Greetings fellow Dakkaites!
I've been a fairly casual
40k player for about 3 years now, and in that time I've played codex Marines (to learn with), Grey Knights (back when they were Daemonhunters, but the new codex is fantastic), and eventually Tau. I have since retired my Tau because I found that the army felt too stagnant for me. I have been doing some thinking about which army to collect now that I've got a fair grasp of the game, and after reading
IA8, I fell in love with the Elysians. I play in a pretty casual environment and generally avoid tournaments as I prefer partner games (and taking my time) so I'm not worried about the 'validity' of using Forgeworld rules and/or characters.
I've only played a couple games using the Elysian army list, but wanted to put together a shopping list, ideally rounding out the army at about 2k points. I'm using the fantastic models done by Pig Iron Productions for the most part, but I have a handful of
GW models handy. (2 Commissars, stormtroopers, some commander models, medic, standard bearer, and some special weapon troopers)
I'm looking to put together a list that's 1-part competitive and 1-part fun.
So here's my potential list, and
CC is most welcome!
(Note: to those unfamiliar with
IA8 / the Elysian army, they're essentially AirCav
IG par excellence, with just about every unit able to take a Valkyrie dedicated transport and able to deep strike. However, they lose access to several types of infantry-borne heavy weapons and all tanks, including artillery)
HQ Section:
Captain Thanstadt (An independant character
IG captain with basic wargear. He is however both an
IG Senior Officer, and he projects a bubble of stubbornness to units, and makes his own fearless)
Lord Commissar (combining a LD10 bubble with a Stubborn bubble to have guardsmen with higher
LD than marines
)
-Plasma Pistol/Power Weapon
-Carapace Armor
-Homing Beacon (Units deep striking withing 1 foot of the beacon can re-roll their scatter)
-Melta Bombs
HQ: 205
Elites:
Storm Trooper Squad (10 man) [195] ( Partly because I absolutely love stormtroopers, and partly for outflanking vehicle/
MEQ/
MC hunting )
-Sargent Power Weapon
-2x Melta gun
Veteran Squad 1: (198)
Sargent P.Pistol/P.Weapon
Grenadiers Doctrine (With lots of plasma in this squad, it MIGHT actually be worth it when they aren't blown off the table)
3x Plasma Gun
6x Auxilarry Grenade Launcher (Single Shot 12" Assault 1 Krak grenade launcher. Hopefully will help with synergy for hunting Tyranid Warriors and the like, mitigating wound shenanigans)
Vox Caster
-Dedicated Valkyrie Transport [130]
-Multiple Rocket Pods
Platoon 1:
Platoon Command Squad: (58)
Commander Aux Grenade Launcher
Grenade Launcher
Vox
Homing Beacon
Infantry Squads 1-3 (270)
Flamer/
GL x3
Vox Caster x3
Demo Charge x3 (Deepstriking Demo Charges, because why not?)
3x Special Weapon Squads (210) [since these guys can deepstrike, they're able to get to their targets without needing Al'Raheem or a wall of Chimeras!]
3x Melta Gun/squad
4x Heavy Weapon Squads [380] (It's a lot of points, and Elysians don't get Lascannons/Autocannons, but I have the models, and Emprah knows this list needed some long range anti-tank fire)
12x Missile Launcher
2x Dedicated Valks (200) [not sure where to put these... 2 of the special weapon squads? should I find room to make these Vendettas, even with all the missile teams?]
1x Vulture w/Twin-Linked Punisher Cannons (155) [Yes,
TL punisher cannons. Dakkadakkadakka!]
====2001 points====
