Editing Ashen Circle (section)

==Crunch==
On the [[Horus Heresy]] tabletop, the Ashen Circles are the Word Bearers unique take on Destroyer squads. They aren't Corrupted, but that doesn't really matter as they have the ''Bitter Duty'' rule and can only be joined by [[Moritat]]s anyway, so to make them Corrupted would be a waste of points. But for less than the cost of a Destroyer Assault squads you get a squad armed with ''Shred'' AP3 power weapons (Power Axes are gone though), ''Torrent'' & ''Pinning'' flame pistols, Melta Bombs instead of Rad Grenades, ''Crusader'' instead of ''Counter-attack'', and a special upgrade to their ''Hammer of Wrath'' attacks that gives them an extra attack at higher strength.

These guys aren't character or Death Star slayers, but they are really good MEQ/GEQ hunters who are able to throw out more wounds than their Destroyer equivalents. Just don't forget they're WS 4 now for some reason, meaning they'll struggle even against WS5 Veterans. Buff them with ''Favour from the Dark Gods'' the first chance you get, preferably twice, and watch them gleefully slaughter MEQs, Dreadnoughts and Vehicles.

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