That Combat Patrol almost made up for them introducing Armour of Contempt 10 minutes later

@richmcgee434

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Almost. :)

@MAGking77

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And now armor of contempt is gone!

I love the variety of models, I like how they go between full alien to almost human Just wish they have normal infected humans since they're a big part of the lore

@tikiwiki7428

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couldn't many brood brothers fit in that?

@CMTechnica

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Wouldn’t that just be brood brothers?

@lberghaus

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Also non-infected partisans that support the cult because they decided the propaganda sounded better than their life as bottom rung imperial citizens.

@Burgerzaza

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I've seen you can take a unit of guard, be it vehicles or conscripts if you need chafe

@ttv_mrjack6749

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Legit brood brothers, you can then have any detachment and just kit them to look like genesteelers.

As a newer player, these guys are a lot of fun to play against.

I started to build GSC as my 2nd army some moths ago. I really like the lore and the rules are nearly perfect. The price on the other hand is just ridiculous. This was the point when I started to use more and more 3D printed proxies. Btw they looks very, very good.

@alzef1375

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What have you been using to proxy?

@cenomnestpasvalide2201

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Not uninterested in hearing about which good proxies you know about, I say

I returned to 40k in 9th edition after retiring at 6th edition I was shocked to see the “new” armies added but it was nice to see. I was gonna get them but then they announced squats returning and I told myself decades ago if dwarves made a return I’d be all over it even if they where garbage. And now I have 2500points worth of dwarves painted and displayed 😅

. . . hilariously I was just thinking about getting back into 40k after being gone since 5th edition, and was looking at these guys since from what I've been able to ascertain so far, they *really* fit a lot of what I want to do with a weird counts-as Pirate/Mercenary type army that's been kicking me in the head. The rules they have mostly seem perfect for it, with all the ambushing, bikes, industrial weapons and such.

Genestealer cult is basically warhammer 40k in hardmode. Be it buying, building, painting or playing.

@richmcgee434

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Super fluffy though, and the models do look pretty terrific. No real duds anywhere, the purestrains are the only things that could be called a bit dated and they're pretty skippable.

@JamesSamson487

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They’re 40K on hard mode, you say? I just picked up a Combat Patrol as my first real army. I never did like swimming in the safe end of a hobby. I always just bomb straight into the deep end.

@verbugterherrderdunkelheit6086

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Building? If you loose, add or misplace a few arms it's lore accurate

@doobiousd5020

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​@@JamesSamson487 Me too James. I certainly would prefer to find you floating in the sun with a cold beverage, however, and not lifeless at the bottom ;)

@manaintolerantmage

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I mean... I guess.... They have the highest winrate across the board in tournaments at over 60 percent. So... Not really hard mode in playing them.

Step 1: buy guard Step 2: buy more guard Step 3: make sure at least one of them is bald Profit

@Schnittertm1

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Use a file to make all heads bald. ;)

If I had unlimited time and resources then I would definitely pick these guys up. Love their whole aesthetic. 💯

@ThatWildcard

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I played mine back in 8th and i gotta say: the shenanigans they could pull were absolutely hillarious. I got slaughtered by my brothers Blood Angels but ended up winning because he didnt know my objectives.

@mr.jeffmann376

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if i had the secrets to the universe these guys would be my go too

@MrTrenttness

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I agree. They're one of the most interesting faction and the models are just tops. But has of now I have a big enough back log of plastic.

My main army. Love their mechanics. I usually end up with only a few models on the board at the end, but me and my opponents always have a good time.

once wanted to start and army of the mad max mutants, mainly because they sound super interesting to play, partly because genestealer cult baneblade. its less than 25% of the army, which is what broodbrothers USED TO need when they could be souped

@robertlowe4784

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I picked the cult for my 2nd army after tyranids because of brood bros, thought I could get 3 500 point armies quickly... now guards are my main army since It spiralled out of control when I started collecting vehicles, on the + side my cult have a large choice of vehicles including a baneblade now, they'll even get a dawn tank in January (you loose access to gsc secondary objectives in nephilim though if taking a guard detachment)

Here in the States, you can still find the Shadowthrone box for about $140 relatively easily.

