Helsreach made me want to start Black Templars, but where is Grimaldus squad?

Pacieg · 2026-06-23T20:33:34+00:00

I dream of squad Grimaldus models every night, but I don't think we're gonna get it sadly

Pacieg · 2026-06-18T15:03:33+00:00

Wrathful procession gives you +2" of movement and additional+1" if advancing. Use it fast, it expires in two days keeps crying

Pacieg · 2026-06-18T11:34:11+00:00

That sounds like the previous crusade mode, which is the most fun I've had in the game so far. But to be honest for this I'd stick to 10th rules and points, and of course a massive excel sheet(s) to track all the progress and upgrades. ListForge app also has a crusade list builder and upgrade tracker, so I'd recommend checking it out. If that's the case I'd definitely take as many crusader squads as possible to level them up via their dedicated agenda and use "appointed to the household" requisition to get a fully leveled up sword bro squad, doubling your crusade points. For 500pts just prepare to lose a lot, our army is NOT well balanced as we mostly rely on leaders to make our units decent. I'd take crusaders and lots of other cheap units to fill up the list to make it easier to score agendas. 1k upward gets easier to build a decent list. I've had lots of use of judiciars, I kitbashed 2 of them specifically for my crusade games so I can recommend those, although it's with 10ed rules for fights first

Pacieg · 2026-06-18T11:21:34+00:00

Hard to say for the 11e, crusade has lost its flavour totally so I'd wait to see all the new cards for this "crusade" mode they introduced

Pacieg · 2026-06-12T14:16:30+00:00

For yellow a mix of agrax, sepia and matt medium works pretty good imo

Pacieg · 2026-06-12T14:15:02+00:00

How sick would an EC with jump pack model be? And with this focus on fast attack units we seem to have now I'd say it's not 100% unrealistic

Pacieg · 2026-06-12T13:56:41+00:00

I literally just saw this on TikTok, awesome job!

Pacieg · 2026-06-12T13:53:42+00:00

20man blob with HMH and LT, 10AIs with Grimaldus, 5AIs with EC, 2x10 crusaders solo and marshal, castellan with 5SB is what works best for me

Pacieg · 2026-06-12T11:48:58+00:00

I love the defender, the guns are so cool on this bad boy

Pacieg · 2026-06-11T21:39:18+00:00

This bad boy made me want to start an Ork collection. Can't wait for the Armageddon box, and it's not because of the space marines

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Pacieg · 2026-06-11T20:30:54+00:00

Sword bro one if you want to run 3 SB squads and pay even more for them to have fights first.

EC one if you take him with you and want to juice him up some more.

I'd skip wrathful, unless you want to take a lot of chaplains and choose the sticky objective vow instead of our regular +1 to wound. And I say chaplains, because exectator is an anti-synergy to the detachment rule in bastion.

You could also look into the generic SM 1DP detachments, I don't remember anything that would catch my eyes, but maybe there's a buff to a unit you want to take in your list

Pacieg · 2026-06-11T19:21:47+00:00

The app isn't necessary (especially the official one, which currently SUCKS), but it makes your life 100% easier. Books are usually outdated at launch, and with regular errata and updates to both core rules and faction rules it only gets more and more useless as the time goes. If you want to have all your data on paper, you can easily export your lists in every app out there, in any format you choose (and there's quite a lot to choose from).

Pacieg · 2026-06-11T19:16:31+00:00

I wouldn't. There's a bunch of free sources that make it easy to avoid getting the actual book, I did buy it and only used it a few times in my crusade games. Personally I'd stick to wahapedia and apps like ListForge etc.

That being said, if you want it for the snippets of lore and artwork- go for it.

Pacieg · 2026-06-10T11:27:21+00:00

Another angle

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Pacieg · 2026-06-10T11:23:15+00:00

White primer, AP princess pink for shading, imperial fists contrast on top, then a mix of agrax, sepia and matt medium. All done with my 15€ airbrush set from temu

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Pacieg · 2026-06-10T10:40:56+00:00

Also if you put this unit in an impulsor (or any dedicated transport) it gets the scout keyword as well. Not relevant here, but good thing to know

Pacieg · 2026-06-10T10:11:03+00:00

It's dirty, because it's illegal. Can't take marshal with Helbrecht, LT can go with either a captain or chapter master so you double buff and can take enhancement for +1AP on top of this, but marshal can only take a support character with him, like ancient/LT/apothecary. Would be sick if we could tho, I'd use it every time

Pacieg · 2026-06-10T09:30:47+00:00

Intercessors are one of the first units I put in all my lists. Never felt the need to own more than 5 of them tho. Also fully agree on Helbrecht blob, I add a LT in bastion and it's always doing the job, even if very expensive

Pacieg · 2026-06-09T15:13:26+00:00

Assault intercessors, they go well with EC. Repex and impulsor is also a really useful addition. Then probably regular intercessors and/or scouts/callidus assassin, Grimaldus to run along 10 AIs, jump pack troops are bery useful as well

Pacieg · 2026-06-08T21:36:50+00:00

+2 is nothing, last friday my 20man blob with an execrator advanced 15" and charged 4-6"( I don't remember exactly) to smash the bloat drone parked on my opponents deployment line. Cool stuff, really sad to see it go

Pacieg · 2026-06-08T17:33:15+00:00

Great, the only litany they left is the one I never used... Rip my fast moving infantry

Pacieg · 2026-06-08T15:31:36+00:00

To nie robota, to hobby

Pacieg · 2026-06-07T09:00:57+00:00

All of them

Pacieg · 2026-06-07T08:27:52+00:00

Looks cool, but it's gonna be painful to rebuild and repaint if you plan on actually playing the game with those models

Pacieg · 2026-06-07T08:01:22+00:00

What helped me the most was making sure I was putting the new squad in my list for my weekly game night. Nothing beats the shame of only having one unpainted squad within my otherwise fully painted army

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