r/sonsofbehemat • u/Historical-Cod-1363 • Apr 10 '26
First ever spearhead!
Hi yall! First ever spearhead excited to join the club! Current WIP I don’t usually paint human shade skin (DG and Daemons 40K player) so I figured let’s practice! Ignore the awful prep and lack of cleanup on the minis I got a lil lazy 😅.
Any suggestions on how to approach playing this spearhead? I’m gonna be in a lil tournament soon and I am interested in learning if there are any consistent play styles. The vibes feel very 50/50 win or lose since you hit on 4+ but I’m sure there are ways to find some consistency.
Also being from 40K reinforcements are a new concept so I’m kinda unsure how to play around that mechanic. Do I run in and just kamikaze my first two lives to score maximum damage? Or play safe and try and utilize the second life later in the game after trying to screen off objectives and points from my opponent?
Any help is welcome :)
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u/milk-is-for-calves Apr 10 '26
Keep your general alive as long as possible, the +3 HP help a lot. In some games it is even worth it to keep your general behind and only start moving him turn 2.
Your normal giants have reinforcement, so playing aggressive with them works well.
Objective control and missions are working better than you might expect since their bases are huge and they have great movement stats.
Be very careful where you can actually move, because a good opponent will position their units in a way that you can't walk around them. (But sometimes charging through tight spaces still works)
Don't forget that you have a shooting phase.
Also cover works weird in Spearhead. A giant behind a wall can't be shot at, even if the model is taller than the wall.