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My club is starting an escalation league next month (i.e. we start at 500pts, and every couple of weeks the value goes up 500pts), and I figured this would be a good time to start the army of Renegades and Heretics I've been telling myself I'm going to get for the last half a year.

My plan is, as the list grows, to branch into a 'Master of the Horde' army, but at the 500pt mark the requirement to have two infantry platoons is really limiting, so the list currently is as follows:

Renegade Command Squad

Arch Demagogue w/ CC Weapon, Flak Armour, Laspistol, Refractor Field
Disciple w/ Command Net Vox
Disciple w/ Grenade Launcher
5 x Disciple w/ Lasgun

Cost: 100pts

Renegade Infantry Platoon

Platoon Command Squad:

Demagogue w/ CC Weapon, Laspistol
Heavy Stubber Team
Renegade w/ Command Net Vox
Renegade w/ Grenade Launcher
6x Renegade w/ Lasgun
Militia Training

Cost: 63pts

2 x Renegade Infantry Squad:

Heavy Stubber Team
Renegade w/ Grenade Launcher
Renegade w/ Vox Caster
7 x Renegade w/ Lasgun
Militia Training

Cost (for both squads): 116pts

Renegade Infantry Veterans

Veteran Champion w/ CC Weapon, Laspistol
Veteran w/ Meltagun
3 x Veterans w/ Lasgun
Renegade Chimera
Scout Special Rule

Cost: 120pts

Renegade Support Squad

3 x Lascannon Team
Militia Training
Covenant of Tzeentch

Cost: 100pts

Total Cost: 499pts

Any opinions would be gratefully received.

Looks cool. I would try and get in renegade spawn, as they are super efficient at this points level.

It's a really good start. I would try and squeeze the lascannons in the platoon though, for some ablative wounds.

Renegade Command Squad

Arch Demagogue w/ CC Weapon, Flak Armour, Laspistol, Refractor Field
Disciple w/ Command Net Vox
Disciple w/ Melta
2 x Disciple w/ Lasgun

Cost: 85pts

Renegade Infantry Platoon

Platoon Command Squad:

Demagogue w/ CC Weapon, Laspistol
Lascannon Team
Renegade w/ Command Net Vox
Renegade w/ Grenade Launcher
6x Renegade w/ Lasgun
Militia Training

Cost: 78pts

2 x Renegade Infantry Squad:

Lascannon Team
Renegade w/ Grenade Launcher
Renegade w/ Vox Caster
7 x Renegade w/ Lasgun
Militia Training

Cost (for both squads): 146pts

Renegade Infantry Veterans

Veteran Champion w/ CC Weapon, Laspistol
Veteran w/ Meltagun
3 x Veterans w/ Lasgun
Deep Strike Special Rule

Cost: 65pts

Renegade Chaos Spawn

3 x Spawn

Cost: 55pts

Renegade Support Squad

3 x Heavy Bolter Team
Militia Training
Covenant of Tzeentch

Cost: 70pts

Total Cost: 499pts

Changed things around (giving the Veterans DS and losing the Chimera helps squeeze some extra points out), is this a better list?

Looks cool, one last thing I would change is the heavy weapons teams from heavy bolter to autocannon so you can at least hurt that guy who brings a heldrake at 500 points.

I did try to do that (Covenant of Tzeentch is nice for improvised AA), but to fit them in I would have to swap one of the platoon's las cannons for a autocannon (or a missile launcher), and swap the command squad's melta for a grenade launcher.

Might be worth it though, as I guess I've got the Vets there to drop in and stick a melta up a vehicle's tailpipe.

It's a straight swap isn't autocannon the same cost as heavy bolter? Keep the list the same just use the heavy bolter a as autocannons

Alas not, autocannons are 5pts more expensive. You might be thinking of mortars (same price as HBs) or missile launchers (same price as ACs) though. Or looking at a different Renegades and Heretics list? I'm using the IA13 version.

D'oh you're right! Still.. a great start that list will take some beating