Genestealer cults get three new things out of this book. We continue our series on genestealer cult tactics for 8th edition with a look at our most prominent psyker, the magus. The commanders of the army are a trio of huge genestealer brothers. Expert genestealer cults codex full breakdown warhammer. For the sisters of battle are few, but their enemies are numberless. However, as of the new book, they get a bonus to their leadership and the. Genestealer cults are one of the best armies in the game, putting up. Today, were going to be breaking down everything you could want to know about playing the cult of the four armed emperor at a local competition. But besides that, theyre effective, unique, and can evolve and change dramatically over the course of a campaign, where house gangs really only stick to one playstyle. Genestealer cults can be by reading the black library book cult of the spiral dawn. It was the first army in a really long time where the fluff matched the rules genestea,er the army still worked. The alamo scouts behind japanese lines in world war ii by larry alexander, castles of steel. A place for all those creative types with stories to tell and art to show off. The vigilus defiant book introduced the concept of specialist.
I think games workshop did an excellent job with this book. Cult psychic powers, giving the named cults from the codex additional options. How to play ridge runners the art of war the art of war 40k. Hey everyone, reecius here from frontline gaming to talk about the awesome new genestealer cults. A set of custom cult creeds, allowing you to build your own cult. Cheap, viable choices in every mandatory slot, so have tonnes of cp. Includes all playable models, profiles and wargear options for 8th edition. Genestealers in squads of 20 and 16 and minimum ripper unit. Welcome to another of my articles, matts root cause analysis, where i look at competitive lists and tell you what you need to know about gt winning lists. To my mind, one is the first genestealer to infect the populace, and the others are two of his brood that infiltrated the world alongside him. Next one are acolytes with heavy rock saws 2 in each squad. I really dont know enough about gsc to say whether its good or bad with regards to the tactical element. Genestealer cult tactics now that we have the new genestealer cults codex in hand, has anyone thought of anything particularly fun or interesting they can pull off with the purple people eaters.
The first, deathwing, is more than a little bit dated. Ive tried my hand at making a competitive genestealer cult list at 2000pts. A genestealer cult is a xenosworshipping secret society made up of and controlled by tyranid genestealers that thrives in the dark corners of the imperial underworld across the galaxy. I can see taking multiple of these in an army to boost the charge ranges of your units and zone out areas for enemy reserves. The first genestealer to infect a host or hosts grows larger and more intelligent with each mind added to the cultfamilywhatever, eventually far surpassing its kin in strength, size and cunning, even becoming a powerful psyker. Tabletop tactics huge genestealer cult army commission completion. The armies this book focuses on are the tau, genestealer cultists and astra. For an army that is as heavily reliant on the fight phase as the. Genestealer cults tactica part 2 warhammer community. This article is a supplement to the our genestealer cults tactics, intended to help you.
Led by their patriarchs, the genestealer cults lurk in waiting, creating more and more hybrids by infecting and breeding with the populace. An army of genestealer cultists turn their guns against the astra militarum. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. The genestealer cult is a substitute army that has been introduced several times for warhammer 40,000. Genestealer cult 8th edition tactics the day of ascension draws near. This will have the majority of what you need to play said army, including unit entries, warlord traits, relics, stratagems, and point costs. Lets take a look at the relatively recent genestealer cult rules from psychic awakening. His force stave gives him some reasonable potency in combat, bu the is not going to go toe to toe with many combat units or characters very easily. Locus the locus is a bodyguard character in the genestealer cult army. They were good without point decrease, now they are absurdly good. The magus has a reasonable statline for a midlevel character.
By the time a genestealer cult launches its insurrection, its neophyte hybrids make up a horde of thousands. Until the end of the phase, each time you roll an unmodified hit roll of 6 for an attack by a model in that unit, that model can immediately make an additional hit roll against the same target using the same weapon. Genestealer cults tactica part 1 warhammer community. Dont miss the latest new miniatures, books and hobby products. Genestealer cults tactics while their unit selection is a bit wonky, genestealer cults have been wellloved and wellsupported by kill team with tactics, and so didnt receive any new tactics in the 2019 kill team annual. Ive been playing successfully with genestealer cults in lower point games i. Genestealer cult 8th edition index tactics the day of. This genestealer is known as the patriarch, and acts as both the cults leader and the object of its devotion. Extreme skeletal and muscular surgery, without anaesthetic.
