http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/69.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/542690/5891415.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/542690/5891415.page GMT MC. The reason, for the most part, is because they only have 2 attacks base, and WS3 to boot. So not only do they not get many attacks, they're prolly gonna miss half of them.

Last night, for the first time in a long time, I pulled 3 spyders off the shelf and put em in a list. They didn't really do all that much based on the way the game flowed, but for the first time ever I equipped all three with the fabricator claw, and being able to restore hull points to my ghost arks was very helpful.

Long story short...if you're gonna run Spyders, I would run at least one unit of scarabs. Scarabs are amazing, and smart generals will want to get rid of them immediately. It's nice to be able to bolster their numbers.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/542690/5891428.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/542690/5891428.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/542690/5891430.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/542690/5891430.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/542690/5891487.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/542690/5891487.page GMT As far as scarabs are concerned, they will die in droves to any template weapon. You might be better off keeping them huddled in your deployment zone letting spyders buff their ranks before sending them off, just to improve their chances of survival, because anyone that's had scarabs in their ranks before will be pointing all their guns at the poor things.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/542690/5891911.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/542690/5891911.page GMT Statistically you need at least 11 boltershots to kill one base.

Their biggest weakness is T3 and 5+, but they are very low so you can almost always get a 4+ cover if you play it right.
And getting into cover is easy when you move 12" and ignore difficult and dangerous terrain.
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Spyders are T6 and have a 3+ save, plus as a MC they get fear, HoW and Smash, which are helpful.

Definitely play them with either scarabs or wraiths (ie something to take some of the low AP shooting).]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/542690/5893230.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/542690/5893230.page GMT
9 toughness 6 wounds never hurt to have on the field though, and if they had the twin linked blast weapon I think they could add support to your necron advance up the field]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/542690/5894262.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/542690/5894262.page GMT