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**Unyielding Hunger**

So, I had a thought today in the middle of my college calculus course. You know, one of those random thoughts that just has nothing to do with the subject at hand. So basically, what I want to hear is, using the current rules that exist, if you could add just one rule to any single model (within reason) that you feel would have a massive change to the meta that currently exists, effectively breaking the game in a sense, what would it be?

Here's the idea that popped into my head, to get the ball rolling.

The Doom of Malan'tai becomes an IC.

You suddenly turn this into something that will make people cry;

Swarmlord
Tyranid Prime
Tyrant Guard
The Doom of Malan'tai

And so, let the thread begin!

**DogofWar1**

Draigo: Titansword becomes AP2. Takes Draigo right back to the top of the heap. I don't know if that would change the whole game's meta a ton though.

Vanguard Veterans: Heroic Intervention switched back to the way it was in 5th. Would probably kick gunlines down a peg, except for Tau, with their cheap interceptor.

Drop Pods: Delete the sentence requiring disembarking when it lands. BT had that for a bit because of an FAQ foop up, adding it to all pods would be cool.

Everything with missiles: Add in Flakk missiles in basic missile launcher. Flyers would become much rarer.

**ImotekhTheStormlord**

Doom of Malan'tai becomes EW.

Wave Serpent gets Shrouded. (most OP of the lot)

Annihilation Barge gets Shrouded.

**dementedwombat**

Orks get old school furious charge? (or orks get old school fleet on their WAAGH turn).

Not sure how much it would break the meta, but I think ork players would appreciate it.

**xruslanx**

Chimeras get side av 12.

Vendettas get BS 4.

Fateweaver can choose result on Warpstorm Table.

Assault Terminators get 5th edition Heroic Intervention rules.

Blood angel rhinos are assault vehicles.

**TheCustomLime**

Leman Russ punisher becomes AP 3 (The Gatling gun that is).

**Bobthehero**

FW Artillery Carriages can pivot

**DogofWar1**

Riptides gain Hit-and-Run

(also EW, just because).

**Savageconvoy**

Broadsides get Relentless
Tau skimmers become Fast vehicles.

**Peregrine**

IG punisher cannons become STR D AP 1.

Bobthehero wrote:
FW Artillery Carriages can pivot

Changes nothing. As non-vehicle models they already have a 360* firing arc (or, to be more precise, have no rules at all about limited firing arcs) so pivoting them would just be an aesthetic change.

**Unyielding Hunger**

DogofWar1 wrote:Riptides gain Hit-and-Run

(also EW, just because).

Only one rule bud, or it ruins the fun.

Peregrine wrote:IG punisher cannons become STR D AP 1.

You know, i've never had the chance to sit down and read up on apocalypse items. What's the basic gist of STR D?

**Puscifer**

Give every race unique movement again.

Humans, Tau, Orks, Necrons and Marines: 4.
Eldar and Dark Eldar: 5.
Tyranids and Daemons: 6.

All MC: 6.

We've tried this in games and it really makes the games a lot more tactical.

**SYKOJAK**

Give all HQ choices in all army lists access to Vortex Grenades again.

**Siphen**

Unyielding Hunger wrote:
You know, i've never had the chance to sit down and read up on apocalypse items. What's the basic gist of STR D?

It changed somewhat recently, but it's basically a weapon that ignores ALL saves (cover, armor, invulnerable), causes instant death (even on models that have EW), and auto-penetrates a vehicle, at worst (a roll of 1 just causes a penetrating hit).

How about...give all Conscripts the Smash rule? Strength 6 AP 2 "tank-hunting" 4-point models.

**Looky Likey**

Drop pods count as assault vehicles that you can assault from after deep strike.

Or combi guns work for both gun types all the time not just the one shot.

Finally UM chapter tactics for tactical reads: "All UM squads in this detachment have all of their weapons twin linked including close combat weapons for this turn"

Any one of those would be pretty good for Marines.

'Nids would be Carniflexes may be taken in a squad from 1-3.

Orks would be BS5 rather than 2!

**PredaKhaine**

Banshees get assault grenades.
All eldar can bring any vehicle from codex eldar or dark eldar.
Banshees become viable.

Autarch gets to make an aspect troops.

Eldar get a web way gate.

Chaos get icons of no scattering back.

**FeindusMaximus**

Helbrute gets daemon and it will not die

CSM Sorcerers get access to divination

CSM get drop pod or other flying transport

**PredaKhaine**

Demonic possession confers the demon rule.

**Art_of_war**

PredaKhaine wrote:
Demonic possession confers the demon rule.

+1

that would be funny- my forgefiends are already known for being jammy on their invulnerable saves etc if it were on vindicators the trolling would be even worse!

the one rule I would like back, hmmm...

make grenades hit walkers on 6s in CC it would actually make walkers useful again, ah the fun times when a dread makes an enemy run off in terror

**a fat guy**

Marks of Chaos no longer being limited to one per model could mix up the Chaos codex alright. Mark of Slaanesh and Khorne on a unit would really trick a unit out.

And how about our own version of Abaddon with all four marks, a sigil (3++ with the mark of tzeentch), Axe of Blind Fury and a Juggernaut(Six toughness with four wounds!)?

Overall though, allowing players a minimum charge distance of 6 inches, regardless of the dice rolls, would completely change the game I think. The random rolls would be much more beneficial that way.

**PredaKhaine**

Art_of_war wrote:
PredaKhaine wrote:
Demonic possession confers the demon rule.

+1

that would be funny- my forgefiends are already known for being jammy on their invulnerable saves etc if it were on vindicators the trolling would be even worse!

the one rule I would like back, hmmm...

make grenades hit walkers on 6s in CC it would actually make walkers useful again, ah the fun times when a dread makes an enemy run off in terror

If you could buy a ++ save for a spartan....

**Makumba**

Helldrake baleflamer ap2.

**PredaKhaine**

Giving Maugan-Ra, the Phoenix Lord of the Dark reapers his own reaper range finder.

**Bobthehero**

Peregrine wrote:
IG punisher cannons become STR D AP 1.

Bobthehero wrote:
FW Artillery Carriages can pivot

Changes nothing. As non-vehicle models they already have a 360* firing arc (or, to be more precise, have no rules at all about limited firing arcs) so pivoting them would just be an aesthetic change.

Wait whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?

**sing your life**

Deathwing command squads get the FNP banner for 25pts and can take up to 5 more terminators.

Ravenwing attack squadran cost as much as SM bikers.

Rhinos get assualt vehicle.

demolisher cannon is immune to weapon destroyed.

**Nobody_Holme**

Grey knights get reanimation protocols. On everything.

**Hedgehog**

Land raiders become flyers

**sing your life**

Hedgehog wrote:
Land raiders become flyers

Oh god why.

**Tod**

Peregrine wrote:
IG punisher cannons become STR D AP 1.

Bobthehero wrote:
FW Artillery Carriages can pivot

Changes nothing. As non-vehicle models they already have a 360* firing arc (or, to be more precise, have no rules at all about limited firing arcs) so pivoting them would just be an aesthetic change.

Lasguns get STR D AP 1

**DogofWar1**

Hedgehog wrote:
Land raiders become flyers

One thing I will say is that GW has shown good restraint on keeping flyers AV12, with a max of 3 HP. What will be interesting is what happens when all armies have been updated and everyone gets their own special anti-air tools. Will the current batch of flyers need to be buffed to keep pace, resulting in AV13 flyers, and some HP4 flyers?