Sisters first look - Fast attack

[Jack Shrapnel]

Well normally fast attack choices are "move along, nothing to see here"....

so let's see what the emperor provided....

You get two choices... just like last time:

Choice one - Seraphim

Hey I remember these... they were expensive, but nice little jump infantry that pretty much always made the act of faith for the invul save and could hit and run like champs....

Now a days they are thirty points cheaper per squad (thanks GW!) but are one less leadership and one less initiative... and your hand flamers went up 13 points and your inferno pistols doubled in price!!!!

now wait... before you get all ragey there must be an upside right?

Well their act of faith lets you reroll failed to wound... that's kinda nice.... and you get to reroll failed acts of faith and your 6++ once in a while meltagun save... okay, that's good... can't deny that... oh, and your seraphim pistols can two shot.... hey... thanks emperor! was always wondering why I took two of these guns and only shot one!

Final verdict on the flying sisters? they've got some good and some bad... but the loss of the invul act of faith is going to mean they have lost their primary role of temporary tarpit, hit and run out of your opponent's assault phase to open them up for Divine guidance shooting from another squad... now they're harassers who do a pretty decent job I think.....

Choice two:

Dominions... well they could be nice and expensive with four special weapons before, but really who could afford that? Now they're 15 points more expensive (here we go again GW... what is with that number?) but truly gain alot for those points.....

they no longer are forced to bring a transport, but let's face it, you were going to bring an immolator anyways..... and dominions SCOUT.... yes you read that right.... scouting immolators.... carrying girls with a couple meltaguns....

bonus -your act of faith makes you twin linked.... yep... twin linked meltaguns.... how's that for special?

....oh and you get free emperor grenades (there must have been a sale)

so Dominions = you'll see alot more of these... outflanking to a board edge near you.... ;D

[canadianguy]

I wondered if that was legal, can you scout in a vehicle?
What do twin linked template weapons do?

[redshirt2375]

1) If the unit has Scout, it gives it to an vehicle it deploys with
2) TL-templates re-roll the "to wound" roll

[Jack Shrapnel]

In my game I tried out: Seraphim are ablative wounds for Celestine, but suck suck suck in combat.... don't put them there.... (but Celestine wants to be there... I know)

Dominions are great... don't outflank... my bad on that one - totally screwed myself over.... Listen to Tom's recipe: scout up, pop smoke, then multimelta something tasty....

[canadianguy]

So small squad in immolator or go big in a rhino?

[Jack Shrapnel]

I'd suggest squad of five scouting in a immolator with multi-melta....

three of those.... handles all your anti-tank needs.... well... along with their exorcist buddies!

[canadianguy]

list is shaping up, 3 squads of 5 dominions in iimmolators w tl melta, meltas for everyone, 4 squads a troops, exorcists and enclaves for flavour?

[Jack Shrapnel]

yep.... I think you're hitting the build that will be pretty much what will work for sisters....

until we get a new dex with more variety, there's going to be pretty much only a few builds that work out....