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Hello,

I'm looking to start up this army for a competitive tournament we're holding at my local store and I was wondering how it would hold up in that kind of scene.

HQ
Wolf Lord – Thunder wolf, Runic Armour, Storm Shield, Thunder Hammer, Saga of the Bear, 2 Wolves of Fenris – 280

Wolf Lord – Thunder Wolf, Runic Armour, Storm Shield, Powerfist, Wolftail Talisman, Saga of the Wolfkin, 2 Wolves of Fenris – 260

Wolf Lord - Thunder Wolf, Runic Armour, Storm Shield, Frost Axe, Saga of the Warrior, 2 Wolves of Fenris – 275

6 Long Fangs – 1 Squad leader, 5 Missile Launchers – 140
6 Long Fangs – 1 Squad leader, 5 Missile Launchers - 140
6 Long Fangs – 1 Squad leader, 5 Missile Launchers - 140

Grey Hunters – 10 Marines, 2 Meltaguns, Powerfist, Rhino – 215
Grey Hunters – 10 Marines, 2 Meltaguns, Powerfist, Rhino – 215
Grey Hunters – 10 Marines, 2 Meltaguns, Powerfist, Rhino – 215

Fenrisian Wolf Pack – 15 Wolves – 120

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Basically the wolf lords and the fenrisian wolves make a huge unit and kill things across the board while the grey hunters score and pop tanks with meltaguns when they can and the long fangs pop any vehicles they can see.

I'm just worried about the wolf pack being focused too much and not having the durability I need with just 21 fenrisian wolves to absorb fire.

Opinions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

I would add a thunderwolf calv so those lords can be a unit. Also razor backs are the way to go for SW. Drop the Grey hunters to 5 or 6 and turn those rhinos to las-plas razors.

But the main thing is with the new Grey Knights Thunderwolf cal can be a bad thing since they will auto kill most of them and ignore armor saves.

I'd say you're wll on your way to a fine looking Wolfstar list. I'll offer up suggestions based on what I've used and hope they help.

I've run lists with 3 Lords in the past and they usually work out okay, I'd just make sure they have at least Saga of the Bear and Saga of Magesty. Saga of the Warrior born is cool and all but is situational at best. Saga of Magesty will help when losing a lot of puppies from hails of gunfire or combat resolution.

Next up, go ahead and trim off the Wolves from the Lords. The 15 in the Fenrisian Wolf pack is more than enough for them to sit in and enjoy thorough destruction on the cheap (6 Fenrisians for the Lords is 60 points, 15 Fenrisians is 120 as a Fast Attack). You would probably take Fenrisians if you attached the lords to thunderwolves for Wound Allocation but we'll stick with them going with the puppies as they're cheaper and less of a liability when considering the Grey Knights and plethora of other instakilling nastiness.

Next up are the Grey Hunters, we'll trim them down to 8 Strong and kit them with Mark, Standard and Power Weapon. With the shaved hunters points and Power Fists, we'll throw in some Wolf Guard with Power Fists and Combi-meltas for ultimate utility. This will cost you 9 points extra over the current points cost but we've made room for those already.

I would next trim a Long Fang pack and use their points for 2 Razorbacks for the other Missile Launcher Long Fangs so as to help with Dawn of War, add mobile Fire Support and extra transports for Grey Hunters who need to GTFO when the heats too much. I would also consider switching 2 Missile Launchers for Lascannons or Plasma Cannons to help with AP 2 goodness and heavier armor.

With the leftover points you can splurge on heavier weapons, more kit or other adjustments as you see fit.