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Email:  Armylists

1/19/2018

7 Comments

 
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Hi there, I'm a new Black Templar player. I know I'm late to the party, but I've been reading as much material as I can and I found your site very informative. I'm about to make my first purchases to start my army, however, and I've checked out your army lists, and they don't seem to be updated for 8th edition.

The page is entitled "Building an 8th edition army list", but there is also a sign at the top of the page that reads **Still needs to be updated to 8th Edition!**.

The lists also don't contain Primaris, so that suggests that they aren't 8th Edition either.

Anyway, my question is: Do you still advise building MSU shooty Crusader Squads with a heavy and special weapon? I wanted to double check before I go ahead and buy. I'm a lore nerd first, so I would love if I could build a more fluffy list (and I actually don't want to include any Primaris since they are heresy), but I'd be willing to play Shooty if it will win some games.

Thanks for your help, and I want to say keep up with the site as I really enjoy reading it!

 - Regards, J*****

The Emperor Protects
Response:
Yes, there is a good chunk of the BT 101 guide that has not yet been updated for 8th Edition.  Truthfully, my spare time has not been very frequent, so I have not been able to get it completed in a timely manner.  The lists currently posted on the website are free of Primaris, due to their old points costs prior to the Chapter Approved book.  They were not viable at the time.  Now, there are additional options that are at least semi-competitive like the Inceptor.

To answer your question, however...yes, I do advise building MSU.  You definitely need an assault element to your list, but right now, shooting is where the strength of competitive list building lies.  To compete against lists like Astra Militarium and Eldar, you need shooting.  You need to eliminate elements of your opponent's list, before they can hurt you.  I do love a little bit of an Alpha Strike, as it gives some tactical flexibility and uncertainty for your enemy.  But I can assure you, you do not need Primaris to win games.  But unfortunately, you will need to utilize transports and a bit of shooting yes.  Its not how we want to roll, but its the nature of the edition.  I would love to field entirely close combat units, but the fact remains that space marines are too elite and cost too many points for how many wounds they cause.  Other armies do it so much better.  So we need to fill the holes somehow.

I will look at posting up a sample list in the next couple days that might be able to be transitioned into the newest "Building an 8th Edition List", because I really need to get on that.  If you have any other questions or specifics, let me know!

7 Comments
Jordan
1/20/2018 05:27:07 am

I have a follow up question. I agree that we need an assault presence in the army, but I don't know how we get them across the board efficiently. The Crusader Squad with a roughly equal number of Initiates and Neophytes is one of the most points-efficient troops choices for us, but the unit size is likely to be 13-15 models.

How do we get them into combat? Should we take a Landraider? This is a very inefficient option if we take more than one close combat unit.

Really, we need to be charging something on turn 2. What is our best option to make sure that happens?

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Marshal Arthur
1/20/2018 08:34:09 pm

You could try a stormraven and a slightly smaller assault unit? It'll provide plenty of firepower and get you across the board turn one.

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Marshal Laeroth (Admin)
1/29/2018 05:46:44 pm

There are a few ways to get across the board, but only one of them is reliable. Transports like Razorback/Rhinos, footslogging, and deep strike. Right now, I like footslogging. But there is a catch: you need terrain on the board. If we are talking tournament level games, terrain is adequate. However, that being said, you need bodies for it to work.

The transport option is there, but your list suffers due the need to pay for them in points. So you need to decide of those transports fulfill a purpose in the list outside of transporting units around. Razorbacks can, but rhinos basically fulfill bumper car status tying up enemy units in close combat. The style is passable, but I prefer the deep strike option. With that being said, there is a 48% chance of failure to charge at 9". Hence the risk. The need to be durable is important. Most of the strongest CC units we have access to can deep strike. Thus, deep strike is the best option unless you can reliably distract your opponents guns.

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Antonis
2/5/2018 01:33:09 pm

Any update on when to expect the 8th edition Black Templars 101?

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Marshal Laeroth (Admin)
2/5/2018 01:41:48 pm

There will be significant updates on Wednesday. :)

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Marshal Laeroth (Admin)
2/7/2018 07:33:33 pm

First update is up! Building an 8th Edition List

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Antonis
2/8/2018 10:18:48 am

You are best m8!!! Cant wait to read it!
Keep up the good.........oh wait,,,,,,,,,, AWESOME work ;)




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