http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/16.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net GW included the Contemptor and the Land Raider it is obvious that they are more than willing to include kits that were originally meant for other ranges. So, with that in mind, I was half expecting GW to rebox the AoS Gryph-Hounds from the Stormcast Eternals as a Custodes unit. Something like them are all ready in the fluff of 30k, they are generic enough that they aren't obviously a solely AoS unit, and (most importantly) they are all ready produced by GW.

If this was a fast-attack unit for Custodes it would be a good way to fill up the Fast Attack slot, which currently only has one choice. It would also be a good way to have more bodies to the Custodes, and allow them to take on hordes a tiny bit better. I see them as a slightly heavier version of Fenrisian Wolves.

Here is what I am thinking:

M10 Ws 3+ Bs- S4 T4 W2 A3 Ld5 Sv4+

5-10 per squad, 15 points each.



Definitely a viable alternative to the Jetbikes]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/749627/9807592.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/749627/9807592.page GMT WTF.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/749627/9807626.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/749627/9807626.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/749627/9807634.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/749627/9807634.page GMT Ld) at 15 ppm. Pretty ridiculous. I didn't realize space wolves had such a spamable durable unit with 3a -1ap and 1 dmg weapons.

By comparison, ripper swarms are
6m/5+/5+/3/3/3/4/4/6+ for 11ppm. with ap0 1dmg weapons.

at +4 points you gain 4m +2 ws +1t +1 str -1W +2sv and a point of ap.

That doesn't seem right at all. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/749627/9807663.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/749627/9807663.page GMT
Anyway, What do you think for a custodes unit? Too silly? ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/749627/9807667.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/749627/9807667.page GMT
But instead of +1atk and the 4+ save. They instead get:

Ld 7,5++, deny 1 power

Soo... yeaa.. i would say that sounds about right

edit: Forgot they got their khorne power (+1atk & str when charging, charged, intervene)]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/749627/9807670.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/749627/9807670.page GMT
While the Jetbikes are good, I could see using a unit like this to try to swamp an enemy horde blob with a bunch of spammable attacks. At 15 points per model they aren't exactly cheap, but compared to a 49 point Custode they are. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/749627/9807687.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/749627/9807687.page GMT AoS...they're not meant to be used as a 'swarm' unit.

The basic Gryph-Hound in AoS?
It's 40 points per Gryph-Hound. They start at units of 1 and get up to 12.

I would sincerely just take the stat-lines and the rules from AoS and port them over. A unit that can engage and fade out, nipping at the heels(so to speak) of a unit in advance of a Custodes strike and granting them an early warning ability to deep striking units would be huge.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/749627/9808761.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/749627/9808761.page GMT