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Hello everyone. I played a game last night with a list I had constructed and it did not fare very well, partially because my own mistakes, but also because I was trying several new units and have since decided I need to test them more before I bring them to the field again. As such, I need some help reconstructing my list! Here's what I have so far

Farseer (Jetbike, Spear, Spirit Stone) - Thinking of maybe adding a firesabre for melee capability against MEQ

Dire Avengers x10 (Exarch /w power weapon, shimmer shield & disarming strike) - These guys are for taking forward objectives and either contesting them or wresting them from the enemy with a salvo and a charge
Wave Serpent (TL SL, SC, Holofields)

Guardians x10 (StC HWP, Warlock with Spear)
Wave Serpent (as above)

Windriders x6 (Warlock /w spear, 2 SC)

Warp Spiders x10

Dark Reapers x5 (Exarch, Fast shot, Night vision)

War Walker Squad x2 (2 BL each)

War Walker Squad x2 (2 BL each)

ADL (/w Icarus Lascannon)

Total: 1607/2000 points.

Current leanings: Either a second farseer with sniper rifle and some rangers to deploy on a rear objective or in the gunline ADL and pick off targets of opportunity, a squad of Scorpions with Claw and Crushing Blow to hang in the backfield in a serpent in the backfield in case of deep strike threat or infiltrate forward if no outflank or deepstrike (Either way, gives a 3rd serpent), or a Crimson Hunter.

Suggestions? Criticism of current standing list? Popcorn? All is welcome.

The skeleton of your list is strong. The only thing I would change is to drop disarming strike from your exarch. It is one of those things that you either wont need or it won't save you. For the points, give your reaper exarch an EML or some of those S8 missiles(maybe the whole squad) I know he shoots the lascannon, but if you have to intercept with it, you can't shoot again next turn. Plus, the cannon might get blown up.

I advise against the firesaber for the seer. That squad should not be looking to melee tac squads or the like, and the soul blaze can light up your own unit! Spend the points elsewhere.

Scorpions are probably your best choice out of the three, although I would also add some guardians or something else behind the line so you are not relying on the reapers and have a backup gunner. Big scorpion squad with a claw exarch is great. Crushing blow is meh, but monster hunter is where it's at for exarch powers. You wound most things on 2+ anyways, and most that you will struggle to wound are MC's. Monster hunter boosts the whole squad by re rolling ALL failed to wound rolls for shooting AND assault. Makes the scorpions capable of killing most MC's with a round of shooting and the charge.

My mistake, the reapers have Starswarm missiles already


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and the crushing blow makes the claw a str 8 powerfist at int6, how is that not amazing for ID T4 units?

I do get what you're saying though.

Its strength 7i think, you would x2 then add 1 I believe (Summer Holiday, maths class seems a distant memory). But its still more then enough to put the hurt on anything without a sturdy invul or VERY good back armour.

Normally you would be right, but as with chaos boons, the increase is included in the actual stat line of the model, which makes him a str4 base with crushing blow.

dont get fire saber or w/e on the farseer, dire avenger exarches are basically wasted points imo rest looks ok, not my particular favorite for a list but should do ok.

why wasted points? a 5 plus invul save on the group isn't amazing, but it will protect them, especially as forward objective takers.