I’ve got the C’Tan, Wraiths and Scarabs moving towards the enemy under the cover of Night Fight. I like to use a three pronged attack for my assaults. If your opponent is focusing a lot of firepower on your C’Tan that draws the heat off other units such as your Canoptek Scarabs and Wraiths which can move into prime positions to assault. Consider that the C’Tan is T7 which allows the shard to shrug off small arms firepower such as bolters and lasguns. I have found that fielding a C’Tan coupled with two turns of Night Fight will often allow you to move the Shard into a prime position to launch an assault… The addition of being able to run units during the shooting phase has opened up a new set of dynamics.
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An important factor to consider is how to tactically use the Shard… Are you planning to simply rush him forward or hang back and play goalkeeper simply protecting softer units such as your troops? Sure there are armies that can blast a C’Tan off the table with one round of shooting but that’s certainly not the case for every army and there are tactics that can help mitigate enemy firepower as well. Without much reflection that might seem true but upon further analysis I think the C’Tan can be a solid choice. I know that the word on the Internet is that slow moving monstrous creatures will just get shot off the table. I have recently had some success with the C’Tan Shard including winning a local Ard Boyz style tournament.
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As I have said before I’m not a big fan of Flayed Ones or Praetorians so don’t expect to see much about those two units here. I have been asked to cover some of the less popular choices (i.e., not including Canoptek Wraiths and Scarabs). I’ve provided an introductory article on this subject a few weeks ago and am now covering individual units separately. Today I want to take a look at the controversial C’Tan Shards.