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It’s pretty much all in the title here. I am struggling to see where they’d be superior to an autogun cultist, so if any of you heretic astartes tacticians more nuanced than I have any reasons to take them I’d love to hear about it.

If you aim to go close combat they are the better choice, pistols get to shoot even when engaged!

Soulless wrote:
If you aim to go close combat they are the better choice, pistols get to shoot even when engaged!

There are a lot of restricitons associated with pistols in cc. I would advice the OP to read the rulebook again and then decide if pistols are worth it.

You don't take the pistol to have a pistol. You take it to get the brutal assault weapon and its extra attack. Downgrading the autogun to an autopistol is just the 'tax' you pay for getting that extra melee attack.

So for a Leader then they get a choice between a Boltgun Pistol and Auto Pistol. They both cost the same points, but the Boltgun has a Strength of 4 as opposed to a Strength of 3, why not always take the Boltgun Pistol for a Leader? They're both pistols.

warpig wrote:
So for a Leader then they get a choice between a Boltgun Pistol and Auto Pistol. They both cost the same points, but the Boltgun has a Strength of 4 as opposed to a Strength of 3, why not always take the Boltgun Pistol for a Leader? They're both pistols.

The Cultist Champion cannot have a bolt pistol...