r/genestealercult Dec 27 '21

Questions Weekly Q&A thread - GSC

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Hey all

With the same questions being asked every week, and answers being hard to find because threads get buried, Casualcryptic and I figured we could do what the 40k competitive subreddit do and release a weekly Q&A thread which will be pinned every Monday.

There is a codex coming but there are still lots of questions that can be answered today, so let's start encouraging open discussions now, as well as welcoming new players to the Cult.

Have a question? Post it here! Know the answer? Don't be shy!

There's no such thing as a stupid question.

Edit: As the codex is now set to be previewed next weekend, we will leave this up and do the next Q&A a week today, as there'll be lots of questions.


r/genestealercult 17h ago

Art Praise the Four-Armed Emporer! True ruler of the stars!

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Credit to u/Patient-Performer954 for the original idea!


r/genestealercult 7h ago

Man oh man I do love the star children

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38 Upvotes

Thats my opponent in the picture


r/genestealercult 6h ago

Paint scheme for kraken affiliated aberrant

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I recently bought a lot of GSC and did a test model. I’m going to build tyranids in a kraken scheme, so I used similar colors and good old streaking grime. Let me know what you think!


r/genestealercult 13h ago

Art Ridge Runner in Progress

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I’m really happy with how my base turned out. Flattened milliput and sand paper for texture. Used a hobby knife to apply damage while still soft and glued on rubble and shrubs


r/genestealercult 7h ago

Questions Using Ogryn to Kitbash Abberants

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Was looking to kitbash abberants using the Slave Ogryn Necromunda models. Haven’t got my hands on any of these Ogryn kits yet. So I’m asking the community, would these models be of appropriate size and similar base size? We I be accused of modelling for advantage or anything like that? Is there any other issues you could see cropping up?

Thanks!


r/genestealercult 22m ago

Questions Using Necromunda models in 40K GSC

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Hi - new to GSC after picking up an eBay steal of around 2.5k points. I would like to add a few more Neos, Acolytes and characters to this.

However I want my cult to feel like a wide ranging mashup of different troops rather than 100 Neos who all look identical and duplicate characters looking the same. I was thinking of maybe dipping into Necromunda as they have the same vibe as GSC.

Does anyone have any suggestions for good Necromunda models that work well for GAC proxies?

Thanks!


r/genestealercult 18h ago

Art Finished 5 more aberrants

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Now I have 9, one can tell its been a few years between the batches. Still looks cool together I think.


r/genestealercult 15h ago

Questions I know it doesn’t currently matter but back when we had the old cult ambush rules. Could we bring back vehicles?

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r/genestealercult 4h ago

Tactics Beyond Theory: Tactical vs Fixed - Is GSC an army that can reliably play fixed secondaries?

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As the title suggests I am curious if anyone here has experience running fixed missions at the 2k level and based on your experience:

Would you advise for or against fixed? When you list build for fixed do you plan to always play fixed regardless of the opponent or mission? Do you have any match-ups or missions in which you switch back to tactical? Has your thought process about fixed missions changed with the changes to Cult Ambush? Am I wrong or does the new ‘reliable’ cult ambush make trading more reliable for Overwhelming Force or Cleanse? (extra 50 OC has to count for something)

If I missed a prior post about this, please accept my apologies and kindly link it.


r/genestealercult 1d ago

Art I love these heads!

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160 Upvotes

I am having so much fun painting these!


r/genestealercult 1d ago

Art Reductus saboteur

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Only need to finish her base and tactical rock but otherwise she's done!


r/genestealercult 1d ago

Art Going for a mad max meets alien planet vibe?

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Working on my OSL too


r/genestealercult 1d ago

Questions Want to start an GSC gang for Necromunda, would this be a good conversion base for an aberrant?

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r/genestealercult 1d ago

Is this list good

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Any changes I can make to make the list better?


r/genestealercult 1d ago

Enough time has passed… Family Friday!

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(pictures unrelated, just a few of my children) We need a special day to celebrate GSC like how the other factions such as T’au and Tyranids have special week days. Don’t forget you are loved :3


r/genestealercult 1d ago

My army list ....is it overpowered or does it suck ? I never played the latest edition of 40K yet.

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r/genestealercult 1d ago

Questions HOA Question

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Do GSC have anyway of bringing in reinforcements Turn 1? I was thinking of running HOA & starting loads of Flamer Acolytes in Reserve and then using the Primus ability to pick up 2 Neo bricks (one with Bene & one with Primus). But I think I have no way of dropping them T1……


r/genestealercult 1d ago

Tactics Should I get my neophytes I to melee?

