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2A02:C7C:AA41:200:86E:DCA1:501F:797B: /* Provenances of War */

2023-05-28T22:01:19Z

Provenances of War

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	**All eligible models get ''Slow and Purposeful''.		**All eligible models get ''Slow and Purposeful''.
	***Calling this a limitation is somewhat an exaggeration, as your units want to shoot anyway and thus don't Run to begin with. However, your melee units will miss it, and your units generally could shoot on the move anyway due to using Assault/Rapid Fire weapons, so you lose the ability to Run for nothing.		***Calling this a limitation is somewhat an exaggeration, as your units want to shoot anyway and thus don't Run to begin with. However, your melee units will miss it, and your units generally could shoot on the move anyway due to using Assault/Rapid Fire weapons, so you lose the ability to Run for nothing.
			***Actually becomes a buff when paired with Armoury of Old Night, given it completely negates the lasrifle's Heavy type as well as all of the cool Heavy weapons available to Grenadiers and Command Cadres. Similarly, it's actually really good on Fire Support Squads and Field Gun Batteries; you still only get 4" Movement, but it's better than having to fire Snap Shots.
			***Be careful calling this a buff. It’s not an exaggeration calling this a limitation at all. You can’t run or sweeping advance, which you can build around but still kinda suck regardless, but what is a big deal is the fact that “slow and purposeful” removes your army’s ability to react. Keep this in mind, as losing the ability to interact with a core mechanic sucks and it will catch you out. If you have allies to use those reactions, or you are the allies, this is less of an issue but it is very important to keep in mind regardless.
	***Lets you charge after firing your Rapid Fire weapons. Could actually make bayonets a competitive choice.		***Lets you charge after firing your Rapid Fire weapons. Could actually make bayonets a competitive choice.
	***Actually becomes a buff when paired with Armoury of Old Night, given it completely negates the lasrifle's Heavy type as well as all of the cool Heavy weapons available to Grenadiers and Command Cadres. Similarly, it's actually really good on Fire Support Squads and Field Gun Batteries; you still only get 4" Movement, but it's better than having to fire Snap Shots.
	**This Provenance cannot be combined with '''Gene-crafted'''.		**This Provenance cannot be combined with '''Gene-crafted'''.
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1d4chan>ThatOneBruvva: /* Agents of the Emperor */

2023-05-28T18:09:47Z

Agents of the Emperor

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	*'''Clade Vindicare:''' The [[Ork Snipers\|sniper.]] A BS8 guy with a 100" S7 AP2 ''Rending (6+) Murderous Strike (5+)'' sniper rifle, meaning you'll almost always land a hit and the hit will almost always hurt a lot. What's the problem? You get 1 shot, and you get nothing to mitigate Invulnerable saves and ''Feel No Pain'' or even the fact that your target is multi-wound beyond ''Murderous Strike''. With the toughness/Invulnerable saves most ICs have, this means actually sniping enemy HQs is not a very good idea. He also has a S6 AP4 ''Breaching (6+)'' pistol, but if the enemy gets close enough to your 100" range sniper that he needs to use his pistol, you're doing something wrong.		*'''Clade Vindicare:''' The [[Ork Snipers\|sniper.]] A BS8 guy with a 100" S7 AP2 ''Rending (6+) Murderous Strike (5+)'' sniper rifle, meaning you'll almost always land a hit and the hit will almost always hurt a lot. What's the problem? You get 1 shot, and you get nothing to mitigate Invulnerable saves and ''Feel No Pain'' or even the fact that your target is multi-wound beyond ''Murderous Strike''. With the toughness/Invulnerable saves most ICs have, this means actually sniping enemy HQs is not a very good idea. He also has a S6 AP4 ''Breaching (6+)'' pistol, but if the enemy gets close enough to your 100" range sniper that he needs to use his pistol, you're doing something wrong.
	**That said, he's an acceptable way of bringing AA. As his to hit can never be affected by anything, he stands a good chance of shooting down Flyers while manning an AA gun on a Fortification choice, or eve with his personal weapons. With the shortage of ''Skyfire'' weapons in your list, this is one of your few choices beyond bringing in actual allies. It helps that he can also use the AA emplacement to fire on ground units if there are no Flyers, as he still fires at full BS. Think carefully about bringing him for actually sniping models; you can also get snipers in your Troops who don't eat your only spare HQ slot.		**That said, he's an acceptable way of bringing AA. As his to hit can never be affected by anything, he stands a good chance of shooting down Flyers while manning an AA gun on a Fortification choice, or eve with his personal weapons. With the shortage of ''Skyfire'' weapons in your list, this is one of your few choices beyond bringing in actual allies. It helps that he can also use the AA emplacement to fire on ground units if there are no Flyers, as he still fires at full BS. Think carefully about bringing him for actually sniping models; you can also get snipers in your Troops who don't eat your only spare HQ slot.

