#Alpha legion horus heresy how to#
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The Firewing is something of a more niche choice, giving you a +1 to wound against units containing at least one Independent Character. All in all the Ironwing is a strong pick that will see a lot of use. Snap shots at BS 2 is very good on lots of vehicles, letting you barrel around the table without taking too much of a hit to accuracy, and you also get the re-rolls. This is for your Tactical Support Squads and Heavy Support Squads that are targeting vehicles, as well as most of your vehicles. Your vehicles also get to make snap shots at BS 2.

The Ironwing lets you re-roll failed to Hit rolls of 1 when you’re shooting or hitting a Vehicle. It’s not very useful on most of your other units however, and will probably see some of the least use of the wings. This is pretty solid as an all-round buff, and you’re probably going to want to throw this onto any of your Tactical Support Squads and Heavy Support Squads that are interesting in hunting infantry rather than vehicles, just to keep them in the fight longer. The Dreadwing reduces the strength of Flame, Plasma, Volkite and Phosphex weapons used against them by 1, and forces all Poisoned attacks to increase the roll needed to wound. That’s still a great benefit and honestly anything that’s going to be attacking with a sword most of the time is going to want to rock Deathwing, especially close combat Veterans, a lot of your characters, and any Terminators you’ve given power swords to swing. If your statline is WS 4 at base and so is your opponent’s they’re still hitting on 4+, it’s just you’re hitting on a 3+. The bonus to hit is not a Weapon Skill increase, which is important to bear in mind. That second aspect isn’t nothing but it’s rarely going to be a solid pick for a vehicle over one of the other choices, so only pick it if you’re absolutely sure ramming is on the cards. It also gives +1 Strength to ram attacks with a vehicle. The Deathwing grants a +1 to hit in an assault with a chainsword, force sword, power sword…. Despite fighting mostly with bolters this isn’t a worthwhile pick for Seeker Squads, because with BS 5 already any benefit will be pretty situational. It’s also a good choice for some Veteran Squads, depending on loadout, as it effectively brings them up to BS 5 to match their Weapon Skill. This turns bolter spam from lethal to absolutely brutal, hammering enemies with bolter fire in a way few others can match.

A 20-marine squad can throw out 60 bolter shots using Fury of the Legion, and +1 to hit means that they guys will be hitting on a 2+ most of the time. This choice is the obvious one for many Troops choices, especially the ubiquitous Tactical Squads. The Stormwing gives a bonus of +1 to hit when shooting a bolter, combi-bolter or bolt pistol, whether in your own turn or as part of a reaction. Each subtype has its own rules and these have different benefits for those that select it. This umbrella special rule provides every unit with the Legiones Astartes (Dark Angels) rule a special unit subtype matching the Hexagrammaton wing that they are affiliated with. The Dark Angels, to reflect their varied tactics and approaches, don’t have a single legion special rule, but instead have The Hexagrammaton. Let’s dive in and find out what the first legion can do for you in the 2nd edition of Horus Heresy. When you come to play a Dark Angel army in Horus Heresy you don’t come with the question “how do I build a Dark Angel army” but instead “how do I portray the army I’ve built with the Dark Angels?” The six wings of the hexagrammaton, and the flexibility with which they can be included in an army, dramatically change the units you field. Nor, after they were reunited with their Primarch, their nobility of spirit and honourable natures. They developed many of the tactics that the other legions would adopt as their signatures, and even after their fellows had caught up in numbers (thanks to some brutal losses the Dark Angels suffered during the crusade) and expertise, there remained none who could rival their flexibility. Throughout the early stages of the Great Crusade they were the largest, most experienced, and most innovative of all of the Emperor’s Space Marines. Before many legions had even been developed the First were veterans of dozens of battles of the Unification Wars. The Dark Angels were the first legion, both to be created and to see action.

#Alpha legion horus heresy how to#

In this series, we’ll be walking you through how to build your force and command it to glory, including everything from units to tactics to lead your army to victory.

#Alpha legion horus heresy series#

We know that the Horus Heresy system can seem intimidating to players unfamiliar with its particular quirks, but this series aims to equip you with everything you’ll need to play out epic clashes on the battlefields of the far future with your very own army.

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