Grey Knights vs. Space Wolves

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Your opinion. My friend is dying to get an army, and cannot decide. Please answer ^_^

[Davor]

Not to be an arse but how is this Tyranid Related?

[N.I.B.]

[Space is pretty big]

Wrong board, but decent question.

They're both fine armies, just chose based on aesthetic.

[rippertotheface]

I'd go for the wolves, because at least with them you have some converting and painting potential, thee Grey Knights are all silver and bland, but with the wolves you can get some crazy Norse awesomness going.

[gauntinator]

I also would go for the wolves because they are an army that is very unique from all other space marine armies, they have great fluff, fun special characters, and they just look awesome. Also, the grey hunters (standard infantry) are possibly some of the most cost effective and useful troops choices out there. They are not as a forgiving army to play as Blood Angels or Grey Knights so there will be a bit of a learning curve. But as long as your friend doesn't value winning over having fun that shouldn't be a problem.

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Sorry it's the wrong section! And thanks for all that answered the question, he's thinking about Wolves.

[TheContortionist]

if the space wolfs can have their terminators be troops too i would go for them because the are waaayy cooler. i mean c'mon, ..., wofls? that is pretty frikin sweet. i would wait on spending your $ though. New edition is comin out and no one knows what is gonna happen. gl.

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Jun 11, 2012 0:30:51 GMT TheContortionist said:

if the space wolfs can have their terminators be troops too i would go for them because the are waaayy cooler. i mean c'mon, ..., wofls? that is pretty frikin sweet. i would wait on spending your $ though. New edition is comin out and no one knows what is gonna happen. gl.

When is the new edition coming out?

[gauntinator]

The roomers so far have been late September early October. That's what I've heard at my local store anyway.

And space wolves can take terminators as troops as long as Logan Grimnar is in the army. And he's a bad ass in all respects so its not like you would take him JUST for that.

[Inquisitor Stingray]

Jun 11, 2012 1:28:03 GMT blur said:

Jun 11, 2012 0:30:51 GMT TheContortionist said:

if the space wolfs can have their terminators be troops too i would go for them because the are waaayy cooler. i mean c'mon, ..., wofls? that is pretty frikin sweet. i would wait on spending your $ though. New edition is comin out and no one knows what is gonna happen. gl.

When is the new edition coming out?

New edition of rulebook, that is. The Wolves nor Knights won't see an update for a while. I'm tempted to go at both armies. Half a year ago I would have said Grey Knights all the way, but seeing as how Space Wolves recently got their infamous Thunderwolf Cavalry, I'd opt for them instead. Until the TWC were released I felt like the Wolves needed a signature model/unit. At least the Grey Knights had the Dreadknight and Troops-terminators by default to go with. So yeah, hard question, badass armies but somewhat mondane, being Space Marines after all. Go with aestethics as someone else said.

[TheContortionist]

i mean 6th edition. I would go with whatever you like the most. I know an easy way to decide. if you own a dog go with wolfs if you don't go with grey knights. seems logical.

[Geneva]

It's ultimately up to you but if an opinion is what you want...

Space Wolves. Definitely Space Wolves. I was originally going to play GKs but decided against it because, for all its power, the codex is very inflexible. Think the 4th Ed Chaos codex. Grey Knights won't age well with time and, with 6th Ed around the corner, it's probably best to stick with an army that has enough variety to adapt itself to different kinds of meta. Space Wolves have that versatility.

In any case, wait until 6th comes out before making your decision. The ruleset could and probably will affect the playstyle of both armies dramatically.

[Davor]

Jun 11, 2012 2:49:14 GMT gauntinator said:

The roomers so far have been late September early October. That's what I've heard at my local store anyway.

And space wolves can take terminators as troops as long as Logan Grimnar is in the army. And he's a bad ass in all respects so its not like you would take him JUST for that.