Thanks for the details, I really love the new teams as they finally "feel" like Space Marines that can be customized.

A very nice and straightforward elite team, kudos to GW for releasing it for free. Really curious to see how this Intercession team will do against Vet Guard, Novitiates and Harlies.

I was literally making a compendium space marine team (madness) when this was released. Very happy with how thematic and simple they look.

I know you don't like it being *another* Imperial team in a row, but with the prevalence of Space Marines generally, having a good (and free rules) entry point into Kill Team that uses them is great for the long term health of the game.

Thank you very much for review!

As a Grey Knight player I cried when I saw 14/15 wounds 😭

Great breakdown, thanks!

I think taking the -1 crit damage pays overall better value... and Stealthy... this combo is nuts, and not immobile at all... you just move to cover... but retaining 2 normals and reducing that crit in slot of cases back to a normal... is just godly

They really need to release all their rules as free PDFs

not me painting the last two of my phobos while watching this. Crying inside.

I think the traits are fun. I can build and run "Space Wolves" casually (Aggressive for "exploding 6s" and maybe dueller to discourage the charge?) and then I can run the "meta" choices for more serious games. My real hope though is that with phobos armor updates and intercessor updates, that this means a true Deathwatch update is in the cards. Each operative gets their own chapter tactic selections, etc.

Love How at the end he says RIP phobos team. As I am literally painting mine up while watching this...

Gene-wrought resilience and a hand flamer/power sword on my sargeant will let me bring my Salamanders into Kill Team and actually feel like Salamanders.

I think going double on Gene-wrought resilience (GWR) is a mistake, as one or the other is often enough. And Stealthy is a good alternative to one, or in some cases, *both* GWR. Here's my thoughts about wound thresholds: 2/3 or 2/4: These weapons aren't likely to be actually used with enough frequency to warrant using GWR over others. 3/4: Lethal, Rending, Auto-crit is now quite common on this profile. Without either GWR, these weapons need to have 2 crits go through to drop the total number of hits to kill from 5 to 4. With Stealthy, you can retain a crit (for each attack), so this effectively achieves the same survivability as going one or both GWR. Sergeants, however will benefit from using both GWR against this profile, though, to bring up the total number of hits to 6! 3/5: The total number of hits to kill drop occurs with only 1 crit, not 2. Stealthy is okay at protecting against this, but using both GWR will protect against 2 crits. 4/5: Without either GWR, these weapons need to have 2 crits go through to drop the total number of hits to kill from 4 to 3. I'm not aware of abilities on this profile making 2 crits common, so Stealthy is good enough to protect against this - however, Stealthy does not protect against kraks. 4/6: Since this is pretty much just a melee profile, Stealthy does not help. Parries can help against 2 crits, so only one GWR is really necessary to protect against the drop of total number of hits to kill from 4 to 3. 5:6: Unyielding and Durability do not help against this, except for Sergeant if both are used. Stealthy is better hands-down for this profile, imo. 5/7: Without either GWR, these weapons need to have 2 crits go through to drop the total number of hits to kill from 3 to 2. I'm not aware of abilities on this profile making 2 crits common (except in melee), so Stealthy is good enough to protect against this at ranged - however, Stealthy does not protect against melee, in which case parrying is decent enough to keep 2 crits from going through. Stealthy is better hands-down for this profile, imo. 6/3(MW4): Stealthy never helps and using GWR never helps except only on non-sergeant in case of 2 crits.

Thanks for the great summary! I would like to know your thoughts on running a stalker bolt rifle on the Gunner. Since the primary weapon the Gunner uses is the grenades, the stalker bolt rifle could be used situationally for overwatch where it has the baked in -1 to target’s defence. I’m thinking that if the Gunner is in good position and has targets, he shoots twice (one grenade, one bolt shot) and uses a dash to get behind cover. I can appreciate that the stalker limits his movement, but I’ve found playing with a move, shoot grenade, dash to cover, has helped keep the compendium gunner alive longer. Especially since he’s targeted early and often. Thanks again for the awesome content!

Good vid! What would your Killteam for these bros look like? Which sergent is (in your opinion) the one to take?

So Im now in nearing the end of a narrative campaign, my all my members are at lvl3 and all have Shrug off, +2 wounds and are never injured. I belive that using the -1dmg and +1 wound is kind of a waste as damage is definately more useful atm. Now as I play w the ceasless option I have an about 70% chance of rollign a 6 so Ill be going for the no cover and mortal wound traits as they give me more damage and they fit my team more(Imperial Fist kill team so bolters are their thing) I absolutely love the updates and cant wait to try them tommorow

Was waiting for yours! I think a lot of these are actually good and it depends on what faction you're facing and what play style you want to bring. In a tournament tho you'll probably pick the best ones that are well rounded, since you're locked to 2/3 abilities for your entire roster. I'm super excited for these, they're so thematic and the customization ruels wise I'd better then last ed! Imma miss Heavys and wish this team got more specialist but this is still what I was asking for! Hmm, I dunno if I'd say they're better than Phobos yet. Phobos have less wounds but it's because they stick to cover but you can change orders and shoot through smoke. This team free attack and shoot actions, and abilities like plus 1W and 1 in move are going to make them so crazy though. Guess we'll see. The real problem is figuring out what space marine team I like more 😂

I was hoping to see at least a couple more specialists, but I cannot complain about what we got here (for free!)... I'm so happy because at least I can finally build the kill team that I always wanted!

