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i've decided to start my second army, after much consideration, i finally settled on the Space Vikings (AKA space wolves). as funds are short right now, im going to start by getting the start collecting space wolves box. as i already have the codex, ive come up with a starting list around 700pts. it's going to be full WYSIWYG.
this is my list:

but i have some questions:

1. is it worth it to have combi meltas on the pack leaders

2.is it better to have 2 squads of 5 grey hunters with two pack leaders each or should i combine them into one squad of 10?

any feedback and tips will be greatly appreciated!

The 3 power fists is probably a bit much, with rending you probably don't need that many fists. I would reccomend 2 ccw and shields and one thunder hammer/fist. Saves points and is just as about effective imo. You could combine the gh squads and give it the Wolf banner with your lord in there so you have a scary minu deathstar. If you don't wanna combine squads at least give the squad the Lord is in the banner.

I would give the thunderwolf cavalry storm shields and wolf claws. Makes them much more effective at slaughtering meq and weaker than fists or hammers and rending means they also have a chance against 2+ saves while still going at initiative. The storm shields make them just that little bit more durable and this is more important than paying extra for +1 attack for two specialist weapons imo. I'm no expert though so whether you listen to me is up to you.

just for context- i play against a mix bag of armies: deathstar/fireline combo tau. cheesy strength D eldar. random orks. cheesy decurion necron. dreadknight terminator, imperial knight grey knights and blitzkrieg skitarii with admech allies.

So i'm currently considering going with three stormshieds and two wolfclaws and then giving the packleader a thunderhammer for challanges and killing those pesky terminators.

Yeah, wolf claws are great. IMO put them towards MEQ and shoot down the, 2+'s. They can fight them, but slow down considerably, whereas they could eliminate 3 MEQ'sand practically control a whole board edge.

If you are looking to do objectives, split up the squads.

If you're looking for packing a punch, keep it together... but you can only really spend them towards so many purposes.