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	==Why Play Grey Knights==		==Why Play Grey Knights==
	It's a Codex by the [[~~Mat~~ Ward\|Mattard]] meaning that it includes units stolen from other codices and turned up to eleven. If you enjoy Power-Armored [[Creed]] and gigantic [[Dreadknight\|baby carriers]] this is the army for you.		It's a Codex by the [[Matt Ward\|Mattard]] meaning that it includes units stolen from other codices and turned up to eleven. If you enjoy Power-Armored [[Creed]] and gigantic [[Dreadknight\|baby carriers]] this is the army for you.

	Have you ever wanted to field an army composed entirely of Psykers and/or Terminators? Have you wanted to field an army with units so expensive that even Space Marines will outnumber you? Do you like to buttfuck daemons and hunt Chaos all day? Do you like to hop on the bandwagons of the newest codex so other players don't know how to properly counter your army yet? If you said "yes" to the first three questions, Grey Knights are for you. If you said "yes" to the fourth question, go soak your head in a bucket of ice water and rethink your life.		Have you ever wanted to field an army composed entirely of Psykers and/or Terminators? Have you wanted to field an army with units so expensive that even Space Marines will outnumber you? Do you like to buttfuck daemons and hunt Chaos all day? Do you like to hop on the bandwagons of the newest codex so other players don't know how to properly counter your army yet? If you said "yes" to the first three questions, Grey Knights are for you. If you said "yes" to the fourth question, go soak your head in a bucket of ice water and rethink your life.

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	*'''Dreadnought''' - It's a Dreadnought, what's not to like? Autocannons with psybolt ammunition make for surprisingly nice long-ranged anti-tank (two twin-linked Autocannons with Psybolt ammo is 10 points cheaper than a twin-linked Lascannon) but the Assault Cannon is better for close range. It's no slouch in melee either (unless the DCCW was exchanged for another gun). However, it shares the common Dreadnought weakness of meltas and monstrous creatures. Psyfleman dreads are the bane of transports, pumping out FOUR count them, FOUR s8 shots at long range. 3 of these plus 3 Venerable psyfledreads can blow apart anything below AV 13 to bits without breaking a sweat.		*'''Dreadnought''' - It's a Dreadnought, what's not to like? Autocannons with psybolt ammunition make for surprisingly nice long-ranged anti-tank (two twin-linked Autocannons with Psybolt ammo is 10 points cheaper than a twin-linked Lascannon) but the Assault Cannon is better for close range. It's no slouch in melee either (unless the DCCW was exchanged for another gun). However, it shares the common Dreadnought weakness of meltas and monstrous creatures. Psyfleman dreads are the bane of transports, pumping out FOUR count them, FOUR s8 shots at long range. 3 of these plus 3 Venerable psyfledreads can blow apart anything below AV 13 to bits without breaking a sweat.

	*'''Nemesis Dreadknight''' - Xzibit's take on Power Armor, this unit alone is probably responsible for at least 30% of the [[rage]] directed against the Grey Knights. A mechanical Monstrous Creature with a 2+ armor save and a 5+ invulnerable save, this thing is designed to take on Greater Daemons, Tyranid bio-monsters, and the like. Slap three on the field and watch your opponent complain incessantly. However: 130 points seems cheap, but keep in mind that this means it will have no upgrades or ranged weapons at all; ranged weapons cost 30+ points apiece, and the Teleporter costs 75 points. Close combat upgrades are the cheapest and may help in melee, but you'll be down -1 Attack for close combat for giving up one of your doomfists. You may as well, because you don't get any real benefit from Doomfists - they're Dreadnought Close Combat weapons, and so a Monstrous Creature can't use them to buff himself to Strength 10. It's purely there because Games Workshop didn't want to give him one of the other Nemesis Force Weapons to make him Initiative 6, Strength 10, 4+ Invulnerable save, or anything else (because giving him Falchions is stupid, and giving him any other weapon is overpowered). The Teleporter does not make them lose Monstrous Creature status. Watch out for Necrons and Gargoyles, they will ruin your shit. He also is the only ~~one~~ non-fearless MC in ~~entire~~ 40k, so beware the IG psyker squad on Chimera, or even paired with Hellhound, because it could tank shock this guy, and chase him in 6’, for no regroups allowed. Be afraid of Dark Eldar players, their Venoms, Warriors, Hellions and Scourges can drop a surprising amount of poisoned shots on your Dreadknights in one turn, Blasterborn squads will rape a Dreadknight unless you take the Field. Even still just don't take it against Dark Eldar armies PERIOD. Even 10 Wyches pistoling this guy to death will kill him.		*'''Nemesis Dreadknight''' - Xzibit's take on Power Armor, this unit alone is probably responsible for at least 30% of the [[rage]] directed against the Grey Knights. A mechanical Monstrous Creature with a 2+ armor save and a 5+ invulnerable save, this thing is designed to take on Greater Daemons, Tyranid bio-monsters, and the like. Slap three on the field and watch your opponent complain incessantly. However: 130 points seems cheap, but keep in mind that this means it will have no upgrades or ranged weapons at all; ranged weapons cost 30+ points apiece, and the Teleporter costs 75 points. Close combat upgrades are the cheapest and may help in melee, but you'll be down -1 Attack for close combat for giving up one of your doomfists. You may as well, because you don't get any real benefit from Doomfists - they're Dreadnought Close Combat weapons, and so a Monstrous Creature can't use them to buff himself to Strength 10. It's purely there because Games Workshop didn't want to give him one of the other Nemesis Force Weapons to make him Initiative 6, Strength 10, 4+ Invulnerable save, or anything else (because giving him Falchions is stupid, and giving him any other weapon is overpowered). The Teleporter does not make them lose Monstrous Creature status. Watch out for Necrons and Gargoyles, they will ruin your shit. He also is the only non-fearless MC in 40k, so beware the IG psyker squad on Chimera, or even paired with Hellhound, because it could tank shock this guy, and chase him in 6’, for no regroups allowed. Be afraid of Dark Eldar players, their Venoms, Warriors, Hellions and Scourges can drop a surprising amount of poisoned shots on your Dreadknights in one turn, Blasterborn squads will rape a Dreadknight unless you take the Field. Even still just don't take it against Dark Eldar armies PERIOD. Even 10 Wyches pistoling this guy to death will kill him.

