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Looking to add a little mobility to my necron list and I was looking at the possibility of a detachment of tomb blades. I was thinking that VS immortals you get:

+3 points
+1 T
+Jetbike, I.E. Hammer of Wrath, Relentless, Movespeed, turbo boost all that good stuff
+Twin Linked weapon
-1 Armor

In the day and age of tactical objectives I liked the idea of some super mobile objective snatchers. But my buddy cautioned me against them saying he always reads on Dakkadakka that they suck-why is that?

Don't really suck...but Wraiths and Scarabs are better by far.

Their problem comes from being in the best FOC, if they were Elites, people wouldn't question taking them

7th Edition really helped them.
With scoring they are incredibly strong units in Maelstrom missions.

If you have 20-30 points spare they are a good cheap win, maybe grab you a maelstrom objective, or line breaker. I wouldn't invest to much into them though.

Used to be an issue getting them in lists because they were in a crowded force org slot. Now with multiple CADs being a possibility, they're worth a look.

I liked my single unit of 5 even back in 6th...

the_scotsman wrote:
Looking to add a little mobility to my necron list and I was looking at the possibility of a detachment of tomb blades. I was thinking that VS immortals you get:

+3 points
+1 T
+Jetbike, I.E. Hammer of Wrath, Relentless, Movespeed, turbo boost all that good stuff
+Twin Linked weapon
-1 Armor

In the day and age of tactical objectives I liked the idea of some super mobile objective snatchers. But my buddy cautioned me against them saying he always reads on Dakkadakka that they suck-why is that?

arent they only availible in smaller units and their models are rather expensive?

As others have said, the only issue with Tomb Blades is that they are overshadowed by most other things in the fast attack slot.

That said, they can be configured to work really well where you need them to be.

Shadowlooms + Tesla is great for jinking.
Nebulascope + Gauss provides a solid amount of AP4 Gauss shots
Shieldvanes + Particle provides protection when you drop templates all over the enemy.

You just need to be careful that you don't over spend on them with their upgrades.

In malestrom missions, they are probably the best option now in fast attack given the need for speed and mobility in those missions.

I think in a lot of lists, single units of tomb blades are now the best use of the fast attack slots.

If you have an extra 20 points left over in your list, a single stock standard Tomb Blade is excellent. Keep in mind that it is a tactical choice, not a killy choice. If it scores even a single objective point, it is worth it.

In lists that are not using any Fast Attack slots, it's often worthwhile to spend 60 points to get three independent tomb blades who can do scoring shenanigans. But that's all they're really good for - other fast attack units have much more interesting, useful tools.

They are worth it if - and only if - the mission is maelstrom. Mobility is king in maelstrom. Run them vanilla so they are a cheap throw away objective grabber.

They can also eat overwatch and act as distraction. Imagine you're facing a tau gunline or greentide and have a unit of wraiths. You don't really want to loose your wraiths before having done anything.

I agree, they are just fine for objectives. And I usually don't take more than one unit of Wraiths, so the slot is not overcrowded for me.

The problem with them is the max squad size of 5.
If you could take up to 10, you'd get some option other than hide then jump and grab before being slaughtered.

-Matt

10 jet bikes, though...
What's the highest unit cap for other races bikes?

Eldar Windrider squads can have up to 10 jet bikes.

Alright, cool, so it's not unheard of.
I'd like to see them bump the unit up to at least 6 at max, so then you don't have the problem of buying two boxes and having one extra left over unused Tomb Blade.

Tomb blades are overlooked by bad players when it comes to building a nercon army. Generally, they are excellent and quite good for what necons do, but until someone wins a tourney with them no one will agree that this is the case.

 juraigamer wrote:
Tomb blades are overlooked by bad players when it comes to building a nercon army. Generally, they are excellent and quite good for what necons do, but until someone wins a tourney with them no one will agree that this is the case.

^ This. So true for most discussions here