Possessed, any good in 8th?

[SanguinaryGuardsman]

I am not sure how that works, could you please explain?

Arent possessed marines in the death guard codex?  If so.. shouldnt the army wide rule Disgustingly Resilient apply to them?

[Cryptix]

DR isn't the army side rule.

[SanguinaryGuardsman]

Gah.. youre right.  I stand corrected!

[GreaterChickenofTzeentch]

Now...what DOES apply to Nurgle Possessed are bonuses from Heralds of Nurgle, powers like Putrescent Vitality, and any Chaos Daemon Stratagems from the upcoming Codex that only require "Nurgle Daemons" as a target.

 

I have a feeling that "Daemonkin" armies are going to be hard as nails when that Codex drops. Being able to handily combine CSM and Daemon Stratagems on platforms like Oblits, Warp Talons, Possessed, the new cheaper Mutilators, and Daemon Engines is going to get nasty.

[DreamIsCollapsing]

Nurgle Possessed with the Nurgle spell (the one from the Daemon index) + VotlW is solid. Mortal wound en masse. 

[civsmitty]

I like em.

 

But then again, I like the look on my opponent's face when I infiltrate 10 Gal Vorback

[Marshlands]

Death Guard Possessed don't get DR. But they can be targeted by Epidemius, a Herald, blades of putrifaction, Miasma of Pestilence, Virulent Blessing and Putresent Vitality. That's in addition to bobby, Warp time, prescience and VoTLW.

 

With Epidemius' buffs maxed out they could be movement 8 (16 with waptime), hitting on 2s rerolling with D3+1 attacks, at Strength 8 and toughness 6 with -1 to hit, +3 to wound and double damage on a 4+. Plus another S,T or A from bobby.

 

Nothing stacks buffs like DG possessed!

Edited December 20, 2017 by Marshlands

[intel31337]

Can't wait to see what the Daemon codex might bring to the table for Possessed (and also Obliterators, Mutilators, warp talons, and daemon engines). 

[Bulwyf]

I hope we get more goodies from non Nurgle gods to help out Possessed. Slaanesh Possessed should be pretty wicked in CC.

[Stross]

With Epidemius' buffs maxed out they could be movement 8 (16 with waptime), hitting on 2s rerolling with D3+1 attacks, at Strength 8 and toughness 6 with -1 to hit, +3 to wound and double damage on a 4+. Plus another S,T or A from bobby.

 

how would you get movement 8, 8 str and toughness 6? and +1 attack from Nurgle? 

[GreaterChickenofTzeentch]

 

With Epidemius' buffs maxed out they could be movement 8 (16 with waptime), hitting on 2s rerolling with D3+1 attacks, at Strength 8 and toughness 6 with -1 to hit, +3 to wound and double damage on a 4+. Plus another S,T or A from bobby.

 

how would you get movement 8, 8 str and toughness 6? and +1 attack from Nurgle? 

 

I believe this is from the Epidemius buffs once they're maxed, plus stacking all of the other effects that were mentioned.

[Marshlands]

 

 

With Epidemius' buffs maxed out they could be movement 8 (16 with waptime), hitting on 2s rerolling with D3+1 attacks, at Strength 8 and toughness 6 with -1 to hit, +3 to wound and double damage on a 4+. Plus another S,T or A from bobby.

 

how would you get movement 8, 8 str and toughness 6? and +1 attack from Nurgle?

I believe this is from the Epidemius buffs once they're maxed, plus stacking all of the other effects that were mentioned.

Yep, +3 Strength from the DG power, a Herald and Epidemius

+2 toughness from the power and Epidemius

 

The trick is maxing Epidemius' buffs as quick as possible, I have found helldrakes + Oblits works well followed by possessed in a Kharybdis

[Stross]

The problem of Epidemius - it is not that easy to wipe out some units entirely. And statisctically possessed will be already dead, when they are going to get these buffs. But I agree, DG possessed is a good combo

[Marshlands]

Too true, hence the Oblits and helldrakes to try and pick off chaff, but yeah it takes a lot.

 

It's also hard to keep everything in range for spells and auras unless you have one big clump.

 

I kinda see it as if you take all this stuff and get what you can it works pretty well, like I don't mind the possessed not being strength 8, with even just strength 5 and 2 of the 3 sources of +1 to wound they are wounding anything toughness 9 or less on 3s and toughness 5 or less on 2s

[Stross]

And you still can upgrade them with Phabius Bile