Strengths and Weaknesses of EVERY Astra Militarum Unit - Imperial Guard Units Review

Let's talk about each and every unit that the Hammer of the Emperor can bring to bear!
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0:00 Intro
0:48 Troops
5:08 Heavy Support
18:16 Elites
26:05 Elites Characters
32:39 Fast Attack
36:45 Transports
39:44 Flyer
41:09 Lords of War
44:33 Fortification
46:16 HQ Choices
53:34 Named Characters
58:56 Forge World Units
1:08:41 Outro

[@auspextactics]

CORRECTIONS: - Forge World Units - the Rapier Laser Destroyers CAN get orders now, my mistake. Means they're actually genuinely pretty savage anti tank for the cost, maybe more a 7/10? (they're still very fragile and slow compared with tanks). Also the Malcador Defender gets a 'turret weapon' demolisher. Still a bit on the weak side overall. Thanks to those who spotted these!

[@Tinytraveler]

Basing an entire army list off of 600 pts of Rough Riders is not only viable, but hilariously effective. Pregame move (Recon Operator) with Swift as the Wind, its a freaking Mulan army, I sing the theme when I average 15 hits a unit and deal 45 dmg lol

[@aurokin]

Tiny knows.

[@robnixon8832]

Let’s get down to business

[@simonlee2964]

Just wait till your opponent aims their heavy weapon mortar at the snow cliffs above your riders and laughs 😅

[@jar-jar1341]

But why stop there?

[@ICantThinkOfAFunnyHandle]

Doing white scars better than white scars do

[@alias-yv2ro]

As a beginner getting into the hobby, man I love the guard, but goddamn do they look like they’re expensive to collect. I’ve come to realise my favourite armies aesthetically are all the most expensive to collect really (orks, guard, tyranids)

[@thegamer9302]

Honestly the best thing to remember is its a marathon not a sprint.

[@Bluecho4]

Really worth considering third party miniatures. Setting aside 3D printing (which is a hobby unto itself), there's no shortage of plastic infantry out there with much better cost-per-model than GW. I always point towards Wargames Atlantic for this, as they've got a wide selection of great Guard-alike plastic kits, with good multi-box deals. Not to mention a plastic sprue for turning any plastic kit (like pre-modern historicals) into Guardsmen. You really need to ask yourself, when getting into Guard, "does it really matter to me if I can't play in a Games Workshop store or tournament?". If the answer is "no", third party is really the only rational choice.

[@alexissmetje]

Second rate my friend

[@gordonrussell8613]

All three are great printed armies

[@CMTechnica]

Holy fuck, the moment you mention price all the 3D printing cucks come sprinting out of the woodworks, goddamn

[@shinkiro403]

Feels strange to see such a good score on the Desthstrike nowadays xD

[@RiffSilverthe1andonly]

sad that ogryns still bad

[@shinkiro403]

@@RiffSilverthe1andonly considering the base cost and purpose is sorta the same as bullgryns I really don't get why they aren't cheaper

[@jarrod7465]

@Riff Silver it's sad because I've always absolutely hated bullgryns but i loved the look of ogyrns. All ogryns need to be is cheaper and they'd be worth taking.

[@ronanobrien88]

Commissars are a great unit to count as officers for inflexible command. Also, you can park a TC with a vanquisher on the back line to babysit your Heavy Weapon Squads, if you are not buffing with a castellan or similar.

[@NornQueenKya]

Strength: laser guns Weakness: everything else is the universe is more dangerous then a laser gun

[@BloodyArchangelus]

It is a lie. Lasgun is a good flexible weapon. It punch hard enough and can be overcharged in deadly scenario. and yea. IG fights using Tanks mostly.

[@Bluecho4]

"Use a gun. And if that don't work, _use more gun."_ -Engineer, Team Fortress 2

[@user-zh8dr1qt1s]

Strengths - your S3 gun auto wounds T9. The basic guard gun is one of the strongest guns in 40K because of born soldiers. That is not okay

[@TheSilverDragon1]

Sly Marbo. Weakness: None. Strengths: Yes.

