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Hey guys, Just wondering if I could get some feedback on this list I thought up today! Thanks in advance!




++ The Age of Darkness (Legiones Astartes: Age of Darkness Army List) [1976pts] ++

+ HQ +

Legion Centurion [160pts]: Artificer Armour, Blade of Perdition, Jump Pack, Melta Bombs, Refractor Field
·· Consul: Primus Medicae

Legion Praetor [420pts ]: Artificer Armour, Blade of Perdition, Digital Lasers, Iron Halo, Jump Pack
·· Legion Command Squad: Jump Pack, 3x Legion Space Marine Chosen, 3x Power Weapon
·· Relics of the Dark Age of Technology: Nanyte Blaster

+ Troops +

Legion Assault Squad [233pts]: 10x Legion Assault Space Marines
·· Additional Wargear
···· Power Weapon: Power Sword
···· Power Weapon: Power Sword
·· Legion Assault Sergeant: Artificer Armour, Melta Bombs, Power Weapon

Legion Assault Squad [233pts]: 10x Legion Assault Space Marines
·· Additional Wargear
···· Power Weapon: Power Sword
···· Power Weapon: Power Sword
·· Legion Assault Sergeant: Artificer Armour, Melta Bombs, Power Weapon

+ Fast Attack +

Xiphon Interceptor [225pts]
·· May take any of the following upgrades:: Armoured Cockpit, Chaff Launcher, Ground-tracking Auguries

+ Heavy Support +

Legion Sicaran Battle Tank [250pts]: Accelerator Autocannon, Armoured Ceramite, Auxiliary Drive, Iliastus Pattern Assault Cannon, Lascannon Sponsons, Pintle-mounted Heavy Bolter

Legion Whirlwind Scorpius [120pts]: Hunter-killer Missile, Scorpius Multi-Launcher

Leviathan Siege Dreadnought Talon [335pts]
·· Leviathan Siege Dreadnought: Armoured Ceramite, Grav-flux Bombard, Iliastus Pattern Assault Cannon, Iliastus Pattern Assault Cannon, Leviathan Siege Claw, Phosphex Discharger

+ Legion +

Legiones Astartes: IX: Blood Angels, Loyalist

Rite of War: The Day of Revelation

++ Total: [1976pts] ++

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1) just remember that you technically need permission to use relics

as for the rest of the list:

IMO the biggest problems are that your assault squads are too small to do any real damage, and will basically be neutered by the first 20-man tactical squad they bump into. Secondly, those 2 assault squads are the only thing that can score in your list, and like I just mentioned, are still to squishy to do that. I'd drop one of the tanks (maybe even the xiphon) and beef up your assault squads to be something less...... meh? I'd go 15-20 men, apothecaries for 'em, and MAYBE shields if you have the points.

10-man assault squads will likely win and run down a 20-man tactical squad, if anyone in your local area is foolish to run 20-man Tactical dead weight squads. 15-strong is probably better though because you'll lose some guys on the approach.

I did originally have them both as 15 man squads with 3 power weapons but the rite of war I took requires a fast attack that can either deep strike or has the flyer rule.

HandofMars wrote:
10-man assault squads will likely win and run down a 20-man tactical squad, if anyone in your local area is foolish to run 20-man Tactical dead weight squads. 15-strong is probably better though because you'll lose some guys on the approach.

I mean, I see plenty of people doing great with what you call "dead weight" squads both locally, at LVO, and all over the place.

10-man assault squad vs. 20-man tactical squad with extra CCWs. 30 swings vs. 60 swings (~7.5 wounds before saves vs. 15 wounds before saves). You are SEVERELY over-estimating the strength of only 10 assault marines against the "dead weight" squads.

I feel like the power weapons will account for some extra wounds and the fact that if I get the charge I'm initiative 5. Plus this is a list for local casual play not LVO

 Laycas49 wrote:
I feel like the power weapons will account for some extra wounds and the fact that if I get the charge I'm initiative 5. Plus this is a list for local casual play not LVO

of course, I only brought up LVO since handofmars wanted to go with the boring "but tacticals suck" line.


power weapons will help, but that only amounts to 1.5 dead marines if your using power swords, which isn't enough (in my mind) to make combat safe enough for your only 2 scoring units (which is a huge weakness in and of itself. If they die, you cant really win any objective based game unless you table your enemy)

Personally, I'd ditch the Primus Medicae in favour of a chaplain. Then find the points for a standard apothecary with a jump pack to give your praetor FNP.