If you’re bringing any of these, astropaths to drop Psychic Barrier and Night Shroud on them are pretty much mandatory. . At best players can use this to shuffle wounds around to a more advantageous model. Their stratagem is exceedingly good on many builds of Tank Commander, with the extra range also good on several key weapons, so a detachment of two or three of those plus some infantry can be a decent bolt-on to an Imperium list. At 55pts vs. 30pts for the basic Company Commander, it’s up to you whether you think making him your Warlord for 2CP and the extra order + order range is worthwhile over simply having (nearly) 2 guys. Scion w/ Special Weapon: Plasma gun . This list showcases what guard can do – there’s a lot of it, it has several angles of attack, and thanks to the combo punch of the Scions can absolutely crush an opponent on turns 2 and 3 if they don’t plan for what’s coming. Thought we were done with customisation after 14 different regimental doctrines? It never takes the attack, just feels the damage. Onto Buffing Astra Militarum Infantry. Bullgryn: Bullgryn Maul, Frag Bombs, Slabshield . Several functions may not work. I won’t cover each order here specifically but will reference them in the article and they are also included in the Astra Militarum Infantry Helper. When your Warlord and a single friendly unit within 3″ Advances, both move 6″ rather than D6″. There’s seven core regiments available to Astra Militarum armies, and seven options for the Militarum Tempestus. You only have access to these if you have at least one Militarum Tempestus detachment in your army. So often my Guardsmen die to massed AP-or AP -1 fire even when I’m castled up and trying to hide. They’re more expensive than regular guard at 7pts per model, but pack a lot of bonuses in. The humble Imperial Ogyrn of course! The slot is actually thinner than you’d expect, with just 7 choices, but then again you can take 9 Leman Russes all differently equipped so there’s still a dizzying number of options. Adding Agile Fighters or Wilderness Survivors to Experts as a combo is probably the most appealing, as it does give you a combo that leans in to what we established Guard want to do – use their infantry as mobile board control while the tanks pound away with their guns. . Edited by Gothical, 18 February 2019 - 07:37 PM. . Bring it Down! If anything is extremely relevant we’ll bring it in, but don’t expect to see much of this. . Anything that has the Astra Militarum keyword and the Infantry keyword, but not Characters and not Tempestus Scions. is a good choice. . And behind him you have, oh I don’t know, 4 Ogryn Bodyguards. The Support Vehicle isn’t much to write home about by itself. But should that damage be allowed to pass on to another Ogryn down the line? Scion w/ Special Weapon: Hot-shot Volley Gun . This gives 4+ Invulnerable Save on your Company Commander and allows him to heal D3 wounds, once. Inevitably with the sheer number of unit options and other choices available to the Astra Militarum – in particular, the Forge World options we’ve not touched on – there’s going to be stuff you think we’ve missed, or areas where you think we’re wrong. If you spot any, or have any other feedback, hit us up at contact@goonhammer.com or over on our Facebook Page, and we’ll do our best to respond.Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Related, ++ Battalion Detachment +5CP (Tallarn – Astra Militarum) [27 PL, 6CP, 458pts] ++, Operative Requisition Sanctioned [-2CP, 95pts], Company Commander [2 PL, 30pts]: Chainsword, Laspistol, Warlord Company Commander [2 PL, 31pts]: Boltgun, Chainsword, Infantry Squad [3 PL, 40pts] . The other two have application though; sometimes you just need to move, particularly late game where claiming an objective might be the difference between victory and defeat, and Strike and Shroud can be dead handy for lessening some of the counterpunch from whatever your Russes are firing at. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Friendly Adeptus Ministorum and Astra Militarum units within 6″ add 1 to their leadership characteristic (doesn’t stack with Greyfax or Coteaz leadership characteristic but still useful). A couple of Basilisks with the Emperor’s Wrath buff round this out, ready to just sit at the back and pound away with a reliable stream of shots. . Don’t lean your entire anti-tank plan on these, obviously, and probably just bring the one squad, but at this point it’s genuinely a consideration. There’s a wide variety of options available to them, including mortars, autocannons, heavy bolters, missile launchers, and lascannons. An extremely efficient buff unit for 50 points, especially for making an artillery park just that bit more effective. Including Astra Militarum Infantry Helper mini app! That model some how regrows the lost wound and the poor bodyguard just magically takes a mortal wound. Kill one guy and pass Morale. Guard are also among the best users of Assassins, having CP to spare and no penalty for including them. Scouts – adds more CP and some board control/screening. Using this ability correctly is key to doing well with guard, as squeezing the maximum efficiency out of your troops before their probable violent death is crucial. As well as all this, he has two key abilities – Been There, Seen It, Killed It, which lets him re-roll failed wounds in the Fight phase when attacking MONSTERS, and Cold Steel and Courage which grants all CATACHAN units within 6″ in the Fight phase (including Straken himself) and extra attack. The Shadowsword has one job – killing other super heavies, and boy is the main gun good at that. Lets talk about things that flow the other way – a medium-sized Blood Angels contingent can be a great accompaniment to guard, and has exploded back in popularity again since Blood of Baal and TGG landed. It used to be that the build of these with heavy bolters and two punisher gatling cannons was one of the most cost efficient anti-infantry units in the game, used to fill the role both in guard and GSC armies. At BS 3+ these boys can shoot and shoot better than your other infantry. . Lord Commissars can also become your Warlord and give out an order using Voice of Command. The following was played by Michael Costello at the Winter Warfare 2020 ITC major in London, going 3-1-1 and taking 14th place. 