			===Agents of the Warmaster===
			====Cults Abominatio====
			An evil mirror of the Assassinorum, the Cults Abominatio are even less caring about their methods of waging war, binding subjects to all sorts of daemons for disastrous results. As with the assassins, they are considered a non-compulsory choice for a Traitor army and are considered ''Distrusted Allies''. Their ''Abomination'' sub-type makes them unable to be joined by anything and unable to be the warlord but they ignore all movement penalties when moving or charging through terrain and ignore Dangerous Terrain. They also gain the "Empyreal Shift" reaction, letting them roll a Ld check if they're charged, shot at, or if an enemy moves within 12" of them. On a pass, they can immediately teleport 12" in any direction, but a failure makes both them and the enemy that triggered the reaction take d6 unsavable wounds.

			*'''Infernus Abomination:''' A hideous human merged with a daemon, this thing is essentially an assassin with a 4+/4++, ''Adamantium Will (3+)'' and the ability to regenerate wounds every turn. His lone gun makes it only usable on neighboring infantry squads, as it's a point-blank Assault 2d6 gun with ''Fleshbane'' and no AP. In melee, however, it isn't quite as hosed as the loyalists as its lone melee weapon has multiple profiles between a Hammerblade made to cleave through MEQ and TEQ, a nimble Spinelash to beat enemies to the punch, and Talon-Rakes best suited for mowing through hordes.

	===Ruinstorm Daemons / Bound Daemons===		===Ruinstorm Daemons / Bound Daemons===

1d4chan>ThatOneBruvva: /* Divisio Assassinorum */

2023-05-28T17:29:28Z

Divisio Assassinorum

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	*Telepathy is also great because it lets you either outright cancel someone's Reaction or prevent them from Reacting by Pinning them. This is great in both ranged builds (eliminate Return Fire, get one more ''Pinning'' weapon to screw melee units) and melee builds (self-explanatory). The 24"/36" range of Telepathy powers also lets Rubio's unit stay at a safe range in ranged builds, while Rubio is a stronger melee combatant in melee builds than being a Knight-Errant Librarian would suggest, thanks to ''Divine Guidance''.		*Telepathy is also great because it lets you either outright cancel someone's Reaction or prevent them from Reacting by Pinning them. This is great in both ranged builds (eliminate Return Fire, get one more ''Pinning'' weapon to screw melee units) and melee builds (self-explanatory). The 24"/36" range of Telepathy powers also lets Rubio's unit stay at a safe range in ranged builds, while Rubio is a stronger melee combatant in melee builds than being a Knight-Errant Librarian would suggest, thanks to ''Divine Guidance''.

