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Planning a new army and several grey knights and dreadknights tickle my fancy


++ Battalion Detachment +3CP (Imperium - Grey Knights) [104 PL, 1993pts] ++

+ HQ +

Grand Master in Nemesis Dreadknight [14 PL, 285pts]: 4: First to the Fray, Astral Aim, Dreadfist, Dreadknight teleporter, Gatling Psilencer, Heavy Psycannon, Nemesis Greatsword, Purge Soul, Warlord

Grey Knight Chaplain [8 PL, 146pts]: Purge Soul, Storm bolter

+ Troops +

Terminator Squad [13 PL, 253pts]: Gate of Infinity
. Grey Knight Terminator Justicar: Nemesis Daemon Hammer, Storm bolter
. 4x Terminator (Falchions): 4x Storm Bolter

Terminator Squad [13 PL, 253pts]: Vortex of Doom
. Grey Knight Terminator Justicar: Nemesis Daemon Hammer, Storm bolter
. 4x Terminator (Falchions): 4x Storm Bolter

Terminator Squad [13 PL, 253pts]: Gate of Infinity
. Grey Knight Terminator Justicar: Nemesis Daemon Hammer, Storm bolter
. 4x Terminator (Falchions): 4x Storm Bolter

+ Elites +

Apothecary [5 PL, 90pts]: Gate of Infinity, Nemesis Force Halberd, Soul Glaive

+ Fast Attack +

Interceptor Squad [16 PL, 263pts]: Hammerhand
. 9x Interceptor (Falchions): 9x Storm Bolter
. Interceptor Justicar: Nemesis Daemon Hammer, Storm bolter

+ Heavy Support +

Nemesis Dreadknight [11 PL, 225pts]: Dreadfist, Dreadfist, Dreadknight teleporter, Gatling Psilencer, Heavy Psycannon, Vortex of Doom

Nemesis Dreadknight [11 PL, 225pts]: Astral Aim, Dreadfist, Dreadfist, Dreadknight teleporter, Gatling Psilencer, Heavy Psycannon

++ Total: [104 PL, 1993pts] ++

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I like it, but i'm concerned by a lack of transports. Your method of moving troops is purely in deep strike & shunts. If you run into someone with strong area denial they will give you problems. My experience has been that you need to maximize damage on turn 1 or 2, to have a chance in a game.

The apothecary, to me, just isn't worth it, but I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on him.

Also, a lack of anti-tank outside of melee could prove difficult. Flyers will give you problems with this list.

At least that's my 2c. Have you play tested yet? I'd be really curious to see how this runs - it looks like a really fun list.

Our best anti-tank is psilencers, and you need a lot of them, at least one Purgation squad.

The math between psilencers and psycannons slightly favors the psilencers, in either vanilla or in Psybolt mode.
If only psycannons were 2dmg.....

I do like Astral Aim on a NDK, that could be really great for an annoying sniper unit

With 9 units, you are deploying 5 of them. