With very few units let's crack into it
Medusan immortals: these guys embody "hold the line" 3+ 5++/6++ and no enemy charge bonus due to shields -1str t4. These guys are a massive pain to get rid of. Can be give Volkilite charges as an upgrade which effects their next rule: they can only snap shoot instead of making sweeping attacks.
Gorgan terminators: t4 2+ 5++ -1str 4+ blind, lighting claws (upgrade) i3. Expensive but effective. These guys are terminators that hold front lines. With them causing blind getting up close and charging is great because any shots that you pass with your 2+ save for over watch will blind the opponent, letting your other wise derpy I3 go first.
Castrmen orth: 80pts 30k cronos but better. Can go in any tank you purchase. Has tank hunter and gives your army +1 vehicle damage when ramming. Also he can get out but only has 3+ 4++ so not suggested. Can be in a spartan, super heavy etc, anyone else thinking fell blade.
Autek Mor: iron father praetor with cataphractii terminator, which means slow and purposeful, no over watch. He does get +1 str & toughness (he does have -1 intitive and -1 attack) servo arm (which gives him +1 attack lol) paragon blade cause they're fun (+2 Str so he's Str 7 with most of his attacks and ap2). Also has a Volkite charger. Fearless which is nice, preferred enemy infantry so rerolling the ones that he would fail to wound on. Servo arm is Str8 i1 and on the charge he has 4 str7 ap2 (6s= ID) And because of Involite armour he can't be ID from shooting 2x toughness.
Total beast.
And that's actually all of the special characters and units for the robot space marines.
'I have seen my Lord Ferrus handle molten iron without flinching, bending it to his will with barely a concern that such a deed is beyond mortal men. Have no doubt that by those same hands will revenge be exacted upon the traitors, have no doubt that the stain on our honour will be drowned in blood, just as the ruby-hot blade is quenched by the fire.'
— Ironwrought Orzhar, Avernii Clan-Company, on the eve of the Dropsite Massacre (Horus Heresy Book 2: Massacre, page 231)
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Argel_Tal
Love the review some very intresting units their very quircky its intresting seeing rules that both benfit and draw back minitures it realy gives more flavore a nice change from 40ks more power aproche.
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DeleteI apologise as this post is quite short, but i have very little experience with Iron Hands and at the time of writing I hadnt gone through how these units could be used in a wider army.
ReplyDeleteTo expand briefly I would say use Immortals to hold objectives as they are geared to a defensive role. Gorgan Terminators I would use as distractions and forward contesting/scoring.
Orth is nice but I wouldn't rate him for smaller games. Autek Mor is amazing, but due to high point cost I would recommend only taking him 2000+ point games.
Again sorry for such a short post, but I have very little experience with this legion as it is one of the few legions I do not analyse and build lists for (purely personal preference).