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Guard CAD 1031pts

Company Command Squad with Master of the Ordnance 80pts
Primaris psyker (ML2) 75pts
3 Priests 75pts
Commissar 25pts

Two Infantry Platoons, consisting of these units:

Platoon command squad with Autocannon + bolter 41pts
Platoon command squad with Autocannon + bolter 41pts

2 Combined Platoon Infantry Squads 147pts
• 2 Lascannon heavy weapon teams
• 2 Bolters (on the sergeants), 1 melta bomb
• Accompanied by Priest

2 Combined Platoon Infantry Squads 127pts
• 2 autocannon heavy weapon teams
• Bolters (on the sergeants), 1 melta bomb
• Accompanied by commissar

50 conscripts (accompanied by a priest + primaris) 150pts
50 conscripts (accompanied by a priest) 150pts

Wyvern 65pts
Wyvern 65pts
Wyvern 65pts

Subterranean uprising – 245pts
Acolytes 40pts
Acolytes 40pts
Metamorphs with claws 55pts
Metamorphs with claws 55pts
Metamorphs with claws 55pts

Subterranean uprising – 245pts
Acolytes 40pts
Acolytes 40pts
Metamorphs with claws 55pts
Metamorphs with claws 55pts
Metamorphs with claws 55pts

Subterranean uprising – 245pts
Acolytes 40pts
Acolytes 40pts
Metamorphs with claws 55pts
Metamorphs with claws 55pts
Metamorphs with claws 55pts


Thoughts? There's not a lot of anti-armour capability but hopefully the MSU metamorphs could do a number on most things that are effective against hordes. The fearless, obsec blobs should hold all objectives on the home front and the cult should make a nasty mess of the opponent's backfield. There's no core detachment for the shrouding and respawning models, but I honestly thought another subterranean uprising would be much stronger.

That's 300 models? I've played horde tyranid armies, it is not really that fun to move them around... So unless you have some sort of placement trays on the table, you and your opponent are in for a very long and boring game.

Besides that, I think the wyverns are quite unneccessary. You have plenty ability to kill infantry. What you need are ways to kill tanks and flyers.


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But I must admit it would be awesome to see them all painted and set up fighting 30 Grey Knights!

Yeah I did realise the model count would be prohibitive at the time... Which is a shame really as the hordes synergize well with each other.

You're probably right about the wyverns. I just struggle to make a guard list without them haha. They also help keep the model count down a little.

Maybe I could drop the wyverns and some conscripts for a brood cycle? Wouldn't exactly change the model count much though

Find a friend who are willing to live through a whole day of playing and go crazy on the model count ;-)

Maybe swap the wyverns for some hydras as AA? With this much infantry on the board it can even be hard for enemy flyers to land in useful spots.

If you want to reduce model count and add anti armor without loosing the style, maybe add some heavy mining equiments or demolitions charges to the squads.

Find a way to make the insurrection detachment.....no sense running that much GSC and not getting their bonuses.

Here's another option then - it loses a few models (which is a good thing for actually playing games haha) and it gains the insurrection detachment. I kept the wyverns because of their ability to delete large parts of deathstars if I get turn one. Not sure how much good a hydra or two will do me anyway, it might be best just to completely ignore air power.

In hindsight, it doesn't actually have many fewer models, it still had 208

Guard CAD 598pts

Company Command Squad with Autocannon 70pts
Primaris psyker (ML2) 75pts
2 Priests 50pts

Infantry Platoon, consisting of these units:

Platoon command squad with Autocannon + bolter 41pts

2 Combined Platoon Infantry Squads 147pts
• 2 Lascannon heavy weapon teams
• 2 Bolters (on the sergeants), 1 melta bomb
• Accompanied by Priest

50 conscripts (accompanied by a priest + primaris) 150pts

Vet squad with autocannon 70pts

Wyvern 65pts
Wyvern 65pts


Brood cycle 465pts
Iconward 75pts
Acolytes 40pts
Acolytes 40pts
Acolytes 40pts
Neophytes with mining laser + 2 flamers 75pts
Neophytes with 2 flamers 60pts
Metamorphs with claws 55pts
Purestrains 65pts

Subterranean uprising – 245pts
Acolytes 40pts
Acolytes 40pts
Metamorphs with claws 55pts
Metamorphs with claws 55pts
Metamorphs with claws 55pts

Subterranean uprising – 245pts
Acolytes 40pts
Acolytes 40pts
Metamorphs with claws 55pts
Metamorphs with claws 55pts
Metamorphs with claws 55pts

Subterranean uprising – 245pts
Acolytes 40pts
Acolytes 40pts
Metamorphs with claws 55pts
Metamorphs with claws 55pts
Metamorphs with claws 55pts


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OR going down an entirely different route, could use the cult for a huge distraction while the guard get summoning stuff...

Guard CAD 714pts

Company Command Squad with Master of the Ordnance 80pts
2 Priests 50pts

Platoon command squad with Autocannon + bolter 41pts
2 Combined Platoon Infantry Squads 127pts
• 2 autocannon heavy weapon teams
• Bolters (on the sergeants), 1 melta bomb
• Accompanied by inquisitor
50 conscripts (accompanied by a priest + CAD primaris) 150pts
Vets with AC and bolter 71pts

Wyvern 65pts
Wyvern 65pts
Wyvern 65pts

Psykana division 330pts

Primaris with ML2 75pts
5 psykers + commissar 85pts
5 psykers + commissar 85pts
5 psykers + commissar 85pts

Psykana division 330pts

Primaris with ML2 75pts
5 psykers + commissar 85pts
5 psykers + commissar 85pts
5 psykers + commissar 85pts

Genestealer Cults Subterranean Uprising

6 acolytes with rock saw 73pts
6 acolytes with rock saw 73pts
10 metamorphs with claws 110pts
10 metamorphs with claws 110pts
10 metamorphs with claws 110pts