	*'''Land Raider/Crusader/Redeemer''' - The choice of Space Marines everywhere for Terminator transport, the Grey Knights Land Raiders are similar to the Land Raiders used by everyone else. The standard "Godhammer" pattern is schizo, the Crusader has the best transport capacity, and the Redeemer is excellent for mowing down swarms of troops. ''DO NOT'' take Psybolt ammunition for the Crusader, because the Hurricane Bolters will no longer count as Defensive weapons. Unlike other Marine Chapters, you get Psycannons instead of Assault cannons, meaning you have longer range and higher strength, for no penalty.		*'''Land Raider/Crusader/Redeemer''' - The choice of Space Marines everywhere for Terminator transport, the Grey Knights Land Raiders are similar to the Land Raiders used by everyone else. The standard "Godhammer" pattern is schizo, the Crusader has the best transport capacity, and the Redeemer is excellent for mowing down swarms of troops. ''DO NOT'' take Psybolt ammunition for the Crusader, because the Hurricane Bolters will no longer count as Defensive weapons. Unlike other Marine Chapters, you get Psycannons instead of Assault cannons, meaning you have longer range and higher strength, for no penalty.

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	==Why Play Grey Knights==		==Why Play Grey Knights==
	It's a Codex by the [[Mat Ward\|Mattard]] meaning that it includes units stolen from other ~~Codexes~~ and turned up to eleven. If you enjoy Power-Armored [[Creed]] and gigantic [[Dreadknight\|baby carriers]] this is the army for you.		It's a Codex by the [[Mat Ward\|Mattard]] meaning that it includes units stolen from other codices and turned up to eleven. If you enjoy Power-Armored [[Creed]] and gigantic [[Dreadknight\|baby carriers]] this is the army for you.

	Have you ever wanted to field an army composed entirely of Psykers and/or Terminators? Have you wanted to field an army with units so expensive that even Space Marines will outnumber you? Do you like to buttfuck daemons and hunt Chaos all day? Do you like to hop on the bandwagons of the newest codex so other players don't know how to properly counter your army yet? If you said "yes" to the first three questions, Grey Knights are for you. If you said "yes" to the fourth question, go soak your head in a bucket of ice water and rethink your life.		Have you ever wanted to field an army composed entirely of Psykers and/or Terminators? Have you wanted to field an army with units so expensive that even Space Marines will outnumber you? Do you like to buttfuck daemons and hunt Chaos all day? Do you like to hop on the bandwagons of the newest codex so other players don't know how to properly counter your army yet? If you said "yes" to the first three questions, Grey Knights are for you. If you said "yes" to the fourth question, go soak your head in a bucket of ice water and rethink your life.

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	For people NOT interested in being butt-hurt over the latest codex and instead just want to play /TheGame/, a good starting choice is, of course, a couple squads of either GKTs or GKSSs, depending on your financial restrictions and what amount of points you're looking to start with. For the recently-inducted, 500-750 pt. games are a good way to get your feet wet, and thus you will probably want to go for a pair of GKSSs and a Librarian [whose psychic attacks are fuck-right devastating]. A good expansion will be with Terminators and one of the more specialized HQ units, or if you're looking to have some diversity, an Inquisitor and their retinue. Invest in at least one Stormraven, a Dreadknight, and either a Rhino or a Land Raider, depending on the balance of power-armor units to terminators, respectively. And of course, be sure to ignore the people rolling their eyes for selecting the Grey Knights; Matt Ward's silliness aside, the Grey Knights ARE a pretty fuckawesome army list with a good aesthetic design for the hobbyists and, with practice and patience, can efficiently lay waste to anyone they stand against. If you balk at the Grey Knights fighting something other than daemons, well...if you look hard enough and scream you battle litanies loud enough, ANYTHING you set in front of your Knights on the tabletop will look like a daemon.		For people NOT interested in being butt-hurt over the latest codex and instead just want to play /TheGame/, a good starting choice is, of course, a couple squads of either GKTs or GKSSs, depending on your financial restrictions and what amount of points you're looking to start with. For the recently-inducted, 500-750 pt. games are a good way to get your feet wet, and thus you will probably want to go for a pair of GKSSs and a Librarian [whose psychic attacks are fuck-right devastating]. A good expansion will be with Terminators and one of the more specialized HQ units, or if you're looking to have some diversity, an Inquisitor and their retinue. Invest in at least one Stormraven, a Dreadknight, and either a Rhino or a Land Raider, depending on the balance of power-armor units to terminators, respectively. And of course, be sure to ignore the people rolling their eyes for selecting the Grey Knights; Matt Ward's silliness aside, the Grey Knights ARE a pretty fuckawesome army list with a good aesthetic design for the hobbyists and, with practice and patience, can efficiently lay waste to anyone they stand against. If you balk at the Grey Knights fighting something other than daemons, well...if you look hard enough and scream you battle litanies loud enough, ANYTHING you set in front of your Knights on the tabletop will look like a daemon.

