Next I'm going to try a Preceptor list with a lot of Armigers. Capable of smashing holes in even the hardiest defence line, the Knight Crusader offers support to its close-range brethren, standing further back and unleashing scathing torrents of firepower to obliterate threats and terrify the enemy.This awesome kit contains everything necessary to build one Imperial Knight Crusader - it includes gatling cannons, a heavy flamer, a heavy stubber, a thermal cannon, and ion shield; more weaponry than is really fair to the enemy! The Castigator isn't a bad choice, it's just not a great one. Gear it up with relics etc though (Krast in particular) and it can become quite the little monster for its cost. I'll take my Shadowsword in place instead; I can take it and Psykers in a supreme command with points left over.
The relic certainly enhances the firepower of the Castellan, but isn't imo a direct problem with the unit. Now you can run Raven strat on your permanently rotated monster Knight. Anyone got any guesses when the new Acastus class knight will be released. Again, the issue isn't the unit. The Warden and Crusader.
Keep us updated on the arminger list. The Stryx I've been using a lot. Thinking about running it with House Raven. By far the most expensive Knight at a stock 425 points, the Knight Crusader both looks awesome, and is a walking ranged firebase, with both the avenger gatling cannon and the thermal cannon, the latter of the two which can be swapped out for the rapid-fire battle cannon. The relic is awesome. Check out the latest. - The generation of excessive levels of CP from allied detachments, being funnelled toward the Castellan - a unit whose internal codex balance deliberately limits the CP available to it. Adding another unit of dire wolved corrects the points cost. I used Taranis so I only invested 1CP into the Castellan. You can't feasibly spam that every turn in a pure Knight list. A 3++ is only possible on a Dominus via Rotate Ion shields, and it has a baked in extra cost - 3CP. Please re-enable javascript to access full functionality. That 100+ points of savings could easily be another unit. Should any enemy be brave - or foolish - enough to engage a Warden at close quarters, they'll find themselves at the mercy of some of the Imperium's most fearsome close-combat weaponry; the Reaper chainsword is the stuff of hushed legend amongst the Emperor's enemies.This is a serious, serious bit of kit! The Atrapos is good against anything else thats big. I agree with you on the matter of knight builds.