3.5/5 stars. Rounded down. The rules are sound overall, but the points cost tally up fast.
Background.
The personal guard of Russ, hand picked, and to a man each a legend in his own right. They forego the right to lead their own squads and no longer seek glory for themselves but lay down their lives for the primarch of the Space Wolves and act where he direct his personal pack.
Strengths.
Cataphractii style terminators with fear and vanguard (4) that also entertainingly come under Elites for the Space Wolves. The frost axes will also slice through enemies with contempt.
They come with the Lordsbane special rule which means that if the Thegn survives a challenge, then you get bonuses for the combat resolution per surviving Varagyr. This means that you should always be aiming for large style squads where possible.
Weaknesses.
The points cost adds up fast here thanks to the frost axes and suite of special rules. I'm torn about this facet since other terminator squads can do the job better, but by the same token, you are nearly always going to win combat resolution if the Thegn survives his challenger. The sheer lack of customization upon release is very surprising -- now cleared up in legacies.
Builds.
10 Varagyr (475 points).
A scary proposition, and a lot of points. Limit it to 5 members if you are playing a smaller points value game.
5 Varagyr, 2 Thunder Hammers, Thegn with grenade harness (275 points).
A more versatile squad.
5 Varagyr, 4 Chain Fists, 2 Combi-Meltas, Thegn with grenade harness (315 points).
Anti-vehicle.
5 Varagyr, 4 Power Fists, 2 Reaper Autocannons, Vexilla, Thegn with Frost Sword and grenade harness (335 points).
Multi-purpose squad.
2 comments:
legacies of the AoD page 9
they returned the full customization on varagyr
Thank you! I over looked this one. Now updated with alternate builds.
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