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Hi,

This army has a bunch of units that I like. I'd like to make the army competitive without gravitating too much towards the basic net lists. So tell me how you think I can make it better!

155 Farseer: jetbike, singing spear MoTLG
355 5 d-scythe wraithguard: waveserpent w/ shuriken cannon, TL scatter lasers, holofields
259 11 guardians: shuriken cannon platform, waveserpent w/ shuriken cannon, TL scatter lasers, holofields
051 3 windriders: 1x shuriken cannon
152 8 warpspiders
152 8 warpspiders
240 3 warwalkers: 6x brightlances, 2x holofields
240 3 warwalkers: 3x starcannon, 3x scatter lasers, 2x holofields
240 Wraithknight: 2 heavy wraith cannons
1844 points in total


Here's some concerns that I had that maybe you guys can shed some light on:

1) Is 6 warwalkers too many? and should I give both squadrons the same equipment? whether all lances or all strength 6 spam?
2) Are the holofields on the warwalkers worth it? To me it seems logical that spending 60pts to give my only long ranged firepower units a discouraging to shoot at 3+ cover(hopefully) is a good buy. But I don't have any experience with it and could be missing something
3) How to use the wraithknight effectively in this army? Should I switch something out (like mantle and a spider) to give him the suncannon/scatter combo?
4) Wraithforge stone or mantle of the laughing god on the farseer? And for powers I was thinking of just taking the 3 primaris powers. Should I just go all runes of fate instead for the chance at fortune/ mindwar?

Thank you guys!

Warwalkers should get the standard load out with dual scatterlasers.
Everything else is more or less a waste.
This would save you 60 pts.

I think you may actually be at 1854, because 3 windriders with a cannon is 61 points, +10 for the upgrade. An 11th guardian is probably not really worth getting unless you have nothing at all to put those points towards. If you plan on keeping your walkers in cover than the HF are always worth it, they tend to compliment well with a ghostwalk matrix

You're right I guess I am at 1854! I don't play tournaments, just local games so its nbd. Could always drop a guardian like you said.

Also dual scatter lasers is worse than scatter laser starcannon, the math was done. And yeah 60 poi ts for those holofields is steep. What do you think I should get instead?

Your list looks solid except for Reserves Manipulation. With at least 2 (Warp Spiders, usually, right?) and as many as 5 (spiders, walkers, bikes) units in reserves, you risk not getting what you need on the board when you need it.

So...either fish for Scryer's Gaze (Divination), or find 70 points for a bare-bones Autarch.