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HQ
Darnath Lysander

Pedro Kantor

ELITES

Vanilla Dread in a pod

5 man tactical termies w/ CML

10 Man sternguard veterans w/ 5 combi plasma, and 5 combi melta in a pod

TROOPS

10 man tac squad w/ HB, Flamer in a pod

10 Man tac squad w/ ML, Flamer in a pod

10 Man tac squad w/ MM, Flamer in a pod

HS
vindicator

Vindicator

Well I think its obvious who's gimmicked w/ who. Pedro and sternguard, Lysander and termies. Does this seem like a decent all comers list? Or should I hit the drawing board again?

Hmmm, you don't think it makes more sense to give the bolter drill to the sternguard...?

Actually I think you lack antiflyer. For a full on drop pod list I would think about 3 stormtalons. Just as an idea maybe Lysander with a heavy bolter drop pod could work well. ELse maybe 2TLautocannon dread in a pod could be a good flexible option.

Given you have vindis on the board, that is you can not go full reserve and waste your opponents first turn if they go first. Then you may as well get an ADL with quadgun.

You have too many points invested in HQs. They are both all of their points worth, with Lysander usual not worth it.

Pedro is awesome now, as you do not need tactical squads. You can bring 3 sternguard, then 2 smallish troop choices, this is the joy of pedro and the direction which really makes good use of him. This gives plenty of killing and scoring.

I would want the tactical squads to have melta and combimelta to be an antitank threat.
I would like 2 heavy flamers with sternguard, as they can flame wall and they can really cut infantry down. Yes, bolters cut infantry down but you want your drop pod to have a huge effect first turn.