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I just started playing 6th edition and am having a hard time pulling my head out of 5th. Lots of things I used to do don't work so good anymore. This is forcing me to try a lot of new things that I never would do before. Here is a bold list. I know there are some weak points but hearing it from you "professionals" will really help me fix it

This is 2 primary detachments with no allies. 2000 points


HQ-1/Troop-1/Fortification-1 340pts
Skyshield landing pad
Coteaz, divination (on landing pad)
2 Jakaero
3 Servitors-Plasma cannons
5 Warriors-Stormbolters


HQ-2/Troop-2 (On same Sky Shield Landing Pad as Coteaz or Bastion) 249pts
Ordo Malleus Inquisitor, divination
term armor, psycannon, mastery 1, 3 servo skulls
2 Jakaero
3 Servitors-Plasma cannon

Troop-3,4 321pts
5x strike squad, razor-heavy psybolter
1 searchlight n one razor (spare point)

Elite-1/fortification-2 255pts
Imperial Bastion-icarus lascannon
Vindicare (Bastion)

Fast attack-1,2 600pts
10x interceptors, 2 daemon hammers, psyboltammo

Heavy-1 235pts
Dread knight, teleporter, heavy incinerator

After my first post blunder I have revised a bit with some changes to the squads I had.
Only reason for 2 primary detachments is for the additional fortification. I wanted the Bastion for Vindicare LoS. Vindicare will duck inside Bastion if I choose to put another squad on the ramparts.

For each Primary Detachment, you need 1HQ and 2Troops; so for 2 PD, you've got a minimum of 2HQ and 4Troops. I see 3HQs here, but only 2Troops, meaning you're missing two whole troops!

You also get one fortification for each PD, but you've got three in there somehow....

Fix all those problems, and try again. Also, when I added this all up, I got 1985, which means my math is off or you're 15pts short.
Post points for each unit. It's fine to do so long as you don't say things like, "26pts for each GKI, 10pts for the Hammer, etc." Just put the end unit cost.

Servo-skulls are 3pts on an Inq, and 5pts on a GM. Why would you pay the extra 6pts when you have an Inq in your list already?

Put Plascans on your Servitors. A canny opponent will just stay out of the 12" melta bubble they generate, making the multi-meltas practically useless.
If you're interested in melta-spam, then three Warriors with Meltas in a Rhino is cheap and effective. Do that three-six times over, and they can't kill them all.

I see my huge troop mistake. Fail on my behalf. I will review more carefully before I post.

As for the fortification, I meant the landing pad to be used by 2 units, that was bad writing on my behalf. Please forgive my nubiness and thank you for the input/schooling.

The first 6e game I played was 3000pts. I saw the new FOC and thought, "4HQ 2TROOP YEAH!" I was embarrassed, but definitely re-read the FOC rules!
So no worries, everyone makes mistakes.