Purge the Daemon Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Primary Detachment: Age of Darkness Legion: Vlka Fenryka LOW: Leman Russ 455 -Warlord -Orbital Assault HQ: Centurion 95 -artificer armour -boarding shield -great frost blade Priest of Fenris 125 -artificer armour -great frost blade The Wolf-kin of Russ 100 Elites: Contemptor Cortus Dreadnought 150 -dreadnought close combat weapon -kheres assault cannon Dreadnought Drop Pod 100 Troops: 10 Veterans 185 -marksmen -artificer armour -power fist Drop Pod 35 10 Veterans 185 -marksmen -artificer armour -power fist Drop Pod 35 Fast Attack: Dreadclaw Drop Pod 115 Heavy Support: Leviathan Dreadnought 320 -siege claw -siege drill -2 volkite calivers -phosphex launchers -armoured ceramite Dreadnought Drop Pod 100 Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/331321-2000-orbital-assault-wolves/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
K3nn3rs Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 I'm still getting to grips with the new SW rules so might have this wrong - but don't you have to take grey slayers as compulsory troops? I assume all the characters / wolves are in the dreadclaw? I'd consider changing the Corvus to power claw/ chain fist, dual graviton gun combo - enhances the anti tank and close combat punch of the army. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/331321-2000-orbital-assault-wolves/#findComment-4664869 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purge the Daemon Posted February 23, 2017 Author Share Posted February 23, 2017 I'm still getting to grips with the new SW rules so might have this wrong - but don't you have to take grey slayers as compulsory troops?You would normally but Russ'rules state you may take Varagyr and Veterans as compulsory troops. Which seems to not override the grey slayers restriction word for word, but if they weren't meant to be taken in sure they would have put optional Troops over compulsory. Yeah all of the characters join Russ in the Dreadclaw. I considered that except I'd need to find an extra 40 points to do that. Which I guess I could get from dropping the veterans down to Grey Slayers but is that worth losing sniper on them for? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/331321-2000-orbital-assault-wolves/#findComment-4664872 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runefyre Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 I'm still getting to grips with the new SW rules so might have this wrong - but don't you have to take grey slayers as compulsory troops?You would normally but Russ'rules state you may take Varagyr and Veterans as compulsory troops. Which seems to not override the grey slayers restriction word for word, but if they weren't meant to be taken in sure they would have put optional Troops over compulsory. I considered that except I'd need to find an extra 40 points to do that. Which I guess I could get from dropping the veterans down to Grey Slayers but is that worth losing sniper on them for? imo no. There's so many miscues and typos in inferno (and funnily enough, all the "beneficial" typos are in the Tsons section, like 1ppm power fists on sekhmet) that I certainly don't mind making some personal interpretations that make sense. Such as a frickin' primarch being able to take the troops he wants. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/331321-2000-orbital-assault-wolves/#findComment-4664877 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarkaira Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 I love your attitude Runefyre :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/331321-2000-orbital-assault-wolves/#findComment-4664880 Share on other sites More sharing options...
K3nn3rs Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Thanks for the clarification Looks like a solid build then! I certainly wouldn't want to face it at 2000 pts!! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/331321-2000-orbital-assault-wolves/#findComment-4665559 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purge the Daemon Posted February 25, 2017 Author Share Posted February 25, 2017 I've expanded the list to 3k by taking some allies and shifting some points around what do we think. The veteran squads both lose thier power fists, the centurion loses his boarding shield for a combat shield. The Contemptor Cortus drops the kheres but gains a chainfist and dual Grav guns, making the main list 1990 and the Allied Knights 1010. Primary Detachment: Age of Darkness Legion: Vlka Fenryka LOW: Leman Russ 455 -Warlord -Orbital Assault HQ: Centurion 90 -artificer armour -combat shield -great frost blade Priest of Fenris 125 -artificer armour -great frost blade The Wolf-kin of Russ 100 Elites: Contemptor Cortus Dreadnought 175 -dreadnought close combat weapon -dreadnought chain fist -2 Grav guns Dreadnought Drop Pod 100 Troops: 10 Veterans 170 -marksmen -artificer armour Drop Pod 35 10 Veterans 170 -marksmen -artificer armour Drop Pod 35 Fast Attack: Dreadclaw Drop Pod 115 Heavy Support: Leviathan Dreadnought 320 -siege claw -siege drill -2 volkite calivers -phosphex launchers -armoured ceramite Dreadnought Drop Pod 100 Allied Detachment Questerios Knights HQ: Lord Seneschal 495 -Knight Atrapos -ocular augmenting Troops: Scion Martial 515 -Knight Porphyrion -2 lascannons Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/331321-2000-orbital-assault-wolves/#findComment-4666354 Share on other sites More sharing options...
K3nn3rs Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 That's is one nasty allied list! I didn't realise the porphyrion was a troops choice! (Would have assumed it would be a heavy choice at least ...) It's a brutal list; primarch Death Star in assault pod, leviathan in DDP, and IMO the 2 best knights - this is a brutal list! The weak point I guess is objective based games but you have the killing power to destroy the opponents scoring units!! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/331321-2000-orbital-assault-wolves/#findComment-4667051 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purge the Daemon Posted February 27, 2017 Author Share Posted February 27, 2017 That's is one nasty allied list! I didn't realise the porphyrion was a troops choice! (Would have assumed it would be a heavy choice at least ...) It's a brutal list; primarch Death Star in assault pod, leviathan in DDP, and IMO the 2 best knights - this is a brutal list! The weak point I guess is objective based games but you have the killing power to destroy the opponents scoring units!! Knights don't really have slots you pick a household rank for them and that's the slot. Though the Porphyrion isn't allowed to take some of them but they would be wonky on the Porphyrion anyways as they are fast attack combat ones. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/331321-2000-orbital-assault-wolves/#findComment-4667054 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baluc Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 I would drop the grav on the cortus and put him in a dreadclaw with extra armour. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/331321-2000-orbital-assault-wolves/#findComment-4667445 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purge the Daemon Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 I would drop the grav on the cortus and put him in a dreadclaw with extra armour. Could you explain the reasoning as to why this would be a better choice? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/331321-2000-orbital-assault-wolves/#findComment-4668669 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baluc Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 I would drop the grav on the cortus and put him in a dreadclaw with extra armour. Could you explain the reasoning as to why this would be a better choice? Cortus is a mediocre shooting platform but a highly adaptable combat platform. For a lower point spend you can make it better at what it is already good at. Extra armour insulates it against results that would prevent it from moving, and assaulting. Grav needs to be fast, and cheap which mostly means Land Speeders. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/331321-2000-orbital-assault-wolves/#findComment-4668726 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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