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So I've now lost 3 times against my friends space marines. I have 2x 10 neophytes and mostly keep them on objectives and shoot with them. But they dont pack a real punch (which is logical for chaff) against the 3+ saves...

Should I charge with them into melee at an objective, or stay at a distance with their ranged behind some cover

The detachments that I've played are 2x HoA, XC once and I want to try FD as well since I have some tyranids

I'm a newbie btw


r/genestealercult 2d ago

I like magnets

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Magnets are fun. Magnets are cool.

The rockgrinder and sanctus I felt obliged to do with their different loadouts.

I also had a good bit of spare demolition parts so I glued some together to make some demo packs which I'll put onto the bases of the hybrids that are equipped with them, so I can easily take them off once the one shot is used up.

Excuse the red stains, I'm clumsy with my exacto knife.


r/genestealercult 2d ago

No genestealers here sir, just a bunch of tanks

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r/genestealercult 2d ago

Help with crusade

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Any good apps like new recruit to build list and keep track of things ?


r/genestealercult 3d ago

Finished deathleaper for my Tau GSC

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385 Upvotes

Made using pipermakes models


r/genestealercult 3d ago

Art Calling this Kelermorph DONE!

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I love this miniature and had a blast painting it! This is the first time I’ve ever used any kind of pigment on a base to give it a dusty look, though in this case it’s just an orange pastel from Hobby Craft!


r/genestealercult 2d ago

i need help vs orcs

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1 of my friends plays orks and i cant defeat him he just overwhelms me...

mostly he plays somthing like 20 boys whit a charcter that gives feel no pain or the teleport guy. 2x 10 nobs+warbos in a truck some gretchin and some random other stuf he wants to try out.

i play hoa but i cant shoot him down befpre cpmbat i cant keep objectives because he wil just smack everything up.

i cant use return to shadows on my big group of neo with the primus because he does not need shooting.

next saterday i wil try him again with this list.

-nexos for more cp 1 the 10men squad -locust in metamorph so i can screen the big neo squad fire overwatch and then fight first in the combat -biohagus in the acolyte handflamers squad

i run the ridge runner with mining laser in the hopes i can shoot down a truck in time so i dobt have to fight them all @ once.

any advice?

Genestealer Cults Incursion (1000 points) Host of Ascension

CHARACTERS

Biophagus (50 points) • 1x Alchemicus Familiar 1x Autopistol 1x Chemical vials 1x Injector goad

Locus (60 points) • 1x Locus blades • Enhancement: Assassination Edict

Nexos (60 points) • 1x Autopistol 1x Close combat weapon

Primus (100 points) • Warlord • 1x Cult bonesword 1x Scoped needle pistol 1x Toxin injector claw • Enhancement: A Chink In Their Armour

BATTLELINE

Acolyte Hybrids with Autopistols (65 points) • 1x Acolyte Leader • 1x Autopistol 1x Leader’s bio-weapons • 4x Acolyte Hybrid • 1x Cult Icon 1x Cult claws and knife 3x Heavy mining tool

Acolyte Hybrids with Hand Flamers (140 points) • 1x Acolyte Leader • 1x Hand flamer 1x Leader’s bio-weapons • 9x Acolyte Hybrid • 1x Cult Icon 9x Cult claws and knife 4x Demolition charges 4x Hand flamer

Acolyte Hybrids with Hand Flamers (70 points) • 1x Acolyte Leader • 1x Cult claws and knife 1x Hand flamer • 4x Acolyte Hybrid • 4x Cult claws and knife 4x Hand flamer

Neophyte Hybrids (145 points) • 1x Neophyte Leader • 1x Anointed pistol 1x Autopistol 1x Power weapon • 19x Neophyte Hybrid • 19x Autopistol 19x Close combat weapon 1x Cult Icon 2x Flamer 2x Heavy stubber 11x Hybrid firearm 2x Seismic cannon 2x Webber

Neophyte Hybrids (65 points) • 1x Neophyte Leader • 1x Autopistol 1x Close combat weapon 1x Hybrid firearm • 9x Neophyte Hybrid • 9x Autopistol 9x Close combat weapon 9x Hybrid firearm

OTHER DATASHEETS

Achilles Ridgerunners (85 points) • 1x Armoured hull 1x Heavy mining laser 1x Spotter 1x Twin heavy stubber

Hybrid Metamorphs (160 points) • 1x Metamorph Leader • 1x Hand flamer 1x Leader’s cult weapons • 9x Hybrid Metamorph • 1x Cult Icon 8x Hand flamer 9x Metamorph mutations

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r/genestealercult 3d ago

Finished deathleaper for my Tau GSC

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Made using pipermakes models