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Does it make a difference how many Rippers I put on a 40mm base? It always counts as one swarm, right? I'm trying to spread the few I have to make more units.

4-5 rippers per base is fine but no lower. I think 7 per base is the best to give the ''swarm'' feel


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Also, put a few scattered remains of armies you've played to make it look cool.

I'd go to three and I would do a variety of bases with different numbers on ranging from 3 to 7 with an average of 4.857 per base.

When I built mine under 4 ed codex I out three per base because they had 3A and 3W (not sure what they are now).
I would say that is the bare minimum but like Tyranid Horde said, 5-7 will look much better.

I go with 3.
3 wounds, 3 rippers. Simple.

Remember to magnetize the rippers on one base per swarm to use as a wound counter.

Alex Kolodotschko wrote:I go with 3.
3 wounds, 3 rippers. Simple.

Remember to magnetize the rippers on one base per swarm to use as a wound counter.

Does this mean each the maximum wound of a Ripper Swarm base is only 3, no matter how many models you put them on?

Alex Kolodotschko wrote:I go with 3.
3 wounds, 3 rippers. Simple.

Remember to magnetize the rippers on one base per swarm to use as a wound counter.

Goin by that then he could have 6 per base which fits in with the 5-7 swarm feel, 2 rippers = 1 wound lol.