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	This is an old Edition's tactics. [[Warhammer_40,000/6th_Edition_Tactics/Grey_Knights\|6th Edition Tactics are here.]]		This is an old Edition's tactics. [[Warhammer_40,000/6th_Edition_Tactics/Grey_Knights\|6th Edition Tactics are here.]]

	==Why Play Grey Knights==		==Why Play Grey Knights==
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	==Unit Analysis==		==Unit Analysis==
	Note, nearly all Grey Knight units have Nemesis Force Weapons, they are considered power weapons and after the number of wounds are determined they take a psychic test. If passed any models suffering from any un-saved wounds from Nemesis Force Weapons are killed instantly. Against multi-wound daemon, all unsaved wound result in them having to take a leadership test and are removed as causalities if they fail, though they're more likely to go down normally than for this to happen. All Grey Knights also have Preferred Enemy against Daemons.		Note, nearly all Grey Knight units have Nemesis Force Weapons, they are considered power weapons and after the number of wounds are determined they take a psychic test. If passed any models suffering from any un-saved wounds from Nemesis Force Weapons are killed instantly. Against multi-wound daemon, all unsaved wound result in them having to take a leadership test and are removed as causalities if they fail, though they're more likely to go down normally than for this to happen. All Grey Knights also have Preferred Enemy against Daemons.

	Grey Knights don't have access to most the standard wargear of other marine armies. Their upgrades for their infantry are mostly limited to their exclusive wargear. These are their close combat weapons, all of which follow the above rules for Nemesis Force Weapons in addition to whatever else they do.		Grey Knights don't have access to most the standard wargear of other marine armies. Their upgrades for their infantry are mostly limited to their exclusive wargear. These are their close combat weapons, all of which follow the above rules for Nemesis Force Weapons in addition to whatever else they do.
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	*'''Nemesis Dreadknight''' - Xzibit's take on Power Armor, this unit alone is probably responsible for at least 30% of the [[rage]] directed against the Grey Knights. A mechanical Monstrous Creature with a 2+ armor save and a 5+ invulnerable save, this thing is designed to take on Greater Daemons, Tyranid bio-monsters, and the like. Slap three on the field and watch your opponent complain incessantly. However: 130 points seems cheap, but keep in mind that this means it will have no upgrades or ranged weapons at all; ranged weapons cost 30+ points apiece, and the Teleporter costs 75 points. Close combat upgrades are the cheapest and may help in melee, but you'll be down -1 Attack for close combat for giving up one of your doomfists. You may as well, because you don't get any real benefit from Doomfists - they're Dreadnought Close Combat weapons, and so a Monstrous Creature can't use them to buff himself to Strength 10. It's purely there because Games Workshop didn't want to give him one of the other Nemesis Force Weapons to make him Initiative 6, Strength 10, 4+ Invulnerable save, or anything else (because giving him Falchions is stupid, and giving him any other weapon is overpowered). The Teleporter does not make them lose Monstrous Creature status. Watch out for Necrons and Gargoyles, they will ruin your shit. He also is the only one non-fearless MC in entire 40k, so beware the IG psyker squad on Chimera, or even paired with Hellhound, because it could tank shock this guy, and chase him in 6’, for no regroups allowed. Be afraid of Dark Eldar players, their Venoms, Warriors, Hellions and Scourges can drop a surprising amount of poisoned shots on your Dreadknights in one turn, Blasterborn squads will rape a Dreadknight unless you take the Field. Even still just don't take it against Dark Eldar armies PERIOD. Even 10 Wyches pistoling this guy to death will kill him.		*'''Nemesis Dreadknight''' - Xzibit's take on Power Armor, this unit alone is probably responsible for at least 30% of the [[rage]] directed against the Grey Knights. A mechanical Monstrous Creature with a 2+ armor save and a 5+ invulnerable save, this thing is designed to take on Greater Daemons, Tyranid bio-monsters, and the like. Slap three on the field and watch your opponent complain incessantly. However: 130 points seems cheap, but keep in mind that this means it will have no upgrades or ranged weapons at all; ranged weapons cost 30+ points apiece, and the Teleporter costs 75 points. Close combat upgrades are the cheapest and may help in melee, but you'll be down -1 Attack for close combat for giving up one of your doomfists. You may as well, because you don't get any real benefit from Doomfists - they're Dreadnought Close Combat weapons, and so a Monstrous Creature can't use them to buff himself to Strength 10. It's purely there because Games Workshop didn't want to give him one of the other Nemesis Force Weapons to make him Initiative 6, Strength 10, 4+ Invulnerable save, or anything else (because giving him Falchions is stupid, and giving him any other weapon is overpowered). The Teleporter does not make them lose Monstrous Creature status. Watch out for Necrons and Gargoyles, they will ruin your shit. He also is the only one non-fearless MC in entire 40k, so beware the IG psyker squad on Chimera, or even paired with Hellhound, because it could tank shock this guy, and chase him in 6’, for no regroups allowed. Be afraid of Dark Eldar players, their Venoms, Warriors, Hellions and Scourges can drop a surprising amount of poisoned shots on your Dreadknights in one turn, Blasterborn squads will rape a Dreadknight unless you take the Field. Even still just don't take it against Dark Eldar armies PERIOD. Even 10 Wyches pistoling this guy to death will kill him.

