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While bored in class the other day (Im exempt from the final so I had nothing to do at all) I made some army lists. Let me know what you think/ any tips to improve them. (They arent meant to be super competitive, just fun)

List 1:
HQ
Sm Captain, Relic Blade, Arty armor, digi weps, hellfire, combi-melta 175
Command Sq. Standard, 4x plasma guns 190
Pedro Kantor 175

Troops
Scout Squad, 4ccw, sgt has shotty and pfist 100
Scout Squad, 4ccw, sgt has shotty and pfist 100
Scout Squad, 5 shottys and pfist 100
Scout Squad, 5 snipers, camo cloaks 90

Elite
Termy Assault sq. 5 th/ss w/ LRC (with mm and sbolter) 470 total
Sterngaurd +1 stern, 6 combi-melta, w/ Rback w/ lasplas 290
Sterngaurd +1 stern, 6 combi-melta, w/ Rback w/ lasplas 290

Total 1980 pts

List 2

HQ
Sm Captain, Relic Blade, Arty armor, digi weps, hellfire, combi-melta 175
Command Sq. Standard, 4x plasma guns 190
Master of the Forge w/ Conversion beamer 120

Troops
Tac squad +5guys, melta, MM, pfist, rhino 235
Tac squad +5guys, melta, MM, pfist, rhino 235

Elite
Dread Autocannon, ml 125
Dread, 2x autocannon 125
Sterngaurd +1 stern, 6 combi-melta, w/ Rback w/ lasplas 290

Hvy
Dread (with the mm and ccw) 105
vindi sb, siege shield 135
vindi sb, siege shield 135

Total 1870 (for this list I have a 4th dread I could fit in somewhere)

List 3

HQ
Sm Captain, Relic Blade, Arty armor, digi weps, hellfire, combi-melta 175
Command Sq. Standard, 4x plasma guns 190
Pedro Kantor 175

Troops
Tac squad +5guys, melta, MM, pfist, rhino 235
Tac squad +5guys, melta, MM, pfist, rhino 235
Tac squad +5guys, melta, MM, pfist, rhino 235
Tac squad +5guys, melta, MM, pfist, rhino 235

Elites
Sternguard, pfist, 3 combi-melta, w/ Rback w/ lasplas + sb 250
Sternguard, pfist, 3 combi-melta, w/ Rback w/ lasplas + sb 250

total 1980

List 4

HQ
Libby w/ temry aromor and SS 140

Troops
Tac squad +5guys, melta, MM, pfist, rhino 235
Tac squad +5guys, melta, MM, pfist, rhino 235
Scout Squad w/ ccws, shotty +pfist for sgt 100
Scout Squad w/ ccws, shotty +pfist for sgt 100

Elites
Sterngaurd +1 stern, 6 combi-melta, w/ Rback w/ lasplas 290
Dread, 2x autocannon 125
Termy Assault sq. 5 th/ss w/ LRC (with mm and sbolter) 470 total

Hvy
vindi sb, siege shield 135
vindi sb, siege shield 135

Total 1965


Any tips or changes? Im quite new to making lists. Thanks for looking

The Scout list is bad.

the second list looks awesome
I think that your Captain and his command squad need a razorback.
That master of the forge serves no purpose really. Double auto dread is kewl, perhaps replace the ml one with another double autocannon. Antitank looks good with all those meltas. One thing, those tactical squads no need multi melta. Heavy bolter or missile launcher is a good bet.

Other than that kewl.
Mebbe some scouts if you have the points?

MoTF allows the dread in the Heavy Support slot, freeing up an elite squad for some sternies

I'll make another list, (maybe without the MotF), with 2 dreads, 2 vinidis, and maybe a pred

lasplas for the Commander and his crew?

And Im pretty sure mm's and ml's are the same price (read: free) so I think that I can easily use the mls instead (which is better too, seeing as I have mls but no mms )

The 3rd army is probably my favorite. Having nearly everything a scoring unit is pretty deadly. All of the armies seem to be lacking , much in the anti-horde area though.

Would list 3 be improved if a) the mm's were switched to mls, and b) if one sterny squad had combi-flamers?

I would keep the sternguard's wargear as is.
And yes I would switch multi-melta's for missile launcher's.

If I go with list 3, should I put Pedro with a sterny squad?

Well since the tactical squad's in rhino's can't fit him in because of stupid rhino transport capacities, I would put him in with a sternguard squad.
I think you should put your command squad in a razorback by cutting back on unit upgrades, just as blood lance suggested.
The command squad is just to vulnerable to leave walking around when everyone else is in razorback's.

I was typing about that then deleted it

I was gonna try to cut back to give them a a rback

I don't think the captain needs the digital weapons, considering he has got 2+ to wound and 2+ to hit.

Should I drop the hellfire rounds too?

I would. His squad is shooty enough as it is