Codex Drukhari Preview: Wych Cults

Red Grief - That is going to either have players holding everything as far back as possible or we will get first turn charge and I was thinking charge their armour and make them fall back. Lets say Reavers do come down to 17 points...that is really good.

I mean at least the wych weapons aren't overpriced, but unless something changes about the razorflails or the shardnet and impaler the hydra gauntlets will still be the go to choice fo wyches. All these changes definetly means wyches aren't terrible anymore, I think they can pack a decent punch but I really want to see if reavers/hellions got an improvement and/or pts reduction, since I'd rather run a bunch of those units over wyches.

Gotta say that Cult of Strife feel ripped off. +1 attack on the charge or if charged? Why not just flat +1 attack? Cursed blade got strength and near immunity to leadership...

The Shredder wrote:

No Method of Death Beyond our Grasp seems very expensive in terms of CP. Not sure we have anything in Cult that has melee/firepower worthy of 3CP. Might depend on what else changes, though, and it's nice to at least have the option.

It seems like it would work best for multi-charges - or specifically, a multi-charge with at least one relatively easy-to-dispatch enemy unit. Still, 2CP would have been more reasonable.

I'm intrigued by tomorrow's article! What do we think it'll be. I hope it addresses the third stack of cards shown in the release pictures. I'm surprised more hasn't been said about them on the forum, unless I've missed a thread somewhere.

No Method of Death Beyond our Grasp - not as good as your standard fight twice strategem and costs more CP???

yellabelly wrote:

I'm intrigued by tomorrow's article! What do we think it'll be. I hope it addresses the third stack of cards shown in the release pictures. I'm surprised more hasn't been said about them on the forum, unless I've missed a thread somewhere.

HQ's and mercenaries

yellabelly wrote:

I'm intrigued by tomorrow's article! What do we think it'll be. I hope it addresses the third stack of cards shown in the release pictures. I'm surprised more hasn't been said about them on the forum, unless I've missed a thread somewhere.

I wouldn't read into 3 stacks of cards too much. We apparently have more stratagems than any other codex, plus cards for maybe combat drugs, so it's a lot of cards and probably not anything extra special.

Tomorrow I wish they would focus on units that need improving. Our "free agent" units are all already good, they don't need improvement while reavers, talos and few others badly do.

Bad-baden-baden wrote:

Suicide succubus would actually be a really legitimate tactic, especially since they said she's getting a marked points decrease. Even without a jetbike, throw her into any decently valued unit and you're going to do some damage... Or even better into the big combat characters of other factions!

Perhaps, but the lack of a jetbike really limits her options, makes it much more of a pain to position her and is a pain because of the transport and squad size limits.

yellabelly wrote:

I'm intrigued by tomorrow's article! What do we think it'll be. I hope it addresses the third stack of cards shown in the release pictures. I'm surprised more hasn't been said about them on the forum, unless I've missed a thread somewhere.

Strategem cards, Drug cards, and PfP cards have all been mentioned, I believe....

Seems like Archons and Haemonculus will can have combat drugs too with a trait and a cruelty artifact

Rodi Sikni wrote:

Seems like Archons and Haemonculus will can have combat drugs too with a trait and a cruelty artifact

Not necessarily. The trait/relic might say "Cult only"

The Shredder wrote:

Bad-baden-baden wrote:

Suicide succubus would actually be a really legitimate tactic, especially since they said she's getting a marked points decrease. Even without a jetbike, throw her into any decently valued unit and you're going to do some damage... Or even better into the big combat characters of other factions!

Perhaps, but the lack of a jetbike really limits her options, makes it much more of a pain to position her and is a pain because of the transport and squad size limits.

The greatest travesty of this codex will be if our transport capacities don't increase.

Cult of Strife strategem obviously allows us to shoot/fight twice with ANY unit as long as it is YOUR unit.
That will be 1st thing to FAQ

SERAFF wrote:

Cult of Strife strategem obviously allows us to shoot/fight twice with ANY unit as long as it is YOUR unit.
That will be 1st thing to FAQ

Nah, thats why it is 3cp

SERAFF wrote:

Cult of Strife strategem obviously allows us to shoot/fight twice with ANY unit as long as it is YOUR unit.
That will be 1st thing to FAQ

Can't really see this needing a FAQ. The strat refers to 'your unit' and the only unit of yours referenced in the strat is a CULT OF STRIFE unit that has just destroyed an enemy unit.

amishprn86 wrote:

I do like the idea of 18+*+charge units, but, did they change their rules and points? is it stilla crapp melee unit that cost 30pts?

I was wondering the same. Sure it can come handy to tie up squads etc with first turn charges but for the point what they cost right now, I rather buy something else.

Count Adhemar wrote:

SERAFF wrote:

Cult of Strife strategem obviously allows us to shoot/fight twice with ANY unit as long as it is YOUR unit.
That will be 1st thing to FAQ

Can't really see this needing a FAQ. The strat refers to 'your unit' and the only unit of yours referenced in the strat is a CULT OF STRIFE unit that has just destroyed an enemy unit.

Why didn't they say "That unit"?

Very excited about this preview! Mixed with the other 2, I’m starting to mix and match Raiding Forces with 3 warlords. There is still so much we haven’t seen, but these previews alone have me very excited!

Wording for the stratagem seems clear to me, it's the cult of strife unit that destroyed something which gets to shoot/attack again, not just some random unit.

Samrael wrote:

amishprn86 wrote:

I do like the idea of 18+*+charge units, but, did they change their rules and points? is it stilla crapp melee unit that cost 30pts?

I was wondering the same. Sure it can come handy to tie up squads etc with first turn charges but for the point what they cost right now, I rather buy something else.

I'm really, really hoping reavers get a pts reduction because I want to use that strategy badly, and I suspect they will get a reduction because they are super overpriced right now.

SERAFF wrote:

Count Adhemar wrote:

SERAFF wrote:

Cult of Strife strategem obviously allows us to shoot/fight twice with ANY unit as long as it is YOUR unit.
That will be 1st thing to FAQ

Can't really see this needing a FAQ. The strat refers to 'your unit' and the only unit of yours referenced in the strat is a CULT OF STRIFE unit that has just destroyed an enemy unit.

Why didn't they say "That unit"?

Probably because they thought the context made it obvious.

Well this really is like Christmas! Love all the new stuff!
Looks like there will be a trait to either give other HQ's drugs or Wych HQ's 2 drugs.

I'm not so sure about that, there could easily be a drug related relic that's wych cults only which is why there's that distinction. We'll see though once we have the codex.

SERAFF wrote:

Count Adhemar wrote:

SERAFF wrote:

Cult of Strife strategem obviously allows us to shoot/fight twice with ANY unit as long as it is YOUR unit.
That will be 1st thing to FAQ

Can't really see this needing a FAQ. The strat refers to 'your unit' and the only unit of yours referenced in the strat is a CULT OF STRIFE unit that has just destroyed an enemy unit.

Why didn't they say "That unit"?

For the same reason that they say "if the unit was destroyed" instead of "if the unit that was destroyed by the Cult of Strife unit". Because is obvious.

The truth FAQ that is needed is about if they can Fight against a unit that they haven't charged. If not, that stratagem only is useful on multiple combats.

I really want an overdosing +2S Archon...