Psycotrophic venom. An actual good leadership based stratage

[niiai]

I actually like psycotrophic venom. It will mostly (only?) be one of the few excuses not to remove a lash whip from an already glued up model. A sword gives en exstra attack. But -2 to leadership on topp of combat cassualeties. And then -1 on the combat attricion test is actually quite good the few times it comes up. Hopefully the unit will also be under half strenght by them, so they will fail the leadership and run on 1, 2 and 3. That is good for 1 cp in my book.

It uses much of the same wording as 'the horror' meaning you could give them -4 on leadership and they get an adition minus one on the run test. By then they probably pay 2 cp to auto pass. But that is only once per game and 2 CP is a lot.

[dkng]

You can also use it with Toxicrene and Venomthropes. Sweet thing is you play it in the Morale phase, not earlier. From time to time this one can be really useful.

[zimko]

Could it be worth putting a lash whip on a single warriors in each unit? You lose 1 attack for the unit but gain access to the stratagem.

[piersonsmuppet]

Mar 22, 2022 20:02:36 GMT zimko said:

Could it be worth putting a lash whip on a single warriors in each unit? You lose 1 attack for the unit but gain access to the stratagem.

I think it is probably worth it for the strat, but the bookkeeping for 1 model rr1’s might get tiresome.

[lordsia]

Mar 22, 2022 21:41:03 GMT piersonsmuppet said:

Mar 22, 2022 20:02:36 GMT zimko said:

Could it be worth putting a lash whip on a single warriors in each unit? You lose 1 attack for the unit but gain access to the stratagem.

I think it is probably worth it for the strat, but the bookkeeping for 1 model rr1’s might get tiresome.

Put it on the Prime you'll have escorting the Warriors; he'll be attacking separately anyway.

[piersonsmuppet]

Mar 24, 2022 15:09:35 GMT lordsia said:

Put it on the Prime you'll have escorting the Warriors; he'll be attacking separately anyway.

Eh, I'd only want a Prime in Kronos lists to support backfield Exocrine or Tyrannofex. I don't think I'd use the exploding 6's in shooting Imperative often enough in other fleets that the Primes inclusion would be worthwhile. I'd rather just put the points towards another Warrior unit...

Edit: Maybe in Gorgon to support low S high volume fire.