<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "Venerable dreads, worth the cost?"]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/69.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net Venerable dreads, worth the cost? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/300875/1678055.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/300875/1678055.page GMT Venerable dreads, worth the cost?
Their main purpose is close combat support, and they excel at it. Thunderwolves especially, are great targets, because at str10, they can instant kill the bastards. Ork nobs even, if the dreadnought can get the charge, have trouble killing them, because if they have, say, 3 nobs with claws, thats maybe 4-5 hits per turn, and 1-2 pens, and a glance. With the re-roll to damage, the dread will last almost forever... while if you manage to get 2 dreads into hand to hand, and instant kill 3 nobs or so, you'll win combat by enough to make the nobs flee, and hopefully run them down.

They also have the added bonus of being able to instant kill in hand to hand ork warbosses. This is huge, because removing 5 powerklaw attacks makes your dreads SO much more survivable, and also lowers the nobs leadership to crap.

Venerable dreads also act as fire magnets, absorbing fire that other, more vulnerable units might otherwise take. This means they work well for covering for land speeder typhoons or thunderfire cannons... high kill-power, yet fragile units. Try to employ them in combination with the sturdy venerables.

If you do take a venerable dreadnought, I'd suggest giving it a multimelta, plasma cannon, or assault cannon as a primary weapon. The other weapons, with the possible exception of the twin linked autocannon, are overpriced. I'd also recommend sticking with the stock storm bolter, as the heavy flamer is generally not super effective against targets the dreadnought should be going after, and if everything the dreadnought should be going after is already dead, you've pretty much won at that point anyway.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/300875/1678084.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/300875/1678084.page GMT Venerable dreads, worth the cost?
As a Space Wolf player, back in the 3rd edition codex I always had one in my list and it took up an HQ choice since the Space Wolves had to take an HQ for every 750 points in the army list.

In the regular Space Marine codex, I think the Ironclad is a much better option.

In the Space Wolf codex, I'd rather go with the regular dreadnought. Where the venerable one comes with WS 5, and the re-roll for the damage result. I'd rather save the points and just buy a regular dread and give him a wolf tooth necklace to hit in hth on a 3+. Otherwise you might as well just go big and pay for Bjorn. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/300875/1678186.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/300875/1678186.page GMT Venerable dreads, worth the cost?
A storm bolter over 6 turns will have 12 shots, and get about 8 hits.

It's not hard to get 8 hits in one use of a flamer template that's also strength 5.

Also, ven dreadnoughts excel at destroying/tarpitting squisy troops like guardsman, genestealers, firewarriors, etc. THe heavy flamer helps that. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/300875/1678353.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/300875/1678353.page GMT Venerable dreads, worth the cost?
It was all due to the rerolls on the damage table.

Of course, my opponent rerolled a 1 or 2 every single time.

So yes, they're worth it.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/300875/1678358.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/300875/1678358.page GMT Venerable dreads, worth the cost? SM codex, and fighting 3 of those is not easy.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/300875/1678430.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/300875/1678430.page GMT Venerable dreads, worth the cost? imo) because of their veteran skills. 10 more pts will get you furious charge so you hit on init 5 with your assault dred or tank hunters for an effective str 10 twin las on vehicles]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/300875/1678451.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/300875/1678451.page GMT Venerable dreads, worth the cost? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/300875/1678480.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/300875/1678480.page GMT Venerable dreads, worth the cost? I really like the damage rerolls, and the BS5. I like to fied two with assault cannons and DCCWs with heavy flamers, and one with TLLC/ML. The assault cannon versions get extra armor, so they always get to move forward. The twin-linked las at BS5 is priceless. No worries about missing, except once in a blue moon. I take the missile launcher because it matches the las range.

I haven't fielded an Ironclad yet, but regular Dreads always die too easily for my tastes. I prefer smaller, tougher armies to larger, disposable, spammier ones. Personal playstyle.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/300875/1678508.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/300875/1678508.page GMT Re:Venerable dreads, worth the cost?
lets see.

you pay an extra 60 pts over a regular dreadnought for

+1 BS and WS.

and the damage reroll.

they are definitly worth it.




the main problem is people don't know when to use the reroll, they do it on immobilized results and get a wrecked.


