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Dakka, who do you think, pound for pound are the best Snipers in 40k?

For anything listed, its that unit with nothing. No dedicated transport, no IC attached, just them operating alone.

Vindicare for sheer versatility.

See somebody sig about all his Vindi kills, you won't see a ratling squads or scouts do that. Can't say for the Rangers.

I really feel like the Vindicares usefulness has been savagely lessened by "Look out Sir!" Killing Special weapons is great and all, but only killing 5-7 Special weapons guys a game is not worth his cost.

 TheCrazyCryptek wrote:
I really feel like the Vindicares usefulness has been savagely lessened by "Look out Sir!" Killing Special weapons is great and all, but only killing 5-7 Special weapons guys a game is not worth his cost.

5-7 special weapon marines is like 150 points +.

Killing 5-7 melta marines also means your expensive transports dont die too quickly.

As much as i want to say the vindi, im not going to out of sheer hate for it.

Im simply going with pathfinders as ive only just started with eldar, and they have been a solid choice every game.

 TheCrazyCryptek wrote:
I really feel like the Vindicares usefulness has been savagely lessened by "Look out Sir!" Killing Special weapons is great and all, but only killing 5-7 Special weapons guys a game is not worth his cost.

You're right, which is why mine take out land raiders....

 agnosto wrote:

 TheCrazyCryptek wrote:
I really feel like the Vindicares usefulness has been savagely lessened by "Look out Sir!" Killing Special weapons is great and all, but only killing 5-7 Special weapons guys a game is not worth his cost.

You're right, which is why mine take out land raiders....

I had forgotten about the turbo penetrator.

I see alot of people voting for the Vindicare, but how are these people protecting him? Part of why I didn't vote for him is because a stray lascannon, or missle round can kill him while a squad of Eldar Pathfinders laugh at such attempts to kill them.

 TheCrazyCryptek wrote:


I see alot of people voting for the Vindicare, but how are these people protecting him? Part of why I didn't vote for him is because a stray lascannon, or missle round can kill him while a squad of Eldar Pathfinders laugh at such attempts to kill them.

Eh, they're fleet, move through cover, have stealth and infiltrate. so.... in ruins they get a 2+ cover then they have a 6+ FnP...they also have a 4++ if they need it.

They also have "deadshot" which means they always allocate wounds however they want.

vindicare hands down

I would of said tau if we had any ture snipers lol so I said the vindicare because he helped stop my friends using vehicles in 5th edition .

Vindicare for the ability to make its points back. One tank will usually do it, if not then two sure will.

 agnosto wrote:

Eh, they're fleet, move through cover, have stealth and infiltrate. so.... in ruins they get a 2+ cover

Stealth + ruins is 3+.

Is this best in general or for the points?

Deathmarks, unit-wise
But definately the Vindicare, as the single best, although he does cost a lot for 1 fragile target

 Yonan wrote:
Is this best in general or for the points?

The Best in general. As in you can have 200 points(just for example) of any sniper(s). Which ones would you most want supporting your army?

Vindicare, he not only has 8 Bs i belive but 8 Ws if things get hairy. I dont play 6th edition so i dont know bout look out sir but im guessing it shields a lieutenant from a shot??

Phoenix Lord with a quad gun. Four chances to roll a six and its twin linked with bs7? Yes please

I said the rangers. But I chose them as a unit, the vindicare is clearly superior.

Hay i didnt see tau path finders!

Imperial guard SWS with snipers because you can just spam them, providing you use platoons of course.

ratlings.... Frodo with a longlas? yes please

 sfshilo wrote:
Phoenix Lord with a quad gun. Four chances to roll a six and its twin linked with bs7? Yes please

This poll is for the best Snipers.

@kwah - Tau, sadly don't have any units with a weapon with the 'Sniper' special rule. In other words, they don't have Snipers, in the 40k sense of the word.

I used to worry about the vindicare. But now I'm all, "Vindicare, meet Blast Master!"

Well, I opted for Eldar Pathfinders since they have a good cover save and are hard hitting - harder than any other sniper squad.
The Vindicare is not for me as I'm not running named characters.

Poor DE haemy(you forgot wracks, well, acothyst, by the way)...

I voted deathmarks because of the despairtek combo, not exactly using their sniper though, I guess...

Pathfinders. Built in Stealth, superior rending, infiltrate, and they are a troop choice. Plus since everyone brings Eldrad, it gives him a nice place to sit.....

 DarknessEternal wrote:

 agnosto wrote:

Eh, they're fleet, move through cover, have stealth and infiltrate. so.... in ruins they get a 2+ cover

Stealth + ruins is 3+.

Yeah, I forgot that I always run a tech to bolster.

Creed.

Gotta go with Pathfinders. In a shootout between a vindicare and its equivalent points in pathfinders, assuming everyone is in range and in the same cover, the eldar snipers have more shots, more wounds, and a better cover save.

Stumper Muckstart! (Oh right, wrong edition)