The Cleansing Flame

Alrighty guys welcome back, as most of you would know over the weekend I attended Briscon ran by the lads at The Normal Blokes sponsored by Jason from Queensland Gamers Guild. Big shout out to all the guys who were involved in putting this one together, it's great to see another big event on QLD's calender and im sure I could speak on behalf of the players who attended that it was a blast.

Now, for what you're really here for, straight outta 5th ed, the boys in grey... The Grey Knights. So a few weeks ago I posted on our clubs Facebook page Godhammer Gaming ( https://www.facebook.com/GodhammerGaming/) a little something to get the community involved a little bit by allowing them to vote on which codex I would have to play at the next event. This of course ended up being the worlds most famous bottom feeders Mono Grey Knights. I can safely say for all the flak these guys cop I honestly had the most fun in ages playing them. They have so many unique tools and interesting combos that people either don't pick up on or seriously underrate.

For those who haven't seen the list this is roughly what I ran;
Draigo
Brother Captain
Grand master dread knight

apothecary
10 pallies
10 purifiers

5 purgs
godhammer land raider
godhammer land raider

So at first glance this definitely looks like something straight from 5th edition but when you consider how terrain is starting to shape up in 8th ed with all the line of sight blocking, the shift away from high AP weapons outside of things like Castellens this becomes a really hard brick to break. Utilising things like astral aim on lascannons to put the pressure on or cripple elite units trying to hide can just turn the game really quickly, casting gate on a land raider full of purifiers to deliver 2d6 mortals the turn after you've just created a new threat on the other side of the table is honestly such a crazy asset to just have in your back pocket.

There really is alot of hidden strength in this book despite what people may think, if i was to do it again the Dread Knight would honestly be the first thing to go, something I would really like to stress test at some point is 3x10 purifier and 6 razor backs/ rhinos backed by the pally star. At Briscon I got to play games 1,3 and 5 on stream so if you're interested to see how I did it that would be the best place to look. Game 5 I really had to pull out all the stops and use absolutely every tool in my shed to bring this one home, Leigh really had me on the ropes from turns 3-4 but just that tiny bit of breathing space gave me the opportunity I so desperately needed.

- Challenge Completed
watch this space and the Godhammer Gaming facebook page to see what might come out next and even get a say in it yourself!