Your army is not complete without.... ?

Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you:

No adverts like this in the forums anymore.
Times and dates in your local timezone.
Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance.
Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely.
Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net.

If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

**sing your life**

A DA army without DSing terminators= A bad DA army.

**psychadelicmime**

For my space marines, it's sternguard.

For my imperial guard it's master of ordnance and proxy ratlings.

**ductvader**

Ratlings got a lot better with the addition of snap shots and precision shots.

**BaconUprising**

-Loki- wrote:
BaconUprising wrote:
Brotheralexos wrote:
I don't play Tyranids, but no Swarm is right without a Carnifex. Every nid swarm needs a carnifex
once I would have agreed with you but now they suck so much they are only playable in one fashion and that is still terrible...

Podded Dakkafexes are far from terrible. Right now, they seem to see more use than Trygons as well.

Personally, I'm all for large centerpeices. An army is complete when you've decided 'I've had enough of this small gak, I'm adding a Warhound'.

maybe not terrible but for me far from good enough (in comparison with their competition) to play with

**Brother SRM**

psychadelicmime wrote:
For my space marines, it's sternguard.

Without Sternguard, my Crimson Fists are just Space Marines. It's the Sternguard that really make that army!

**Super Ready**

sing your life wrote:
A DA army without DSing terminators= A bad DA army.

Playing Devil's Advocate just because... what's your opinion on full-on Ravenwing? (I'm fully aware that Ravenwing beacons and DS'ing Deathwing is HORRIBLY effective.)

**TheKbob**

Three sisters answers and all wrong: St Celestine. Every time.

Wolves: Rune Priests

Necrons: Annihilation Barges

Grey Knights: Coteaz

**Color Sgt. Kell**

Everybody says it's vendetta's for guard... but I really don't like them that much. I prefer a ground force

**AL-PiXeL01**

My CSMs need their Land Raider, despite the fact I play Alpha Legion and it is a Thousand Sons Raider ^^

**macc92**

My Templars just aren't angry enough unless there is a Reclusiarch to rile them up even more

**taudau**

Markerlights. Nothing says combined arms like lightly armed commando units with target designators

**Beefylee**

TheKbob wrote:
Three sisters answers and all wrong: St Celestine. Every time.

THIS!!!

also a repentia squad. whats the point of having sister and not getting any flesh on the table.

for DA it has to be my deathwing knights with belial DS'ing all over the shop smiting filthy xenos

**stargasm**

Shadox wrote:
For Space Marines it's imho obviously the Dreadnought, followed closely by a squad of tactical Terminators.

I Could not agree more, kitted out to suit the chapter (AC for Ultra, MM/?HF Salamanders etc.)

**thenoobbomb**

sing your life wrote:
A DA army without DSing terminators= A bad DA army.

Nah, a DA army without a Interrogator-Chaplain=uncool DA army.

**stargasm**

thenoobbomb wrote:
sing your life wrote:
A DA army without DSing terminators= A bad DA army.

Nah, a DA army without a Interrogator-Chaplain=uncool DA army.

Also very true.

I really think Vanilla Marines should really have a captain or chapter master, but they just suck ass compared to librarians, chaplain, spec. characters.

**Vineheart01**

have to admit, for tau (probably because i havent been playing solid tau long enough) i really dont have any units like that. Everything i take seems to me to be auto-include level rather than "It just feels right and makes sense"

Orks though, haha that can go on forever. But if i had to pick one, grotz. Not because of the cheap scoring unit but because why have a big blob of orks with no minions to punt around? they gotta have some little guy to pick on that cant fight back, or they'll clobber each other and i'll have a war in my own army

**OrksesNevaLooz**

Nobz never leave home without their pain boy!

**Extreaminatus**

I never leave without my 6-man Noise Marine squad with sonic blasters, blast master and DOOOOM SIIIIIREEENNN.

**Lucarikx**

My army is not complete without models!

..

..

On a more serious note, I never leave home without at least 1 Librarian!

Lucarikx

**ausYenLoWang**

My Thousand Sons say Sorcerers, though its hard NOT to field CSM without a well kitted out Lord.

**tommse**

Spaces Wolves need a Wolf Lord on a Thunderwolf with a couple of Fenrisian Wolves to wolf wolf the wolves.

And a huge load of drop pods.

**stargasm**

tommse wrote:
Spaces Wolves need a Wolf Lord on a Thunderwolf with a couple of Fenrisian Wolves to wolf wolf the wolves.
And a huge load of drop pods.

Do you reckon you need some wolves with that?

**Livingcover**

I'd have to say my Warboss, because if I let one of the Meks go at it alone, they might start to think too high of themselves and get bigger ideas than whats good for them

Besides, a "wise" (that means "Orky") Kaptin once said; "Dem Orks gots a Mek fer a Boss! Dat's jus' sad, dat is."

**Nevelon**

stargasm wrote:

I really think Vanilla Marines should really have a captain or chapter master, but they just suck ass compared to librarians, chaplain, spec. characters.

I think every marine player should have a captain on his shelf, even if he never hits the table. The only thing they need to have on the table is tactical marines.

The problem with a vanilla marine army is there are so many ways of building one. So it's hard to point a finger at a "must have" unit. Once you have your core of troops, you can add whatever you want, and still be a full and fluffy army. For me, I try to make sure I have something from each FOC. That, I think, embodies the TAC nature and balanced force of a marine army. You don't need a dread if you have terminators, or assault marines if you have bikes, but need something from column "A" and something for "B"

**Farseer Faenyin**

For me it is my Eldar and Farseers. I think they are the epitome of the Eldar race and their non-human capabilities.

Automatically Appended Next Post:

stargasm wrote:
tommse wrote:
Spaces Wolves need a Wolf Lord on a Thunderwolf with a couple of Fenrisian Wolves to wolf wolf the wolves.
And a huge load of drop pods.

Do you reckon you need some wolves with that?

Don't forget wolf regalia. Add a Wolf Tooth Necklace, mebbe some Wolf Pelts. 40k is Grimdark, so you need skulls. Add some wolf skulls.

**Hedgehog**

Space marine bikes (for obvious reasons)

**MWHistorian**

For my Imperial Fists, (I had no idea they were so popular) I have to take the Master of the Forge. I take him every battle and run a bunch of Dreads. I save Lysander only for the really big battles.
For my Sisters of Battle, St. Celestine. She's the heavy hitter of the SOB. The heart and soul if you will.

**fullmetaljacket**

When i use my guard i don't feel right unless my deployment zone is completely filled by tanks or infantry, Im talking 200 men or 20+ leman russes, it just gives me the real imperial guard feel! i love it, i also love really big scenario games in which i can field that much in one game. or in a 2500 point game its hilarious to see your opponents jaw drop when you put 200+ men on the table and no tanks... it usaully makes for a fun and bloody game haha

if i had to pick one unit though to go with original idea it would be a command squad with the regimental flag!

**stargasm**

fullmetaljacket wrote:

if i had to pick one unit though to go with original idea it would be a command squad with the regimental flag!

i love the look of a regimental standard in guard armies with lots of troops. some really good suggestions here and not just a tonne of powergamer spam stuff either!

**meecham63**

I have never played my tyranid army without a Trygon