I’ve just started collecting these ready for a crusade in January, so thank you for this.

It's almost like you saw me binge watching all of your GSC stuff.

The best part of GSC is that you can just play with Guard models with head swaps. Hive Cult all the way!

One correction: If you're not starting with a box set, DO NOT get Neophytes. If you like the army, you're going to end up with more neophytes than you need when you do get the box sets. Get the Acolytes instead. Likewise, I'd stay away from buying the Broodcoven outright, since GW likes to package it into things and it'll make another value deal (like a Shadowthrone half) even better.

@BeginnerSam

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It depends. One of the strongest GSC builds uses 80-120 Neophytes. Check out the army list at 18:43, the new version is 30 Atalan Jackals and 120 Neophytes

@Crispr_CAS9

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​@@BeginnerSam I'm not saying there aren't lists that use a lot, I'm saying that they're really easy to get in a lot of purchases that you'd want to grab anyway. Why would I ever get two boxes of neophytes for $100, when I could get them, plus an easily converted Magus, a set of aberrants, a set of acolytes, AND a rockgrinder in the CP for another $50? So if I'm picking between a box of acolytes or a box of neophytes to get started, it's an easy choice.

One think I'd have put under Miniature Range is the fact they can take a bevvy of Guard units, though with exeptions. So the range is a bit bigger if you like things like the Leman Russ and Sentinel.

Always loved their asthetic, currently planning on building a mad max themed GSC army to double as an ashen wastes necromuda gang

thank you as always Auspex!

This was fun, and it's also neat to see that, at least for now, Xenos are filling the top spots for power. I'm hoping you will eventually make another list like this for Eldar! As someone who has really poured over the rules we have, and plays competitively, while checking other lists that work, it will be cool to see what Eldar you support, and suggest; what has old models, and what is new, better plastic. In truth, I'm a little concerned for Eldar. Because they are currently riding high, I have no doubt that GW will knee cap them eventually, in favor of better selling armies, but mor than that, I'm not sure how much "Craftworld" strength you can get from them. It's a thing with several factions; they have subfactions, but current rules don't support that, or incentivize trying. Biel-Tann is Aspects, but only a few of those seem good. Iyanden is Wraiths, but then you wouldn't field many Aspects, same as Ulthwe, and their Seers. Of course, 10e doesn't actually care there, but I guess I'm an old fan, so it would be neat to see the units you recommend, and which CW that might most closely favor, just in case you wanted to let that influence the paint scheme, and not bring blur and yellow Wraiths, but black and bone Seers, and colorful Aspects, with bright red Fire Prisms, and bikes.

I just split one of the combat patrols with a guy locally here because he only needed parts of if for Necromunda and I needed only the parts he didn't need for Kill team. I've got the Magus, I converted into a Locus, I've got the Neophytes I used 16 of as Neophytes and 1 of to build a Sanctus Talon, Then I bought a Kellermoroph and a Sanctus to make a kellermorph and a Sanctus Sniper.

I'd be interested to see a video on brood brothers, but it probably makes sense to wait until after the FAQ.

I bought 3 combat patrols, codex, 3x ridgerunners, 2x atalan jackals and a broodcoven box to start

Thanks for this as this is probably gonna be my final army!

@Crispr_CAS9

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Sure... 'final' army. We believe you.

Just started this army, you can use Necromunda box sets to filll out Acolyte hybrids using the 25mm bases. I use one of the orlock raider buggies for GSC bike heroes and other Kit bashing sou you are not paying$ 40 per character. Also grab the Astra Militarum Combat Patrol. Managed to score Ash Wastes half price, i use all the terrain and every gang member except for the nomand bug walkers. GSC & Necromunda Cross Synergy is a must and the end game factions if you are into the hobby, you can use the cargo-8 hauler as another truck etc. Paint the van sar gang with some slight purple tints and your good. So long as the bases and height of the miniatures are the correct sizes the worlds your oyster

GSC is my favorite faction. Their lore, style of play, units, and codex are all amazing. They are the best balanced faction in the game and GW should balance everything else around them.

