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Hi everyone,

I've heard of the combination of D-Scythe + WWP + Raider = dead stuff but I'm not sure how this combination works.

Wraith guard are Bulky so they count as 2 models in a transport. A raider can hold 10 models (so 5 wraith guard can fit, good).

A webway portal allows the holder and the unit he/she's in to not scatter when deep striking.

Which means in order for this to work you need to have 5 wraith guard and a Succubus with a web way portal in a raider. But it can only hold 10 models.


Am I missing something?

You're not.

You can either Deep Strike the raider, and allow for the scatter, or take the unit without the raider and precision deep-strike it.

Now a Tantalus....

Ok thanks, I thought there was some special rule I'd forgotten about.

Doesn't sound like there's much point in the raider. Deep strike scattering can end really badly if you're aiming for a backfield unit, and if you're just moving the transport up you may as well take the Wave Serpent, it can hold 12, is more durable and despite the Wave Serpent Shield fix and Scatter Laser nerf it's a powerful gunboat.

Or is there another reason why I've heard so much about people taking wraithguard in raiders?

Possibly for assaulting goodness with the sword and board wraith.

The Deep Strike with a WWP thing is a wave serpent, not a raider. WS has 12 capacity