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As the title implies, I've been out of the game a long time. I'm trying to get an army together to start playing again, but I wanted to go with what seems to be an underdog army and then try to make it successful. I chose Space Wolves at 1850. Let me know what you think, good or bad.

HQ - Wolf Guard Battle Leader--frostblade, storm shield, wolf tooth necklace, frag and melta grenades 106
HQ - Wolf Guard Battle Leader--frostblade, storm shield, wolf tooth necklace, frag and melta grenades 106
HQ - Wolf Guard Battle Leader--frostblade, storm shield, wolf tooth necklace, frag and melta grenades 106
troop - grey hunters x 6, meltagun, plasma pistol x 2, powerfist, frag grenades in razorback 193
troop - blood claws x 9, powerfist x 2, flamer, in rhino 191
troop - blood claws x 11, powerfist x 3, flamer 196
troop - blood claws x 11, powerfist x 3, flamer 196
fast attack - land speeder typhoon 90
fast attack - attack bikes w/ MM x2 100
heavy - land raider, extra armor 265
heavy - land raider crusader, extra armor, MM 275

I've never played a game of 5th ed; this may be obvious by looking at my list. I realize that I won't be able to outshoot anyone, but I'm hoping one of the LRs will deliver the pups into HtH. 12 PF attacks on the charge has to kill something. So the bikes go tank hunting, the typhoon handles light armor/infantry, the WGBLs keep the pups in order, and the grey hunters multi-task. I have some points left over to play with, so I'm hoping to get some good suggestions here to round out the list.
Anyway, it all sounds good on paper but I have yet to try it. Let me know what the experts think.

Well, I definitely don't play marines... but can you have 3 HQ? I'm assuming there's a special rule for wolfies allowing you to do it...

It might be nice to mix them up a little bit, rather than have 3 carbon copies

I played a few friendly games with SW. Makes me want to start a SW army. Luckily a friend of mine has a hard copy of the Codex . All those power fists you can fit in a squad is just insane.

Nids: SW need one HQ for every 750 pts in the army (rounding up).

I would drop the Land Speeder, get another MM bike, and make the regular Land Raider a LRC with another MM. Moving at 6" those beasts can fire every gun they have . Should be all the anti-infantry you need. Then change one of the Battle Leaders for a Wolf Lord. What are SW without a wold lord?