	*'''Land Raider/Crusader/Redeemer''' - The choice of Space Marines everywhere for Terminator transport, the Grey Knights Land Raiders are similar to the Land Raiders used by everyone else. The standard "Godhammer" pattern is schizo, the Crusader has the best transport capacity, and the Redeemer is excellent for mowing down swarms of troops. ''DO NOT'' take Psybolt ammunition for the Crusader, because the Hurricane Bolters will no longer count as Defensive weapons. Unlike other Marine Chapters, you get Psycannons instead of Assault cannons, meaning you have longer range and higher strength, for no penalty.		*'''Land Raider/Crusader/Redeemer''' - The choice of Space Marines everywhere for Terminator transport, the Grey Knights Land Raiders are similar to the Land Raiders used by everyone else. The standard "Godhammer" pattern is schizo, the Crusader has the best transport capacity, and the Redeemer is excellent for mowing down swarms of troops. ''DO NOT'' take Psybolt ammunition for the Crusader, because the Hurricane Bolters will no longer count as Defensive weapons. Unlike other Marine Chapters, you get Psycannons instead of Assault cannons, meaning you have longer range and higher strength, for no penalty.

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	*'''Draigo's Shiny Dozen:''' Take Draigo, take 2-3 squads of Paladins as troops with diverse wargear, don't forget the psycannons and maybe a Psyfleman dreadnought or 2, a Landraider is useful, but you will lose something for it. Below 1,500 points you will literally have roughly 12 models on the field. This army is not competitive, however taking it at 1k will annoy the fuck out of your opponent as they sweat to get a single wound on you as your handful of models jog forward to beat them to death in melee.		*'''Draigo's Shiny Dozen:''' Take Draigo, take 2-3 squads of Paladins as troops with diverse wargear, don't forget the psycannons and maybe a Psyfleman dreadnought or 2, a Landraider is useful, but you will lose something for it. Below 1,500 points you will literally have roughly 12 models on the field. This army is not competitive, however taking it at 1k will annoy the fuck out of your opponent as they sweat to get a single wound on you as your handful of models jog forward to beat them to death in melee.

	*'''Coteaz Leaf Blower:''' Remember those annoying as fuck leaf blower lists that finally made IG in 5th edition an army to be feared for the first time in 40k? Well Coteaz can imitate these lists, using GK Psyfleman Dreadnoughts, Henchmen squads of Jokaero spamming lascannons/meltas and Warrior Acolytes packing meltaguns/flamers in Chimeras acting as MechVets. There aren't really any extras you can add to this as you're taking full Troops and Heavy Support slots, if you have spare points grab a Vindicare assassin and GK Veteran Psyfleman Dreadnoughts to max out that long-to-mid range anti-tank. Advantages over the IG variants is the stupidity of lasermonkeys, GK vehicles using Fortitude and Vindicare Assassins. The disadvantages are that people already hate you for being GK, anything that can get to close combat will auto-win, although this really shouldn't happen, only Vanguard Veterans and CSM Lesser Daemons can assault the turn they deepstrike to the best of my knowledge, everything else needs to survive for at least one of your shooting phases, that said watch out for Dark Eldar Wych lists, if you're too far forward they can pull of their first turn assault shenanigans, so against DE army that is Wych heavy(unlikely as it is) use your Chimeras as a buffer against them, also keep your dreadnoughts back as they can assault them, avoid being shot due to being in CC and thanks to Haywire grenades they have a reasonable chance of beating it and then moving onto your less resilient squads.		*'''Coteaz Leaf Blower:''' Remember those annoying as fuck leaf blower lists that finally made IG in 5th edition an army to be feared for the first time in 40k? Well Coteaz can imitate these lists, using GK Psyfleman Dreadnoughts, Henchmen squads of Jokaero spamming lascannons/meltas and Warrior Acolytes packing meltaguns/flamers in Chimeras acting as MechVets. There aren't really any extras you can add to this as you're taking full Troops and Heavy Support slots, if you have spare points grab a Vindicare assassin and GK Veteran Psyfleman Dreadnoughts to max out that long-to-mid range anti-tank. Advantages over the IG variants is the stupidity of lasermonkeys, GK vehicles using Fortitude and Vindicare Assassins. The disadvantages are that people already hate you for being GK, anything that can get to close combat will auto-win, although this really shouldn't happen, only Vanguard Veterans and CSM Lesser Daemons can assault the turn they deepstrike to the best of my knowledge, everything else needs to survive for at least one of your shooting phases, that said watch out for Dark Eldar Wych lists, if you're too far forward they can pull of their first turn assault shenanigans, so against DE army that is Wych heavy (unlikely as it is) use your Chimeras as a buffer against them, also keep your dreadnoughts back as they can assault them, avoid being shot due to being in CC and thanks to Haywire grenades they have a reasonable chance of beating it and then moving onto your less resilient squads.

