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Hello once again fellow Commanders, recently a Tournament has been announced at my FLGS and I plan on fielding my Skitarii as they will be fully painted giving me a chance to win best painted. Rules are simple for this Tournament, the Army has to be Battle Forged in some way and only a single LoW (Model or unit so no multiple Stormsurges) can be taken. Let me know what you guys think and thank you for your feedback!

2 SKITARII MANIPLES:

TROOPS:

-x5 Vanguard **Alpha Warlord Here**
*w/ x4 Radium Carbines, x1 Arc Rifle, x1 Omnispex, x1 Refractor Field

-x5 Vanguard
*w/ x3 Radium Carbines, x2 Arc Rifles, x1 Omnispex

-x5 Vanguard
*w/ x3 Radium Carbines, x2 Arc Rifles, x1 Omnispex

-x5 Vanguard
*w/ x3 Radium Carbines, x2 Arc Rifles, x1 Omnispex

FAST ATTACK:

-x3 Sydonian Dragoons
*w/ x3 Taser Lances, x3 Phosphor Blasters

-x3 Sydonian Dragoons
*w/ x3 Taser Lances, x3 Phosphor Blasters

-x3 Sydonian Dragoons
*w/ x3 Taser Lances, x3 Phosphor Blasters

-x3 Sydonian Dragoons
*w/ x3 Taser Lances, x3 Phosphor Blasters

HEAVY SUPPORT:

​​-x2 Ironstrider Ballistarii
*w/ x2 Twin Linked Cognis Autocannons

-x2 Ironstrider Ballistarii
*w/ x2 Twin Linked Cognis Autocannons

-x2 Ironstrider Ballistarii
*w/ x2 Twin Linked Cognis Autocannons

-x1 Onager Dunecrawler
*w/ Neutron Laser with Cognis Heavy Stubber, x1 Cognis Heavy Stubber

-x1 Onager Dunecrawler
*w/ Neutron Laser with Cognis Heavy Stubber, x1 Cognis Heavy Stubber

-x1 Onager Dunecrawler
*w/ Neutron Laser with Cognis Heavy Stubber, x1 Cognis Heavy Stubber

-x1 Onager Dunecrawler
*w/ Iccarus Array, x1 Cognis Heavy Stubber

TOTAL ARMY: 1850 POINTS

Model Count:
-x20 Infantry
-x18 Fast Walkers
-x4 Heavy Walkers

Well, I have no practical experience in this edition, but did play prior editions since 2nd . I'm looking to get back into the fray with Skitarii. Take my advice with a grain of salt, but Skitarii advice seems hard to come by sooooo here it comes;

One thing that popped out at me with so many walkers is why not use the Ironstrider Cavalier formation on a group of them. It would give you a solid deathstar hunter group and add a little psychological warfare to the mix. The other thing, I would swap an Onager with neutron to another with Icarus. FMC, skimmers, and air raids seem quite popular this edition.

You should absolutely be taking the Ironstriders Cavaliers formation. No question. The problem with that is without your walkers, your 1st turn is going to rely on Onagers and Vanguard to survive long enough for the Ironstrider formation to come in off a table edge (should you elect to place them in reserves). That's sketchy at best.


What's more you should obviously be taking 2 units of 2 Onagers, if only for the better invulnerable save. With 2 Icarus and 2 Neutron, you can have one hold up all those Interceptor shots while the other takes high str potshots.


Please post your results!~

Are you going to sing "no one's going to take me alive" whilst deploying?

That is actually a really good choice for a theme song! Going to have to now, and the only reason I'm not taking the Dunecrawlers in squadrons is for target flexibility and the fact that Flyers are practically non existent in my local meta.