[@gavrielc.929]

I'd argue Death Korps troops are much higher if you take infantry heavy lists, I run 12 squads and I have been amazed at how durable they are. About only time I have had troops that can take fire and give some back with the guard lol

[@Bluecho4]

They could probably still do with a 5 pt cut, though.

[@user-zh8dr1qt1s]

Absolutely ridiculous a guard infantry is tanky

[@damnationdan5253]

@@Bluecho4 worf

[@auldcrow1461]

I agree, having the shock troops higher seems dumb & probably bias on AT part. DkoK get mini trans human, CST have to use CP

[@rulesmanufactorum]

Ogryn: “chunky abhuman ogre people” Good to see my in-laws fulfilling their dreams of being a Guard unit

[@janberkemeier7406]

"That's it! You people have held me down long enough! I'm going to be a Guard Unit!"

[@ZK-sz8vs]

i'd say the rogal dorn has a huge weakness on its underside lol

[@scelonferdi]

On the double special weapons on Cadians: Seems like they can actually work as shock troops now. I guess with no homeworld left to defend (where shock troops is not that fitting of a name) they can embrace the other part of their name I guess...

[@richardsutton1790]

The Cyclops demo vehicle is also hands down the most adorable model in the range, and the most affordable FW unit. Not that that makes it good value for money, it's titchy.

[@isthisyou9243]

Side note- i actually use your transition statements when I present at work between slides. It’s helped me churn out some real banger presentations at work. “Moving on now…”

[@masterkiller49]

Rogal dorn with oppressor Canon, gatling, Heavy bolters and stubbers, is a 10/10 for me, I use 2 and 4 leman russ in my tournament list and it is crazy effective. The amount of shots it gets is scary, and with born soldier, even small arms can do damage. I havnt lost a rogal dorn yet :)

[@Jelle1880]

Add a Lord Solar and give it full re-rolls to hit. Add Ingrained Precision and you'll be laughing.

[@masterkiller49]

@Jelle1880 indeed I do :p

[@dudebromanguy]

In a full tank list, running two enginseers feels really good. With the knight of piety, that's three total 5++ invulns. A psyker or two to plop some more 5++ invulns or transhitman and you have some ludicrously tough tanks.

[@user-zh8dr1qt1s]

This is also on top of the base tank stat line being ludicrously tanky and under costed and stupidly high fire power

[@gordonmiller4439]

I'm a brand-new player with a question, can the enginseer do the "heal 3 wounds" while embarked or does it have to be disembarked?

[@dantecooke]

​@gordonmiller4439 has to be disembarked as while embarked they don't count as being on the table for rules

[@gordonmiller4439]

@@dantecooke Thank you!

[@djskizzle1]

Thanks a bunch for all your helpful videos. I'm signing up my guard army for my first tournament league and these have been essential viewing!

[@ChrisJohnson-vi3ed]

Leontus is an auto-include for me. He gives the full re-rolls, but having access to ALL orders makes him very flexible. He lets me run just the one tank commander and no commisar, which frees points for other things. He's also silly with Barbicant Kasrkin.

[@user-zh8dr1qt1s]

He’s the single best buffing character in the whole of 40K. He’s not only auto include he’s pretty damn OP

[@mjhsinclair]

Can I put in a request for a friendly debate video with Mordian Glory on some of the points where you see differently: Scions vs Kasrkin; Commissars; Krieg? Would love to hear you tease it out.

[@intense_pickle]

Ask any guard player about the vanquisher cannon and how awesome it is and watch their faces turn red with rage. On paper it's great, but the dice rolls tell a different story.

[@MagicTheBudgeting01]

As a guard player who pays extra for the Vanquisher to have a reroll to hit, yes. You always miss when it matters.

[@intense_pickle]

@@MagicTheBudgeting01 Or fails to wound when you're out of CP for that turn

[@dudebromanguy]

Scions are easily a 9/10. Just one WLT for Drill Commander means they are Rapid Firing at full range. Since they deepstrike, you can ensure 30 bodies with 12 special weapons shoot whatever they want. They might not get orders, but put a castellan and a regimental standard next to them and they still get reroll 1s to hit and wound. It is devastating.

[@alexissmetje]

But how will you get the finial and the castellan in range if they deepstrike? And if they deepstrike they can't get orders... and if your answer is either deepstrike them next to finial and castellan OR footslog, then why not bring kasrkin?

[@masterqw1]

​@@alexissmetje You can run the finial in a tempestus command squad with a regimental banner. As for the castellan you can give him the barbicant key to teleport him to the scion squad.

[@michaelgalloway1359]

It would be nice to actually get Kasrkin if GW wasnt castrating the supply chain and only making enough for the bots to get their hands on them and then re-sell them for 3x msrp.

[@camclarke7220]

I like this channel a lot, and I get the rating is subjective to a degree, but it bugs me to no end that your rating of troops seems to be based largely on damage output. Guard damage dealers are our tanks, arty (well, not now) and elites. Our troops might get off a few wounds but they're largely objective holders, screens, chaff, etc. If we look at these other criteria, DKOK suddenly become equal, if not superior, to CST and INF in so many regards. By making the only criteria damage output to points cost, you're missing the point of the unit - I think. Just something to consider

[@MyHamsterWasAlpharius]

Excellent video, thank you 😎👍

[@The_Nowhere_Man]

What makes the Catachan squad even worse is that they can't take a chainsword on their Sargent. The 'close combat' infantry. Can't take a chainsword. Something every other infantry squad gets for free by default. They can't even take a Power Sword for points.

[@The_Nowhere_Man]

Buffs for the Catachan while keeping GW's "No model no rules" Policy could be: - Sargent's close combat weapon gets a profile that's like a slightly better chainsword, possibly just like an extra damage or attack. - Represent their guerrilla theme with 'This unit is always treated as having light cover, and if they already have light cover they have dense cover'. Those two would give Catachan an actual use, possibly as objective holders or at least it gives them a chance to actually get to shoot and then cqc without being deleted from the table!

[@plentifulpineapplez]

Something I don’t understand, (I’m dumb) I thought the Godspear has a 3”radius from the marker, and objectives at 3” radius’s? So why does every one say it can’t cover a whole objective? In my mind it can

[@blocked3084]

The marker’s ability says to measure 3” from the center of a marker, but objectives get measured from the edge. There’s a very slight rim around the objective you can not cover. Hope it helps!

[@tecguy1229]

Great video, cheers!

[@spydragon2076]

1 minute ago. That’s a new record

[@desktoppi]

mans putting out quality content day in day out

[@frosty8724]

Thank you, I am a guard player and your videos are amazing.

[@MagicTheBudgeting01]

Have you looked into Mordian Glory?

[@GrahamSlam]

Wyverns can be ordered btw, along with all SQUADRON units.

[@asbrozek64]

Technically Hades breaching drill dies once it is deployed because it is a dedicated transport with nothing inside at deployment 10/10😆

[@evilwelshman]

21:14 So, looks like Ogryn still ranking in as a poor choice. Just a thought.... what if Ogryns gained the CORE keyword and were moved to become a Troops choice (thereby gaining Objective Secured)? They would thus be less in direct competition with Bullgryns (different place in the table of organization) and could be pretty good at holding an objective.

[@fatfuck3659]

I had an idea of making them an upgrade to a infantry squad, similarly to a heavy weapons team, that way they could also benefit from regimental doctrines

[@mortyjhones4068]

Just a little Corection, You can only Attach ONE advisor per officer/comand squad. even though can take the advisor as a slotless unit if there is not an oficer/command squad for them to join there desroyed.

[@timface5001]

I don't think that's true. According to page 87 of the codex, "No more than ONE OF EACH TYPE (emphasis added) of Attache model can be added to each Command Squad unit."

