Starstriders look to be a great faction with interesting ways to buff up their weaklings, but will it be enough? (on further thinking, the Canid does, effectively, interrupt with its 3" charge!) If you like what I do, consider supporting me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/GlassHalfDead Kill Team MERCH: www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/110986662 I have a FULL SCALE Wargaming channel here: ua-cam.com/channels/VmdZksO_AUKVv1FAkdQF4g.html
Duellist works at any time, no matter whether you're a Defender or not. So if you attack, you can basically resolve two dice right away, just one of them has to be a parry.
An interesting Combo you can do with Assassin is shooting the Mask on an APL2 model and then Charging it. With Stun, it won't be able to Fall Back unless the opponent has some APL bonuses, which makes you very safe.
Situational on the battlefield and highly dependent on combos and team work. I love it! This is going to be a tough team to get to work, and won't win everytime, but that's part of the fun of the game.
I like what they've done with the Voidsmen. It sounds like we'll have a little phalanx of them all shooting the same target, yelling "Vhane! Vhane!" and holding the line. It's awesome. 😎
Keep in mind that Combined Arms only gives relentless for the one attack you use it on. The fact that you can elect to use it after rolling is pretty nice though.
I saw a 40min guide, checked who made it, and immediately clicked. Quit killteam after the reset and learning the new system now since my playgroup has genuine interest. Hated I never got to use the Starstriders back in the day. 🤙🏼 thanks for doing what you do!
Take it from me hotshot capacitor on your 3 lasguns and carapace armor on master and gunner. Take trade skill for extra 6ep and get 3 frag or 2 krak. I recommend frag.
I'm not sure I follow how the Executioner has "functionally 9 Wounds" from her Feel No Pains. Maybe you mean you're likely to roll a 6? But that doesn't seem right since it's entirely dependent on how many hits are being taken. And yeah, I think the Executioner should be able to Charge from Conceal because otherwise her kit doesn't make a lot of sense. The best you could do as far as I can tell is Shoot, Change Order, Charge. So you can potentially impact someone's APL for their next activation, deal very little damage and then tie them up in melee. Which is... fine? I guess? Not sure how often you'd do that instead of just Change Order, Charge, Fight with your far superior melee profile that comes online at longer range.
I know I'm way late to this party, but you have the "Undaunted Explorers" Strategic Ploy described as "halving damage," and that's not quite right. What it actually does is halve the damage from ONE DIE of the first Shooting attack's hits resolved against the target. A small but vital distinction, since it makes the difference between the Strategic Ploy being Great/Good to being Middling/Poor.
Digi laser does an average of 5.33 dmg, pretty much regardless of anything (does indirect do anything here?) and the relic pistol 11.33 with 0.67 crits and 2 hits. Let's not forget about the 51.77% chance of being P1 on the heirloom though. The range change for indirect in the Gallowdark is obviously a biggy, as it does make them the same range if indirect is supposed to apply. Maybe the digi should be usable at engagement range, to make it a true contender?
I think that Digi Laser is that "Fuck You" button when you have an enemy with 2-4 wounds in a cover that you know will make all its saves because of course it will.
Heirloom is 5.43 average against a 3+ save. So Digi Laser is going to be a more for sure way to kill in range due to the lack of modifiers if the target has any sort of benefits to armor at that point. Rerolls, autosaves, etc. it’s just a nice option to have if you want to guarantee damage.
I have a question about duellist. It triggers before the enemy resolves a succesful head. Does that mean, that if I do a fight action I can resolve a hit (from performing the action) and before the enemy resolves do a parry from duellist for a total of 2 dice?
if Canid uses loyal companion can he charge interupt while he has conceal order or does he have to have engage order same thing with Wyrmblade unqestioning loyalty or Corsair voidscarred deadly ambush thanks for answer
Do you mean running Craftoworlds and taking 2 teams of Dire Avengers? I mean it's a great start! You're not going to be topping any tournaments against decent players, but you can do really really well against other compendium teams and a few spec teams too!
