It was one of those moments of such mixed feelings when the Sisters of Battle received their new codex throughout the entire 40k community. While most armies receive a large amount of time on the GW website's front, and snag a bunch of fancy new printed books, models, and such... this update came not with a bang, but rather a wimper. The models have still yet to be updated, or even converted to Resin or Plastic, leaving many confused as to the reason for this sort of half-update. However, it is a fine move for anyone who has the army as this has made the army a bit more relevant on the large scale.
I had planned to do a review just to give a quick idea of what we could expect to see from this book, but before I could write even the first few thoughts down in a draft, Brother A. came to us with the first part of his own review, and asked that we publish it for him. So it's off to another Guest Article, this time delving into the newly revised Sisters of Battle.
Cheers!
Adepta Sororitas- Faith and Bolter
Part 1
Introduction
We march the hymns of the Ecclesiarchy!
Sisters of Battle players have prayed for a real
codex. The prayers have come true! The time of the Adepta Sororitas has come!
The Adepta Sororitas is mid-ranged army that
specializes in Holy Trinity: Bolter, Melta and Flamer. These ladies are armed
with the finest weapons in the Imperium, Power Armor and the ability to use
their faith as a weapon to smite their foes. Each unit in the Adepta Sororitas
has an Act of Faith they can perform that allows them to increase their
abilities and devastate their enemies.
Now let’s get right into this review as this codex
has brought numerous changes to the army!
Summary
Adepta Sororitas did not change much in the way they are played with
this new release. They are a mid-ranged shooty army with almost all of their
weapons being 24” or less range.
What makes this army unique is the fact that each unit in your army can
perform an Act of Faith that grants them bonuses. Rending Heavy Bolters? Sure!
AP 2 Flamers? Sure! Relentless and move through cover? I got that! Aww that’s
cute your hiding behind a bolstered ruins with your 2+ cover save? I’ll ignore
that! This is where the army truly shines!
The Adepta Sororitas does not believe in Las technology and as such do
not have access to Las-Canons and the like. They do however pack a tremendous
amount of AP 1 in the form as Meltas and Missiles to turn any mechanized list
into molten slag (and a just about anything with an armor save). Oh and did I
mention standard issue for these gals is power armor and a bolter? Hell yes!
Another strong point is the ability to take so many flamers that it
will make any pyromaniac happy. Being able to take five flamers in a single
squad is no laughing matter after all. Imagine AP 2 Flamers…yes, It is
completely possible with this army.
The main weakness of the Adepta Sororitas is that they are all T 3 and
are not very good in close combat. They will perform slightly better than a
guardsman. However, with the right HQ and war gear they can hold their own in
close combat but it won’t beat out anything above a tactical marine in most
cases. HOWEVER, if equipped with a Preacher…I say YES! We also have no Anti-Air
aside from an Aegis Defense Line. Ouch…
Special Rules
Shield
of Faith- EVERYTHING in your army has 6++ and Adamantium Will. EVERYTHING! Including
your vehicles!
Martydom- When your warlord is killed your entire army
can automatically pass their Act of Faith the following turn. Period.
Act of Faith- Once per game unless stated otherwise a unit
can attempt to perform an Act of Faith. To perform an Act of Faith the squad
must pass a leadership test using the highest leadership available in the
squad. If they succeed they gain the bonus associated with that unit in till
the end of the player turn they were used. If the leadership test fails nothing
happens and that unit cannot attempt that act of faith again unless otherwise
stated.
Warlord
Traits
New to this edition of the codex are warlord
traits! Must I say DAMN some of these are absolutely beautiful! The only one I
can see being situational is the Adamanitium Will one.
·
The Warlord and unit have the Fear special rule
Good for challenges...not much else. But you’ll probably be in a
challenge with a Fearless opponent anyways… So this is an odd one.
·
The Warlord and unit have a 5++ Shield of Faith
instead of a 6++
Depending on whether or not you’re Warlord has a 4++ this trait is not
so great. However, if you’re taking a Command Squad this ends up being amazing.
I’ll take a Terminator ++ save any day!
·
The Warlord and unit may re-roll Adamanitium Will saves
Good if you’re playing against Physic armies. Other than that it’s
worthless.
·
The Warlord and all friendly units with 12” get to
re-roll their Acts of Faith
This is probably the 2nd to best one you would want to get.
The less you leave up to chance with your plan the better. The chance to turn
the tide of battle is guaranteed with this trait without fail.
·
The Warlord and all friendly units within 12” get
the Stubborn special rule
This pretty much says I’m not moving off my objective! Great for
objective holding games though there is a relic that has this same trait.
Double up with this to get 24” of Stubborn!
War Hymns
Some of the new units in the Adepta
Sororitas codex can perform War Hymns
which are the Adepta Sororitas version of Physic Powers and act in the same way
with a leadership test.
To name a few:
·
Re-roll Armor saves and Invulnerable saves (OMG
YES!)
·
Model that uses the Hymn gains Smash (Cute it’s a
monstrous creature now.)
·
Re-roll Failed to wound-rolls (YES!)
Ecclesiarchy Relics! Pretty Shiny
Things!
New additions to the Adepta Sororitas armory
for HQ choices are the following:
Book
of St. Lucius – Fearless 12” bubble
Need I say more?
For the Same cost s a Stormbolter!
Cloak
of St. Aspira – Re-roll Armor saves/ invulnerable saves
Sure! Every HQ
wishes they had this! Grr if only I could take both Cloak and MAtle..its a hard
choice!
Litanies
of Faith- The unit automatically passes War Hymns and Acts of Faith
With all the
Warlord traits and different wargear that do this it’s worth taking if you can
find a HQ to use it…
Mantle
of Orphelia- Grants Eternal Warrior special rule…
YES OMG! FINALLY!
YES! This on a Canoness = <3 span="">
Banner
of the Sacred Order- 12” Bubble +1 attack and re-roll leadership saves
Put this smack dab
in the middle of your army and laugh at your opponents attempts to break your
army.
That ends Part 1 of Faith and Bolter!
Ceya’ll next time!
For wearing Power Armor, these girls are wearing them well! If Black Carapace is necessary for Space Marines to use their armor, then why isn't this so for SOB?
ReplyDeleteThey have "Special" Power armor. Made of Forgeworld Mars. It was commissioned by the Ecclesiarchy. Its power armor without all the high tech shenanigans(Life Support,Pain Reduction etc).Only has improved Strength, Dexterity, reduce stress and battlefield conditions, and nothing eles. Also they are trained to the high for Human capability.
ReplyDeleteThe biggest problem with the Acts of Faith are that they are one use...I'd sure like to use that rending multiple times...plus the acts are tied to specific units...not that useful at times. War hymns? THAT I will take..
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