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Another revision of this list for a local tournament. The two conscript blobs advance to flood the midfield and tie up any units they can. CCS, PCS and henchmen warbands hide out in cover and support the larger blobs with their orders and psychic powers while shooting any targets of opportunity. The skyhammer has the option to land turn 1 or 2 depending on the situation. Wyverns hide behind LOS blocking terrain where possible and murderise anything they can hurt. I think with the immense survivability of the guardsmen plus the sheer killing power of the skyhammer and wyverns this has the makings of a competitive list.


GUARD CAD 930pts

CCS - Barebones 60pts (these guys will hide from enemy fire and provide orders. No heavy weapons that'll make them more of a target)
2 Priests 50pts

PCS with Autocannon 40pts
PCS with Autocannon 40pts
3 Combined infantry squads - containing 3 lascannons and 3 bolters 213pts (Coteaz will attach here)
Infantry squad with bolter and autocannon 61pts
Infantry squad with bolter and autocannon 61pts
35 Conscripts 105pts (priest will attach here)
35 Conscripts 105pts (priest will attach here)

Wyvern 65pts
Wyvern 65pts
Wyvern 65pts


SKYHAMMER 570pts

Devastators with 2 Grav Cannons and 2 Multi Meltas in Drop Pod 195pts
Devastators with 2 Grav Cannons and 2 Multi Melta in Drop Pod 195pts
Assault Squad with melta bomb 90pts
Assault Squad with melta bomb 90pts

INQUISITION 217pts

Coteaz 100pts

Henchmen warband - Psyker, 3 acolytes with bolters, 1 acolyte with plasma gun 39pts
Henchmen warband - Psyker, 3 acolytes with bolters, 1 acolyte with plasma gun 39pts
Henchmen warband - Psyker, 4 acolytes with bolters 30pts

Mixing the devastator weapons is not a great idea, grav and multi meltas will prioritize targets differently. You should have 1 full grav squad and 1 full multi melta squad. You then can choose which comes in turn 1 depending on what you need.

Ideally you could find a way to get a 3rd empty drop pod so you can bring both Dev squads in.

Thanks for the feedback, and yeah splitting the special weapons probably makes sense. I don't think skyhammer needs another drop pod, their rules work differently (can either choose turn 1 or turn 2).

I've had another idea to get a little more anti-air with a raven guard 'raptor wing'. Grav is instead provided by some ravenwing bikes. Probably a little weaker than before but it means I avoid the dubiousness of not having the official rules for the skyhammer.

Here's the proposed change:

GUARD CAD 865pts

CCS - Barebones 60pts (these guys will hide from enemy fire and provide orders. No heavy weapons that'll make them more of a target)
2 Priests 50pts

PCS with Autocannon 40pts
PCS with Autocannon 40pts
3 Combined infantry squads - containing 3 lascannons and 3 bolters 213pts (Coteaz will attach here)
Infantry squad with bolter and autocannon 61pts
Infantry squad with bolter and autocannon 61pts
35 Conscripts 105pts (priest will attach here)
35 Conscripts 105pts (priest will attach here)

Wyvern 65pts
Wyvern 65pts
Wyvern 65pts

RAVENWING STRIKE FORCE (auto-arrives turn 2)

Librarian on Bike 90pts
3 Bikers - 2 grav and combi grav 115pts
3 Bikers - 2 grav and combi grav 115pts

RAVEN GUARD RAPTOR WING (stormtalons auto-arrive turn 2 and land speeder can designate a target within 18" to re-roll wounds or AP for)

Land speeder with 2 multi meltas 75pts
Stormtalon with AC and Skyhammer missiles 125pts
Stormtalon with AC and Skyhammer missiles 125pts

INQUISITION 179pts

Coteaz 100pts
Henchmen warband - Psyker, 3 acolytes with bolters, 1 acolyte with plasma gun 39pts
Henchmen warband - Psyker, 3 acolytes with bolters, 1 acolyte with plasma gun 39pts