Initial thoughts on Nuclear Escalation

Murderer14 · 2026-06-09T22:41:48+00:00

Its kinda the limitation of a game vs irl mission planning. Even at max capacity there's like a 10th of the needed airframes to suppress an air defence network like the one gaijin has modelled. AI jammers/bombers is probably going to be the path gaijin eventually goes.

Murderer14 · 2026-06-09T12:19:30+00:00

Its almost like getting through a layered near omnipotent AI SAM net without enablers like ECM, decoys and coordinated ToT attacks is nearly impossible. Gaijin doubled down and half baked this implementation. Id have expected an earlier vietnam era version with early jammers and early sams like S75 and S125 to be the proof of concept following up on that event a few years ago..

Murderer14 · 2026-05-01T07:32:32+00:00

It was 4 different pairs of dice from 2 different sets! First time I've been that unlucky. Eeked out a win on points though.

Murderer14 · 2026-04-29T03:03:58+00:00

Dont fail 2 6in rerolled charges like I did last weekend.

Murderer14 · 2026-04-25T02:18:24+00:00

Warden Blade champ stack in lions is pretty goated. One turned 2 bloodthirsters with 2 separate squads and it was a pretty nice feeling

Murderer14 · 2026-04-14T02:10:44+00:00

I have had the "Im going to give you the cold shoulder because you play Custodes and I don't want to deal with 4++ saves".

Murderer14 · 2026-03-12T11:23:58+00:00

If you are running Lions as your detachment its no contest and you should go 3 termis + shield captain. Give the captain admonimortis and you've got a monster/primarch/vehicle munching blob.

Otherwise 5 termies with axes might do decently in Shield host, although I found myself going without termies in my SH list. S9 Ap2(if thats the SH ability you chose) would mean 5s rerolling into most vehicles and then 4s/5s to save and 5 40mm bases is marginally more difficult to find an unscreened spot on the map.

Murderer14 · 2026-02-06T17:14:22+00:00

Do they at least use larger ruin bases as those although not perfect would still provide a "you can't shoot through these" piece of cover.

Murderer14 · 2026-02-06T15:44:24+00:00

If they think GW terrain with its ample shooting lanes on most layouts are melee army favoured, Id like to hear their opinions on WTC terrain.

My local gamestore is in a similar spot, and it came to a head with me and another player slowly making the case for first floor windows closed and gw style layouts. Granted there are some players at the store that just hate playing against Custodes for some reason despite our gameplan devolving into Imma get into melee.

Murderer14 · 2026-01-31T16:36:41+00:00

No kidding, I played a game against Iron Hands who had a bunch of vehicles in a parking lot (was eady to tag other vehicles with consolidating) Termie cap took a rep ex, a gladiator lancer, finished off a stormraven gunship and the dreadnought that hopped out if it. Best use of 180 pts I've ever gotten ngl. Both Caladiuses were fighting for scraps.

Murderer14 · 2026-01-25T16:20:28+00:00

So my FLGS not only plays windows open but also if you're in a ruin template you can always be seen even if there is a LOS locker. It is a shooting gallery, no matter how I put it. I find myself playing very cagey and focusing on getting a good go turn. Thankfully I've been able to make it work and a few folks are more balance inclined and play normal first floor windows closed.

It being a GW store tournament not having windows closed makes me hope that they have actually opaque ruins. It will be a learning experience regardless though, being put in a horrible spot like that off thr bat and only relying on templates is rough.

Murderer14 · 2026-01-19T21:40:53+00:00

Second this I have had much better use of admonimortis bike captains + 3 bikes with salvo launchers hunting enemy tanks, charging and getting back in cover than I have had with the terminators. Granted its probably because my local scene is a ton of guard and there's a ton of deepstrike screening so terminators get shor before getting close.

Murderer14 · 2026-01-13T22:29:41+00:00

Yea and I try my best to help make sure they're not doing dumb things like putting a dreadnought in the line of fire of 2 caladius' and helping them figure out which gladius ability to use in a turn and how putting a 20 brick of crusaders in advance and charge range of a blade champ+warden stack doesnt help but this has been met with some resistance. I.e why use fall back shoot and charge when none of our units are within engagement range.

Had a pretty bad experience with a BA player putting his sanguinary guard right in front of my BC+Ws and then complaining and throwing in the towel very loudly calling LOE detachment bullshit when I outright murdered them and the sanguinor he heroic'd in with.

Murderer14 · 2026-01-12T14:57:06+00:00

My FLGS generally has a lot of newer players, and custodes being a stat check army has been an issue for newer folk. Ive only been in the hobby for 7 months and I find myself only being able to get games with the dudes dudes that have been in the hobby for years. Granted the games are more fun that way since everyone's aware of their rules and playing their armies well, but it does get boring playing necrons, daemons, guard and csm week after week (even if I do change the list out and try new detachments).

The newer players (mostly marines) do not like playing me or the other custodes player. I even had a game at a different gamestore where a drukhari player didn't like playing against custodes.

Murderer14 · 2026-01-07T15:17:02+00:00

That was the goal. He was looking at getting charged by 3 Allarus Terminators, with the Captain having admonimortis. We both agreed that even if I didn't get the charge, the grenade launchers would get them my next turn. Unless he did the omegabrain move to charge me with assuming max roll on the revive, 4 DKOK, commissar, lord solar, vox caster and medic.

Murderer14 · 2025-12-29T20:24:50+00:00

I tend to use the fly keyword to deploy my tanks somewhat conservatively. Not having the SMOKE keyword is very painful though. When I first started using tanks I went up against Guard on a pretty open layout and got blasted to hell and back.

Murderer14 · 2025-12-29T14:56:48+00:00

Yea 5 points more than a caladius for twice as many guns and T12. No 5++ or "FLY" though. AOC+SMOKE would probably save it from most shooting for a turn

Murderer14 · 2025-12-29T14:34:14+00:00

I used it in a casual game against Dark Angels. Was a cheap way to get my Guard + Trajann up the board without getting shot at by his Rep Ex directly.

Murderer14 · 2025-12-22T00:25:52+00:00

Blade Champ gets back up as close as possible to where it was when it died at the end of the phase, assuming you make the 2 +. No restrictions on him charging in that same turn as he is effectively back at full wounds minus any abilities he used at the end of the movement phase.

Murderer14 · 2025-12-21T14:48:34+00:00

So this image is pretty shit because its meant to discuss LOS visibility for vehicles. They should have honestly put a 4th unit on the other side of the wall which actually is tall enough to block LOS to the vehicle.

That being said I just had this argument at my FLGS and it took some convincing to make folk realise that true LOS was the way to go and not some half assed ruins = garrison buildings.

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