I Call It Tactics: Defiler

So here are the rules.

The defiler is close combat unit. It is not worth its point if you field it any other way. It has a battle cannon so it can defend it self from people with meltas and krak grenades. It is a good piece if it is used correctly and by that I mean 3 power fists and a scrouge. Its best use is running from cover to cover until it gets within charge range of than fire the battle cannon into their face. Simply charge them. Obviously your targets should be monstrous creatures (Wraithknights), vehicles (land raiders) or fortifications (Firestorm Redoubts). I find that the defiler works best in a team with a hellbrute with a power fist and scrouge to get the best of the Fail special rule. The defiler is 12,12,10 5++ not what you call a competitive stat line but the power scrouge can keep you alive to those pesky monstrous creatures and Power Fist/Thunder Hammer terminators. The power scrouge has the flail special rule

 I find that the defiler works best in a team with a hellbrute with a power fist and scrouge to get the best of the Fail special rule. The defiler is 12,12,10 5++ not what you call a competitive stat line but the power scrouge can keep you alive to those pesky monstrous creatures and Power Fist/Thunder Hammer terminators Now think of this you beat the shit out of a land raider 5 power fist terminators jump out, they cannot charge you till next so you charge them. usually they would get 2 attacks each so 10 attacks hitting you on 3s and penning on 5s but withe the flail rule that unit is now at WS 1 due to 2 lots of flail weapons. together you and the hell brute have 11 attacks so you go first and hit 7 times, causing 6 wounds, this means you have a 24% chance of killing the 4/5 and a 20% of Killing them all. That sounds like good odds to me. So all in all I like the defiler but it is best used with a hell-brute or other dreadnought. Thats all for now. Bye :-)