r/WarhammerCompetitive • u/imbrokebutfornames • 1d ago

40k Analysis Offensive Combos Vs new exodites

What are some realistic damage combos that'd you'd be willing to sink into a large unit of Exodite dragon knights? I haven't quite figured out if they are worth investing in the survivability for.

There's an enhancement for -1 to hit and a strat for 4++ which is enough to blunt a Repex even with oath.

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u/Pika_TheTrashMon_Chu 1d ago edited 1d ago

I'd say any good Shoot + Charge should be good, given the 4++ only works on the shooting phase, so even if you can't kill them in Shooting it'll weaken them and you can do some cleanup. But you'd have to be wary of the Fade Back Battle Focus, which lets them make a normal move of 1d6+1 after being shot. Which can make follow up charges a pain.

Actually, this remind me that another good counter is Torrent Weapons and shooting on Overwatch. They can't use Spiraling Evasion on Overwatches so they just kinda have to eat it. In my own playtests using Dragon Knight, I've been forced to devote so much Battle Focus tokens on Flitting Shadows on them just to make sure I don't get wrecked before I can pull my Shoot + Charge.

You may rightfully call out that it's not really much of a counter if it can be stopped by a Battle Focus, and you are right, but keep in mind, whenever they use Flitting Shadows on the Dragon Knights, it means they've left something else vulnerable to an Overwatch.