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HQ
Librarian w/ ML 2 -90pts (Will be attached to one of the tactical squads)


Elites
Sternguard X 8 w/ 4 combi meltas and a drop pod -261pts
Sternguard X 8 w/ 4 combi flamer and a rhino -261pts

Troops
Tactical squad w/ ML and rhino -190pts
Tactical squad w/ ML and rhino -190pts
Tactcal squad w/ ML -155pts
Tactical squad w/ ML -155pts

Fast attack
Land speeder w/ HF -60pts
Land speeder w/ HF -60pts
stormtalon gunship w/ TL assault cannon and Skyhammer missles -125pts

Heavy support
Landraider vanilla -250pts
TF cannon -100pts
TF cannon -100pts

Total: 1997pts

New player looking for advice on list building, what do you think? Thanks!

Is something going in the LR? If you just want a tank to roll around and shoot stuff, consider just fielding a all-LC pred. Significantly less points, albeit not as tough.

Overall you are light on anti tank fire, and probably a bit over the top on anti-horde. If your main opponent is footslogging orks, this is fine. But for a more balanced list I might shift things.

I’d put the Librarian in with the drop pod sternguard. I would also suggest getting a pod for the other squad, and probably one of the tac squads, for a total of 3. If you do want to just keep it to one pod, that works, just be careful with it. I’d not bother with the c-flamers on the sternguard. I’d swap two to HFs and try to bulk out the squad.

I’m old fashioned and like 10 man tac squads. You might want to consider taking special weapons, rather then heavies on the rhino squads moving forward. If you do that, you can just take 10 man squads and combat squad them, leaving the MLs at home. This will help in kill point missions.

I’ve been getting good results from TML/HB speeders. I think you can afford to cut some of the troop killing out of your list. Swapping these guys to something with a little more punch (MMs would also work) would help balance your list.

Talon is good.

Empty LR is a bit odd. TFCs are good, but I’m not sure you need both. Getting a 4xLC dev squad would help kill vehicles, which you need.

I’m not sure what parts of the list you have your heart set on a/o already own, so it’s hard to say what to cut for points. Your overall structure looks fine, but you need to adjust a few things to be more balanced.

Yes I agree. This list raped an ork waagh council list and a tyranid list...but needs more balance. Dropping the 1 TF for a DEV squad sounds perfect... I was thinking 2 LC and 2 ML? Landraider was there to draw attention to it. Wouldnt a Libby with a drop pod stern squad get killed too quickly to utilize its powers? Also should i run 10 man stern squads? That poison round is amazing.

I tend to find that having 1 drop pod drop into the enemy doesn't work unless it's transporting a Dreadnought. Thats 261 points you're essentially using as a suicide unit (I assume). That seems pretty expensive.