	*'''Purifires:''' This is the way many people love to play GK in Russia. They fill out their troops choices with 5-6 Puries with psycannons on las-plas razors, one pack include 8-9 Purifiers and Libby which ride a Land Raider or Stormraven to rape everything in CC. Garran Crowe (which is motherfucking badass and has a cool look) is taken as HQ. Psyflemen dreads are used as heavy support. So you can have motherfucking gunline which deals with almost any armor and not to suck in HtH.		*'''Purifires:''' This is the way many people love to play GK in Russia. They fill out their troops choices with 5-6 Puries with psycannons on las-plas razors, one pack include 8-9 Purifiers and Libby which ride a Land Raider or Stormraven to rape everything in CC. Garran Crowe (which is motherfucking badass and has a cool look) is taken as HQ. Psyflemen dreads are used as heavy support. So you can have motherfucking gunline which deals with almost any armor and not to suck in HtH.

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	*'''Assassins''' -The assassins were "fixed" in 5th ed, meaning that they lost most of their special powers. Instead they got a statline that could make a [[Eldar\|Phoenix Lord]] green with envy (WS and BS 8, S and T 4, 2 wounds) and are actually viable to play now.		*'''Assassins''' -The assassins were "fixed" in 5th ed, meaning that they lost most of their special powers. Instead they got a statline that could make a [[Eldar\|Phoenix Lord]] green with envy (WS and BS 8, S and T 4, 2 wounds) and are actually viable to play now.
	**'''[[Callidus]] Assassin''' - Her phase sword no longer ignores Invulnerable saves, but does inflict Instant Death. The Neural Shredder also tests against the enemy's Leadership rather than Toughness. Send her against big multi-wound thickies with poor leadership (Ogryns, Ork Nobz, etc.).		**'''[[Callidus]] Assassin''' - Her phase sword no longer ignores Invulnerable saves, but does inflict Instant Death. The Neural Shredder also tests against the enemy's Leadership rather than Toughness. Send her against big multi-wound thickies with poor leadership (Ogryns, Ork Nobz, etc.).
	**'''[[Eversor]] Assassin''' - Comes with melta bombs, a lightning claw, and a Poisoned (2+) AP2 pistol. Pretty much guaranteed to cause some damage, and get shot to death the very next turn unless your opponent is a blind dumbass. '''Alternate strategy:''' Use this guy like [[Dark Eldar\|Wyches]] and bog him down in close combat with a squad he will win against but ~~wont~~ kill in one turn. Easily allowing you to massacre weaker squads packed together (Those devastators should probably have been spread out, but your opponent didn't think about that, did he?) And then continue on the rampage like nothing happened.		**'''[[Eversor]] Assassin''' - Comes with melta bombs, a lightning claw, and a Poisoned (2+) AP2 pistol. Pretty much guaranteed to cause some damage, and get shot to death the very next turn unless your opponent is a blind dumbass. '''Alternate strategy:''' Use this guy like [[Dark Eldar\|Wyches]] and bog him down in close combat with a squad he will win against but won't kill in one turn. Easily allowing you to massacre weaker squads packed together (Those devastators should probably have been spread out, but your opponent didn't think about that, did he?) And then continue on the rampage like nothing happened.
	**'''[[Culexus]] Assassin''' - Forces Leadership tests on people shooting at him, and can't be shot at if they fail this test. His gun fires faster if there are psykers around him. Good thing the Grey Knights are pretty much all psykers...		**'''[[Culexus]] Assassin''' - Forces Leadership tests on people shooting at him, and can't be shot at if they fail this test. His gun fires faster if there are psykers around him. Good thing the Grey Knights are pretty much all psykers...
	**'''[[Vindicare Assassin\|Vindicare Assassin]]''' -You can no longer shoot units in combat or your own units. You can however:		**'''[[Vindicare Assassin\|Vindicare Assassin]]''' -You can no longer shoot units in combat or your own units. You can however:

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	==Unit Analysis==		==Unit Analysis==
	Note, nearly all Grey Knight units have Nemesis Force Weapons, they are considered power weapons and after the number of wounds are determined they take a ~~psycic~~ test. If passed any models suffering from any un-saved wounds from Nemesis Force Weapons are killed instantly. Against multi-wound daemon, all unsaved wound result in them having to take a leadership test and are removed as causalities if they fail, though they're more likely to go down normally than for this to happen. All Grey Knights also have Preferred Enemy against Daemons.		Note, nearly all Grey Knight units have Nemesis Force Weapons, they are considered power weapons and after the number of wounds are determined they take a psychic test. If passed any models suffering from any un-saved wounds from Nemesis Force Weapons are killed instantly. Against multi-wound daemon, all unsaved wound result in them having to take a leadership test and are removed as causalities if they fail, though they're more likely to go down normally than for this to happen. All Grey Knights also have Preferred Enemy against Daemons.

