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Hello fellow dakkanoughts.

I have recently aquired a Skitarii army, and is going to have my baptism of fire using the tin men next sunday vs my friends Space Wolves.

I was hoping that posting my armylist here might get some tips and tricks from the more experienced Tech Priests that roam this forum.
I would also like to know if I have made any errors rendering the list illegal somehow.

I would like to stress that what I have in the list is what I own, the only way to get more troops is to buy them (not possible atm), or proxy them (which I am loath to do).

So without further ado...

-- Skitarii Maniple --

TROOPS:

5 Rangers, 2 Arquebus

5 Rangers, 2 Arquebus

5 Rangers

10 Vanguard, 3 Plasma Calivers, Omnispex, (Alpha is my Warlord to get Preferred Enemy on the Calivers)

5 Vanguard, 2 Arc Rifles

ELITES:

5 Infiltrators, Flechette Blasters and Taser Goads, Princeps with Phase Taser, Conversion Field and Digiweapons

5 Infiltrators, Flechette Blasters and Taser Goads, Princeps with Omniscient Mask, Conversion Field and Digiweapons

FAST ATTACK:

1 Sydonian Dragoon with Phosphor Serpenta

HEAVY SUPPORT:

1 Onager Dunecrawler with Neutron Laser, Cognis Manipulator and Mindscanner Probe

-- Dominus Maniple --

Tech Priest Dominus with Eradication Ray and Infoslave Skull

10 Vanguard, 3 Plasma Calivers and Omnispex (Tech Priest goes here)

1 Onager Dunecrawler with Neutron Laser, Cognis Manipulator and Mindscanner Probe

-- Allied Detachment --

1 Culexus Assassin (I am not quite sure if an allied detachment is the right kind of detachment for a lone assassin, someone please correct this if need be)

This is 1850 on the money, and it will be facing off against the Ferocious sons of Russ in a list that goes a little bit like this:

Wyrdstorm Brotherhood

2 Runepriests on bikes with various nasty equipment

CAD

Wolf Priest

5 Wolf Guards in drop pod with 4 combiplas. Combimelta+stormshield on the pack leader

2 squads of 4 Blood claws with a Wolf Guard in a drop pod, Claws got a flamer and the WG has a combiflamer

4 Blood Claws with a Wolf Guard in a Razorback with Las/plas. Squad equipped as the ones above.

9 Grey Hunters with a Wolf Guard in a drop pod. Hunters have 2 flamers and a power axe, WG has a combiflamer

7 Swiftclaw bikers with 1 Heavy bolter Attack Bike

2 squads of 3 Thunderwolves cavalry, pack leader has powerfist, 1 power axe and storm shields on all.

That is it...


I realize that these boys are gonna hit me fast and hard, especially the big wolves, so any and all input on how to deal with them is greatly appreciated.

The only tactics I've come up with is to make a refused flank hedgehog in the corner and infiltrate my assassin as close to his psykers as possible, preferrably out of sight in some ruins.

Assassins have their own detachment. I think it's called "Officio Assassinorum" or similar. Your army looks correctly Battle Forged.

Good luck!