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As title says. I'm looking into adding a "distraction carnifex" in all my armies mainly because they're a blast to field.

Trygon Primes for my Nids, and Flayed Ones for my Necrons.

Against my chaos playing friend - Deathwing Knights. I never tire seeing how scared he gets when they get close to anything.

Death Company with atleast two Powerfists for Blood Angels. I actually use Wave Serpents as my distraction with Eldar because my Reavers actually hold most of the power. Tyrannic War Veterans with Chaplain Cassius for my Ultramarines. Watch folks get really scared of a constant Poisoned 2+ squad shoved down their throat while the actual useful folks do better things

And oh yeah, an actual friggin Carnifex. Keeps my Flyrant and Walking Tyrant alive. I guess a Mawloc too but that's not on purpose. It's forced to sit there and take shots after it comes in.

My Mhara Gal.

I've not even finished painting it yet and everyone's already terrified of thing!

 Ashiraya wrote:
My Mhara Gal.

I've not even finished painting it yet and everyone's already terrified of thing!

To be fair, it's a very scary-looking model.

When I played tau the riptide filled this role. Everytime it was on the field it drew an enormous amount of fire. And its a pain to kill so it did its job.

 Squidmanlolz wrote:

 Ashiraya wrote:
My Mhara Gal.

I've not even finished painting it yet and everyone's already terrified of thing!

To be fair, it's a very scary-looking model.

It's also death for psykers and daemons (and anything vulnerable to morale), ignores terrain, tears through invulnerable saves and Shroud of Dark Fire makes it very resilient.

I love it.

Command barges with a warscythe or Voidreaper. They are fast, resilient and pack a decent punch. However, I rarely suicide it even if I tend to use it very aggressively. But yeah, when you couple it with other things such as Wraiths or Tomb Blades it tends to work best. Distractions rarely work for me when they are the only thing going on.

Wraithknight.

 luky7dayz wrote:
As title says. I'm looking into adding a "distraction carnifex" in all my armies mainly because they're a blast to field.

I only play Nids, so my favorite "distraction Carnifex" is ...a Tyrannofex, with a Thorax hive. I also talk it up until even I am a little worried.

Ork nobs in a Battlewagon with Painboy and 'Eavy Armor.

So scary gotta fire all my Lascannons at dat front armor.

Chaos Spawn with Typhus attached in a Daisy chain. Never fails to draw fire away from the rest of my army.

Somehow I pictured Typhus bouncing around on a field of daisy chains.

Land Raider escorted by two Vindicators. Makes people sweat every time.

I haven't used him in a while but my autarch on a jetbike with mantle of the laughing god, fusion blaster and laser lance always put fear in my opponents and made them shoot at him way more than his cost or damage potential warranted.

 Inkubas wrote:
Against my chaos playing friend - Deathwing Knights. I never tire seeing how scared he gets when they get close to anything.

Well of course it makes him sweat, it's bloody Deathwing Knights. One of the few things that can put the fear of the Emperor into players against a Dark Angels army is seeing a Deathwing Knight Squad (with or without Belial or Azrael) jumping an Imperial Knight, Warlord, Lord of War, etc, and hearing the Dark Angel player say the two magic words. Smite Mode.

Surprisingly (and not intentionally) I have found a fire prism draws a lot of fire for relitivly low points - I don't take one anymore though

Chaos Spawn for CSM, and Mawloc(s) for Nids (if that can be said to count).

I'm not sure I've intentionally used this tactic with Necrons yet since the new codex, but for some reason, opponents keep prioritizing my Tomb Blades.

Santa Logan

A 20 strong unit of Flesh Hounds. They look so imposing and make a great screen for everything else, with 2 wounds a piece.

SAG mek. I can fire that pie plate every turn and likely do more harm than good. But it bugs my opponent all day.

For fluff and extra awesome sauce, I put in an interrogator Chaplin. Zelot. Yes, please!

DISTRACTION HELDRAKES!
Also Razorwing flocks and Leman Russ tanks make for good distractions.

But really nothing is so distracting as that Deathstrike Missile Launcher sitting ominously in the corner of the table. It is because it is pointy. Pointy missiles are really scary. Deathstrike Missile Launchers are the ultimate distraction.

Deathstrike missile 'nuff said. Or hydras.

Either double plasma Grey hunters in a pod or Ven dreads

Codex: Orks.

For me Vindicators, DW and RW Knights draw the most attention from my opponent.

Deathstrike Missile Launcher... that attracts fire like a light attracts insects at night.

 Inkubas wrote:
Somehow I pictured Typhus bouncing around on a field of daisy chains.

This is also an acceptable tactic.

As for me, my Forgefiend w/ 3X Ectoplasma cannons seems to take a lot of heat. Poor lil guy never makes his 24" range, but dammit if he doesn't try!