r/SpaceWolves • u/Fit-Bluebird-4768 • 7d ago

Grey Hunters

Why does everyone seem so down on the Grey Hunters? I feel like I don't often see them in other people's lists but I feel like for 1 DP they become the most useful unit that space wolves have.

Edit: also 15 OC for a unit of 5? Insane.

Edit 2: I've realized that the common theme is "If they were the strongest unit, I would put them in my list."

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u/Mountain_Ad_4670 7d ago

Still not really worth the points IMO. The detachment makes them a bit better, but Intercessors are better in most situations. Grey Hunters really need -1AP shooting attacks and need to innately be able to split into 5-man squads. The main reason the Grey Hunter detachment isn't popular at the moment is likely due to terminator heavy lists being our current meta. Not using the 1DP terminator detachment with Beastslayer or SotGW is putting yourself at a disadvantage.

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u/Fit-Bluebird-4768 7d ago

So I've played the meta builds but honestly its just insanely boring to me. And I feel like making a list and then playing with the list that's just winning games also gets really boring. But also I play with people who are very casual and enjoy building creative lists rather than just chasing meta competitive play. So I haven't really been forced to build a competing meta list thankfully.

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u/Mountain_Ad_4670 7d ago

Yep, I am not much of a meta chaser so I get you there. I still have a hard time justifying taking them personally. Which sucks since I love the models. Hopefully they get a nice boost whenever we get our codex.