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Just came up with this list. Walker Spam. This is under the idea that a defense line will give walkers a 4+ save (as that is what I believe it will do and I have never had an opponent or tournament director say otherwise).

Eldrad
Autarch- mandiblaster, power weapon, fusion gun, warp jump pack

10 guardians- scatter laser
10 guardians- scatter laser
3 jetbikes +warlcok- embolden, singing spear

10 warp spiders- exarch, withdraw, dual spinners, powerblades

3x walkers- 6 scatter lasers
3x walkers- 6 missile launchers
3x walkers- 6 shuriken cannons

Defense line

Eldrad, both guardian teams, missile walkers, and scatter walkers all behind the line (make a half bubble with it). Eldrad guides, guides, and fortunes. SHOOT EVERYTHING.

Shuriken cannons walkers outflank. They have 30" effective range so they will be able to hit anyhting on the board except the stuff in the dead center.

Warp spiders and autarch deep strike in and nock people off an objective/ harass/ blow stuff up/ reak havok/ induce mayhem/ achieve linebreaker.

Jetbikes turboboost to contest.

This would put out insane amounts of firepower from 3 different directions. What do you guys think?

Is that not 4 fast attack slots taken up?

Warp spiders are the only fast attack slot used.

Does the autarch really add much besides a meltagun and a reserve roll boost? He's a very big points investment!

Also, what do you think to the idea of swapping a guardian squad out for rangers and giving the aegis line a quad gun? The rangers would acquire a boosted cover save, some sniper support and a very nasty BS4 anti-flyer weapon

I'd drop the Autarch and add an Avatar to make the Guardians fearless by deploying them in close proximity to him.
He also gives your army some cc capabilities just in case some outflankers, fast moving units or deep strikers threaten your front ranks.

By my math you have some points spare. I would grab a warlock w/embolden for eldrad's squad. Re roll psychic tests means you will almost never fail and rarely perils, as well as LD in case you take casualties.

I do like the ideas listed above. The autarch was in there for his power weapon in CC on top of the exarch. But I supose sweeping combat isnt exactly what I want. Ill want to withdraw in my opponents turn. The avatar as a babysitter! hmmm lol never thought of him like that. But that may not be a bad call.

The walkers behind a defense line has been quite the debate on another thread and the debate kinda went to crap. Some people dont think walkers get a cover save behind the defense line and some do. So the tactic here may not work. IDK.

You need to drop that Autarch for an Avatar or the Guardians will be running away real fast.

guardians would be behind the defense line. I havent really had many people shoot at my guardians when they have a 4+ cover save. But thats in a different list. Usually there are other pressing targets that need killed so they shoot elsewhere.

 Razgriz22 wrote:
guardians would be behind the defense line. I havent really had many people shoot at my guardians when they have a 4+ cover save. But thats in a different list. Usually there are other pressing targets that need killed so they shoot elsewhere.

I remember in a GT, my reaper autocannons shot a Guardian squad once, 10 men and 3 casualties. A failed morale check and they were gone. One KP for me. I won by 5 to 4 kill points.

 wuestenfux wrote:

 Razgriz22 wrote:
guardians would be behind the defense line. I havent really had many people shoot at my guardians when they have a 4+ cover save. But thats in a different list. Usually there are other pressing targets that need killed so they shoot elsewhere.

I remember in a GT, my reaper autocannons shot a Guardian squad once, 10 men and 3 casualties. A failed morale check and they were gone. One KP for me. I won by 5 to 4 kill points.

lol. That seems like a nightmare story. But definetly possible. Its nice when eldrad hides in a unit as they get the LD 10 ten. But I see where the fearless comes in with the avatar.