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Very nice!

 TheKbob wrote:
I need more Rhinos, but I'd like to try some more cheeky tactics. Should just call my immolators rhinos and go that route.

I had a knock down, drag out with Eldar at 1850. I went first, my Doms scouted and blew up a Fire Prism and wasted good portion of a jetbike squadron (along with my popgun and exorcists). Everything else went flatout towards his objective (Drawhammer).

I made armor saves like a boss... I still had all 4 meltas from my Doms and only lost one immolator and 2 rhinos. I tanked shocked his allied Tau broadsuits and they actually broke... not a good day. He got aggressive with his wraithknight, so I countered with Celestine and Seraphim, multiassaulted it and Warwalkers... Wraithknight died after two rounds of combat (no shield) and the warwalkers took a total of 4~5?

Game ended turn 6 with a tabling. I lost two immolators, two rhinos, and, for the first time, two exorcists. Everything else stuck around, including Easy Bake Oven™. The latter killed a Tau FW squad with Cadre Fireblade and a Farseer. They went on to off the retreating broadsides (they rallied turn 5... almost off the table).

My Doms melted the last warlock in his little hurt ball of bikes... the Warlord broke and was already on the back board edge... Was not a pretty game for him, sadly. Great sport, played to the bitter end. Great tournament player, but it seems like sisters always have the element of surprise...

Sounds like the dice Gawds were well pleased with you. Congratz.

I agree that Sisters of Battle are unexpectedly good and people who underestimate them will pay the price. I won four tournaments right out of the gate almost with the new codex. Almost won a 5th before switching back to Tau, as I often do... Tau are so freaking cool-factor.

Played my first game in a while with them last night (1K tam game thing). Dominion dice fell on their face, but we still pulled out a 13-11 victory (total blood bath with the way my dice were going). I was allied with Tyranids and they were playing Blood angels and the Dark Vengeance Chaos Marines (essentially). have to say, the more I see games against Chaos Marines the more intrigued i grow. They are a bit better than before and certainly have some very fun units to play with.

Hey all,

I've only recently started Sisters as my secondary army, but I'e been having great fun with 'em & thought I'd chip in my 2p's worth here! The only thing that's made me hesitant is the lack of support from GW... but that's for a different thread. I've proxied a 750 army three time now, and had great fun every time.

St Celestine
5x Seraphim with 1x Inferno Pistol

BSS, 10 nuns with Flamer, Meltagun & Rhino

Dominion Squad x5, 2x Flamer, 1x Combi-Flamer & Rhino

Penitent Engine

Exorcist

I generally play on a scenery-heavy urban board, so deploy the BSS and DSS in their Rhinos. DSS scouts up & drops flamers in turn 1, Celestine and the flying nun brigade are usually in reserve & DS in next to the opposing warlord. Exorcist hangs back and (occasionally) causes havoc and the Penitent Engine, er, well, it either gets immediately shot to pieces, or it does really, really well hugging cover then charging.

I haven't tried a Battle Conclave yet, but I'm going to try more PEs, Repentia & Priests some time soon.

TL: DR... Tried Sisters, loved 'em, wallet soon to be weeping!

Ulcis wrote:
Hey all,

I've only recently started Sisters as my secondary army, but I'e been having great fun with 'em & thought I'd chip in my 2p's worth here! The only thing that's made me hesitant is the lack of support from GW... but that's for a different thread. I've proxied a 750 army three time now, and had great fun every time.

Welcome! GW's "support" for SoB does leave one wanting, but at least they're not at all likely to be squatted. Glad you have fun with them!

Ulcis wrote:
St Celestine
5x Seraphim with 1x Inferno Pistol

BSS, 10 nuns with Flamer, Meltagun & Rhino

Dominion Squad x5, 2x Flamer, 1x Combi-Flamer & Rhino

Penitent Engine

Exorcist

I generally play on a scenery-heavy urban board, so deploy the BSS and DSS in their Rhinos. DSS scouts up & drops flamers in turn 1, Celestine and the flying nun brigade are usually in reserve & DS in next to the opposing warlord. Exorcist hangs back and (occasionally) causes havoc and the Penitent Engine, er, well, it either gets immediately shot to pieces, or it does really, really well hugging cover then charging.

If you're planning on keeping your Doms min sized, might I suggest taking them in an Immolator as opposed to a Rhino? The extra weapon can really help out.

Ulcis wrote:
I haven't tried a Battle Conclave yet, but I'm going to try more PEs, Repentia & Priests some time soon.

