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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/05/23 09:54:27
Subject: BLOODTHIRSTER OR SKARBRAND?
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Furious Raptor
Melbourne Australia
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Thinking of whether to take Bloodthirster or Skarbrand to be my Word Bearers Ally.
LET THE DEBATE BEGIN.
(I run cultist Horde list and 2 heldrakes btw)
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FOR THE DARK GODS
Word Bearers 6000 Points
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/05/23 09:58:11
Subject: BLOODTHIRSTER OR SKARBRAND?
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Confessor Of Sins
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Skarbrand - cheapest, slow, kills almost anything it touches
Bloodthirster - expensive, faster, also kills almost anything it touches, can take gifts
The point difference isn't that big, but the BT is just so much faster and will still kill almost anything. It can also take gifts which can make it nigh on unkillable (4+ FNP is just sick).
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/05/23 10:08:18
Subject: BLOODTHIRSTER OR SKARBRAND?
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Furious Raptor
Melbourne Australia
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Shandara wrote:Skarbrand - cheapest, slow, kills almost anything it touches
Bloodthirster - expensive, faster, also kills almost anything it touches, can take gifts
The point difference isn't that big, but the BT is just so much faster and will still kill almost anything. It can also take gifts which can make it nigh on unkillable (4+ FNP is just sick).
Yeah. The greater rewards on Bloodthirster just cannot go wrong. feth.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/05/23 11:24:38
Subject: BLOODTHIRSTER OR SKARBRAND?
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Junior Officer with Laspistol
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There's no debate. It boils down to wings vs no wings. Wings in this example are vastly superior. Skabrand is powerful but too easy to avoid. The BT is very, very hard to out manoeuvre.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/05/23 12:49:50
Subject: BLOODTHIRSTER OR SKARBRAND?
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Dakka Veteran
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I'd take skarbrand if using deamons in cc as his area buff of hate/rage is damn good, but he's slow. Otherwise the basic thirster with exhaulted and greater gifts works for me his speed and power means what he hits is generally going to die.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/05/23 13:14:36
Subject: Re:BLOODTHIRSTER OR SKARBRAND?
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Hoary Long Fang with Lascannon
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Plus if you're taking Demons as an allie, you're not getting Skarbrand's warlord trait. Bloodthirster all day in this scenario
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/05/23 14:15:14
Subject: Re:BLOODTHIRSTER OR SKARBRAND?
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Fixture of Dakka
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There's no debate, Skarbrand is almost never better in an actual game than a Bloodthirster.
He's only better in hypothetical scenarios that are extremely unlikely to actually happen.
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2013/05/23 14:15:28
"'players must agree how they are going to select their armies, and if any restrictions apply to the number and type of models they can use."
This is an actual rule in the actual rulebook. Quit whining about how you can imagine someone's army touching you in a bad place and play by the actual rules.
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When people ask, "What's the point in understanding everything?" they've just disqualified themselves from using questions and should disappear in a puff of paradox. But they don't understand and just continue existing, which are also their only two strategies for life. |
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/05/28 00:20:28
Subject: BLOODTHIRSTER OR SKARBRAND?
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Space Marine Scout with Sniper Rifle
UK
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I don't rate ID highly but he is less scary without it, the only real way skarbrand is better than a blodthirster is that you can do an awesome double axe mangled wings conversion
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Raptors (Raven Guard Successor)
Kicking traitor ass since 04
Regularly beat:
Black legion, Farsight enclave, Necrons, Guard and Eldar
One successful trade |
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/05/28 21:13:45
Subject: BLOODTHIRSTER OR SKARBRAND?
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Nurgle Chosen Marine on a Palanquin
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Skarbrand is awesome when he is surrounded by slaanesh units for re-rolls. As mentioned above, greater gifts are just amazing. Take 2 greater and 1 lesser gift on a bloodthirster and call it good.
Worst case is you roll the +3 armor save, in the event it happens. Roll your second dice, then if you get the +3 again you can re-roll and take the blade of blood to give mr. bloodthirster rampage.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/05/29 19:13:32
Subject: BLOODTHIRSTER OR SKARBRAND?
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Battleship Captain
Oregon
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A related question.
Is a Bloodthirster reason enough to take daemon allies over Necron or IG?
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/05/29 20:27:20
Subject: BLOODTHIRSTER OR SKARBRAND?
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Monstrously Massive Big Mutant
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Consider the following on that notion minigun762
He is simply an HQ choice
He can fly (IE hard to hit = forcing snap shots)
He is I10 and mangles pretty much anything
He can get a hilarious amount of customization
Unlocks Daemon Princes as HS which is not bad either
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/05/29 20:41:04
Subject: BLOODTHIRSTER OR SKARBRAND?
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Battleship Captain
Oregon
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GoliothOnline wrote:Consider the following on that notion minigun762
He is simply an HQ choice
He can fly (IE hard to hit = forcing snap shots)
He is I10 and mangles pretty much anything
He can get a hilarious amount of customization
Unlocks Daemon Princes as HS which is not bad either
Well I'm biased as I am already trying to find the points to fit one in with my CSMs.
I was more thinking in a general sense.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/05/30 08:28:46
Subject: BLOODTHIRSTER OR SKARBRAND?
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Monstrously Massive Big Mutant
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Honestly, I would take IG and just run a squadron of Vendetta along side a cheap HQ + Small Troop blob.
Cuz everyone loves Vendetta
Vendetta + Helturkey = You lose friends though :(
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2013/05/30 12:14:39
Subject: BLOODTHIRSTER OR SKARBRAND?
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Bloodthirster.
Wings are better than no wings.
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