Unit of the week Unit of the week: Chaos Bikers

[Cpt.Danjou]

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Chaos Bikers

This thread is only for tactics for Chaos Bikers, not for pictures, there are other places for that.

How to best use Chaos Bikers

• Legion?
• Marks?
• Which stratagems are worth using with them?
• Any solid unit combos?

[Relic]

To preface this - as per my other posts i'm an exclusive Iron Warrior player, so my observations on units are from a 4th Legion perspective rather then a big picture view. 

I have used bikes in two roles since the codex dropped:

1. As a small 3 man 90pt units for scoring objectives/completing secondaries like For the Dark Gods. Iron Warriors make good use of bikes because we can give them objective secure in the command phase via the Warlord Trait Bastion. A fast obsec unit with some durability is a powerful tool in 9th edition.

2. The 9 man biker unit with Mark of Tzeentch, Icon, Black Rune of Damnation and 2 Flamers. Instead of buffing Terminators, you put the buffs (illusory supplication, Black Rune, Skeins of Fate, Dour Duty) into a much more mobile unit which is still very durable. With Daemon Shells Stratagem, the unit puts out 36 -2 AP bolter shots, ignoring cover and two flamers at -1 AP. You can further give the unit obsec via the aforementioned Bastion Warlord Trait and also 5+ over-watch. 

Both setups have performed well for me. Whatever you do with your bikes - remember to always trade the bolt pistol for a chainsword! 

 

Edited September 12, 2022 by Relic

[danodan123]

Bikers with the Slaanesh prayer to advance and charge seems really good, can reach out and tie up alot, potentially even advancing and shooting flamers / meltas and even can even get a t1 charge