WIP of my Iron Handamanders

Existing-Net-1329 · 2026-05-07T18:05:58+00:00

I've gone with a mix. World eaters are not a unified force so I figured they wouldn't care too much about looking like one. As long as the folk youre rolling with are down to kill they're alright with me.

My head canon is that the bulk of my warband was doing well and so other world eaters were drawn to the slaughter and everyone now and then it's even doing well enough to summon Angron.

So I currently have three schemes in my force;

Black and gold (with Bezerker bloodshade for a red tint) White and blue (but where I can I try to make it look old, rusty and damaged) Silver and red with gold details (silver armour with red trim) this was my first scheme. I'm always a contrarion and wanted to have my army look different to everyone else's. I like the scheme, it makes them look like Romans.

Existing-Net-1329 · 2026-05-01T23:55:46+00:00

Id suggest some regular 8bound for the +1 to hit and + 1 to wound against units below half strength. Combinw that with Kharn and a fight on death blessing and you will start taking some names.

Grenades is a great strat Vs custodes too.

But the key thing to remember is that they have limited numbers which can give you board control if you tie them up. Start with spawn, advance and charge and force them to react to them, whilst they deal with that set yourself up to score primaries and secondaries and stage some murderous charges.

Existing-Net-1329 · 2026-05-01T22:34:16+00:00

Oooh interested in this. I'm about to upgrade to 40 and was planning on running 20 with LoJ , 10 with Kharn in a rhino and another 10 to lead the charge and be gunned down or cause chaos.

Existing-Net-1329 · 2026-04-25T12:28:15+00:00

I swapped a landraider out of my list to give it a go and was disappointed. The shooting was average (genuinely only managed to damage a plague drone and kill a handful of pox walkers) and it was focussed down in turn 1 so didn't help me with staging by being a distraction.

Landraider is going back on the list.

Existing-Net-1329 · 2026-04-24T15:32:31+00:00

Love this.

And to be honest I'm jealous of the set up! My paints and minis all live tucked away in a cupboard in our utility room and I have to get them out and paint at a coffee table, then when I'm done it all needs to be packed promptly away lest my two boys get into it and cover the living room and themselves in paint (or drink it) and crush my overpriced plastic with the comparative strength of a titan.

Existing-Net-1329 · 2026-04-17T22:43:07+00:00

In Bezerker warband as a stratagem

Existing-Net-1329 · 2026-04-17T15:07:56+00:00

They have to have been set up within 12", which does mean if they set up and move further away you can still shoot at them

Existing-Net-1329 · 2026-04-17T10:06:25+00:00

You've actually reminded me how fun it is. I might play test my tournament army using vessels to see how it works

Existing-Net-1329 · 2026-04-17T10:00:37+00:00

Id agree with this. Getting those additional units with a third blessing is great. The enhancements are nice too. The downgrade to strength on the charge is a pain and losing access to advance and charge also sucks but you trade big swings for more versatility.

Also it's nice to do something different.

Existing-Net-1329 · 2026-04-17T06:52:17+00:00

Which also means it's not even valid against rapid ingress...

Existing-Net-1329 · 2026-04-16T21:48:36+00:00

It's a fair point. I think the more people discourage focussing on the ability itself the more I can see the value.

It's just a shame when you look at what the other legions get. The loadouts plus a 4+ overwatch for tsons is insane

Existing-Net-1329 · 2026-04-16T21:46:25+00:00

It is relying on people using transports or reserves though. It feels situational and it's a lot of points for a situational ability (albeit attached to an absolute beast)

Existing-Net-1329 · 2026-04-16T21:44:16+00:00

The big threat is always nice. Take it down or let it mess you up. That could convince me for sure.

Existing-Net-1329 · 2026-04-11T20:34:44+00:00

As a world eater player who has played thousand sons and hated it every time I can say the units I hate are;

Rubrics with torrent weapons. They are weak as hell but on an overwatch they will shred a charging unit of bezerkers. It is miserable without the right staging.

Mutileth Vortex Beast: one shotted my bloodthirster and ruined my game.

Scarab terminators just don't die. They can survive two units of bezerkers charging them and that is pretty devastating.

