| Haywire Grenades On Sybarite, To do or Not to? | |
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+10The Shredder WrackYourBrains Calyptra sweetbacon Vasara CptMetal Jimsolo Deamon Its_Rumble amishprn86 14 posters |
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HWG on Sybarites Yes/No? | Yes | | 46% | [ 22 ] | No | | 40% | [ 19 ] | Never thought about it | | 14% | [ 7 ] |
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amishprn86 Archon
Posts : 4436 Join date : 2014-10-04 Location : Ohio
| Subject: Haywire Grenades On Sybarite, To do or Not to? Fri May 22 2015, 23:52 | |
| HWG on Syberites is... costly for a Syberite IMO. But its something Ive been thinking about.
For 15pts more you get +1 LD, HWG and a Character (Some players like this, some dont).
But the Purpose of this is to Have Haywire spread out for cheap. If you have 6 Warrior Groups (in Boats or Venoms w.e you want) You can spend 90pts for 6 HWG's.
Have you tired this? DO you like this? What do you think?
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Its_Rumble Sybarite
Posts : 481 Join date : 2014-04-04 Location : CA
| Subject: Re: Haywire Grenades On Sybarite, To do or Not to? Sat May 23 2015, 01:19 | |
| I prefer to streamline my warriors in venoms to a meager 105 points. 5 warriors and dual cannons that is it. My intention for those units is to score and kill infantry and that is it. This is just my playstyle but I am sure it will work especially against a leafblower list. I partially do this also because I am trying to fit a high point formation into the list.
Something that has affected my decision based off of the games I have played is that once I tell my opponent that I have an anti tank weapon in my 5 man unit of warriors they suddenly become worth shooting at. Since I have stopped putting anything in those units they generally go ignored and are able to score when it is important. Why bother shooting a squad of space marines at 5 warriors when you can shoot at a venom and make it jink! It's the ork grot syndrome I guess, a couple ork players I have played say that grots win them games because no one bothers shooting at them until it is too late. Obviously this is probably going too in depth into the whole thing, but hey whatever! I tend to focus on player manipulation when it comes to decisions like that. _________________ | |
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Deamon Sybarite
Posts : 265 Join date : 2012-05-09 Location : Drummondville
| Subject: Re: Haywire Grenades On Sybarite, To do or Not to? Sat May 23 2015, 01:52 | |
| Since I tried them, I never leave home without them. They are awesome when you face mech threat. Your Wire squad goes from 1 potentiel HP per turn to 3 (blaster, thrown grenade and assault)
They add much needed AT to a DE list. The only reason I don't use them is if I need a few extra point to squeeze an extra squad.
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amishprn86 Archon
Posts : 4436 Join date : 2014-10-04 Location : Ohio
| Subject: Re: Haywire Grenades On Sybarite, To do or Not to? Sat May 23 2015, 02:10 | |
| - Its_Rumble wrote:
- I prefer to streamline my warriors in venoms to a meager 105 points. 5 warriors and dual cannons that is it. My intention for those units is to score and kill infantry and that is it. This is just my playstyle but I am sure it will work especially against a leafblower list. I partially do this also because I am trying to fit a high point formation into the list.
