Dataslate winners, what looks good after today!!

So, we finally just got the January dataslate and wow did we finally get some very much needed help!!



Biggest Winners


Bloodcrushers- 110/220 for 3/6 is a great drop for the crushers. Already a decent unit, now at a great price. Top that with the rendmaster buffs now being able to be stacked and they honestly have moved their way to the top of our units!


Skarbrand- Oh god did this one feel like it came from now where! I like the Angriest of boys anyway but a 40pt drop to 305 is amazing!! His flat 6 damage and +1 attack for non monster/vehicle khorne units with 6" makes him very viable in a mono khorne or even just a monster mash list!


Plaguebearers- I though PBs were already pretty decent as is, but 110 for them now is great! Poxbringers going down to 55 for crit hits on 5 isn't dreadful and the scrivener now 60 for +1 OC and sustained 1 gives us some very interesting fairly inexpensive options.


Great Unclean Ones/Rotigus- Both now down to 230, or 260 for a fatboy with endless gift. That's a pretty decent point cost for 20/22 T12 wounds with a 4+ invul and 6+ fnp aura (5/4+ fnp from gift). 


Keeper of Secrets- Finally feel more appropriately costed at 290. With an Aegis for a 5+ fnp and these girls can zoom up the board with their natural -1 to hit and pick on elite units quite nicely.


The Masque- So I liked the look of the Masque but at 105pts, she felt abit to pricey. But now at 85pts, being a Lone op with advance/fall back and charge and the ability to pick an enemy unit within 6" in the fight phase and either make all slaanesh units that target it +1 to wound or to make the unit -1 to wound is a great buff! Could have some great play with cheaper keepers now!


While we got a fair few more great changes like Flamers, screamers and Seekers dropping 5pts and SoulGrinders getting a 10pt drop, these were in my opinion the biggest Winners for us out of the bunch of buffs we got!

Happy GW saw the issues we were having and while I still think there are a few units that could use tweaks (Daemonettes, Letters etc..) these are great changes that will help us immensely over the next few months!

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