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What is everyones' opinions on how to best play a rune priest? Rhino with GH or Land Raider with BC? Multiple uses of psychic shooting or charge in and jaws? Is he a viable objective holder?

He has certainly been weakened in close combat when compared to the old RP.

That's a good question.
The problem is to provide a delivery system for this guy
so that he can use his devastating power, the jays, unhindered.
I'd stick him into a Rhino with a unit of GH's.
If you use multiple Rhinos you could partially block LoS
to the RP's Rhino so that his Rhino eventually gets a cover save.

He is no good in close combat anymore. I think the best they have going is blocking psychic powers on a 4+. Basically you have to keep them in a vehicle to keep them safe... There is just too much scary gak out there that can kill them quickly. Even Njal is not good in close combat. I think if you keep them cheap the 4+ psychic block is worth it but the other psychic powers are situational at best.

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I'm thinking that I'll be fielding mine near my Long Fangs. Take Master of Runes and the powers Living Lightning and Storm Caller. Long range fire power with a Space Wolf Kustom Force Field.

I stick him in a Rhino with nine Grey Hunters and JOWW+Tempest's Wrath. Then again, I have to play against a lot of Daemons...

Armandloft wrote:I'm thinking that I'll be fielding mine near my Long Fangs. Take Master of Runes and the powers Living Lightning and Storm Caller. Long range fire power with a Space Wolf Kustom Force Field.

Well, if he's too far away from the enemy, he hardly can use his psychic hood.
I'd stick him into a Rhino and keep him at mid-field.

He is a support/toolbox character.
Crazy good at it too with his gear and powers selection.

Rhino is decent.

I've been theoryhammering putting him on a bike to tag along with a maxed out Swiftclaw squad....prob. more 'fun' than truely effective though.

@Sanctjud:
I'm not surprised that YOU came up with bike idea.
If so, I'd let him lead a larger Biker unit.
A lone Biker is a dead Biker.

Lol, I love those bikers...of all kinds.

I was thinking:

Wolf Priest, bike
Rune Priest, bike, Chooser, Wolftail, Jaws and 3D6 str 3 attack.

10 Swiftclaws, Fist, Melta, Hvy bolter Attack bike.
Wolf guard, bike, Fist, Combi-melta.

Maybe a seonc rune priest with bike, Jaws and Living thunder.

It's really just an anti-infantry unit...with limited melta ability to get guys out of those transports. Nothing really competitive, just a bike spam.

But I do like scoring loyalist bikes though...if only Vanilla SM could get double the HQ slots........./sigh.

I dont think you can take them same power twice.

But a Biked priest with Living Lightning and Jaws of the world wolf is a good way to run him. Lightnings vs those pesky vehicles or far-away targets and Jaws for any infantry type model within the 24". Edit: 36"

It depends on how you interpret it. I see it as you can't take the same combination of powers.

Yea I like jaw + lightning.
Lightning if he wants to contribute to shooting AV, or Jaws when vs. infantry.