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Cost 250+Models


Composition

Lord Kaldor Draigo
0-1 Grey Knight Grand Masters
0-2 Grey Knight Brother Captains
0-1 Librarians
2+ Squads of Paladins of at least 5 models. They must include an Apothecary
0+ Nemisis Dreadknights.




Special Rules
Strike Force

All units in this formation must enter play by deep strike. Deep Strike Draigo and his Unit first, then deep strike all units within 6" of Draiog, and they will not scatter.

Psychic Resonance
Any unit in the formation may reroll 1 of the dice used for a psychic test per game turn. Units and Independent Characters attached to units armed with a Brotherhood Banner count as being 1 mastery level higher than they normally are. This bonus is lost by ICs, if the IC leaves the unit. If the banner bearer is killed, this bonus is lost.


In the Shadow of the Master

Models with this rule with Line Of sight to Lord Kaldor Draigo gain +1 attack. This does not apply to Draigo.

Warp Vortex

This power may only be used 1 time per game. It may only be used if there are at least 5 of the following models alive, in any combination, and only if Draigo is alive


Librarians
Grand Masters
Captains
Dreadknights

If the conditions have been met, it counts as a psychic shooting attack with the following profile. Draigo is the one firing it and he may not benefit from Psychic Resonance. If the psychic test is failed, place the template over Draigo and resolve as normal. If Draigo takes perils and dies, place the template over the spot he used to be. Units in the formation may not use any other powers this turn.


Range Str AP Type
24" X X Heavy 1, Large Blast

Units under the template are removed from play with no saves or rules of any kind priotecting them. It obliterates you instantly. Gargantuan Creatures instead take D6 wounds with no saves, and Super Heavy Vehicles lose D3 structure points. If the Super Heavy or GC was a Psyker or Daemon, they must take a Ld test. Vehicles count as Ld 10. If it is failed, they lose an addaitonal SP or D3 wounds.

This formation is slightly on the OP side.

You get all those powers, and on top of all that, a 10" Vortex?!?

That's much too strong.

I suggest keeping the vortex to the size of a regular vortex grenade (small blast)...and then raise the price of the formation.

Heck, for only 250pts, I'd dump the warp vortex. All those other powers alone is easily worth 250pts, probably more.

Baer in miond that you will need to buy the 2 Captains, Libby and Grand Master, and a Dreadknight to use the power, and if any of them or Draiog is killedf then the vortex is gone too.

Deadshot wrote:Baer in miond that you will need to buy the 2 Captains, Libby and Grand Master, and a Dreadknight to use the power, and if any of them or Draiog is killedf then the vortex is gone too.

Yeah, but it's not like any of them is a handicap to the army. All are solid units that can contribute to the army. And now you've just increased all of them to Mastery Level +1 (which normally is a 50pt upgrade per), given everyone +1A as well as let them re-roll 1 die for their psychic tests.

Them dying is a non-issue. They can just fire the vortex on the turn they come in. You're talking about a 48" 10" blast vortex here! The normal vortex grenade is only 6" and small blast so presents a much greater danger to the user. Draigo eating his own vortex on a failed psychic test - of which he gets to re-roll 1 die - is not very likely.

I see. I'll do something then.

Assuming this would be a high points game, what is to stop you from taking 6 dreadknights to stop the casualties affecting the vortex?

Nothing, though the points till add up. And Draigo must be alive.


With the amount of ways to take out none EW in apoc, namely D weapons, taking out a few Dreadknights should be no problem. Also with the reduced range and Blast radius, it is less powerful.

Also, you may want to address scatter, at is, it will auto hit and take out 1-2 ork boy squads a turn.

It will scatter. What are you on about?


Also note that in total for Draigo and 2 5 man Paladin Squads with Apothecary, as well as the 250 extra, it costs 1225, without any upgrades on the Paladins.


For the Vortex it costs a MINIMUM of an additional 650 for 5 PLAIN Dreadknights.


This brings the cost of the formation up to a grand total or 1875 for a a Lrge Blast Vortex Grende with 24" range. That doesn't even include the upgrades for the DK or Paladins.