For casual players this is already decent – Doomstalkers are perfectlyfunctional in that environment, and you’d need to add minimal stuff to this to build an army that was perfectly playable on the tabletop. For tourney players, you’re basically rolling the dice on whether Doomstalkers have a price cut coming – even 10pts off probably makes them Actually Good, at which point you’re getting the Ophydians and more for free, so it’s a strong buy. The rest of the stuff is pretty decent though – I’m partial to the Psychomancer and think they’re generally underrated, everyone wants some Warriors, Heavy Lokhusts are decent and Flayed Ones are great Action mooks. Final Verdict: Good Valueįor strictly competitive play this isn’t currently ideal, mostly because it’s gone big on Doomstalkers who are close to good enough (and did actually show up in a successful list recently, albeit at 1750pts) but not quite there, and Ophydians are still super squishy for their cost. If you were starting a Death Guard army, this is a great starting point. Even if you take out the $60 they cost retail, the box still gives you savings over the rest. The two “odd men out” here are the icon bearer and the plague champion, but the good news is they can be easily worked into the Plague Marines as additional bodies and the icon – while not played often – is OK. As troops go Plague Marines are perfectly playable and have a ton of great options – the standard 7-model box is a great kit. There’s no Typhus here instead the Blight-haulers are a great value and most armies that run them want 3-6 anyways, while Deathshrouds frequently show up in groups of 6-15 in competitive armies and Plagueburst Crawlers likewise show up in multiples. The Death Guard battleforce does a very good job of essentially getting you a good collection of some of the army’s best units, while also packaging the exact units you’ll often want more of in a list. As it stands I recommend looking instead at the various Combat Patrol boxes, which are close to the same value and contain much more interesting units. At least for me it would have been more appealing had the box gone all-in on being a big boy heavy force, perhaps with Eradicators, more Heavy Intercessors, and the original boltstorm gauntlet Gravis Captain. Existing Space Marine players likely already have more than enough Intercessors, but it’s a perfectly legitimate Patrol for the Astartes curious. Rounding out the box are three Bladeguard Veterans, the least interesting Primaris Captain, and a Storm Speeder for folks who are curious about how long a T6 flyer with no invulnerable save will survive. 25 of the 29 models in this battleforce are some flavor of Intercessor, whether your preference be assault, chunky, or vanilla. Do you like Intercessors? Good, then this box is for you.
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