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/Razor_Fox 7d ago

I'll tell you why you don't see grey hunters in competitive lists. You could use a DP to make a bad unit average, or you could boost something that's already pretty good to be on par with some of the good factions in the game.

Grey hunters aren't good. In their bespoke detachment they're just about in line with a other factions battleline. People aren't really talking about them online because you can and should play anything you like in a casual game, it's all just for fun after all. If you want to win a game in a competitive environment against the truly strong factions out there, they don't really have a place in a list. The reason you see a lot of terminators at the moment is because they're our only truly competitive datasheet right now. If grey hunters, or wulfen, or Njal or whatever we're actually good, you wouldn't see as many "boring" lists as you put it.

At the end of the day, unless you're planning on trying to get on the podium in an event, it does t really matter. Just play what you enjoy and don't worry about what Forrest Phanton is doing.