[@gobknobbler3465]

Rapier laser destroyers can get orders because they have platoon via the update

[@bailey5234]

for tank commander reccomending 1 for every 2-5 russ', is that including itself? so I own 1 leman russ, if I get a second should I turn that one into a tank commander giving me 1 Russ and 1 tank commander, or should I wait till I have 2 leman russ' and 1 tank commander?

[@chronos6706]

At this point I probably know more about my brother's guard than he does. Love the video's, man!

[@Juliusstarcraft]

I Disagree on Krieg being 7/10 i think they are the superior infantry 2 melta, a vox, and a medic makes for a durable and surprisingly powerful squad. Combine that with orders and the enemy HAS to allocate way more firepower to them than they'd like allowing other units to concentrate fire. Youd also want to give them heirloom weapons so the Melta is range 16'' and swift as the wind for an extra 1'' movement. If you arent too worried about your officer being in the line of fire you can forego vox and then you have 2 melta AND a plasma with 4'' longer range and you have better movement even before we consider orders. Combine all that fire power with the fact first wound is 0 (with medic) and wound rolls of 1 and 2 are ignored they are stupidly hard to remove off the table then to be extra annoying I spend a CP to get D3 models back. I really think the community is sleeping on Krieg's power. Counter point though is im not a great player and my community is small and fairly low to medium skill with me being on the quite low side.

[@Steel_Legionaire_Nick]

Thank you!

[@derFredausdemVideo]

@Auspex Tactics The Malcador Defender gets the Demolisher Battlecannon with Turret Weapon aswell, so it's not horrible

[@TheEnriqueble]

You overlooked that Gaunt knows both Prefectus and Regimental Orders. The versatility is worth something to me- not to utilize every ability but to have access to whichever one you need. Ignoring cover, fight-last, fore deploy, etc.

[@dougtomlinson884]

thank you for doing this and can you still use conscripes and crustades

[@jujjuj25]

No mention of the carnodon... :( Doesn't really matter because it didn't get turret weapon or updated weapon profiles. It at least gets battle tank keyword....?

[@mistformsquirrel]

Did the Carnodon get skipped? Or did it go to Legends or something? (Sorry, just, planning on stealing one for my GSC and was hoping to see a take on it.)

[@russiandoptkapro4338]

Where are you finding the rules for the FW minatures? Got a lot of krieg models I'd like to use but no idea on where to find the rules for them lol.

[@PelinalDidNothingWrong]

My most recent game against a Deathstrike using Guard player in a nutshell: *"Haha ICBM go boom!"*

[@PelinalDidNothingWrong]

Anybody else think Tempestus Scions would be a better fit in Kill-Team? I feel like it fits their lore better and I don't think I'd be able to get enough to fill an entire Tempestus Scion's Army either. I still love the models though!

[@shae98sc2]

As someone who’s attempting to make a Scions army in the current edition, I’d say it’s very much a product of how the codex has treated Scions and the like. It’s possible to do a full Scions army, but it’s neither great nor encouraged via the rules. In 8th edition via the Psychic Awakening books, we had different regiments that were unique to the scions and made them play differently. With 9th edition they’ve been reduced to a one trick pony that is entirely outclassed by the Kasrkin for cheaper. Part of it is pushing the sale of the Kasrkin kits and new Guard stuff. The decision to not give Scions Regimental, even when they’re in their own detachment, baffles me. And the fact that you can only take a supplemental Patrol detachment of Scions with the Arks of Omen rules severely limits what you can do with them. Fingers crossed 10th edition does them better than whatever the hell GW decided to do with this edition.

[@rileyernst9086]

Well by that logic grey knights, custodes and death watch should all be killteam factions.

[@thomasaquinas1457]

I’m gonna throw the Barbicants key on my engineer watchmaster and load them up with lord solar rerolls and take aim. See how many AP-1 wounds I can stack.

