Death Riders of Krieg - How Strong in Game? Unit Review from Codex Astra Militarum

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  • @virado255
    @virado255 4 години тому +83

    This whole krieg release feels like one giant money's paw wish. And the only finger left uncurled is the middle one

    • @jamesk7075
      @jamesk7075 3 години тому +6

      I'm not sure if that typo was intentional but it certainly could have been.

    • @SuperBeautifulNoise
      @SuperBeautifulNoise 3 години тому +4

      Monkey's Paw but close enough lol.

    • @dozencatfish1667
      @dozencatfish1667 2 години тому +4

      There are things in the codex that I dislike, like the infantry squad stuff, but it feels like GW can't win with these Krieg models. When everyone thought the engineers were OP people were saying GW were just trying to sell the range with OP rules, now it's a "middle finger" because rough riders are better than the death riders. It's starting to feel a bit whiney...

    • @Idolatry-pn6mn
      @Idolatry-pn6mn Годину тому

      Competitive probably, but im enjoying the sculpts

    • @matthiuskoenig3378
      @matthiuskoenig3378 30 хвилин тому

      @@dozencatfish1667 you know the community isn't a monolith right? some people complaining about one thing and other people complaining about a different thing is not whiney.

  • @wengeance8962
    @wengeance8962 4 години тому +57

    Death riders are better because they look better than rough riders. Simple as that

    • @Whoknows21356
      @Whoknows21356 3 години тому +8

      I really appreciate what you’re saying. It’s nice to see someone compliment the model instead of the rules. 99.9% of 40K people can’t seem to comprehend that models are forever while rules are temporary

    • @1rbdt
      @1rbdt 57 хвилин тому

      Good to know some people have their priorities straight at least.

    • @TimRobson30
      @TimRobson30 54 хвилини тому

      Nah death riders now look like cartoon characters with nothing grim or dark about them look like they where designed to appeal to 9 year olds

  • @hallowedknight7288
    @hallowedknight7288 3 години тому +15

    The kreig not having the melta lance is weird ad in the lore they use them alot, to a point they sometimes go tank hunting and are called on to disrupt enemys breakthroughs using armour.

    • @benlewis2130
      @benlewis2130 2 години тому +2

      Issue is with Drier the melta lance plus dev wounds would be insane, but still annoying

    • @uwesca6263
      @uwesca6263 Годину тому

      ​@@benlewis2130 also i feel this would make the rough riders obsolete. If a deathrider can do more and gets character support.
      I only hope that krier can lead rough riders in the future. So i can use either datasheet with the models.

    • @matthiuskoenig3378
      @matthiuskoenig3378 25 хвилин тому

      @@uwesca6263 deathriders shouldn't be in the same teir as roughriders. deathriders ride mounts that are to regular horses what space marines are to regular humans, and the riders themselves are essentially stormtroopers. deathriders should be alot better and able to do more per model, but then cost way more per model, and rough riders should be able to have more models (larger units maybe?)

  • @flameski_
    @flameski_ 4 години тому +10

    It's unfortunate that these horses are the centerpiece of the new box, but cavalry has close to no support ingame - no detachment has a central role for them, most strategems don't benefit them...

    • @ZaylidinOfficial
      @ZaylidinOfficial 2 години тому +1

      I would argue Recon benefits cavalry a moderate amount, but otherwise I agree. The death korps box is a strange combination of models. Should have had a better mix of units, it's nearly all cavalry... Same as the new Combat Patrol. GW really wants to sell us horses!

  • @christerprestberg3973
    @christerprestberg3973 4 години тому +11

    It really feels like they are supposed to have scouts >.>

  • @fenristhor9204
    @fenristhor9204 4 години тому +6

    Reactive move to preasure objectives and deny charges is insanely effective.

  • @RevanR
    @RevanR 4 години тому +29

    "Friendship ended with Attilan Rough Riders, now Death Riders of Krieg is my best friend"
    - Meta gamer

    • @mowaiken2002101
      @mowaiken2002101 3 години тому +1

      y not both ? other people plays 40k in 40k, IG plays old world in 40k

  • @andersfrostbertelsen1159
    @andersfrostbertelsen1159 20 хвилин тому +1

    I think a generic officer option would really help them. Dreir is a little bit of an all-or-nothing option, and a cheaper model (or a command squad) giving them one order, a minor buff and the opportunity for an enhancement from their detachment rules would make a big difference.

  • @DocWhat
    @DocWhat 4 години тому +26

    Auspex can you do a video on how viable a full cav army for guard would be ?

    • @stripeybag6977
      @stripeybag6977 4 години тому +7

      Trying to reenact the Emperor vs Void Dragon be like.