	===Divisio Assassinorum===		====Divisio Assassinorum====

	Ancestors of the modern [[Officio Assassinorum]]. A bit like Knights Errant in that they're non-compulsory HQ for any Loyalist detachment, but unlike them cannot buff your army or interact with them in any way due to ''Assassin'' sub-type and ''Distrusted Allies''. All have Tactical Displacement, allowing them to move Ix2 inches in any direction when shot at, cancelling the shooting attack if they're out of range/sight afterwards, and can ''Infiltrate/Scout''. Generally not really good at actual assassination (at least against models actually worth assassinating like ICs), but can be useful in other circumstances.		Ancestors of the modern [[Officio Assassinorum]]. A bit like Knights Errant in that they're non-compulsory HQ for any Loyalist detachment, but unlike them cannot buff your army or interact with them in any way due to ''Assassin'' sub-type and ''Distrusted Allies''. All have Tactical Displacement, allowing them to move Ix2 inches in any direction when shot at, cancelling the shooting attack if they're out of range/sight afterwards, and can ''Infiltrate/Scout''. Generally not really good at actual assassination (at least against models actually worth assassinating like ICs), but can be useful in other circumstances.
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	**Not nearly as good as the Eversor at killing shit, due to having fewer attacks and a worse roll to wound. However, he doesn't explode when he dies like the Eversor, which means it's much safer to use him in conjunction with your units. You can also stick him in front of your army to muck up charges by making the enemy charge him instead and force rerolls on charge distance in the process... or he may just get shot off the table because he's a lone 125pt model and only has 4+/4++. Using him may require some forethought.		**Not nearly as good as the Eversor at killing shit, due to having fewer attacks and a worse roll to wound. However, he doesn't explode when he dies like the Eversor, which means it's much safer to use him in conjunction with your units. You can also stick him in front of your army to muck up charges by making the enemy charge him instead and force rerolls on charge distance in the process... or he may just get shot off the table because he's a lone 125pt model and only has 4+/4++. Using him may require some forethought.
	*'''Clade Vindicare:''' The [[Ork Snipers\|sniper.]] A BS8 guy with a 100" S7 AP2 ''Rending (6+) Murderous Strike (5+)'' sniper rifle, meaning you'll almost always land a hit and the hit will almost always hurt a lot. What's the problem? You get 1 shot, and you get nothing to mitigate Invulnerable saves and ''Feel No Pain'' or even the fact that your target is multi-wound beyond ''Murderous Strike''. With the toughness/Invulnerable saves most ICs have, this means actually sniping enemy HQs is not a very good idea. He also has a S6 AP4 ''Breaching (6+)'' pistol, but if the enemy gets close enough to your 100" range sniper that he needs to use his pistol, you're doing something wrong.		*'''Clade Vindicare:''' The [[Ork Snipers\|sniper.]] A BS8 guy with a 100" S7 AP2 ''Rending (6+) Murderous Strike (5+)'' sniper rifle, meaning you'll almost always land a hit and the hit will almost always hurt a lot. What's the problem? You get 1 shot, and you get nothing to mitigate Invulnerable saves and ''Feel No Pain'' or even the fact that your target is multi-wound beyond ''Murderous Strike''. With the toughness/Invulnerable saves most ICs have, this means actually sniping enemy HQs is not a very good idea. He also has a S6 AP4 ''Breaching (6+)'' pistol, but if the enemy gets close enough to your 100" range sniper that he needs to use his pistol, you're doing something wrong.
	**That said, he's an acceptable way of bringing AA. As his to hit can never be affected by anything, he stands a good chance of shooting down Flyers while manning an AA gun on a Fortification choice, or eve with his personal weapons. With the shortage of ''Skyfire'' weapons in your list, this is one of your few choices beyond bringing in actual allies. It helps that he can also use the AA emplacement to fire on ground units if there are no Flyers, as he still fires at full BS. Think carefully about bringing him for actually sniping models; you can also get snipers in your Troops who don't eat your only spare HQ slot.		**That said, he's an acceptable way of bringing AA. As his to hit can never be affected by anything, he stands a good chance of shooting down Flyers while manning an AA gun on a Fortification choice, or eve with his personal weapons. With the shortage of ''Skyfire'' weapons in your list, this is one of your few choices beyond bringing in actual allies. It helps that he can also use the AA emplacement to fire on ground units if there are no Flyers, as he still fires at full BS. Think carefully about bringing him for actually sniping models; you can also get snipers in your Troops who don't eat your only spare HQ slot.

