Warhammer 40k - Review Library 348 - Space Wolves, Wolf Guard Battle Leader on Thunderwolf

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A Wolf Guard Battle Leader on a Thunderwolf mount! It's in the name!

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Hello everyone! Zak Ludick here from Cape Town, South Africa and this is a Warhammer 40k - The Great Unit Review Wheel! post!

Now known as the Unit Review Library! Here is the current Library Link post!

What is it all about? It is not there to just give a stat. It is there to give MY review of the unit!

Space Wolves incoming!

As explained in This post about new reveals at Adepticon the Space Wolves are suddenly being launched and dropped on our heads suddenly!

Thus my time for reviewing their Datasheets is running out. I have 34 Reviews to do, I am trying to maintain a fast pace so I will give myself 17 days including today to complete all of these. That means that the last day of this personal challenge will be the 15th of April 2025!

Today is Day 12/17.
I have reviewed 24/34.

Time elapsed: 70.58%
Review Completion: 70.58%
On par!

Beyond them looms another 85 reviews of the Coming soon section! I better get cracking!

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I am collecting funds in the following ways:

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At the current count I am paying off some hobby debts. I still have $242 to pay off!

Every bit counts!

Back to the review.

The whole project has become quite the Challenge! With so many units to review in the game the consensus in the hobby community is that I will not have enough time to review all of the Datasheets before the new edition of Warhammer 40,000 came out.

I should have started when 10th edition launched!
679 days since the start of 10th Edition.
This is Review #348, I am 331 reviews behind! (Lowest I have been is 314 behind)

Space Wolves, Wolf Guard Battle Leader on Thunderwolf

10th Edition Index

Like I said... there are going to be a LOT of Wolf Guard entries.

There already is a Wolf Guard Squad and that is a squad of elite Space Wolves.

The Wolf Guard Battle Leaders is what a Space Wolf has instead of a Lieutenant. They are the heroes who stand head and shoulder above the other Wolf Guard who are marked to lead.

Trusted second-in-commands or leaders marked to be the Wolf Lord's replacement.

And then there will still be Pack Leaders to come...

This is a Battle Leader on a Thunderwolf.

Let's check his stats and abilities!

Stats

Movement 10"
Toughness 6
Save 2+/4++[with Storm Shield] (armor/invul/Feel No Pain)
Wounds 5
Ld 6+
OC 2

Weapons

Standard weapons: Bolt Pistol, Relic Weapon, and Crushing Teeth and Claws

Weapon Options: Both bolt pistol and relic blade can be replaced by a pair of Lightning Claws.

The Bolt Pistol can be replaced by one of the following:

  • 1 relic weapon
  • 1 power fist
  • 1 thunder hammer
  • 1 combi-weapon
  • 1 master-crafted boltgun
  • 1 storm bolter
  • 1 plasma pistol

The Relic Weapon can be replaced by one of the following:

  • 1 plasma pistol
  • 1 power fist
  • 1 thunder hammer
  • 1 storm shield and 1 close combat weapon

Ranged Weapons

Storm Bolter

24" Range, 2 Shots, Hitting on 2+, S4, AP0 and 1 Damage each.
Rapid Fire 2 (At half range of 12" gain 2 extra attacks)

Combi-weapon

24" Range, 1 Shot, Hitting on 3+, S4, AP0 and 1 Damage each.
Rapid Fire 1 (At half range of 12" gain 1 extra attack)
Anti-Infantry 4+ (Critically Wounds Infantry on a 4+)
Devastating Wounds (Critical Wounds cause Mortal Wounds)

Master-crafted boltgun

24" Range, 2 Shot, Hitting on 2+, S4, AP0 and 2 Damage each.

Bolt Pistol

12" Range, 1 Shots, Hitting on 2+, S4, AP0 and 1 Damage each.
Pistol (This weapon can be fired while in melee)

Boltgun

24" Range, 2 Shots, Hitting on 2+, S4, AP0 and 1 Damage each.

