Tomb blade load out?

[Beatnik cryptek]

Tomb blades, what load out?

 

If MWBD worked on them tesla would be very good, as is unless you play a 2cp sautekh strategem on them you can't get a +1 to hit, and if you face an enemy with a negative to hit mod you never get the magic 6 that triggers the triple ht.

 

A gauss ap2 works on any hit roll.

[MithrilForge]

When i eventually get some   i'm probably going to run them as Gauss ....

This is an Excerpt from a Post Tyriks posted ...

 

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 I feel like I've been saying this a lot lately, but if you like Gauss Immortals, try some Tomb Blades instead.

2 Immortals compared to one Tomb Blade with shieldvanes, the Tomb Blade has: +1T, almost three times as much movement, same shots, same wounds, and a penalty to be shot at for only 1 point more. I prefer Gauss on them because Tesla benefits so much more from MWBD that I want that on Immortals. 

They definitely seem better in larger squads. The penalty to hit and bonus Toughness makes them much more survivable than Immortals, but getting a few back from RP can change the game. So, make sure your squads are big enough to have some survivors. I really need to get more Tomb Blades.

EDIT: I truly think Tomb Blades are among the best units we have. They're very durable and fast, and aren't lacking in the lethality department. 

 

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Cheers, Mithril

[Beatnik cryptek]

Hmm, i have tesla immortals which is one reason i thought about gauss tomb blades. it's true that since blades don;t get mwbd, which i believe they shoul since they're infantry riding bikes. the tesla become sless effective.

[Beatnik cryptek]

 Does anyone take particle beamers on tomb blades?  They're 4 pts cheaper than gauss or tesla, have a higher strength than either and at 12+ they get more shots than gauss do.  They get less shots at 12+ than tesla but are not  affected by the inability to get MWBD. 

 

 If you take a particle beamer, you can take a shadowloom for just 1 pt more than gauss or tesla and have a 5++ save which can keep a bike alive to enable RP.