Wolf Lord Loki Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Do people give them heavy stubbers or flamers? Or give them no special weapons? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/366807-how-do-you-arm-your-cultists/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Loss Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Generally I give them nothing, because I'm not taking cultists for their (lack of) ability to hurt something. In my mind it's only worth throwing a special weapon onto a cultist squad if you've finished your list, have some points leftover, and none of your other DG have any available upgrades. :P Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/366807-how-do-you-arm-your-cultists/#findComment-5611370 Share on other sites More sharing options...
StratoKhan Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 I think the extra points you could spend on the cultists would be a far better investment when spent upgrading more survivable units. The question you should ask yourself is - do the cultists need a flamer or hvy stubber to play their role within the army? Once you know the answer to that, you will know if you should take the upgrade. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/366807-how-do-you-arm-your-cultists/#findComment-5611405 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrypie Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 I often give mine stubbers, partly because I like my conversions for them and partly to give them an off chance to contribute every now and then from range by nicking a wound somewhere before they are eliminated. Not for efficiency. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/366807-how-do-you-arm-your-cultists/#findComment-5611652 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastellanDeMolay Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 I got all mine in boxes of 5, so a couple of conversions later I have 10 with Brutal Assault Weapon and Auto-Pistol, and 10 with Autoguns. They don't need special toys to sit on an objective or to act as a speed-bump to keep something valuable alive. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/366807-how-do-you-arm-your-cultists/#findComment-5612863 Share on other sites More sharing options...
acrowsperch Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Purely theorycraft, as I haven't played a game since 5th, but I'd only take upgrades for cultists if I have leftover points and its the only thing I can afford. Or, I have a 30-40 squad of cultists with multiple heavy stubbers. Otherwise I'd just give them autoguns in mass numbers to absorb punishment. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/366807-how-do-you-arm-your-cultists/#findComment-5615835 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Sage Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Like the rest here, I would prioritize cultist upgrades last. For instance, if you have 5 points and a Plague Marine CC squad in your list,it is clearly better to give swap out a double knife model with a model with axe and knife. Likewise, a combi weapon extra on a defiler is also clearly much better than a stubber or a flamer for cultists. But feel free to upgrade cultists for flavour and/or fluff reasons. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/366807-how-do-you-arm-your-cultists/#findComment-5621157 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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