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so, after having the codex a few days, ive written out a few lists.

1000

Overlord Warscythe, Tachyon Arrow,Phylactery, Command Barge 225
4 Crypteks 3 HoDestro, Lances, HoEternity, Chronometron 145

Immortals Tesla Carbines 85
Immortals Tesla Carbines 85
Immortals Tesla Carbines 85

Monolith No Upgrades 200
Doomsday Ark No Upgrades 175


1500

Imotekh Command Barge 305
3 Crypteks 3 HoDestro, Lances, Solar Pulse 125

Deathmarks No Upgrades 95
Deathmarks No Upgrades 95

Immortals Tesla Carbines 170
Immortals Tesla Carbines 170
Immortals Gauss Blasters 85
Immortals Gauss Blasters 85

Monolith No Upgrades 200
Doomsday Device No Upgrades 175


2000

Imotekh Command Barge 305
Trazyn Command Barge 265
2 Cryptek 2 HoDestro, Solar Pulse 90
2 Cryptek 2 HoDestro, Solar Pulse 90

Deathmarks 5 Strong 95
Deathmarks 5 Strong 95

Immortals Tesla Carbines 170
Immortals Tesla Carbines 170
Immortals Gauss Blasters 85
Immortals Gauss Blasters 85

Monolith No Upgrades 200
Doomsday Ark No Upgrades 175
Doomsday Ark No Upgrades 175

so, these are my lists.

in the first one, a Cryptek in each immortal squad, the one with the Chrono im not sure what to do, any suggestions? or is he allowed to hang out by himself?

in the second one, same deal, just more immortals, and imotekh

in the third, its all the same, trying to keep night fighting going, any suggestions?

Above all, you have no Res Orbs, but they are expensive...

-For your first army, that's a nice amount of AT, but for the 1000pt level you seem to have potential point sinks.
With only nineteen bodies on the ground, they will get beaten down quickly in CC. Your Overlord has a good number of tools at his disposal, but if his purpose is to be in the CCB, then the Tachyon Arrow is not entirely needed since he has a WS. Though, I do see what you're trying to do. The Chronometron would allow the Tachyon Arrow to effectively be TL, but only if the Overlord and the Cryptek were in the same unit. If that is what you want to do on Turn 1, having the Overlord hopping out of the CCB and joining with the HoE to use the Tachyon Arrow, then you would want that Cryptek in a unit so he's not by himself. He would die quickly, giving your opponent an easy KP off of the single model comprised Royal Court. So, either run your chances with that or get rid of one HoDestro and place him in the corresponding Immortal unit. That way, he has friends and you can do that Turn 1 shot with the Overlord.
The monolith is a nice addition, being able to move your units around, but it is 200 points. 1/5 of the army with this guy, 2/5 being taken up by the Overlord-CCB combo & DD Ark, with your troops/Crypteks taking the last 2/5. I'm not a very experienced player, but I don't believe that is ideal at the 1000pt level.
Depends on how you well you will play this list.

-Second one is more of a solid build, but those 5-man DM squads can be destroyed if not used carefully. Reiterating, any minimum-sized squad can be destroyed quickly. I say, combine the two 5-man Immortal squads, so you have an AT Cryptek in each of your Troops choices. Your DMs are good for contesting objectives, but do what you will with combining them or not. Imotekh is not a bad choice for a CCB, being that his GoF allows rerolls to Wound while sweeping in the CCB. His Staff of the Destroyer is not bad for a one-use weapon, but it can fail and requires careful use. Monolith is a good choice at this level, as is the DD Ark, but together again takes a chunk of points, albeit not as severe as at the 1000pt level.
You have good AT, infantry numbers aren't bad, NF for 3-4 turns(avg) and mild DS shenanigans.

-Third one is not quite as solid as second, but is still a good build. Trazyn in a CCB does not allow him to use his Empathic Obliterator, for it requires himself to be in Assault.
With this one, you have more AT, but at this level you really need more infantry. In this build, I think Imotekh would be best in a unit, so I would combine the two 5-man Immortals with him joined, so they are Relentless. Plus, maybe take away the CCB he was in and one of your HoDestro(non SP). With 115pts, you can get a Night Scythe and give the HoDestro him and his unit are with a Gaze of Flame. With that change, you can quickly insert Imotekh&friends onto an objective.
You will still have a good amount of AT, but while you lose a troop choice, you are able to get two objective grabbers in quickly under cover of darkness. One is supported by a very fast TL Tesla Destructor, that is Relentless and has an HoDestro. Use the Night Scythe to grab your troops and take them to objectives while NF is up, hurt the hell out of things with the DD Arks, have your Monolith wherever you can use it best, and have the DMs possibly DS in and help Trazyn hold whatever objective he's on.


These lists will all depend on how well you will play, CC will hurt(of course), and there are always room for improvements. With that said, take my advice however you want, play them the way you will and make sure to post BatReps!

Alrighty, Thank you for the post, i will probably definately join the 2 DM Squads, and the Immortals. i will drop the CCBs in the last list, and find domething to add, Gaze of Flame and a Night Scythe possibly, Thank you for the advice, i will work on some reworked lists and post up!

thanks again

Needs scarabs... no joke; at least 1 unit, if not 2. I love imotek, I just can't justify his cost over a normal lord... especially when you can get 2 pulses as is, and basically lock down T1 and whatever other turn your heart desires!

JDog02 wrote:Alrighty, Thank you for the post, i will probably definately join the 2 DM Squads, and the Immortals. i will drop the CCBs in the last list, and find domething to add, Gaze of Flame and a Night Scythe possibly, Thank you for the advice, i will work on some reworked lists and post up!

thanks again

I tend to agree with Gorandius's take in regards to amalgamating squads, however DM's might be a noted exception. If I understand their rules correctly, the second squad would be able to mark a second target. Definitely something to weigh against the unit survivability?

Possible solution would be to shave some points to go with two units of 7ish. A nice marriage between survivability and target saturation.