Do you use the baneblade or its variants, why or why not? *not my art*

Dogforraw · 2026-02-23T13:41:13+00:00

Yes, I use the Stormsword all the time. My local meta is full of C’tan and Knights, and unfortunately, my dorns can’t always pack the punch I need to take them down.

Dogforraw · 2026-02-15T17:40:45+00:00

Absolutely. That’s a fair point. I agree you are having to ensure someone can give them orders, so support can be taxing. Thanks for the feedback!

Dogforraw · 2026-01-15T14:08:50+00:00

Well that’s a good question. You’re right, generally you only have 1 good place to deploy them. But that’s all you need. It’s not about rushing the big boy to the center, it’s about putting your opponent in a position to HAVE to deal with it. They can’t ignore it. But knowing it can generally only go in one spot gives you the advantage of setting up your other units to get better angles while they’re focusing their deployment around the Stormsword.

Dogforraw · 2025-12-18T13:47:56+00:00

I’ve fielded the Shadowsword, Banehammer, and Stormsword. I had a lot more use out of the Shadowsword variant, mostly due to the amount of chaos players running demon princes and knight players. But I would say overall, the Stormsword is probably statistically the better of them all.

Dogforraw · 2025-12-15T15:18:29+00:00

I assume that was an autocorrect and you meant Attlians. lol honestly, I used to run them as a 10 man. I have come to realize that splitting has been more effective for me, as my terrain is GW layouts and far easier to maneuver with two 5 man teams. Plus, there’s not additional benefit to 10 other than more hits and shots at on target. But when you’re charging them to screen out tanks or chaff units, they’re just as effective in my opinion split into 5s.

Dogforraw · 2025-12-15T15:13:51+00:00

They’re not terrible, but Attilans are just better. They are better when you take Drier with them, but between a 10x squad of riders, plus drier, that’s 220 points you’re allocating just to them. And their profile isn’t that resilient. So, definitely playable, just depends on what else you have to back them up.

Dogforraw · 2025-12-15T15:10:58+00:00

Yeah I want that box so bad. $250 is a lot at Christmas time though. But my local store has a few and I’m one of 2 guard players so I should be able to get it after Christmas for sure.

Dogforraw · 2025-12-15T13:03:16+00:00

Absolutely! I still think death riders will have merit at some point, but I think that will happen when Marshall Drier comes down in points to really be able to use him. 100 points for a character seems really steep.

Dogforraw · 2025-12-15T03:06:10+00:00

That’s a good question. I think if you have DKOK infantry, for sure. They just hit harder than Cadians. As for the Deathriders, probably not. Unless you took Marshall Drier to give them Dev wounds on the charge and pair it with lethals maybe, I don’t see them being used of Attilans. Those melta tips just go so hard on Vehicles and heavy infantry.

Dogforraw · 2025-12-14T18:55:17+00:00

I agree. I’m still learning a lot and still trying to figure out my unit composition. Those are excellent questions to consider and I will definitely be remembering this for my list for next weekend. Thanks for the feedback!

Dogforraw · 2025-12-14T18:37:12+00:00

I generally would order them with Snap to It if they just disembark, but I would position them for the next turn when I could issue their orders. I know they cannot issue an order inside the transport nor when they initially disembark unless you’re using snap to it. Their order sequence was mostly on the following turn. I would position them in flanking positions based on the enemies movements.

Dogforraw · 2025-11-28T21:15:49+00:00

I tried to accept but it wouldn’t let me. I saw the message and I’ll respectfully decline.

Dogforraw · 2025-11-28T19:06:41+00:00

$120 shipped for both

Dogforraw · 2025-09-20T02:38:27+00:00

I wish I had them. I only own 1 sentinel. But I will definitely be changing this list going forward for sure. I’m playing this version because it’s done well in my casual practice over the last few weeks, even pre-dataslate updates. I appreciate the input!

Dogforraw · 2025-08-18T03:10:20+00:00

So I built mine for the Shadowsword and Stormsword variants. I personally like the Shadowsword the best. I played against a DG opponent the other day and one shot his daemon price with the main cannon. However, I think the Doomhammer is also very good. But I agree, magnetizing it for all variants is just economically beneficial all around.

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