8th Ed. Razor standard + Blade of Chotec.

[HoverBoy]

With our characters being S5 getting them to join a unit with the standard and giving them the blade makes them reduce armour saves by 5.
So has anyone used this combo?
How has it worked for him, i can see it mostly usefull for dwarf survivor lords and their ability to tie units up for ages.

 

[Josh Ichimaru]

I dislike the burning blade since every time my saurus has got into combat against a hero, they always have some immune to flaming attacks. (always elves XD)

 

[HoverBoy]

The dragon armour was FAQ-ed to be a 2+ ward vs flaming rather than immune so small nerf on it there.
Still in a HE heavy meta the blade is definately a bad pick.

 

[Juhaaha]

IMO Piranha Blade always over BoC. 10pts more, more effective against multiwound targets, about same vs. regenerating things

 

[HoverBoy]

Call me stupid but how is it the same?
Pihrana blade is still useless if he passes his regen save.

 

[JohnMavrick]

It's not the same. BoC is, IMO probably a better choice for a scar vet/OB

 

[Juhaaha]

I meant same if he doesnt pass his reg save it's about as effective as Piranha Blade. (statically, let's say you fight vs. Wargulf with scar vet, 2 hits, 1 wounds, no rege cause BoC. with Piranha blade, 2 hits, 1 wounds, 0,5 saved, multipled into 1.). Althought flaming is now better thanks to new regeneration rules, I'd take Piranha Blade over BoC. Flamers/ wraiths and such dont care about flaming attacks, but douple wounds hurt them.

 

[walach]

personally i think they're both poor, i'd rather take a GW, be good against most stuff, and then take some decent defensive items to keep him alive.

to the original question, i wouldn't have thought many people would bother with that combo as there is so little cavalry about atm.

 

[Khakorlot]

Assuming Lore of Light, i'm unsure about the BBoC now that characters have such easy access to 2+ wards vs flaming attacks; that used to be the territory of Dragon Princes and Dragon Armoured HE characters, but now for a small handful of points, your main character can get it and an increase to his AS to boot, or you could spend half that and just get the 2+ ward.

I'm not really a fan of spending points on a weapon that has a good chance of coming against a character that can simply ignore it, and i'd prefer to spend it on something else.

For any lore other than light (or no lore), i'd prefer SoSS/SotH/G-SS over the BBoC or the 'rana Blade.

 

[KroxigorsFTW]

I think the -5 is a bit overkill.
BBoC is still AMAZING should you be facing WoC (something I may be considering).