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All,

I am looking for feedback in my local tournament where over the past 8 weeks I have made it to the final four. I have rumors that my last three possible opponents are going to be 2 Necrons and 1 fellow Space Marine player. I have created a list from the new Angels of Death Supplement and would like some feedback on improvement or tactics that will help me be somewhat competitive while maintaining a Iron Handsisk Theme. Ideas are very welcome!

Core
Armored Task Force – 390pts
Techmarine – 65pts
Predator – 75pts
Vindicator – Stormbolter – 125pts
Vindicator – Stormbolter – 125pts

Command
Strike Force Command – 390pts
Captain “The Hound” – Bike, Gorgon Chain, AA, & Axe of Medusa – 200pts
Command Squad – Bikes, Apoth, Champ, +2 SS, & +1 PW – 190pts

Librarius Conclave – 265pts
Librarian – Bike & ML2 – 110pts (Command Squad)
Librarian – ML2 – 90pts (Skyhammer Devastator Squad)
Librarian – 65pts (Iron Guardians Squad)

Auxiliary
Skyhammer Annihilation Force – 430pts
Assault Squad – JP & F – 90pts
Assault Squad – JP & F – 90pts
Devastator Squad - +2 HB & Drop Pod – 125pts
Devastator Squad - +2 MM & Drop Pod – 125pts

Iron Guardians - 230pts
Tactical Squad – Meltagun, Combi-M & Drop Pod – 125pts
Dreadnought – Drop Pod – 135pts

Iron Guardians - 265pts
Tactical Squad – Flamer, Combi-F & Drop Pod – 115pts
Dreadnought – TL HF, HF & Drop Pod – 150pts

Personally, I would move away from the librarius conclave. I know it's a powerful command unit, ad it actually gives us a psychic phase against high psyker armies, but I also find it restrictive because to get the most out of it you need to keep them all close. You have one lobby on a bike with the command squad, and two others drop podding in, so you probably won't be getting the benefit of the conclave, except the ability to take a bunch of psykers instead of just the 1 hq choice.

What I would do (assuming you have or can get the models) is drop the conclave entirely. Use those points to get 3 techmarines according to the Scions of the Gorge rule. Spread them out to take fullest advantage of Reject the Flesh, Embrace the Machine and Roused Machine Spirits. By my count that gives you 70 points extra to outfit the techmarines.

Really, vs Necrons there won't be a psychic phase unless you bring it, and against marines there probably wonT be much of a psychic phase anyway. Better to get a bunch of 5+ FNP and Machine Spirit vehicles. Plus it's more fluffy.

I'm was thinking along the same lines when someone suggested the conclave. Though I do like the idea of more techmarines plus I have two more.