Not only are Raven Guard expert marksmen, but they can run down most enemies now in their own deployment zone even. Check out this spicy assault combo!
Space Marines are definitely better than before. And while we aren’t going into each faction or every single combo (which we are sure is good), here is a great combo for the Raven Guard that you should experiment with in your next game.
We’re going to list all of the key components and then breakdown why it’s all good. Sit back, buckle up, and praise the Emperor.
Raven Guard- Infiltrating Centurion Stealth Squads
Raven Guard has a bunch of rules that can really make them annoying in-game. Having half of your army at a flat -1 to hit is pretty brutal, especially when going against lists like Guard or Tau. However, the Chapter tactic and Doctrine don’t apply a whole lot for this next combo.
- Take units of Assault Centurions (which are cheap and wreck in melee).
- Bring a Chaplain (preferably with Jump Pack) as the Warlord with the Master of Ambush Warlord Trait.
- Chaplain Needs to take the Canticle of Hate that gives +2″ to charge and +3″ for consolidating.
- Pop 1 CP on the Raven’s Blade Stratagem for a re-roll charge bonus.
In the end, before the game starts, you can pick up a unit of Centurions along with your Warlord and bring them 9″ away from the enemy. This is before the game so your Chaplain still gets to make his Litany go off giving +2″ to charge. You can move 4″ with the Centurion’s base move (Effectively making it an auto charge). However, if you need some extra push, you can pop The Raven’s Blade and have these guys re-roll both dice for the charge.
You can mix it up and bring multiple units of Centurions putting them in Deepstrike with the Infiltrators Stratagem that lets a unit come down 9″ away to keep your opponents guessing where the Centurions will show up. Regardless of how you like to run this combo, it’s definitely aggressive and will force your opponent to react to what’s already in their frontlines vs. your gunline of Eliminators.
Check out the full breakdown from Kenny, Rob, and Wyatt in their own review of Space Marine combos.
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About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
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Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
