Leviathan dreadnought with ranged weapons

[Agramar_The_Luna_Wolf]

Hi!

 

I have a Leviathan dreadnought in my SoH army, and use it as full close combat leviathan dreadnought(Siege drill + Siege claw and phosphex discharger) and works fine for me.

But I was thinking to try a ranged version,and add even more variety of options to my army list.

It's better a full ranged version or a "50-50" version with one cc arm and another ranged? What are you opinions about Leviathan's ranged weapons? Are they worthy? I know they're quite short ranged but powerful.

I was thinking also to add another one to my lists, although is a quite expensive model*,because in pairs usually units work better. It's a good idea?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

*Not only in points. In money too!

 

[Cadmus Tyro]

I run a dual storm cannon leviathan with phosphex and calivers in most of my iron hands lists, it’s absolutely brutal. 

I tend to deploy it aggressively, centrally and forward. With support from contemptors or medusan immortals. Leviathans are slow, so there is a good argument for a ranged load out this edition. 
 

I find the iron hands rules help a lot, essentially T9 to shooting and their advanced reaction makes it quite a scary proposition to charge. Your mileage with another legion may vary. Although, my regular opponent has started running one with the same load out….. 

 

Cadmus

Edited December 25, 2024 by Cadmus Tyro

[MARK0SIAN]

I like to run mine with a siege claw and cyclonic melta lance. It makes it a threat against everything and makes charging it a scary proposition. It’s really good at killing things like contemptors in this configuration as well as elite infantry.

 

I’ve never tried a fully ranged one as I like to send them off independently to cause havoc and without a melee weapon they’d be fairy easy to tarpit with a cheap unit.

 

It’s really easy to magnetise as a model so I would strongly urge you to do that and then play around with the configurations until you settle on some favourites. 

[Galron]

I tend to go with the rule of if its going to be walking on, full ranged loadout. If its in a drop pod then gun appropriate to its assigned job and melee weapon and flamers to discourage tarpit units. 

[Marshal Mittens]

I like Melta +Claw. 

 

The Melta is great against vehicles, and the claw for melee. Melta works decently for elite infanrey and the such too. 

 

Right now I like volkite, but it sounds like there may be changes to flamers in 3.0, and if you can use them to disorder enemy squads so they fight last, that might be worth taking flamers. 

 

Of course always take your war crimes launcher. 

[Gorgoff]

6 hours ago, Marshal Mittens said:

I like Melta +Claw. 

 

The Melta is great against vehicles, and the claw for melee. Melta works decently for elite infanrey and the such too. 

 

Right now I like volkite, but it sounds like there may be changes to flamers in 3.0, and if you can use them to disorder enemy squads so they fight last, that might be worth taking flamers. 

 

Of course always take your war crimes launcher. 

I have nothing to add.

Just agreement