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I just thought up a 1500 pt list that would be pretty much killer vs Meq but can also cope with horde.

HQ
Farseer with Fortune 85

Elite
10 Howling Banshees, Exarch w Mirrorswords & Acrobatic, Wave Serpent w Tl Shuri Cannon 282

Troop
10 Dire Avengers, Exarch w Dual Shuri's & Bladestorm, Wave Serpent w Tl Shuri Cannon 252
10 Dire Avengers, Exarch w Dual Shuri's & Bladestorm, Wave Serpent w Tl Shuri Cannon 252
5 Pathfinders 120

Heavy
5 Dark Reapers, Exarch w Fast Shot 207
Fire Prism w Holo Fields 150
Fire Prism w Holo Fields 150

1498 pts total.

I say it's extremely versitile & Mobile, the banshees can deal with combat units, the avengers can dish out alot of shots starting from turn 1 because they are in a wave serpent. The patfinders are a threat to heavy armoured units like terminators so the enemy has to be carefully where to deploy them, the reapers just make kebab out of marines. The prisms can do AT but also hav quite good anti horde fire.

The Prisms and Reapers should lurk somewhere around my table edge.
The farseer should go with the reapers.

A couple of comments:

Why Fortune on the Farseer? It seems Doom would help both the DAs and the Banshees a lot more at killing stuff.

Also, aside from Prisms, what can deal with tanks? With the new scatter rules for blasts, relying on prisms to hit tanks with the small template is not advisable.

The pathfinders are also in an odd place in this list, but I can see why you would put them there.

As for the Reapers, I wouldn't give the Exarch Fast Shot anymore, as ignoring the enemy's cover saves with Crack Shot seems to be a lot more attractive these days.

Hope this helps.

Looks like a versatile list to me. Well rounded for multiple opponents; but spirit stones are a must. Maybe a bright lance somewhere to scare tanks.

Here's another go.

HQ
Autarch, Power Weapon, Fusion Gun 90

Elite
10 Howling Banshees, Exarch w Mirrorswords & Acrobatic, Wave Serpent w Tl Shuri Cannon 282
5 Wraithgaurd, Warlock w Enhance & Singing Spear, Wave Serpent w Tl Shuri Cannon 218

Troop
10 Dire Avengers, Exarch w Dual Shuri's & Bladestorm, Wave Serpent w Tl Shuri Cannon 252
10 Dire Avengers, Exarch w Dual Shuri's & Bladestorm, Wave Serpent w Tl Shuri Cannon 252


Heavy
Fire Prism w Holo Fields 150
Fire Prism w Holo Fields 150

1494 pts total.

The Dark reapers,farseer and snipers are replaced with a super mobile unit that can survive assaults and being shot at and also can destroy everything armored with out a sweat.
Its now completely mobile.

The second list looks better. But I would take Fire Dragons instead of Wraithguard, much cheaper and able to do the same job. It appears that your math for the Wraithguard is wrong.
This will free some points to give stones to the Serpents. They need to keep on moving.

Nifty list, you're a few points out on the Banshees and Wraithguard (typo for these) though, the whole list comes to 1499

I like the idea of using the Banshees with the Avengers, have you thought about a couple of other alternatives to the Wraithguard unit?

Possibilities could be as follows:

1. Falcon (Holofields) + 6x Fire Dragons (inc Exarch) leaving you with almost 40 points to throw into making your Avengers more durable in CC whilst the Banshees come in for a counter assault?

2. 10x Warp Spiders (inc Exarch, with PB's Withdraw) for versatility factor and mobility? leaving you with about 55 points to also beef up your Avengers and the Autarch with an extra attack (Mandiblasters).

3. 5x Shining Spears (inc Exarch, Star Lance and Withdraw) as above, but with punch to take down tanks, MC's and small heavy armoured units, pair this with an upgraded Autach on jetbike and you have 6 St 6 Power Weapon attacks on the charge... just from the Autarch. It also leaves you with just over 50 points to throw into upgrades for other units (as stated above).

Good luck with it all, looks to be a promising force to be reckoned with

Cheers,
Dave

This looks interesting

HQ
Autarch, Jetbike, Laser Lance, Mandihat 130

Elite
10 Howling Banshees, Exarch w Mirrorswords & Acrobatic, Wave Serpent w Tl Shuri Cannon & Spirit Stones 297

Troop
10 Dire Avengers, Exarch w Dual Shuri's & Bladestorm, Wave Serpent w Tl Shuri Cannon & Spirit Stones 262
10 Dire Avengers, Exarch w Dual Shuri's & Bladestorm, Wave Serpent w Tl Shuri Cannon & Spirit Stones 262

Fast
5 Shining Spears, Exarch w Star Lance & Withdraw 227

Heavy
Fire Prism w Holo Fields & Spirit Stones 160
Fire Prism w Holo Fields & Spirit Stones 160

1498 pts total.

very nice.. very nasty

I had a similar list, except with a squad of 9 jetbikes with S.Cannons and a Warlock with Destructor in place of the Banshees... just so much jump in and out business its not funny... like herding up cattle for slaughter

Nice work!

Cheers,
Dave

Dude Thats cool too
Let mee seee...

What is your battle plan? because your opponent will see that all they have to do is kill your DA's and hold one objective to win

HQ
Autarch, Jetbike, Laser Lance, Mandihat 130

Troop
6 Jet Bikes 2x Shuri Cannon 152
6 Jet Bikes 2x Shuri Cannon 152
10 Dire Avengers, Exarch w Dual Shuri's & Bladestorm, Wave Serpent w Tl Shuri Cannon & Spirit Stones 262
10 Dire Avengers, Exarch w Dual Shuri's & Bladestorm, Wave Serpent w Tl Shuri Cannon & Spirit Stones 262

Fast
5 Shining Spears, Exarch w Star Lance & Withdraw 227

Heavy
Fire Prism w Holo Fields & Spirit Stones 160
Fire Prism w Holo Fields & Spirit Stones 160

1505 pts total. Need to lose 5 pts

Squig_herder wrote:What is your battle plan? because your opponent will see that all they have to do is kill your DA's and hold one objective to win

They got a mobile cover save with em.
And if it's not safe they can zoom of in it.

Only out I can see is either drop the Spirit Stones off one of your vehicles, probably a Prism as its less likely to attract fire (seeing as they will be gunning for your DA units) and can keep at range, or the Mandiblasters from the Exarch, so 5 attacks on the charge instead of 6... makes me cry a little bit that thought.