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Does anyone run their Sisters of Battle Models using the Salamanders' Tactics?

I was thinking it might be a good way to take them to the next level. Since GW doesn't support them.

They are both obsessed with Melta and Flame. They would have the damage output and T4 they need to survive.

Nope. Sisters rules are better than Salamanders rules anyway.

Honestly I'd expect running Salamanders models with Sisters rules to work better.

I've beat Salamanders with Sisters, more than once. So the plus I can think of:

MC for character's weapons (but I almost never run them)
Bonuses against flamer weapons and effectively Shred-Flame weapons.
T4/S4/I4/WS4, ATSKNF
I guess Penitent Engines as Ven Dreads?
Access to aircraft without a formation or FW

Negatives:
Lose all Acts of Faith
No 6++ (or better) on just about everything
Outflanking/Scouting Doms (or Drop Pod Doms/Rets)
Celestine
Jacobus in a 5++ 20 girl blob of hatred filled Zealots (with another priest or two for fun reroll saves/CC shred/smash)
Immolators
Priest Shenanigans
Rending Heavy Flamers
4x Meltas/Flamers in a Dom Squad
4x HF/MM/HB w/Rending in a Ret Squad



I'm sure there are more, but really, the Sisters can do more flamer/melta per squad and point than the Salamanders.

I've been running Sisters as Blood Angels for awhile, due the huge number of similar units between the two armies. Salamanders? Not so much.

SJ

Shenanigans

I love when anyone uses this word

 Great White wrote:

Shenanigans

I love when anyone uses this word

It's a good word. I like telling people I play the shenanigans armies (Circle, Cygnar, Daemons, Nomads...)

The biggest barrier to playing Sisters is the prohibitively expensive single-pose metal models, the rules are fine. There are implementations I dislike but they're playable and reasonably competitive.

I don't think there is a better word to describe watching a 20+ unit of T3/S3 wear down a squad of CC terminators with Gabriel Seth and Corbulo.

 Sick Bag wrote:
Does anyone run their Sisters of Battle Models using the Salamanders' Tactics?

I was thinking it might be a good way to take them to the next level. Since GW doesn't support them.

They are both obsessed with Melta and Flame. They would have the damage output and T4 they need to survive.

Dang dude, stand by your women for crying out loud