Malin Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 Hi guys, was wondering recently which variant of Bloodthirster to choose, so which one of them is "The biggest, the best, better than the rest"? Do you have any experiences of playing with or against them? Which one you think is the best and why? Waiting for your comments and suggestions. I have the old metal one, but have a friend with goo converting skills who might change him into proper variant. Regards Malin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Wrath of Khorne seems to be the fave. The command ability is very powerful and his shooting attack really hurts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarrickson Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 26 minutes ago, Ben said: Wrath of Khorne seems to be the fave. The command ability is very powerful and his shooting attack really hurts. This. The wrath of khorne bloodthirster has an outrageous command ability, run and charge with +1 on both rolls. This is easily combined with the bloodstokers +3 run and charge ability (and sayl the faithless 18" move spell) to give a unit of Khorne Daemons (Skarbrand or big unit of blood letters/skullcrushers) a massive reach of potentially 44". His shooting does also make him stand out. D3 mortal wounds just for standing nearby. But the (starts at) 6 wounds from his big flail means he can insta-kill a support character (priest/wizard) on his way into something juicy. Love him, he is the core of my Khorne Daemon army. As it should be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malin Posted May 2, 2016 Author Share Posted May 2, 2016 Thanks for the comments guys, thing this one is sorted then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowlzee Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 I use the Wrath of Khorne Bloodthirster. It's important to note that you shouldn't run him up the field and charge into everything, he's OK in combat, but against large numbers he will fall before you get to your turn again when you can shoot and attack. His main strength comes from his shooting/range attacks, as Khorne have very little of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malin Posted May 4, 2016 Author Share Posted May 4, 2016 22 hours ago, Bowlzee said: I use the Wrath of Khorne Bloodthirster. It's important to note that you shouldn't run him up the field and charge into everything, he's OK in combat, but against large numbers he will fall before you get to your turn again when you can shoot and attack. His main strength comes from his shooting/range attacks, as Khorne have very little of this. Thanks for this, highly valuable comment May your axe be blessed by many skulls cut by it! By Khorne it will be done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuneBrush Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 Thought I'd post this on here rather than starting a new thread. How does Skarbrand compare to a "regular" Bloodthirster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarrickson Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 Well his damage output is significantly higher. But as he lacks a built in command ability he is of less use as a general. In my experience he is best teamed up with another bloodthirster (see above thread) or sayl the faithless. Get him to attack in range of a Bloodsecrator and/or wrathmongers and watch whatever he is in combat with die very quickly. Just don't get cocky and charge him in in turn 1 unless he's been seriously wounded. Cause he sucks unless he's raging mad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gharak Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 A guy locally uses the insenset rage bloodthirster, he's OK most of the time and he usually buffs him with 2 bloodstokers, but when those 6s to wound come up the guy is a monster dealing out horrific numbers of mortal wounds. He decimated my goblins army last game and was right in the thick of it all game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of Ruin Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 See, i want a Wrath of Khorne one, or unfettered fury, just for the ease of slotting one in for my 40k stuff. But Skarbrand is so tempting! I do think skarbrand is a nice monster for bloodbound, as you don't really want the command ability from the normal thirsters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuneBrush Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 9 hours ago, Knight of Ruin said: See, i want a Wrath of Khorne one, or unfettered fury, just for the ease of slotting one in for my 40k stuff. But Skarbrand is so tempting! I do think skarbrand is a nice monster for bloodbound, as you don't really want the command ability from the normal thirsters. I was flicking through the various Warscrolls yesterday and agree, the command abilities are focused quite specifically on Khorne Daemons, so not masses of use if you run a heavy mortal component in your army. Must be honest and say that I do prefer the Skarbrand legs over the gazelle leaping ones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of Ruin Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Slightly offtopic. How much of an impact makes a bloodthirster compared to the glotkin (for nurglitez) or archaon (any chaos) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nico Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Glottkin is solid choice - good buff and strong attacks. Too easy to kill for its cost though. Archaon (New) is also solid but expensive, which counteracts his command ability multiplication. Archaon (Old) is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flogger Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 I have the FW bloodthirster and was going to use it as a Fury but now when I've seen the ridiculously better Wrath hell definitely be one of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamp_Toe Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 I use the unfettered fury Thirster with my mortal list. The Lash is helpful for grabbing those heroes and pulling them away from their friends. I also usually have my skull grinder nearby ready to pounce as well as Valkia. Now granted the generals rulebook after looking at it will have you paying a premium for Khorne. So squeezing one in can be a little more difficult if looking for the mortal Khorne synergy list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasman Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Skarbrand. There. Is. No. Substitute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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