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Lords:

General of the Empire with Full Plate Armor and a Shield (Goes in Spears, Provides Leadership Bubble and Hold the Line!)

Wizard Lord Level 4 with Dispel Scroll (Shadow, Attempts to get Mindrazor on Spear Horde, stays in Archer Bunker)

Heroes:

Master Engineer (Assists Helblaster on a Flank)

Warrior Priest with Heavy Armor and Shield (Provides hatred, prayers to the Spear Horde)

Core:

49 Spearmen with Full Command
Detachment 1
8 Archers
Detachment 2
5 Handgunners

5 Knights

5 Knights

Special

21 Greatswords with Full Command

3 Demigryph Knights with a Musician

Great Cannon

Great Cannon

Rare

Helblaster Volley Gun

Celestial Hurricanum

I'm really asking for C&C on this list as well as any general advice to help me as an Imperial Novice, thanks for reviewing and please just send me any tidbit of wisdom you can!

What does the general bring that a captain can't? Your paying an extra 30p for 1+ leadership? You might want to get a BSB to for that Bubble Reroll, its very useful and if your worried about the leadership give your BSB standard of disicpline for 1+ leadership I think for 15p.
Secondly I think spearmen aren't very good compared to halbeardiers, and if your going to committe with a warrior priest then might as make then useful and do something.
5knights doesn't do a lot, I ve tried it before and they just die easily with the 1+save, your choice though other then that not to bad, I prefer the luminark to the hurricanium, that's just my opinion.

The general is only good in conjunction with the standard of discipline. Otherwise an Arch Lector is a better choice. A BSB is mandatory. And as previously stated Halberds are better than spearmen as you dont require magic to kill things with them. I would also advise on commiting to the greatswords and the demogryphs.

Adjusted and Hopefully Improved,

Lords
(186) General of the Empire with Armor of Meteoric Iron, Crown of Command, Great Weapon
(225) Wizard Lord Level 4 with Dispel Scroll

Heroes:
(93) Captain with Battle Standard, Full Plate and Shield
(65) Master Engineer

Core
(275) 49 Spearmen, Full Command (5 wide 10 Deep)
Detachment 1
(56) 8 Archers
Detachment 2
(175) 25 Swordsmen
Special
(250) 20 Greatswords with Full Command
(184) 3 Demigryph Knights with a Musician
(120) Great Cannon
(120) Great Cannon

Rare
(120) Helblaster Volley Gun
(130) Celestial Hurricanum

I second the switch to halberdiers. S4 is far more effective then the extra attacks or even WS of swordmen.

Thing is the swordsmen are there to negate ranks, to do so they need ranks of their own, which is why they need to survive, ws4 and the parry help them do that.

The 50 pts im saving by using spears as the regimental unit are used elsewhere, and the spears exist as an anvil.

Also the current halberd models are terribad, and the more aesthetic 6th ed spear models are in my collection currently.

EDIT:

Considering changing the sword detachment to a halberd detachment and trading the hurricanum for a luminark for the 6+ ward.

Keep the hurricanum as it is better than a luminark.

The tradeoff between halberdiers and spears is that spears get an extra rank of attacks when charged which helps them kill exactly what they would kill when they charge. Very little. Whereas the strength 4 from halberds means that they are a useful core choice. Also, You have plenty of anvils but only one hammer - Demigryphs.

Give your BSB the Armour of Meteoric Iron so he can survive. Boost the Greatswords, as they need to be 35+ to be effective. Also 3 Demigryphs is ok but 4-5 is better.