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So, Has anyone used this unit? The Triarch Praetorians seem intresting but the problem is.. They cost alot and seem a bit fragile for their cost, Plus their equipment dosent seem all that good.. And only 1 attack base for a unit that seems primarily melee focused.. They seem like they could be good at tank hunting or something, But for that price..? Ouch.. So, What is peoples opinion of them?

I think with particle casters, voidblades and a destroyer lord with mss, semp weave and res orb they could be pretty decent.

Expensive though.

With Voidblades and Particle Casters they seem nice, 2 attacks in melee, Good melee weapon.. Seem to be made to hunt tanks and heavy infantry. Only problem is that they also seem to be way to expensive for that job.. I think I'm gonna proxy my 5 lychguard as 5 Praetorians tomorrow to try them out..

Praetorians with destroyer lord with SP weave and res orb.

They wont run, are incredibly fast and as long as 1 praetorian survives they all get up on a 4+.

I have had lots of success running 6-10 strong units

I play them in semi-competitive fun games. I use particle caster // void blade and pair them with a Destroyer lord with MSS/Semp/Res Orb.

Expensive, but fun. They can take on pretty much anything in CC.

I think everyone agrees that Wraiths fit the same role but better; however, for Praetorians being an Elite slot, Fearless, and Jump Infantry - they aren't bad at all. Some people will swear by the Rod of Covenant which baffles me (6" range is worthless in my book and unwieldy makes is sub-par compared to a warscythe). For me, Voidblade/caster is the way to go. Like others have said, putting them with a destroyer lord for an orb and other support items is recommended. I also will sometimes run them along with Zahndrekh and hold them in reserve so that I can deep strike them in my opponent's turn to really throw things off :-)

Today I proxied my 5 Lychguard as Triarch Praetorians with Particle Casters and Void Blades and gave them a Destroyer Lord as company and I must say, I like them so much better then the Lychguard! My Lychguard normaly dont do anything, But the Praetorians took out a Dreadnought and killed a group of Marines. Thats much more then my Lychguard ever did! Plus they where fun to use ^_^