Thunderwolf Cavalry…..Wing?

Deathstar

 

With the recent popularity of Draigo-wing (even with his RIDICULOUS fluff) I’ve thought of what maybe some of the other popular books can put out in terms of ‘deathstar’ armies; More specifically my beloved Space Wolves.

During my period as an Ork player, I was pretty well known for being the ‘Nob Guy.’ Nob bikers, Meganobz and Ghaz all in the same list — at 1500 points!  And it worked!  I took home first at a couple of tournies located around BC.

With my current space wolves list I opted for more of a Saturation theme.  My 1500 point list has 53 marines in it plus 3 rhinos, 1 razorback and 1 dreadnought.  It’s almost too much for many armies to deal with — especially with the current meta being quantity of fire instead of quality.  When you get a 3+ save against most of it, or at least a 4+, guys tend to stick around.

However, as I look to end August with 2 more tournies under my belt I’m thinking of different ways to play my wolves.  I’ve always been a close combat guy and have always thought that the Thunderwolf Cavalry have been a cool unit in addition to being fairly good.  I’ve actually built a unit of them 3 separate times (once riding cold ones, once riding juggernauts and finally currently riding the KoC horses) with probably a 4th incoming.

With the latest sneak peak at the new Ogre models coming out, I’ve taken a real shine to the wolf riders.Obviously it depends on the scale of these guys.  If those are monstrous creature bases then I might be SoL.

Here’s the list:

Wolf Lord – Frost Blade, Storm Shield, Thunderwolf Mount, 2x Fenrisian Wolves, Wolftail talisman

Wolf Lord – Frost Blade, Storm Shield, Thunderwolf Mount, 2x Fenrisian Wolves, Wolftail talisman, meltabomb

-Basically 2 of the most badass characters in the 40k universe.  str 6, natural T 5, 6 attacks each with a potential 24″ threat range.  The 2 wolves are basically 2 cheap wounds for the squad against ap3 or lower stuff.  The talisman is just a third level precaution against any of the nastier psychic abilities and GK force weapons (At least this is the common belief on many of the forums).

Rune Priest – Storm Caller, Living Lightning

-Mainly just purchased for his staff.  Throws up the 5+ cover save to help the razorbacks.

5 Thunderwolf Cavalry – 1 Thunder Hammer, 1 Storm Shield, 1 Storm Shield & Meltabomb, 1 meltabomb, and 1 vanilla.

5 Thunderwolf Cavalry – 1 Thunder Hammer, 1 Storm Shield, 1 Storm Shield & Meltabomb, 1 meltabomb, and 1 vanilla.

-The meat and potatoes of the army.  Coupled with the Lords, there’s not too much that can stand up to them.

5x Grey Hunters – Meltagun, Razorback (Las/Plas)

5x Grey Hunters – Meltagun, Razorback (Las/Plas)

5x Grey Hunters – Meltagun, Razorback (Las/Plas)

-We need troops.

6 Long Fangs – 5 Missile Launchers

6 Long Fangs – 5 Missile Launchers

-Need to bust open those transports before I can assault the gooey insides.  Also to help soften up the nastier stuff.

2000 points.

 

Normally I try to design for 1500, and while I can for this army – like many of the other ‘deathstar’ armies it really comes into its own at 2000.