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I will be playing an apocalypse game agains an ork player who can bring a stompah a morkanought, and mostly just boyz. I don't have any super heavies and my total model count is as follows:
Draigo
30 TAGK
45 PAGK
2 land raider
7 rhinos/lasbacks
5 NDK's
ADL

So I have come up with an apocalypse army using those models. it is as follows

Nemesis Strike Force
LoW Draigo 245 1
HQ Librarian Mastery level 3 Telepathy, Teleport Homer, Combi Melta, Curiass of Sacrifice 170 1
HQ Librarian Mastery level 3 Telepathy, SB 140 1
Elite Palladin Squad B Banner,Apothecary, Melta Bombs, psycannon, Psilencer, 355 5
Troop Terminator squad Daemon Hammer x2, Incinerator x2, melta bombs 375 10
Troop Terminator squad Daemon Hammer x2, Incinerator x2, melta bombs 375 10
Troop Terminator squad Incinerator x1, Meltabombs 180 5
HS Dreadknight Great Sword, Heavy Incinerator, Personal Teleporter 190 1
HS Dreadknight Great Sword, Heavy Incinerator, Personal Teleporter 190 1
FA Razorback TL Lascannon 75 1
FA Razorback TL Lascannon 75 1
Fortification
Fort Aegis Defense Line Comms Relay 70
Combined Arms Detatchment
HQ Librarian Mastery level 3 Sanctic, combi melta, Domina Libre Daemonica 180 1
HQ Librarian Mastery level 3 Telepathy, combi melta 145 1
Troop Strike Squad Warding staff, Falchions x2, Halberds x2, 167 5
Troop Strike Squad Melta Bombs 115 5
Elite Purifier squad Psycannon x4 315 10
DT Rhino 35 1
Elite Purifier squad Psycannon x4 315 10
DT Rhino 35 1
Elite Purifier squad Psycannon x4 315 10
DT Rhino 35 1
FA Interceptor squad Halberds x5 145
FA Razorback TL Lascannon 75 1
FA Razorback TL Lascannon 75 1
HS Dreadknight Great Sword, Heavy Incinerator, Personal Teleporter 190 1
HS Dreadknight Great Sword, Heavy Incinerator, Personal Teleporter 190 1
HS Dreadknight Personal Teleporter, Heavy Psycannon, Gatling Psilencer 225

totals to 4997


How solid do you think this list is, and if you were to change anything what would it be?

There's a large detachment in the codex that allows 3+ casts on powers. I forget the name but you should look into filling that detachment since Apocalypse is the only time you'll be able to use it.

Yea, try out the brotherhood formation, then ally in whatever's left

Can Draigo count as the grand master in the brotherhood formation?

Also I don't really want to use the formation because I only have so many PAGK's and I would rather them be the purifiers as opposed to the extra strike squad and 2 purgation squads. To me the formation looks a little haphazard. It forces you to take a bunch of stuff that is subpar for the slot. I understand that in apocalypse slot allocation doesn't matter, but the only real benefit to the formation is generating psychic charges on a 3+ instead of a 4+. While that is a really cool thing, it is vastly outweighed by the fact that I have to field a brother captain and brotherhood champion (the champion is only there for challenges, and the brother captain is just a handicapped grand master) 3 strike squads( 1 more than I want to), 2 interceptor squads ( 1 more than I can afford to) 2 purgation squads (purifiers take the same number of special weapons and have holy flame nova), a dreadnought (slot and points better spent on purifiers). The way I look at the army and its codex, the best bang for your buck is gonna come from librarians to focus all of the warp charges, terminators that are cheap and deep striking, and NDK's which are the new black.. Using the NSF and CAD together I am able to get the deep strike turn 1 on the stuff that needs it, and if it matters I get objective secured on a couple of troop choices (not the reason I took the CAD, but still a benefit). If the formation required fewer specific options and allowed a little more flexibility to work with it would be much better, but at a minimum of 2045 points with minimum squad size, no equipment or supplemental troops outside of the formation, including no librarians, paladins or purifiers, I just don't see that being worth it at any point level.

I dont believe so, I believe it has to be the Grand Master upgrade for a Captain.

Though I wouldnt argue against it as he is the Supreme Grand Master

Just grab 10 paladins, draigo

Then all terminators + libs. Ally in IG!!! Priests are op.

At this points level I made all my Terminator models count as ML2 Grand Masters. Put them all in a single unit, spend 30 minutes rolling for psychic powers, and have fun destroying everything in the psychic phase. 15 Grand Masters with Invisibility couldn't be touched and removed multiple units per turn with Shrieks, novas, vortexes and regular shooting/assaulting.