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@fe40k: Keep in mind that Scions only have 18" range on their basic rifles, and that they have to deploy MORE than 9" away when dropping in, so they will never be within rapid fire range the turn they deep strike. So even with FRFSRF orders, a single squad will only get 20 shots.

I think a lot of less than careful players will see 9" in the deep strike rules and think that means they can rapid fire the turn they arrive, so don't be shy to point out this is not the case.
Ninja'd by Gargantuan

 koooaei wrote:
Why would you take a regular rifle when you can have 7 pts plazma on everyone? This command squad spam is dead killy. They cost less than a loota and can alpha-strike + are 4 times killier. And somewhat more durable cause of 4+ armor. Scions are hot this edition.

Oh, absolutely, and as far as I can tell, nobody is arguing that they aren't. Just wanted to clarify something, as several people I've run into (who PLAY guard) had that misconception about rapid firing from deep strike. Scions are absolutely good, but they aren't quite that broken.

What about the purple ones?

...THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION...

Orks are all about the Dakka, and I feel like they need more artillery options like big guns to reflect that. Here's hoping GW is cooking some up for the new codex