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Moritat with Plasma
Moritat with Volkite

Kinda surprised they don't have a BP one. Not that it would be hard to make one. Does anyone even run Moritat's anymore after the nerf? One of my local players likes to run one with a jump pack just to harass small squads (like Support Squads). As far as load out:

Moritat Consul
2x Volkite Serpenta
melta bombs
Artificer armor
Refractor field
Jump Pack
Total: 150 points

Due to his Lone Killer ability, you want to maximize his survivability , but realize he is going to be a big target due to his damage potential. With BS 5 and a maximum of 12 hits, you should be able to get at least 10 hits. Strength 5 means wounding on 3's or 7 wounds, or 2-3 dead Space Marines. But wait! There is more! 3 dead means 3 more wounds on the unit, and 1 more dead Space Marine thanks to the deflagate rule. Not bad for a 150 point model. Let him charge into close combat afterwards- he is WS5 and I5. Don't forget his Rad grenades! Avoid the plasma pistols though- overheating on a 1-2 sucks, and ends your chainfire immediately. If you really want to have some fun, the Moritat may join a unit of Destroyers- and those guys know how to party with their Rad grenades and the Rad Missile Launcher with Suspensor Web and Jump Packs. Of course, that little package clocks in at over 400 points, but what fun it would be! Only six models, and one good Pie Plate of Doooom! or a decent round of enemy shooting would gut the squad.

The Moritat is a good late game piece that's able to pick off small squads camping objectives, or those pesky Rapier batteries parked far back in your opponent's deployment zone. Give him melta bombs and he can become a credible threat to a lot of vehicles. Don't be afraid to get him into close combat either- he is pretty good but limited in his CC weapons.

edit: Forgot to include the base cost of the Moritat in my initial post. Updated!

Dont forget that with some Legions (ie: Imperial Fists and Sons of Horus) they can get BS6. For the Fists you have to be using the bolt pistols, how ever for the Sons of Horus, they get BS 6 with any of the pistols they have at their disposal.

 VictorVonTzeentch wrote:
Dont forget that with some Legions (ie: Imperial Fists and Sons of Horus) they can get BS6. For the Fists you have to be using the bolt pistols, how ever for the Sons of Horus, they get BS 6 with any of the pistols they have at their disposal.

Oh yeah, Legion Specific rules will make these guys better! Unfortunately, in the case of Sons of Horus, the Death Dealer rule (+1 BS) doesn't apply to Chain Fire attacks.

I am going to grab one for my Thousand sons. Psychic Moritat!

 Tamwulf wrote:

 VictorVonTzeentch wrote:
Dont forget that with some Legions (ie: Imperial Fists and Sons of Horus) they can get BS6. For the Fists you have to be using the bolt pistols, how ever for the Sons of Horus, they get BS 6 with any of the pistols they have at their disposal.

Oh yeah, Legion Specific rules will make these guys better! Unfortunately, in the case of Sons of Horus, the Death Dealer rule (+1 BS) doesn't apply to Chain Fire attacks.

Does it not? I thought it only didnt work for Fury of the Legion. But I dont have my books on me. How ever, even if chain fire doesnt work with it, you still have the (probably not used option) of just firing 2 shots at BS6. And at the very least it will bump your Destroyers up to BS5.

I run a Blood Angel moritat with 2 inferno pistols. Terrible luck running him in my last game (1 on the first pai of rolls to hit and 1 on the second, the 4 hits on enemy praetor, who made all 4 invul saves). Otherwise, a totally terrifying unit to have running around the battlefield.

How is the loadout in the OP only 105 points? Seems to be missing the base Centurion cost.

Mine came out to 165 points. Moritat, jump pack, refractor field, artificer armor, 2 x inferno pistols.

 Nostromodamus wrote:
How is the loadout in the OP only 105 points? Seems to be missing the base Centurion cost.

Nice catch! Indeed I did! Missed the base points cost for the Moritat. Updated my original post accordingly.

I dont have inferno infront of me, but do the shred bolts from the Thousand Sons apply to their bolters?

TBH, I always though the chain fire made the Moritats very good, and the special rounds from various legions make them worthwhile in almost all situations. Even then, I'll be picking one up just cause of how cool they look.

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
I dont have inferno infront of me, but do the shred bolts from the Thousand Sons apply to their bolters?

IC's can buy them for their bolt pistols / bolters / combi-bolters. I forget the cost, but it's not much.

I never understood the point of a plasma moritat. Sure, plasma pistols do more damage than volkites, but chain fire overheat means he should get like... 2 or 3 shots off, maybe 4 at most, and fairly often only 1 or even none at all? That does not seem all that awesome especially since he'll likely get his butt torn in half the turn after.

Moritats suffered massively from being over-nerfed. They used to be pretty terrifying when they could score potentially unlimited hits and their plasma pistols were less likely to explode. Now there's nothing they do another unit can't do better. Shame cause the models and concept are amazing...