Blood Angels Unit of the Week series Unit of the Week: Brother Corbulo

[Jolemai]

 

Welcome to part one of the Blood Angels Unit of the Week series!

 
Following the release of the 10^th edition Index, there is no better time to discuss all the units we have access to. Each week a different unit will appear, with the idea being that we discuss how best to use that model on the battlefield. Where part one will discuss the units from the units found within Index: Blood Angels, parts two to four will discuss Index: Space Marines, part five will be Imperial Armour, and part six will be Legends.
 
Note, this isn't to lament any nerfs, etc, from previous editions; the rules are as they are so try to unlock its potential for those who wish to use them all the same. Similarly, this thread is only for using the option being discussed; it matters not if you feel something is a better choice as such comments aren't constructive to the topic and shall be removed.
 
Without further ado, here's this week's entry:

 

Brother Corbulo

What are you thoughts here folks? How best would you play Brother Corbulo?

• To compliment a list, or to build a list around? 
• Sons of Sanguinius or Gladius Task Force?
• What unit is he leading, if any?
• What delivery options are you using? 
• What deployment options are you using?
• Stratagem synergy of note?

 

Over to you.

Edited July 5, 2023 by Jolemai
Updated!

[Jolemai]

Should you want your model on display here (or on another thread), then submit a photo here please.

 

(Once I work out how best to float it!)

 

***

 

As an aside, the thread setup may change over the coming weeks until I'm happy with them. This includes the photos.

[burningsky25]

Brother Corbulo is a thematically compelling character, but unfortunately not a strong tabletop one.

 

Right now he's a cheap(er) Sanguinary Priest on foot with a slightly modified bonus; +1A instead of +1AP in melee, and suffers from being limited to foot slogging firstborn.  This doesn't give him any obvious bodyguards, though I don't mind the idea of him with a flamer 10 man Tactical squad, hunting infantry.  Anecdotally the fact he can't go with Sternguard despite 99%+ of all Sternguard currently being modelled as firstborn is rubbish, not that it would help him hugely.  

 

He's had more thematic representation in the past; providing re-rolls to represent his foresight, and there's also opportunity for him to interact with more involved Red Thirst rules, though I'm not expecting that at all in 10th.  It would be nice if he provided more utility given his limitations, but if you're a fan of Corbulo at 75pts at least it's not hard to fit him in.

[Khorneeq]

Great unit to join Assult Squad 

They have lot of flexibility because of Chainsword Doctrines and the  more attacks unit gets the bigger gain from Sustained or Lethal Hits

They can be even teleported by Librarian Dreadnought 

I think he is in really nice spot right now