target saturation of three on turn one helps.

What are you running in two other pods to do this? 3 seems like an exterminatus!

Two dreadclaws filled with Augmented Inductii.

What are inductii?

[LtDan]

Crazy worldeaters.

[Fenbain]

What are inductii?

They are World Eater tactical squads, "improved" by Master Apothecary Gahlan Surlak to be stronger and more rage-filled. They get +1 strength and FNP 6+, while also being unable to score or be joined by characters. They also don't give up a Victory point if destroyed. In combination with their chain axe, they effectively have krak grenades for hands.

[Guiltysparc]

-1 BS also, i always like to shoot with them and imagine their misses just making them more angry.

[depthcharge12]

I've been using three in pods, two with drills and melta lances, one with grav, snippy claw and volkite.

 

I've found the target saturation of three on turn one helps.

I feel sorry for the poor sod that has to face three leviathans :P

[exsanguis]

I love the idea of the Death Blossom Leviathan (2x Storm Cannons, 2x Calivers, Phosphex) but worry that once it gets into optimal range it will be minced, especially by Terminators.

 

Has anyone got any solid experience with shooty Leviathans?

[BLACK BLΠFLY]

To put it kindly it's almost a sin not to take either a claw or drill. This past weekend mine pasted a Castigator on the charge.

[Flint13]

 

What are inductii?

They are World Eater tactical squads, "improved" by Master Apothecary Gahlan Surlak to be stronger and more rage-filled. They get +1 strength and FNP 6+, while also being unable to score or be joined by characters. They also don't give up a Victory point if destroyed. In combination with their chain axe, they effectively have krak grenades for hands.

One krak grenade per unit... how about four grenades per marine?"

~Gahlan Surlak (probably)

[depthcharge12]

 

 

What are inductii?

They are World Eater tactical squads, "improved" by Master Apothecary Gahlan Surlak to be stronger and more rage-filled. They get +1 strength and FNP 6+, while also being unable to score or be joined by characters. They also don't give up a Victory point if destroyed. In combination with their chain axe, they effectively have krak grenades for hands.

One krak grenade per unit... how about four grenades per marine?"

~Gahlan Surlak (probably)

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[Guardian of the Rage]

Apologies for the slight slight thread-o-mancy, seemed like the best place to ask about the Grav-Flux bombard specifically.

 

Reading the rules, though it has lots of cool rules against models with a toughness value, the haywire rule looks to be absent and thus the statement about using 3D6 for Armour Pen roll is all you get?  Though torsion makes any positive a double effect of course.

 

Reason that i ask is that i was considering one for tank hunting but actually it seems as though it is designed for killing models with a 2+ save.  You can use the Melta Lance of course but it is 3 shots with a 1/3 chance against AV14 so not my level of assuredness really; though still really good!

 

Am I ready these rules and this unit correctly?

 

Cheers,

 

GotR

Edited January 28, 2017 by Guardian of the Rage

[Charlo]

Yep - it ain't much of a tank hunter - average 3D6 roll is 10/11 - the Grav bombars is incredible for taking out things like terminators and rapiers though.

 

You might have luck if you can hit a couple tightly packed Rhinos with it, but that's all.

[depthcharge12]

Yeah all I've managed to do was roll an 11 on a Javelin and just obliterate it because of torsion crusher. Trust me you won't get lucky with it...use it as a last ditch thing or if you don't have a better target. IW DAs get tank hunter and fear on their dreads so the tank hunter might be useful, but your averages won't help you.