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Hi,

I am involved in a Badab war campaign at my local club. Each of us is given one of the special characters from the new IA books and have to create an army around them.

I have Malakim Phoros Chapter Master of the Lamenters, a clone of Dante without a jump pack that gets rage +1s +1a if he is wounded and a fear like ability that makes your enemies re-roll moral saves in combat.

Almost all of my opponents will be playing space marines. The campaign starts at 1000 points and escalates to 2000. I have come up with the following two lists and wanted people's opinions before putting the force together. Let me know what you think:

1000 Points:

Malakin Phoros - 175
Assault Sqaud x8 - Melta Gun, Power Weapon, Storm Shield, Metla Bombs - 209
Priest - Combi Melta - 60
Drop Pod - Locator Beacon - 10

Assault Squad x10 - Jump packs, melta gun x2, power weapon, melta bombs - 230
Priest - Jump pack powersword

Vanguard Vets x5 - Jump packs, glaive, thunder hammer, inferno pistol, lightning claw - 225

999 points in total


1500 Points

Malakin Phoros - 175
Assault Sqaud x8 - Melta Gun, Power Weapon, Storm Shield, Metla Bombs - 209
Priest - Combi Melta - 60
Drop Pod - Locator Beacon - 10

Assault Squad x10 - Jump packs, melta gun x2, power weapon, melta bombs - 230
Priest - Jump pack powersword

Vanguard Vets x10 - Jump packs, glaive, thunder hammer, inferno pistol x2, lightning claw, power weapon, power fist, storm shield x2 - 470

Librarian - jump pack - 125
Chaplain - jump pack - 125

1499 points in total

2000 Points

Malakin Phoros - 175
Priest - Combi Melta - 60
Honour Guard x5 - chapter banner, inferno pistol, power sword x2, power fist - 215
Storm Raven Gunship - Extra Armour, Locator Beacon - 230

Assault Sqaud x10 - Melta Gun x2, Power Weapon, Storm Shield, Metla Bombs - 245
Drop Pod - Locator Beacon - 10

Assault Squad x10 - Jump packs, melta gun x2, power weapon, melta bombs - 230
Priest - Jump pack powersword

Vanguard Vets x10 - Jump packs, glaive, thunder hammer, inferno pistol x2, lightning claw, power weapon, power fist, storm shield x2 - 470

Librarian - jump pack - 125
Chaplain - jump pack - 125

1980 points in total


I appreciate it's a lot to read but what do people think? I have taken quite a bit of melta to deal with armour, and a lot of power weapons as my opponents will not have as many and be mosly space marines.
My only constraints really are that I have to keep Malakim and I would rather not go mech marines as everyone else will be doing that.

Thanks

Greasy.

To be honest malakin seems pretty bad, he has rage now you lost control of your character, that is gonna suck! Load out for assault marines should look like this power fist x2 meltas if you are podding x1 melta priest with combi melta 8/9guys sarge with powerfist. Honour guard have wayy to much load out keep it simple 4 meltas and 4 plasmas Stormravens are garbage for a few reasons, so I would cut that. Vanguard vets dont need infernus pistols give it just some PWs powerfist and storm shields.

I have to agree w/ necron about the inferuns pistols on the vanguards. They are meant to use heroic intervention to drop in and assault. If you use HI, then you may not shoot.