The Battle Conclave was awesome in 5th, but took a bit of a hit with 6th. Repentia can do wonderful things for you and don't care about not having grenades. PE's can work better on terrain heavy boards, but I'd still prefer Exorcists or Rets. I also don't care for what Priests bring to a Sisters list, but I've considered adding one to Repentia.

Ulcis wrote:
TL: DR... Tried Sisters, loved 'em, wallet soon to be weeping!

Yeah, get the models. They are still amazing despite their age.

Ulcis wrote:

TL: DR... Tried Sisters, loved 'em, wallet soon to be weeping!

I just started playing sisters about 7 or 8 months ago. While I got a lot of them used, I think I still dropped close to a grand on them. My rehab meetings are on Tuesdays, btw.

I find sisters to be one of the better armies I;ve played. Not sure why, because I have played several (orks, SM, daemons, chaos, white scars SM) and I still like SoB the best. I am not sure what it is. One, everyone is usually excited to see them when you bring them to a tournament. Two, the look on the face of guys who run regular power armor armies after they are all but tabled(by girls no less) on turn 3. Third, then listening to people then bitch about how broken Celestine is.....

Either way, I hope you enjoy them.

I love the how positive it is in this thread. I've come back to Sisters in the last few months, they were my first army after coming back to the hobby in 5th using the Witch Hunters codex, although I had alot of fun it did feel like playing in hardmode. I started a BA force to use with the allies rules in the WH codex, which then got cut out when the pdf of WH appeared. I continued with BA and tgey eventually became my primary army - I learned alot playing BA so thought it was time to try again with the Sisters, being having a blast with them, but I'm reluctent to buy more minis as they're sooo expensive, luckily I've got enough to run a decent 1500 pts army with only proxying a few minis. The only thing I plan to rejig is my getting myself a bastion for AA and a place for my Rets to sit and maybe swapping out a Seraphim squad for some melta Doms.

I'm currently 3 for 3 wins in my games, last night played Chaos, at The Scouring with Dawn of Warset up. It wasn't a 'competitive' list (read no Helldrakes) but it was a good game.

D

Where can I find the SoB WD codex?

 evildrcheese wrote:
I love the how positive it is in this thread.

We have faith!

I'm currently 3 for 3 wins in my games, last night played Chaos, at The Scouring with Dawn of Warset up. It wasn't a 'competitive' list (read no Helldrakes) but it was a good game.

Very nice! Keep up the good work.

On another note, I think I found how I'm going to make my repressors. Magnetize one of these suckers to the front of my immos with the modified cupola:


Now I just need to find more of those penitent engine drivers...

Every site is saying there are Sisters of Battle Rumors, but when you look at what they say, the "rumors" are exactly what they've been saying for years.
Repeat with me.
"No, we haven't forgotten about the SOB."
"Yes, they will get a release...eventually."
"No, they will not be squatted."
"We've tried to work on plastic sisters but couldn't get the sleeves to work, so instead of redesigning the sleeves or using our problem solving part of our brain, we decided to just say feth it."

Does that about cover it? Its why I didn't bother putting this in the rumors section.

 MWHistorian wrote:
Does that about cover it? Its why I didn't bother putting this in the rumors section.

Yep, every year we get the same. I should use it as a reminder to change the batteries in my smoke detector.

 pretre wrote:

 evildrcheese wrote:
I love the how positive it is in this thread.

We have faith!

I'm currently 3 for 3 wins in my games, last night played Chaos, at The Scouring with Dawn of Warset up. It wasn't a 'competitive' list (read no Helldrakes) but it was a good game.

Very nice! Keep up the good work.

On another note, I think I found how I'm going to make my repressors. Magnetize one of these suckers to the front of my immos with the modified cupola:


Now I just need to find more of those penitent engine drivers...

Cool, I've been trying to find a use for the spare drivers.. this gives me an idea

 Shandara wrote:

Cool, I've been trying to find a use for the spare drivers.. this gives me an idea

Trade them to me? Exactly what I was thinking!

They make for good psykers if you want to ally in one. The figure even makes some sence. You have to figure anyone caught being a psyker is going to be... well, having a bad day if a sisters army is around.

 pretre wrote:

 TheKbob wrote:
I play heavy mech. Building a foot sisters list would require finding another army to buy! I have three PEs myself.

A guard blob with all those bonus, lol. I don't think it'd be effective, though.

