New Grey Knights

Thursday, March 10, 2011

New Grey Knights

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If you've been living under a tree (which sounds cool), you'll not have heard of the Grey Knight release (or perhaps you have). Regardless, they are finally here and frankly I couldn't give a toss about the rules. Okay fine I do but I'm much more interested in the models. See when Daemonhunters first hit the shelves, I fell in love. With the Grey Knight models. How many do I have? 1 and it's a Terminator. I've butchered it for parts. Some love. That being said I just loved the feel of them and the nemsis force weapons but I just couldn't justify the money on models I wasn't really going to use. Now plastics are here! PLASTICS! This means many things. Cheaper. Convertable. Kit-bashable. Meltable. Usable. Cuddly. Anyway let's take a look at the models release with the new book that Games Workshop currently has on advance order.

Grey Knights

I'm mildly disappointed with these guys as the halberd type weapons seem to be replaced by more normal swords. Upon close inspection though there does seem to be a few of those (phew) and a bunch of goodies besides. Otherwise the GK helmets and special weapon options are all there with a bunch of bits for converting and of course the wrist mounted storm bolters we all love. Like the Blood Angel Death Company box, I think grabbing a squad of these guys for conversions and kit-bashings is in order!

Grey Knight Terminators

I was once again a bit disappointed until I saw the sprues. Keep the halberds, keep the halberds! This boxed set looks like it again has a bunch of goodies to use and kit-bash with but an unfortunate lack of Daemonhammers (1 per box). Whilst the detailing on these models looks amazing I think I prefer the feel of the regular GKs more. However, still a great box with a ton of goodies inside for conversions and kit-bashings.

Nemesis Dreadknight

I can't say I'm a huge fan of the look and feel of the guy but the model reeks of bad-assness. Plus it's plastic with a bunch of options so what's not to love. Tyranid MCs cry over his statline though and did you see that gatling gun? Who cares if it the stats suck, that thing looks awesome =D!

Draigo

You are worth 0 Draigos. Goodbye. I prefer the helmeted version but that shield is amazing.

Hopefully we'll get pictures of more things to come (and everyone can start selling off their unwanted psycannons/incinerators as people realise they only get 1 per box) and I look forward to converting with these miniatures.

Oh and playing with their rules...can my regular Marines Count-as Grey Knights please?

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Nikephoros · 733 weeks ago

I'm guessing there won't be any unwanted psycannons.

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Gramps · 733 weeks ago

From what I saw of the sprues. I'm quite impressed. That being said, I just bought a crap load of the old metal ones so the only thing I need are a few special characters and the Dreadknight.

I also was able to spend a solid 30 minutes reading through the codex. My first though, WTF Pwned. I bet 15% of the field at NOVA this year will be Grey Knights... My second thought, F-you GW. Thanks for making a cheaper and better all terminator army then my Deathwing. Grey knights now have normal terminators as troops and they start at 200pt, no Spec. Character needed. I definitely see myself using 4 terminator squads as my troops in a 2k, point list and than filling in with all the other goodness from the codex. This codex offers a crap ton of build options.

Quick thought on the Dreadknight... awesomeness, but will be crazy expensive if you decide to upgrade weapons. I say give him one gun and march forward. (these buggers can count as troops too with certain characters+rules.

Sorry, new codex overload at the moment.

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gx540@hotmail.com · 733 weeks ago

Fucking awesome.

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da witcha · 733 weeks ago

tyranids wont cry ssince the Dread Knights are S6 T6 naw. :)

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loudanddeep 48p · 733 weeks ago

Nids will be fine. After all, they have been dealing with power weapons forever, I mean, after all, all those new power weapons will be at initiative one, just like powerfists and thunderhammers today, right?

Right? What?

Well, don't worry about the dreadknight, yes, it is way more powerful than a carnifex, or even really a trygon...but don't worry, it will be about 300 points...heck, its a Ctan class mini after all. I mean, they would not be any cheaper than that, would they?
I mean, GW would not give a silly powerful statline to a $60 model would they? I mean then they would sell tons of them at the expense of Nids....

Right?

Oh, but thats ok, GK are really just powerful expensive Marines, just shoot them with your accurate AP2/3 weapons every army has access to.....

Right?

...

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da witcha · 733 weeks ago

You should take your own advice and look closely before whining. ;) knights are not the problem which nids might encounter with the lovely new GK.

What Archnomad said/says below ist more like it. Shooty army of doom incoming! Without meltas though keheh

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Nardo · 733 weeks ago

I'm wondering what will happen to the Grey Knight lists of old - I usually run 3 raiders. It'll be interesting to see how they changed the playstyle.

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Grimnar Angband · 733 weeks ago

So... Making good progress on my Scarab Occult Pre Heresy Thousand Sons army...

Now what can I use to represent my Psyker heavy terminator army?

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Grimnar Angband · 733 weeks ago

So... Making good progress on my Scarab Occult Pre Heresy Thousand Sons army...

Now what can I use to represent my Psyker heavy terminator army?

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Red · 733 weeks ago

Bummed about losing the iconic halberds :/

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Aurenian 57p · 733 weeks ago

That dreadknight would make a cool basis for a Knight Titan conversion

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Isaac Garcia · 733 weeks ago

1 psycannon per PAGK bx kinda sux... the sprue brings 3 halberds and you can convert the warding staff into a halberd too if you want. I just wish it was 10 dudes per box instead of 5.

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@SackOfOwls · 733 weeks ago

The best thing is, it doesn't look like there is a lot of Imperial iconography on there. Some purity seals, but those are easy to get rid of.

I think these guys will see some use as my Night Lords Chosen/Honor Guard (when I use the BA book).

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Archnomad 70p · 733 weeks ago

Grey Knights are going to have a better "spam" list than razorwolves. You're looking at upwards of 80 psycannon shots a turn, which is going to play absolute hell with some lists. On top of this, you're looking at first turn charges with Dreadknights on the squads that they've disembarked. I see this as an army that's going to give a lot of MSU style builds trouble.

And, as MVB said, Long Fangs and Devastators are in trouble.

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ManusCelerDei 53p · 733 weeks ago

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Resv · 733 weeks ago

Real quick, halberds are an upgrade that give +2 Initiative and they are pretty cheap too. I wouldn't worry about them going any where as they are pretty amazing for their price. Also, if you take a look at the sprues there are 2 Psycannons, 1 Psylencer, and 1 Incinerator. Having two Psycannons per box was a pretty awesome move on GWs part.

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Kirby 118p · 733 weeks ago

Ican only see one per box re psycannon but if there are 2 <3 .

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Bro_Lo 82p · 733 weeks ago

WAAC, OP, Beardy AND Cheesy. All of you. That's all I've got to say!

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durgers4life · 733 weeks ago

http://i.imgur.com/vsED1.jpg

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Zjoekov 74p · 733 weeks ago

I'm glad the old models mix fine with the new ones. And like VT2 said yesterday: a ton of swords in the PAGK box, so you can convert some old Halberd wielding ones into normal ones if wanted.

Only thing I'm sad about is that I'm having 4 Brotherhood Champions now :P (Justicar = BC according to GW)

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Ben · 733 weeks ago

Hmm... mostly foot army with some nasty MCs? I wonder if I can use my Tyranids as counts-as GKs? ;)

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stephen · 733 weeks ago

dread knights are cool but
4 TL, S8 shots on a rifledread w/psybolts (just piecing together what I've seen from places i havn't seen the codex yet.) with the ability to ignore shaken/stunned seems too good to pass up.