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Made in gb
Ichor-Dripping Talos Monstrosity






Alright, I'm trying to compile a list of every unit available to the Sisters of Battle, because I thought I had it all down, then BAM - turns out I missed the the Aquilla Lander and Arvus Lighter.

So, what I've got so far is:
HQ
Saint Celestine
Canoness
Sororitas Command Squad
Arch-Confessor Kyrinov
Uriah Jacobus, Protector of the Faith
Ecclesiarchy Confessor
Battle Conclave

Elites
Ecclesiarchy Priest
Repentia Squad
Celestian Squad

Troops
Battle Sister Squad

Fast Attack
Seraphim Squad
Dominion Squad
Aquilla Lander
Arvus Lighter

Dedicated Transports
Rhino
Repressor
Immolator

Heavy Support
Retributor Squad
Exorcist
Penitent Engine
Avenger Strike Fighter

So - anyone know of any more?

   
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Hallowed Canoness




Ireland

So, not just (current) Codex units then but everything that was printed somewhere sometime?

In that case I'll add:

HQ
- Cardinal Helfire (2E C:SoB)
- Saint Praxedes (2E C:SoB)
- Helena the Virtuous (2E C:SoB)

Dedicated Transport
- Dominica-pattern Drop Pod (CJ #49)

Heavy Support
- Dominica-pattern Deathwind Drop Pod (CJ #49)

Troops
- Zealots (WD #304) / Frateris Militia (2E C:SoB)
   
Made in gb
Insect-Infested Nurgle Chaos Lord







Interesting, having never heard of this Dominica Pattern Drop Pod I feel the need to ask; Is it just a regular Drop Pod outfitted for Sisters?

   
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Hallowed Canoness




Ireland

Pretty much - the Major Orders keep them around for special occasions, specifically assaulting the fortress-monasteries of Space Marine Chapters judged heretical and scheduled for purge. The source was an army list written by Andy Hoare and published in Citadel Journal. A fairly cool and fitting piece of background, too.

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Ichor-Dripping Talos Monstrosity






I'll check out those for interests sake, though I specifically meant 'currently legal for play'.
If any of those are, they'll certainly get used. :p

   
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Hallowed Canoness




Ireland

Well, "legal for play" would depend on your opponent - don't expect anything outside of current Codex units to be accepted automatically.

There's a wide range of opinions regarding the validity (as in "your opponent needs to accept this") of stuff like Chapter Approved or Forgeworld - especially if it's older than the current Codex.

Some of those options are fairly cool, which is why I'd consider collecting them either way. But to actually field them, it's always safer to ask beforehand.
   
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I'd love to have a domica pattern Droppod with multi-melta to drop in with my Dark Angel deathwing terminators...

I like to say I have two armies: Necrons, and Imperium.....
 
   
Made in fi
Courageous Space Marine Captain






There is no way to give those flyers BS4, is there? So they cannot be piloted by actual battle sisters?

   
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South Portsmouth, KY USA

Wow, it's ideas like that which make me want to play SoBs. Although at this stage it seems as though they should be more of a fun army and not for tournament play, stuff like this could be added in for fun. Wish they'd get a good update.

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Hallowed Canoness




Ireland

Some experienced players seem to do very well with them, even in tournaments - it's just that very, very few possible builds from the current Codex are actually competitive...
To me, they will always win the style competition, though.

Crimson wrote:There is no way to give those flyers BS4, is there? So they cannot be piloted by actual battle sisters?
It's probably not something FW considered, seeing as those aircraft are not actually "SoB flyers" but more like "oh yeah, they can use them too, I guess".

That being said, one could always justify it with the pilots' Ballistic Skill not being as good because it's more difficult to fly these machines than doing ground-based combat. It could also have to do with the reliability/quality of targeting equipment, lack of practical experience (if those machines don't see much actual combat), etc.

But if I recall correctly, Forgeworld's fluff flat-out stated that the Avenger is an Imperial Navy craft manned by a Navy pilot, anyways, and that it's just popular for the Sisters to request support so that you can attach them to your army list.
Personally, I'd much rather see a Sororitas Lightning fighter like in Dawn of War. Oh, and the Valkyrie, of course.

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South Portsmouth, KY USA

Since we don't have Squats, I would like to see the Sisters be able to take a little from column "A" and a little from column "B" in regards to their options.

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Hooded Inquisitorial Interrogator





New York State

 Crimson wrote:
There is no way to give those flyers BS4, is there? So they cannot be piloted by actual battle sisters?


I don't have Aeronautica with me at the moment to doublecheck, but I'm almost positive the Avenger gets Strafing Run, essentially giving it BS4 against ground targets. So maybe you could rationalize it that there's a Sister piloting it, but the fighter just isn't designed for air to air (and is thus BS3 vs. fliers)?

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