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So im going to my first tournament soon and am trying to make a competitive list I'm not used to taking allies so what do you guys think of this set up? What should I change? Help greatly appreciated!

Rune Priest

Rune Priest

Grey hunters x 10
2-Plasma guns, Plasma pistol, Motw, Banner
Rhino

Grey hunters x 10
2-Plasma guns, Plasma pistol, Motw, Banner
Rhino

Grey hunters x 10
2-Melta guns, Plasma pistol, Motw, Banner
Drop pod

Long Fangs
3-Missiles, 2-lascannons

Long Fangs
3-Missiles, 2-lascannons

Primaris Psyker

Veteran Squad
3-Melta guns

Veteran Squad
Autocannon, Flamer

Vendetta

Leman Russ Vanquisher
Camo Nets

Aegis Defence Line











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Just realised the vanquiser isn't large blast anymore what would you recommend instead? Battle cannon, Demolisher or maybe even a second vendetta in the squadron?

I thought allies could only take one troop?

Take another vendetta instead of the heavy. Have to put it in same squadron.

The force org chart looks like it allows 2? Yea another vendetta could work plus they look awesome!

I like taking a ccs, vet squad and 2 vendettas in a squadron. I sometimes include astropath and/or ootf.

I'd probably consider a blob to put a RP in. Prescience is just nasty when you have a bunch of guys who can benefit.

I presume you have 2 Rune Priests joining the Long Fangs, that's 200+ points just to give the Long Fangs some re-rolls, I think one is more than enough. Getting one priest to join a IG blob squad is also very useful. The lone drop-pod is a bad idea at 1850 points, 10 marines against the opponent's entire army is going to go badly. If you're looking for drop-pod melta, take wolf guard with combi-melta instead.

The plasma pistols and lascannons are pretty expensive, consider dropping them. LR demolisher is very good against deathstars, so it's worthy of consideration, otherwise a standard LR will suffice.

2 vendettas is definitely worth considering, but maximizing their transport ability is another issue. Considering getting rid of the autocannon veteran squad and using all the spare points for a blob squad, then give the PCS 4 flamers and put them in the second vendetta. You now have 2 scoring squads in flyers that can go anywhere, or if you like to play aggressively, outflank the vendettas and drop the meltavet and PCS so you can blow up a vehicle and flame a squad (or blow up a transport and flame its squad). Put the second rune priest with the blob and now you have a ATSKNF blob.

Yea maybe I'll reconsider the plasma pistols there's a lot of points to free up there as you say! I'm gonna try out your suggestions and see how it goes! Thanks

0) You're rune priests need to have different wargear to be legal. Give one a chooser.

1) If you have two rune priests, then your really don't need a primaris psyker. Just take a company commander instead.

2) The Long Fangs are wasting points on Lascannons. Especially if you take the lascannons on the vendettas. Take missile launchers instead.

3) Either take 3 drop pods or 3 Rhinos. Don't mix them up.

4) Compared to Grey Hunters, Veteran squads suck. Why not just grab another squad of Grey Hunters - even a small squad of 5 to camp on objectives..


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 imweasel wrote:
I like taking a ccs, vet squad and 2 vendettas in a squadron. I sometimes include astropath and/or ootf.

This is good advice. The primaris psyker is more likely to kill himself with perils of the warp than actually earn his 30 points.