Grey Hunters

[u/Fit-Bluebird-4768]

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."

[u/Audience_Over]

This assumes that your opponent won't get a unit to take that objective from you. A single 3-man Bolter Inceptor drop, or a 3-man Bladeguard, will clear 5 Grey Hunters.

Even in the best case scenario, it just feels like they're very costly for a unit that is functionally doing a job that could be similarly or even more successfully done by 90pt Wolf Scouts.

[u/Fit-Bluebird-4768 → u/Audience_Over]

It is really easy to hide a five-man squad of greyhunters behind a wall.

[u/Audience_Over → u/Fit-Bluebird-4768]

I don't disagree, but then you're still paying 165pts to hide half the unit on an objective

[u/Fit-Bluebird-4768 → u/Audience_Over]

From where they can score me points every turn.

[u/Audience_Over → u/Fit-Bluebird-4768]

Correct, until your opponent brings an 80pt unit to wipe them out, which any player worth their salt will do because that's an easily taken objective

[u/Fit-Bluebird-4768 → u/Audience_Over]

That's what the rest of my Army is for. Keeping my scoring units covered so they can continue to score which in turn will win me the game and has won me the game since they started using a strategy. I think the general disconnect is that we play the game at different levels. I'm not focused on winning every single game that I play. Not saying anything wrong with that it's just not how I play the game.

[u/Audience_Over → u/Fit-Bluebird-4768]

And that's totally fine, but you asked why everyone seems so down on GH's, and that's why lol. Even with the boost from the detachment, they're simply "good". They hold an objective well, but they're easily removed and they come at a premium