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Hello everyone.

So I've been looking at Deep Strike armies. That is, armies that start with the majority of their forces in Reserve, waiting to Deep Strike into play. I decided to make an army that spams half of their army with Locator Beacons and Teleport Homers, and then Deep Strikes the other half next to the first half, without scattering. Anyway, this isn't making much sense but I feel that it will once I post up the list. Which I will do now.

HQ
Space Marine Librarian (95 points)
• Terminator Armour
• Storm Bolter

Space Marine Chaplain (105 points)
• Jump Pack

Troops
Tactical Squad (225 points)
• +5 Marines
• Sergeant with Combi-Melta and Teleport Homer
• Multi Melta
• Meltagun
• Drop Pod with Locator Beacon

Tactical Squad (200 points)
• +5 Marines
• Sergeant with Bolt Pistol, Chainsword and Teleport Homer
• Heavy Bolter
• Flamer
• Rhino

Space Marine Scout Squad (206 points)
• +5 Scouts
• Snipers and Heavy Bolter
• Sergeant Telion
• Camo Cloaks

Space Marine Scout Squad (75 points)
• Shotguns
• Veteran Sergeant with Teleport Homer

Space Marine Scout Squad (104 points)
• 4 Sniper Rifles
• Missile Launcher
• Sergeant with Teleport Homer

Elites
Dreadnought (155 points)
• Multi Melta
• Power Fist with Heavy Flamer
• Drop Pod with Locator Beacon

Terminators (430 points)
• +5 Terminators
• 2 Chainfists
• 1 Assault Cannons

Fast Attack
Land Speeders (120 points)
• 2 Speeders
• Heavy Flamers
• Tornado Pattern Heavy Flamers

Land Speeders (140 points)
• 2 Speeders
• Multi Melta
• Tornado Pattern Multi Melta

Assault Squad (220 points)
• +5 Assault Marines
• 2 Flamers
• Veteran Sergeant with 2x Lightning Claws

Scout Bike Squad (190 points)
• +7 Bikers
• Locator Beacon

Heavy Support
Predator (95 points)
• Side Sponson Heavy Bolters

Stalker (75 points)

Whirlwind (65 points)

Total
2500 points

Okay, thanks all.

One word: Tigurius. He's wayyyy better than just a vanilla Libby, and he lets you have better control over your reserves which is huge if you're playing lots of them.

^^ That.

Thought about Khan, he allows you to scout transports so you can position them better and get closer with those beacons.

Also, although the list has a lot of variety, it is a bit random and over the place. I would go literally half on bikes and transports, and half on dreads and other stuff in pods.

If you replace those speeders with assault squads and ditch the stalker and predator in favor of a storm raven you'd have a fairly fluffy Raven Guard list.

Man its not the 6 iron clad drop pod list....YAWN.

But as is its ok.

I think you could benfit from a ADL with com relays

Tigirus is a huge boon to any reserve army. Or and ADL with comm relay.

You've got all those teleport homers flying around for a ten man terminator squad, you should really find the points for the second assault cannon they can take. Man, at this point level you should find the points for a second terminator squad. That would really put the pressure on.