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Hi all. That is my first list of genestealer cult. I'd like to bring a lot of dakkas along with some descent close combat units.

Cult Insurrection

Command
The First Curse 395 points
Patriach lv2
Purestrain Genestealers

Core
Neophyte Cavalcade 560 points
Leman Russ Eradicator /w 2x Plasma Cannon
Neophyte Hybrids x10 /w 2x Seismic Cannon Chimera
Neophyte Hybrids x10 /w 2x Seismic Cannon Chimera
Armoured Sentinel x2 /w Plasma Cannon

Auxiliary
The Doting Throng 385 points
Magus lv2 /w Crouchling
Acolyte Hybrids x10 /w x2 Heavy Rock Saw
Neophyte Hybrids x10 /w 2x Mining Laser
Neophyte Hybrids x10 /w 2x Mining Laser

Air Superiority Detachment (Death From the Skies with Forgeworld update)
Emperor's Spear Aerial Company 510
Vendetta x3

The First Curse joined by Patriach with +1S when charging can even kill a knight.

Neophyte Cavalcade focus on anti infantry. The Neophyte Hybrids with Seismic Cannon in Chimera will infiltrate and sit on the middle of table. Plasma cannon can deal with Heavy infantry and offset BS3. Eradicator cannon is not bad which gives your ignore cover attack.

On the other hand, The Doting Throng focus on anti tank, supported by Magus.

Vendetta Wing potentially give your enemy -2 reserve dice ( -3 total when we count Cult Insurrection), and may come on 2+ on turn 2, if they don't have flyers. This formation give you a little bit benefit when you chose to roll reserve dice individually. As hover flyers, they can make ignore cover attack pattern very easy. 9 ignore cover TL lascannons can kill anything. And they have Objective Secured!

Any thoughts?

A few points to consider -

If you're going to put the Vendettas into 1 ASD then they have to come in together, so when you roll for reserves you only roll the one dice. You cant choose to fly them in separately.

The best way to run GSC is by using lots of small units dotted around the board (with the exception of the first curse). They preform best in CC and not in the shooting phase, so I'd replace those mining lasers with rock saws.

 iddy00711 wrote:
A few points to consider -

If you're going to put the Vendettas into 1 ASD then they have to come in together, so when you roll for reserves you only roll the one dice. You cant choose to fly them in separately.

The best way to run GSC is by using lots of small units dotted around the board (with the exception of the first curse). They preform best in CC and not in the shooting phase, so I'd replace those mining lasers with rock saws.

Thanks. I double check the rules, you are correct.

If I replace Neophyte to Acolyte, probably it is better to use Subterranean Uprising?

Orkinstein wrote:

 iddy00711 wrote:
A few points to consider -

If you're going to put the Vendettas into 1 ASD then they have to come in together, so when you roll for reserves you only roll the one dice. You cant choose to fly them in separately.

The best way to run GSC is by using lots of small units dotted around the board (with the exception of the first curse). They preform best in CC and not in the shooting phase, so I'd replace those mining lasers with rock saws.

Thanks. I double check the rules, you are correct.

If I replace Neophyte to Acolyte, probably it is better to use Subterranean Uprising?

Definitely the Sub uprising is better than the Doting Throng. The with a primus 3d6 for cult ambush is crazy good and the rest getting 2d6 is great as well. I would still try to keep the Magus as A LoC for the warp charges and chance for summons though.