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Covrus Dropship Wing
3 Corvus Blackstars
with infernum launchers 555

Aquila Kill team
1 Veteran squad
xeno blade, storm shield, black shield with power weapon 175
5 Vangaurd
5 dual lightning claws 175
Librarian
The Osseus Key, force sword 85

Aquila Kill team
1 Veteran squad
xeno blade, storm shield, black shield with power weapon, heavy hammer 205
5 Vangaurd
5 dual lightning claws 175
Librarian
The Osseus Key, force sword 85

Aquila Kill team
1 Veteran squad
xeno blade, storm shield 145
5 Vangaurd
3 power weapons, 2 dual lightning claws 160
Librarian
The Osseus Key, force sword 85

Total 1845

A fun tournament list that could also do pretty well. Any criticisms?

Looks good however I think it would be beneficial to move one Libby to the Watch Commander Command Choice so you can run a BSSF, offers a little more tactical flexibility, also Aquila Kill Teams can not consist of more than 10 models, so you can move all 3 Libbys to the Watch Commander choice and attach them to the kill teams. Also the Osseus Key can not be equipped to Libbys, Watch Masters only, and only one can be taken per army as they are a Relic.

I greatly appreciate your input and I think you have offered sound advice. I have made alterations to make it legal and create the BSSF.

Black Spear Strike Force

Covrus Dropship Wing 3 Corvus Blackstars
with infernum launchers

Watch Commander Watch Captain - xeno blade
Watch Commander Librarian - force sword
Watch Commander Librarian - force sword

Aquila Kill team 1 Veteran squad
xeno blade, storm shield, black shield with power weapon
5 Vangaurd
5 dual lightning claws


Aquila Kill team
1 Veteran squad
xeno blade, storm shield, black shield with power weapon, heavy hammer
5 Vangaurd
5 dual lightning claws


Aquila Kill team
1 Veteran squad
xeno blade, storm shield
5 Vangaurd
3 power weapons, 2 dual lightning claws

Total 1850

Looks good, but you are going to be hurting if you go up against a horde army like orks or nids.

You only have like 30 something wounds they need to chew though, One lucky ap 3 blast, even if they take out 5 guys, thats a huge chunk of your army just gone.

I've been informed that having an all flyers list would lose on turn 1 for not having any models on the table. Scratch this list then.

Vanguard Vets are also bulky so they count as two models when embarked in a transport. A Corvus Blackstar can only carry 6 Vanguard/Terminators etc.

Your Aquila Kill Teams are too large. They can only have a maximum of 10 members per squad. You have 11 in each.

kappapb wrote:I've been informed that having an all flyers list would lose on turn 1 for not having any models on the table. Scratch this list then.

You are correct, how ever i think black stars can start turn one on the board hovering, but can be shot at will full BS cant remember off the top of my head.

KhanJohn wrote:Vanguard Vets are also bulky so they count as two models when embarked in a transport. A Corvus Blackstar can only carry 6 Vanguard/Terminators etc.

Is this something specific to deathwatch? Because if they are in power armor, they should be normal transport capacity. Its only when you give them terminator armor, or jump packs they become bulky.

You could just ally-in an Officio Assassinorum detachment of 1 assassin (culexus I guess) and hide him out of sight..? Then you'd probably only have a 50/50 chance that you'd lose turn 1 because of facing a drop pod or scouting army... but hey, at least against traditional lists or gun-line you'd maybe get to play it! haha