	Grey Knights don't have access to most the standard wargear of other marine armies. Their upgrades for their infantry are mostly limited to their exclusive wargear. These are their close combat weapons, all of which follow the above rules for Nemesis Force Weapons in addition to whatever else they do.		Grey Knights don't have access to most the standard wargear of other marine armies. Their upgrades for their infantry are mostly limited to their exclusive wargear. These are their close combat weapons, all of which follow the above rules for Nemesis Force Weapons in addition to whatever else they do.
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	*'''Brother-Captain Stern''' - A solid close-combat character, pretty much a standard Brother-Captain with a force sword, with two gimmicks. His first gimmick is the Strands of Fate ability, in which he can reroll a single to-hit, to-wound, or saving throw per turn; however, for every such roll you take, your opponent also gets to make the same kind of roll. Don't go abusing it or a canny opponent will use it to screw you over. His second gimmick is his psychic power Zone of Banishment, which makes Stern forgo his normal attacks, but causes every unit within 6" of him (friend and foe) to make a Strength test or be instantly removed as a casualty (and Daemons have to reroll this test if successful). This can be very risky if he's got a squad following him (as any respectable Independent Character should), but it makes him an absolute rape-train against tarpits.		*'''Brother-Captain Stern''' - A solid close-combat character, pretty much a standard Brother-Captain with a force sword, with two gimmicks. His first gimmick is the Strands of Fate ability, in which he can reroll a single to-hit, to-wound, or saving throw per turn; however, for every such roll you take, your opponent also gets to make the same kind of roll. Don't go abusing it or a canny opponent will use it to screw you over. His second gimmick is his psychic power Zone of Banishment, which makes Stern forgo his normal attacks, but causes every unit within 6" of him (friend and foe) to make a Strength test or be instantly removed as a casualty (and Daemons have to reroll this test if successful). This can be very risky if he's got a squad following him (as any respectable Independent Character should), but it makes him an absolute rape-train against tarpits.

	*'''[[Castellan Crowe]]''' -Your average Brotherhood Champion with some extra toys and +50% points also. Sacrifices Force Weapon for a Daemon sword ([[Khornate Knights\|WTF]]?) that's considered a normal weapon, rends on 4+, and makes units assaulting you gain Furious Charge and re-roll to hit (Yes, he buffs your ''enemy'' if ''they'' charge ''you''; this increases the chances of being able to Heroic Sacrifice [[Abaddon\|something really nasty]] if you deploy him right). Not really worth it unless you're planning on bringing massive amounts of Purifiers (which he makes Troops), which you should really consider doing, since Purifiers are the shit. In short if you want to [[cheese\|spam ~~psycannnons~~ from hell to breakfast]], Crowe is the tax GW makes you pay for [[cheese\|that tactic]]. Otherwise, you should be looking elsewhere.		*'''[[Castellan Crowe]]''' -Your average Brotherhood Champion with some extra toys and +50% points also. Sacrifices Force Weapon for a Daemon sword ([[Khornate Knights\|WTF]]?) that's considered a normal weapon, rends on 4+, and makes units assaulting you gain Furious Charge and re-roll to hit (Yes, he buffs your ''enemy'' if ''they'' charge ''you''; this increases the chances of being able to Heroic Sacrifice [[Abaddon\|something really nasty]] if you deploy him right). Not really worth it unless you're planning on bringing massive amounts of Purifiers (which he makes Troops), which you should really consider doing, since Purifiers are the shit. In short if you want to [[cheese\|spam psycannons from hell to breakfast]], Crowe is the tax GW makes you pay for [[cheese\|that tactic]]. Otherwise, you should be looking elsewhere.

	*'''Grey Knight Grand Master'''- Your big customizable HQ choice. Grand Strategy gives a special skill to D3 of your units, and he can be kitted out to take on practically anything. Not much else needs to be said other ''than this makes a nameless character better than Creed''.		*'''Grey Knight Grand Master'''- Your big customizable HQ choice. Grand Strategy gives a special skill to D3 of your units, and he can be kitted out to take on practically anything. Not much else needs to be said other ''than this makes a nameless character better than Creed''.
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	*'''Inquisitor Torquemada Coteaz''' - Torquemada - do not beg him for mercy. Torquemada - do not ask him for forgiveness. Let's face it - you can't Torquemada anything! - The big bad Inquisitor, with a master-crafted Daemon hammer, a psyber-eagle (which is apparently more lethal than a storm bolter), and some nasty psychic powers. If an enemy unit arrives from reserve within 12" of him, he and his unit can shoot at it, even if it's not his turn. He also makes Inquisitorial Henchmen Troops and removes the limit you have on them, so you can easily make a Grey Knights army without any actual Grey Knights. And the cherry on top? You get all of this for a paltry 100 points.		*'''Inquisitor Torquemada Coteaz''' - Torquemada - do not beg him for mercy. Torquemada - do not ask him for forgiveness. Let's face it - you can't Torquemada anything! - The big bad Inquisitor, with a master-crafted Daemon hammer, a psyber-eagle (which is apparently more lethal than a storm bolter), and some nasty psychic powers. If an enemy unit arrives from reserve within 12" of him, he and his unit can shoot at it, even if it's not his turn. He also makes Inquisitorial Henchmen Troops and removes the limit you have on them, so you can easily make a Grey Knights army without any actual Grey Knights. And the cherry on top? You get all of this for a paltry 100 points.

