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Hey guys just wondering on your thoughts for this list im thinking of using for a 1000 point vanguard tournament

Allegiance: Stormcast Eternals

Leaders:
Lord Celestant - 100 points
General
Command trait: Consummate Commander (Allows another hero to use their command trait)

Lord Celestant - 100 points

Lord Relictor - 80 points
Prayer: Blessed Weapons (on a 4+ blesses a unit to generate an additional attack on 6 or higher)

Knight Venator - 120 points
Artefact: Luckstone (Allows me to change the result of one hit wound or damage roll to a result of my choosing)


Battleline:
5 Judicators with bows and shockbolt bow - 160 points

5 Judicators with crossbows and shockbolt bow - 160 points

Other:
5 Retributors with 2 starsoul maces - 220 points

1 Gryph-Hound - 40 points

Total: 1000 points


My plan is to put the retributors in the celestial realm and then whether my enemy down with the judicators and celestants ranged once the retributors are down i hope to have the celestants in place to give them +2 bonus to hit and getting the prayer off will turn them into monsters in cc the venator is there with the luckstone to provide hero sniping

First off: just looking at the list and the synergy you have set up (using brand-new rules no less) it's obvious you know what you are doing, good job!

That said, there's a few minor flaws. Never run Judictors with crossbows--the bow option is better and with all weapon options costing the same points there's no reason to go with the lesser variant. Secondly, if you are giving retributors +1 to hit then it's statistically better to use the basic lightning hammer than the starsoul mace. With +2 to hit this becomes even more true, and with the prayer to grant extra attacks on hits of 6+ that makes the hammers better still (since the starsoul maces don't roll to hit, they will never generate extra attacks).

I love this idea. One strategy point: if you want to cast the bless weapons on the retributors they need to be on the board in your hero phase, and the drop from the celestial realm happens on your movement phase. Without any way to bring in the retributors closer than 9" away from the enemy from the realm, you are vulnerable to being charged and losing key units before you can get the retributors into the fight. Consider having them on the board in front of your judicators, awaiting a charge or even better counter-charging an enemy that was approaching you.

The Luck Stone on the Knight Venator is a great idea.