Help in playing a more melee-focused army ....

[Helias_Tancred]

OP update. I no longer play a melee focused faction. I'm not good enough lol. I admit it. I do however like a 60/40 mix between shooty & melee. 

[Inquisitor_Lensoven]

On 3/16/2025 at 8:51 PM, Helias_Tancred said:

OP update. I no longer play a melee focused faction. I'm not good enough lol. I admit it. I do however like a 60/40 mix between shooty & melee. 

Don’t give up.

 

gotta ask about the terrain you’ve been using lol.

 

ive never had an issue getting my BA into melee to do the stabby punchy.

[Knight of Maccrage]

On 2/20/2025 at 5:41 PM, Helias_Tancred said:

 

Well, I have nearly a 6k collection. So it's what am I missing? lol.

 

Big disappointments have been Helbrecht in an Impulsor with 5 Sword Brethren, and sometimes a castellan added if I don't run a certain vow that grants [lethal hits]. I've been playing 1k games for the last year and a couple months. I'm realizing the impulsor is a poor choice for them, impulsors are sorta traps overall imo for any sort of melee unit. 

 

I currently own:

 

 

 

Black Templars Collection

1.     10-man Primaris Crusader squad (ranged weapons)

2.     10-man Primaris Crusader squad

3.     10-man Primaris Crusader squad

4.     10-man Primaris Crusader squad

5.     5-man Intercessor squad

6.     5-man Intercessor squad

7.     5-man Assault intercessor with jump packs squad

8.     3-man Eliminator squad

9.     Company Heroes squad

10.  6-man Eradicator squad

11.  10-man Hellblaster squad

12.  3 Impulsors

13.  Repulsor

14.  Storm Speeder Thunderstrike

15.  Drop Pod

16.  Land Raider

17.  Gladiator Reaper

18.  Gladiator Lancer

19.  Predator Annihilator

20.  10-man Sword Brethren squad

21.  5-man Sword Brethren squad

22.  5 Terminators

23.  5-man Sternguard squad

24.  10 Infernus marines

25.  6 Blade Guard Veterans

26.  Redemptor Dreadnought

27.  Ballistus Dreadnought

28.  Castellan with combi-bolter and master-crafted power axe

29.  Castellan with master-crafted power axe and plasma pistol

30.  Marshal with master-crafted power sword / Marshal with powerfist

31.  Techmarine

32.  Apothecary

33.  Apothecary Biologis

34.  High Marshal Helbrecht

35.  Chaplain Grimaldus + servitors

36.  Chaplain

37.  Judiciar

38.  Chaplain in terminator armor

39.  Marshal (Captain) in terminator armor

40.  Emperor’s Champion

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have the most luck with my assault units when I use them as counter-assault elements. Basically, have heavy fire from the back table, and when the enemy moves forward to take that out, I move in with my assault units to counter the threat.

 

If I try to push forward with only a few units, they get over-extended and enveloped.