Hey all,
So I was listcrafting the other day, particularly designing lists that leverage the Hemlock Wraithfighter because why not, and an interesting synergy dawned on me while I was looking at the Wraithfighter's datasheet: Psychic Shriek and the mindshock pod
combined really do make a mess of the leadership and morale of opposing units.Given that the wraithfighter has psychic pilot and access to the telepathy discipline, I really liked the idea of getting within range for the mindshock pod and psychic shriek, then letting loose and watching and handfuls of enemy models be removed.
But then I had one more revelation when I looked closer at the telepathy and runes of battle psychic disciplines: both of these disciplines have powers that decrease the leadership of enemy units. AND for those of you with access to the doom of mymeara book and some shadow spectres, their exarch power
also plays havoc with leadership tests. So the potential for enemy units to roll the leadership check for psychic shriek (one from the shadow spectres, one from the power), seems devastating.
So I've thought of a few ways to modify leadership:
- mindshock pod (from Craftworld Eldar book)
- Shadow Spectres exarch power (from Doom of Mymeara book)
- telepathy psychic discipline
- runes of battle discipline
- Mask of Secrets (wargear from the Harlequins book)
- Armor of Despair (wargear from Dark Eldar book)
- Freakish Spectacle (Homunculus Coven detachment special rule)
- Twilight Terror (Irillyth's warlord trait from Doom of Mymeara book)
- Corsair Prince can take wargear from any eldar book (from Doom of Mymeara book)
- Death is Not Enough (Death Jester special rule)
- Diresword (Dire Avengers Exarch weapon)
I think this list theme has a lot of potential, so what are your thoughts on all this? Are there any other ways to decrease leadership and make enemy units more vulnerable to psychic shriek? Is there any parts of these rules I may of gotten wrong? Or do they fit together as nicely as I think?
Edited for rules content. Please avoid writing out the rules for how powers work, as this breaches GW's copyright. Please see forum rule 1 for further details - Iris.EDIT: Updated for additional ideas and rules