Spore mines

[robotoctopus]

Anyone else looking forward to deepstriking a bunch of these bad boys behind enemy lines?

Now they don't need to charge to blow up, they will have to be dealt with before they get close! With all my beasties moving up the field so quickly, the opponent will really be stuck, and falling back will become a very tough choice to make!

Also, reading it. It seams like mine's explode individually and not as and unit.

Can't wait.

[loopstah]

I have 57 somehow. Nice that they might be useful.

[guns]

My impression of AoS is that the top tier builds all revolve around spamming mortal wounds. So I'm curious to see if spore-spam could become a thing.

[N.I.B.]

GW doubled them in points, probably to avoid being spammed. They must succeed with a 4+ charge the turn they arrive without dying to Overwatch which means in most cases you'll need at least two to make it into exploding range, plus split fire is everywhere now so it doesn't really tax your opponents shooting to deal with them.

If they were troops (as the rumours had it) they would be in every nid list. Now I don't see them as a unit you'd want on your starting roster. They are nice accidents though.

[Bukimimaru]

Pretty good on Harpies and Biovores tho.

[robotoctopus]

Jun 2, 2017 8:58:07 GMT N.I.B. said:

GW doubled them in points, probably to avoid being spammed. They must succeed with a 4+ charge the turn they arrive without dying to Overwatch which means in most cases you'll need at least two to make it into exploding range, plus split fire is everywhere now so it doesn't really tax your opponents shooting to deal with them.

If they were troops (as the rumours had it) they would be in every nid list. Now I don't see them as a unit you'd want on your starting roster. They are nice accidents though.

They auto explode within 3" now. No more overwatch. Also seems that they explode one at a time, so if you move the unit closer, but only 1 in range then 1 explodes.

A unit of 3 in 8th is also listed at 30 points. Isn't that what they are already?

Edit: completely miss read. You're right. That's a shame.

[N.I.B.]

Jun 2, 2017 9:25:06 GMT Bukimimaru said:

Pretty good on Harpies and Biovores tho.

Yeah, that's what I meant with 'accidents' ^^

[No One]

N.I.B. said:

They must succeed with a 4+ charge the turn they arrive without dying to Overwatch

Where are you getting 4+ charge? They arrive from reserves outside of 12" - no charging from DS for them. And harpy/biovore can't charge, so...

[mattblowers]

Jun 2, 2017 11:47:20 GMT No One said:

And harpy/biovore can't charge, so...

Where are you getting that? I can't find it.

[No One]

mattblowers said:

Where are you getting that? I can't find it.

Last sentence of the rule that gives them the spores.

[mattblowers]

Jun 2, 2017 12:32:48 GMT No One said:

mattblowers said:

Where are you getting that? I can't find it.

Last sentence of the rule that gives them the spores.

LOL! Gotcha. I thought you meant harpies and biovores couldn't charge.

[N.I.B.]

Jun 2, 2017 11:47:20 GMT No One said:

N.I.B. said:

They must succeed with a 4+ charge the turn they arrive without dying to Overwatch

Where are you getting 4+ charge? They arrive from reserves outside of 12" - no charging from DS for them. And harpy/biovore can't charge, so...

I was talking about spores created from missed shots, wouldn't pay points for Spore Mines. Missed that they can't charge the turn they are set up.

[robotoctopus]

Jun 2, 2017 8:58:07 GMT N.I.B. said:

They must succeed with a 4+ charge the turn they arrive without dying to Overwatch

Ok. I'm excited again!

After reading though again, I r3alised that they explode if within 3" of an enemy unit after ANY charge phase.

That means that you don't have to charge with them, just move them within 3" and they'll auto explode in the next charge phase!

I was planning to use these guys to disrupt falling back and occupy objective buildings. I think that it can still be viable now.

[russellr]

Having to appear more than 12" away is a bit of a downer, but it's still okay. The main drawback is their cost, seeing it's an average of 1 mortal wound and you have to pay 30 points for the min sized unit.

[N.I.B.]

Jun 5, 2017 10:34:40 GMT robotoctopus said:

Jun 2, 2017 8:58:07 GMT N.I.B. said:

They must succeed with a 4+ charge the turn they arrive without dying to Overwatch

Ok. I'm excited again!

After reading though again, I r3alised that they explode if within 3" of an enemy unit after ANY charge phase.

That means that you don't have to charge with them, just move them within 3" and they'll auto explode in the next charge phase!

Good point! But it doesn't help the turn they are set up, since they can't move further unless charging.