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Wraiths are incredible.
I tried wraiths for the first time the other day. It was just three wraiths with some whip coils. It was a cities of death game so there was a lot of rubble (perfect) and the wraiths didn't care one bit. They stormed across the table, almost got into combat with a 10 man tac squad with a captain, but then some terminators showed up and spoiled the fun.
They fired into the wraiths causing one wound. Next turn, I charged them. Two were dead instantly. They attacked back and insta killed one without a wound. His turn went by and the assault continued. I killed one of his terminators and he did nothing to me. Back to my turn, I killed off his last two terminators and continued to the tac squad, who were now making a mad dash across the street to a new building (which would probably have won him the game). He ran more and then I charged his tac squad.
There were enough guys out of base contact that they went before me. They killed the one wraith with a wound. And after that it was just a clusterfest of me killing off half of his tac squad while only taking one wound.
My friend thinks that wraiths need a price increase (they are cheaper than termies and better, his words not mine). I personally think that they are fine the way they are. Who is right?

They are not cheaper when you take whipcoils.

Tell him next time to take Assault Terminators to actually have an even comparison. Regular terminators are flexible, and he used them as a counter assault unit in a game with lots of intervening terrain which reduced the effect of their Storm Bolters.

Wraiths are awesome for sure, but asking for a price increase in a situation where they clearly had the advantage is a bit odd. Stick a Destroyer Lord with them next time to really watch him blow a fuse.

Ss5fenix wrote:
They are not cheaper when you take whipcoils.

He had initiative 1 to begin with so the whip coils didn't matter.

Darrett wrote:
Tell him next time to take Assault Terminators to actually have an even comparison. Regular terminators are flexible, and he used them as a counter assault unit in a game with lots of intervening terrain which reduced the effect of their Storm Bolters.

Wraiths are awesome for sure, but asking for a price increase in a situation where they clearly had the advantage is a bit odd. Stick a Destroyer Lord with them next time to really watch him blow a fuse.

a Libby with Null zone really hurts them, thats the number 1 way to kill wraiths. cast null zone then hit them with things that will instagib them.

Thanks for all this info not to tell him. My wraiths shall live!