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.

So, I tend to run my thunderwolf cavalry with Frost Swords and Storm Shields.. But I was curious if anyone else had any good ideas on how to equip them?

Two of them with stormshields. Of those stormshields one is the leader with a regular CCW, the other carries a thunderhammer. The remaining one is either bare-bones or with a twin wolfclaw.

Might be better suited in tactics section.

From a Tzeentch daemon point of view: the stormshields are invaluable, but you can get away with only taking those on a few models and tanking with them. Mixing in some S10 (not sure where you get it from) helps against MC's and vehicles.

A squad kitted out like can (and has) killed almost 2000pts of my daemons before, including 2 daemon princes (no iron arm though), a LoC with staff and a summoned KoS. He lost like half the squad while the rest of his army watched from objectives.

Two stormshields and at least one thunderhammer.

hobojebus wrote:
Two stormshields and at least one thunderhammer.

Depending on your local meta I would always go power fists over a thunderhammers. Why spend 5 points on concussive when you are going to destroy most enemy models with 1 round of combat anyway?

@op
I usually pack at least 2 shields, 1-2 fists, and the rest wolf claws. I'm not sure why you would ever buy a frost sword when you can get claws with the same profile + shred for the same points.

JakeSiren wrote:

hobojebus wrote:
Two stormshields and at least one thunderhammer.

Depending on your local meta I would always go power fists over a thunderhammers. Why spend 5 points on concussive when you are going to destroy most enemy models with 1 round of combat anyway?

@op
I usually pack at least 2 shields, 1-2 fists, and the rest wolf claws. I'm not sure why you would ever buy a frost sword when you can get claws with the same profile + shred for the same points.

Frost Sword isn't a specialist weapon so if you have a pistol or CCW in the other hand you get +1 attack. The Wolf Claw is usually the smarter pickup though and if your using Storm Shields then the specialist weapon downside is a non factor.

Personally I like to run a TWC unit with a 2+ armor character (Iron Priest or Wolf Lord/Battle Leader) go in front tanking shots while I have the nearest model to him with a chainsword + Storm Shield model to look out sir AP2 or instant death attacks. Rest of the unit is filled out with the squad leader having a Wolf Claw + SS and while the 3rd is a Power Fist.+ pistol in the back. I tend to not run giant TWC blobs as I rather have multiple smaller units.

JakeSiren wrote:

hobojebus wrote:
Two stormshields and at least one thunderhammer.

Depending on your local meta I would always go power fists over a thunderhammers. Why spend 5 points on concussive when you are going to destroy most enemy models with 1 round of combat anyway?

@op
I usually pack at least 2 shields, 1-2 fists, and the rest wolf claws. I'm not sure why you would ever buy a frost sword when you can get claws with the same profile + shred for the same points.

Because I'm also keeping theme in mind.

I usually will pack all with stormshields and half with powerfist excluding the leader. I don't leave to chance if the ap2 wounds go to the guy without the shield. I would love to have a squad with twin wolf claws but missing the shield is too risky and with the fist being just 5 points more than a single claw it doesn't seem to worth it.