In response to your title: Just let one genestealer onto your planet :D

Just picked up the combat patrol to start a necromunda gang of GSC

Perfect Vid as I'm just looking at starting a New army in the New year :)

The best army to play and not be bored. My favorite army. Thanks for the video

I put a shadowsword in my GSC army 🤣 makes hiding the codex units very easy when your opponent can’t take their eyes off the super heavy

I started this faction with Shadowthrone box and managed to find the old SC box to add some numbers. I also added some Purestrains for close combat, but I'm fairly certain that my force is still below 1000 points. Most of it is still unpainted and is somewhere middle of my to-do list.

I LOVE the GSC but they are a bit tougher to play. I typically ally them in with my Tyranids so I have a little extra support but if you watch a high level GSC Player like Alex Macdougall play them, you can really see their true power.

@Plaukainis

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How does this work? You can combine GSC with Tyranids big monsters? Elite fighters?

The more I look at GSCs, the more I wish I had gone ahead with them as my first army.

I have some Astra I'm working on, but next I'm gonna start Astra proxied as GSC for a weird InGen Jurassic park sorta feel.

If only I waited 10 months, almost completed my cult force at 4,3k ill be getting the last character with some more biker's early next year to finish. I was lucky and still had the start collecting box available so bought 5, it had the iconward as the hq which was an easy convert to an acolyte

how to start genestealers: step 1 - reconsider

If I ever started a gsc army I'm making a mostly bike list because I really like their Atalan Jackals

Interesting, I hope you will do a video on the brood brothers. What units are the more useful now that the new astra militarum codex is out.

@sitefms

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I assume he'll wait for the faq as currently brood brothers doesn't work but I can see brood brothers being useful now with the new codex

I see barely no reason to not get 2x Combat Patrol boxes ... yeah the duplicated Magus is not ideal and the aberrants are underwhelming and expensive now, but 25 troops + a truck for 90€ is a great deal for nowadays standards. The troop boxes are just insultingly expensive and the

When you say to convert one of the Magus into something different (after getting combat patrol + the broodcoven), what do you mean by that? Like kitbashing? What can Magus be converted into and how?

@Bright_Sol

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I've seen the female model kit bashed for other GW skirmish games such as a gang boss in Necromunda. But I have not seen her proxied as other GSC characters. Perhaps an Inquisitor.

would love to see tyranids next!

@JasonM69

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He did 10 months ago, check out the Tyranid Playlist.

let’s go GSC 🎉

While making a 2000 genestealer army, make sure to pick up some pure stains and a leman russ and some troops. With a patriarch proxing for a broodlord and the genestalers, you are well underway to a combat patrol of tyranids. Same with astra militarum by just getting extra leman russ.

I still want rules to run this army as an Imperial mining outpost or frontier town. They have great potential for a space western, but right now you can't escape the Gieger influence.

Honestly the lore of Genestealer cults draws me to them. I'm currently building a AoS Bonereapers army but GSC, Chaos Knights and 30k Alpha Legion are my side projects but out of those 3 most of the focus is going into cults. I just love the fact that in the grand scheme of things in 40k their conflicts are very localized to one system or planet for the most part. Like yeah it plays a much larger role for the tyranids but they're really just a bunch of miners waging guerilla warefare. The codex leaves so much room to really create your own cult i just feel like there's more freedom than any other cult to really personalize things. Biggest struggle im having is do i go full synthwave with them or do i go a bit mad max and make them shiny and chrome? They're just so much fun.

3:15 I was momentarily feeling bad that I couldn't remember the proper name of the new-ish explosive saboteur character but apparently she's so forgettable that even after putting her on the slide AT didn't mention her so I guess I can feel okay. :)

YES INQUISITOR, THIS IS THE CHANNEL!

