Massed Kabalites

Incubi Posts : 1921 Join date : 2018-04-02

With Kabalite Warriors being just 6pts now, do you think they're worth spamming?

Either in transports or on foot.

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Wych Posts : 686 Join date : 2016-05-20

I’m debating a 20 man unit webwaying into a key ruin, maybe on an objective. Lightning fast reflexes combined with hunt from the shadows makes them pretty resilient

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Wych Posts : 874 Join date : 2015-12-21

Depends what you mean by spamming. Would be interesting to try:

Obsidian Rose Battalion:
2 × Archons with Blaster / Huskblade
6 × 20 Kabalite Warriors with 4 Blasters / 2 Dark Lances

Obsidian Rose Patrol:
Archon with Blaster / Huskblade
20 Kabalite Warriors with 4 Blasters / 2 Dark Lances
10 Kabalite Warriors with 2 Blasters / Dark Lance

1989 points - could put some minor wargear onto Sybarites for 2k.

Was thinking Obsidian Rose, so those Blasters have decent reach across the field, although Poisoned Tongue would get reroll 1s for hit and wound for their splinter weapons and melee, and Black Heart could use the relic to give units near one Archon both rerolls too.

Another reason for Obsidian Rose is the Stratagem if you are likely to fail a morale check.

I think this would be a really interesting matchup with Hero's Kabal list.

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Wych Posts : 550 Join date : 2012-10-21

I would run 4x 10 man Kabalites with full upgrades in the index ( old school gun boat spam ) and some true born in venoms and a 10 man of mandrakes. It was good would give my opponents a hard time. Now with all of the points changes and abilities added I personally think you cant go wrong with it.

I may try it out next time.

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Hekatrix Posts : 1157 Join date : 2015-12-06

I mean massed kabalites in transports has always been excellent for our army, that has never really changed and it's now better than ever.

On foot on the other hand is an interesting idea to consider. I don't think it's a better choice than transports, but I definitely think massed kabalites can work. They are cheap, they can take a fair amount of special/heavy weapons and we can deep strike up to two units on foot. If you want to go really big units like 20 strong, I think obsidian rose is definetly the best choice. 15" rapid fire lets you really get in more shots with our basic guns, and it's very handy for all our other weapons kabalites can take. Plus their stratagem seems nifty for keeping 20 man units from suffering lots of casualties from moral. Done right, the stratagem lets you basically gain free shots from moral. You just have to keep in mind you can only use that stratagem essentially once a turn.

Definitely worth playing around with, though personally I don't own enough kabalite warriors to try this sort of list out with.

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Klaivex Posts : 2150 Join date : 2016-02-18

Yes. Full Stop.

- 6 pts for a BS/WS 3+ body that shoots a poisoned weapon
- Variable squad sizes for flexability. 5 man MSU squads to take up DS space. 20 man squads with 4 blasters and a lance to take a WWP.
-Can be armed with weapons that are actually good.

The DE Warrior is a great unit, and can fill many rolls. So long as that roll is "stand there" or "kill more than you cost" (as should any screen unit)

Hellion Posts : 57 Join date : 2017-10-02

20 man squads will have some serious morale problems. One blob of 20 for a WWP insertion? Maybe. Otherwise split them into 10s.

Your list would also get chewed up by any fast melee unit. Like genestealers. So best to have non-warrior backup.

Klaivex Posts : 2150 Join date : 2016-02-18

Warriors have serious versitility, both as a cheap chaff unit and as heavy firepower, depending on how you build your list.

I would only take a 20 man unit with a WWP, and keep 2CP handy in the rare event the unit is worth saving after getting shot at. Otherwise I will be going with at least four 5 man units with blasters in Venoms for flexibility and Battalion filling. Maybe two more 5 man units to sit back, Im sure I can spare the 60 pts...

Hellion Posts : 57 Join date : 2017-10-02

A raider with 2x 5 man squads is 50 pts cheaper than the 2 venoms. Just sayin'

Klaivex Posts : 2150 Join date : 2016-02-18

Yes, but they can only be 3 places at once. My venoms can be in 4 places Wink

Hellion Posts : 57 Join date : 2017-10-02

Ah, you mentioned sparing 60 pts. Hence...

I suppose those 2 extra 5-man squads means 5 places at once? heh

Slave Posts : 21 Join date : 2013-07-25

In case anyone plays using Power:
2 Raiders with 10 Kabalites is exactly the same cost as 3 Venoms with 5. I'm pretty sure that this was around about the cost in 7th as well.

Incubi Posts : 1505 Join date : 2017-09-12

Soulless Samurai wrote:: With Kabalite Warriors being just 6pts now, do you think they're worth spamming?

Either in transports or on foot.

Kabalites for 6 points are absolutely bonkers. They were already good at 7 points, getting a points decrease alongside a better Archon aura, more Blasters and Obsessions makes them ridiculous.