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HQ
Primaris Psyker
Primaris Psyker

Elite
10 Man Psyker Battle Squad w/ chimera
10 Man Psyker Battle Squad w/ chimera

Troop
10 Man Veteran Squad
3x Meltaguns, Demolitions

10 Man Veteran Squad
3x Meltaguns, Demolitions

10 Man Veteran Squad w/ chimera
3x Plasmaguns, Autocannon Team

10 Man Veteran Squad w/ chimera
3x Plasmaguns, Autocannon Team

10 Man Veteran Squad w/ chimera
3x Plasmaguns, Autocannon Team

Fast Attack
Vendetta

Vendetta

Vendetta

Heavy Support
Leman Russ Executioner

Total = 1850

The idea is the melta vets and accompanying primaris psykers (both using telepathy) Move in on turn 2-3 shoot vulnerable then enter hover to drop off the squad and psyker the following turn. The vendettas would then shoot another volley at priority targets while the melta vets move on to vulnerable vehicles or heavy infantry dropping demo and melta fire as well as melta bombs if they don't shoot so hot. The psycher detaches himself from the unit to use kamikazi psychic scream on the units also targeted by the psyker battle squad's weaken resolve. 3d6 worth of ld test when their ld is at 2 with no armor saves for each point above ld they roll can be nasty for hordes or terminator squads (minus th/ss brickwalls). The plasma vets ride the 24" line in their tin cans firing autocannons as snap shots when necessary. And the russ executioner blasts even more plasma at whatever is necessary also providing a nice 13 side flank to my chimera wall if necessary.

Any thoughts or ideas? I hate the idea of not having one pie plate so the russ executioner may be dropped for a standard russ and upgrades to the autocannon teams to lascannon teams.

I would keep the Executioner personally, as it should at least draw a ton of fire...anything that fires on it isn't firing on a Chimera.

Why a 10 man Psyker squad? 7 or 8 will drop them down to a 3-2 Ld, as you can't go lower... if they weren't in a Chimera I could understand, but they are. Use those points to get your AC HWSs. If drop them down far enough, you might be able to squeeze in a 3 man Ratling squad too or other toys... Fists on your Melta Vet Sergeants?

What is your plan on an objective game, since units in vehicles can not claim objectives? One of your plasma will have to stay back and stay outside of the Chimera to camp and hold an objective, which makes your Chimera wall alittle less imposing (as well as narrowing down the choice of targets).

I am digging the idea of a heavy Psychic IG list... good luck!

I may drop the pbs a few men as you bring up a good point. I figure all the plas melta and lascannons can take care of vehicles and heavy infantry and with the psykers powers combined they can leech lots of wounds from hordes, heavy infantry or even mc's.

My chimeras will just drop off my troops a turn before endgame like i usually do anyway because my cars get popped by turn 3 usually.

I'm hoping that this list will come to tourneys and really throw my opponents off. The primaris psyker with melta vets swooping in to devour precious death star units and hordes is not something you typically see. My only concern is the lack of a ccs to gain access to the astropath and officer of the fleet to boost my reserves and nerf theirs.

Only time will tell.... it looks good but God-Emperor be with you.....

Well, the PBS numbers I like, helps to protect against perils or explosion and still keep the unit effective. My biggest question is what do you do against neuron flyer spam, especially if they go second they will most likely have the advantage of doomsythes, and lastly what's your plan to deal with elder stars like council? Unfortunately you cannot rely on your pyskers to be effective against the runes

Flyer spam was a concern, However last time I was at a tournament in my region the necrons players seemed to use scarab spam and lots of wraiths. No one plays eldar at the local store either but my friend whom I regularly play with at my place (he also plays necrons) and seer councils have ALWAYS been a pain especially when the rest of the list is mech. Another bane of my mech vets has always been thss terminators and wraiths. The psykers will have trouble with them too as they have that damned 3+ invuln and the ability to b-line across the board right up my a$$. This is one of the reasons I've gone from melta vets to plasma vets. more volume of fire on them right before they crack my cars open and i can move and shoot 24" now.