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I've got a 1500pt game in a few days against a more experienced player who will most likely be fielding Eldar. He knows I play Grey Knights and that I recently got some Astra Militarum for allies.

Grey Knights "Combined Arms Detachment"
(100) Inquisitor Coteaz
(290) GK Strike Squad: +5 GKs, 2 Hammers, 2 Psycannons, Psybolt Razorback
(290) GK Strike Squad: +5 GKs, 2 Hammers, 2 Psycannons, Psybolt Razorback
(140) Techmarine: Orbital Strike Relay

Fortification:
(100) Aegis Defense Line: Quadgun

Astra Militarum "Allied Detachment"
(315) Tank Commander in a Leman Russ Vanquisher, with a Leman Russ Battle Tank
( 95) Veterans: Forward Sentries, HWT Missile Launcher & Flack missiles
(170) Vendetta


I welcome any suggestions on how to improve the list. I have the models to field almost any Grey Knight army that doesn't require more than one Storm Raven, or more than 1 Henchmen squad.
For Astra Militarum, I have 3 Leman Russ Battle Tanks (one with a converted Vanquisher cannon), 2 Veteran Squads with a heavy weapons team in each (not yet assembled), 2 Vendettas (one modeled with Heavy Bolter side sponsons, and a Baneblade (That I don't think is worth the points in smaller than 3000pt games).
I also have Promethium Relay Pipes, and Vengeance Weapon Batteries.

I would drop the hammers and give psybolt ammo instead.

Agree on the psybolt.
Throw a few psycannon dreadnought behind that aegis.
Maybe even a vindicare behind the line if you're feeling feisty.
You could also strap a conversion beamer to the techmarine.
Wave serpents will ignore the line sometimes but with three dreads and the aegis you're talking 12 twin linked s8 and 4 s7.

Maybe try the strike squads as purifiers too, cleansing flame will ruin eldar if it gets close.

I'm still debating how valuable objective secured is. Personally, I'd drop all the imperial guard. Grey Knights give you warp charges which will let you fight hard against eldar.

Lastly, consider a storm raven. Mind strike missles will ruin his farseer.

And remember your psykout grenades

So I exchanged the Strike Squads for Purifiers, added Dreadnoughts and a Storm Raven. How's this?

(150) Castellan Crowe
(186) Purifiers: 2 Psycannons, 3 Halberds, Rhino
(186) Purifiers: 2 Psycannons, 3 Halberds, Rhino
(184) Purifiers: 2 Psycannons, 2 Halberds, Rhino
(184) Purifers: 2 Psycannons, 2 Halberds, Rhino
(135) Dreadnought: 2x Twin-linked Autocannons, Psybolt Ammunition
(135) Dreadnought: 2x Twin-linked Autocannons, Psybolt Ammunition
(135) Dreadnought: 2x Twin-linked Autocannons, Psybolt Ammunition
(205) Storm Raven

Basically my tournament list.

Question becomes whether objective secured and crowe are worth it.

And weapons on the Ravens. It can be fun with assault cannons, heavy bolters and hurricane bolters with psybolt.

Or swap for a multimelta.

Maybe drop two rhinos and crowe, throw ten purifiers in the raven and then combat squad them. Gives you another 250 is points to play with.


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I've been thinking of adding two sisters immolators scouting wit dominion squads with four meltas. Could be fun

ForeverARookie wrote:
So I exchanged the Strike Squads for Purifiers, added Dreadnoughts and a Storm Raven. How's this?

(150) Castellan Crowe
(186) Purifiers: 2 Psycannons, 3 Halberds, Rhino
(186) Purifiers: 2 Psycannons, 3 Halberds, Rhino
(184) Purifiers: 2 Psycannons, 2 Halberds, Rhino
(184) Purifers: 2 Psycannons, 2 Halberds, Rhino
(135) Dreadnought: 2x Twin-linked Autocannons, Psybolt Ammunition
(135) Dreadnought: 2x Twin-linked Autocannons, Psybolt Ammunition
(135) Dreadnought: 2x Twin-linked Autocannons, Psybolt Ammunition
(205) Storm Raven

In fact, this is a decent list. Against Eldar, the Dreads could give cover fire until the Rhinos are in range.

Should I exchange one Dread and the Halberds with a pair of Vengeance Weapon Batteries with a Quad Icarus Lascannon, and one Battle Cannon?

meh, i like the dreads. im not a big fan of emplacements though

The halberds/dread are a better use of the points. The halberds will save your bacon in CC, while the dread will help take down vehicles, being able to glance AV14 on 6s, and taking down MEQs from range.

Do you think this list will be able to take down a Wraithknight? Any tactical suggestions?

ForeverARookie wrote:
Do you think this list will be able to take down a Wraithknight? Any tactical suggestions?

I give each purifier squad a Hammer for reasons like this. The hammer upgrade is cheap for Purifiers.

Considering no more toe in area terrain bs. The psycannons can hurt a wraith. The psyflemen will put wounds on. Hammers will hurt. Cleaning flame halberds will hurt more. Sure you need 6 to wound but you go first and ignore Armour.

Ten purifiers would get 30 attacks on a charge. Let's say you hit 20.. you'll probably roll 3 or 4 sixes. He'll probably kill a few when be attacks back.

But add psycannons and psybolt... 8 storm bolters is 16 shots. Let's say you hit 12. Need 6, so 2 more wounds. Four psycannons shots probably puts another 2 wounds. So if he fails a couple saves...

It's optimistic, and assumes he let's you get off a charge. But if the dreds shot him down to 2 or 3 wounds, I wouldn't worry about charging purifiers in to finish the job if they were close by.

But I'd have to cut something to make the points for those Hammers and Psybolts. I can drop a Dreadnought to give each unit Psybolt and a Hammer, and exchange one Psycannon from each unit for an Incinerator to have enough points to add a Vengeance Weapon Battery with 4 pts left over.

(150) Castellan Crowe
(199) Purifier Squad: Hammer, 2 Halberds, Psycannon, Incinerator, Psybolt Ammunition, Rhino.
(199) Purifier Squad: Hammer, 2 Halberds, Psycannon, Incinerator, Psybolt Ammunition, Rhino.
(199) Purifier Squad: Hammer, 2 Halberds, Psycannon, Incinerator, Psybolt Ammunition, Rhino.
(199) Purifier Squad: Hammer, 2 Halberds, Psycannon, Incinerator, Psybolt Ammunition, Rhino.
(205) Storm Raven: (Lascannon and Multi-melta)
(135) Dreadnought: 2x Twin-linked Autocannons, Psybolt Ammunition
(135) Dreadnought: 2x Twin-linked Autocannons, Psybolt Ammunition
( 75) Vengeance Weapon Battery: Quad Icarus Lascannon