[@CrashTheChao]

The only reason you'd want to run the Servitors over other options for a backfield objective camping unit is because of the fact they are an Auxiliary Unit and don't ruin Inflexible Command but even then I'd rather run literally any other unit.

[@xuruiyu]

I have a potentially dumb question Does Cadian Castellan's aura allow me to re-roll one hit roll of one per unit per turn, or any hit rolls of 1 that occur within the aura's range?

[@alexissmetje]

Any hit rolls of 1 that occur in any CORE unit that is in range of the aura. So if you have 3 guardsmen squads within, say, 4 inches and they all roll a 1 for some reason, then you can reroll all the 1's

[@xuruiyu]

@@alexissmetje Thanks man :D That's some good news at last

[@silentascari2180]

I think it would cool if the Death-strike could destroy terrain. Looks fun to use at least.

[@ScabbyMcKniel]

….can you put field or dance batteries on a storm lord and just be a huge mobile menace?

[@mark4cele7]

You missed the Carnadon Tank...was hoping you would review it

[@milkmanspiffy85]

Can people confirm that it is indeed true you can only disembark from a Valk in turn three? I thought they could deepstrike as an option turn two?

[@desgildanphi8825]

Ok Auspect death rider comander can be pretty pog if you give him front line combatant and the relic power sword And death rider squad is even more tanky with industry efficiency and even faster with swift as the wind

[@mrspeigel3593]

I heard the Rogal Dorn mbt is especially vulnerable to land mines

[@Weirdos52]

I feel that if the Wyvern had been given Turret Weapon and kept its wound Reroll abilities it would be a much more viable unit overall. It definitely would at least give players a reason to take it over mortar squads.

[@shanehudson3995]

We finally got good Vix systems, now if medpacks became a unit upgrade, I'd be happy.

[@BloodBuffalo]

I've been really debating the cadia stands box set with my tax return to start a second army. It's that or votaan.

[@alexissmetje]

Its a nice box, nice sculpts too and everything is at least A-tier

[@lordcastellan4735]

You forgot one thing about the Malcadors. The Infernus is still decent. It's pretty much the same as it was, which means it can still roast marines and then blow up dealing D6 mortal wounds to a sizable portion of your opponents army. 6" around a pretty large tank means a good portion of the battlefield is in danger by it. Is it risky for you? Yes. Can it cripple an enemies main push? Also, yes.

[@liveanotheranime3526]

Run an exactly 1k list for fun: Tank Commander w/ Gatekeeper 3x 10 Shock Troops 2 Armored Sentinels 3 Scout Sentinels 2 Leman Russ Battle Tanks

[@tdstds9346]

The Cyclops Demolition Vehicles need to be a 9/10 or 10/10. While they can blow up in the IG players face, it is so small that it can easily hide behind terrain. It is roughly as long as a 32mm base and more narrow. Buddy of mine runs 3 into the heart of enemy formations while using LOS blocking terrain to make sure that you can't shoot them. Against CC orientated armies, they don't get much if any chance to destroy them before it blows up in an Ork player's face.

[@c.alexander4199]

Why do you dislike the Banehammer? Of all the transport Baneblades, it seems quite reasonable.

[@TheScarecrowsociety]

kasrkin can take relics?

[@williamvega5422]

Excellent list now let us all pray to the God Emperor that the Metawatch won rate data will have people calm down about Guard. All they need now is a few tweaks on some units and they will be set

[@user-zh8dr1qt1s]

Absolutely wrong

[@Cabooseforprez2012]

This army needs a good smack with the nerf bat, don't kid yourself. Look how many options rank 8/10 or higher. This army is overturned and needs to be reigned in.

[@williamvega5422]

@@Cabooseforprez2012 mate the army has like 3-4 staple units and it looks like 8th edition but with more synergies and power. Artillery is never taken because people threw a shit fit over indirect fire because of buggy spam. Most auxiliary troops are either meh to unnecessary and all flyers are not usable. And when 1/2 your infantry choices are just not worth taking as the guard that is a problem

[@RandoNetizen27]

38:02 Taurox strength : "More transport capacity, toughness + wounds than Taurox" ... ... ...?