I have run guard blob with sisters, something like this was VERY effective:

Saint Celestine
Uriah Jacobus
Battle Sister Squad (10) w/ Meltagun, Flamer, Bolt Pistol / Chainsword - Rhino (Search)
Battle Sister Squad (10) w/ Multi-Melta, Bolt Pistol / Chainsword - Rhino (Search)
Exorcist
Exorcist
Retributors x6, 4 HB
Bastion with Quad-Gun
Primaris
PCS with 3 Flamers
4 x Infantry with Power Axe/MB, Autocannon
Vendetta
Manticore

Celestine, Primaris and Jacobus into the blob.

I ran a list very much like this and it held its own farely well heres what i brought at 2k:

Saint Celestine
Jacobus
17 Sisters of battle 2 meltas
+Immolator MM
17 Sisters of battle 2 meltas
+Immolator MM
x5 dominion with 2 flamers in a rhino
Exorcist
Exorcist
Exorcist
Lord commissar Power fist camo cloak (stealth for blob!)
Infantry Platoon
Command squad +2 melta in chimera
x4 infantry squads with 2 autocannons 2 flamers and 2 meltaguns 2 blank sarg's for challanges to soak up and 2 axe's
Marbo
Vendetta

(if nothing else its hilarious to put on the table!)

Thanks for the welcomes! This is indeed an incredibly positive thread, and its helped dissuade my fears about the army.

I've fought against (old codex) Necrons once, which I won (just) by forcing Phase Out. I only had Celestine (who died about 5 times over the course of the game) and an Exorcist with 1HP left. Was close, and thus great fun. I've tabled biker Orks, and have given CSM w/ allied Daemons an unpleasant time too.

Just managed to pick up an OOP Seraphim squad leader off ebay... don't know what it is about them, but Seraphim lead by the Saint is hands down my favorite unit thus far.

 Evil Lamp 6 wrote:
If you're planning on keeping your Doms min sized, might I suggest taking them in an Immolator as opposed to a Rhino? The extra weapon can really help out.

I've been thinking of dropping the IP from the Seraphim & shunting the points into the Doms in order to replace the Rhino with an Immolator. Will give it a shot next week & report back


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 pretre wrote:

 Shandara wrote:

Cool, I've been trying to find a use for the spare drivers.. this gives me an idea

Trade them to me? Exactly what I was thinking!

If shipping it across the pond wouldn't be rather expensive, I'd send you over my sapre driver. Doubt I'll ever have a use for it...

Well, I have 10 spares (thanks to GW failing to provide the correct arms twice and sending me a whole new kit each time)..

Shipping it to the USA would be comparatively pricey for such small items.

EDIT:
Hah, damn ripoffs. Small packages without track&trace.. 18 euros!

Damn, oh well.

So... I've been doing some thinking about sisters. Almost ran them the other day at a local RTT... but i couldn't find my codex :(

In the current edition of the game... I was thinking large blocks of 20 sisters would do well actually!

The 20 block sister squads would have a vet with a storm bolter, a, a heavy bolter (or multimelta), and a melta gun.

You'd also run st celestine and Karinov (sp?) to get some squads fearless.

You'd probably also go with 3 exorcists since your faith points will be unreliable with Uriah

vs hell drakes, you spread out max coherency, and the models that ARE hit get a 6+ invul. Not to mention you can fire the melta, snap fire a grenade, and also possibly fire the multi melta up from each squad to cause damage.

Vs tau rip tides and kroot... you have a 3+ save! and almost as many bolter shots. You'll bring them down I bet.

Vs necron flyerwing... you take up so much of the table the fliers shouldn't do much damage... and you can do the same hell drake answer

Vs necron Wraiths... you have SOOO MANY bolters you'll take them down.

Vs big bugs... You're fearless and exorcists make tervigons cry

vs flying demon princes... every fearless squad comes with str 6 grenades... you'll bring them down just fine. And the bolters will cause MORE than enough grounding tests... if they're on the ground the exorcists would make short work of them....

thoughts?
I mean... i don't see too many answers out there as popular right now.

Horde sisters is still doable. that is how my old 5E lists worked. Now that SOB's use pistols, it makes charging with them not as bad an option (albeit you better have a priest around to take care of the challenge issues.

Had a 2000 point throwdown with an Eldar-Tau alliance today.

The rough list was:

Autarch
Farseer
Spiritseer
20 Guardians with shuriken platforms
3x10 Dire Avengers, no upgrades
10 Dark Reapers with the krak missile things
2 Crimson Hunters, 1 exarch

Tau Commander with C&C node/Puretide chip (I always forget which one gives Ignores Cover) attached to the Reapers
2x10 Fire Warriors

Aegis Line

Mission was Big Guns Never Tire (4 objectives), and the enemy set up in a big, nasty gunline. However, by setting up like that, my mobile Sisters force had plenty of freedom to control the movement and I hit his flanks with serious hurting. And while they died to the Guardian fire, my Seraphim deepstrikers made a mess of his stealth/conceal cover save by dropping in front behind him.

