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I just thought of this, see I just ordered Hecaton Aiakos, which is a pretty damn good Contemptor Dreadnought that is pretty dangerous in melee and in range, but it's over 300 points so it's probably not worth it in the slightest.
I'm still probably going to use it.
So what about all of you?
What over costed minies do you use, just because they are cool?

Hellions! Love the psycho Green Goblin models even though they're probably the least effective Drukhari fast attack option. They hit decently hard, but they're just the easiest 14pt model in 40k to kill. T3, 5+ save, no defensive options/abilities. . .

Scarab Occult Terminators/Terminators in general because they look cool.

Possibly Guardsmen with Meltas as I have them (along with the Plasmas).

Tau Cyclic Ion Blaster Crisis Suits, 303 points of "meh" that's never impressed but always disappoints. I always use them though, because I love the damn things and it simply feels wrong not to use them.

Here's hoping for a points drop in Chapter Approved.

Most of the FW units I have (the legacy ones they don't sell models of anymore).

Grey Knights in general

Deathwatch units packed with goodies.

I run ork dreadmobs, so deff dreads and killa kanz. Most agree they are pretty much garbage. I can't remember the last time I had a deff dread make it in to combat. I mostly take them for armor saturation. I love my gorkanaut, and it does real work, but without any other armor on the table it's a waste.

Bjorn. Actually, just Space Wolves in general.

Lord of Skulls

GSC metamorphs occasionally

Chaos vindicator

My whole army is considered to be overcosted.

Chosen and Possessed, but hey...they work great in Warhammer Total War. Hang on, logic fail there I think.

An'ggrath: 888pts for a bigger Bloodthirster with a slightly better invul.

Shas'o R'alai, aka "Shas Orly?"

Arcanis161 wrote:
Scarab Occult Terminators/Terminators in general because they look cool.

Possibly Guardsmen with Meltas as I have them (along with the Plasmas).

I'd like to dispute the claim that Scarab Occults are overpriced. I think they're actually one of the only terminator units that aren't! I've had massive success with them compared to their normal terminator cousins, mostly because with power swords and inferno combis, they are incredibly cheap for the amount of -AP they can bring, and their ability to all but shrug off 1 damage fire really helps. Sure, they still get hurt by plasma like any other terminator, but everything in the game has a counter.

Uraka the Warfiend, because the sculpt is badass. Such classic Khorne.

Most of my Dark Angels :-D

Archons, because there's no alternative for a Kabal army.

I play vanilla SM, to hear the forums tell it my entire army is overpriced.

The Newman wrote:
I play vanilla SM, to hear the forums tell it my entire army is overpriced.

Some are more overpriced then others. Last time I took my Land Speeders out I felt that I was being charged quite a bit more then they were worth.

I use Wraithblades with ghost axes quite a bit in my Eldar force. They are definitely overpriced, but I make up for it by using all the efficient stuff like Wave Serpents, Dark Reapers and Eldar flyers. It works out fine, and the Wraithblades make a nice anvil/objective holder. The models look great too.

Blackstars. They're not durable, they're not killy, and they're not great transports, but they give me fractionally more flexibility/mobility than I might have otherwise and they look pretty awesome.

battlewagon with hardcase, kill kannon and rolla.

Vanguard vets, not so much that they are overcosted per say but the way power weapons don't gain extra attacks from charging or having 2 melee weapons makes them very lack luster.

Killa Kanz because they are the first model that made me want to start a 40k army. Sadly as shooting platforms they suck. Use to roll with mass grotzookas in 7th but I just go skorchas and punch things to death.

If I am playing a "Fun" Death Guard list with actual Plague Marines in it, I'll include a Land Raider party bus for them.

Rubric Marines. Scarab Occult Terminators. Lord of Change.
Assault Marines. Vanguard Veterans. Tactical Squads. Centurion Devastators.
Malaceptor. Toxicrene. Tyrannofex. Tyranid Prime. Haruspex. Harpy. Hive Crone. Barbed Hierodule.
Howling Banshees. Wraithlord. Avatar of Khaine. Wraithblades. War Walkers. Vypers. Wraithknight.

Quite a few actually There's probably more that aren't coming to mind honestly.

 Nevelon wrote:

The Newman wrote:
I play vanilla SM, to hear the forums tell it my entire army is overpriced.

Some are more overpriced then others. Last time I took my Land Speeders out I felt that I was being charged quite a bit more then they were worth.

Speeders are probably getting double-whammied for Datalink Telemetry. Whirlwinds too.

Centurion Devastators need to be substantially cheaper too.

My beloved storm guardians, although at 7 points they should be made more effective rather than cheaper.

Basic Space Marines apparently...

Things I still use?

1) On occasion, my Chaos Space Marine terminators, though my group has just introduced a couple house-rules across the board for Terminators so that'll help. But simply put they're garbage for their points. And not "3% less likely to..." but woefully bad.

2) I still use the Avatar on occasion, an equally atrocious unit.

3) I still use Chaos Assault Marines, Howling Banshees and Striking Scorpions and they all generally suck bags of taint compared to Ork Boyz, etc.

There are some models I haven't purchased because they're so bad (and I'm speaking as a narrative gamer), like the Wraithknight - arguably the worst unit in the Eldar codex.

Haven't used or built them yet, but I'm trying to organize a Terminator brawl with my brother. Deathwing vs Black Legion Termies in a city fighting scenario.

Other than that nothing comes to mind... do Melta Scions count?

Sly Marbo. For 65 points nowhere near as good as an assassin, but still, Sly Marbo!


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