	*'''Inquisitor Karamazov''' - Hang on, isn't this guy Ordo Hereticus? What's he doing here? He's no longer a Monstrous Creature anymore, despite his size, but he does have the statline of one, and has a master-crafted multi-melta (that he can fire on the move and assault in the same turn) and power sword, and an orbital strike beacon (that he can fire on a friendly unit to prevent scatter). However, he can't embark on transports and has no Invulnerable save; a single S10 hit is all that's needed to end Krazypantsoff's purges. Which, honestly, [[railgun\|you can't really blame the Tau player for enjoying]]. He's an ~~Independant~~ Character, so you can join him with some ~~shootty~~ unit and PURGE EVERYTHING with orbital strikes. And he also has a nice set of grenades...		*'''Inquisitor Karamazov''' - Hang on, isn't this guy Ordo Hereticus? What's he doing here? He's no longer a Monstrous Creature anymore, despite his size, but he does have the statline of one, and has a master-crafted multi-melta (that he can fire on the move and assault in the same turn) and power sword, and an orbital strike beacon (that he can fire on a friendly unit to prevent scatter). However, he can't embark on transports and has no Invulnerable save; a single S10 hit is all that's needed to end Krazypantsoff's purges. Which, honestly, [[railgun\|you can't really blame the Tau player for enjoying]]. He's an Independent Character, so you can join him with some shooty unit and PURGE EVERYTHING with orbital strikes. And he also has a nice set of grenades...

	*'''Inquisitor Valeria''' - An Ordo Xenos Inquisitor with lots of nifty toys to play with. In addition to a laspistol (lol) she has a [[Blame!\|Graviton Beamer]], a S10 AP1 Pistol(!) that can be fired once per game. She also carries a power weapon that lets her roll an additional two attacks, but makes her attack herself if she rolls a double for those two. Her Hyperstone Maze can instantly kill any Independent Character or Monstrous Creature, provided they roll over their remaining Wounds on a D6. Finally her last piece of special wargear means that successful saves against her attacks have to be rerolled. She's pretty reliant on chance, but her scary-good wargear makes up for her unimpressive statline.		*'''Inquisitor Valeria''' - An Ordo Xenos Inquisitor with lots of nifty toys to play with. In addition to a laspistol (lol) she has a [[Blame!\|Graviton Beamer]], a S10 AP1 Pistol(!) that can be fired once per game. She also carries a power weapon that lets her roll an additional two attacks, but makes her attack herself if she rolls a double for those two. Her Hyperstone Maze can instantly kill any Independent Character or Monstrous Creature, provided they roll over their remaining Wounds on a D6. Finally her last piece of special wargear means that successful saves against her attacks have to be rerolled. She's pretty reliant on chance, but her scary-good wargear makes up for her unimpressive statline.
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	*'''Razorback''' - A Rhino with a big gun on the back. Good for providing fire support for PAGKs of all kinds.		*'''Razorback''' - A Rhino with a big gun on the back. Good for providing fire support for PAGKs of all kinds.

	*'''Inquisitorial Chimera''' - Pretty much only good for Inquisitors and their henchmen, you shouldn't need more than one or two unless you want to field a no-GK army. In which case you may as well be playing Imperial Guard, although they can take ~~Terminator's~~ in them! BAWKSES, FOR TERMINATORS!		*'''Inquisitorial Chimera''' - Pretty much only good for Inquisitors and their henchmen, you shouldn't need more than one or two unless you want to field a no-GK army. In which case you may as well be playing Imperial Guard, although they can take Terminators in them! BAWKSES, FOR TERMINATORS!

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	*'''Dreadnought''' - It's a Dreadnought, what's not to like? Autocannons with psybolt ammunition make for surprisingly nice long-ranged anti-tank (two twin-linked Autocannons with Psybolt ammo is 10 points cheaper than a twin-linked Lascannon) but the Assault Cannon is better for close range. It's no slouch in melee either (unless the DCCW was exchanged for another gun). However, it shares the common Dreadnought weakness of meltas and monstrous creatures. Psyfleman dreads are the bane of transports, pumping out FOUR count them, FOUR s8 shots at long range. 3 of these plus 3 Venerable psyfledreads can blow apart anything below AV 13 to bits without breaking a sweat.		*'''Dreadnought''' - It's a Dreadnought, what's not to like? Autocannons with psybolt ammunition make for surprisingly nice long-ranged anti-tank (two twin-linked Autocannons with Psybolt ammo is 10 points cheaper than a twin-linked Lascannon) but the Assault Cannon is better for close range. It's no slouch in melee either (unless the DCCW was exchanged for another gun). However, it shares the common Dreadnought weakness of meltas and monstrous creatures. Psyfleman dreads are the bane of transports, pumping out FOUR count them, FOUR s8 shots at long range. 3 of these plus 3 Venerable psyfledreads can blow apart anything below AV 13 to bits without breaking a sweat.

