This is the load out for sitting in or walking alongside a vehicle and constantly repairing it. Combine this with his 2+ armour save and he becomes a tough little assault unit. He also gets +1 Wound from his Thunderwolf Mount. The Iron Priest build that everyone loves! A unit of 5 Toughness 5 models with plenty of attacks. There are only 2 really good builds for an Iron Priest. But not essential for this chap.ĭigital Weapons – If have have 10pts going spare Melta Bombs – If you have 5pts going spare. Space Marine Bike – If you want him to join a Bike Squad Plasma Cannon for servitor – Too expensive! Multimelta for servitor – Will he be in range or live long enough to use it? But let’s have a look at his wargear options.Ġ-4 Cyber Wolves – Awesome units for their points.Ġ-4 Thrall Servitors – Essentially Guardsmen with powerfists.
So, considering his equipment, he’s not bad for the points.
He also has the Battle Smith rule that allows him to repair vehicles. I can see Iron Priest being overlooked in favour of other Elite choices, but this doesn’t mean that an Iron Priest doesn’t have his uses.Īn Iron Priest is essentially a Space Wolf with an extra attack in his profile, but he also comes with Runic armour (2+ save), a servo arm, a bolt pistol or bolter, a Thunder Hammer and frag n’ krak grenades. Fortunately, fielding an Iron Priest in a Space Wolves army is far more straightforward! They bless the machines, appease the spirits of plasma and flame while converting failed Iron Priest aspirants into servitors and wounded Fenrisian wolves into Cyberwolves.Īs with all things Space Wolf, technology and the Iron Priests are surrounded by mysticism and myth. Space Wolf Iron Priests are the mystical tech marines of the Space Wolves Chapter. We have re-published it here to keep it from being lost in the warp. This article was first published by the now defunct Space Wolves Blog back in 2014.