Xeones7 wrote:
Right have payed a few games with the war convocation and was too enthralled with my selection of the ad mech robots to finish the remaining points off.

Was thinking about weaknesses and was pained at foot slogging the vanguard up the table. Thought about stepping it up by introducing some allies.

My list so far is a normal war convocation with the following extras...

5 more vanguard
2 more dragoons

That leaves 400 - 300 points left over dependant on what imperial knight I take. Space wolves were my first ever models collected so have a place in my heart and I thought I would utilise their drop pods using the champions of fenis rules allowing 1 HQ and 2 elites being taken instead of the normal cad.

What are your thoughts on the following options

A)
3 drop pods + iron priest + lone wolf + wulfen (360pts)
((Drop pods contain 1. Wulfen 2. 10 man vanguard 3. Ruststalkers. With dragoons charging up the table and infiltrators infiltrating meaning there is a lot to deal with quickly! This should allow destroyers, Rangers etc time to get in position with imperial knight adding backup firepower))

B)
2 drop pods + wolf Lord in thunderwolf + 2x lone wolf + thunderwolf cavalry (385)
((Drop pods contain 1. 10 man vanguard, 2. Rustalkers. Thunderwolves to charge up quick with dragoons and infiltrators rest to get in position as before))

Any other combinations of space wolves that I've overlooked?

Is what I've suggested even viable?

Good use of the points or should I forget fm drop pods and think of other means (transport etc)?

Thanks

X078 wrote:
C)
Company of the Great Wolf
Rune Priest
2x Servitors
3 Drop Pods

Officio Assassinorum
Culexus

Pod in culexus and grav Kataphrons (or whatever unit is needed).

X078 wrote:
CotGw is not there for the Culexus only, it is there for a cheap psyker, 3 pods and 2 crappy but cheap servitors to sit on objectives etc.
What this gives you is Drop pod alternative for a number of troops, including the culexus. If you get lucky with your psychic powers and get Electrodisplacement you can drop in a servitor and replace with a unit of e.g. libby + ruststalkers for 1st turn assault. It's about tactical flexibility. And hardly "cheesy" or whatever that means these days.

Thunderwolves are good, e.g. 4 captains on wolves with fists and shields in a deathstar, but expensive. Wulfen is probably better for this list if you can fit them in.

But as always use the models you like!

X078 wrote:
Looks like the recent FAQ does not allow battle brothers to deploy in each others transports, so i would rethink the culexus + pod thing now.