@@GlassHalfDead Yes, craftworlds, in general. Because I have Dire Avengers around, else, I could pick up some Rangers. Heard they're not bad. Thanks pal
@@bastich4225 Since Craftworlds were changed in the balance dataslate so every fire team has +1 operative, they are in a really decent position and will take you far!
And no, Loyal Companion is definitely an interrupt. You perform Charge immediately after the opponent finishes its move. So you can immediately Charge in and take the Fight from the original target.
Anton, your enthusiasm is great, thank you for all the comments! But just a headsup, when EVERY comment is your version of the correct rules, it's a touch grating. It gives the impression you're just watching to be pedantic and add nothing else. And no, it isn't an interrupt raw as I explained (or if I didn't do it in this one, I did it in the kroot one as they have the same text, can't remember. I recorded all of these a while ago now!)
@@GlassHalfDead Sorry if I sound pedantic. But I try to write comments that actually add to the discussion. I don't like generic comments like "they look great" since it basically means nothing. Pointing out mistakes seems pretty fair to me. Especially those that affect some of the core combos of a team, I don't see how it isn't adding anything to the discussion. Though I admit that the way I'm doing it - in multiple comments, as I'm writing them along with the watching - may not be the best, I should've watched the video wholly and made one longer summed-up comment. And yes, maybe some of my particular comments are indeed overly pedantic (not this one, it's an important matter I believe), I'll try to keep myself from those. And no, it definitely is an interrupt I believe. In Kroot Hounds as well, I didn't pay enough attention to your interpretation then. The ability doesn't say "during your next activation" or whatever, it just goes "enemy finishes a Charge - you can perform a free Charge action". If it was meant to be a free Charge during your activation, the ability would directly say so. As written, the Charge happens immediately as it has no other timing specified.
@@antongrigoryev6381 Not at all, I'm all for multiple comments! I actually prefer them that way! I'm just letting you know, it's a bit of a grind. I understand why. It would be very weird if you left a comment every time I got something corrrect! But it inevitably means that every comment you leave is a negative. I'm just saying, put into the community the energy you want it to have. Fair enough, bud, agree to disagree. Jump into the Discord and hash the interrupt or not issue out in the rules channel, that's how I modify my intial read to what the real rules arguers decide after they bat it around for a few hours :)
So… if a voidsman or the leader is using a privateer asset do they still get to auto retain / gain balanced? Or not because they are not equipped with that weapon for that shooting attack? Also if your leader uses one - does that count towards the wound damage she needs for her tac op scoring?
I play Starsrtiders vs Deathwatch yesterday and he nominated his Shotgunner to execute my Puppy so I archeotech lasered his shotgunner to ashes with 3 crits and a hit. Fun times
Starstriders look to be a great faction with interesting ways to buff up their weaklings, but will it be enough? (on further thinking, the Canid does, effectively, interrupt with its 3" charge!)
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We should be talking more about the great injustice done to Aximillion, Emperor's Goodest Boi, who has been demoted to simply "Canid."
This is definitely the strangest change!
@@GlassHalfDead Is it as strange as patently avoiding "Fetch" in both Kroot and Canid data sheets?
@@Rathamak Not calling it Fetch was a clear mistake and the beginning of the end of KT
But in the fluff text he is still called that at least :)
Duellist works at any time, no matter whether you're a Defender or not. So if you attack, you can basically resolve two dice right away, just one of them has to be a parry.
Yup, agreed!
An interesting Combo you can do with Assassin is shooting the Mask on an APL2 model and then Charging it. With Stun, it won't be able to Fall Back unless the opponent has some APL bonuses, which makes you very safe.
Situational on the battlefield and highly dependent on combos and team work. I love it! This is going to be a tough team to get to work, and won't win everytime, but that's part of the fun of the game.
Unquestionably the faction I’m most interested in of the recent releases. Looking forward to getting them on the table.
