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Hi everyone I’m a complete newbie in AoS, and decided to give it a try with the release of 3.0.

I almost have a 750 point BoC Gavespawn list painted, but what are some good units for Beasts? Watching some battle reports I see Ungors are good (spears or clubs?) and Ghorgons.

Are these guys any good (I have them already):
Bestigors
Chaos spawn
Gors w/ 2 weapons
Ungor raiders
Gastak Felhoof

Thanks!
   
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Don't have time to do a deep dive atm, but heads up there is a not-insignificant chance the Chaos battletome we are getting in October is BoC.

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I see Ungors are good (spears or clubs?)
Yes, either. were I building this unit today I would take wichever weapon had the best To-Hit # as the secret to doing damage begins with hitting the target 1st....

Ghorgons
It's big, it's scary looking. It'll draw fire & that's fine as that means your other units aren't - letting them get on with important tasks like scoring pts.

Bestigors & Gors w/ 2 weapons
Every force needs it's basic infantry.

Chaos spawn
My buddy loves these things. Me? {'eh}


Ungor raiders
Bows improve Ungors greatly. It's one more attack option. and at range!

Gastak Felhoof
Sorry, I don't pay any attention to Named Characters


   
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So the stuff you have is solid. Gors are a bit better with shields but they are so cheap it is not a huge deal. Their new rule from BR: Kragnos helps them a good bit too. Ungor raiders are particularly good for being so cheap, Fellhoof is a nice wizard option and you get his unit as a bodyguard to intercept wounds. You generally want a Bray-Shaman camping on the herdstone stabbing ungors/ungor raiders for summoning points anyways and he is happy serving that role.

The chaos spawn you don't have as part of your list but rather save it for when your characters die via Gavespawn.

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 NinthMusketeer wrote:
Don't have time to do a deep dive atm, but heads up there is a not-insignificant chance the Chaos battletome we are getting in October is BoC.


Well halfway through October (sure supply issues) and no one has been able to provide a reliable source for this rumour since it floated up through the mire a few months ago.

Did someone mention it here on this forum? Dakka Dakka used to maintain a decent rumour tracker that was a good 80% reliable for whose rumours turned out true.
   
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Gw already said it's later this year. It's pretty much officially delayed. No way they would say differently and still do original month. Confirmation this sunday

Faction is unknown(boc or nurgle popular guesses) but october was what gw said originally until changed to later this year.


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ccs wrote:
I see Ungors are good (spears or clubs?)
Yes, either. were I building this unit today I would take wichever weapon had the best To-Hit # as the secret to doing damage begins with hitting the target 1st....



That would be clubs and certainly in smaller groups fair due to 25mm base. 3 ranks isn't that big deal. Maybe 30 spears. 10 clubs easy. 20 it comes down to killing or reducing frontage.

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popisdead wrote:
 NinthMusketeer wrote:
Don't have time to do a deep dive atm, but heads up there is a not-insignificant chance the Chaos battletome we are getting in October is BoC.


Well halfway through October (sure supply issues) and no one has been able to provide a reliable source for this rumour since it floated up through the mire a few months ago.

Did someone mention it here on this forum? Dakka Dakka used to maintain a decent rumour tracker that was a good 80% reliable for whose rumours turned out true.

Its probably in the appropriate thread...

https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/801038.page#11223412

Or else it's buried in the News & Rumors thread.

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Stay away from Bullgors is my only advice. Their paper thin save (which is even worse against ranged) means they will consistently get cut down before you can do enough damage to make them worthwhile.
   
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DeathKorp_Rider wrote:
Stay away from Bullgors is my only advice. Their paper thin save (which is even worse against ranged) means they will consistently get cut down before you can do enough damage to make them worthwhile.


Hmm…I missed the fact that their shields only protect against melee. Statwise, Dogors are better in every way except very slightly less damage output.
   
 
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