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This army is based on what I can field without subing stuff in so I am somewhat limited in what I can do currently.

HQ:
Celestine

Troops:
10 Sister squad - MM, meltagun
rhino

10 Sister squad - MM, meltagun
rhino

10 Sister squad - MM, meltagun
rhino

10 Sister squad - MM, meltagun
rhino

Fast Attack:
7 Seraphim squad - 2 inferno pistols, eviscerator

Heavy:
Exorcist tank
Exorcist tank

Defensive:
Aegis Defensive line - Quadgun

Allies:
HQ:
Primaris Psyker (Telekinesis)

Elites:
Marbo

Troops:
Vet squad - 3 Meltaguns

Fast Attack:
Vendetta

Heavy:
Executioner - MM sponsons, lascannon

Now I do have some leeway in that I can drop the tank and pick up more Seraphim and a suicide unit of Repentia or add in a Psyker choir for the Primaris to drop shriek at 12 wounds or more a turn for 180 points. This still leaves me with 55 points left over to spend and I could get a platoon of Guardsmen for a bubble wrap of my home objective but not much else. Thoughts? The tourney is this weekend.

Do you have access to heavy bolter retributors? Those combined with a quad can be very messy for the opponent (rending quad gun O.O)

I would swal the inferno pistols for hand flamers, they do so much more damage to their intended targets compared to the shortest range AT gun in the game

I second the hand flamers and the HB Retributors. I also tend to run my IG Vets with an autocannon.

It just made me smile to see a Sisters list for a tourney. Whether or not you win, you've won my admiration.

I would give you bonus points for playing sisters. Someone at my LGS collected sisters second hand for nearly 4 years and 2 weeks back he threw them al in paint remover, 230 sister he has....

Take to sponsons and the lascannon off the russ. A general rule with IG is NEVER take the multi-melta. Plus you are using the Executioner for it's plasma cannon of own, so you don't really need that lascannon.

Also, Melta-vets are now not very competitive. Try, as a HQ a CCS with 4 meltguns in a Chimera. They can all shoot out the fast moving transport top hatch. Can't remember but I think the infantry platoon is a mandatory take for a guard army, can't remember how this works for allies but you might need that PCS and platoon.

I really don't have retributers at this time but I really want them. How are the MM sponsons not worth it on the Russ or the splat cannon? Unless those shots are all snap fire and I have been playing the Russ wrong since 6th.

I do have one platoon worth of guardsmen but they are mostly for the quad gun as I lack retributers at this time. By switching away from inferno pistols I save twenty points and if I loose the MM sponsons and splat cannon that is another 45.

I can give a guard platoon ACs and basic support weapons and by dropping the psyker I can get a command squad with four flamers. Which will do a suicide rush from the vendetta and hose an entire area of infantry

To make retributers I have an excess of flame thrower sisters so I can buy some heavy bolter bits, magnetize them and just slap them onto the model. Which costs me 85 points and if I want a roll of 3+ for TL I will need a priest which means dropping Marbo and having 20 points to spend. That might buy me another seraphim.

I have found the Ret squads to be meh at best. A fully kitted 10 girl squad (with banner) is well north of 180 points. For 135, you can get an exorcist. (And, lets be honest, either way you're shelling out $50 to get them). But, you already have 2. (As for the quad gun being rending, I have had it ruled that it does not apply as the quad gun is not one of the unit's weapons - but that is for another thread).

I would also probably ditch one of the battle sister squads in favor of a dominion squad with 2 MGs in an immolator or 4 MGs in a rhino.

The biggest concern I think you will have is when you run into the kill point game most tournaments will have. If you go up against a small, elite army you will have to table them in order to win. Just something to be cognizant of.

I have no idea what the army composition will be but I will at the very least expect tau and SWs.

Seraphim with 2xhand flamers are amazing, I would switch to those as you do not have a lot of swarm killers and inferno pistols are silly close range weapons.

Thats a lot of melta in that list. Its almost like you are worried about vehicles or something.

Recently I've had a lot of success with putting plasma pistols on my BSS superiors. When their act of faith ability hits it makes the plasma less dangerous and adds more punch to the unit. Just not sure about the cost.

HQ: Celestine-135

Priest - 45 (not sure a single priest triggers the boosted roll for acts of faith.

Troops:
10 sister squad - MM, MG
Rhino - 180

10 sister squad - MM, MG
Rhino - 180

10 sister squad - MM, MG
Rhino - 180

10 sister squad - MM, MG
Rhino - 180

Fast:
7 Seraphim - 2 hand flamers, eviscerator

Heavy:
Exorcist - 130

Exorcist - 130

Retributers - 4 HBG - 85

Defense:
Aegis - quad gun - 100

Allies:

HQ:
CCS - 4 flamers or P. Psyker - 70

Troops:
Vet squad - 2 melta guns, AC - 100

Fast:
Vendetta

Heavy:
Executioner - 190

I do not fear vehicles, what I do fear though is all of the 2+ armor saves.

 BunkerBob wrote:

I do not fear vehicles, what I do fear though is all of the 2+ armor saves.

QFT.

Does anyone know if a baseline priest triggers the boosted act of faith?

what do you mean by "boosted'?

If a squad has either suffered casualties, has an ic join them or something else happen then you only need a 3+ to get a faith to trigger. Does a priest meet that? The normal rol is 5+

Priests don't do much unless you are fielding repentia, I would drop him for combi meltas/plasmas on the BSS and maybe a dozer blade on one or melta bombs on the seraphim

But does he trigger the 3+ roll instead of the 5+?

Checking out my codex, it states the following:


So, as I read it, you can have a total of a +3 modifier to your roll if you meet all three criteria. A roll of 2 with these modifiers will trigger your faith.
In short, unless I am missing something elsewhere, I assume that a priest will not meet any of those criteria. Although he is an IC, he doesn't fall into the list
of acceptable ICs. As mentioned before, he will definitely benefit Repentia if you plan on taking them with his re-roll to hits.

If I am mistaken this, please correct me.

P.S. - You could always take a Simulacrum if you depend on those faith rolls.

The only way I can get repentia into the list would be to drop the tank. I am not sure if it is a decent enough trade off. That is a lot of boots though for 190 points. Melee combat happens a lot for my area but I thought repentia were one shot wonders in terms of a fight?

I would definitely not drop the tank for Repentia. I'm just saying that that's one of the times where I would use a priest. Just keep in mind that list of modifiers and apply is thusly. Again, you could always put a Simulacrum with your Retributors if you worry about their faith not kicking in, etc. I kind of like your list the way it is, to be honest. Maybe Jacobus for rerolling number of faith points, I don't know.

The only other thing I could want is a bastion instead of an aegis. Shove the vets inside and let the retributers have the roof.


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So I just reviewed my list in army builder and made a couple modifications. I feel this list will thrash just about anything out there.

HQ:
Celestine
Primaris Psyker - Not sure if I want to run him or not without a Choir. He seems naked to me.

Troops:
4x 10 Sister squad - MM, meltagun, combi-flamer
Rhino

Fast:
7 Seraphim - 2 Hand flamers, eviscerator, melta bomb
Vendetta

Heavy:
2x Exorcist tank
Retributors - 4 HBG
Executioner tank

All in all I would say this list rocks. I opted for the combi flamers because I have melta covered to the extent it is just silly and felt that some control over large armies would be effective.