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So my LGS is holding a small 750pt tourny and hoping to get 6 games in one day. Usually they run only 3 games, but with the smaller point cost they want to throw more games in for people. This is what I was thinking of fielding. Harsh criticisms and suggestions please!

HQ

Haemonculus w/ LG- 60pts

TR

x5 Warriors w/ Bl, Venom w/x2 SC- 125pts
x5 Warriors w/ Bl, Venom w/x2 SC- 125pts
x5 Warriors w/ Bl, Venom w/x2 SC- 125pts
x4 Wracks, Venom w/x2 SC- 105pts

HVY

Ravager- 105pts
Ravager- 105pts

Total- 750pts

I was thinking of maybe dropping the Wrack unit and putting in x5 TB w/ x2 DL's and placing the Haemon in with them for FnP and survivability. I know 750pts isnt much to work with and people cant bring much armor, so I think I am alright that regard. Between the Blasters and all the Splinter Cannons, do I have enough AT and AI firepower to fight whatever comes my way?


-DElder

To Be Honest, I think you've got it pretty Bang On Personally, The HQ Is As Usual, The Only Change That I Might have made would have been Get rid of a Ravager and a Unit Of Warriors and Replace them With A Unit of 5 Trueborn With 4 Blasters in a raider with Flicker fields and then give the Other Ravager Flicker Fields then make a 5 man wrack squad with a liquifier then ten points for something if my maths is correct, But other than that, Pretty spot on Good List, Just one Change really

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I dont think i can justify losing a Ravager and a scoring unit who will provide long range support, cheaper, and can hold objectives for a more expensive unit which i think doesnt need to be used in the list. I dont think there will be that much armor at 750pts, and the two Ravagers will take care of that just fine I think, with the added Blasters throw into the Venoms. Plus it adds another unit for people to worry about.

Thanks for the advice though.

I am concerned about KP missions but, lots of DE have to worry about such things. To be honest I think I have a good chance to table lots of my opponents.

-DElder

DE Elder wrote:I am concerned about KP missions but, lots of DE have to worry about such things. To be honest I think I have a good chance to table lots of my opponents.

This is DE strategy at its heart - run with it.

I strongly advise against dropping a Ravager + anything to buy Trueborn with Blasters - Trueblasters are there to give us extra "Ravagers" so there is beyond zero points to dropping a Ravager for them.

Your list is very close to what I would do at 750 - I like it quite a bit. Considering the number of S.Cannon shots you have I would probably make the Haemy not a template dropper but rather equip him to help in assault, as the Wracks could use the extra oomph to knock stuff off objectives.

Looks really solid nothing I'd really change. Except maybe drop a warrior squad for a 3rd Ravager giving you the points to equipe the Haemmie for CC.

Depends on what you're expecting the meta to be at 750.

Normally when I am running my Haemons I keep them cheap. In this case if I had only 5 points i would give him a Venom Blade. Since I have 10 I like giving him a Liquifyer. If i had 5 more points I would give him Venom Blades.

What would you suggest to give him to give him that oomph your talking about? I would just think a LG is superior to VB. I feel it works better in almost all situations opposed to the VB. I want to keep everything cheap, seeing as I had 10 points left, LG was my option.

I thought about getting another Ravager, but having 4 troops I believe will be much more beneficial. Also, I dont think I need another one. If I took one I would prolly arm it with 3 Dessies, but I wont need them because MEQ cant bring enough bodies that my poison shots cant take care of. 4 troops in a low game with the amount of shots one Venom squad pours out is too much to pass up.

I would throw another Ravager and Venom Squad in if the game was 1000pts.

-DElder

Well its my preference to always bring 3 ravagers with flickerfield.

If I were to change the list it I will probably reduce the wracks from 4 to 3. Then drop one troop to include another ravager and give all of them flickerfield.