I like what they've done with the Voidsmen. It sounds like we'll have a little phalanx of them all shooting the same target, yelling "Vhane! Vhane!" and holding the line. It's awesome. 😎
Keep in mind that Combined Arms only gives relentless for the one attack you use it on. The fact that you can elect to use it after rolling is pretty nice though.
I saw a 40min guide, checked who made it, and immediately clicked. Quit killteam after the reset and learning the new system now since my playgroup has genuine interest. Hated I never got to use the Starstriders back in the day. 🤙🏼 thanks for doing what you do!
Anotherone for the algorithm: "He also has the Navis keyword.. or she.. they have the Navis keyword. Little doggy BOY." :D:D:D:D
Take it from me hotshot capacitor on your 3 lasguns and carapace armor on master and gunner. Take trade skill for extra 6ep and get 3 frag or 2 krak. I recommend frag.
I'm not sure I follow how the Executioner has "functionally 9 Wounds" from her Feel No Pains. Maybe you mean you're likely to roll a 6? But that doesn't seem right since it's entirely dependent on how many hits are being taken.
And yeah, I think the Executioner should be able to Charge from Conceal because otherwise her kit doesn't make a lot of sense. The best you could do as far as I can tell is Shoot, Change Order, Charge. So you can potentially impact someone's APL for their next activation, deal very little damage and then tie them up in melee.
Which is... fine? I guess? Not sure how often you'd do that instead of just Change Order, Charge, Fight with your far superior melee profile that comes online at longer range.
I've found the ARTT system rather useful. It's nice to have an acronym for it!
How competitive they will end up being, anyone's guess. I have a feeling they will do well but they definitely look like a really fun team to play as.
I know I'm way late to this party, but you have the "Undaunted Explorers" Strategic Ploy described as "halving damage," and that's not quite right. What it actually does is halve the damage from ONE DIE of the first Shooting attack's hits resolved against the target. A small but vital distinction, since it makes the difference between the Strategic Ploy being Great/Good to being Middling/Poor.
If you can keep track of all their stuff, they seem like a super funny team to play 😀
Undaunted Explorers only works on one dice, not all of them.
Mircophone is sick - looks like plasma glow.
Just picked up a box, thanks for the guide
My Starstriders been waiting for this since KT18 :D will be playing them extensivly
Digi laser does an average of 5.33 dmg, pretty much regardless of anything (does indirect do anything here?) and the relic pistol 11.33 with 0.67 crits and 2 hits. Let's not forget about the 51.77% chance of being P1 on the heirloom though. The range change for indirect in the Gallowdark is obviously a biggy, as it does make them the same range if indirect is supposed to apply. Maybe the digi should be usable at engagement range, to make it a true contender?
I think that Digi Laser is that "Fuck You" button when you have an enemy with 2-4 wounds in a cover that you know will make all its saves because of course it will.
Great to see the stats! It's still a weird weapon!
Heirloom is 5.43 average against a 3+ save. So Digi Laser is going to be a more for sure way to kill in range due to the lack of modifiers if the target has any sort of benefits to armor at that point. Rerolls, autosaves, etc. it’s just a nice option to have if you want to guarantee damage.
@@Dracodomin also vs say, custodes with their 2+ or death guard with their fnp stuff the digital laser becomes interesting
@@GundamReviver Well, the fnp blocks mortal wounds the same as regular wounds, but even so, it would be useful against them.
Not sure I’m interested in either of these annual teams at this point. We’ll see after I get the annual and can cogitate on these guys.
Voidsmen as meat shields?
Great review!
I have a question about duellist. It triggers before the enemy resolves a succesful head. Does that mean, that if I do a fight action I can resolve a hit (from performing the action) and before the enemy resolves do a parry from duellist for a total of 2 dice?
Yes, correct!
