00:00 Intro 01:07 Honorable Mentions: Corsairs 02:31 Honorable Mentions: Novitiates 04:07 Honorable Mentions: Hearthkyn Salvagers 06:02 Number 5: Phobos Strike Team 08:57 Number 4: Hierotek Circle 11:29 Number 3: Pathfinders 14:28 Number 2: Blades of Khaine 17:29 Number 1: Warpcoven 23:43 Outro
Teams like Warpcoven, where I would argue they date from a earlier period in the internal design philosophy of Kill Teams, are ones where I'm genuinely not that steamed at the prospect of them getting sunseted to just being for casual games. We've seen the "second crack" at Genestealer Cult team and I think it's pretty neat. So maybe we lost warpcoven and the other year one teams and they released, either completely new rules for the bespoke kits (this would be great) or just do something different again. I have a lot of Kill Teams and I just literally never ever find myself keen to play Warpcoven.
as a warpcoven player, most of the times your greatest enemy are their rules and yourself as a player. All is dust hurts more than helps, the whole infernal spells are very niche, the tac ops are all bad and the soulreaper cannon is not worth to use because when you compare them to the common rubric that has AP1, ceasless (with equipment) and can shoot twice and move. all that being said, i love the team, it feels like you are solving a puzzle all the time. there is no definitive list or way to play them. for example: against mandrakes maybe you will take 3 sorcs and 6 tzaangor since the mandrakes have invul saves, ignoring the best part of your bolters, and only have 8 wounds, making them perfect to kill with the birds. but in the next game, you play against nemesis claw. Knowing that they have an aura that negates rerolling atack dice, instead of using tzaangor blades, use the chainsword and autopistol to compensate and equip 2 rubrics with ceasless and bayonets, that way all your team can defend themselves in melee and have weapons with AP. That level of flexibility is unique to them, no other killteam can do that, but you need to know every killteam rules and gimmicks to be prepared for everything. jesus f----ing christ i wrote a lot of words only to say that i like my dusty bois...feels on theme tho... edit: sorry for the broken english, not my native language
Only as an observer, Warp Coven might be the hardest team to construct a list for, but Blades still look harder to pilot on the table. It’s like a team with triple the amount of Tac Ploys from other teams.
I'm a bit surprised that exaction squad and kinband did not get a mention. But, I suppose the difficulty is not necessarily tied to mechanics but overall power.
Hey team, I like your video and both of you, but you need a background track. It will make the gate on your audio way less noticeable. Just fine some free video game music or something, the not background noise is brutal and distracting. Also, if you can soften you gate that would be less jarring how the audio jumps in. Keep doing the good work tho.
Hierotek Circle is definitely the hardest to play team for the handsomest and most wrinkly-brained Kill Team Player. Unless you play Chronomancer, the smoothbrain's Cryptek.
00:00 Intro
01:07 Honorable Mentions: Corsairs
02:31 Honorable Mentions: Novitiates
04:07 Honorable Mentions: Hearthkyn Salvagers
06:02 Number 5: Phobos Strike Team
08:57 Number 4: Hierotek Circle
11:29 Number 3: Pathfinders
14:28 Number 2: Blades of Khaine
17:29 Number 1: Warpcoven
23:43 Outro
Teams like Warpcoven, where I would argue they date from a earlier period in the internal design philosophy of Kill Teams, are ones where I'm genuinely not that steamed at the prospect of them getting sunseted to just being for casual games. We've seen the "second crack" at Genestealer Cult team and I think it's pretty neat. So maybe we lost warpcoven and the other year one teams and they released, either completely new rules for the bespoke kits (this would be great) or just do something different again.
I have a lot of Kill Teams and I just literally never ever find myself keen to play Warpcoven.
as a warpcoven player, most of the times your greatest enemy are their rules and yourself as a player.
All is dust hurts more than helps, the whole infernal spells are very niche, the tac ops are all bad and the soulreaper cannon is not worth to use because when you compare them to the common rubric that has AP1, ceasless (with equipment) and can shoot twice and move.
all that being said, i love the team, it feels like you are solving a puzzle all the time. there is no definitive list or way to play them.
for example:
against mandrakes maybe you will take 3 sorcs and 6 tzaangor since the mandrakes have invul saves, ignoring the best part of your bolters, and only have 8 wounds, making them perfect to kill with the birds.
but in the next game, you play against nemesis claw. Knowing that they have an aura that negates rerolling atack dice, instead of using tzaangor blades, use the chainsword and autopistol to compensate and equip 2 rubrics with ceasless and bayonets, that way all your team can defend themselves in melee and have weapons with AP.
That level of flexibility is unique to them, no other killteam can do that, but you need to know every killteam rules and gimmicks to be prepared for everything.
jesus f----ing christ i wrote a lot of words only to say that i like my dusty bois...feels on theme tho...
edit: sorry for the broken english, not my native language
Only as an observer, Warp Coven might be the hardest team to construct a list for, but Blades still look harder to pilot on the table. It’s like a team with triple the amount of Tac Ploys from other teams.
No inquisition is interesting
I'm a bit surprised that exaction squad and kinband did not get a mention. But, I suppose the difficulty is not necessarily tied to mechanics but overall power.
Warpcoven are such a weird beast, man. Here's hoping that with a new edition confirmed, we'll finally be allowed to be good soon ^^;
Sure the Warpcoven are difficult to play well, but man they are a lot of fun.
I hope for a more fun Thousand Sons Kill Team in the future. Warpcoven was realy stressful to play
Love Warpcoven, my favourite KT this edition.
I tried to love them
Hey team, I like your video and both of you, but you need a background track. It will make the gate on your audio way less noticeable. Just fine some free video game music or something, the not background noise is brutal and distracting. Also, if you can soften you gate that would be less jarring how the audio jumps in.
Keep doing the good work tho.
No Hand of Aircon?
So the Genestealer team is actually beginner friendly or at least medium?
Compendium is not terrible to pilot
Wyrmblade takes a bit of skill
Broodbrothers is lot upfront but less difficult than it initially looks
Hierotek Circle is definitely the hardest to play team for the handsomest and most wrinkly-brained Kill Team Player.
Unless you play Chronomancer, the smoothbrain's Cryptek.