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I was wondering how people generally dealt with massed vortex grenades in apocalypse battles.

Are there any ways to help prevent getting instapwned by them especially when used en masse?

Obviously spreading out will help or cheesing it up with disruptor beacons will help but I'm not sure of any other counters.

Any suggestions are appreciated.

Since you're limited to a maximum of one vortex grenade per side, you should never have more than two in any game.

*erm*

Vortex missile formation and the vortexes from the warlord titan.

One of the biggest and best tactics is to charge the enemy ASAP and get amongst them so the scatter of the vortex won't hit you so much as them....equal payment.

Accept that there are many things in Apocalypse that are incapable of being dealt with intelligently, as that is the entire point of Apocalypse.

Accept that there are many things in Apocalypse that are incapable of being dealt with intelligently, as that is the entire point of Apocalypse.

I refuse! There has to be some counter out there. If not I should scratchbuild a datasheet for one.... muwahahaha

I'm probably going to be facing 50+ votex nades in this upcoming battle

Vache Glace wrote:

I'm probably going to be facing 50+ votex nades in this upcoming battle

I'm almost afraid to ask, "How?!?"

Pray very hard, and wave your arms vigorously in the direction you want it to go, make sure to yell at it as well.

Vortexbat- 100 points + units

All squads in the formation have a soldier equipped with Vortex bats.

roll d6, on a result of 4+ the vortex grenade is knocked 2d6 in the direction of the thrower and will not scatter off where it lands. On any other results, the grenade hit's its mark and will not scatter from that spot.

risky, but could be silly funny

Okay. There is actually a rule in my FLGS that strategic assets can only be taken once on each side.

That means a max of 2 vortex nades, if nobody has vortex missiles etc.

I think people who wanna cheese out like that miss the whole point of playing apoc. Its easier just to make a house rule for the more clear cut cheese.