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After a recent post about my constant failings with Space Marines and some much need objectivity, I have come up with the following 750 point list. I'm trying to make it competitive, which is unfortunately hard to do at 750 points. Let me know what you think and please don't hold back on the pointers, thanks.



Librarian
terminator armour
null zone
gate of infinity

Tactical Squad
razorback w/ storm bolter

Tactical Squad +5
flamer
missile launcher

Landspeeder
multi-melta
heavy flamer

Landraider

Too many points in troops at this size game - troops are necessary but will not win games.

How about something like:

Librarian
Tac Squad +1, Sgt with Combimelta in rhino
Tac Squad +1, Sgt with Combimelta (flamer if you need for your metagame) in rhino
Predator with Lascannon sponsons
5 terminators cyclone missile launcher

That gives you solid long range shooting with an AC, 2 lascannons (from one long range armor 13 vehicle), 2 missile shots, 10 bolter shots up to 24", 2 melta shots up close if you need, the librarian with whatever powers you want to give you some nice options and then you still have termies for CC which are no slouches as well as the possibility of a combi flamer.

750 is small for you, but it is also rough for most other players as well.

edit: I am a fan of your blog, btw - great job!


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if you really want to be dirty, you could bring 3 thunderfire cannons and just pound your opponents from extreme range while you hunker down in 3+ cover.

edit: okay I think this is a pretty competitive all comers list that takes a different tack (and this is a fun exercise, thanks!)

librarian with machine curse and avenger (really! They will probably only have 1 or 2 vehicles and you can negate its shooting really easily and the flamer will be good from the back of a rhino)
2 thunderfire cannons for the above reason
predator with lascannon sponsons
tac squad in rhino with combimelta
tac squad in rhino with combimelta

That should leave you with about 80 points to play with (I am at work without a codex) however you want - maybe add a unit of scouts or bump up one of your tac squads to get upgrades.

I would try something along this route:

Master of the Forge w/ Conversion Beamer 120

Tactical Squad (Flamer, MM) in Rhino 205

Sniper Scouts w/ Telion, Heavy Bolter 163

Landspeeder Typhoon 90
2x Landspeeder (HF/MM) 140
Landspeeder Typhoon 90

Predator (AC/HB) 85
Predator (AC/HB) 85

Comes in a few points shy of 1000 points. Just pair it down by a few support elements to get it to 750, should do quite nicely.

Here's my entry in the 750 lists. Probably not the best, but I think it's got a wide range of tools for everything you could need, tons of mobility and scoring potential, and a TFC.

Really, the main suggestion here is the Troop core for cheap but effective in this points level. These two choices (with the LSS) are exactly 500 points. They could be trimmed even more, but I'd rather take useful squads than true MSUs.

Librarian - Avenger, Quickening

Tactical x 10 Rocket Launcher, Meltagun, Razorback with Lascannon/Twin-linked Plasmagun

Scouts x 10 Telion, Heavy Bolter, SR x 3, BP/CS x 5

Land Speeder Storm

Thunderfire Cannon

Attack Bike - Multi-Melta

750 points