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**Jancoran**

they might say allies musy be from another codex.

**SagesStone**

It'd probably not be for normal play though, but more narrative focused like how the WHFB one is I think.

**sdsg**

Evil Lamp 6 wrote:
Lucre wrote:More dominion squads sounds really cool.
I wonder what armies could provide the strongest support for Sisters in terms of an HQ and a troop slot.

Something particularly long ranged maybe? A tough counter charge unit? Army wide buffs? Something that does a good job of keeping things in melta range safe or more troublesome to charge? I also like the idea of unlocking a potentially useful transport. I always felt like sisters were more in need of land raiders than anyone else.
Ally with SM and take Vulkan and a small Tac Squad or Scout Squad. Maybe grab a Land Raider for Sisters Repentia to ride around in. Twin-linked flamer-y, melta-y goodness for my SoB, while giving Repentia an Assault vehicle. *Drools* All dependent on how allies actually work and whether special rules will carry over or not.

And sisters have combat tactics so they can swap it for twin-linked weapons?

**pretre**

Vulcan doesn't require the swap, check his entry.

**sdsg**

pretre wrote:Vulcan doesn't require the swap, check his entry.

Indeed, you are correct. Under current circumstances as RAW it could work. All will ofc depend on the allies wording - if joined detachement will be counted as separate army under your command or not. All in all, its not like this has potentional to be game-breaking combo anyway.

**pretre**

Twin linking almost everything in my army for an hq and a troop? That'll piss off everyone. Lol

**Spidey0804**

LOL... My head is starting to hurt with all the possible shenanigans we could do.

**sdsg**

pretre wrote:Twin linking almost everything in my army for an hq and a troop? That'll piss off everyone. Lol

Yeah until someone pisses you off with something worse.

I already wrote somewhere here on dakka how funny it would be to take grey knight librarian for IG power-blob list. You get psychic hood, stackable hammerhand for +str for your blobs, lame grenades (from techmarine if you want them - and hey its another hammerhand which stacks pff) and mainly possibility to add another + 1 str and + extra d6 armour penetration for everyone in CC and having initiative 10 with everyone in blob at RANGE - librarian does not need to be in blob, he can cast it all (except hammerhand) at range and is able to do so at 160 point cost if you want to go cheap as possible.

And yeah, now you opened some slots from grey knight codex should you need them...

**DPBellathrom**

I was thinking about taking GK's with my sisters but after that story.....I really cant trust them

although I'd like to use them together to give my sisters a much needed CC buff. though that would mean I'd have to give up celestine or jacobus for coteaz :/

I heard that sisters can be allied with eldar......that made me a little bit sad inside :/ though fluff be damned, I want a fortuned celestine XD

**Spidey0804**

Twin linked relentless multi-meltas

**sdsg**

Oh my god...

According to this http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=&categoryId=§ion=&pIndex=8&aId=22400024a&start=9&multiPageMode=true lame knights can ally with orks...forget about power-blobs - now imagine ork boyz with initiative 10 str 6 and 2d6 armour penetration...

Poor, poor sisters - first thing I am reading in new rulebook are definately rules for allies...

**Lucre**

Evil Lamp 6 wrote:
Lucre wrote:More dominion squads sounds really cool.
I wonder what armies could provide the strongest support for Sisters in terms of an HQ and a troop slot.

Something particularly long ranged maybe? A tough counter charge unit? Army wide buffs? Something that does a good job of keeping things in melta range safe or more troublesome to charge? I also like the idea of unlocking a potentially useful transport. I always felt like sisters were more in need of land raiders than anyone else.
Ally with SM and take Vulkan and a small Tac Squad or Scout Squad. Maybe grab a Land Raider for Sisters Repentia to ride around in. Twin-linked flamer-y, melta-y goodness for my SoB, while giving Repentia an Assault vehicle. *Drools* All dependent on how allies actually work and whether special rules will carry over or not.

I doubt they will let you use armywides. Maybe a few area buffs will work depending on wording and a slew of FAQs. Would be pretty badass though. Repentia raider sounds great. You could even get a little terminator squad, say from BT, use them for shooting and have the raider drive your repentia up. I was also considering if the command squad would get more exciting if it was brought to mid-field cover with it's payload of multimeltas by an AV14 vehicle. The raider shoots more when it's not trying to be a speedy assault platform and the command squad will be making use of it's pseudo relentless. More anti av 12 guns is pretty nice too in the form of those lascannons. This army has a similar problem to eldar's reliance on dragons and str 6 shooting, except we don't even get so much of that...

**pretre**

Jacobus attached to a 50 man guard blob with straken within 6. Extra attack, FNP, FC and CA.