Something that has affected my decision based off of the games I have played is that once I tell my opponent that I have an anti tank weapon in my 5 man unit of warriors they suddenly become worth shooting at. Since I have stopped putting anything in those units they generally go ignored and are able to score when it is important. Why bother shooting a squad of space marines at 5 warriors when you can shoot at a venom and make it jink! It's the ork grot syndrome I guess, a couple ork players I have played say that grots win them games because no one bothers shooting at them until it is too late. Obviously this is probably going too in depth into the whole thing, but hey whatever! I tend to focus on player manipulation when it comes to decisions like that. The problem is, the players in my area are all Highly Competitive, they know to ignore things that dont hurt them, If I have venoms and 5 poison weapons in them, They will do 1 of 2 things, Either Focus them and Make ALL of them jink, then try to kill, or they will completely ignore them, The difference is, can my Poison hurt them or not. Now lets say I have Ravagers, with Blasterborns, then Raiders/venoms with 5mans with Haywire. Now instead of 1-2 Threats on the Board, Everythnig is a threat at all times. Yes it is 90-120pts more, that is 1 unit of 5 warriors w/ Raider or Venom less in my list. But Im already sitting on 5 Venoms, 6 Raiders and Ravagers already. 1 Less venom Might be worth it to have more Threat and more answers to things. It depends on your meta mostly. At my Local, Venoms arnt as good, I get more Out of Gun Boats than venom spam. _________________ New to Blogging, just starting https://maddpaint.blogspot.com/
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Its_Rumble Sybarite
Posts : 481 Join date : 2014-04-04 Location : CA
| Subject: Re: Haywire Grenades On Sybarite, To do or Not to? Sat May 23 2015, 02:31 | |
| If the players in your community are competitive enough to know what to do then why bother spending the points on the warriors if they aren't going to be useful? An 8" range on a grenade is not threatening when your venoms get downed at the edges of the table. Jinking isn't a bad thing, with a 30" movement a venom can remake the table dynamic very fast. _________________ | |
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amishprn86 Archon
Posts : 4436 Join date : 2014-10-04 Location : Ohio
| Subject: Re: Haywire Grenades On Sybarite, To do or Not to? Sat May 23 2015, 02:43 | |
| - Its_Rumble wrote:
- If the players in your community are competitive enough to know what to do then why bother spending the points on the warriors if they aren't going to be useful? An 8" range on a grenade is not threatening when your venoms get downed at the edges of the table. Jinking isn't a bad thing, with a 30" movement a venom can remake the table dynamic very fast.
Just b.c someone is a good player doesnt mean I can NOT take useful tools b.c Im SCARED they will die. If that is the Case I wouldnt play DE and just play Eldar or Stupid Deathstar Bikes with Invis Grav centurions. _________________ New to Blogging, just starting https://maddpaint.blogspot.com/
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Jimsolo Dracon
Posts : 3212 Join date : 2013-10-31 Location : Illinois
| Subject: Re: Haywire Grenades On Sybarite, To do or Not to? Sat May 23 2015, 04:50 | |
| Too expensive. Archon Nancy told me to "Just say 'no' to Sybarites." | |
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CptMetal Dracon
Posts : 3069 Join date : 2015-03-03 Location : Ruhr Metropolian Area
| Subject: Re: Haywire Grenades On Sybarite, To do or Not to? Sat May 23 2015, 06:56 | |
| I loved them the last game. Even for ten men Raider squads. It makes them much more versatile and I often had the problem with one last Hull point I needed to strip of a tank. Not a problem anymore.
BTW how do I wote using a smartphone? _________________ http://www.thedarkcity.net/t12720-tainted-reborn
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Vasara Incognito assault marine
Posts : 1160 Join date : 2012-08-22 Location : Vantaa
| Subject: Re: Haywire Grenades On Sybarite, To do or Not to? Sat May 23 2015, 20:08 | |
| Sybarite upgrade costs 15 pts and it includes hwg. Just like venoms are 65 pts. Always. _________________ New Dark Eldar in Tournaments: Wins: 17 Draws: 2 Losses: 8 ETC 2013 DE/Eldar player (4th) ETC 2014 Coach (16th) ETC 2015 Captain, Eldar/DE (10th) Painting blog
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amishprn86 Archon
Posts : 4436 Join date : 2014-10-04 Location : Ohio
| Subject: Re: Haywire Grenades On Sybarite, To do or Not to? Sat May 23 2015, 21:07 | |
| - CptMetal wrote:
- I loved them the last game. Even for ten men Raider squads. It makes them much more versatile and I often had the problem with one last Hull point I needed to strip of a tank. Not a problem anymore.
