Bearers of the Word

[robomummy]

so with the release of the new chaos codex and my free schedule I have dusted off my word bearers army and make a list based around the word bearers.

This list is supposed to show the word bearers worship of chaos undivided and the rampent mutation that exposure to the warp brings.

Dark Apostle- Black mace, Gift of Mutation, VotLW, plasma pistol

Chaos marines (5)- Meltagun, Icon of vengence, VotLW, (Aspiring champion has Gift of mutation, Combi-melta, PW)

Chaos marines(5)- Meltagun, Icon of vengence, VotLW, (Aspiring champion has Gift of mutation, Combi-melta, PW)

Cultitsts(20)- autoguns, 2x heavy stubbers

Chosen(6)- Pair of Lightning claws, Powerfist, PW, VotLW, (Champion has Combi-melta, PW, Gift of mutation)

Possessed(5)- Icon of Vengeance, VotLW, (Champion has 2x Gift of mutation)

Hellbrute- TL Lascannon, Heavy flamer

Warp Talons- VotLW, (Champion has 2x gifts of mutation)

Havocs- 2x missile launchers with flakk missiles, VotLW

Total Points-1500

[ZergLord]

You've spent too much points on upgrades. You don't have many troops. Cultists are going to die quickly and all you'll have left will be overpriced 2x5 marine squads on foot.

Dark Apostle - Ok, drop everything except Gift because honestly you always want to keep him as much vanilla as possible. He only has two wounds and he's not supposed to be a great fighter. A Chaos Lord with Power Maul and 4++ Save costs exactly the same and has better stats. And Plasma Pistols suck, because they are overpriced and can kill your characters.

Chaos Marines - drop Icon of Vengeance. It's an expensive icon on a squad that will easily die. Lack of more bodies or Rhinos makes me cringe.

Chosen - I get that you bought Dark Vengeance so I'll let this one slide

Possessed - off with the Icon (not needed) and one gift because we need points.

Warp Talons - off with 1 gift.

Hellbrute - I don't know if you converted it yet, but Reaper Autocannon is the best option here.

Havocs - needs 2 more launchers.


So, after stripping all the unnessesary stuff, you should end up on extra 155 points. I think that the best solution would be to give CSMs their Rhinos and add 2 Flakk Missile Launchers to the Havoc squad.

[robomummy]

Dark Apostle - Ok, drop everything except Gift because honestly you always want to keep him as much vanilla as possible. He only has two wounds and he's not supposed to be a great fighter. A Chaos Lord with Power Maul and 4++ Save costs exactly the same and has better stats. And Plasma Pistols suck, because they are overpriced and can kill your characters.

The whole point of the dark apostle is to go with the chosen into CC so I gave it the Black Mace to kill multiple enemies and to win challenges. The plasma pistol I gave it because it gives it a free S7 shot before assaulting which could easily take out a Meq whith the slight risk of losing a wound. The VotLW allows it to have hatred but i realized that that is fairly unessecary and it already has Ld 10 so that isnt needed.

Chaos Marines - drop Icon of Vengeance. It's an expensive icon on a squad that will easily die. Lack of more bodies or Rhinos makes me cringe.

Yeah it is a little expensive but I think it is worth it for the fearless rule. Squads of 5 will run after a few shots and with no more models to increase their squad size and my unatural hatred of using rhinos it seems like the best option. If I had more models I would give them it.

You've spent too much points on upgrades. You don't have many troops.

I know but I dont have many chaos models so i need to give them more upgrades to get up to 1500 points until I actually get more models.

Hellbrute - I don't know if you converted it yet, but Reaper Autocannon is the best option here.

I fail to see how a reaper autocannon is better at taking out vehicles than a TL lascannon. I do however think the flamer is unessecary.

Havocs - needs 2 more launchers.

Completely agree but I didnt have the points.

Ill amke a few changes soon but i dont have time right now.

[rainthezangoose]

cultists with autoguns are overpriced, if you for some reason really really need the awful firepower... i mean there not unusable but i cant help but a) compare then to infantry squads and b) the fact that i can take guard allys, and thus choas leman russ's!

[robomummy]

I refuse to take allies, especially IG. Just a little thing in this list. I based this list off a campaign that we are doing at my LGS where the word bearers have infiltrated a system's population and the Inquisitors/Grey knights/IG need to stop it from falling to chaos. We have a few IG players on both sides as renegades and loyalists but I dont want IG in my army.

as for the cultitsts I cannot see how something that is 5pts is overcosted. it is a meat sheild/objective grabbing unit for a little over 100pts.

[ZergLord]

Oct 10, 2012 15:08:49 GMT robomummy said:

I fail to see how a reaper autocannon is better at taking out vehicles than a TL lascannon.

Take a look at their costs.

[robomummy]

Oct 11, 2012 7:03:56 GMT ZergLord said:

Oct 10, 2012 15:08:49 GMT robomummy said:

I fail to see how a reaper autocannon is better at taking out vehicles than a TL lascannon.

Take a look at their costs.

I understand that it costs 20pts less than the TL lascannon but it doesnt do the job I need it to. I need the lascannon for fighting high armour vehicles and a s7 autocannon doesnt do the job against AV 13-14 of which my opponents have alot of.