    • @SpiritStoneWarrior94-yx3gs
      @SpiritStoneWarrior94-yx3gs 4 години тому +5

      Seeing as there is 2 Cav units and 2 Cav characters (only 1 can go with Cav), not very well in more than a 1000pt game

    • @izwe794
      @izwe794 4 години тому +3

      You can bring 62 cav models for about 700 points.

    • @_Xerota_
      @_Xerota_ 4 години тому +4

      ​@@SpiritStoneWarrior94-yx3gsLeontus can lead Attilans

  • @Silverdragon83X
    @Silverdragon83X 4 години тому +6

    Short answer: Glascanons and only do damage with Marshal Dreir in charge.
    Their ability is nice, but not game changing, strongly depends on the final points

    • @pikciwok6360
      @pikciwok6360 Годину тому

      So... not cannons, just glass?

  • @matthewschmitz1765
    @matthewschmitz1765 Годину тому +2

    I've been playing Warhammer for 26 years and never seen a unit of rough riders or whatever they're called now survive to get to the enemy

  • @izwe794
    @izwe794 4 години тому +11

    They really lost a lot by losing the death rider officer which gave infiltrate.

    • @Bluecho4
      @Bluecho4 4 години тому +3

      It's almost like they should have gotten both a named and unnamed cavalry character.

    • @Green_Phos
      @Green_Phos 3 години тому

      I get what you mean but at least he's still usable in legends datasheets for casual games. The keywords still match also. For most games I still plan on continuing to take a marshal and other legends units. I've yet to play a game where someone was dead against using legends datasheets.

  • @QuirkyQ32
    @QuirkyQ32 4 години тому +11

    i would argue the rough rider ability is also significantly better as you can constantly have them move with fall back and charge, also the rough riders ability allows them to ignore all move, charge and advance modifiers

    • @rafaskorupa9252
      @rafaskorupa9252 3 години тому

      Rough riders no more ignore move/charge/advance modifiers with codex

  • @optimoespacio
    @optimoespacio Годину тому +1

    The deathriders mean I can take all the rough riders AND the deathriders. Cavalry army ftw!

  • @SpiritStoneWarrior94-yx3gs
    @SpiritStoneWarrior94-yx3gs 4 години тому +8

    Realistically these guys should've been given a T5 profile with 3 wounds

    • @morzorkatvfm
      @morzorkatvfm Годину тому +1

      Well, no, a dude and a horse in carapace armor is still not tougher than a marine.

    • @uwesca6263
      @uwesca6263 Годину тому +1

      ​@@morzorkatvfm ogryns share quite a lot of their statlines with custodes... Dont overthink it.

    • @matthiuskoenig3378
      @matthiuskoenig3378 14 хвилин тому

      @@morzorkatvfm its not just a horse dude, its a bio-engineered super horse, its essentially a thunderwarrior horse (way way stronger and tougher than a regular horse, super agressive and mentally unstable). regular horses are already T4, super horses should be atleast T5 or atleast a FNP (they used to have a 5+ FNP)

  • @mikoajpietrych6168
    @mikoajpietrych6168 3 години тому +3

    Really disappointed that they lost their 5+ FNP.

  • @dragonet111
    @dragonet111 2 години тому

    Those horses remind me of the Hrulgrin from the belgariad

  • @markstewardson4006
    @markstewardson4006 4 години тому

    Thanks for the review, when I saw their datasheet and dreir I was surprised at how badly they seemed to stack up against rough riders. Hopefully this doesn't lead to nerfs for rough riders to push the new models

  • @WeOnlyEatSoup
    @WeOnlyEatSoup 4 години тому +11

    Personally I love calvary in 40k

    • @dominikvonlavante6113
      @dominikvonlavante6113 2 години тому +1

      IMHO it is the most stupid idea possible.

    • @blem5376
      @blem5376 31 хвилина тому

      @@dominikvonlavante6113exactly doesn’t make any sense

    • @matthiuskoenig3378
      @matthiuskoenig3378 21 хвилина тому

      @@dominikvonlavante6113 it makes as much sense as the rest of the setting, if you can accept bioengineered super soldiers that fight in melee you can accept bioengineered super horses that fight in melee.

  • @Majere613
    @Majere613 35 хвилин тому

    I have a fair bit of sympathy for those responsible for trying to set the points for these guys. On the one hand they're neither all that tough, nor all that hard-hitting, so it seems like they should be cheap. On the other with their fairly large footprint and the reactive move they can potentially wreak havoc on an opponent's attempts to move up the board, especially melee armies, potentially blocking one unit from moving up and then reactive moving to gum up another one. They have the potential to be seriously annoying in Recon and might even see play to screen tanks in the other Detachments.