Gonna make an ARTT on the "old" bespoken Factions?
if Canid uses loyal companion can he charge interupt while he has conceal order or does he have to have engage order same thing with Wyrmblade unqestioning loyalty or Corsair voidscarred deadly ambush thanks for answer
The goodest boy is definitely a goodest “boy”. His name is Aximilion, and just take a closer look….
Hey pal. Not really related to the video. But, is a kill team of dire avengers any good in this meta? Thanks in advance.
Do you mean running Craftoworlds and taking 2 teams of Dire Avengers? I mean it's a great start! You're not going to be topping any tournaments against decent players, but you can do really really well against other compendium teams and a few spec teams too!
@@GlassHalfDead Yes, craftworlds, in general. Because I have Dire Avengers around, else, I could pick up some Rangers. Heard they're not bad. Thanks pal
@@bastich4225 Since Craftworlds were changed in the balance dataslate so every fire team has +1 operative, they are in a really decent position and will take you far!
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Can I use Privateer support asset with the line of sight of a hide navy?
You can, indeed!
And no, Loyal Companion is definitely an interrupt. You perform Charge immediately after the opponent finishes its move. So you can immediately Charge in and take the Fight from the original target.
Anton, your enthusiasm is great, thank you for all the comments!
But just a headsup, when EVERY comment is your version of the correct rules, it's a touch grating. It gives the impression you're just watching to be pedantic and add nothing else.
And no, it isn't an interrupt raw as I explained (or if I didn't do it in this one, I did it in the kroot one as they have the same text, can't remember. I recorded all of these a while ago now!)
@@GlassHalfDead Sorry if I sound pedantic. But I try to write comments that actually add to the discussion. I don't like generic comments like "they look great" since it basically means nothing. Pointing out mistakes seems pretty fair to me. Especially those that affect some of the core combos of a team, I don't see how it isn't adding anything to the discussion. Though I admit that the way I'm doing it - in multiple comments, as I'm writing them along with the watching - may not be the best, I should've watched the video wholly and made one longer summed-up comment. And yes, maybe some of my particular comments are indeed overly pedantic (not this one, it's an important matter I believe), I'll try to keep myself from those.
And no, it definitely is an interrupt I believe. In Kroot Hounds as well, I didn't pay enough attention to your interpretation then. The ability doesn't say "during your next activation" or whatever, it just goes "enemy finishes a Charge - you can perform a free Charge action". If it was meant to be a free Charge during your activation, the ability would directly say so. As written, the Charge happens immediately as it has no other timing specified.
@@antongrigoryev6381 Not at all, I'm all for multiple comments! I actually prefer them that way! I'm just letting you know, it's a bit of a grind. I understand why. It would be very weird if you left a comment every time I got something corrrect! But it inevitably means that every comment you leave is a negative. I'm just saying, put into the community the energy you want it to have.
Fair enough, bud, agree to disagree. Jump into the Discord and hash the interrupt or not issue out in the rules channel, that's how I modify my intial read to what the real rules arguers decide after they bat it around for a few hours :)
The voltagheist field does not need line of sight
So… if a voidsman or the leader is using a privateer asset do they still get to auto retain / gain balanced? Or not because they are not equipped with that weapon for that shooting attack?
Also if your leader uses one - does that count towards the wound damage she needs for her tac op scoring?
I think that none of the bonus applies, you are just using the model for visibility
I believe the answer is no, as they are not using that weapon, they are just how you're drawing LOS.
@@artificialkid9008 It's even directly stated that no abilities or Ploys work on it, other than Command Re-Roll.
So many great combos you missed.
Predator let's you shoot the pistol and the digilaser.
No, it doesn't allow two Shoot actions. Free actions still count towards the "once per activation" limitation.
I'm sure there's plenty more combos! Not that one, as Anton points out, but others xD
As someone who only plays Custodes, I’m excited to beat up a team full of girls and puppies.
Yikes.
I play Starsrtiders vs Deathwatch yesterday and he nominated his Shotgunner to execute my Puppy so I archeotech lasered his shotgunner to ashes with 3 crits and a hit. Fun times