[@liamholt5623]

Wait a little minute here - can the Trojan reload the Deathstrike?

[@fatfuck3659]

Sadly not, the rocket on desthstrike is not a weapon but an abillity

[@liamholt5623]

@@fatfuck3659 But hahaha, how amazing wouldn't that be? Easy 3 Deathstrike list

[@rileyernst9086]

The biggest weakness of the kasrkin is they look really stupid being 10% bigger than they should be.

[@lordalpharius5928]

Nothing on the Carnodon tank?

[@Harry-xd2ey]

Disagree on the wyvern but other then that spot on as always

[@larmoth401]

Not sure if you missed it or just don't think it's much of a bonus but Scions also get extra Special Weapons compared to Cadians, 2 Special Weapons in a 5x squad and 4 in a 10x squad.

[@MrUltimategamer44]

The poor Carnodon got completely forgotten about as a forge world option.

[@PaxPredicate]

Give their main armament the turret weapon rule and the culverin a pip of AP and they'd show up as a mortal wound delivery method in some lists. As it stands they're like slightly worse hellhounds in some ways, and you're better off just running two sentinels (which are cheaper and more flexible for roughly the same aggregate tankiness).

[@johnmallett1857]

Whoop whoop

[@dio3027]

Are Carnadons legends now?

[@Bluecho4]

I keep getting the impression the Cadian and Catachan squads had their points costs swapped. The Cadian Shock Troops are just too good for too few points, and the Catachans are just too bad for too many. If they were exchanged, I think everything but the Kriegsmen would be very balanced.

[@troutwarrior6735]

I don’t think Cadians are underpriced at all. Especially when you consider previous editions where they were 50 points a squad, they’re quite balanced.

[@nathannetsom5278]

Eisenhorn??

[@tehMaev]

Kasrkin are 10/10 until you play WTC and get auspexed after Barbicant Teleport :D

[@masterofthelag8414]

Hades drill isn't even usable at the moment if Battlescribe's correct and it's usually pretty good. Combat engineers and Veterans aren't a thing anymore. You literally can't use them in an Arks list. Which is infuriating because it's the one forgeworld thing I actually own.

[@gobknobbler3465]

Engineers are still a thing. They are forgeworld but completely usable

[@nuclearsimian3281]

Why the hell do Kasrkin get everything, when they are _lorewise part of the Tempestus Scions,_ and on the tabletop, Tempestus Scions are absolute catcrap? Scions; cannot take artillery, cannot take tanks, cannot take any aircraft except for three which are already nerfed, get one nerfed transport that does way less things, do not have regimental traits, they can't even take the goddamn leader of ALL the Astra Militarum with them, but Kasrkin's can! Scions got nerfed into the ground by 9th edition, after 8th edition already nerfed them. And they were never a problem in the first place.

[@BloodyArchangelus]

Coz new model- sell. People dont understand that lore-wise Scions are BETTER than Kasrkins. Kasrkins were just Bodyguards mostly. Gw make them op as SM in lore kek.

[@Gary-gq2le]

All for sales bud

[@manuelsaavedra8081]

You're running on old lore. Kasrkin are Cadian Stormtroopers, the Tempestus Scions are Stormtroopers trained by the schola tempestus. They aren't the same

[@nathanlovin]

Go checkout Mordian Glory's breakdown of his recent experience with the Tempestus Scions at a tournament. They way he built and ran his list, the Scions significantly outperformed the Kasrkin.

[@troutwarrior6735]

Scions are really good right now, idk what you’re talking about

[@XerrolAvengerII]

Wish the korps were a little cheaper

[@mirokovachevich5648]

Wait did they get rid of Lord Commissars?

[@Juniperius7]

Yup, although Commissars are now effectively slotless.

