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Seriously though I have been using Cato lately and he is a beast. I have pulled off two coup de graces! It's a fun feat to pull off and people usually flip there lids when their big beasts go down in one hit. Plus he gives my army so many cool bonuses! He hasn't died on me yet and he is vicious with assault marines, sporting counter attack. I really think he outshines Calgar and he isn't as expensive. Vulkan is pretty deadly without a doubt but I find him more fitting against orks, when I know im using alot of flame throwers and meltas.

I don't like Cato's background but his rules are great.
My favorite SM Character is Logan Grimnar though...

The great VULKAN HE'STAN!

I have a friend that, when he played SM, he ran Vulkan for Chapter Tactics, and Sicarius as a beatstick.


Vulkan is crazy for his points. I wish Farsight/Shadowsun did half as much as He does for their points.

I like mephiston as a beatstick. Or lysander. They bother kick a$$.

Gabe Seth. Stick him in a big group of gaunts or boyz and watch him go to town.

Just wish he could take a jump pack.

Lysander, part techmarine, part one man fortress.

Shrike.
LRC+Terminators+Fleet=Hilarity ensues.

Lysander + TH/SS Termies = Lots of dead MCs.

Lysander is a good too, I just never understand why he has bolter drill. I figure most people would put him with assault Terminators, but that big yellow beast is still fun.

XCom wrote:Lysander is a good too, I just never understand why he has bolter drill. I figure most people would put him with assault Terminators, but that big yellow beast is still fun.

It's mainly a fluff rule but Lysander in a drop pod with Sternguard is fairly awesome...

purplefood wrote:

XCom wrote:Lysander is a good too, I just never understand why he has bolter drill. I figure most people would put him with assault Terminators, but that big yellow beast is still fun.

It's mainly a fluff rule but Lysander in a drop pod with Sternguard is fairly awesome...

Wow I never actually thought of that, so he can play the role of a chaplain, except in the shooting phase.

purplefood wrote:Lysander is a good too, I just never understand why he has bolter drill. I figure most people would put him with assault Terminators, but that big yellow beast is still fun.

There's no reason to put him with assault Terminators since they already do everything he does. It's just redundant. Bolter Drill is a holdover from when he was a sergeant upgrade in the 3rd ed Space Marines codex, and he could lead a tactical squad. It's cool that they advanced the story with him that way.

Lysander with a Sternguard squad or a tactical Terminator squad makes for an amazing amount of firepower. He's a bowling ball of an IC too, and can wreck just about anything. I'm really looking forward to playing a stupidly large game so I can use both him and Pedro Kantor together.

Brother SRM wrote:

purplefood wrote:Lysander is a good too, I just never understand why he has bolter drill. I figure most people would put him with assault Terminators, but that big yellow beast is still fun.

There's no reason to put him with assault Terminators since they already do everything he does. It's just redundant. Bolter Drill is a holdover from when he was a sergeant upgrade in the 3rd ed Space Marines codex, and he could lead a tactical squad. It's cool that they advanced the story with him that way.

Lysander with a Sternguard squad or a tactical Terminator squad makes for an amazing amount of firepower. He's a bowling ball of an IC too, and can wreck just about anything. I'm really looking forward to playing a stupidly large game so I can use both him and Pedro Kantor together.

What do you typically field Pedor Kantor with? Im curious to get some feedback on his strat.

Mephiston. Mine took down 2 tyranid mcs with his force weapon, a trygon in my turn, and a hive tyrant than ended up in base to base with him trying to assault some guardsmen he was in front of

Mechanized Space Corps wrote:Mephiston. Mine took down 2 tyranid mcs with his force weapon, a trygon in my turn, and a hive tyrant than ended up in base to base with him trying to assault some guardsmen he was in front of

Wow, Mephiston is boss. I hear a lot about him. He is the lord of death, so I guess it goes with the territory.

I gotta go with Vulkan. Thunerhammers, meltas, and flamers are like rock, paper, and scissors. One of them is going to beat whatever you're facing. You just have to know the right tool for the situation.

Brother SRM wrote:

purplefood wrote:Lysander is a good too, I just never understand why he has bolter drill. I figure most people would put him with assault Terminators, but that big yellow beast is still fun.

There's no reason to put him with assault Terminators since they already do everything he does. It's just redundant. Bolter Drill is a holdover from when he was a sergeant upgrade in the 3rd ed Space Marines codex, and he could lead a tactical squad. It's cool that they advanced the story with him that way.

Lysander with a Sternguard squad or a tactical Terminator squad makes for an amazing amount of firepower. He's a bowling ball of an IC too, and can wreck just about anything. I'm really looking forward to playing a stupidly large game so I can use both him and Pedro Kantor together.

Can i just point out i didn't write that?

I have to go with Vulkan.

He's nasty in CC and the Chapter Tactics are beyond compare.

Mephiston for mass murder. Dante is nice, Sanguinor, well, he is Slayer of Thine Foe
Fun to see Abbadon getting killed by the golden wonderboy/Mat Ward.

I actually like Draigo the best.With a psychic test,he deals out force attacks that wound MEQ on 2+,coupled with the best save possible.He is even more durable than Lysander,being toughness 5,is carring frag grenades,fearless,Daemonbane,master crafted weapon.Daemons,DP,Obliterators,Daemonicly possessed Marines and Vehicles,The Avatar,Mandrakes,The Decaptator(cannot spell his name) from DE.He wails on them all at Str 10,preferred enemy,psykouts.He is just beastly.



My second favourite is Shrike.His pose is epic.It looks like he is about to slash down and stab,and do some dancing techniques to fight.I love double LC in PA.It just looks like Wolverine!

Chaplin in terminator armour. No matter what your rules can do, your never going too look as cool as this guy

Toastedandy wrote:Chaplin in terminator armour. No matter what your rules can do, your never going too look as cool as this guy

I usually always field the chaplain in Term armor. He is probably one of my favorite looking models and the most fun I had painting a unit.

Up untill Finecast,I always hated him because the Crozius bent at the head.Always.

Pedro Kantor - Just read Rhyns world.

Alesso Cortez - READ RHYNS WORLD!

Deadshot wrote:Up untill Finecast,I always hated him because the Crozius bent at the head.Always.

Must still hate him, because he is still pewter.

Really?I thought I saw him in Finecast?Maybe it was something else.

Marneus has always been my favorite character since I play Ultramarines but I am going to try a game or two with Sicarius just for fun. I also like the coup de grace attack. Not to many people play him from what I've seen so I am looking forward to it. The Ultramarines alone have many fun characters to try out. I love Orton Cassius too.


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Toastedandy wrote:Chaplin in terminator armour. No matter what your rules can do, your never going too look as cool as this guy

Agreed in spades. Thanks for the pic. I have to get this one painted. 120+ points cheaper than Marneus and with TH/SS termies it not only looks good but it packs a nasty wallop.

He's not fine cast yet but im sure he will be.

spacemarinejunkie wrote:Not to many people play him from what I've seen so I am looking forward to it.

Reason being,for the same points,you could get either 5 TH/SS termies,or Lysander,who ID most things anyway,and has a 2+,3++,4 wounds,and EW.Sicarius has,either 4,Str 4 attacks,1 Str 6 ID attack,and a 2+,4++,aqnd feel no pain.The reroll to Steal the Initiative,or give a Tac squad USR,just isn't worth it.