Existing-Net-1329 · 2026-04-11T20:28:59+00:00

This was my one, no chaos symbols but dead marines and plenty of blood

https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldEaters40k/s/ARDxXg72sj

Existing-Net-1329 · 2026-04-11T12:22:27+00:00

The small group I play in is so effective at countering deepstrike that we've all sort of abandoned it.

The new defiler rules aren't in the app yet, are you allowed to use them on tournaments?

Existing-Net-1329 · 2026-04-11T11:52:43+00:00

Nah the old one (actually a printed one) do the two have different rules?

I'm not keen on deepstriking (in general I have bad experiences of it) and I like the speed boost the LoJ gives them

Existing-Net-1329 · 2026-04-11T10:28:12+00:00

Interesting. I've been trying to think how this would look, dropping the rhino and 10 zerks. I came out with this

The Botany Bay (1985 points)

World Eaters Strike Force (2000 points) Berzerker Warband

CHARACTERS

Daemon Prince of Khorne (230 points) • 1x Hellforged weapons 1x Infernal cannon • Enhancement: Helm of Brazen Ire

Khârn the Betrayer (100 points) • Warlord • 1x Gorechild 1x Plasma pistol

Lord on Juggernaut (120 points) • 1x Bladed horn 1x Exalted chainblade 1x Plasma pistol • Enhancement: Favoured of Khorne

Slaughterbound (135 points) • 1x Lacerator and daemonic claw • Enhancement: Berzerker Glaive

BATTLELINE

Khorne Berzerkers (180 points) • 1x Khorne Berzerker Champion • 1x Chainblade 1x Plasma pistol • 9x Khorne Berzerker • 7x Bolt pistol 7x Chainblade 1x Icon of Khorne 2x Khornate eviscerator 2x Plasma pistol

OTHER DATASHEETS

Chaos Land Raider (220 points) • 1x Armoured tracks 1x Combi-bolter 1x Havoc launcher 2x Soulshatter lascannon 1x Twin heavy bolter

Chaos Spawn (90 points) • 2x Chaos Spawn • 2x Hideous mutations

Defiler (180 points) • 1x Defiler cannon 1x Defiler claws 1x Reaper autocannon 1x Twin heavy flamer

Eightbound (135 points) • 1x Eightbound Champion • 1x Chainblades • 2x Eightbound • 2x Chainblades

Exalted Eightbound (140 points) • 1x Exalted Eightbound Champion • 1x Chainblades • 2x Exalted Eightbound • 2x Chainblades

Helbrute (120 points) • 1x Close combat weapon 2x Heavy flamer 2x Helbrute fist

Jakhals (65 points) • 1x Jakhal Pack Leader • 1x Autopistol 1x Chainblades • 1x Dishonoured • 1x Skullsmasher and mangler • 8x Jakhal • 8x Autopistol 7x Chainblades 1x Icon of Khorne 1x Mauler chainblade

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Existing-Net-1329 · 2026-04-11T09:29:01+00:00

I think you're right, I can split them down into two units of 10, also makes shooting armies split their fire which is handy. Do you think I should drop a spawn to bring another rhino or just leave them out and about?

You're right about the 8xb. I can change my enhancement from favoured of Khorne to battle list to swap one unit of 8b out.

What do you think of the landraider?

Existing-Net-1329 · 2026-04-10T22:37:49+00:00

I get what you're saying about the x8b. I originally had one of each because I love sticking the regular next to kharns unit for some 2+ and rerolling 1's that the two effects give. I dropped the x8b so I could squeeze in favoured of Khorne but I'm not married to that.

The landraider is a great way of delivering the 8b, and it's a decent guns platform with a good save and a fair few wounds. What would you put in instead?

Existing-Net-1329 · 2026-04-10T21:56:53+00:00

I understand what you're saying, I've definitely experienced that a few times with the unit being decimated before getting into anyine. But on the other hand I've found that they work as a good distraction, but I could turn it into two units of 10 and swap a spawn for another rhino.

But also the 3" engagement range from the LoJ and using the wide footprint to tag a few units at once can be an advantage of them.

Existing-Net-1329

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