a-bomb question

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**ghuhagen**

Yeah just wondering if warp shards are competitive for the a-bomb? thanks in advance

**Hargus56**

15pts for a 6+ ward save against magic and the ability to deal hit ethereals or hit things that have the cannot be hit except by magical attacks rule. Would suck to have your HPA get tarpitted by some Bainshees or by a single hero with some armor or tailsman that makes him immune except from magical attacks hold up your big bad 235pt HPA, better to spend the extra 15 pts.

**Ralin Givens**

Yus their amazing

**ghuhagen**

Thanks guys

**HawaiiMatt**

No, don't ever take them. Me and my wraiths think that 5 more clan rats is a better buy.

-Matt

**Ralin Givens**

Sarcastic Matt is sarcastic

**streamdragon**

It really depends on you local opponents though. I have yet to run up against anything ethereal, and skaven do have a large number of magic attacks in the form of weapon teams, warp lightning cannons, anything with the "Warpstone Weapons" rule like Jezzails and Globadiers and ya know, spells and magical weapons.

That said, 15 points isn't a whole lot. That 1-in-6 time that the ward save comes through...

**Vulcan**

Since you are already payingover 14x that amount for the Abomb in the first place, I'd go ahead and do it. The only reason not to is if you are within 15 points of fitting another rare unit into your army (say, you want a second Cannon and you only have 80 points left in your rare allocation).