I want to start this thread by saying, Keep your whining in the general discussion threads.
Ynnari are do for a codex (more than likely), but until that time, what are we thinking? I know there are still those of us that will persevere through this latest FAQ and still play the army because we are passionate about it.
TLDR of the new soul burst.. Only on your turn; Each action is one use only per turn.
So how does this change our list building and play strategy? The following is a collection of some of my recent thoughts.
I think we all know that the large majority will still drop in a Patrol detachment of Yvraine, blob of Reapers, and some throw away troops unit. Thus allowing that dbl tapping. Moving on.. Previously to the FAQ, there were two ways that we saw soulburst happening that effected how we designed our lists. Destroying an enemy unit or an enemy unit destroying you, leading to some balance of MSU style armies. That is not going to be effective moving forward, I think running large squads is now the way to go. Overwhelm your opponent to ensure that unit destruction and since you have less units on the board, you have an easier time procing those SB actions. The plus side to having these large units, is now psychic buffs like conceal and protect, guide, etc all work better.
So now that our lists have changed.. there are some star units I think that can be used quite effectively still. Shining spears, Skyweavers, Wraithguard, fire dragons.... essentially most units that either have both shooting and melee, or are close quarters units.
I think its safe to assume that most of us will run an allied craftworld detachment to unlock some of the really nice strategems such as webway strike. Deepstrike a blob of WG.. use a warlock to quicken them into 7" range, and then boom goes the dynamite.. hit that soulburst and blast another.
For me personally, I am still a huge fan of Shining spears in my ynnari lists. And will be using them as a focal point to build a list around. Potentially trying out a seer council style list with a large powered up warlock conclave (since they are a unique unit that can do every SB action available)
Enough my rambling on .... what are your thoughts?
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