Plasma Pistol - Standard Shot

12" Range, 1 Shot, Hitting on 2+, S7, AP-2 and 1 Damage each.
Pistol (This weapon can be fired while in Combat)

Plasma Pistol - Supercharge Shot

12" Range, 1 Shot, Hitting on 2+, S8, AP-3 and 2 Damage each.
Pistol (This weapon can be fired while in Combat)
Hazardous (After firing this weapon, roll a dice, on a 1 the wielder takes 3 Mortal Wounds)

Melee Weapons

Relic Weapon

5 Attacks, Hitting on 2+, S5, AP-2 and 2 Damage each.

Power Fist

4 Attacks, Hitting on 2+, S8, AP-2 and 2 Damage each.

Thunder Hammer

4 Attacks, Hitting on 3+, S8, AP-2 and 2 Damage each.
Devastating Wounds (Critical Wounds cause Mortal Wounds)

Twin Lightning Claws

6 Attacks, Hitting on 2+, S5, AP-2 and 1 Damage each.
Twin-Linked (This weapon can re-roll to Wound)

Close Combat Weapon Weapon

5 Attacks, Hitting on 3+, S4, AP0 and 1 Damage each.

Crushing Teeth and Claws

3 Attacks, Hitting on 4+, S5, AP-1 and 1 Damage each.
Extra Attacks (This model can use this profile as well as its other melee weapon)

Abilities

Tactical Precision

While leading a unit, weapons in that unit have the Lethal Hits Ability. This means that 6's to Hit cause automatic Wounds.

Aggressive Hunter

This ability can be used once per game. In your opponent's Shooting Phase, if an enemy targets this model's unit, after the attack has been resolved this model's unit can Move D6". They must move towards the closest enemy unit and if this move brings them close enough, they can enter into Engagement range!

Thoughts

Aggressive Hunter is something that really takes people by surprise. You can be shot at, then decide to move it to either get into combat and therefore, not be shot at any more, or possibly moving out of view of some of the enemy's firepower.

Also, giving Lethal Hits to a unit of Thunderwolves is amazing.

Additionally, this model can be put in leadership of a unit led be either the Wolf Lord on Thunderwolf or Logan Grimnar on Stormrider.

That makes 27 Space Wolves Datasheets Reviewed putting them on 77.14% Completed. The total Completed is 37.99% Complete! Can I review them all?!

Thank you for reading!

Warhammer Review Library

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I shall leave Army and Detachment rules here as well as The Space Wolves Datasheets I did before.

Army Rule and Detachment Rule Reviews

FactionDetachmentReview Number
Agents of the ImperiumArmy Rule #2
AeldariArmy Rule #4
Astra MilitarumArmy Rule #1
Astra MilitarumCombined RegimentDetachment Rule #1
Astra MilitarumBridgehead StrikeDetachment Rule #2
Death GuardArmy Rule Review #6
Death GuardPlague CompanyDetachment Review #4
Death GuardFlyblown HostDetachment Review #7
Space MarinesArmy Rule #3
Thousand SonsArmy Rule #7
Thousand SonsCult of MagicDetachment Review #5
Thousand SonsHexwarp ThrallbandDetachment Review #8
World EatersArmy Rule #5
World EatersBerzerker WarbandDetachment Review #3
World EatersVessels of WrathDetachment Review #6


Datasheet Review list (Alphabetical)

FactionUnitReview Number
Space WolvesArjac Rockfist#68
Space WolvesBjorn the Fell-Handed#325
Space WolvesBlood Claws#326
Space WolvesCanis Wolfborn#327
Space WolvesCyberwolf#328
Space WolvesFenrisian Wolves#91
Space WolvesGrey Hunters#329
Space WolvesHarald Deathwolf#330
Space WolvesHounds of Morkai#331
Space WolvesIron Priest#332
Space WolvesKrom Dragongaze#333
Space WolvesLogan Grimnar#334
Space WolvesLogan Grimnar on Stormrider#335
Space WolvesLong Fangs#336
Space WolvesLukas the Trickster#337
Space WolvesMurderfang#338
Space WolvesNjal Stormcaller#339
Space WolvesRagnar Blackmane#340
Space WolvesSkyclaws#341
Space WolvesSpace Wolves Venerable Dreadnought#342
Space WolvesStormfang Gunship#343
Space WolvesStormwolf#344
Space WolvesThunderwolves#345
Space WolvesUlrik the Slayer#346
Space WolvesWolf Guard Battle Leader in Terminator Armour#347
Space WolvesWolf Guard#74

Thank you for reading!

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wow charging into a enemy unit without actually charging. I hope they can only do that once per turn.

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Hahahaha, lucky you! Only once per battle!

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