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For Guard players out there, which Artillery have you found is more useful... Wyvern or Basilisk?

Thanks

SG

I put wyvern but that's mainly because I don't have a basilisk yet

Are manticores, mortar squads and earthshaker platforms not options?

I don't think basilisks and wyverns compare well as they have different targets - wyverns kill low armour hordes and basilisks are happier killing tanks and elite infantry.

Wyverns and Manticores are where it's at.

I wouldn't bother much with the Basilisk itself. A Manticore's bad day is still better than a Basilisk's good day.

I don't see a reason to take Wyverns while Mortars exist, unless you don't own any mortars, so I voted Basilisk.

I have used Wyverns very effectively. Indirect, with a master of Ordinance and their re-roll wounds they can force a lot of armor rolls from your opponent, and he has to dedicate a unit to come get them, maybe disrupting his alpha/deep strike as a bonus. I always try to place them in cover, away from the rest of my army, as a semi-distraction that forces more elite armies to split their units. That plays into the strategy of my fast assault army.
By the way, so far, they have proven effective as an anti-sniper unit. Most sniper units are small (5 scouts, etc) and forcing lots of saves can take them down. Again, not claiming uber, just another reason opponent has to deal with them.
I do have to agree with earlier posters. The wyvern is more effective against hordes, but CAN still hurt elite units. For me the basilisk is useless against large units and so I go with the mortar tank. Cost wise you can get the same effect cheaper, but my theme is a mobile reaction force so I like the vehicle chassis.

edwardmyst wrote:
I have used Wyverns very effectively. Indirect, with a master of Ordinance and their re-roll wounds they can force a lot of armor rolls from your opponent, and he has to dedicate a unit to come get them, maybe disrupting his alpha/deep strike as a bonus. I always try to place them in cover, away from the rest of my army, as a semi-distraction that forces more elite armies to split their units. That plays into the strategy of my fast assault army.
By the way, so far, they have proven effective as an anti-sniper unit. Most sniper units are small (5 scouts, etc) and forcing lots of saves can take them down. Again, not claiming uber, just another reason opponent has to deal with them.
I do have to agree with earlier posters. The wyvern is more effective against hordes, but CAN still hurt elite units. For me the basilisk is useless against large units and so I go with the mortar tank. Cost wise you can get the same effect cheaper, but my theme is a mobile reaction force so I like the vehicle chassis.

I've had the opposite problem, my Wyverns are just not causing enough wounds to even make those extra rolls, where my Basilisk is guaranteed to get a decent amount of shots with high Str/AP and can easily take out marines in cover, primaris, and vehicles. They are no Manticore but they also cost a lot less too.