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I just noticed, or more, realized, that if you take a techpriest (which are lame), you can take four servitors with heavy weapons, and they have BS 4. That means you can take basically a devastator squad for not a lot of points. Sure, you don't have that many wounds, but you can ditch the first one on the techpriest, and that's a heck of a lot of cheap firepower regardless. Am I missing something or is this a pretty sweet deal??

They also have pretty good armour, at 4+, although admittedly not SM good.

It's not terrible, but you have problems with no ablative wounds. Minimal shooting guts the squad.

As an added consideration, they generally cost a doctrine and an elites slot that you could have taken Hardened Vets with.

If you do want the cheap devastator squad, consider taking an Elite WH or DH inquisitor. You lose 1 servitor, but if you go dirt cheap you can get the Inq with bolter and 3 HB servitors for 96 points if memory serves. Pop in some sages for rerolls and ablative wounds and it isn't bad BS 4 fun. Alternately, get some mystics and rock DS armies.

captain.gordino wrote:I just noticed, or more, realized, that if you take a techpriest (which are lame), you can take four servitors with heavy weapons, and they have BS 4. That means you can take basically a devastator squad for not a lot of points. Sure, you don't have that many wounds, but you can ditch the first one on the techpriest, and that's a heck of a lot of cheap firepower regardless. Am I missing something or is this a pretty sweet deal??

They also have pretty good armour, at 4+, although admittedly not SM good.

Are we talking tech-marines for SM or actual Tech-preists? Because tech-marines are awesome. Using them as an extra melee character bringing two PF hits and three PW hits on the charge as well as a flamer on the way in and a twin linked PP with a 2+ save is great. Supports other characters very well.