Hey everyone,
Here's the roll out of the Grey Knights 2.0 - 2018 Developmental List. Here's a quick list of changes from the previous version:
- Arvus Lighters removed as transport option for Inquisitorial Warband; - Stormraven Gunships upgunned to be inline with the proposed experimental statline on the Blood Angel list; - Grey Knight Librarian upgraded to 50pts and gained Inspiring; - Brotherhood Champion renamed Paladin Escort.
I also included new units to the list in an attempt to allow for more diverse builds:
- Inquisitorial Storm Troopers; - IST Valkyrie upgrade; - Grey Knight Purifiers.
The Storm Troopers and Valkyries were intentionally stripped of the "Scout" abilities. The Warband already carries that skill and I wanted the formations to fulfill separate rolls within the list.
All Grey Knight Infantry have also been slightly upgraded on account of their Aegis Armor. As such, all GK infantry have been granted an Inv save.
Going Forward This is the list I'd like to work with for current play testing. If there's a component you don't agree with or have concerns about, please try running it in a few games to help the rest of us understand where the problem lies. I don't need to see formal batreps, but a narrative of the game helps put the results in perspective. I do appreciate feedback from the community and encourage people to come forward. I think we've had fairly productive dialogue so far and I'd like to keep that going.
If small changes to stat lines or minor point adjustments are necessary I'll roll out subsequent versions, but they won't be immediate. I'd like to allow different folks to try the list in each iteration if they're interested before reacting too impulsively to changes. I checked the document, but may have missed spelling/editing/consistency errors. If you spot one, please let me know and I'll make that adjustment.
Play Testing Goals With new units and statlines included to the list, I think it'll be important to test these first, including the Librarian, Aegis Armor, Storm Troopers, Valkyries, and Purifiers. The Stormtalon stats are also experimental and could do with new testing. For anyone feeling particularly ambitious, I'd like to advocate for the Assassin gaining Sniper. That final decision will lie with Norto since the units crosses Inquisition lists, but I'd like to at least have examples to help the discussion.
State of the List I think this list has been well developed. I'm hoping with testing the new units will add variety and flavor to the list. All in all, I'd like to say we're taking a big step closer to play testing the final variant of the list!
Thanks everyone for your help and I hope you enjoy the list and the new additions!
V2.1 Updated July 9, 2020 - Land Raider add on costs brought in line with Adeptus Astartus list; - Brotherhood Champion on stat page changed to Paladin Escort;
BIG CHANGE - Grey Knight librarian FF attack changed to TK(1). This is an attempt to make the upgrade give a little more punch in a list with small expensive formations and adhere to the fluff of a GK Librarian being able to fight with Great Daemons and Daemon Princes. . I still don't think the Librarian is an auto-take, but I'll welcome the feedback. At an additional 50pts, (for 75 pts of character into a formation) adding more than one or two will have an immediate impact on the number of activations you can bring. I think it now competes better with the also 75 pt nemesis dreadknight. If this turns out to be too strong for a character upgrade, we'll roll it back and seek another solution to help the engagements.
V2.2 Updated May 25, 2022 - new force structure; - additional of Inquisitional Hellhound Platoon; - additional of Inquisitional Leman Russ Platoon; - removal of the Teleport Homers; - inclusion of the Maw of the Beast army special rule; - increase strike squad to 325; - inclusion of Eternal Walker formations; - increase Inquistion Warband & Stormtroopers to 200; - change Inquisition Warband weapons from plasma guns to autocannons; - reduced Nemesis Dreadknight speed to 25cm; - clarified razorback upgrade eligibility.
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