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Upcoming game against the nasty space elves... Trying something a little different so, I'd like some c&c please

CSM

HQ.

Lord, MoN, Bike, Bbos, L. Claw, SoC, Blight and Melta bombs (Can I take both?)

Troops.
10 x Cultist
10 x Cultist
7 x Plague Marines, 2 x Plasma Gun, Champ has combi-plas and melta bombs. Rhino, Dirge.
7 x Plague Marines, 2 x Plasma Gun, Champ has combi-plas and melta bombs.

Elites.

5 x Noise Marines, 1 x Blastmaster, rest with bolters.

Fast Attack.

Heldrake, Baleflamer.
3 x Bikers, Melta gun, Power axe on champ.

Heavy.

8 x Havocs, 4 x Lascannons.
3 x Oblits, MoN, Votlw.
Tri-Las Pred

Fortifications.

ADL with Quad Cannon.

Eye of Night seems like a waste, but only if it's one-use-only. I mean, that's another Oblit that can keep firing, right?

I did think that too but again it's another gamble. If I can get 2 vehicles under the blast, it could potentially be devastating.

Forgot to add in my OP that I still have 42 points remaining, any tips would be appreciated.

Outflanking blast masters seems suboptimal. With their long range they should be on the board firing with everything else to maximize first turn damage.

That's providing I get the first turn though, surely? The main reason for outflanking them was to have a distraction a bit later in the game that will need attending to, that is not where the rest of my force is. With Oblits DS in the back field, i'm sure he will end up revealing the rear of a vehicle to one of my 3 attacking groups.

A tri-las Predator will be of use vs. Eldar.
48"R and S9 x3, one Twin Linked, is something they do not tend to like.

So get two of those!

No.. really one is enough. I'd drop the allied BL altogether and lose the sorc from there to make up points. Add cultists and ADL after.

You could pull off a similar trick with the havocs, give them lascannons as well.
Your anti-infantry power is coming from the marines and the obliterators can help with that too, so you won't miss those Autocannons.
Make one unit of three Oblierators and lose the second to free up HS slot and some more points for the proposed Pred.

Otherwise that's a solid list right there, if a bit unconventional (no drakes, no bikers, etc)!

I don't have a pred....yet. I have a vindicator though. Could proxy it.

The best way to run 10 NM with 2x Blastmaster is in a Rhino.

Of course, the issue with that is that a quick shaken/stunned result neuters the whole unit.. Which is why it's better to reserve 10man NM units for lists that have them as Troops or 5-6 man with 1x Blastmaster if Elites in any other list.

Changed OP

Looks like you can take MBs and BG's on a lord

Yeah, just looked in my 'dex. Nice.

Any comments on the altered list?

Since you asked.. you could add two more bodies along with a 2nd Melta Gun into the bike unit.

Options that could be cut out but wouldn't make too much of a difference:

-TLLC
-Combi-plas
-Melta Bombs
-Dirge Caster

At that point it's just my personal preference and opinion as opposed to any real optimization