	===Ruinstorm Daemons / Bound Daemons===		===Ruinstorm Daemons / Bound Daemons===

1d4chan>ThatOneBruvva: /* Knights-Errant */

2023-05-28T17:29:17Z

Knights-Errant

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	The Sisters of Silence can't be anywhere near the Militia just by the simple virtue of the ''Anathema'' sub-type. Considering how shit your Leadership is, this won't ever end well for you. You can mitigate it with '''Warrior Elite''', but their niche of massed Assault Needlers can be filled with '''Armoury of Old Night''', so they're not really doing anything for you at range. If you want melee support, take some Space Marines, who at least don't actively screw you.		The Sisters of Silence can't be anywhere near the Militia just by the simple virtue of the ''Anathema'' sub-type. Considering how shit your Leadership is, this won't ever end well for you. You can mitigate it with '''Warrior Elite''', but their niche of massed Assault Needlers can be filled with '''Armoury of Old Night''', so they're not really doing anything for you at range. If you want melee support, take some Space Marines, who at least don't actively screw you.

	===Knights-Errant===		====Knights-Errant====

	Snowflake Space Marines that can be taken as HQ for any Loyalist detachment. Cannot be your Warlord and cannot be Compulsory HQ, so you still have to take a Force Commander.		Snowflake Space Marines that can be taken as HQ for any Loyalist detachment. Cannot be your Warlord and cannot be Compulsory HQ, so you still have to take a Force Commander.
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	*'''Tylos Rubio, Former Codicier of the Ultramarines<sup>(Legacies)</sup>:''' Much better than Garro because he can actually support the rest of your army with his Telepathy/Divination powers. Feel free to take Psychic tests; Rubio's Ld10 means you have 11/12 chance of passing, and [[Grimdark\|you don't care if you lose 2 or 3 of your dirt-cheap models to Perils]]. Being Ld10 even stiffens the terrible Morale issues that run throughout your army, particularly if combined with a Discipline Master. Consider taking 50 Levy just to act as fodder for him.		*'''Tylos Rubio, Former Codicier of the Ultramarines<sup>(Legacies)</sup>:''' Much better than Garro because he can actually support the rest of your army with his Telepathy/Divination powers. Feel free to take Psychic tests; Rubio's Ld10 means you have 11/12 chance of passing, and [[Grimdark\|you don't care if you lose 2 or 3 of your dirt-cheap models to Perils]]. Being Ld10 even stiffens the terrible Morale issues that run throughout your army, particularly if combined with a Discipline Master. Consider taking 50 Levy just to act as fodder for him.
	*''Precision Shots (6+)'' from Divinatory Aegis means you get it on half your hits on BS2 Levy, letting you pile on the hurt on sergeants, banner carriers and the like. This works particularly well with (what else?) '''Armoury of Old Night''', where your Levies get 2 shots from a very safe 30" thanks to Lasrifles. Your 50 Levies fire 100 shots, of which 16.6 are ''Precision Shots''. This means, on average, you can inflict just under 1 unsaved wound against MEQ, which is comparable performance to actual snipers you get from Reconnaissance Squads. Similar performance can be obtained with Assault Needler Grenadiers, who fire 60 shots but wound on 3+, and can force Pinning tests on an enemy squad '''after''' killing their sergeant. Better yet, bag 2 guys in one go by taking the Psychic test for ''Precision Shots (5+)'' and double your hits to also kill banner carriers/Nuncio-voxes to deny other sources of Ld. Considering how many ''Concussive/Pinning'' weapons you have, cutting enemy Ld like this is a great idea. Of course, you can also cast it on other units and, for instance, snipe a Praetor with your Laser Destroyer Rapiers.		*''Precision Shots (6+)'' from Divinatory Aegis means you get it on half your hits on BS2 Levy, letting you pile on the hurt on sergeants, banner carriers and the like. This works particularly well with (what else?) '''Armoury of Old Night''', where your Levies get 2 shots from a very safe 30" thanks to Lasrifles. Your 50 Levies fire 100 shots, of which 16.6 are ''Precision Shots''. This means, on average, you can inflict just under 1 unsaved wound against MEQ, which is comparable performance to actual snipers you get from Reconnaissance Squads. Similar performance can be obtained with Assault Needler Grenadiers, who fire 60 shots but wound on 3+, and can force Pinning tests on an enemy squad '''after''' killing their sergeant. Better yet, bag 2 guys in one go by taking the Psychic test for ''Precision Shots (5+)'' and double your hits to also kill banner carriers/Nuncio-voxes to deny other sources of Ld. Considering how many ''Concussive/Pinning'' weapons you have, cutting enemy Ld like this is a great idea. Of course, you can also cast it on other units and, for instance, snipe a Praetor with your Laser Destroyer Rapiers.
	***Bagging 2 guys in one go is nice, [[Cheese\|but what about 3 guys?]] Rubio can also cast Diviner's Dart, which has ''Sniper'' and therefore lets you choose the target model, while its S6 AP2 means you can likely kill anyone without an Invulnerable save/''Feel No Pain''. That said, it has 18" range, so it may be harder to use in a Lasrifle gunline. Alternatively, cast Divinatory Aegis on a friendly squad and target one enemy squad, then use Diviner's Dart on a model from another enemy squad entirely.		**Bagging 2 guys in one go is nice, [[Cheese\|but what about 3 guys?]] Rubio can also cast Diviner's Dart, which has ''Sniper'' and therefore lets you choose the target model, while its S6 AP2 means you can likely kill anyone without an Invulnerable save/''Feel No Pain''. That said, it has 18" range, so it may be harder to use in a Lasrifle gunline. Alternatively, cast Divinatory Aegis on a friendly squad and target one enemy squad, then use Diviner's Dart on a model from another enemy squad entirely.
	*Telepathy is also great because it lets you either outright cancel someone's Reaction or prevent them from Reacting by Pinning them. This is great in both ranged builds (eliminate Return Fire, get one more ''Pinning'' weapon to screw melee units) and melee builds (self-explanatory). The 24"/36" range of Telepathy powers also lets Rubio's unit stay at a safe range in ranged builds, while Rubio is a stronger melee combatant in melee builds than being a Knight-Errant Librarian would suggest, thanks to ''Divine Guidance''.		*Telepathy is also great because it lets you either outright cancel someone's Reaction or prevent them from Reacting by Pinning them. This is great in both ranged builds (eliminate Return Fire, get one more ''Pinning'' weapon to screw melee units) and melee builds (self-explanatory). The 24"/36" range of Telepathy powers also lets Rubio's unit stay at a safe range in ranged builds, while Rubio is a stronger melee combatant in melee builds than being a Knight-Errant Librarian would suggest, thanks to ''Divine Guidance''.

