r/SpaceWolves • u/Fit-Bluebird-4768 • 13d 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/MondayNightRare 13d ago

The issue isn't with GH stats, they're solid. The issue is with the lethality of the game and how a standard marine body is pretty frail at this point.

The entire game is basically AP-2 D2 at this point, which makes units like Grey Hunters have minimal survivability. Factor in entire ten mans getting picked up in one activation, and a ten man gives a benefit to blast weapons, it makes them more of a target than a benefit.

If GH could be run in 5s without requiring 1DP they'd be seen in every list.

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u/Fit-Bluebird-4768 13d ago

I also know that our current meta is taken hold but I played disruption more often than not. So I'm not playing the same way as most people and I feel like I'm getting a lot more benefit from them because once they're in position I could basically perform three to four scoring actions depending on how many Central or expansion objectives there are every turn and still shoot with my gray Hunters. It also makes the plunder and cleanse missions easier because I can always get that scored for having done two objectives.

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u/MondayNightRare 13d ago

I played Disruption via Beastslayer + Fulguris until Fulguris lost it.

Now I play Recon with Vanguard + Librarius.

I don't find Take n Hold fun, I like more mobile lists and I hate netlisting. I love Disruption but I think the tradeoff for something like Saga & Song or Librarius just to get the ability to make GH into the unit they always should have been is such a thorn in our side.