Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Kill Team: Adepta Sororitas Novitiates

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I think the flexibility of Novitiates will see them doing well in a competitive setting, and a smart tournament player has so many tools to use to win. I look forward to seeing them hit the tables. Environmental Effects. This isn’t just about playing in Open (standard) or Closed (Gallowdark) terrain (though those matter a lot), but also each region and country will have its own things to think about in terms of terrain, player style, and faction choices. An environment full of elite teams will favor taking Pathfinders while an environment with lots of Hunter Clades and Gallowdark setups will not. Healing – Both a medic model and an Act of Faith that can heal injured models means you’re a bit more resilient than you look.

And speaking of fully Into the Dark events we have the Kill Team Open champs event, the largest non-LVO US event, an 87-player, 8-round major which took place in Maryland on February 19th. Armour of Contempt (2 Faith Points) – You’re probably noticing a trend with this one. Retain a normal save as a critical save, however for whatever reason it costs one less point to use than Vengeful Strike, and is incredibly useful for all the same reasons given for Divine Shield. This event gives us two Imperial Navy, Gellerpox, Pathfinders, two Intercessors, one Wrymblade, and one Blooded team in our top 8. So again a solid mix, with 6 unique teams in the top 8, but some repeats of prior events that help us develop a picture of what the top teams may be. Intercessors and Imperial Navy both make strong showings, but we have six more factions represented here: Blooded, Veteran Guardsmen, Novitiates, Hunter Clade, Corsair Voidscarred, and Gellerpox. Another good mix to consider. Do you dream of dousing your enemies in righteous flames? Are you a die-hard convert to the Emperor? Is your armor made of faith? Then the Novitiates Kill Team may be the choice for you.Ranged Specialists – Novitiates do not have dedicated Gunner operatives like most human equivalent teams, and have a single special weapon that does not come with an Rng ⬟ or less restriction. This weakness can be offset by the use of their ploys, and other abilities, but can be a liability on more open boards.

If you take out two enemy models with a weapon with the Inferno special rule, score 1VP. If the enemy leader is taken out with a weapon with the Inferno special rule, score 1VP. I would say making your selection for Novitiate’s is actually the toughest kill team roster to make choices from in the game. Imperial Navy Breachers – Prepare to be outnumbered by operatives who are also equipped with a similar combination of close combat ranged weapons, and have armor that grants them re-rolls against some of your more effective weapons. Don’t be too aggressive early as over extending could set you up for a Breach and Clear that leaves you at a significant operative deficit. F

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Warpcoven – One of the few times you have a reason to use Aegis of the Emperor this matchup has its pros and cons. Ephemeral Instability will serve to slow you down early on, and runs the risk of preventing maximum use of abilities such as Burning Advance. That being said, your ranged weapons are very effective against both Tzaangors and Sorcerers, which you should be focusing on, keeping your Superior and Condemnor in reserve against the Rubric Gunner, who could become an absolute terror if you lose your primary sources of AP. Remember that the Sorcerers are absolute monsters in combat, so don’t expect your melee specialists to be able to take them as they also have 13 wounds, putting them outside even the Penitent’s ability to kill in two strikes. Ultimately, this should be an easier match up than Legionnaires or Intercession. B A 3+ save and eight wounds makes her a bit more survivable than standard novitiates, but don’t go running around out of cover. Blinding Aura– For two faith points when an enemy model shoots, select a friendly model more that two inches from them. That operative is treated as being in cover. This is good for trying to save the bacon of a model in the open. Medics are always a solid include for the kill team, and being able to save models and/or heal them is really useful, especially in a kill team where you have an Act of Faith that also lets you heal them. Novitiate Preceptor Novitiates have some rather nice pieces of equipment, as well as the standard grenades. Most of it’s pretty expensive from an EP standpoint.