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I've been painting mini's for a while and I want to get started in actually playing 40k. I figured starting out at 500 points would be good to get to know the rules. I was hoping someone could help me with a list that has sniper scouts because i'm in the middle of painting them right now, plus there pretty cool. I also have a commander, but from what I have read Librarians are the way to go in a BA army. Any help is much appreciated.

If you want to get playing with the models you own as soon as possible, a captain can be ok, but a librarian is always a good investment for BA.

Most competetive BA players choose to fill their troops with assault Marines (Nothing bad about scroring jump infantry), however a tactical squad is always a solid choice too (but then you may as well be playing C:SM)

Librarian, Jump pack: 125
10 Assault marines, 2x Meltaguns, Melta bombs: 215
5x Scouts, 4x snipers, Missile launcher: 100
Land Speeder, extra heavy bolter: 60

I am by no means the best for ultra competetive advice, but this could work well. Combat squad the assault troops, camp the snipers on a back field obvetive, and the speeder is a good pesky fly with the ability to cause some damage to enemy infantry.

Thanks! This is just the response I was looking for.

That's a fine 500 pt list. Give it a try. Although a MM/HF speeder might be better.

I don't use landspeeders (since I don't own any) but it seems like a single AV10, 2HP speeder will basically be a unit that shoots once, and then dies. I'd run a similar list, but replacing the speeder with a sanguinary priest who will give your units FnP and furious charge.

Librarian, Jump pack: 125
10 Assault marines, 2x Meltaguns 210
5x Scouts, 4x snipers, Missile launcher: 85
Sanguinary Priest, Jump Pack 75

A 10man assault squad with librarian and sanguinary priest will be a pretty tough unit to deal with, and it is really fast. If you're going to accept any challenges in combat, do it with the sarge, because you don't want your sanguinary priest or librarian to die since they are best supporting the squad with FnP and divination.

The scouts will just sit back on an objective and snipe stuff.

or here's another:

Librarian, Jump pack: 125
10 Assault marines, 2x Meltaguns, power weapon 225
5x Scouts, 4x snipers, Missile launcher: 85
Assault Bike, Multi-Melta 50

I like the idea of a jump pack sanguinary priest. I think I can add melta-bombs to that list to bring it to 500.

Thanks!

steelio22 wrote:
I like the idea of a jump pack sanguinary priest. I think I can add melta-bombs to that list to bring it to 500.

Thanks!

I actually had a meltabomb on the Sanguinary Priest, but forgot to add it. You could give it to whoever you want I just gave it to him since he is WS5.

I've never tried using a priest in a 500pt game, but I might have to try this too!

why not take Mephiston and two 5 man scout squads. maybe top it off with a typhoon land speeder?

 deffdakka wrote:
why not take Mephiston and two 5 man scout squads. maybe top it off with a typhoon land speeder?

It seems like having one guy without an invulnerable save, who can't join a squad take up half of the points in your army. But that may just be because I usually play against Grey Knights.