40K: Paladins vs Purifiers for Necrons with GK Allies
So I have been having some good success with my army… Very balanced for the current state of 6th edition. This past weekend in a local GT I was undefeated going into the final round.
For my allied choices I run Inquisitor Coteaz, one full Grey Knight Strike squad and one full squad of Purifiers. The Strike squad is there to score, shoot and lay down Warp Quake. The Purifier squad looks like this:
Keeper of the Flame – Nemesis Warding Stave
2x psycannon
Incinerator
2x Nemesis Force Halberd
2x Daemonhammer
2x Nemesis Force Sword
– Psybolt ammo
I am thinking about switching out the Purfiers for a five man Paladin squad… Something like this:
Brotherhood banner & psycannon
Nemesis Daemonhammer & psycannon
Nemesis Daemonhammer
Nemesis Warding Stave
Pair of Nemesis Force Falchions
By the way these units are both geared for my 1850 point list. I’d probably upgrade one of the Paladins to an Apothecary at 2000 points.
Psybolt ammo isn’t worth it for just three stormbolters and those points can go a long way towards the warding stave for the Paladins. Overall not quite as much shooting and a few less attacks in melee but there are plenty of advantages…
•More resilient:
– 2+/5++ save
– just as many wounds
– better investment for the warding stave
•Automatic activation of force weapons
•WS5 versus WS4
•Can always fire eight psycannon shots at full BS
•Look Out Sir! works better for Coteaz
•Option to attach Coteaz to Grey Knights if I want to deep strike the Paladins (better investment in the Strike squad and more versatile overall)
Here are the number of melee attacks that ignore 2+/3+ armor saves for each unit:
Purifiers
AP2 – 4
AP3 – 10
(total = 14)
Paladins
AP2 – 6
AP3 – 6
(total = 12)
I think the two less attacks overall are offset by WS5 versus WS4.
Finally there is the question – which is the better psychic power, Cleansing Flame or Holocaust? To me it’s a complete toss up and they both have their advantages. My current army list has lots and lots of shooting so Cleansing Flame is not so important as a factor.
Here is an 1850 point list I put together:
Destroyer Lord
– Sempiternal Weave
– Mindshackle Scarabs
Overlord
– Warscythe
– Mindshackle Scarabs
– Catacomb Command Barge
5x Immortal
– Night Scythe
5x Warrior
5x Warrior
Doom Scythe
Annihilation Barge
Annihilation Barge
8x Canoptek Scarabs
Inquisitor Coteaz
Grey Knight Strike Squad (Psybolt Ammunition)
– Justicar, Master-craft Nemesis Weapon
– 2x Psycannon
– 7x Grey Knight
Paladin Squad
-Nemesis Warding Stave
-Nemesis Daemonhammer + Psycannon
-Brotherhood Banner 25 + Psycannon
-Nemesis Daemonhammer
-Nemesis Force Sword
So which unit do you think is the better choice? Discus…
