What is Everyone Excited About Running in 8th edition?

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**Powerfisting**

So, we don't have the full rules yet so everything is speculative, but I've been itching to see what other people have speculated so far.

My personal prediction is that infantry blobs and light vehicles will be slightly better. Tar pits will be harder to pull off, but falling back out of combat will allow gunline armies to actually have real decisions to make.

I predict that most weapons will fall very clearly inside "high ROF, low damage" and "Low ROF, High Damage," causing a sweet spot to emerge in units of multiple 2-4 wound models. I totally see SM/GK players just taking 34 terminators. Also, IG sentinels will be secretly awesome for this same reason.

**Desubot**

Im most excited from the prospect of terminators and dreadnoughts being viable.

also not grav spamming but i have no idea what they are going to do.

**jreilly89**

Running the traditional fluff lists, i.e. Tactical marines w/ Flamers or Plasma, Dreadnoughts, and Terminators, and not having them get curbstomped.

**G00fySmiley**

battle wagon rush being viable again also green tide

**jeff white**

jreilly89 wrote:
Running the traditional fluff lists, i.e. Tactical marines w/ Flamers or Plasma, Dreadnoughts, and Terminators, and not having them get curbstomped.

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Desubot wrote:
Im most excited from the prospect of terminators and dreadnoughts being viable.

also not grav spamming but i have no idea what they are going to do.

These two.

**Kap'n Krump**

Deff dreads. I have 10, and I'd love for once for them to not suck.

Same for orkanauts, though I actually do run them every so often.

**rollawaythestone**

I'm excited to play with my Hormagaunts, Swarmlord, and other close combat bugs!

**LiberatedObject**

I am tickled to break out my Orks and being able to hopefully play more than one type of list (based on collection) and not get stomped.
I'm curious how my Ad Mech will play.
Space Wolves will be fun and more varied now. Maybe I'll throw down some Dreads and Wolf Guard Termies.

**alex0911**

LiberatedObject wrote:
I am tickled to break out my Orks and being able to hopefully play more than one type of list (based on collection) and not get stomped.
I'm curious how my Ad Mech will play.
Space Wolves will be fun and more varied now. Maybe I'll throw down some Dreads and Wolf Guard Termies.

I m really looking forward to play OP biovores

**ILegion**

I'm really excited to finally be able to play all my Deathwing again. Land Raiders, Dreads, etc. By far some of the coolest models in the DA line to not play with.

**MechaEmperor7000**

The Movement stat opens up so many possibilities for a lot of armies, especially the Tyranids (who has always been hamstrung by the lack of movement modifiers for their big hitters). The new revamped AP system also has me excited, as it means a lot of weapons previously thought useless or overcosted (Angelus Bolter, almost all Nid Ranged Weapons, Heavy Bolter, etc) might not only see play, but will probably become the core of a lot of strategies due to how prolific they are. While the Bolter itself took a nerf, if something like the Gauss Flayer breaks away from the "xenos bolter" mold and retains similar stats, it can be devastating and possibly make Necron Warriors a superior troop choice compared to Immortals.

**Rippy**

Nurgle Terminators! I don't own any yet, as never bothered with termies in their current state, though those new models and rules should make them super fun!

**Guardsmanwaffle**

Taking 5000 points of nothing but guardsmen and focus firing for the WH40k version of a deathstar laser. I know it may not be the most competitive move but God-Emperor dammit the thought of when all else fails THROW FETHING GUARDSMEN AT IT is gonna be a thing, gives me a stiffy big enough to hang a regimental standard off it.

**ILegion**

Guardsmanwaffle wrote:
Taking 5000 points of nothing but guardsmen and focus firing for the WH40k version of a deathstar laser. I know it may not be the most competitive move but God-Emperor dammit the thought of when all else fails THROW FETHING GUARDSMEN AT IT is gonna be a thing, gives me a stiffy big enough to hang a regimental standard off it.

Love this. Have an exalt haha

**Captyn_Bob**

My Defiler

**Galas**

Using Vespids and Kroot with my Breacher Teams in Devilfish and Hammerhead tanks again.

**Melissia**

I'm hoping for plastic sisters.

**lolman1c**

Y-you mean I can take heavy units without people looking weirdly at me and confused why I don't want bikes as DA player? Like seriously, I know Bikes are useful! Please people stop telling me this! But I don't want that, I want both the cool looking green and white DA with the heavy cool looking units!

**Slayer-Fan123**

I want more news on how Necrons are going to function.

**Marmatag**

Land Raiders & Terminators. Although i did have someone throw 6 melta dice in melta range at my land raider and not kill it. That was funny as hell.

**frozenwastes**

Tzeentch mixed. Daemons, thousand sons, other non-rubric tzeentch marines, tzaangors, cultists, traitor guard all together.

NuMarines if they are 40mm based miniatures with matching wounds. Basically if they end up being the equivalent of Stormcast Eternals but for 40k. Where their basic trooper is multiwound on a 40mm base.

**BrianDavion**

Desubot wrote:
Im most excited from the prospect of terminators and dreadnoughts being viable.

also not grav spamming but i have no idea what they are going to do.

yeah being able to finally run space marines like the god emperor intended!

**Inquisitor Lord Katherine**

30 Repentia and 30 Vigilators, all in transports, backed up by Dominions and Seraphim.

Also, the Armoured Battlegroup.

**Lobokai**

Guillimarines better not screw over Chapter Marines. As long as they're something like an elite choice... im happy

**Anpu42**

My Space Puppies
Team Edward
My Grey Knight
CREEDDDD!!!!!!

**Marmatag**

Oh yeah, definitely Grey Knights. Here's to hoping Sanctic Daemonology gets refactored into just "Sanctic," and the effects are expanded to all chaos + daemons + xenos.

**Anpu42**

I forgot my Emo Marines

**Traditio**

My Crimson Fists missile launcher gun line should actually be viable this edition.

**Rippy**

Melissia wrote:
I'm hoping for plastic sisters.

They are in the plastic Thunderhawk

**Wolf_in_Human_Shape**

Hordes of berzerkers.

20 Berzerkers in a Kharybdis, and ~40-60 on foot. If transports are good, I got 3 Rhinos and a Land Raider to mount them in. Backed up by 3 Maulerfiends, and who knows what else based on points. Hopefully Lord on Juggernaut is still an option.