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2015/02/12 02:12:19
Subject: Best low model count 40k army
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Regular Dakkanaut
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I am super curious as to what the community thinks is the most competitive low model count (less than 30 total models in an 1850 list) army in the game right now.
Tau?
Grey Knights?
Space Marines?
Guard? 
Thoughts?
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2015/02/12 02:21:48
Subject: Best low model count 40k army
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Powerful Phoenix Lord
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Tyranids.
Leviathan + CAD (I'm assuming the army must be battleforged) - 5 Flyrants, 3 Lictors, 6 Rippers, 1 Mawloc, 1 VSG, 1 Malanthrope, 3 Mucolids. 20 models within 1850.
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Flyrant - 2x TL-Brainleech Devourers, Egrubs, Fighter Ace (Warlord)
Flyrant - 2x TL-Brainleech Devourers, Egrubs
Lictor
Lictor
Lictor
3x Rippers - Deepstrike
3x Rippers - Deepstrike
Mawloc
Void Shield Generator - 3x Void Shields
Hive Fleet Leviathan detachment:
Flyrant - 2x TL-Brainleech Devourers, Egrubs
Flyrant - 2x TL-Brainleech Devourers, Egrubs
Flyrant - 2x TL-Brainleech Devourers, Egrubs
Malanthrope
1x Mucolid
1x Mucolid
1x Mucolid
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2015/02/12 02:21:53
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2015/02/12 02:28:56
Subject: Best low model count 40k army
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Stealthy Warhound Titan Princeps
Phoenix, AZ, USA
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Imperial Knights
5x Knight Errants = 1850
SJ
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2015/02/12 04:17:20
“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world.”
- Ephesians 6:12
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2015/02/12 05:40:49
Subject: Re:Best low model count 40k army
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Stubborn Dark Angels Veteran Sergeant
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You could fit 4 or 5 wave serpents in a list, with dire avengers and fire dragons, and then 2-3 wraithknights.
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2015/02/12 06:36:18
Subject: Best low model count 40k army
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Blood-Drenched Death Company Marine
Little Rock, Arkansas
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Wait, you started the topic with this question and didn't add the additional criteria of "other than Imperial Knights?"
It's a pretty obvious answer :p
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2015/02/12 08:03:25
Subject: Best low model count 40k army
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Gore-Soaked Lunatic Witchhunter
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Imperial Knights have the lowest raw model count but they're also bizzare and the skew is such that they don't play well. FMC-spam Daemons, monster-mash Tyranids, Mechdar, most lists that bring an Apoc-sized superheavy, and any Terminator-core lists (whether GK, DA, or Unbound) will run a very small amount of models fairly viably.
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2015/02/12 08:15:12
Subject: Re:Best low model count 40k army
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Steadfast Ultramarine Sergeant
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Agreed, Knights do ok to well against any army that can't put out a reasonable amount of long range anti armour but horribly against anything that can. I conceeded a game using 7 knights and some mechanicum on the last weekender because my opponents fielded massed conversion beamers I was losing two knights a turn.
My vote would be for the nids list above, can take on most things.
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2015/02/13 00:48:50
Subject: Best low model count 40k army
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Stealthy Warhound Titan Princeps
Phoenix, AZ, USA
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Pew pew stomp stomp stomp!
SJ
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“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world.”
- Ephesians 6:12
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2015/02/13 02:35:22
Subject: Best low model count 40k army
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Gargantuan Gargant
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 Happyjew wrote:Tyranids.
Leviathan + CAD (I'm assuming the army must be battleforged) - 5 Flyrants, 3 Lictors, 6 Rippers, 1 Mawloc, 1 VSG, 1 Malanthrope, 3 Mucolids. 20 models within 1850.
If you don't mind me asking, what is the role of the Mawloc and Malanthrope in that list ?
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2015/02/13 02:54:08
Subject: Best low model count 40k army
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Enigmatic Chaos Sorcerer
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 adamsouza wrote: Happyjew wrote:Tyranids.
Leviathan + CAD (I'm assuming the army must be battleforged) - 5 Flyrants, 3 Lictors, 6 Rippers, 1 Mawloc, 1 VSG, 1 Malanthrope, 3 Mucolids. 20 models within 1850.
If you don't mind me asking, what is the role of the Mawloc and Malanthrope in that list ?
Malanthrope for additional protection for the Flyrants before they're airborne and the Mawloc is good against Invisible targets as well as being a cheap 6 wound MC who works well with the Lictors.
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2015/02/13 03:21:47
Subject: Best low model count 40k army
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Gargantuan Gargant
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 Eldarain wrote: adamsouza wrote: Happyjew wrote:Tyranids.
Leviathan + CAD (I'm assuming the army must be battleforged) - 5 Flyrants, 3 Lictors, 6 Rippers, 1 Mawloc, 1 VSG, 1 Malanthrope, 3 Mucolids. 20 models within 1850.
If you don't mind me asking, what is the role of the Mawloc and Malanthrope in that list ?
Malanthrope for additional protection for the Flyrants before they're airborne and the Mawloc is good against Invisible targets as well as being a cheap 6 wound MC who works well with the Lictors.
Thank you for the reply. I haven't played my Nids in a few editions. Back then there wasn't a Mawloc or Malanthrope. I picked up the new codex, and I'm still slowly piecing together current tactics and strategy with the modern bugs.
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2015/02/13 04:30:04
Subject: Best low model count 40k army
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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Coolness factor I've gotta stick to my boys the Deathwing.
Actually good army I'd say nids
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