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Hello Readers!

My name is Colt, and this is my first time here. This is also my very first army list, so....

So, the first thing I had to do was create an Army List of 1000 points, to purchase models and know what I am going to do. So without further ado, I present my Very First Army List!!

(I do not know a lot of the 6th Edition Universal Special Rules, mainly due too not owning a Rule Book Yet, Lol. I have read through it at least!

HQ:
Ezekial
Mind Worm
(I do not know what else I should take for powers!)

Total - 145

Troop Choice:
Scout Squad
9 Scouts
1 Scout Sergeant
Camo-Cloaks x10
Sniper Rifles x9
Missile Launcher w/ Flakk Missiles
(Will Use Combat Squad to Split up.)

Total - 165

Scout Squad
9 Scouts
1 Scout Sergeant
Camo-Cloaks x10
Sniper Rifles x9
Missile Launcher
Melta Bombs
(Will Use Combat Squad to Split up.)

Total - 160

Scout Squad
9 Scouts
1 Scout Sergeant
Camo-Cloaks x10
Sniper Rifles x9
Missile Launcher
Melta Bombs
(Will Use Combat Squad to Split up.)

Total - 160

Heavy Support:
Devastator Squad
4 Space Marines
1 Space Marine Sergeant
Plasma Cannon x4
Melta Bombs
Drop Pod w/ Death Wind Launcher

Total - 185

Devastator Squad
4 Space Marines
1 Space Marine Sergeant
Plasma Cannon x4
Melta Bombs
Drop Pod w/ Death Wind Launcher

Total - 185

145+
165+
160+
160+
185+
185=

TOTAL - 1000 POINTS

Thought Process - So after reading through the forums a lot, I gathered that for low point games, you should have ALOT of soldiers. So, I massed them instead of getting any cool mechanical stuff. So I got a lot of anti infantry stuff, because everyone masses soldiers at low points (Apparently) and will capture points and mow down troops with the devastator squads, missile launchers for vehicles, 1 with Flakk missiles, just incase. The Scouts will take out high priority, and can capture places as well. Ezekial is a Bad**s who is their to Mind Rape other HQ's, and buff my own units with divination powers, probably Ignore Cover Divination one, or Re-roll any hits Divination powers.

This was the basic idea, in the mind of someone who has played a total of 1 Game, as Tau, lol.

I should mention as well, I have model wise at the moment:
1 Scout Squad
1 Dark Talon
1 Sammael
1 Raven Wing Attack Squadron

If anyone can offer any criticism, constructive or not, or advice. That would be wonderful. I would really appreciate it.

Thanks, and look forward to playing, and becoming more active here. At the moment I just read, since I have garbage to offer being so new :p

Texas Red

Interesting list, I don't often see such a volume of Scouts, but I can see your reasoning for wanting to use them in this case.

For a small game like this you might be better off using a cheaper HQ, like a dirt-cheap Librarian. He'll open up more points for you to play with.

One thing that I usually forget is this question: where is my HQ going to go? You have Ezekial but nothing to really get him where he will do better, which is close combat. All your squads are stand back and shoot, which is fine, but Ezekial doesn't match the rest of your list really.

You seem to be building your list to do well at 1000, which again is fine, but I don't see you using a lot of these same models, namely all the scouts, in larger point games. I would have no more than two units of scouts if you like them.

Think of building your list in stages like this- Maybe put together a 1000 point list, but build up to 2000 from that 1000 point list, keeping the same models from the 1000 point list in your 2000 point list. Or make a 2000 point list and pare down from that to get the 1000 that you can play with now. I would use the RavenWing Attack Squadron you already have, because you will likely use that in your larger games down the line.

Hope this helps a little bit, and good luck!

Thank you, that was genuinely helpful. I will have to reconsider my HQ then.

THanks