Reasons to Use Blood Claws in Your Space Wolves Army

There is one squad that most players fear when going against the Space Wolves.

This squad is known as the Blood Claws.
The Blood Claws are the young inexperienced, yet wild close combat troops of the wolves chapter of space marines.

In this article I'll be talking about reasons to use them in your armies. They can tie units up in close combat.

They are also one of the few squads in the game that are good at close combat and can still hold objectives on the battlefield.

Also, they have some of the most powerful charges in the game.

These are known all over the battlefields of Warhammer 40,000.

The first great reason to use Blood Claws in your Space Wolves army is, they can tie up units in close combat.
I've done this many a time and it works really well. Blood Claws can have fifteen men in a squad so it'll take awhile for any opponent to defeat them.

This however, does not mean they cant get overwhelmed.
It takes some practice to get these guys to the right place at the right time. This also doesn't mean you'll get worn out and lose combat.

In most cases these guys will destroy any unit they are fighting.

Never be afraid of throwing these guys into close combat, this is what they are good at.
Another reason to use the Blood Claws in your Space Wolves army is, they can hold objectives.
There are few troops in the game that are good at close combat and can still hold objectives. You can have your Blood Claws flood out of a Land Raider crusader right onto an objective and assault, destroy your enemies and hold the objective.
This is even better when your troops are being led by a Wolf Priest and are fearless.

It's even easier to hold an objective when you don't have to worry about leadership checks.

The last and probably best reason to use the Blood Claws in your Space Wolves army is, they have some of best charges in the game.

By this I mean the amount of damage they do when they charge into close combat.
These guys get two attacks on the charge.

If you have fifteen troops in your unit, you can get the kind of idea of how crazy of a charge you can accomplish with the Blood Claws. Fellow players of Warhammer 40,000 fear this unit and you can use that to your advantage as well.
To conclude, there are many good reasons to use Blood Claws in your Space Wolves army. They can tie up and destroy enemy squads in close combat. Also, they can hold objectives.

This usually isn't the case for close combat troops. They can also deliver powerful charges that will leave your opponent vulnerable.

Overall, these troops are very good and worth their points in the game.

These of course are just a small number of reasons to use them.