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Im not seeing anyone talk about Necron Wraiths. I think I saw one or two people mention them. I have had alot of success with them in assault. they are not OP at killing units due to the WS4 considering most armies i face have ws4 or higher in some units, but with 3++, 2 wounds and 3 str 6 rending attacks base. Not to mention they have move through cover due to wraith flight and are jump troops. i have used a 6 man wraith squad soaking up all the damage due to the 3++ save against IG and then took out 3 transports and a few vet squads with a 6 man squad of wraiths. Also i have had them tear through eldar armies lately. I know your going to say " that's just one unit in a codex." which is true but usually with the 6th edition that one assault unit can make the difference. as a lot of people are saying it is a bit more balanced. if you can make use of assault WITH shooting supporting them then it works out quite well.

Also I have had success with lychguard with shield and sword with a overlord.

also in 6th i have had success with CSM termies with 2x l-claws. with those they get shot up but if one or 2 make it into CC they can tear through units.

Berzerkers are dead to me now though. a landraider with Kharn and some berzerkers can be ok but that's about the only way to run them.

with Orks, there is nothing I can say. with so much remove cover weapons even the bikers are not good. the automatic 4+ cover is now useless in a lot of cases. IF you can get them to CC before they are shot up they can do well but with so much shooting based armies there isn't much that can be done.

In a lot of cases CC was hurt bad, but at the same time i found with necrons it compliments everything else I do with that army. CSM may be a bit tougher to make competitive but I do find that CC compliments the army well as either a deterent from the charge (which isnt needed in a lot of cases but can help) or to come in and wipe up a mess created by shooting.

All in all incase this is a tldr post: Assault is not dead. it did take a hit but it is more specific now instead of run forward and assault. you have to use some tactis to use it instead of a dead ahead sprint.