Do you EVER throw grenades?

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**phydaux**

Do you EVER throw grenades? If so when, and what army do you play?

**Sinful Hero**

As a Tyranid player I don’t think I’ve thrown grenades since 4th or 5th Edition, whenever Flesh Hooks counted as them. Even then it was quite rare.

Which I may be misremembering anyway.

**Alpharius Walks**

I usually forget frag grenades on IG squads but I do usually remember to throw grenades from Space Marine characters with no guns.

**greyknight12**

I’ll throw krak grenades at vehicles if my only other option is a bolter.

**pm713**

The only time I ever played a game where I threw grenades was when I was doing a lol game of Prince Yriel vs Fire Warriors. I spent so much time chasing Warriors and lobbing grenades....

But it's probably telling I've only seen grenades used in a game where they were my sole ranged weapon.

**Galas**

My intercessor sargeant always shoots his krak grenades with his grenade launcher.

**djones520**

In overwatch I try to remember them, but I'm pretty bad about it. Otherwise, I typically don't.

**fithos**

Yes, any time an Astra Militarum Sgt is in range he throws a grenade. I also on occasion will remember to use my grenadiers stratagem to allow my who squad to throw greandes (usually either overwatch or when I am attacking a vehicle and the krak is a better option than FRFSRF lasguns)

**Shas'O'Ceris**

I really should with my bolt pistol/chainsword csm raptors but have always forgotten even though one is modeled as holding a grenade.

**Alex_85**

It depends. If I have a captain to re-roll in fall of a 1. If not I prefer the rapid fire.

Like Galas, I always shot with the auxiliary grenade launcher of the intercessors.

Answering your question: Not always.

**BaconCatBug**

I tend to use one in overwatch, not usually in range otherwise.

Grenaders stratagem with Infantry Squads is -supposed- to be better than Lasguns, but I've never had it break even.

**Bobug**

I think grenade use tends to rely on the army you're playing.
With my tau I tend to chance a photon grenade shot on overwatch to reduce enemy CC ability.

With guard and sisters i tend to throw krak with my characters or s single bolter sister as its better than firing a pistol or bolter.

With my eldar i tend to throw a plasma grenade wtih guardians or avengers if theyre that close to the enemy (normally just during overwatch or im holding an objective so dont want to move away) grnades do have their uses. But arent a no brain use weaponm which I thibk is good.

Oh also theres always death korps engineers with gas grenades and the grenadiers strat. Thats brutal

**Sherrypie**

My plague marines use them and when I'll get around converting some biologus buffers for them I'll do it even more. My main catachan opponent makes frequent use of them too, especially on pistol armed characters or overwatching close encounters. Grenades are nifty things that can help you out from time to time, especially kraks.

**Inquisitor Lord Katherine**

Yes. I play Guard, Sisters, and Space Wolves.

For Guardsmen, the sergeant throws it, since he doesn't benefit from FRF-SRF. There's a strategem to make everyone throw it, but FRF-SRF gets 4 shots a guy, vs D6, so I'm going to stick with lasguns when shooting. You can use it in overwatch, but it's not that scary.

For Sisters, basically never. My squads either have Storm Bolters or Meltaguns. The Meltaguns are more lethal than the grenade anyway, and the Storm Bolter again gets 4 vs. D6, so I'm going to stick with the Storm Bolter.

I throw them sometime with my Space Wolves, for models not armed with ranged weapons or armed with boltguns.

**stonehorse**

My Primaris Marines Intersessors throw grenades quite a bit when they are in range. Especially when using Salamander Chapter Tactics the re-rolls really help.

I think people often overlook grenades, or forget about them, they can really help units that find themselves in a tough spot.

**Insectum7**

All the time with my Marines. It's very common for me to toss either a Krak or a Frag at something if I can. It's often better than a Bolter shot, depending on the target.

Crisis Suit? Toss a Krak. Gaunts? Lob a Frag.

**Corrode**

Alpharius Walks wrote:
I usually forget frag grenades on IG squads but I do usually remember to throw grenades from Space Marine characters with no guns.

This ^^

**Cothonian**

I want to use grenade more, but I literally just forget that they are an option...

**Moriarty**

I play Orks, me.

Wots a grenade?

Tankbusta boms are still a sore point.

**edwardmyst**

With my IG army I tend to remember...mostly with my non-shooty guys like sgts or maybe Bullgrynns with the shield and Maul (that's right folks, they come with frag bombs for the ...ok not so good but whatever). And of course the strategem grenadiers has its moments (sometimes my officer is dead...so no order).
My deathguard or SM bikers? almost never. Sisters I have thrown a grenade or two.

**Mr Morden**

I usually forget and I reallty shouldn't

**meleti**

... Why don’t you use grenades?

I do so regularly and I’m Tau so I don’t even have good ones (minus the stratagem).

**niv-mizzet**

Yes. Literally any marine squad in range to toss a grenade does so.

**Dandelion**

BaconCatBug wrote:
I tend to use one in overwatch, not usually in range otherwise.

Grenaders stratagem with Infantry Squads is -supposed- to be better than Lasguns, but I've never had it break even.

Surely throwing 10 krak grenades isn't so bad.

**Stux**

I rarely remember to. I certainly should for my IG infantry, as a grenade is always better than a Laspistol when it's in range!

I take Auxiliary Grenade Launchers on my Intercessors, though the viable targets are somewhat niche. I play against a lot of T4, so Frag grenades are pretty poor. Outside of rapid fire Krak is nice, but inside it's so so, what with the AP being the same as a Bolt Rifle. It's 2 shots at S4 Vs 1 at S6, but with double average damage. For 1pt though your might as well!

**MinMax**

Dandelion wrote:
BaconCatBug wrote:
I tend to use one in overwatch, not usually in range otherwise.

Grenaders stratagem with Infantry Squads is -supposed- to be better than Lasguns, but I've never had it break even.

Surely throwing 10 krak grenades isn't so bad.

Infantry Squads don't come with krak grenades.

To the topic at hand: I do. I play Death Guard, and my pocket "fun" list is the Plague Marine/Putrifier grenade spam.

**Giantwalkingchair**

Throw them all the time with my sisters, usually just a single bolter girl that isnt toting a special or heavy weapon.

**the_scotsman**

Haha, yep. I throw grenades pretty much all the time as Harlequins, Deldar, and guard. Particularly guard where the Grenadiers Stratagem has surprised several opponents.

**Strg Alt**

All the time. Vortex, rad, haywire, frag & krak. You name it.

**Gitdakka**

Every chance I get, my tac-marines throw nades. Most end up as the krak version. Ap-1 helps often and d3 damage is great against characters and other multiwound models. When using 5man tac squads the krak grenades are a big part of their damage output and versatility.

Melta bombs can be cheap and usefull too.its just rare as a wargear option