Sword Brethren!

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Now that almost everything is out there in terms of the new rules and our place in the new codex I'd like to get the ball rolling and discuss our rules, get your ideas and see what has worked for you guys and what can work in the future.

 

So Sword Brethren seem to not have changed much in points or rules but what did change was the characters that supported them, Marshalls no longer grant a Crit Hits bonus to their units and if Im honest they just seem very lacklustre as a Character, I cant see a situation where I'd want a Marshall vs one more Castellan or a Captain.

 

Speaking of Castellans, they seem to be really good and one of the few remaining sources of rerolls in the codex, they got a bit of a sidegrade compared to their previous rules BUT the context of the codex makes them feel more valuable than what they used to be, rerolling 1s to hit and wound in a unit that hits on 2s like Sword Brethren sounds too good to pass up.

 

So Im not sure what would be the best way to buff a Sword Bro squad beyond each getting a Castellan, maybe a Captain+Castellan  or just Helbrecht,  because I think it will also depend on the detachments,  if youre not taking Accept Any Challenge then Chaplains also gain more value.

 

I would like to hear your thoughts on Sword Brethren, we may not have the whole picture but I think we know enough to start a discussion and once we get the full rules in the weekend we can have a better idea. I think that unless you are running A LOT of Sword Brethren that running just small squads with character support seems like the way to go but personally I am building a list of at least 20 so 2x5 and 1x10 with Helbrecht and 2 Castellans and with the 5++ invuln enhancement on the big  squad.

 

How do you like them Sword Bros?