Only ever reroll Wrecked and explode results(or Immobilized and Weapon destroyed for a Glancing hit)

on a penetrating hit it means you have a 2/3s chance of keeping the dreadnought alive and on glancing hits its a 75% chance of nothing permanant happening at all.



also BS5 is a big advantage for a shooty dreadnought. you can have 2 tl-autocannons that reroll the few ones for almost garunteed hits and you have the reroll on the damage table. if your dreadnought is in cover then it becomes statistically very hard to kill.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/300875/1678606.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/300875/1678606.page GMT Venerable dreads, worth the cost? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/300875/1678728.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/300875/1678728.page GMT Venerable dreads, worth the cost? AV 13 means only Powerfist and Melta bombs can hurt it. Since most units nor carry Krak Grenades, then can hurt Ven Dreds but not Iron clads. That alone can be worth giving up a reroll. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/300875/1678829.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/300875/1678829.page GMT Re:Venerable dreads, worth the cost?
Grey Templar wrote:are they worth their costs?

lets see.

you pay an extra 60 pts over a regular dreadnought for

+1 BS and WS.

and the damage reroll.

they are definitly worth it.



This is where I really think it depends on the codex...

For Space Wolves I just don't see it. Probably more preference than anything else, but the WS 5 isn't worth it if I can buy a Wolf Tooth Necklace for a regular dreadnought at 10 points that allows him to hit anything in hth on a 3+.... So is 50 points really worth it for a dammage re-roll and +1 BS?

After playing for with a Venerable Dreadnought as a staple in my army for 8 years, I've learned that a re-roll is a false sense of security. The only time you really make use of that re-roll is when you have a roll of a 5 or a 6 on the penetration chart. Otherwise, you're probably going to stick with whatever you got, and there's no guarentee that you won't roll another 5 or a 6.

I'm not saying it's a bad option, just that If I can field a dreadnought with the same weapons and a land speeder for the same points you just spent on a ven dread, then I really don't think it's worth it. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/300875/1678832.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/300875/1678832.page GMT Venerable dreads, worth the cost? MotF than a Venerable upgrade can be worth it. Still think it would be the first place Id go when needing to shave pts. BS5 is pretty pointless tho since everything except for the assault cannon and the plasma cannon is twin linked making BS5 less useful.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/300875/1684208.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/300875/1684208.page GMT Re:Venerable dreads, worth the cost? we decided he was too busy bench pressing the dreadnaught after ripping off its arms roaring "HEY LOOK GUYS CHECK OUT HOW BUFF I AM"

some games they are, sometimes they aren't. But if you need to cut some points to fit in stuff you NEED, ven is pretty much the first thing to go.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/300875/1684262.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/300875/1684262.page GMT Venerable dreads, worth the cost? lol, perhaps Pertuarbo will protect my armor better ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/300875/1684532.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/300875/1684532.page GMT Venerable dreads, worth the cost?
Just remember that Ironclads are fleet when you're using them.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/300875/1684790.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/300875/1684790.page GMT Re:Venerable dreads, worth the cost?
ICs have Move through cover, not fleet.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/300875/1685141.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/300875/1685141.page GMT Venerable dreads, worth the cost? ICs had fleet lol]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/300875/1685307.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/300875/1685307.page GMT Venerable dreads, worth the cost? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/300875/1685370.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/300875/1685370.page GMT Venerable dreads, worth the cost? Ironsclads get better shooting and damage rerolls, and a huge variety of arm options.
Ironclads are cheaper, get AV13, and a ton of anti-tank shooting at short range (though they can buy HKs). They can also smash the face off damn near anything with an AV in close combat.
A single melta shot can slag either one. Rerolls against melta hits are much tougher to mitigate.

Selecting between the two really depends on what you want the two to do. If you want a rock-hard shooting platform in your backfield that damn near always hits, go Venerable. If you want a walking fire magnet to lead your Rhinos and Vindicators into the fight, go Ironclad.

I'm not a fan of suiciding ANY of my units, so I flatly refuse to drop pod my Dreads (or Sternguard, or Tac Squads, etc etc etc.). If you want to throw 170+ points ontot he table to get one shot off, be my guest, though. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/300875/1685429.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/300875/1685429.page GMT