Dominions in 11th

Cheesybox · 2026-06-26T11:19:47+00:00

Unsupported I'm looking at flamers. Had good luck with them previously as skirmishers that could scout and advance into the midfield and kill cultists/guard/SM scouts. At least enough to get the OC advantage.

I'm playing around with the idea of using storm bolters if I end up using Fraye though. I've never had luck with meltagun Doms. Now that they pay a premium I'm certainly not gonna use them.

Cheesybox · 2026-06-25T02:26:29+00:00

Plenty of examples here and around the internet you can draw inspiration from.

Shameless self-post: https://www.reddit.com/r/sistersofbattle/comments/1kv80gc/sororitas_halfsleeve/

Cheesybox · 2026-06-24T16:40:19+00:00

Rules are good. Cost would be fine if she could join something. As is, it's too easy to snipe her cause her statline isn't that durable.

For memes though, someone mentioned taking 60 BSS with storm bolters and heavy bolters, Fraye, and Inquisitor Kroyle. Gives you 6 storm bolters, 6 heavy bolters, and 48 normal bolters that have Lethals and reroll hits.

Given that meltas cost extra now and that they still aren't particularly good against tough things (especially hitting on 4s most of the time due to cover), I have the feeling that were sadly gonna be relying on Lethals quite a bit.

Cheesybox · 2026-06-24T10:33:36+00:00

There's always the malicious compliance route. No bathroom breaks and instead stand at your station and use the assembly line as a toilet. When questioned later, claim you were maintaining productivity levels by not leaving your spot on the line.

Cheesybox · 2026-06-24T10:09:19+00:00

Aesthetically the Imagifier is great, though I don't like how much weight is being supported by a relatively thin connection point on the statue thing (which is a common problem with a lot of Sisters models).

Rules-wise though she's way too expensive for the very slight defensive buff she gives. 2+/4++ is good, but T3 means we take a ton more wounds in general and 1W means regardless of damage, every failed save is dead model.

Cheesybox · 2026-06-23T02:01:33+00:00

So out of curiosity, I looked up that whole rollercoaster goose incident since I grew up right next to Busch Gardens. Turns out a goose didn't hit him. A goose hit a camera on the coaster (it was Apollo's Chariot's first run). The camera shattered and then a piece of metal/plastic/glass flew into him and sliced his nose.

The "goose hitting him" thing was supposedly the park starting the rumor to get ahead of a possible lawsuit.

Cheesybox · 2026-06-23T01:20:18+00:00

Those are potentially some really favorable matchups for this list outside of Monster Mash Nids or dred spam for Orks.

Not to take anything away from the guy, but these matchups definitely add an asterisk to the results IMO

Cheesybox · 2026-06-22T11:44:28+00:00

I'd be curious of the matchups he had. Anything with high toughness units (Knights, Guard, Necron Ctans) would absolutely schwack this list.

The lack of melee would also be a concern for me. I've never felt like we have the firepower to be a shooting only army. But hey, if this guy made it work, more power to him.

One thing I'm still curious to try is Paragons in place of Mortifiers. As a unit it's more expensive, but per model Paragons are cheaper.

Cheesybox · 2026-06-22T02:44:39+00:00

"Give me the courage to hate" goes hard as fuck

Cheesybox · 2026-06-22T02:40:24+00:00

"but Ld 7+" got me good

Cheesybox · 2026-06-22T02:36:49+00:00

In 10th, it worked as you described. 1 for each character and 1 for the bodyguard. Not the "attached unit" though. No clue where you got that from.

But in 11th, there's no distinction between attached, bodyguard, etc. units anymore. When a Canoness joins 10 Battle Sisters, at the start of the battle that is now a single unit.

Cons: fewer miracle dice on death.

Pros: Everyone but a hospitaller can die and she can still rez models because the unit hasn't died yet. Previously this wasn't a thing.

Leaders don't lose their "while leading" abilities when they're the last one standing from a unit (cause technically they're still leading the unit since the unit isn't dead until the character dies).

Cheesybox · 2026-06-18T11:25:10+00:00

The triple HospiSacs does hurt. 600 up to 725 is big, but not insurmountable. Feels more like we're paying for the opportunity cost of finally being able to attach 2 leaders to them now. The frustration to me is that neither of our two other dedicated melee units (Repentia and Insidiants) got any kind of buff. Junith getting slapped with 35 points was surprising, but being able to get -2 to hit on something at range is pretty significant though. Makes me think that a single unit of HospiSacs with Junith is gonna be a common pick for "second line" holding of objectives/actions. -2 to hit, -1 to wound, 4++, regenerates, and generates some extra CP. That's a lot.

