Non-cheesey SW list

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**TheAngrySquig**

I really like the Space Wolves and pre-heresy, so I want to try and make a pre-heresy SW army, but I don't want everyone running around in circles shouting

. Is it possible to make a non-cheesey list for them, I know not to include long fangs, but what else should I do? Also I would like to note that I don't want to use them to win, just for fun, so it doesn't really matter if its competitive or not

**Joey**

If it's for fun then use whatever you think is "cool".
If it's to win then prepare to use cheese.

**TheAngrySquig**

Lol, I don't want to make the people I play against angry tho

**Grimtuff**

Joey wrote:If it's for fun then use whatever you think is "cool".
If it's to win then prepare to use cheese.

Every list is designed to win. That is the objective of the game...

The point is to have fun.

As for SW's, just stay away from the stupid JOTWW/Long Fang missile spam and you'll be relatively fine. My SW list gets not cheese comments whatsoever, mainly as I steer away from these two bugbears, mainly as Living Lightning is FAR more useful and LF spam is out of character for the army IMO.

**TheAngrySquig**

So is putting a bunch of Rhino mounted Grey Hunters and not taking a Preist is good?

**Brother SRM**

TheAngrySquig wrote:So is putting a bunch of Rhino mounted Grey Hunters and not taking a Preist is good?

You can take a priest, sure. Just don't take Jaws. Honestly, Jaws and Long Fang spam are the only things in that codex that are genuinely cheesy, while Grey Hunters are just a bit undercosted. Avoid Long Fang spam and Jaws and go nuts.

**TheAngrySquig**

I would rather take a Wolf Lord to use as Russ, who I'd wager wasn't a psyker of any note, so I'm ok at avoiding Jaws

**Grimtuff**

Brother SRM wrote:
TheAngrySquig wrote:So is putting a bunch of Rhino mounted Grey Hunters and not taking a Preist is good?

You can take a priest, sure. Just don't take Jaws. Honestly, Jaws and Long Fang spam are the only things in that codex that are genuinely cheesy, while Grey Hunters are just a bit undercosted. Avoid Long Fang spam and Jaws and go nuts.

JOTWW is honestly one of those things that confuses me. No doubt, it is super powerful, but Living Lightning for me is just much more universally useful (and many SW players in my area agree) for it in effect being (except for on a roll of a 1) at least an unlimited range Autocannon.

**TheAngrySquig**

Unlimited range autocannon sounds fun

**Andilus Greatsword**

Yeah, and honestly a lot of units in the Codex are worse than other Marines' options (Sky Claws, Bikers, Terminators). That said, I play an assault-heavy SW list that goes light on Long Fangs. Play what you want and just don't run MSU GH with 4 Rune Priests and 20 Missile Launchers if you want to avoid the complaints.

**TheAngrySquig**

lol, I'll try to avoid using more missiles then troops