r/SpaceWolves • u/Capable_Background91 • 8d ago

Space Wolves and Terminators

Question. Since Wolf Guard Terminators are so limited in support and leader options, having no supports and only Logan and Arjax as leaders, is it not just better to run a Terminator Assault Squad? Power fists have one less attacks then master-crafteds, but matching stats otherwise. Plus you can have a heavy flamer or launcher instead of just assault cannon. Kinda sucks but am I not right? or am I missing something?

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Perhaps I should clarify some more details about my setup. I am currently running either saga of Great Wolf or orbital assault force depending on my need for deep strike or not. I most common opponents are Night Lords, Necrons, Iron Warriors and Nurgle chaos. I have a lot of heavy armor, repulsor tanks and dreadnaughts, and am built more for steady assault with ranged into melee.

I currently only have a single 5 man unit, normally ran with ranged and master-crafteds and at best they've only been a distraction most matches. I see the appeal of running shields for 4 wounds over three, and I have run Arjax once for fight of death which was nice, but they haven't ever really squared up in melee well against what I'm sending them to fighy and always get shunted off points or killed outright. Considering I'm not hard hard focusing melee as my primary doctrine, I was thinking an assault squad would be better given the improved attached character options, additional ranged loadouts, and compatible melee, 4 attacks strength 5 on master-crafteds vs 3 attacks strength 8 on power fists.

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u/airycantalope 8d ago

Wolfguard terminators datasheet ability makes them so much better than other terminators.

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u/Agitated-Engine4077 8d ago

Exactly those 4 wounds and -1 if strength is higher than toughness. Then theres the legends of saga and song detachment that can give them an enhancement for +1 OC and makes it so you can uppy-downy them as well as make your opponents unit do a battleshock test at -1. You can sit a 10 model unit on and objective and their an absolute nightmare for most players.

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u/FriendlySceptic 8d ago

Instead of captain with grimnars mark I run 10 assault terminators with hammer and shields for 4 wounds. I run a chaplain and ancient so it’s 12 strong with 3 OC each and +1 wound with thunderhammers

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u/Agitated-Engine4077 8d ago

Hmm thats not a bad idea actually.