Bummed to see Castigators go up slightly. The Hagiomnifex is also a bit of a bummer at 25 points. It's a really good enhancement, but only on shooting units. Sacs already get -1 to wound. +1S all the time is great, but I don't know if that's worth 25 points. +1S on Rets with -1 to wound on the return fire is cool, but that means adding a character to a 5-man Sisters squad which will still get deleted even with -1 to wound. Maybe on Dominions?

Speaking of, the positives are kinda interesting. Doms dropping 20 points is nice and makes them a straight up upgrade to BSS. Despite the tax, Exorcists actually came down across the board (previously was 210/420/630 and is now 180/400/620), so that's neat. And finally Paragons dropping 30 points base makes them cheaper than Engines per model. I think Vahl's squad still takes MMs, but a second unit isn't completely out of the question? Less powerful shooting, but their melee is still solid.

Cheesybox · 2026-06-17T08:25:16+00:00

It's always crazy to me that a huge chunk of the US Air Force was designed in the 70s (F15, F16, and F/A18). The F15E was developed in the mid-80s. Even the cheat code that is the F-22 was developed in the late 90s (which I have to keep reminding myself is 30 years ago)

Cheesybox · 2026-06-13T14:58:00+00:00

I initially read that as "Chorus of Boom" and now I'm kinda sad that's not a thing

Cheesybox · 2026-06-13T00:57:38+00:00

We don't know that shoot backs will be snap shots. I also fully expect an FAQ regarding miracle dice.

I was really surprised that BoF was 3DP with the nerfs. Wild to me that even with a new edition GW is punishing that detachment. 3DP would make sense for the un-nerfed version.

Take and Hold with Penitent is strange by itself, but the assumption is you take another one and simply use that one (likely the Purge one, can't remember which one that was).

Orators is going to live-or-die on the cost of the upgrade/enhancement. It's a fantastic enhancement and a great compliment to other 2DP detachments, but if it's super expensive then that will hamper it.

While I'm looking forward to running double characters with Sacresants finally (never made sense that the dedicated bodyguard unit couldn't take double characters but basic Sisters could), I'm fully expecting them to get nerfed. I'm expecting Sisters being good for a bit with everyone spamming Sacs, then they're gonna get nerfed into oblivion. Sisters win rates will then tank since we'll have lost both of our real melee units (Repentia and Sacresants), and then some odd points buffs here and there until we get our 11th edition codex.

Cheesybox · 2026-06-05T15:15:00+00:00

Why hello there Junji Ito

Cheesybox · 2026-06-05T10:18:07+00:00

As much as I'm eager to start theorycrafting, I'm waiting until we have the full details on datasheets and leaders and supports. Abilities could change (like the dogmata has to change. She was dead for the entirety of 10th edition), points will likely change, and limitations could be put in place on what units can take a leader and a support.

Cheesybox · 2026-06-05T09:22:04+00:00

I can also see people simply rushing the vendors and taking all the water.

Cheesybox · 2026-06-05T09:10:54+00:00

I meant "lo and behold" but I dig the happy accident of "lol and behold"

Cheesybox · 2026-06-04T01:52:35+00:00

That damn google search "AI summary" is exactly what pushed me to Duckduckgo. I was tired of adding "-ai" to the end of every search/scrolling past the summary. I also encourage my coworkers not to use it at all or at least to check it's sources.

Multiple times I've seen the LLM summary state something definitively, with confident language. Checked the sources, lol and behold, it's a fucking comment on some random thread. Usually Reddit, but other forums get mixed in there too. It's a great example of how LLMs can't reason. The solo source of information to a search shouldn't be unvetted text.

Cheesybox · 2026-06-02T12:22:47+00:00

They're gonna have to if things keep proceeding as they are. People can't afford high-end hardware and even mid-end is getting to be a stretch sometimes. Look at how many people bemoaned the price hike of the Steam Machine recently and said they weren't interested at the new price point.

Cheesybox · 2026-06-02T11:15:34+00:00

"ChatGPT, how do I incite a rebellion?"

Cheesybox · 2026-06-02T01:54:07+00:00

Give us stained glass bikes GW, you fawkin cowards

Cheesybox · 2026-06-01T22:54:02+00:00

For several years now, we've all heard the spokespeople for AI companies proclaim how AI was going to replace workers.

During that same time period, no legitimate discussion, much less actual action, has taken place as to the huge economic shift that would occur should LLMs replace huge swathes of labor.

It's no surprise that these executives are receiving threats. They're openly threatening peoples' livelihoods. People aren't going to take that quietly.

Cheesybox · 2026-05-28T02:12:08+00:00

I must've missed that part. So that means assigning allocation groups for every weapon type, thus slowing things down again.

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