**sdsg**

Why limit yourself to one big blob with IC, when you could have several 31/32 men blobs dispersed with flexibility to buff most needed one at range with more (MUCH more) killing power and also giving up a chance to use psychic hood since IG and sisters cant get them? Throwing everything to a single blob will make it obvious target which will be easier to evade and will not have chance to handle walkers and could be also destroyed in close combat by more mobile opponent rather easily - if information about 3 inch pile-in + casualties from first rank in combat are true.

Jacobus IMHO is much better suited to buff some elite infantry rather than a swarm since he multiplies already existing attacks in opposite of GK librarian which can singificantly buff all attacks in a squad - what IMO makes him perfetct force multiplier for blobs and also provides psychic protection which they otherwise lack.

I would personaly roll Jacobus as an ally to SM codex with any flavour of librarians where he would lead assault terminators.

**Evil Lamp 6**

Hello Sisters Repentia! 4 Attacks on the charge, AP 1, and no longer kited! Feth yeah!

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And no "No Retreat!" wounds!

**Spidey0804**

Does rage give them +2 attacks on the charge or is all the time? Or would the get 5 Attacks on the charge?

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Does that mean PEs not get 1d6+4 on the charge? There base is 1d6+1...

**Evil Lamp 6**

From my understanding it is just +2 attacks on the charge in place of the usual +1.

**Spidey0804**

Ok so I just got a look at the new 2k force org... who's going to be the first to field 6 Exorcists?

**SagesStone**

I probably would at one point, love that tank.

And because it might be helpful.

**Evil Lamp 6**

Spidey0804 wrote:Ok so I just got a look at the new 2k force org... who's going to be the first to field 6 Exorcists?

Well I already have five of them...

**Spidey0804**

Looks like I need to make 3 more LOL

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I think you going to see alot of the tournaments stay at the 1850 mark

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Here it is my first 6th edition list

2000 Pts -Sisters of Battle (Bring it down)

HQ: Saint Celestine

Heavy Support: Exorcist
Searchlight; Dozer Blade; Hunter-killer Missile; Exorcist Missile Launcher;

Heavy Support: Exorcist
Searchlight; Dozer Blade; Hunter-killer Missile; Exorcist Missile Launcher;

Heavy Support: Exorcist
Searchlight; Dozer Blade; Hunter-killer Missile; Exorcist Missile Launcher;

Heavy Support: Exorcist
Searchlight; Dozer Blade; Hunter-killer Missile; Exorcist Missile Launcher;

Heavy Support: Exorcist
Searchlight; Dozer Blade; Hunter-killer Missile; Exorcist Missile Launcher;

Heavy Support: Exorcist
Searchlight; Dozer Blade; Hunter-killer Missile; Exorcist Missile Launcher;

Troops: Battle Sister Squad (10)
Battle Sister Squad Storm Bolter (x1);Heavy Flamer;
Sister Superior Storm Bolter (x1);
Rhino Searchlight; Dozer Blade; Storm Bolter(x2); Hunter-killer Missile;

Troops: Battle Sister Squad (10)
Battle Sister Squad Storm Bolter (x1);Heavy Flamer;
Sister Superior Storm Bolter (x1);
Rhino Searchlight; Dozer Blade; Storm Bolter(x2); Hunter-killer Missile;

Troops: Battle Sister Squad (10)
Battle Sister Squad Storm Bolter (x1);Heavy Flamer;
Sister Superior Storm Bolter (x1);
Rhino Searchlight; Dozer Blade; Storm Bolter(x2); Hunter-killer Missile;

Fast Attack: Dominion Squad (5)
Dominion Squad Meltagun (x2);
Dominion Superior Combi-Meltagun (x1);
Immolator Searchlight; Dozer Blade; Twin-Linked Heavy Flamer;

Fast Attack: Dominion Squad (5)
Dominion Squad Meltagun (x2);
Dominion Superior Combi-Meltagun (x1);
Immolator Searchlight; Dozer Blade; Twin-Linked Heavy Flamer;

Total Cost: 1999

Model Count: 52

**pretre**

I think you going to see alot of the tournaments stay at the 1850 mark

I think this isvery true.

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6 dominions with vulkan? Don't mind if I do. Poor you if I get first turn.