40k Astra Militarum Corrode featured guard imperial guard Naramyth Start Competing Tactics Warhammer 40k, © 2020 Goonhammer. Allows Infantry Squads to merge together that are within 2″ of each other. This might sound curious, but everyone needs to give themselves a pep talk every now and then, even if they’re commanding ten tonnes of Imperial steel. Kappic Eagles does two things for you – gives you +1 to hit on the turn you drop out of a Valkyrie, and lets you ignore move/shoot penalties generally. Luckily, The Greater Good (plus a bunch of ways to spend CP pre-game that have built up over time) has improved this somewhat. Greyfax can also take the Mental Fortitude power. These are functionally spells that cannot fail and provide a lot of the secret sauce for otherwise lacklustre units. Cadian and Catachan can replicate each other’s main stuff to differing degrees, and your choice between them comes down to what parts you value more, with Catachan having the edge for infantry and Cadian leaning better for vehicle builds. 8th has moved past the point where making an unthreatening unit super tough really helps, so these guys don’t really have a role any more. Things get sillier when you start adding buffs. Bullgryn: Bullgryn Maul, Frag Bombs, Slabshield . This is basically because the two forces complement each other very well – Blood Angels provide CP-thirstly mobile push threats, while guard provide a gunline, screening and an ocean made of CP. Tempestor: Chainsword, Plasma pistolMilitarum Tempestus Scions [5 PL, 98pts]. This stuff gives you a bit more to play with, and leans the army as a whole towards having an even more nasty alpha strike – there’s a real argument for packing both a Sentinel and Heavy Weapon squad to make use of their big strats. Plus, it makes him instantly recognisable, since no other ogryn can have that combination of equipment. Move!, volume of shots to get rid of hordes with First Rank Fire, Second Rank Fire!, and objective secured. They’re also another unit that suffers from the heavily power armoued metagame we’ve been in for a while, but they’re at least efficient at blowing up Marine scouts early game. The same chassis and issues that the Shadowsword has but it drops the volcano cannon for a 20 shot S6 -2 2D Vulcan Mega Bolter and gains a 40 dude carrying capacity with a 20 person firing deck. Note the 2+ Invulnerable Save is fine, the Deathmask gives a +2 to saves and an Invulnerable Save is a save. . OK, now it’s getting silly, with those extra attacks from the infantry squad we now have 10 dead Space Marines. Go AD FREE today! If you’re Catachan and stacking attack boosts it can be worth tacking on a power fist, as it doesn’t break the bank and gives you a dude who can break a few Primaris faces in an emergency. Bullgryn: Bullgryn Maul, Frag Bombs, Slabshield . It has a respectable defensive profile of T7 W10 and a 3+ save, and a small transport capacity of 6. Custom faction traits have been very hit and miss. The latter are especially important, as they give the list something to push up the board with and demand attention, keeping the opponent a bit more contained till the army is ready to deploy it’s big Scion punch. But it’s there now so let’s stick with it. Bullgryn: Brute Shield, Bullgryn Maul, Frag Bombs . 9x Guardsman . Don’t bring these expecting to kill stuff, but Scion-based tricks is a real thing. . We didn’t knooowwwwwwww. Re-roll all failed Morale Tests for Astra Militarum units within 6″ of your Warlord. As with most sets of these, to build a custom trait you pick two of the abilities from the list. Tempestor: Chainsword, Frag & Krak grenades, Hot-shot Laspistol++ Total: [127 PL, -3CP, 1,998pts] ++This list exhibits the strengths of the Catachans, and how you might sneak Vostroyans into a list despite them generally not rewarding going wide.Catachan-wise, we have the full suite of buffs to turn your basic guard into surprisingly deadly melee combatants, with Straken, the Priest and Yarrick’s auras turning them into three attack monsters, while the Company Commanders hit more like Space Marine Captains than regular guard characters. Finally, it gives you a real CP sink in Hail of Fire – pretty much as long as you have a demo or battle cannon russ you’re happy to slam this button every turn. Off the strength of their relic, these are one of the better choices here. A Vox-caster is also available. 9x Guardsman: 9x Lasgun . Gunnery Experts is the winner of the lot, but suffers from having no clear and generally applicable partner that pushes it above the core choices. Sadly, CA2019 hiked both the costs on the guns and the chassis considerably, pushing the whole package up by 45pts and leaving them largely irrelevant. Sergeant: Laspistol+ Elites + Astropath [1 PL, 15pts]: Laspistol+ Dedicated Transport + Chimera [6 PL, 76pts]: Heavy Bolter, Heavy Bolter Chimera [6 PL, 76pts]: Heavy Bolter, Heavy Bolter++ Battalion Detachment +5CP (Imperium – Astra Militarum) [56 PL, 4CP, 822pts] ++Regimental Doctrine: Astra Millitarum, Gunnery Experts, Spotter Details Specialist Detachment [-1CP]: Emperor’s Wrath Artillery Company+ HQ + Company Commander [2 PL, 31pts]: Bolt pistol, Chainsword Tank Commander [12 PL, 185pts]: Heavy Bolter, Plasma Cannons, Turret-mounted Executioner Plasma Cannon+ Troops + Infantry Squad [3 PL, 40pts]
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