Use this stratagem before a bladed cog unit excluding genestealer units from your army is selected to fight in the fight phase. Everything am is compatible with genestealer cult part why i like the army so much. The vigilus defiant book introduced the concept of specialist detachments to give additional special rules to certain units in your army. Exceptionally deadly melee units with good delivery options. An absurdly great force multiplier on two of the best units in the book. But with the release of 8th edition and its keywords system and the addition of the brood brothers rules, players are now able to make forces that combine genestealer cults, tyranid hive fleets, and corrupted imperial guard to represent cult forces at the height of their powers, while also giving genestealer cults players a wide variety of options without having to create units for the army that dont make sense. Kraken bomb genestealer cult tactics warhammer 40k 8th. Genestealer cult warhammer 40k tactics masterclass with geoff robinson duration. The genestealer cult is a variation on the existing pdf list included in the netepic 5. Then check out strikingscorpion82plus for exclusive battle reports, indepth. He has some decent melee capabilities thanks to his wargear, but that is not his primary role in the army. Our own tactics pages contain some of that information, but for legal reasons we cant give full statlines and points costs for the units. Weathered and toughened by a life of hard labour, each cultist features the inhuman reactions and strength their alien genes gift them. The story predates a lot of modern dark angels lore.
For the genestealer cults, one of the new specialist detachments is. Having one of the oldest nonrevamped books of 8th many things. The genestealer cults are now officially out in force, but how do you use your. This enables her to polymorph into a genestealer and infiltrate a genestealer cult. Please consider supporting if you get good value out of my. Warhammer 40,000tacticsgenestealer cults8e 1d4chan.
Enter your email to get the very latest news, promotions, hobby tips and more from games workshop. The greater good faction focus genestealer cults warhammer. A regular tactical marine starts with 60 melee skill. Crumble if you let the opponent land a counterattack. As the genestealer cult may be a prelude to full scale tyranid invasion, up to 25% of your army may come from the tyranid list. Secretive, stealthy, and utterly malignant, genestealer cults are the cancers growing unseen in the hidden spaces of mankinds realm. This entire thing is just for me so i dont have to rename everything everytime i want to play. All prices are for indicative purposes and subject to change without notice. Genestealer cults tactics 8th edition magus overview. An unparalleled toolbox of tricks, allowing you to run rings around the unwary. Hi guys welcome to this video where i cover advanced tyranid tactics focusing on the genestealers and how to get the most out of this unit. The primus is a key buffing character for the genestealer cults army, able to improve their combat prowess significantly. Been noodling a few ideas around, refined them down to this 2k list. By subscribing you confirm that you are over the age of 16 or have consent from your parent or guardian to subscribe.
For only 55 pts, the clamavus is a bargain and a very strong addition to the army. Welcome to the faction focus for the cult of the four armed emperor. Unlike most factions, genestealer cults have the cult and. If you want tyranids to make up the bulk of the army you could probably make a fairly nice gsc high command with the brood coven and 20x purestrain genestealers and run the tyranid detachment as a hive fleet hydra battalion with maxed out swarm creatures. The initial introduction by paul murphy, bryan ansell, and nigel stillman was printed in. Now that we have access to grinding assault they are very good in genestealer cult. Genestealer cults are an enduringly popular gang in necromunda, probably because every gsc player already has a gang hidden somewhere in their 40k army. General idea is the big squad of neophytes, primus and magus deep strike into the middle of the board, while the two ten man squads party bus in their goliaths where needed. With the release of the genestealer cults, we are introduced to an extremely thematic, powerful and tactical army that utilises unique. Ever thought that joining a genestealer cult would solve all your. Lets walk through their strengths and weaknesses, their place in the meta, and some plans for moving.
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