r/Grey_Knights

What is their function (outside of Warband)? Is it to pop in and roast a low toughness infantry unit off of an objective? They seem kinda expensive for their role.

I’m quite new to the army so please forgive me for not understanding everything correctly. I know I’m not understanding their role correctly

Ive read over the basics of GK and feel like I understand a good bit of how they play, how do you set up your armies and how do the different detatchments play?

I was iffy at first, but I think it’s kinda cool, the idea that the emperor cannot leave the throne and they must put him back on there is really good for conflict within the imperium

What are your thoughts?

I love my grey knights, but I want to build a list that I can have fun with. What detatchments does everyone think are worth their salt? I dont mind cost and im not worried about refreshes since ill probably print and kitbash a bunch of bits and pieces any way.

Hi everyone!

I'm fairly new to Grey Knights. I only played around five games in 10th edition, and they were all with Warpbane Task Force.

Now that 11th edition is here, I wanted to try something different and came up with the list below.

I'm planning to run Banishers + Argent Assault

I'd really appreciate any feedback on the list. Does anything stand out as something you would change?

The unit I'm most unsure about is the Purgation Squad. I've never used Purgators before, so I'm not sure how people are actually running them in 11th.

At the moment I've equipped them with 4 Incinerators, but I've seen people recommending Psilencers, Psycannons, and even running them with no heavy weapons at all ("full melee").

• Which loadout has worked best for you?
• How do you usually use Purgators on the table?
• Is full melee actually better than taking heavy weapons?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Paladin Love Squad (2000 Points)

Grey Knights

Banishers + Argent Assault (3 Detachment Points)

Mission: Purge the Foe

Strike Force (2000 Points)

CHARACTERS

Brotherhood Chaplain (80)

• Warlord

• Psychic Celerity

Attached to:

- Paladin Squad (230)

• Paragon

• Ancient (Psilencer)

• Apothecary

• 2x Psilencer

Grand Master (95)

• Psilencer

Attached to:

- Paladin Squad (215)

• Paragon

• Ancient (Psilencer)

• Apothecary

• 2x Psilencer

Grand Master (95)

• Psilencer

Attached to:

- Paladin Squad (215)

• Paragon

• Ancient (Psilencer)

• Apothecary

• 2x Psilencer

Grand Master in Nemesis Dreadknight (230)

• Heavy Psycannon

• Nemesis Daemon Greathammer

• Sublimator

Grand Master in Nemesis Dreadknight (230)

• Heavy Psycannon

• Nemesis Daemon Greathammer

• Sublimator

OTHER DATASHEETS

Interceptor Squad (125)

Interceptor Squad (125)

Land Raider Redeemer (250)

• Multi-melta

• Hunter-killer Missile

Purgation Squad (110)

• 4x Incinerators

Dear brothers,

why is the Brotherhood still so keen upon leaving no witnesses?
I feel like in the latest novels, the GreyKnights do grow more reluctant to exterminating them, being more considerate about mind wipes.

But still the general rule stands: the sighting of a Grey Knight is sooner than later a deathsentence.

But to be honest i do not understand the urgenceny anymore.
I do understand, that if a incursion is so bad the GreyKnights need to step in..it is usually bad bad..
and (very nicely portrayed in the Garran Crowe) and the witnessing of a incursion, knowingly or not, can already plant the seed of chaos and can doom a whole planet. So i understand the exterminatus of the overall public, because pretty much no normal human can withstand chaos, because even the most devoted citizens of the imperium can not withstand the unending possibilitys chaos will find to corrupt you..there is always a ways..and chaos will find it.

But most of the Astartes (at least 50% of course...thank you Erebus) seem to have at least somewhat of a resistance against the effect of chaos, being able to fight lesser demons and CSMs, sometimes a "normal" Astartes Chapter is able to banish Daemon-Primarchs.

And here comes the point, in which i cannot understand the necessity,
why do only certain individuals in the Imperium and the Inquisition are allowed to remember or live through the experience of fighting besides their Silver-Blue-Shiny-Brothers, it seems that individuals accomplishing certain deeds involved with GreyKnights (for example a Canoness Errant being a incorruptible force in a chaos invasion, or ChapterMasters that fought beside them) are allowed to keep these memories and live on with them.

Is the point of leaving no witnesses the necessary sacrifice to be sure to leave no breeding ground for chaos?
Is the point of it to keep our shiny Brotherhood a secret? If yes, why so? Why are we not allowed to aid our a little more distant cousins (or would they be our nephews🧐) and fight beside them on much more bigger battlefields?

I understand, there were times where chaos was a big secret and nobody could know or be trusted with it, but then...half the Legions fell to chaos...and THE F'ING UNIVERSE TORE IN HALF AND NOW CHAOS IS BASICALLY WRITTEN IN THE SKY...i don't think chaos is that much of secret anymore...at least to the Astartes.

TLTR:

Im all for slaughtering the civilians after a incursion, they just cant handle chaos, but why are Astartes not allowed to keep the memories of fighting beside them.
Is the "No witnesses" rule to destroy every trace of chaos, even in everybodys memories, or is it to keep the Brotherhood a secret? If yes why?
Even now after Great Rift.

I'm new to this whole thing had 2 games and now I decided to change things up with the list. I had 2, 5 man strike squads and a librarian. I was running banishers. Any advice will help.

mk2 (1000 points)

Grey Knights

Incursion (1000 points)

Hallowed Conclave (2 Detachment Points)

Force Dispositions: Take and Hold

Attached Units

Attached Unit 1

Grand Master Voldus (140 points)

• Attached as: Leader (Character)

• Warlord

• 1x Malleus Argyrum

1x Searing Purity

1x Storm bolter

Brotherhood Terminator Squad (310 points)

• Attached as: Bodyguard (Battleline)

• 1x Justicar

• 1x Nemesis force weapon

1x Storm bolter

• 4x Terminator

• 1x Apothecary’s Narthecium

4x Nemesis force weapon

1x Psycannon

2x Storm bolter

• 1x Ancient

• 1x Ancient’s Banner

1x Nemesis force weapon

1x Psycannon

Attached Unit 2

Castellan Crowe (100 points)

• Attached as: Leader (Character)

• 1x Black Blade of Antwyr

1x Purifying Flame

1x Storm bolter

Purifier Squad (130 points)

• Attached as: Bodyguard

• 1x Knight of the Flame

• 1x Nemesis force weapon

1x Purifying Flame

1x Storm bolter

• 4x Purifier

• 2x Close combat weapon

2x Incinerator

2x Nemesis force weapon

4x Purifying Flame

2x Storm bolter

CHARACTERS

Grand Master in Nemesis Dreadknight (200 points)

• 1x Fragstorm grenade launcher

1x Gatling psilencer

1x Heavy incinerator

1x Nemesis greatsword

BATTLELINE

Strike Squad (120 points)

• 1x Justicar

• 1x Nemesis force weapon

1x Storm bolter

• 4x Grey Knight

• 4x Nemesis force weapon

4x Storm bolter