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I have a basic draft for a 1750 points DoA list, I play against a Tau army, so my aim is all out assualt. Please dissect, discuss, tell me its crap, be as honest as you like, but hopefully be a bit constructive.

HQ

Commander Dante = 225


Troops

Assualt Squad 9 marines, powerfist, storm sheild, 1 x infernus pistols = 232

Assualt Squad 5 marines, power weapon, storm sheild 1 x infernus pistol = 150

Scout squad 5 marines, boltgun, heavy bolter, locator beacon, camo cloak (sgt.) = 173


Elites

Terminator Assualt Squad 5, 2 x thunder hammer and storm sheild, 3 x lightning claws = 210

2 x Sanguinary Priest, 2 x power sword, jump pack = 180 points





Heavy Support

Devastator Squad 5 marines, 2 x missile launchers, 2 x lascannons, power fist = 185


Fast Attack

Vanguard Veteran Squad 5 marines, Jump packs, 1 x power weapons, infernus pistol, 2 x power fist = 190

Land Speeder Multi-melta = 60

Baal Predator, Heavy bolters assualt cannon = 145


Total = 1750

for a DoA army you want as many ten man assault squads as possible, groups of 5 dont really last long.

add in a priest with just a jump pack as a force multiplier.

librarian with unleash rage and shield of sanguinius is really effective too. (preffered enemy and 5+ cover save)

i run this list at 1750.
librarian - jump pack, unleash rage, shield of sanguinius
dante
sanguinary guard - banner power fist, infernus pistol
sanguinary guard - power fist infernus pistol
assault squad x10 2 meltas, power fist
assault squad x10 2 meltas, power fist
vanguard x5 jump packs, power fist, power weapon twin lightning claws, 2 x meltabombs.
3 x sanguinary priests - jump pack.

a priest in each assault squad and one with dante and unit of sanguinary guard (banner gives dante high initiative and high attacks, plus 4 attacks from the guard each on the charge)
librarian goes with one of the assault squads.
feel no pain and furious charge across the entire army pretty much, works really well!

also dante and his unit can drop down without scattering and usually pop the enemies best vehicle.

hope this gives you a few ideas

I have just got back into Warhammer, so i have got a limited number of models, but a lot of my units are magnetised so i can field them as alternates, so i could field two 10 man assualt squads, and two sanguinary guards. but i'd have to drop the VV, and I would only have one model, to field as a Sanguinary priest.

ah ok fair enough, well at least you can have something to work towards?

for the priests, i just moulded a blood chalice, (wargear entry says nothing about a narthecium )

Forgive my ignorance, but what's a narthecium? I have one sanguinary priest which I bought off ebay, which had been converted, and I have converted another through the magnetised marines, hence why one of my assualt squads is a 9 man. The guy I play against is a good friend so we are pretty easy when it comes to saying one thing counts as another.

a narthecium is a piece of wargear you find on an apothecaries arm, like a needle with vials and stuff on it. its just easier to convert a blood chalice rather than get the narthecium parts imo.

I'f I'm honest It's a good list however why do you have Dante with a few changes Mephiston would dominate easily.

I've still yet to try Mephiston, his lack of invunerable worries me abit against a Tau army, especially the one I play against regularly. Put it this way, a hell of a lot of high power long ranged weapons. Our game has now been up'd to 2000 pts and here is my new list. Please advise....

HQ

Commander Dante = 225

Astorath the Grim = 220

Troops

Assualt Squad 10 marines, powerfist, storm sheild, 1 x infernus pistols, = 235

Assualt Squad 10 marines, powerfist, storm sheild 1 x infernus pistol = 235

Sanguinary Guard, death masks, chapter banner, power fist = 265

Sanguinary Guard, death masks, infernous pistol = 210

Death Company 9 marines, jump packs 2 x powerfists, thunder hammer, 3 x power weapons, infernous pistol = 440


Elites

2 x Sanguinary Priest, Jump pack = 150

Total = 1995


My tactics with this army aren't exactly rocket science, reserve everything, take away his ability to pick my units of with his long ranged weapons, deep strike everything in then hit him with my assualts like a sack of bricks. Nothing fancy, and nothing subtle going on. He plays a very crisis suit heavy list, usually fielding the minimum amount of troops as possible.