S5 Fleshborers

[kazetanade]

Errr.. does anyone remember if Fleshborers being S5 ap-1 was a Valrak or 4chan rumour? Because pics of that are making rounds...

[swarm492]

They are?. Most likely the fleshborer hive I imagine.

[calbanite]

Gargoyle sheet leaked.

Fleshborer: Assault 1, Range 18, Strength 5, AP-1, 1 damage

[infornography]

Anything else new in the Garg sheet? You got a link to it?

[yoritomo]

If fleshborers are S5 then maybe there’s hope that devourers remain S4.

[hivemind03]

Devourers have to be going to 24" then. Or have some ability on the gun like rerolls or bonuses at short range

[yoritomo]

A little google-fu

*picture deleted*

Edit: probably shouldn’t try to post pictures of small numbers on my phone over lunch.

[infornography]

Umm, Yori... that is not the new codex. The FB shows the wrong range, S, and AP.

[nameless]

It's here:

[infornography]

so no additional attacks and no special melee profile listed. That is slightly disappointing. I was hoping gargs would be switch hitters able to do okay in melee and ranged. Maybe they get a special rule to help them.

[gigasnail]

mobile shooting platform, maybe chaff if they're cheap. S5 -1 AP at 18 range on basic fleshborers is a rumor i'd discounted. good to be wrong sometimes.

[purestrain]

If they keep swooping assault, and the rumours for HF Kronos are true you can use the one of the sub faction bonuses to get ap-1 at half range and kronos giving you +4" range means you get s5 ap-2 shots from 11" out.

Me likey

[infornography]

Thing is though that most editions, gargs get a special melee attack with blinding venom. It has always felt awkward that a dedicated mobile ranged platform would have a melee only ability and no melee weapon or capabilities to go with it. But they can still dive into melee and tie up a unit that doesn't excel at it even if they likely won't kill much.

[ziyousansz]

These never show the special rules, just the basic weapon stats. It's possible that the weapon became an ability tied to their basic attack since it had the same profile.

[purestrain]

Mar 9, 2022 19:31:37 GMT infornography said:

Thing is though that most editions, gargs get a special melee attack with blinding venom. It has always felt awkward that a dedicated mobile ranged platform would have a melee only ability and no melee weapon or capabilities to go with it. But they can still dive into melee and tie up a unit that doesn't excel at it even if they likely won't kill much.

Probably got changed into a special rule, like a 6 to wound blinds them or something