SPOILS of war! - Despoiler Squad review for the Horus Heresy 

Do you see yourselves running Despoiler Squads or more of an Assault Squad player?

I'm suddenly picturing Imperial Fists and Dark Angel Stormwing Despoilers with double bolt pistols for maximum ridiculousness.

Emperor's children max size squad using 3rd company ROW for sonic lances and an attached apothecary with sonic shriekers

I've been running 3EC for EC and giving Despoilers an apothecary with shriekers and the despoiler Squad with the Sonic lances for the pinning template

My 10 man cheap despoiler squad has Sgt Dark angels sword Firewing Serpents bane row For 115pts they usually get +1 to hit wound and attack if spite of the legion kicks in they get another attack. I am only playing 1500pts atm but man there strong and most of these rules apply to there bolt pistols even, just so many attacks and shred.

Iron hands 20man despoiler squad all dual pistols, double grav pistol Sgt, 4 with grav + bolt pistols and vexilla. 15 double bolt pistols.

Trade both the Sgt’s bolt pistol and chainsword for lightning claws. It is +20 points but you get that sweet sweet +2A and Rending 6+ Shred.

I would throw WS in there with Sagya Mazan

Awesome contest, thank you!

Good topic, love the video. For my Blood Angels I can see me running some Despoilers.

Opponent will be Traitor Guard with lots of plague zombies. So a few days ago I rummaged in my bitz box and found the following: 9 Death Company marines and a Sgt. from 2nd 40K. There were even still two hand flamers in the box which are perfect to incinerate lots of cheap infantry models. Legion will be IH and riding in a rhino on the flank. So when they jump out of it and burn lots of bad dudes they are more likely to survive incoming fire than any other Legion. Rest of the loadout will be fairly cheap to avoid creating a points sink unit which might attract more fire than their buddies. So the Sgt. will keep the chainsword (although with a bionic arm; LOL!) and the unit will receive the usual HH 2.0 unit upgrades for modeling purposes.

I like Despoilers. One of my Army's has 3x ten man squads all mounted in Rhinos.

Subscribed, good content fellas!

Death guard despoilers with heavy chainswords and rad grenades cause instant death vs t4. Death guard land raiders can move full speed turn 1, fire all weapons at full BS and be ready to disembark turn 2. It’s not game breaking but I like it.

Wouldt ironwarriors dispoilers be good? Here is what i think. First of off all you got a good and cheap mellee unit to balance out the shooting and make the oponent think twice before foolishly charging anyware close them. Then the bonus to dreadnaughts, pure weight of numbers should do the trick. In worst case dread kill 3 guys and you got him pinned dined with a squad that is eventually going to kill it for less points. There is a string argument for sons of horus aswell.

Good video, but i think you did miss the big question - why would you take Despoilers when you can take Assault Marines? I think HotL is decent but Spite is very situational. Surely speed and the ability to hide then jump over terrain is a better option

Iron hands duel pistol fun

Playing World Eaters I'm finding the Despoilers (15) just get wrecked by elite units while killing nothing in return. I've switched back to tac marines(10) with cc weapons sometimes and my elite units do the killing.

2 pistols count as 2 weapons in assault. Shoot pistols on way in and assault the rest? 60 cheap marines running towards me shooting and assaulting would make me nervous lol a 20 man body guard for sevatar seems good

Personally I really like despoilers as back-line objective holders. For 150 points you can get a squad that not only sits on the objective competently, but also dissuades the enemy from taking a dedicated melee unit and going hunting in your back line.

Here me out.. Imperial Fists - Dual Pistols lol