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 A GumyBear wrote:

 R3YNO wrote:
I like the fluff of the Kroot, but I never have used them in a game. I felt that fire warriors where better for troops. The hounds are interesting but kroot have rapid fire guns which makes assaults weird.

I never really cared for the Vespid. For the fast attack slot, pathfinders will always be chosen over them. Crisis suits do their job and better.

Kroot arent really geared up for assault nowdays, they are more of the speed bump unit they have to get through before they get to juicy fire warriors and the like when it comes to CC, they are best used as a unit full of snipers to gun down MCs

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I understand that, Im just saying that since them being now retooled as sniper unit the hounds seem kinda meh. I know the kroot screen is a popular strategy and that would be a good way to use them. Im just saying that I don't use them.

There are a lot of fun things to do with Kroot that you just can't do with Firewarriors. Like outflank and shoot a bunch of Eldar units to bits on the back field and claim their objective.

My absolute favorite was when a guy charged my Kroot and I announced how many units were overwatching. The look on his face when he saw the congaline going within 6" through the bulk of my army.

 R3YNO wrote:

 A GumyBear wrote:

 R3YNO wrote:
I like the fluff of the Kroot, but I never have used them in a game. I felt that fire warriors where better for troops. The hounds are interesting but kroot have rapid fire guns which makes assaults weird.

I never really cared for the Vespid. For the fast attack slot, pathfinders will always be chosen over them. Crisis suits do their job and better.

Kroot arent really geared up for assault nowdays, they are more of the speed bump unit they have to get through before they get to juicy fire warriors and the like when it comes to CC, they are best used as a unit full of snipers to gun down MCs

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I understand that, Im just saying that since them being now retooled as sniper unit the hounds seem kinda meh. I know the kroot screen is a popular strategy and that would be a good way to use them. Im just saying that I don't use them.

I always take a hound or two. For one thing if I'm outflanking getting to re-roll the side can be nice. For another it helps me get over the tipping point for morale checks with a few less points (I normally take 16 kroot and a hound or two so you have to kill 5 before they take a morale test). Also this last one is about 90% psychological, but if they do get charged then having a few attacks slam in at I5 makes me smile.