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Hi Dakka,

Obligatory 'long-time lurker, first time poster' disclaimer. Played Xenos (Crons, Ulthwe, a bit of Tau, etc.) since 3rd Ed.
Wanted an Imperial Army and, in 7th was gonna do a Fist of Medusa Strike Force, but with the advent of 8th, that's not so feasible.

So, I'm looking at AM, and bought the indices, and love the combo of cannons and cannon fodder. My meta is fairly competitive, and with a couple of buddies in particular, we have cheese-offs - i.e. bring the toughest stuff you can. So I wrote a list I'm hoping will hold up to a Tzeentch flying circus, KDK gorepack spam, and a Ravenwing Knights Strike Force with Knight Crusader.

I want this list as tight as we can make it, so any critiques or suggestions would be much appreciated!

Here we go:

Brigade Detachment
3 Commanders – 90
3 Commissars – 93
4x20 Conscripts - 240
2x10 Infantry - 80
5 Rough Riders 2xPlas Guns, Plas Pistol – 65
2 Hellhounds Infernos, HBs – 202
3 Manticores HBs – 399

Vanguard
Tempestor RoC - 40
4 MT Command Squads Plas – 256

Vanguard
Tempestor RoC - 40
3 Ven Dreads TLC, ML – 495

Total 2000

Here are a few suggestions.

Swap the MT Commands for Elysians Drop Troop Commands. They are 2 points a model cheaper with higher leadership and until errata, faq, or correction their overcharged plasma deal 3 damage instead of 2. Downside is They have a 5+ save instead of a 4+.

Still have saves you 32 points. Swap the Tempestors for Elsyains Company Commanders and since they can natively give out 2 commands you can give them Plasma Pistols if you want too.

Swap out the Hellhounds for Artemis Pattern Versions they are 7 points more each but for their Inferno cannons you roll 2 die and take the highest for number of hits.

Drop a Commissar and personally I would fold your Conscripts into bigger squads so you get more use out of orders.

Swap the 3rd Commissar for a Master of Ordinance. If you can squeak out an 20 points somewhere get Sabre Weapons platform with a spotlight for some really accurate bombardments with your Manticores.

Well thats all the things I can think off. Good luck!

Cool thanks! I haven't seen the IA stuff yet, so was just going off the GW index.

I agree I'd prefer the conscripts in bigger blocks, but wanted a Brigade detachment for the CPs. I guess with the various saved points from your suggestions I could flesh them out some. Or drop down to a battalion...hmm

Would replacing the manticores with FW artillery batteries be a more efficient use of points? Or Medusae perhaps? They rocked in 7th.