What has been your go-to unit in 8th Edition?

[Prot]

I can't count Guilliman....

 

but as far as the rest of the codex when I think of all the games I've played since the codex dropped I have to admit there is one or two units that make every list of mine. (Even with my self punishing mind set of using mostly Primaris)...

 

Tigurius (amazing force multiplier that just seems to be incredibly well priced for what he does and works in competitve games as well as fun games)

 

Hellblasters. Everytime I go to pull them out my list just gets worse. (Primaris of course). But that said it is a bit saddening to me that DA use them a lot better now. I just talked my DA playing friend into getting them in his list with the fire line mentality and helped him remake his core out of these guys. I may have created a monster.. .he wants 10 more and just ripped into a Chaos soup list pretty darn good with them.

[Captain Idaho]

My Contemptor is giving me a great turn around on pure combat capacity. Firepower is reasonable but I'm really enjoying hitting folk with a S14 Damage 3 weapon. Killed a Thornback in a single turn, Thunder Wolf cavalry and all sorts of things my squads might otherwise struggle with.

[Prot]

Yea the Contemptor is why I tell people I don’t care for the Redemptor. It’s pretty darn good at everything, and if it gets the charge it’s good g to hurt something real good!

[Captain Idaho]

With the invulnerable it's more survivable than the Redemptor anyway. Love the Contemptor. :)

[Freman Bloodglaive]

Venerable Dreadnoughts.

 

Many many Venerable Dreadnoughts.

[Freman Bloodglaive]

Also, although I've yet to buy the models.

 

Vanguard Detachment, Space Wolves

 

HQ

Bjorn the Fell-Handed, twin-lascannon

Elite

Murderfang

2 x Venerable Dreadnoughts with storm shields

 

Because I love Dreadnoughts, so what can be wrong with a detachment composed solely of Dreadnoughts?

[ZombyWoof]

8 sniper scouts w/missile launcher and Telion.

[Ishagu]

After lots of games these are my Go-to units:

 

-Hellblasters

-Intercessors

-Scouts

-Sicaran Venator

 

 

Units that have disappointed me after extensive playing:

 

-Librarians (Completely underwhelming powers, Tiggy has a cool -1 to hit rule at least)

-Redemptor Dreads

-Vindicators

-Chaplains

-Terminators

 

 

Units that have great rules but prohibitive or sometimes limiting costs:

 

-Stormtalons

-Landraider

-Repulsors

 

 

Fantastic units that are always in the running for any list I write:

 

-Predators

-Chaplain Dreadnought

-Reivers

-Inceptors

Edited February 1, 2018 by Ishagu

[SickSix]

I haven't played a lot of games in 8th. But the humble Dakka Predator is so much more lethal now. (When eldar don't wipe him out Turn 1)

[Wargamer]

Officer spam. I love being able to re-roll practically everything.

[Captain Idaho]

I haven't played a lot of games in 8th. But the humble Dakka Predator is so much more lethal now. (When eldar don't wipe him out Turn 1)

Totally. That Predator Autocannon is delightful.

[justicarius6]

Devastator Squad. I've had at least two of them in all but one of my armies so far (and the one that didn't had one squad and a Centurion Dev squad).

[ii_Angela_ii]

Chaplain, Lieutenant and Reiver mounted on a Repulsor, the chaplain with the trait of Angel of Death

[Cruor Vault]

I've been really surprised by how awesome Rievers with Carbines and Grav-chutes are performing.  They're surprisingly resilient when dropped in cover, throw a decent amount of firepower and can usually fight their way through most comparably priced harassment units.  

 

For the price (100pts) they are fantastic objective grabbers and grant some much needed mobility to my army.

 

I'm also never leaving home without at least one unit of Intercessors with an Auxillary Grenade Launcher in my list!

[BLACK BLΠFLY]

I played my Reivers vs. Harlequins tonight wow they did great. I run them with boltguns too. Edited March 4, 2018 by Black Orange

[Ishagu]

Yeah Reivers are great for the cost :-D

[BLACK BLΠFLY]

Libby casted NZ on box cars so the Harlequins couldn’t deny it then boltered them all down. Edited March 4, 2018 by Black Orange

[Prot]

I played my Reivers vs. Harlequins tonight wow they did great. I run them with boltguns too.

 

I run them with Boltguns and although okay, I never thought of them as 'great'... then I read....

 

Libby casted NZ on box cars so the Harlequins couldn’t deny it then boltered them all down.

 

Yea, they're awesome! lol

 

perspective is everything.

[BLACK BLΠFLY]

Exactly !

 

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