Wolf Lord Loki Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 How many would you take in a unit. Thinking of converting some blightkings and was considering how many you guys fielded. I know they aren't massively effective but I don't have any and I'm not a tournament player anyway. (that said I wouldn't want them shot off the table turn one any I would like a win every now and again Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/362967-possessed/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
McElMcNinja Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 I run 15, yes it's also the amount I have. But it has also worked well for me. With a proper screen I can Cloud of Flies them and they usually make it into combat. Sometimes I use Blades of Putrification so they are wounding Marines on 2+. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/362967-possessed/#findComment-5500205 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Someguy11 Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 I run them in my Alpha Legion detachment. The AL trait keeps them alive long enough to get in there usually. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/362967-possessed/#findComment-5500345 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Lord Loki Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 I'm thinking either death guard legion or renegade traits only Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/362967-possessed/#findComment-5500392 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastellanDeMolay Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Unfortunately they don't really get anything for being DG, lacking as they do any Rapid Fire or Assault weapons, and also not benefiting from other rules like Digustingly Resilient. Lack of Plague weapons means they don't benefit from Arch Contaminator. Lack of Blight Grenades means they can't use Blight Bombardment. They're kind of ok for the points after CA2019, but they still cost similar to a plague marine, who can deal damage from Turn 1 in most cases, has Objective Secured, may not have as many wounds, but is still pretty durable in his own right, and synergises with the rest of the army to a much greater extent. Possessed require way too much support on the table to make them competitive. As things are, I would only recommend them for fun/if you like the models or for narrative reasons. N1SB 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/362967-possessed/#findComment-5500441 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Lord Loki Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 (edited) How about if fielded as a plain renegade nurgle force. They could advance and charge then. Daemon prince/ master of possession/ sorceror on palequin 2 squads of possessed Greater possessed Would make for a thematic Daemonkin vanguard detatchment to supliment my death guard/ Nurgle daemons Probably not massively effective but could be fun Edited April 3, 2020 by Wolf Lord Loki CastellanDeMolay and N1SB 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/362967-possessed/#findComment-5500600 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallas Drake Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 They’re pretty cheap now so units of 10 in Rhinos or blobs is 15-20 can do well. As already mentioned they play better as Nurgle Alpha Legion with Master of Possession and Dark Apostle support. AL strats work well. Oblits can work well in the same list too for funsies. Just don’t play Grey Knights. You’ll lose, bad. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/362967-possessed/#findComment-5500612 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastellanDeMolay Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 (edited) How about if fielded as a plain renegade nurgle force. They could advance and charge then. Daemon prince/ master of possession/ sorceror on palequin 2 squads of possessed Greater possessed Would make for a thematic Daemonkin vanguard detatchment to supliment my death guard/ Nurgle daemons Probably not massively effective but could be fun That does sound fun and fluffy. If you're running them alongside Nurgle Daemons then you could, if I understand the keyword requirements correctly, run them as part of a Chaos Daemons Nurgle detachment, since they have those keywords. They won't lose much, relative to being Death Guard, just you may find that you don't have any worthwhile strats that can target them, but they can get all sorts of buffs that target Daemons. EDIT: Nope, wait, just double checked, they moved Daemon from Faction to Keywords in an Errata, nevermind. You'll still need a DG detachment to get a them on the table, battleforged. Edited April 3, 2020 by CastellanDeMolay Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/362967-possessed/#findComment-5500981 Share on other sites More sharing options...
McElMcNinja Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 If you include a Nurgle Daemon detachment with a Poxbringer and keep him within 6" of your Possessed, you get +1S and wound rolls of 6+ do +1D. Have the poxbringer cast Virtulant Blessing you get +1 to wound rolls and on 7+ you do double damage. Also have a DP near by to cast Blade of Putrification (plus re-rolling 1's to hit) for an additional +1 to wound. You could even use VotLW for another +1 to wound (which you can't use on a renegade legion). The CP investment isn't that bad, 1 maybe 2 turns of Cloud of Flies so they don't get shot before combat and protects them from overwatch and 1 or 2 for VotLW. We are really talking just 2 or 3 per game of the 5 you get for the Daemon detachment for a serious threat. If you roll average, you get 30 attacks hitting on 3+ re-rolling 1's. Wounding anything on 2+, 2 damage on 3+ & 3 damage on 4+. At -2AP most things at best are getting a 5+ save. The AL Possessed use a DiscoLord, 2 DP, a Greater Possessed, a Dark Apostle, and just as many CP. I'm not saying DG/Nurgle Possessed are better, but they have potential. Just something to think about. N1SB 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/362967-possessed/#findComment-5501062 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Lord Loki Posted April 4, 2020 Author Share Posted April 4, 2020 I'm not saying DG/Nurgle Possessed are better, but they have potential. Just something to think about. Just a shame I don't get to use a greater possessed. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/362967-possessed/#findComment-5501200 Share on other sites More sharing options...
McElMcNinja Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Greater Possessed cost 60 points (10 less then a Poxbringer) and only gives the +1S, the Poxbringer adds potential extra damage and a spell/deny. I admit it would be nice to go mono faction, but I think we would also need a Dark Apostle to make up for what the Poxbringer brings. If they also updated one of our other characters (like the Tallyman) to cast a prayers, then I could see dropping the Daemon detachment. Dallas Drake 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/362967-possessed/#findComment-5501393 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallas Drake Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 I'm not saying DG/Nurgle Possessed are better, but they have potential. Just something to think about.Just a shame I don't get to use a greater possessed. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/362967-possessed/#findComment-5502031 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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