BTW how do I wote using a smartphone? I cant use my smart phone to make comments if that is what your asking, IDK lol. _________________ New to Blogging, just starting https://maddpaint.blogspot.com/
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amishprn86 Archon
Posts : 4436 Join date : 2014-10-04 Location : Ohio
| Subject: Re: Haywire Grenades On Sybarite, To do or Not to? Sun May 24 2015, 21:05 | |
| So resualts so far are 8 yes and 9 no.
It looks like its close to 50/50 So... I will play the next 3-4 games with them and let you guys know. _________________ New to Blogging, just starting https://maddpaint.blogspot.com/
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sweetbacon Wych
Posts : 609 Join date : 2014-02-09
| Subject: Re: Haywire Grenades On Sybarite, To do or Not to? Mon May 25 2015, 00:04 | |
| Are you adding a Blaster to each squad or taking the HWG Sybarite in lieu of a Blaster? If both, then the Warrior squad gets pretty pricey for a five man troop unit. But it can theoretically allow the squad to take off three hull points in one turn if they get lucky with their rolls. | |
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Calyptra Wych
Posts : 802 Join date : 2013-03-25 Location : Boston
| Subject: Re: Haywire Grenades On Sybarite, To do or Not to? Mon May 25 2015, 03:15 | |
| I haven't tried it, though I've found Harlequins with haywire grenades to be extremely effective, so I presume it could work with Sybarites too. I think it's better with a ten man Raider squad, but even then, yeah, the points start to add up. I have reservations about effectively spending 15 points for just haywire grenades. I feel like unless you're desperate for anti-tank, it's probably not worth it unless the Sybarite is serving some other purpose as well. Which isn't impossible - I am not categorically opposed to Sybarites.
Again, I haven't tried it, so this is all musings and theory on my part. _________________ Dark Eldar plog: Drug-Crazed Space Elves Stupid humans plog: Calyptra's Stupid Humans Vampire Counts plog: Bat Country
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WrackYourBrains Hellion
Posts : 94 Join date : 2014-10-07
| Subject: Re: Haywire Grenades On Sybarite, To do or Not to? Mon May 25 2015, 14:34 | |
| This isn't something I'd considered before, but now you've mentioned it I'm tempted to try it. Granted, it's a little pricey and isn't the most efficient way to spend your points, but efficiency isn't everything. It doesn't matter how efficient your splinter weapons are if what you need is a little extra AT clout! That bit of extra versatility helps with the whole 'attack is the best form of defence' strategy too, since you can draw attention away from other units by providing a threat across the whole board.
In fact, I'd say that versatility is something that's often overlooked for Dark Eldar. We're more efficient in terms of bang for your buck when our units are specialised, but the ability to strip that last hull point can be game changing.
(The extra LD is handy too: my guys get pinned after their ride is wrecked A LOT)
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Calyptra Wych
Posts : 802 Join date : 2013-03-25 Location : Boston
| Subject: Re: Haywire Grenades On Sybarite, To do or Not to? Mon May 25 2015, 16:11 | |
| Ok, so thinking more about Sybarites:
-They provide a Ld boost the unit, which can be helpful. -If you're running a freakshow list, they can take phantasm launchers. If you want to use soulfright weapons at all (which is a pretty big "if") this is a better choice than a torment launcher, but not as good as a phantasm launcher on an Archon, and how many of these were you planning on bringing anyway? -Half of the rules gained from Power From Pain only benefit us in assaults. A melee Sybarite leading a late game charge could probably do something. -Pointswise, this will get very expensive very quickly, and spending a lot of points to maybe "probably do something" seems like not the plan. All shall tremble before my 58 point Sybarite! (Haywire grenades, phantasm launcher, agonizer.) _________________ Dark Eldar plog: Drug-Crazed Space Elves Stupid humans plog: Calyptra's Stupid Humans Vampire Counts plog: Bat Country
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The Shredder Trueborn
Posts : 2970 Join date : 2013-04-11
| Subject: Re: Haywire Grenades On Sybarite, To do or Not to? Mon May 25 2015, 19:52 | |
| Sy... ber... ite?
