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I've been putting together a 1000pt list and so far am set on the following stuff:

Dreadnought, multi melta and drop pod 135
Sternguard squad, drop pod 155
Tactical squad, plasma gun, 5 additional marines drop pod 190
Tactical squad, plasma gun, rhino 120
Predator, tri las 140
Stormtalon, skyhammer missile launcher & assault cannon 125

I'm torn between running another 5 tacticals for the rhino squad and a librarian, or a cheap captain, but I'm not sure on what wargear.
There's 135 points to spend. The librarian would just be here to fill hq tax and maybe letting off a psychic shriek or two. The captain could be a wound tank for the Sternguard, an anti tank unit attached to a drop pod combat squad (without the plasma gun), or an anti infantry unit attached to those 5 tacticals. I could go for a MotF and give the pods Deathwind launchers...

Any input would be great! I'm usually fine writing lists, but I'm always torn by hq's.

Yeah I always find the space marine HQs underwhelming unless you spend a lot on them. I have not played a stock Libby in 7th with the new rules, what are your chances of even getting a spell off?

I'd say a Librarian is the way to go. Stick him in a pod with the Sternguard, take Telepathy for Shriek and laugh manically as the heads of your enemy explode.

Shrieking a Riptide of the board on T1 is pure gold as well!

I'll reiteriate what I said on your other thread. The MotF is a classic and obvious choice for Iron hands. If you do get one though, and mount it on a bike, make certain to magnetize it for the Shield Eternal and a Conversion Beamer. It allows you to scale up your force, as well.

I think I'm going to stick to the librarian.

I've realised that since I won't be playing tournaments and doubt I'll be facing flyers much, and don't really like them, I'm going to cut out the Stormtalon. I'm now torn between more tri-las preds, or something else?


Librarian, auspex 70
Ironclad dreadnought, drop pod 170
Sternguard squad, 3 meltaguns drop pod 185
Tactical squad, plasma gun, 5 additional marines drop pod 190
Tactical squad, plasma gun, rhino 120
Predator, tri las 140
Dreadnought, rifleman 120

Librarian, auspex
Ironclad Dreadnought, drop pod 170
Ironclad Dreadnought, drop pod 170
Sternguard squad, 3 combi melta drop pod 185
Tactical squad, plasma gun, rhino 5 additional marines 190
Tactical squad, plasma gun, rhino 120
Predator, tri las 140

1500

Librarian, 65
Ironclad Dreadnought, drop pod 170
Ironclad Dreadnought, drop pod 170
Sternguard squad, 3 combimelta drop pod 185
Tactical squad, plasma gun, 5 additional marines drop pod 190
Tactical squad, plasma gun, 5 additional marines rhino 190
Dreadnought, rifleman 120
Dreadnought, rifleman 120
Predator, tri las 140
Predator, tri las 140