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Can genestealers take both rending claws and talons at the same time for no extra cost?

propagandanow wrote:
Can genestealers take both rending claws and talons at the same time for no extra cost?

Correct. There is no game reason not to take the talons. It's possible in future editions or even errata that they get a point cost, so if you model them that way then be prepared for that. But right now, go nuts!

You will basically never use the talons though, the claws are better in almost every circumstance (the only niche talons really have being when the targets invuln is equal to or better than their armour save, as re-roll 1s is not worth as much as the AP generally).

Same deal with Acid Maw (albeit for 1 in 4 stealers). Free and mathematically worth putting all your attacks into against almost every target.

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Oh, and for future reference this kind of thing should be in the You Make Da Call forum

Thank you!

 Stux wrote:

propagandanow wrote:
Can genestealers take both rending claws and talons at the same time for no extra cost?

Correct. There is no game reason not to take the talons. It's possible in future editions or even errata that they get a point cost, so if you model them that way then be prepared for that. But right now, go nuts!

You will basically never use the talons though, the claws are better in almost every circumstance (the only niche talons really have being when the targets invuln is equal to or better than their armour save, as re-roll 1s is not worth as much as the AP generally).

Same deal with Acid Maw (albeit for 1 in 4 stealers). Free and mathematically worth putting all your attacks into against almost every target.

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Oh, and for future reference this kind of thing should be in the You Make Da Call forum

So, better against pretty much all Daemons?

But yeah, in most cases, the Rending wins.

Correct. Daemons are a big exceptions to what I put!

Though frankly in that case you may as well just bring Hormagaunts.