2x18 Devilgants or 2xDakkafexes in Spore pods?

[reallysorry]

So if you had the choice to use 2 broods of 18 devilgants in spores or switch them to 2x10 fleshborergants (so that you can use 2 tervigons as troops) for 2xDakkafexes with TL-Devs in pods what would you choose and why?

In other words 54x S4 hits vs 12 TL S6 hits ...

[fragile]

Well I was having alot of fun with the Preferred Enemy with my HT and shooting attacks. 108 shoots with rerolls sounds alot like fun

[tamastar63]

I believe that even if you upgrade the weapons on your Termagants, you still can take Tervigons as troops.

In the codex "Scuttling Swarm" is the ability that says "for every Termagant Brood in your army, you can include 1 Tervigon as a Troops choice" (pg 91)

The reason that spawned Termagants have NO UPGRADES is because of the "Spawn Termagant" ability of the Tervigon itself (as it says spawned units always carry fleshborers) (pg52)

Devilgaunt is only a nickname for a Termagant with a Devourer. You don't get a separate entry and stat-line in the codex for upgraded weapons,... Termagants with Devourers are still Termagant Broods.

[reallysorry]

I think you're missing the point of the post. I never asked if i could take Tervigons as troops while taking devilgants. I know this is true. I'm comparing 108 termagant s4 shots with 24 TL dakkafex shots and how would each of the two units help you in a game.

[Lanesend]

Hmm vs infantry (MEQ or GEQ), the devilgaunts' shooting would result in about twice as many wounds as the devilfexes.

But the fexes are more durable, don't loose shots after a few wounds (each gaunt killed is -3shots), and can actually get something done to enemy armor.

OTOH, you're using spores, so the devilgaunts can be dropped behind the vehicles.

I think they're both viable options, but it depends on what army you are facing.

If you know you're up against a wall of missile launchers, go with gaunts.
If you will be facing a load of small arms fire, the devilfexes might be better. (but to really keep them alive, they could use a prime for wound allocation. Not easy when you dropspore them...)

All in all, against most armies, the devilgaunts are a safer option. And if you only have a few left, you can always try and walk them towards an objective.

[fragile]

Neither has AP worthwhile. so quantity would win out for me if everything else is equal. It's 5x the firepower.

Now your opponents will dictate alot. If you have a dedicated medium vehicle threat (Hive Guard, etc) then go with shooting. If you dont then Dakka will be the way to go. In my last game I took a Dakkafex and HT with the Dev's and glanced vehicles like cake in the first turn.