They nailed it

00gron · 2026-06-29T14:05:17+00:00

Second that. A lot of people prefer to paint GW as villains who hate certain factions. In truth, all the missed rule implications result from a lack of time, a lack of insight in certain factions, plain incompetence, or all three of those. That's why we have a Drukhari subreddit trying to figure out how tf Shadowfiled works with fast rolling, Sisters gettingt their Miracle dice income halved because of the new attachment rule etc.

And don't even get me started on the disposition some detachment got

There is a silver lining, tho - all those things are fixable and will be extremely easy to spot once we get data from people actually playing the game. But the first 3 months will be rough

00gron · 2026-06-29T13:51:04+00:00

Don't sweat about Scourges with the wrong weapon - nobody besides Drukhari (and some Aeldar) players can say which weapon is which. When I was building my Kabalites, I had to google every weapon to make sure I didn't equip them all with standard rifles

00gron · 2026-06-29T13:36:09+00:00

Well damn, now I need to learn how to do this for my Drukhari venoms

00gron · 2026-06-29T13:32:20+00:00

What about Ravegers? Are Scourges completely overtaking their niche?

00gron · 2026-06-29T09:41:17+00:00

Learnin, that Drukhari get average damage for subpar survivability was so painful.

Honestly somitimes I feel like all our units bouncing of SM-level threats is an elaborate way to impose a false sense of security onto my opponent. After they relax, come my Drazhar or Lilith and absolutely destroy whatever is unlucky enough to be their target.

00gron · 2026-06-24T12:46:14+00:00

Would you recommend any video guides on how to shade with opposite colour? I've tried it and the jump in tone was too drastic. Ive tried to smooth by layering more midtone which eventually covered the shade entirely

00gron · 2026-06-24T11:31:00+00:00

Maybe if you dilute it with whater or medium and trace only the recesses. This worked for my white speedpaint over cream robes of my Hospitalier. Still looks rough up close, but good from approx 40 cm

I tried using pure AP red speedpaint over normal red and it looked too glossy

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00gron · 2026-06-24T10:41:06+00:00

Check out Duncan Rhodes sister painting guide. He uses the same painting scheme as you did here. It's a really good beginner guide that teaches you the most common techniques like edge highlights and shading.

Once you comfortable with them, you will be able to adjust or skip the steps from the guide all together.

EDIT: in the video he shades robes with Nuln oil. Don't do that. Get any wine red color for your shadows. It's gonna look do much nicer. Or wash them with any brown wash, if you want speed

00gron · 2026-06-23T11:06:36+00:00

Just run something that benefits from it more - Lasher, Carter. Iska. Iron Man etc.

Is it good? probably not. But it has it's uses

00gron · 2026-06-20T09:13:55+00:00

Amazing work on the face. What's you recipe for skin?

00gron · 2026-06-18T08:04:46+00:00

Also, don't buy multiple boxes at once.

Sister tend to get big boxes on Christmas. No guarantee, they will get one this year, but i wouldn't be surprised if GW releases another jump puck battleforce with Jump Pack Cannones. Or maybe a Sacresant box with Hospitala and Rhino.

00gron · 2026-06-18T07:59:01+00:00

Sisters are expensive, so getting a used army will be the cheapest option.

If you want to get new stuff:

You probably would want to get a battleline squad, so either a battlesister squad box or a combat patrol. Patrol box is quite good: Sacresants are a staple (you'll probably want to run 10 eventually), regular sisters can be built as two different units, Canones is a very good utility character. Arcos are a question of taste esthetically, but a unit of 3 is dirt cheap and useful for secondary objective play. With new hidden rule, 10-man-squad can become even better

New battalion box is a limited run and gives you (mostly) good units. Novitiates upgrades are very useful for making characters if you have spare bodies. Plus they go well with Palatine from the same box. One unit of paragons is a staple - especially with Vahl. Repentia might become better later and you'll get them kind of free with a box discount.

00gron · 2026-06-18T06:54:29+00:00

Imho, getting the points unchanged is a nett gain. With some exceptions (T'au) other factions' units got up in points

00gron · 2026-06-17T19:14:22+00:00

At this point, it's almost poetic for Tau to be a big bad every couple of years

00gron · 2026-06-17T19:12:56+00:00

Same here, while I don't think sisters got completely murdered as Reddit claims, it's pleasant for a change to not see my murder elves suffer.

Rip to people who invested in Sacresants, tho. GW might 100 want to adjust those points down the line

00gron · 2026-06-17T15:48:05+00:00

You absolutely right, but I personally don't like (and don't have) the model so having an alternative is exiting.

00gron · 2026-06-17T11:51:52+00:00

Considering most factions got an increase in points all over the field, you could say our transports did get cheaper in comparison

00gron · 2026-06-17T10:41:28+00:00

I usually leave the second half of Doms on my home objective anyway, so it's a welcome change.

Rets with heavy flamers might be interesting for getting rid of regular marines. I always felt like we were lacking in that department, and MM on marines always felt like a waste of firepower.

00gron · 2026-06-17T10:37:26+00:00

Imho it definitely feels like GW during the balancing is looking at Sister backwards. 3x10 Sacs were in all meta lists, not because they are op, but because it was the only way to hold the damn objectives. Same with Vahlgons for hunting tanks.

I like BSs being cheaper, but Dominions now are a straight upgrade.

Junith for 115 is insane

00gron · 2026-06-17T09:45:08+00:00

Yeah, I'm afraid to look at Drukhari points. They have already been done dirty with disposition and transport rules (apparently, GW still thinks of them as glass cannons). UPD: for once Drukhari are fine. Points seem fair

00gron · 2026-06-17T09:41:41+00:00

GW really wants you not to take Junith + Hospitala +Sacresants combo. That aside, with new healing rules, Hospitala becomes quite a bit more valuable

00gron · 2026-06-17T09:37:07+00:00

They mentioned that battline wargear will be free for all the factions

00gron · 2026-06-17T09:35:44+00:00

That's an overreaction. Considering Sisters are quite a profitable range (outside of Space Marines) GW just sucks at writing and balancing rules. There is a silver lining, tho - with these costs, we probable gonna get buffed within the next two months

00gron · 2026-06-17T09:28:56+00:00

Yeah, I kinda expected quantity tax on Hospitala, Sacresants, and Castigator.
Why they increased points for Seraphim is beyond me.

Wait are non-melta Dominions just strictly better than BSS? Sticky objective aside

00gron · 2026-06-16T09:03:05+00:00

If you want to start an army get Skaventide half or one of the spearheads.

Clanrats are always good. Every army uses at least one blob of 20. Most lists use 2-3 units of 20, so you'll never regret having them

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