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With the changes to sniper rifles and outflanking what do you think about running a 5 man squad of wolf scouts with sniper rifles?

I know that I could always 5 man melta outflank and hope to pop a tank but if I do not want to make a suicide squad.

Sniper scouts as an allied force, then maybe. Here no.

They are not scoring and do not have camo or stealth.
Then the improvement is when you roll 6s, so your BS doesn't matter.

Ergo BA and vanilla sniper scouts are actually better for cheaper. This is a bad sign.

Then the outflank move isn't as good as it used to be, but it is still worth it.

Wolf Scouts took a big hit and are currently in a bad place right now. I stripped them out of my list and put in a Wolf Priest with Saga of the Hunter to attach to any squad I want.

pretre wrote:Wolf Scouts took a big hit and are currently in a bad place right now. I stripped them out of my list and put in a Wolf Priest with Saga of the Hunter to attach to any squad I want.

This. A Wolf Priest with a combi-plasma, plus 10 Wolf Guard terminators equals comedy. With Acute Senses letting you reroll for side, and the decrease in effectiveness of assaults outflankers spelling the end of Officers of the Fleet, the Wolves ability to project deep threats is stronger than ever.