Screaming Jets Blaster Bomb

1 CP: Scream jets - 9" deepstrike for a vehicle, including transports

Blaster Index D3 Damage --> Blaster Codex D6 Damage

We can save up 9 str 8 D6 damage shots in the webway for a nasty bomb. Use it with Obsidian Rose for an alpha strike (extra range to shoot over chaff) or keep it tucked away for a beta strike

It will have 3 index ravagers worth of firepower.
(edit, wrote 9 ravagers, meant 3 ravagers, 9 dark lances)

I am estatic

It will have 3 ravagers worth of firepower.

Still a good alphastriking potential, though.

Lol, edited. I was counting shots, then i wrote ravager.

Still though, that's nasty

You're counting 2*5 Trueborns (8 blasters) + the DL from the raider ?

Mppqlmd wrote:

You're counting 2*5 Trueborns (8 blasters) + the DL from the raider ?

Yup

I find screaming jets way better then webway portal, for 3 CP i can drop 3 transports+embarked units vs 2 footslogging units. This codex is promising!

WWP is still useful for deep striking something like a big blob of warriors/wyches but yes I generally agree that screaming jets seems more enticing considering our infantry are often better in transports anyway.

Dark-Lord-101 wrote:

I find screaming jets way better then webway portal, for 3 CP i can drop 3 transports+embarked units vs 2 footslogging units. This codex is promising!

Can you use it 3 times though ?

Doesn't say you can't use it more than once. It specifies before battle, but that's not a phase so you can use a stratagem as many times as you want right?

Also someone just rained on my parade. If trueborn get removed, then this bomb no longer exists :/

RedRegicide wrote:

Doesn't say you can't use it more than once. It specifies before battle, but that's not a phase so you can use a stratagem as many times as you want right?

That's how I read it. The rulebook even specifically says that before battle stratagems are not limited, which is why certain stratagems DO have limitations, like webway portal, the bonus relic stratagems, etc. Plus the website article even uses plurals a couple of times when talking about it.

As far as the wording goes, you'll be able to use this stratagem multiple times, this is why i think it's way better than WWP (that still remains a good option, don't get me wrong).
Think about 3 venoms with, i don't know, incubi (hoping they got better, even if the index version is not too shabby) dropping at half range: unload a hell of venom weapons on enemy cheap onion-shielding units, open a way towards the bigger enemy targets, and on turn 2 charge with the content of your vehicles. Not game breaking, but still a good option

Oooooh, that's really great ! Deepstriking 4 raiders and 40 kabs for 4 CP is totally something I would want to do !!

Unleashing rapidfire turn 1 for your entire army... gaah.

3 raiders and 30 kabals for 3CP or 4 raiders and 40 kabalites for 4CP

Dark-Lord-101 wrote:

3 raiders and 30 kabals for 3CP or 4 raiders and 40 kabalites for 4CP

Typo :p

DE had a good ruleset in the Index, and this additions are just making them awesome, i think (in my local meta they'll be quite annoying to deal with for the enemies)

Dark Eldar are already a pain in the rear for Tyrannid. Having access to ignore-cover army-wide is going to annoy with Nid friend who likes to dig holes.

And those childish tau wih their "adapting camos"
I'm super hyped!

don't forget that the death guards also get cover bonuses because of all the flies iirc.
A friend of mine won't like that at all...

Sounds like DE are about to shake the meta up again.

Holy crap you can actually use Screaming Jets however many times you want this is amazing.

10 trueborns? Amateurs! Take your 10 archon from 10 patrols, stick them all in 1 raider, with a blaster, and screaming jet them for alpha strike.

"When you want a job done, do it yourself! "

Do blasters come in the archon kit? cause if not...

RedRegicide wrote:

Do blasters come in the archon kit? cause if not...

I present to you, your lord and saviour :

Yeah good point, blasters being an option on archons might not stick. Granted now that blast pistols are also d6 damage they are a more enticing option, blasting a space marine captain in the face with a d6 damage weapon sounds fun.