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So for those of you who don't know the alpha legion rules, they have a special rule called the "rewards of treachery" which allows them to field one special legion specific unit from a different legion. does anyone have some suggestions as to what special unit i should take?

I do not play AL but I think Tyrant Siege terminators are a great buy with their heavy armor and firepower. A full squad is putting out 40 small blasts or krak missiles

Put in a siege breaker consul(not sure if that's an option with your ROW) and now they are tank hunting/wrecker.

The Raven Guard snipers would be a fluffy addition, but tactically I cant think of any special units that give more back than Tyrants. Although choosing a unit to shore up a weakness in your current list is obviously a good way to go.

I don't use the Coils of the Hydra Rite of War and this depends on what type of army you want to field and with which mutable tactic but I would consider any of these:

Iron Havocs w/ ML

Tyrant Siege Terminators

Pyroclast Squad

Gal Vorbak Dark Brethren

Gorgon Terminators

Would it be okay to ask what else you have in your army?

I like Tyrant Siege Terminators too, but I can think of some combinations of units I would not like to field them with.

sure, i don't know exactly what the army will contain, and i have not purchased anything yet, but here is what the basic core of the army will be like


Armillus Dynat
x3 10 man tactical squads with vexillas, nuncio-vox and apothecaries
1x 5 man tactical support squad with melta-guns
1x 5 man tactical support squad with flamers
1x 5 man heavy support squad with autocannons
1x 5 man recon squad with sniper rifles

things that i might get in the future and who i might add to the army depending who i am playing are lernean terminators, a sicarian battle tank, and a squad of jetbikes or a squad of destroyers

I do like the Raven Guard Recon squad mainly because I feel it fits in with the AL theme of infiltrating but tetsuokills has mentioned some very good options, the only one I don't agree with is the pyroclasts their weapons are too short ranged for my liking.

It's hard to tell you what's the best but Tyrant Siege Terminators are quite good at what they do although pricy.

thanks for the advice.

 OnlyWar wrote:
sure, i don't know exactly what the army will contain, and i have not purchased anything yet, but here is what the basic core of the army will be like


Armillus Dynat
x3 10 man tactical squads with vexillas, nuncio-vox and apothecaries
1x 5 man tactical support squad with melta-guns
1x 5 man tactical support squad with flamers
1x 5 man heavy support squad with autocannons
1x 5 man recon squad with sniper rifles

things that i might get in the future and who i might add to the army depending who i am playing are lernean terminators, a sicarian battle tank, and a squad of jetbikes or a squad of destroyers

As you're already fielding an autocannon squad, then turning them into Iron Havocs would be very easy and effective when using their special rite of war.

5 man Palatine Blades squad with jetpacks.

Because don't you want to be perfect?

if i wanted a perfect army, why would i choose a legion who's primarch's primary concern was wether the armor he was wearing made his butt look fat (i kid i kid)