There are many ways to equip Space Wolves effectively. You have to know what to use, when to attack and when to hold back. The wolves are good in close combat, but can get overwhelmed if your not careful. In this article I’ll give some general advice on how I personally equip my grey hunters, bloodclaws and longfangs. There are many ways to equip your troops, so this is not a be all end all list. You have to be flexible and understand that you may need different weapons for different enemies.

The first Space Wolves unit I’ll explain how to equip are the grey hunters. These guys can do everything well. They can be equipped for close combat and shooting roles. Give a model in the squad mark of wulfen for more close combat punch or give one model a plasma pistol and go after the enemy’s elite squads. I almost always have either two plasma guns or two melta guns in the squad. Also, I use powerfists quite extensively. I’m not a fan of power weapons as much. I tend to roll low for wounding. Another thing that can make a grey hunter squad a lot better is adding a wolfguard to the squad. You lose the ability to have two special weapons, but they will be better in close combat and have a better leadership. So mount these guys in a rhino and go blasting with four plasma gun shots a turn. This is great especially since you can move six inches with your rhino and still fire them.

Another Space Wolves unit I’ll tell you how to equip are the bloodclaws. Bloodclaws are great troops and are scary on the charge. There are a lot of different ways to equip these guys. Once again I usually add a powerfist to the squad. Power weapons are probably good to use also, based on the sheer numbers you can put in this squad. You can put up to fifteen guys in a squad! If you have fifteen in the squad you can add a second special weapon. I personally take flamers a lot. These guys have a lower weapon skill and ballistic skill than normal marines. It might not be a bad idea to take a melta gun as your second special weapon in case you come across anything with armor. They may not have as good of a ballistic skill, but it’ll give them a chance against tanks or dreadnoughts. A great hq unit to lead these guys is the wolf priest. He’ll make them fearless and give them more power weapon attacks. You can’t lose there.

The last Warhammer Space Wolves unit I’ll explain how to equip are the long fangs. These are the guys who lay down heavy fire support. The problem is you can’t move and shoot with them. So find a firing lane and start shooting. Another issue is their lack of a meat shield that other heavy support from other marine armies have available to them. This means once you take casualties your losing important models. Usually people take the pack leader out first, which takes away your ability to split fire. This can be helped by adding a wolf guard to squad that is just a basic model with no special weapons or wargear. So when you take losses, take the wolf guard first instead of the pack leader. When it comes to weapons, I like missile launchers and las cannons. Sometimes I’ll use heavy bolters or plasma cannons if I know my opponent has a horde army. It’s best to use your long fangs to support any assaults you may be doing. Besides that, tank hunting is always their specialty.

In closing, this is just some basic advice when it comes to equipping your Space Wolves army. This is obviously not a complete list, but it’s a great start. This will give you some good ideas on how to equip your squads to deal with the many threats on the battle fields of the forty first millenia. So feel free to use these ideas and always remember, mistakes are what will help you learn and will make you a much better player. All of these troops have more information available in the Space Wolves Codex.

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Every army in the Warhammer 40,000 universe has some units that are very expensive, points wise in game terms. This is usually because they have higher stats and better weapons load-outs. The Space Wolves have some of the toughest elites in the game. Lone wolves specialize in taking down monstrous creatures and actually want to die doing it. Wolf scouts can show up on your enemies flank or in their deployment zone to wreak havok. Venerable dreadnoughts can lay down impressive fire and are more survivable than normal dreadnoughts. Wolfguard are your classic veterans. They can be used as leaders for individual packs or form a bodyguard for your hq’s. In this article I’ll talk about these units in more detail.

The first elite unit for the Space Wolves I’ll be talking about, are the lone wolves. These guys are the lone survivor of squads who have been wiped out. They want redemption for their fallen comrades and will do anything to fulfill this blood oath. You can put them in terminator armor or power armor. You can outfit them with a large array of weaponry as well. After the last game I played, my personal preference is give them terminator armor and a thunder hammer and storm shield. They aren’t that expensive and they can do loads of damage if put in the right place.

The next elite unit for the Space Wolves I’ll be talking about, are the wolf scouts. These guys are great! I can’t tell you how funny it is to watch people alter their entire deployment because they are afraid my wolf scouts may come in behind them. They usually do of course. No enemy tank is safe with these guys around. They can just show up in the enemy’s deployment zone and fire a melta gun right up a tank’s tail pipe. I don’t use them every game, but that doesn’t mean I won’t trick my opponent into thinking they could be. This is just part of the fun of having a Space Wolves army.

Another elite unit available to a Space Wolves player, is venerable dreadnoughts. Standard dreadnoughts are pretty tough. But venerable dreadnoughts are even tougher. Plus they give a leadership bonus to everyone near them. Another bonus is, they are harder to destroy than a normal dreadnought. These walkers can help back up any assault or defense you may be planning during a game.

The last elite unit a 40k Space Wolves player can use is, wolf guard. These troops are the elite of the elites for the wolves. They can be armed with a massive amount of different weapons. They can also be put in terminator or standard power armor. Another cool thing about these guys is, you can use them as leaders for your normal packs or as a bodyguard for your hq’s units. If you want to add a leadership bonus to your blood claws, throw a wolf guard in with them. Having more power weapons or power fists in a squad is never a bad thing.

In closing, the Space Wolves have some of the best elites in the game. All of these units are worth using in any game. Just make sure they match whatever strategy you will be using against your opponent. Lone wolves are a great choice against monstrous creature heavy armies. Scouts are good against pretty much every army you’ll play against. Venerable dreadnoughts are sure to provide lots of destruction when they are on the field. Wolf guard are flexible and dangerous as well. All of these elite units will destroy your enemies too.  Just make sure you take advantage of all the different elite units of the Space Wolves. Don’t forget the Space Wolves Codex has even more information on these elite units.

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