Genestealer Cults 8th Edition Overview

by BEERANID 40k 6:51

This video is an introduction to a series on my thoughts for Genestealer Cults tactics in 8th edition Warhammer 40,000. Do you think Genestealer Cults can beat some of these teir-one armies notorious for crushing the competition? Let me know in the comments below.

People say that a mono gsc list is not competitive. If we treat the army as GW has laid it out that is probably true -- but we are going to get very specific with our army and focus on the roles our units have in 8th -- and how they might be optimized for use in a different purpose than first imagined.

What the cult does, they do really well. But in order to maximize the effectiveness of the cult you MUST take advantage of cult ambush special rule and the deadliness of Genestealers with their stacking hits shenanigans, psychic buffs and incredible charging ability.

Troops are used very differently than most armies -- our Neophytes and Acolyte Hybrids are not optimized for taking and holding objectives without expensive handflamers and bigger/more expensive builds. Instead of neophytes and acolytes, we will use our Genestealer spam as a more effective elite troops choice and leave our "tax" troops free to do a very specific task that the enemy will not expect: HQ and monster hunting. You'll have to stay tuned for that discussion!

The strategy of GSC in competition revolves on the use of only model 7 profiles in the entire index: Genestealers, acolyte hybrids, iconwards, scout sentinels, Magus/Primus and familiars. Everything else with the possible exception of the Patriarch is staying on the shelf for 8th edition at least until we get our codex. We will not be using trucks, rockgrinders, or any of the other models -- even if I love them (I'm looking at you, Aberrants).

So I hope this series is valuable to players of the Genestealer Cult and I hope it earns your subscription. Are you playing GSC in 8th edition? I'd love to hear your thoughts as this series progresses.

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References

CompanyGames Workshop
Game / CollectionWarhammer 40k
FactionGenestealer Cults
SetCodex: Genestealer Cults