How to start. First step: Join a cult

How to start a Genestealer cult: Step 1: Kiss a face hugger

Really expensive army(the most?) You need tons of hybrids/acolites

Small range but an excellent range

I’m looking forward to Dark Mechanicum with Vashtorr and Abaddon. I’ve been watching video for a bit trying to think of a fun army. That seems like a fun one for me.

@FlyingNinjaish

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Hopefully it doesn't come out until GW figures out how to write rules for the armies they already have.

How do you create jeans for them to steal/wear? Greenstuff ?

@richmcgee434

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A lot of my ork boyz are wearing pants painted like denim, but I don't think they'll fit a stealer very well since they're cut for that stumpy, bowlegged ork physiology. The leg spurs on their carapaces would probably ruin the jeans pretty quickly anyway.

I don’t play genestealers but this sound entertaining

How to start a Genestealer cult army. . . .well your gonna need a Genestealer.

@BeginnerSam

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Funny enough, one of the strongest lists now uses 0 actual Genestealers lol

@crowejagerson3628

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@@BeginnerSam I run two lists with no Genestealers just a ton of bikes and acolytes but for fluff your gonna need atleast one haha.

Step one: buy a combat patrol. Step 2: buy a broodcoven box. Step 3: buy a Baneblade. Step 4: ??? Step 5: profit

I liked GSC so much that I cannot play any other sci fi tabletop games because they don't have something like them... *Sigh*..

how start a GSC army in WH40K: step 1: sell a lung, parts of your liver and a kidney and you might have enough money to get to 1k pts

Looking for a hoard army let's see about them...

ngl when I saw the thumbnail i thought about something else entirely

maybe it's just not for me, but I don't get why genestealer cults can't use more stolen vehicles? you could even split it up by which civilization they're infiltrating: this cult creed can take these imperium vehicles, then you have one for tau and aeldari. maybe there's lore reasons why they can't get necron or ork vehicles... but on the other hand, if they're infiltrating orks, they have some ork DNA... and are we absolutely sure they can't fall to chaos? I know slivers, I mean zerg, I mean tyranids have that anti-warp thing, but they are cross-breeding with chaos susceptible species. EDIT: GW published rules for chaotic genestealers in 1991, they had daemon possessed patriarchs and coven limousines with gatling guns. GW really needs to rethink their rules and how they don't encourage customization and kitbashing as much as they could

@richmcgee434

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Tau are nearly immune to infiltration, the kroot can literally smell the genetic taint on creatures (kroot, tau and human, at least) and the ethereals are ruthless about purging them now that they understand the threat better. Eldar breed way too slowly to be good subjects for infestations and their psykers frequently detect and execute anyone who does get tainted, and you bet they aren't putting that spirit stone into the matrix. Orks are even worse, at least by 2nd ed canon. They don't breed conventionally at all, greenskin spores don't carry the taint forward to the next generation, and they can tell there's something wrong with any boyz who get infected because they stop resonating with the overall orky psychic presence and act weirdly while they're trying to keep their purestrain(s) hidden and kidnap more boyz to turn. Even non-weirdboyz can tell something's off, and their cults don't last long enough for the purestrains to mature into a patriarch (broodlord in modern parlance) and start broadcasting. Octarius would've gone very differently if orks were easy prey for genestealers, and if the bugs could duplicate the spore-based reproduction the brainboyz engineered into them way back when the galaxy would be doomed. Don't think even GW is dumb enough to retcon that, at least not unless they plan on End Timing the whole 40K setting and hitting an AoS style reboot.

@JohnnyMayHymn

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​@@richmcgee434 all great points, so it sounds like human GSC are more common, but other kill teams and war bands are possible looking around the internet (SPOILER ALERT) there's something about a purple gargant with 4 arms and genestealer hybrids inside and another mention about a genestealer patriarch that became leader of a craftworld, and was able to sacrifice himself to summon a genestealer-ish avatar of khaine? it looks like Ksi’m’yen had a hard time with some GSC stuff going on I'd say squats can probably be infected with GSC and chaos at the same time! Where's my khornate squatstealer cults? lol

How to start WHAT!? - Inquisition

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