	*'''Nemesis Dreadknight''' - Xzibit's take on Power Armor, this unit alone is probably responsible for at least 30% of the [[rage]] directed against the Grey Knights. A mechanical Monstrous Creature with a 2+ armor save and a 5+ invulnerable save, this thing is designed to take on Greater Daemons, Tyranid bio-monsters, and the like. Slap three on the field and watch your opponent complain incessantly. However: 130 points seems cheap, but keep in mind that this means it will have no upgrades or ranged weapons at all; ranged weapons cost 30+ points apiece, and the Teleporter costs 75 points. Close combat upgrades are the cheapest and may help in melee, but you'll be down -1 Attack for close combat for giving up one of your doomfists. You may as well, because you don't get any real benefit from Doomfists - they're Dreadnought Close Combat weapons, and so a Monstrous Creature can't use them to buff himself to Strength 10. It's purely there because Games Workshop didn't want to give him one of the other Nemesis Force Weapons to make him ~~Initative~~ 6, Strength 10, 4+ Invulnerable save, or anything else (because giving him Falchions is stupid, and giving him any other weapon is overpowered). The Teleporter does not make them lose Monstrous Creature status. Watch out for Necrons and Gargoyles, they will ruin your shit. He also is the only one non-fearless MC in entire 40k, so beware the IG psyker squad on Chimera, or even paired with Hellhound, because it could tank shock this guy, and chase him in 6’, for no regroups allowed. Be afraid of Dark Eldar players, their Venoms, Warriors, Hellions and Scourges can drop a surprising amount of poisoned shots on your Dreadknights in one turn, Blasterborn squads will rape a Dreadknight unless you take the Field. Even still just don't take it against Dark Eldar armies PERIOD. Even 10 Wyches pistoling this guy to death will kill him.		*'''Nemesis Dreadknight''' - Xzibit's take on Power Armor, this unit alone is probably responsible for at least 30% of the [[rage]] directed against the Grey Knights. A mechanical Monstrous Creature with a 2+ armor save and a 5+ invulnerable save, this thing is designed to take on Greater Daemons, Tyranid bio-monsters, and the like. Slap three on the field and watch your opponent complain incessantly. However: 130 points seems cheap, but keep in mind that this means it will have no upgrades or ranged weapons at all; ranged weapons cost 30+ points apiece, and the Teleporter costs 75 points. Close combat upgrades are the cheapest and may help in melee, but you'll be down -1 Attack for close combat for giving up one of your doomfists. You may as well, because you don't get any real benefit from Doomfists - they're Dreadnought Close Combat weapons, and so a Monstrous Creature can't use them to buff himself to Strength 10. It's purely there because Games Workshop didn't want to give him one of the other Nemesis Force Weapons to make him Initiative 6, Strength 10, 4+ Invulnerable save, or anything else (because giving him Falchions is stupid, and giving him any other weapon is overpowered). The Teleporter does not make them lose Monstrous Creature status. Watch out for Necrons and Gargoyles, they will ruin your shit. He also is the only one non-fearless MC in entire 40k, so beware the IG psyker squad on Chimera, or even paired with Hellhound, because it could tank shock this guy, and chase him in 6’, for no regroups allowed. Be afraid of Dark Eldar players, their Venoms, Warriors, Hellions and Scourges can drop a surprising amount of poisoned shots on your Dreadknights in one turn, Blasterborn squads will rape a Dreadknight unless you take the Field. Even still just don't take it against Dark Eldar armies PERIOD. Even 10 Wyches pistoling this guy to death will kill him.

	*'''Land Raider/Crusader/Redeemer''' - The choice of Space Marines everywhere for Terminator transport, the Grey Knights Land Raiders are similar to the Land Raiders used by everyone else. The standard "Godhammer" pattern is schizo, the Crusader has the best transport capacity, and the Redeemer is excellent for mowing down swarms of troops. ''DO NOT'' take Psybolt ammunition for the Crusader, because the Hurricane Bolters will no longer count as Defensive weapons. Unlike other Marine Chapters, you get Psycannons instead of Assault cannons, meaning you have longer range and higher strength, for no penalty.		*'''Land Raider/Crusader/Redeemer''' - The choice of Space Marines everywhere for Terminator transport, the Grey Knights Land Raiders are similar to the Land Raiders used by everyone else. The standard "Godhammer" pattern is schizo, the Crusader has the best transport capacity, and the Redeemer is excellent for mowing down swarms of troops. ''DO NOT'' take Psybolt ammunition for the Crusader, because the Hurricane Bolters will no longer count as Defensive weapons. Unlike other Marine Chapters, you get Psycannons instead of Assault cannons, meaning you have longer range and higher strength, for no penalty.