Drukhari Kill Team Preview

I’ll withhold judgement until this time next year. Mandrakes could certainly get spun off in a stand alone sub faction in that time so who knows.

I wonder if GW is planing to allow Asuryani, Drukhari and Harlequins to mix. This would explain why the so far released Aeldari are very limited.

Cannonfodder wrote:

I wonder if GW is planing to allow Asuryani, Drukhari and Harlequins to mix. This would explain why the so far released Aeldari are very limited.

They're not, they've confirmed in one of the rules previews that there's no soup.

Yes that is one significant difference. Genestealers have 2 insignificant ones.

Kabalites have 4 extremely different options not counting sergeant, wyches have 3 different options not xoubting sergeants.

Nids need warriors to have synapse to make anythinh but Genestealers useable.
Their only option they have thats really more than drukari is lictors.
Certainly not the more than double the options implied by just listing unit types.

I am really disappointed that we can't use Scourges, Incubi, Mandrakes, or Wracks. Seems like a really odd decision, given the apparent focus on stealth, infiltration, close combat, and snipers in Kill Team.

I was pumped about it before, but I don't really like Wyches and it seems like we basically have to use them.

It also seems really weird that Harlequins don't get Death Jesters and that there's no Ynnari. Even with no Ynnari soup, Harlequins should be allowed in either Craftworld or Drukhari. Really feels like the Eldar are getting the short end of the stick.

Hopefully it's only because they're trying to fit all the rules and stats for everything in one book, so anyone can play Kill Team without needing the 40k rulebook or any Codices, and that they will add more units with later supplements, like Rouge Trader.

So after reading some reviews, the kill teams including options, right now are limited to whats in the kill team boxes.

Its not a "take your models and build a team" tou build models for this team.

The basis for the rules seem good, but its a could use expansion. If we are lucky it could be like shadespire and They'll build up the game in the future.

If not, it a neet but smaller game which is good for people who don't want to invest in an army.

hexxenwyrd wrote:

So after reading some reviews, the kill teams including options, right now are limited to whats in the kill team boxes.

Its not a "take your models and build a team" tou build models for this team.

I'm not sure I understand what you mean by this? We know that you can use models which aren't in the Kill Team boxes, otherwise you wouldn't be able to play as Dark Eldar.

I mean the options you have available to use are those you can make from the kill team box.

If yoy are using your existing models you might need to proxy or counts as, because the options you currently have modeled might not be legal.

I'm excited. Narratively I like 'just' having Kabalites and Wyches, it feels so much more focussed on the most grounded or realist kinds of characters that Drukhari have to offer.

I don't see Mandrakes and Incubi fitting in, they're just too powerful and exotic narratively to be Old J'oe the Demo Expert.

I'll probably be using them as NPCs in narrative campaigns I run with friends, but there's just something more gritty to a handful of Kabalites and a pair of Wyches dropped off by a Raider to sabotage a planet's defences at night or poison a water silo or something.

I get feeling let down, but I think there's an aesthetic and flavor they're going for with this game that is a little more 'mundane' and removed from mighty warlords and ethereal shadow fiends when it's able to be. I think the fun in kill team is going to be on the narrative side, a lot like Inquisitor was, embracing that might be worth considering for those feeling disappointed.

Grunts: 3 x Warrior with Splinter Rifle

Specialist: 1 x Warrior with Shredder

Sniper: 1 x Warrior with Dark Lance

Support: 1 x Warrior with Splinter Cannon

Assassin 1: 1 x Wych with Hydra Gauntlets

Assassin 2: 1 x Wych wit Razorflails

The twins: 1x Hecatrix with Agoniser, Splinter Pistol and Phantasm Grenade Launcher &
1x Sybarite with Power Sword, Blast Pistol,

There's a picture of some of the Drukhari rules in the first preview Warhammer Community did (https://www.warhammer-community.com/2018/07/05/5th-july-kill-team-the-game-youve-been-waiting-forgw-homepage-post-2/)

I can't make out what is written under the Combat Drugs section. Do we think each Wych will get to select a different drug, or will we have to pick one and apply it to all of our Wyches? The +Move drug seems like it'd be more important in Kill Team, given how small the board is!

I'm working up a Kill Team that's basically a gang of Dark Eldar big game hunters - they go out into the galaxy and kill/capture all the elite fighters and monsters that the Dark City needs.

Clearer rules previews are floating around and there don't seem to be too many surprises for us.

A single combat drug applies to all the Wyches in your party, and is always determined by rolling a D6.

Both Kabalites and Wyches have all the options present in their boxes - Blasters, Dark Lances, Hydra Gauntlets, etc. Dark Lances are dirt cheap compared to 40k, they're only 4 points. Individual models range from 7-9 points (7 for Kabs, 8 for Wyches, +1 for specialists or leaders).

i guess I will field two Dark Lances then. Started work on my killteam yesterday!