As a total noob would it be better to buy the Assault Intercessors or the Primaris Intercessors. I’ve read completely differing opinions this week

Grey Knights are still 11 wounds, laughably weak

I'm just not convinced +1 wound is better than everything, I think Durable + Methodical is going to be my go-to.

I really want a new heavy intercessors team. I love the models and still play the compendium team.

Would phobos strike team or intercessor team be better to run?

So the grenades (1x Frag 1x Krak) are free of EP cost, and limited, so no others can be taken, but how does the Auxiliary Grenade launcher work? I assume it's not limited, as it doesn't say so in it's profile, so can you fire it every round, in addition to the grenadiers grenades?

Haha you did the same thing as me, I looked at it and said “unyielding and durable all day”

Hello…I know this is a really late comment but would you say that this team is easier/cheaper to collect and build? Speaking as a complete beginner looking to dip their toes into the hobby… Are the models easy to collect by just buying say the GW starter sets?

While I was initially tempted to run my Intercession Squads as Deathwatch due to hobby laziness, I’m now putting some serious thought into going ahead and running them as Exorcists. Taking both of the “meta” chapter traits makes absolute perfect sense for the in fluff durability of that chapter, so I’d feel happier about that than trying to blag it on other chapters. Good breakdown, btw. 👍🏾

Durable chapter tactic is really strange with some weapons. For example, weapons like flamers that deal 2/2 damage do 2/1 instead, so crits are even less effective than usual hits. Moreover, Shokka pistol of Commando comms boy usually does 1/1 damage and it make him 1/0 with this chapter tactic. Of course, there are also MW2 on shokka pistol, but negating any usual damage from this weapon looks really silly. They should've make a damage limitation, to a minimum of 1 for example, like with other similar abilities.

When reviewing Equipment did you mean to say Intercessor Sgt instead of Assault Intercessor Sgt? I don't see myself stacking 60% of the EP allotment into a unit with range limitation with its shooting.

I liked the flexibility and choices of the Phobos team, but I think I like this even better. It would be nice I'd they gave the other SM and CSM operatives the extra wounds, too.

Not that I have a huge problem with it, but it is kinda sad that with all the customizability that Legionaries and Intercessors COULD have, the objectively best option is just to add durability.

In a crazy turn of business strategy… GW has now made killteam FREE to win!

Great that this is a free kill team, I am a little annoyed though, Phobos has literally just come out and ANOTHER imperium force has been released with Navy out in a few weeks (month) then phobos before it, 14 wounds with the amount of damage these guys can pump out with free bolter discipline pretty much mows through any model with 7 wounds and a 5 up save, I think legioniares still edge this team out but I`d be interested to see how they compare to something like wyrmblade who have some great tactics for elites. This pretty much pushes blooded down to a low c / d team I dont see how they could beat this team if it was at a competative level

2 extra wounds, sergeant with plasma pistol or power sword, shooting or combat 2 times, grenades, chapter habilities... Now, intercessor team are much better than phobos team...

Disagree with the rip Phobos but otherwise great video ! :D

Great vid, I think raiders will be good in the killteam dark close confines… and no, RAW it does not let you leave engagement when you charge, just reposition. Still good from my arena experience.

Been waiting so long for this kind of kill team. Feels like the game just got Swatted.. Gunna be great

I think -1 Crit dmg is better than +1 wound. I assume you will be crit at least once per game. Which makes them basically even. And then any other crits you take just keep adding value. But I guess to be fair, you said just run both lol.

Hair looks fine, but you're a bit shiny today. ;-) I must admit, the sheer tankiness of these guys makes the Phobos look underpowered. I *think* the point has to be that the Phobos have more tricks, and reward more precision, right? But if you're running Phobos, popping Bolter Discipline every turn and basically shooting to win, you'd be mad not to move to Intercession Squad.

I disagree with unyielding being the best. 1 wound is not much for a primaris and you can get more effective HP from durable and hardy imo

Feels like Phobos and Blooded were designed for Into The Dark, rather than current season. So whilst this new KT will be better now, Phobos will be better when into the dark comes out

I think this is a great team to introduce new players to the game - low cognitive load & wont break the bank like Wyrmblade will. The fact that it got released for free is fantastic. While Unyeilding & Durable are great, I personally like Hardy & Stealthy - I feel like they help mitigate more damage rather than soak it.

Playing with aggressive and rapid. Is it the best? Idk, but man will my big, beefy boys slap the shit out of some elves.

This makes me think they need to add +1 wound to phobos team and maybe legionaries (assuming they nerf nurgle to compensate)

I actually don't think that taking both Unyielding and Durable is that good. In Kill Team wounds themselves don't matter - what matters is how many hits it takes to bring an operative down. And for both 3 and 4 damage weapons, the most common type in the game, it doesn't matter whether you have 14 or 15 wounds, it'll still be 5/4 hits respectively. The same goes for 5 and 6 damage weapons. It basically matters only against 2-damage weapons, and... c'mon, do you care about lasguns and flamers? While there are still situations where an extra wound will be useful, the situations are quite specific (get hit by one Plasma shot, and then you'll survive one more bolter shot. That sort of thing). I would much rather take Rapid plus Durable.

Plus 1 wound is nigh useless…14 to 15 wounds is not a useful threshold.

And again an imperial kill team. Show some love for the xenos GW!