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[dkng]

So far there seem to be a decent bunch of units finding their place in majority of lists.
Here’s my short summary:

Walkrant - Assault aura and free/second free strat is what makes him sweet. With many of our units getting slower (Zoans have it worst while being a top tier unit) Assault aura is better than one might initially think. It’s short ranged but extremely useful. Free second strat is obviously golden for the fnp. Some units (*cough* Tyrants and Mals *cough*) become really hard to shift with 4++ and 5+fnp. If you play by WTC standards so that redeployment is done before rolling for who goes first, most common Enhancement seems to be no Enhancement followed by a roughly 50/50 distribution between fnp and reroll ones.

Biovore - solely due to spore mines scoring. Will be gone once mines won’t be able to score (unless at the same time they’ll get a points reduction but I wouldn't count on it).

Exocrine - cheap and effective shooting. Very decent statline for the cost. Heavy and Blast makes it accurate and effective especially against bigger units of elite infantry. Ap-3 is sweet and sadly so rare in our army. Tagging an enemy unit makes further shooting into it so much better - Zoanthropes and Exocrines are best buddies nowadays.

Gargoyles - fast, cheap, OC2 with move shoot move and deepstrike. Simply brillant.

Maleceptor - those stats with 4++ and surprisingly useful aura makes those best of the best for rolling up the field and contesting tough areas. Shooting is very decent, melee on the other hand not so much. Volume and AP of the attacks are sorely lacking. Still these are the best tanks we have.

Lictor - Lone Operative with forward deployment and very decent melee. Sitting on an objective turn one is just sweet. They seem to be made for secondary objectives.

Pyrovores - 30 points for those stats is a steal. Firepower is awesome, stripping cover is a sweet addition. If it only was faster…

Zoanthropes - my my… keep them close to a Walkrant as without advancing they are painfully slow. Firepower is unparalleled. Inv aura is useless.

[alx51]

100% agree. Just so everybody understand why gargs is golden, it's because of deepstrike 9" / shoot / move and steal ennemy obj so you score it during your turn. On some games where you have 8 pts for the ennemy deploy zone obj it is a game winning ability. Trygon can also do the trick but only oc4

[mattblowers]

Why no love for the haruspex? Looks pretty good to me, especially at the current points. I've been playing GSC only so far this edition, so maybe I am missing something.

[alx51]

Melee is weak in 10th copmpared to shooting, due to new charge rules, fight first, pile and so on, and especially with a big oval base that doesn't go through walls... same profil same points for an infantry unit on a 50mm round base you would see a lot more haruspexes ^^

Still possible to play it of course but you can spend your points more efficiently

[dkng]

Aug 15, 2023 20:01:44 GMT mattblowers said:

Why no love for the haruspex? Looks pretty good to me, especially at the current points. I've been playing GSC only so far this edition, so maybe I am missing something.

It’s slow, clumsy and the melee isn’t as great as it may seem. No way to charge after advancing is sad. Ap-1 vs elite infantry is very low, ap-2 on claws (which are supposed to be anti-vehicle) is a joke. It’s more of a distraction Carnifex and imho, Carnifexes make better distraction Carnifexes due to extra movement (if shot at) and smaller footprint.

[mattblowers]

Aug 18, 2023 16:23:09 GMT dkng said:

Aug 15, 2023 20:01:44 GMT mattblowers said:

Why no love for the haruspex? Looks pretty good to me, especially at the current points. I've been playing GSC only so far this edition, so maybe I am missing something.

It’s slow, clumsy and the melee isn’t as great as it may seem. No way to charge after advancing is sad. Ap-1 vs elite infantry is very low, ap-2 on claws (which are supposed to be anti-vehicle) is a joke. It’s more of a distraction Carnifex and imho, Carnifexes make better distraction Carnifexes due to extra movement (if shot at) and smaller footprint.

Melee might not auotkrunk something like the last two editions, but at least with GSC I've been picking up models on the regular in combat. It's also still the best way to achieve board control.

[purestrain]

A haruspex with adrenal surge and sustained hits against infantry is literally the most hilarious thing I've ever depicted on the tabletop.

Waaaay too many Good ol' JR quotes to even remember.

Honestly OOE and a double talon Fex probably hit waaaay harder, but are also quite susceptible to even light tank weapons, even at a 2+ save toughness seems to be a huge factor in survival this edition.