What is this Sy-ber-ite you speak of? | |
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sweetbacon Wych
Posts : 609 Join date : 2014-02-09
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JackKnife01 Sybarite
Posts : 360 Join date : 2013-11-16 Location : Planning my next attack.
| Subject: Re: Haywire Grenades On Sybarite, To do or Not to? Wed May 27 2015, 11:27 | |
| 15 points for a haywire. That gets expensive with numerous troops. True leadership 9 but still. Fluff wise I just say none have earned by archon's trust. | |
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The Shredder Trueborn
Posts : 2970 Join date : 2013-04-11
| Subject: Re: Haywire Grenades On Sybarite, To do or Not to? Wed May 27 2015, 11:31 | |
| I will classify my lieutenants in three categories: untrusted, trusted, and completely trusted. Promotion to the last category is only done posthumously. | |
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JackKnife01 Sybarite
Posts : 360 Join date : 2013-11-16 Location : Planning my next attack.
| Subject: Re: Haywire Grenades On Sybarite, To do or Not to? Wed May 27 2015, 11:57 | |
| I am.more likely to have a Dracon than a sybrite. Simply because you can have a Dracon swinging with 4 attacks, 5 on the charge with agoniser is armed correctly and you care enough lol.
What do you think about dracons with haywire? | |
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The Shredder Trueborn
Posts : 2970 Join date : 2013-04-11
| Subject: Re: Haywire Grenades On Sybarite, To do or Not to? Wed May 27 2015, 12:40 | |
| I would never take a Dracon to begin with. Ever.
They cost the full 10pts, but don't get the +1Ld other sergeants do. So, all I'm getting is +1A in a unit that I don't want in combat to begin with.
If they were 5pts, like they were in the previous book IIRC, then I might consider taking one with Haywire grenades in a blasterborn squad. But then I'd also have to start taking blasterborn again... | |
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amishprn86 Archon
Posts : 4436 Join date : 2014-10-04 Location : Ohio
| Subject: Re: Haywire Grenades On Sybarite, To do or Not to? Wed May 27 2015, 20:17 | |
| I never took Sybarites much before, but Im really wanting to try it, Im playing a few games tomorrow will let you know. _________________ New to Blogging, just starting https://maddpaint.blogspot.com/
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Woozl Kabalite Warrior
Posts : 157 Join date : 2015-01-03
| Subject: Re: Haywire Grenades On Sybarite, To do or Not to? Tue Jul 14 2015, 00:24 | |
| 3rd place at the BAO this last weekend was a Eldar/DE combo that took a more-than-minimal DE CAD that did NOT include a WWP HQ, but DID include 2 warrior squads with sybarites and haywire grenade (but no blaster, as far as I can tell).
I have to think this through (and intend to test it). The ability to get out and charge to double up on haywire for a turn seems pretty compelling to me. The extra range for scourge haywire, although nice, is seriously mitigated by how squishy they are. Being loaded in a venom that has jink / invuln seems like it might be a much more reliable way of keeping the haywire on the board long enough for it to be useful at least once if not more than once.
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Hellstrom Wych
Posts : 515 Join date : 2014-11-24 Location : South Central England
| Subject: Re: Haywire Grenades On Sybarite, To do or Not to? Tue Jul 14 2015, 13:33 | |
| I'd never take a Sybarite .... so I guess my answer is no? | |
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kourac31 Kabalite Warrior
Posts : 116 Join date : 2013-03-29 Location : satellite realm
| Subject: Re: Haywire Grenades On Sybarite, To do or Not to? Tue Jul 14 2015, 19:50 | |
| Remember the threat bubble of the hw sybarite is 14" and not 6 when inside a venom (8+6 for disembarking). Somerhing to consider? _________________ http://www.thedarkcity.net/t8090-kabal-of-the-eternal-quest
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