S8 and Dd6 from DL might be overkill in a game with mostly 1-wound models.
A shredder, however, has just become a very viable alternative for our Gunners to take. If only I hadn't sacrificed them all to convert blasters...

DingK wrote:

S8 and Dd6 from DL might be overkill in a game with mostly 1-wound models.
A shredder, however, has just become a very viable alternative for our Gunners to take. If only I hadn't sacrificed them all to convert blasters...

Not really. In Kill Team, dropping a model down to 0 wounds is not a guaranteed 'kill'. You get to make a roll for every point of damage you take (that reduces you to 0 wounds), with a 33% chance of it only being a 'flesh wound'. So, a DL hit on a one wound model that does 3 DMG = 3 rolls = more likely to actually put the model out of action.

krayd wrote:

DingK wrote:

S8 and Dd6 from DL might be overkill in a game with mostly 1-wound models.
A shredder, however, has just become a very viable alternative for our Gunners to take. If only I hadn't sacrificed them all to convert blasters...

Not really. In Kill Team, dropping a model down to 0 wounds is not a guaranteed 'kill'. You get to make a roll for every point of damage you take (that reduces you to 0 wounds), with a 33% chance of it only being a 'flesh wound'. So, a DL hit on a one wound model that does 3 DMG = 3 rolls = more likely to actually put the model out of action.

I hate being the bearer of bad news, but that's incorrect. The injury roll is made when the model is reduced to 0 wounds, and it's a single roll. Any excess damage is lost.
That said, the injury roll is 50% without modifiers.

DingK wrote:

krayd wrote:

DingK wrote:

S8 and Dd6 from DL might be overkill in a game with mostly 1-wound models.
A shredder, however, has just become a very viable alternative for our Gunners to take. If only I hadn't sacrificed them all to convert blasters...

Not really. In Kill Team, dropping a model down to 0 wounds is not a guaranteed 'kill'. You get to make a roll for every point of damage you take (that reduces you to 0 wounds), with a 33% chance of it only being a 'flesh wound'. So, a DL hit on a one wound model that does 3 DMG = 3 rolls = more likely to actually put the model out of action.

I hate being the bearer of bad news, but that's incorrect. The injury roll is made when the model is reduced to 0 wounds, and it's a single roll. Any excess damage is lost.
That said, the injury roll is 50% without modifiers.

If this is true, what do we think about the use for multi-damage weapons? Could a dark lance have use as a kind of high-powered sniper rifle? To me, shredders and splinter cannons will be more important.

My main reason for taking dark lances is the range and AP. The BS roll is modified by 1 if you go over half the weapons range. Sitting back with a shredder is hence no real option. If you want field control you have to cover some angels at high ranges.

The splinter cannon is a hot contender for that job in my opinion. Its high volume compensating for the reduced damageand AP.

Think of it like this:" what keeps the Space Marine Intercessor from stayingat 30" in cover and blasting away at you?"

Could be worthwhile if you see a lot of nids.

DingK wrote:

I hate being the bearer of bad news, but that's incorrect. The injury roll is made when the model is reduced to 0 wounds, and it's a single roll. Any excess damage is lost.
That said, the injury roll is 50% without modifiers.

According to the 'Rules 101' article on the Warhammer Community website:

"If a target is obscured, you subtract one from the roll, while if they’re already injured, you add one for every Flesh Wound they’ve suffered. Attacks with a damage characteristic larger than 1 will also cause multiple injuries – after all, getting hit with a lascannon stings a lot more than getting shot with a stubber."

That's the article I was looking for!
I thought I'd read that.

krayd wrote:

DingK wrote:

I hate being the bearer of bad news, but that's incorrect. The injury roll is made when the model is reduced to 0 wounds, and it's a single roll. Any excess damage is lost.
That said, the injury roll is 50% without modifiers.

According to the 'Rules 101' article on the Warhammer Community website:

"If a target is obscured, you subtract one from the roll, while if they’re already injured, you add one for every Flesh Wound they’ve suffered. Attacks with a damage characteristic larger than 1 will also cause multiple injuries – after all, getting hit with a lascannon stings a lot more than getting shot with a stubber."

Alright, I'll withhold judgement till I have the book in hand. Either YouTube batreps have got it wrong, or Warhammer Community has made a mistake - either case wouldn't be a first.

Okay. I managed to actually get my hands on a (poor quality) scan of the rule book.

Here is how it works.

When you inflict damage on a model with a weapon that has multiple attacks, and you reduce the model to 0 wounds, any additional attacks made by that same weapon are ignored. So, for example, my warrior shoots your warrior with a splinter cannon 3 times, and the first shot goes unsaved. The other 2 shots are lost.

However...

If the damage characteristic of any attack that reduces the target's wounds to 0 is greater than 1, then you roll the number of dice on the injury table equal to the damage. So, if my warrior shoots your warrior with a dark lance and causes 4 damage, then you roll 4 dice on the injury table.

Another interesting tidbit: multi-shot weapons can split fire, as long as all of your targets are within 2" of each other.