Pirate Empress Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Hi I'm getting back into 40k seriously as a hobby and I want to play the Talons of the Emperor and was wondering what suggestions you would have for a newcomer to the faction and 9th Edition. I've only played CSM in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duz_ Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Welcome! Id day to begin with Trajan and 3x 3-4 man squads of Custodians is a good start. After that the terminators are amazing looking models and pretty good (I know people had been taking multiples but I think 1 box would be enough). The bikes are always popular too, so a couple boxes of them (one could be a jet bike captain). From there you need to decide if you want to dabble in FW or not. Unfortunately that's where a lot of heavy support is... Particularly the Caladius and Telemon. SoS in my opinion are really only an option if you're really short on points and a few more will make your list work. Thats because only 1 of the 3 load outs are troops (the bolters) and you can't have more SoS troops than Custard troops. Have you thought about what scheme you're going to paint them? Pirate Empress 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Noserenda Posted October 30, 2022 Solution Share Posted October 30, 2022 Id probably look at the Combat patrol box to get started, gives you a mix of units and i actually like the Anathema :P Cant go too far wrong with Valoris though, even if you run him as a Shield captain at first hes a good, distinct HQ mini. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirate Empress Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 3 hours ago, duz_ said: Welcome! Id day to begin with Trajan and 3x 3-4 man squads of Custodians is a good start. After that the terminators are amazing looking models and pretty good (I know people had been taking multiples but I think 1 box would be enough). The bikes are always popular too, so a couple boxes of them (one could be a jet bike captain). From there you need to decide if you want to dabble in FW or not. Unfortunately that's where a lot of heavy support is... Particularly the Caladius and Telemon. SoS in my opinion are really only an option if you're really short on points and a few more will make your list work. Thats because only 1 of the 3 load outs are troops (the bolters) and you can't have more SoS troops than Custard troops. Have you thought about what scheme you're going to paint them? I wanted to get the codex and see the variety of company official paint schemes as well as take a look at 30k/40k art for more inspiration. duz_ and Noserenda 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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