Accidental "buff" /making lictor good again?

[Bohxim]

Now with the points increase and equipment costs, a lictor is literally less than the price of 2 upgraded warriors, while having better rules and better attack profiles. Sure it's 1 less attack and no reroll 1s, but that hitting on 2s, ap3 and acting as individual units definitely makes up for that! 2-3 lictors and a Deathleaper could do so much flank work! Squeezing 2 more lictors just by dropping a 9-man warrior to a 5-man and it makes the -1d strat cheaper as well!

[dkng]

Sad times when not getting a point increase is called a buff...

The real saving grace of AoO is the new detachment so we can spam what we are left with. Yay.

[Bohxim]

We had our fun for a while. Or at least the competitive guys did. So I'll take what we get haha
Besides. Have to look at the bright side whenever we can. Otherwise wouldn't have stuck with nids for all these years XD

[NoOn]

Jan 17, 2023 20:06:50 GMT Bohxim said:

Now with the points increase and equipment costs, a lictor is literally less than the price of 2 upgraded warriors, while having better rules and better attack profiles. Sure it's 1 less attack and no reroll 1s, but that hitting on 2s, ap3 and acting as individual units definitely makes up for that! 2-3 lictors and a Deathleaper could do so much flank work! Squeezing 2 more lictors just by dropping a 9-man warrior to a 5-man and it makes the -1d strat cheaper as well!

I have a feeling lictors is definitly worth it in this patch.

I mean +2 melee hit roll is pretty good and -3 AP without AOC is pretty good as well. It has 7 str, this rivals some monster unit's str level.
The +4 on saves and +5 invuln is decent but he gets a bonus with cover from range attacks and another from hit rolls if im not mistaken. Not many units gets all that for just 70 points.

Its an infantry btw so my guess is : its gonna rock the boarding action boat!

[piersonsmuppet]

Lictors also got a buff from Behind Enemy Lines going to 3 VP for 1 unit. A single 40mm base w/ deepstrike is very difficult to stop from scoring, and they don’t bleed assassinate like taking multiple PoM would do.

[purestrain]

Jan 18, 2023 0:49:38 GMT NoOn said:

Jan 17, 2023 20:06:50 GMT Bohxim said:

Now with the points increase and equipment costs, a lictor is literally less than the price of 2 upgraded warriors, while having better rules and better attack profiles. Sure it's 1 less attack and no reroll 1s, but that hitting on 2s, ap3 and acting as individual units definitely makes up for that! 2-3 lictors and a Deathleaper could do so much flank work! Squeezing 2 more lictors just by dropping a 9-man warrior to a 5-man and it makes the -1d strat cheaper as well!

I have a feeling lictors is definitly worth it in this patch.

I mean +2 melee hit roll is pretty good and -3 AP without AOC is pretty good as well. It has 7 str, this rivals some monster unit's str level.
The +4 on saves and +5 invuln is decent but he gets a bonus with cover from range attacks and another from hit rolls if im not mistaken. Not many units gets all that for just 70 points.

Its an infantry btw so my guess is : its gonna rock the boarding action boat!

You can only bring 1 lictor to a boarding action.

[Bohxim]

Oh? Hmm I should try to find the new rules I don't know the limitations, requirements and vp for them yet

[turtletyrant]

How do you think 2 deathleapers would work now?

[Bohxim]

Isn't deathleaper a named character? You can only bring 1 of him

[turtletyrant]

Jan 18, 2023 19:35:47 GMT Bohxim said:

Isn't deathleaper a named character? You can only bring 1 of him

Ah nevermind, i tought the new heroic support stratagem would allow another. Misunderstood the rule.