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Got a 2000 tourney coming up. I usually run orks, but feeling like using all these bikers I have picked up.

HQ
Vulkan 190
Captain - Bike, artificer armour, power weapon 165

Troops
Bike Squad -[i] 2 extra guys, combi flamer, powerfist, 2 melta, attack bike, multimelta[/i] 245
Bike Squad - 2 extra guys, combi flamer, powerfist, 2 melta, attack bike, multimelta 245
Bike Squad - 2 extra guys, combi flamer, powerfist, 2 melta, attack bike, multimelta 245

Bike Squad - 2 extra guys,combi flamer, powerfist, 2 melta 195
Bike Squad - 2 extra guys,combi flamer, powerfist, 2 melta 195

Elites
Terminator Assault Squad - TH & SS upgrade 200
Land Raider Crusader - MultiMelta, 260

Fast
Land Speeder - Multimelta, 60

I am not set on the Land Speeder, and thinking about giving the Captain a thunder hammer too.

I really like it actually. Really original. I've always thought a fast melta list with Vulkan would be interesting to run. Let me know how it does in your tourney!

If you run a speeder, I'd take atleast 2.

This army list is awesome, let me know how it fares

Me personal I like it to some extent. I like it because it is different. Now that being said I am not a fan of flamers or meltas on bikes. The reason why is you have to get to close to use them. most of the time you only get littel in return. I do understand its a vulkan list and those are somewhat manditory, but still not a fan of them.

I think bike list do way better if they can stay out of CC. You have alot of CC weapons in this list. I would drop those and add in that other speeder. I also prefer the typhoon speeders as they will provide some nice long range AT. You can still give it a MM to keep with the theme and all. But they just seem to do better.

Well that is my opinion on the matter. Do with it what you will. All in all pretty neat list and I hope it does well.

Cheers!

Well now. Bikes are prime for melta and flamers. Yes you have to get close but what better units are there for getting close?

Attack bike squadrons would be sweet with this list. Most folks won't recognize their lethality because they will get lost in the mix of other bikes and attack bikes.

This list, exactly like all the average bikers lists, lack long range support fire. Because of Vulkan even more than usual.

Some problem anyway..

Instead of the Artificier Armor+Power Weapon upgrades on the Biker Captain, honestly 2 poor optionals, just give him a Relic Blade. Same price more effectiveness.

PF on all these little bikers units aren't a great upgrade.
They will die quickely and, as already underlined on previous reply, you wouldn't need to go on CC. I will say to avoid it the most ..

The 2 last bikers units will be better equipped with one MM Attack Bike instead of the 2 naked bikers, ok for the insta-kill problems but you need to max-up all the special weapons.

You seriously lack Anti-hordes.

The lonely crusader, a part the little Speeder, will be the only armor in your list. It will consequentely call all the Anti-AV adversary weapons and even if usually resilient it wouldn't survive that much.

Honestly, even if Vulkan is almost in any situation a great forces-multiplier character, doesn't fit very well with bikers list imho.

The only list at this pts-level I considered playable, if not a little competitive before Dark Eldars, GK and Necrons codexes is this one:

HQ - Captain - Relic blade - bike. 165
HQ - Librarian - Null Zone & the Avenger - bike. 135
EL - Dreadnought - 2x TL Autocannons. 125
EL - Dreadnought - 2x TL Autocannons. 125
TR - 4x Bikers - 2x Plasmaguns - MM Attack Bike. 195
TR - 4x Bikers - 2x Meltaguns - MM Attack Bike. 185
TR - 4x Bikers - 2x Meltaguns - MM Attack Bike. 185
TR - 4x Bikers - 2x Meltaguns - MM Attack Bike. 185
TR - 5x Scouts - 5x Rifles - 5x Camo Cloacks. 90
FA - Land Speeder - TML - HB. 90
FA - Land Speeder - TML - HB. 90
FA - Land Speeder - TML - HB. 90
HV - Thunderfire Cannon. 100
HV - Predator - AC/LC. 120
HV - Predator - AC/LC. 120
Tot. 2000

I where used to field both HQ's with the Plasmaguns unti.