[@mirokovachevich5648]

@@Juniperius7 damn, guess there are both good and bads in this situation

[@virado255]

Yes

[@clarkwalter7170]

It so sad to see the forgeworld stuff suck so so hard I dream of a day of malcador be good

[@original0blace]

Still cant believe they gutted the flavor out of the codex removing Lord Commissars, conscripts, vets, special weapons, wyrdvane psykers, the ability to take more of one kind of special weapon in a unit and made catachans useless and the loss of many iconic named characters. Depressing codex

[@fatfuck3659]

On the one hand I miss conscripts and vets, on the other things like wyrdane psykers and lord commisairs always looked a bit useless, at least in the old codex. Now I would love to see a lord commisair as another „comandant-style” character

[@THQMAS]

Slightly suprised to see krieg as a 7/10 when you’re good friend mordian rates them the best…. But we are all individuals

[@alexissmetje]

They are 75 pts tho for ignoring 2+ to wound mostly, and who regularly shoots a S6+ into guard models anyway, then + another 5 for medipack... Just too expensive I fear against shock troops with exploding las

[@THQMAS]

@@alexissmetje plus essentially a extra wound a turn. Taking 2 meltas per squad 18 meltas are very powerful. Id say watch mordians video on him taking pure infantry to a tournament then if you still feel the same way ill respect it

[@johntolentino8827]

Love me death korps. They tanky kreigers

[@RiffSilverthe1andonly]

You forgot carnodon

[@BrotherVoidBomber]

I would put DKIS as 10/10 for heavy infantry lists. For 80 points you get a squad that can field 2 melta/Plasma rifles, can only be wounded on +3 and first wound is auto pass. These guys are nasty to get rid off unless you have really great anti horde. They're not greatest troops choice because necrons warriors are definitely better but for what they do there are a auto include in my lists.

[@alexissmetje]

But how many times will that ignore wounds on a 2 be useful? I'm not very keen on firing my S6+ weapon into guardsmen of all things, the boltguns will take care of them ez. And that one ignore won't save them either. 80 pts btw

[@sephrus7784]

What makes me laugh is that GW hates "theft" of its IP but their man guard focus, the Cadians, are just carbon copies of the Marines in the movie Aliens.

[@Flarez94]

looks like im here early

[@PhuzzPhactor]

Bump

[@Trazynn]

You forgot that the Scions look way cooler than the Kasrkin.

[@TheSegert]

Weakness of the rogal dorn tank. Anti personel mines. Since they would just go tough the bottom haha. or any grenade are trown under the tank. 😅

[@PlayWii360tm]

Auspex,I love your work, but man, you gotta pay more attention when you drop the images on the slide. You're cutting off the right end of the bullet points, makes it a bit harder to digest when glancing at

[@Jarms48]

I would say the main issue Guard has at the moment is poor internal balance. Much like the 8th edition codex there's only a handful of viable units.

[@Damnedlegion40k]

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[@chasenovak122]

The Death Korps Infantry have a Stratagem that keeps their troops ALIVE! SMH GDubs, totally lore inaccurate, 0/10 Codex, I’d rather shovel my money into a furnace!

[@RadioEnnui]

Kaskrin are stupidly OP, and are 100% getting hit by the FAQ

[@NoName-lo9ym]

The Regimental Preacher is utterly trash - GW should have just ported the rules from SoB's and they should be 25 points max. Utter overpriced trash with only one reason to use them at the moment - re-rolls to hit and +1 to charge on Rough Riders, a Dreadnork or Sentinels. Awful rules writing.

[@kurtcami]

7 for scions....they are atleast a 9. Clearly you did not see the scion bomb from mordian glory. Funny since you freely used his material with just paying with a name drop.

[@Natedecamp]

Plus krieg in that all infantry list saving the day with the extra durability and weapons

[@user-zh8dr1qt1s]

Strength - everyhting. Every unit is better than yours + auto wounding 6s even though you get free wargear and strong data sheets 🫣 Weaknesses - guard players can’t make good lists

[@asbrozek64]

For real. Guard feels like the most underrated faction, even in nephilim. The damage output is just insane.