Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

Hello,
I'm still fairly new to the game w/ a total of 3-4 games in. I want to try out some link teams either muyibs or lasiq(unsure how effective they are as a team), looking for any advice from any haqq. players that have used either team. (tactics, loadouts, etc.)
Thanks,DM

I'm a huge fan of linked Muyibs. Since their AVA is 6 I often, pending the size of the game, take a full six of them.

MUYIB Rifle + Light Grenade Launcher (Normal and Smoke Ammo.) / Pistol, Knife (23 | 1)
Religious Troop, V: Dogged

2x MUYIB Rifle + Light Shotgun, Panzerfaust, D-Charges / Pistol, Knife (25 | 0.5)
Religious Troop, V: Dogged

2x MUYIB (Minelayer) Rifle + Light Shotgun, D.E.P. Viral Mines / Pistol, Knife (25)
Religious Troop, V: Dogged, Minelayer

MUYIB (X Visor) Spitfire, D-Charges / Pistol, Knife (31 | 1)
Religious Troop, V: Dogged, X Visor

154 Points | SWC: 3


Obviously you cannot link all 6 together, but I will often use the LGL as my LT and provide smoke cover for the link team. This isn't to say Lasiq are not fun in a link, but I haven't used much other than

2x LASIQ Viral Rifle + Light Shotgun / Pistol, Knife (26)
CH: Mimetism, Climbing Plus, Religious Troop, X Visor

LASIQ Viral Sniper Rifle / Pistol, Knife (29 | 1.5)
CH: Mimetism, Climbing Plus, Religious Troop, X Visor

81 Points | SWC: 1.5

You'd be amazed at how much death a burst 4 Viral Rifle can bring with an X Visor.

I'm still unfamiliar with link rules, but I thought is was only the team leader that can shoot durning ur active turn & only +1 to a leaders weapons burst? How does the team act durning ARO?

In ARO, every member of the link gets the bonuses. This is covered in the description of each individual bonus.

As noted here, the link team leader is merely whoever you want to act as you spend each order. Just make sure as you change it that each guy is still within the area of a circular template with the new leader.

As far as the links, Muyibs are pretty amazing. I wouldn't run the minelayers in a 5 man link team, but I love them in vanilla haqq as my 2 muyibs I can take. That is just my playstyle though, as I prefer a doctor and 2 LGLs. Dogged doctors are super fun.

Your mileage may vary with the minelayer ones, but I've ran into a few player that like to try to jump in behind you.

I found the pair of mines places in my deployment area as a major deterant to those.

But...the minelayers are also the cheapest in points and SWC...

Thanks for everyones advice, I have to say that the wiki to me is so much easier to learn from than the rulebook. Really looking forward to trying both out.
Just want to make sure I get this right, in the reactive turn ARO models in a link become B2?
-DM

Yep, so those 2 shot panzerfausts could fully unload their rounds in a single ARO.

WOW link teams are awesome. I'm placing an order for more muyibs & lasiqs today.

Keep in mind, you can only have one linked team at a time.

Yes I read that which is a bummer but can see how that can be way too powerful. Gonna try the muyibs first backed up by ragiks & a lasiq sniper or fiday if possible. (200pts.)

What you could do is run a list of the components to make Link teams of both units, link one, and then when you're done milking the link benefits of that squad, dissolve the link and establish a new one with the other units.

valthonis wrote:Yep, so those 2 shot panzerfausts could fully unload their rounds in a single ARO.

I don't think weapons with limited ammo recieve a boost to their burst.

KoganStyle wrote:
I don't think weapons with limited ammo recieve a boost to their burst.

Linked Team Bonuses

They do, but you're still limited by your ammo, so if your link leader goes B2 with a Panzerfaust, then that fig is out of ammo, same in the reactive turn, if you go for a B2 Panzerfaust ARO.

Most of the time you will probably only need one. But it's +3 BS! Gotta love that.

Quick question, lets say I have the majority of my team in the open & a enemy model pokes his head around a corner to take a shot at my team leader do:
A) only the leader been shot at ARO's
or
B) the entire team ARO's since they can ALL see the enemy.

Just want to confirm before my next game.

Any of the team that has LoF gets an ARO.

with bonus as well! if i remember correctly.

Good point - I think you do remember correctly, but can someone confirm?

"In the reactive turn, all linked figures (The Team Leader and all members) gain all Bonuses provided for being part of a Linked Team (Depending the number of members the Team has). Contrary to an active turn, the linked figures, when reacting in ARO, perform dice rolls and apply their effects to the enemy, and they still benefit from Linked Team Bonuses. "

From the Wiki, and iirc copied almost directly from the pages about Linked Teams in Human Sphere. So yeah. B2 AROs from everyone. Nifty.

Ouch!

And nice - depending on which side of the ARO you're on (and how many minis have LOF!), of course...