**Evil Lamp 6**

Okay, this is an 1850 list designed with 6th in mind without Allies:

HQ:

St. Celestine (Warlord) 115

Elites:

Repentia Squad, 9 x Sisters Repentia, Mistress 175
Repentia Squad, 9 x Sisters Repentia, Mistress 175
Repentia Squad, 9 x Sisters Repentia, Mistress 175

Troops:

BSS, 7 x Bolters, 1 x MG, 1 x MM, SS w/ Combi-Melta & MB, Rhino 195
BSS, 7 x Bolters, 1 x MG, 1 x MM, SS w/ Combi-Melta & MB, Rhino 195

FA:

Dominion Squad, 2 x Bolters, 2 x MG, SS w/ Combi-Melta & MB, Rhino 140
Dominion Squad, 2 x Bolters, 2 x MG, SS w/ Combi-Melta & MB, Rhino 140
Dominion Squad, 2 x Bolters, 2 x MG, SS w/ Combi-Melta & MB, Rhino 140

HS:

Retributor Squad, 4 x Heavy Bolters, SS w/ Combi-Flamer, Rhino 130
Retributor Squad, 4 x Heavy Bolters, SS w/ Combi-Flamer, Rhino 130
Retributor Squad, 4 x Heavy Bolters, SS w/ Combi-Flamer, Rhino 130

1840 Points.

St. Celestine does her thing, Repentia jack Rets' Rhinos, BSS try not to die, Doms Scout Move/Outflank as usual but in Rhinos and don't get out, Rets move into good positions Snapfiring on the way there and Hull Point glancing to death any vehicles/fliers (with rending as needed/successful).

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Spidey0804 wrote:Looks like I need to make 3 more LOL

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I think you going to see alot of the tournaments stay at the 1850 mark

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Here it is my first 6th edition list

LIST

You are one HQ and Troop short of a legal 2k list.

**Spidey0804**

2000 Pts -Sisters of Battle -6th Edition Fearlesss Foot Horde

HQ: Uriah Jacobus, Protector of the Faith

HQ: Arch-Confessor Kyrinov

HQ: Canoness Rosarius; Bolt Pistol; Eviscerator

HQ: Canoness Rosarius; Bolt Pistol; Eviscerator

Troops: Battle Sister Squad (20)
Battle Sister Squad Simulacrum Imperialis; Meltagun (x2);
Sister Superior Power Sword (x1);

Troops: Battle Sister Squad (20)
Battle Sister Squad Meltagun (x2);
Sister Superior Power Sword (x1);

Troops: Battle Sister Squad (20)
Battle Sister Squad Meltagun (x2);
Sister Superior Power Sword (x1);

Elite: Repentia Squad (10)

Elite: Repentia Squad (10)

Elite: Repentia Squad (10)

Heavy Support: Retributor Squad (6)
Retributor Squad Heavy Bolter (x3);Multi-melta (x1);
Retributor Storm Bolter (x1);

Heavy Support: Retributor Squad (6)
Retributor Squad Heavy Bolter (x3);Multi-melta (x1);
Retributor Storm Bolter (x1);

Total Cost: 2000

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Your right... hmm going to have to figure something else out then..

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forgot about needing 4 troops

**Jancoran**

ugh

**Hollowman**

Evil Lamp 6 wrote:Hello Sisters Repentia! 4 Attacks on the charge, AP 1, and no longer kited! Feth yeah!

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And no "No Retreat!" wounds!

True enough - but then fleet, feel no pain, and transports all look to be weaker, while shooting is getting buffed up. It remains to be seen how our eviscerator girls actually fare on the fields of 6th edition.

**Jancoran**

the eviscerator chix already rock in 5th. How can they rock worse in 6th? Seems... well I'll just say this. It's brought a tear to my eyes, thinking of all the horrible ways my enemies are going to die.

**KestrelM1**

Repentia gain much better Rage, but their primary defenses (Cover and FNP) are going to go from 4+/4+ to 5+/5+.

I still think they're rather overpriced for what they do, especially considering their longevity just dropped significantly.

**pretre**

I would agree with Kestrel. Also, they still have a tendency to want their faith power to go off, which is pretty unreliable.

**Evil Lamp 6**

KestrelM1 wrote:Repentia gain much better Rage, but their primary defenses (Cover and FNP) are going to go from 4+/4+ to 5+/5+.

I still think they're rather overpriced for what they do, especially considering their longevity just dropped significantly.

Perhaps this is just me, but cover has never really been that important for my Repentia. I just about always have them jack someone's else ride (usually Rets, sometimes BSS). I agree on the FNP point, but that's just something we are just going to have to live with. I still think Repentia have become a much better choice due to the changes and am going to try them out in my first game of 6th. Perhaps there are still rules we haven't seen yet that will further help/hinder our Sisters.

pretre wrote:I would agree with Kestrel. Also, they still have a tendency to want their faith power to go off, which is pretty unreliable.

Yeah, I do wish their Faith power was a bit more reliable. On that note, once in combat, does anyone feel like the Repentia Superior is mostly useless and use her to dump extra wounds on when you can? Yeah she initially can help with getting that Act off, but after that she becomes the bullet sponge so to speak.