1d4chan>ThatOneBruvva: /* Sisters of Silence */

2023-05-28T17:29:05Z

Sisters of Silence

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	The Custodes treat the Militia as '''By the Emperor's Command''', so you can't do anything for them aside from being a disposable meatwall because you give each other -1Ld, which is a deal breaker for already flimsy Militia Ld. If you want melee support, take Space Marines.		The Custodes treat the Militia as '''By the Emperor's Command''', so you can't do anything for them aside from being a disposable meatwall because you give each other -1Ld, which is a deal breaker for already flimsy Militia Ld. If you want melee support, take Space Marines.

	===Sisters of Silence===		====Sisters of Silence====

	The Sisters of Silence can't be anywhere near the Militia just by the simple virtue of the ''Anathema'' sub-type. Considering how shit your Leadership is, this won't ever end well for you. You can mitigate it with '''Warrior Elite''', but their niche of massed Assault Needlers can be filled with '''Armoury of Old Night''', so they're not really doing anything for you at range. If you want melee support, take some Space Marines, who at least don't actively screw you.		The Sisters of Silence can't be anywhere near the Militia just by the simple virtue of the ''Anathema'' sub-type. Considering how shit your Leadership is, this won't ever end well for you. You can mitigate it with '''Warrior Elite''', but their niche of massed Assault Needlers can be filled with '''Armoury of Old Night''', so they're not really doing anything for you at range. If you want melee support, take some Space Marines, who at least don't actively screw you.

1d4chan>ThatOneBruvva: /* Legio Custodes */

2023-05-28T17:28:54Z

Legio Custodes

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	===Agents of the Emperor===		===Agents of the Emperor===

	===Legio Custodes===		====Legio Custodes====

	One word: Don't.		One word: Don't.