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Monday, October 20, 2008

Inquistor Aki and Brother Captain Haud Nomen

Inquisitor Lord Aki and Brother Captian Haud Nomen


This is an Inquisition and Grey Knight army. There are still a couple of models that need to be painted. The most difficult aspect of fighting with Grey Knights is that there are too many options during the battle. I know this might not make sense, but think of it this way: most armies have units that are good at specific tasks - ranged shooting, close combat, fast attacks, etc. This makes the purpose of each squad clear.

Grey Knights are different. They are really good at everything. While this may sound great, it is easy to change strategy mid-game and sometimes the effects are not desirable. My games usually consist of two turns of utter failure, two turns of me contemplating selling my models on eBay, and two turns of watching what appears to be miracle after miracle and my opponent cursing the name of me, my ancestors, and questioning legitimacy of my birth.

Fighting with this army has caused me to grow more than just a couple of grey hairs.


This is Inquisitor Aki with his assassins. The Callidus Assassin is El Meggido. She the most devastating model I've ever seen, but if she makes a single mistake she dies. Inquisitor Aki has a Psycannon - possibly the best weapon in Warhammer 40K.

Grey Knight Terminators are the equivalent to a Space Marine Librarian. Big, tough, quick, power weapons, storm bolters... you can't ask for a better (or more expensive) model.
Brother-Captain Haud Nomen - the Grey Knight with no name.
The Grey Knight "foot soldiers". They may look like Space Marines, but they never stop shooting with Storm Bolters and are absolutely deadly in close combat. If you make the mistake of getting within close combat range, you will soon regret it. I like to field each squad with a Psycannon or two. Many DH players prefer not to do this, but three S6 shots up to 36" away does change the game.

I have three squads of Inquisitoral Stormstroopers (squads 450, 609, and 812) and usually field them with plasma rifles. Lately, however, they've been rolling too many one's and melting themselves. I have models for Melta and Grenade Launcher so I can change them out depending on how I feel.

Two dreadnoughts are a requirement in just about any list I dream up. This is Brother Dysa and Brother Fromm with Missile Launcher and Plasma Cannons. Gotta love Plasma with a template!

Brother Dysa with a Lascannon before the Forge World Plasma Cannon arrived.
The Veritas - Land Raider Cruisader. This is for pure enjoyment. This model breaks so many rules - disembarking models can assault, can shoot two weapons even if it moved, can shoot at two different targets, etc. This baby is a game changer when loaded with Brother Captain Haud Nomen.

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