Octarius unit combos.

[bestaltan]

Now that most of us pretty much know all of the new rules before the book is even out, I want to see (and probably you do too) what combos people have come up with. I’m guessing some of you have some crazy ones already.

—I like the combo of a winged hive tyrant with the new psyker relic backed up by a unit of zoanthropes with their synaptic link upgrade. This combo isn’t really for offensive output (but the HT can easily be buffed to that), but to max out on a psychic secondary, primarily psychic ritual, relatively easily. Gotta love fishing for invincible psychic abilities and actions on a 9+ on 3d6.

—And the easy one…..a big blob of genestealers backed up with a prime’s synaptic link and spending 2CP for super exploding 6’s.

—One final one from me. Give hive guard the +1 to hit from warriors and then spend 2 CP to make them Kronos. Another option is to make that big blob of genestealers Hydra for those 2 CP and put the warlord trait on another unit.

[hivefleetkerrigan]

I'd say go with a neurothrope for the rerolls to 1s instead of a winged hive tyrant. You can also hide the neurothrope.

I thought the exploding 6s strat was for 2CP for over 30 models.


For me, I'm doing some thinking on if I can get some weird tervigon + gaunts + big monsters list and use synaptic links to buff the big monsters. Basically, focus fire down the enemy and try to steam roll on points later in the game.

[zimko]

Oct 18, 2021 21:12:47 GMT hivefleetkerrigan said:

I thought the exploding 6s strat was for 2CP for over 30 models.

It's 2 CP for genestealers specifically. 1 CP otherwise.

[No One]

bestaltan said:

—And the easy one…..30 devilgaunts backed up with a prime’s synaptic link and spending 1CP for exploding 6’s.

Prime does nothing for them, it's melee only.

—One final one from me. Give hive guard the +1 to hit from warriors and then spend 1 CP to make them Kronos.

It's 2 CP. Just take them Kronos in the first place.

I'm not sure there's much in the way of 'combos' to be had. It's mostly just slap good buffs (rrs, +1, exploding) on good units. I am interested in the idea of obsec gargs though.

[hiveman75]

Genestealers with the warlord re-roll and exploding 6's are great

Add on the termagaunts exploding 6's with the mortal wounds and you got yourself a tank killer

[kazetanade]

30 shots rerolling with exploding 6s.

15 hits, 10 extra hits. Reroll 15, half again for 7.5 (round to 2x 6s, so +4) total 25+11 = 36

36 hits, 5+ to wound, 6+MWs, 12W and 6MWs.

3+ to save is 4 fails, 10D average.

3+ to hit add about 8 hits? Or less.

Soooo.... not that great at breaking T5-T7 tanks, kinda marginal. Needs the Tervigon buff for it to work consistently.

[bestaltan]

Made some adjustments to my first ideas.

I’m not sure how well it would work on the table, but acidfexes backed up by the maleceptor might be pretty spicy. Auto hits with rerolls on damage could work.

[tomb]

Reguarding the Primes 6's auto wound in combat, how does this interact with the exploding 6's strat.

Am I right in thinking on a six an auto wound goes through and then procs 1or2 more hits that still need to wound?

Thanks

[calbanite]

Barbed Hierodule getting Light/Heavy cover from a Broodlord. Enjoy your 18W, T8 1+/5++/6+++ brick. Why bring Jorg when you can get the same thing plus a 6+ FNP stock? Might as well toss in a Malanthrope for -1 to hit. Oh and go ahead and break out your Maleceptor too for -1 Str.

Hive Guard getting AP+1 on 6's to wound and reroll damage from Maleceptor combined with full hit rerolls from new WLT and exploding 6's. Combined with the -1 Str to incoming ranged attacks and Malanthrope cover they are pretty tanky being T5.

A full blob of devilgants with WLT rerolls and exploding 6's nets you on average 222 hits if you double tap them. Yes... TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY TWO HITS. Who cares if they are AP-0. Enjoy rolling saves bud. Also they natively reroll 1's to wound! First thing on the chopping block for our update. Don't be surprised if it gets insta-FAQ'ed.

Harridan getting 2+ save from Broodlord link or hitting on 2's from Warriors vOv

[calbanite]

Oct 21, 2021 18:01:55 GMT tomb said:

Reguarding the Primes 6's auto wound in combat, how does this interact with the exploding 6's strat.

Am I right in thinking on a six an auto wound goes through and then procs 1or2 more hits that still need to wound?

Thanks

It doesn't work because it requires a hit roll of 6+. Exploding hits no longer count as having a hit roll. They added that adjustment to curb the old Reiver combat blade insta death loop.

[zimko]

Oct 21, 2021 18:01:55 GMT tomb said:

Reguarding the Primes 6's auto wound in combat, how does this interact with the exploding 6's strat.

Am I right in thinking on a six an auto wound goes through and then procs 1or2 more hits that still need to wound?

Thanks

That is correct. The extra hits generated do not auto wound.