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Been out of the game for about 10 years, but did read through some of the new Codex and purchased Army Builder. I plan to buy pretty much the entire army in one big purchase, but I want to make sure my list is viable before I spend a whole bunch of money first lol.

HQ

Farseer (joining jetbike squad)
- spirit stones, phoenix gem, molg

Troops

Jet bike Squad x5 - 1 shuriken cannon
Jet bike Squad x5 - 1 shuriken cannon
Jet bike Squad x5 - 1 shuriken cannon

Elites

Fire Dragons x5 + Exarch
Wave Serpent w/ Holo fields, TL Scatter Laser

Striking Scorpions x5 + Exarch
Wave Serpent w/ Holo fields, TL Scatter Laser

Fast Attack

Vyper - starcannon + shuriken cannon
Vyper - starcannon + shuriken cannon

Heavy Support

Fire Prism w/ Holofields
Fire Prism w/ Holofields




Thoughts...?

If your farseer takes the mantle, then they can no longer join a squad as they lose IC status. You can run the mantleseer with just the mantle+spear. The gem and stones are pretty situational: gem is nice if you get in combat and die, the stones only work on warp charge 2 powers. The only powers you really want that cost 2 are fortune, hallucination and invisibility. Maybe eldritch storm... at the cost of your 4++ is can be risky. However, the stones are fairly cheap.

For your jetbike squads, take 6 bodies to unlock the second cannon. Always take jetbikes in multiples of 3 to get shuircannons. You could drop a squad to 3 bodies, and move the 2 to the 5 man squads and add cannons.

Fire dragons are ok, but you probably don't need an exarch. If you must, take fast shot, as exarch+fast shot costs a bit less than another dragon for the same shooting effect(but less bodies) usually 5 naked dragons will get the job done fine.

Striking scorpions are not effective in a 5/6 man squad. They need at least 8, and the exarch needs a claw. Consider dropping these for dragons, or maybe dire avengers/guardians. Another option would be shining spears for more jetbike goodness. However, serpents are really good and you probably want 2.

The vypers, prisms and serpents are fine.

I would drop the dragon exarch and the scorpions with the points saved buy 5 avengers for the wave serpent and add 2 jet bikes with cannons to each bike squad.

IMO i would swap the star cannons for scatter lasers to twin link the cannons, or take duel cannon, i figure you have enough sudo rending shurkin to deal with most TEQ and MEQ.

Also if you take scatter lasers on vipers then that can help you a lot more vs flyers.

maybe even some shining spears for kicks or a crimson hunter for theming(sadly not really competetive )
generally star cannons are usually useless cause of all our shurikan rending and should therfor consider a brightlance for anit tank but since you have fire dragons.... MOAR scatter lasers

Okay so the overall composition is good? I will definitely save this thread for weapon selection specifics, but I will go ahead with the listed purchases and then make the small tweaks later. Thanks!