  • @adamcarey7712
    @adamcarey7712 4 години тому +11

    Excited horsey gas mask noises

  • @TwoandaHalfWargamers
    @TwoandaHalfWargamers 4 години тому +2

    Anyone for a 60 strong cavalry charge?

  • @dkminer9954
    @dkminer9954 4 години тому +2

    Death rider squadron? I mean… thats kinda like having a squadron keyword right?
    Sounds right to me
    Lol would that even do anything for them?

    • @dakotamccaig3783
      @dakotamccaig3783 Годину тому +1

      They'd auto advance 6 in hammer of the emperor and can be ordered by tank commanders

  • @zorak2101
    @zorak2101 2 години тому +1

    Giant footprint and insane cost if you run 10+dreir... no survivability.... barely a pip of ap... I think I will just run them as rough riders until the rules improve

    • @uwesca6263
      @uwesca6263 Годину тому

      Wish that dreir could lead roughriders

  • @TheJamesboink
    @TheJamesboink 4 години тому +1

    Probably a matter of time until they're overbuffed.

  • @plasia
    @plasia Годину тому

    I'm interested in running 60 Cavalry Guard. But I'm not sure what they were thinking with the power level. Standard GW incompetence I guess.

  • @dkminer9954
    @dkminer9954 4 години тому

    Its such a shame that things with a box set all too often end up sucking over things that do not

  • @AlexanderHemedinger
    @AlexanderHemedinger 4 години тому

    Nice to see them. :)

  • @MildTabascofries
    @MildTabascofries Годину тому +1

    I’m really not a fan of the idea of death riders. When I want to play krieg I want big blobs of infantry and lots of artillery.

  • @morganlindsay8872
    @morganlindsay8872 4 години тому +4

    Zamn

  • @TheLostAdventurer
    @TheLostAdventurer 9 хвилин тому

    Frankly, the idea of making both combat patrols mostly mounted seems kind of like an ass decision.
    Sure the Krieg box sold amazing, but its contents are trash.

  • @jimskaven5963
    @jimskaven5963 4 години тому +2

    Far too squishy to do too little damage. They'll get more use as proxies.

    • @Silverdragon83X
      @Silverdragon83X 4 години тому

      They need Dreir and a charge to do damage, so one unit might be played. But still not outstanding, maybe in combined arms detachment against elite infantry

  • @Meow110
    @Meow110 3 години тому +2

    This is a bad unit from a bad codex designed to grift guard players. Huge thumbs down.

  • @kerry848
    @kerry848 4 години тому +1

    3 mins ago 🗣️🗣️🗣️

  • @Chasemcloud5745
    @Chasemcloud5745 4 години тому +2

    Awful shooting, weak and awful melee. Struggling to see the point of this unit

    • @ashgrey8678
      @ashgrey8678 3 години тому

      The memes of their best weapon being the shovels they use to dig their own graves is worth something.

  • @WeebMachine
    @WeebMachine 4 години тому +2

    excited gas mask noises*

    • @MrVlad12340
      @MrVlad12340 4 години тому +1

      Sadly they arent good.

    • @grapetonenatches186
      @grapetonenatches186 4 години тому +1

      Guys, its not about chasing the meta or having the best army or even impressing your gf with your huge bulging soldiers. Its about giving gw all your money.

  • @andrewlaedtke1720
    @andrewlaedtke1720 5 годин тому +1

    No views at 18 seconds?

    • @Cake92077
      @Cake92077 4 години тому +1

      A view happens after someone watches for at least 30 seconds or something like that

    • @grapetonenatches186
      @grapetonenatches186 4 години тому +1

      Sad day indeed. The end is neigh. Probably be censored off yt by morning. Maybe even sooner. Was a good channel. Sad to see it go. Maybe there is still hope. If I can stop crying ill check the views after 1 minute. Fingers crossed for the future of humanity and all that. God speed.

  • @LordNerfherder
    @LordNerfherder 2 години тому +1

    They are horses. They are not joining my tank army just because gw sales department decided they should. I am not a fool. Disgusting attitude. Kinda shameful that people (even this channel) helped push sales for terrible and toxic marketing behaviours from gw.

  • @dominikvonlavante6113
    @dominikvonlavante6113 2 години тому +1

    Those death riders are the most stupid units possible in a sci-fi franchise. Give me something motorized and grim dark.

    • @morzorkatvfm
      @morzorkatvfm Годину тому +3

      40k is science fantasy not science fiction. We have wizards here too.

    • @1rbdt
      @1rbdt 46 хвилин тому +1

      You're the type to complain about super-soldiers hitting the battlefield in brightly colored armor, huh?

    • @matthiuskoenig3378
      @matthiuskoenig3378 10 хвилин тому

      they are bio-engineered super horses, way more sci-fi than something motorized.