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Wondering your guys feedback on this unit. To me the value seems amazing. 20 pts each turn being created? With only the risk of a wound? debating doing a list with a bunch of spiders (3-4) pumping out scarabs. Wanted to hear your guys thoughts on them. I mean after turn three they paid themselves off and still back a strength 6 toughness 6 punch.

They are slow and the scarabs they create will need to find cover to stay alive. But I like em only have one but would like more I just don't think there the most competitive thing by themselves

When you run them as part of a canoptek harvest, you rely on them too heavily to risk losing a wound for a measly scarab base.

On their own they are great for throwing into a big unit to tarpit them in cc because of their toughness. Just make sure the unit you stick them in doesn't have high strength/AP weapons!