In the end, the final tally was:

Sisters: 3 objectives, Warlord kill, 1 heavy support kill, Linebreaker
Eldar/Tau: 1 objective, Warlord kill (Celestine got up twice, but not at the bell :( ), 1 heavy support kill, First Blood

6-4 victory for the Sisters!

Standout moments:
1 BSS Superior soling 8 Dire Avengers in melee for 2 full turns before Jacobus and his squad of Celestians (that's right, Celestians, come at me ) came in to make the save. That one Superior went on to reinforce an objective.

Hero Immolator zapping a Crimson Hunter out of the air.

And ballsy deepstrikes, with widnows to hit about 5 inches on either side for my Seraphim. Both squads scattered, but no losses, and the drop went on to throw his gunline into disorder and kill off a Fire Warrior squad, the Dark Reapers, Tau Commander and almost all of his Guardians.

 frgsinwntr wrote:
In the current edition of the game... I was thinking large blocks of 20 sisters would do well actually!

This comes up every now and then and I have yet to hear someone come up with a reason why a single squad of 20 women is better than 2 squads of 10.

20 Sisters is a huge point sink that decreases the number of special weapons you can field and you have to keep them in Kyrinov's bubble or you risk losing 300 points to any marginally useful assault unit that can get in charge range. If you want to do a horde of foot Sisters start with 6 10 woman BSSs.

My fiance plays sisters, and at lower point levels they are fantastic with their faith points. With her still learning the game, she makes a lot of mistakes and it's only those mistakes that lets me win. With her army growing slowly, she usually has them painted before they get to the table, which brings an even greater AWE factor when she plays them. Heavy Bolter Rets are awesome, and surprisingly so are MM rets, as it gives her an antitank squad. Seraphims with Celestine are brutal. The BSS usually get ignored when heavy bolters and Celestine are jumping down your throat! Haven't seen them in an objectives match yet, but I think they'd do pretty good since they aren't in your face like the rest of the army. Does anyone else know how good they are at holding objectives, or any way to help them keep objectives? Flamers?

You pretty much got it. Generally speaking people are far more interested in killing off exorcists/ seraphim / ect and therefor entirely ignore the BSS. I've found that as long as they don't get into hand to hand with a decent hand to hand infantry unit then they'll be fine. Generally mine go with 2 normal flamers and a combi-plasma riding in a rhino. This gives me speed to get to objectives, lots of firepower once i'm there (especially if 2 squads make it across the field. thats a lot of bolter fire) and an answer to squads of lots of crap infantry lead by a 2+ toughguy champion. Eat plasma, then burn!

Amerikon wrote:

 frgsinwntr wrote:
In the current edition of the game... I was thinking large blocks of 20 sisters would do well actually!

This comes up every now and then and I have yet to hear someone come up with a reason why a single squad of 20 women is better than 2 squads of 10.

Faith point usage.

Not that they got a great faith ability, but still, that's A reason, if not a very strong one.

Also, 1/6 games is killpoints. less squads is better there.

If you accept a loss on the 1/6 that is kill points, you can make an amazing alpha strike with Dominion squads scouting up the field carrying 5 priests with them in their rhinos. Priests can do the combi-flamer or combi-melta thing but will die so quickly after they enter the field that its just silly... Still, if done correctly they can rip through almost anything in the alpha strike.

5 priests? One, that's ridiculously expensive. Two, I thought it was one per unit.

they're independent characters. As far as I know you can have more than one per unit.

and yes, they are stupid expensive. I ran it once with 3 units of dominion. The Doms and the priests had an assortment of flamers and melta (combi for the priests). Everyone shot across the field and I ended up riping through the gunline of IG tanks and transports that were lined up. The trick on that one was to separate the priests from the units so you can cook what falls out of the destroyed vehicles.

Its gimicky and not the most min/maxed, but it was fun watching the guard player get his revenge. They took quite a chunk out of his force.

They're too expensive for my taste and I prefer an all sister army. I even converted a female Uriah just because I don't want some weird old dude in my army. But that's just me.

Its not just you. I've got a female Uriah, kyrinov and crusaders. Even my IG allies are all female too. Its taken a long time to collect all those necromunda Escher models!

 MWHistorian wrote:
They're too expensive for my taste and I prefer an all sister army. I even converted a female Uriah just because I don't want some weird old dude in my army. But that's just me.

You don't like the dirty old man of the sisters of battle?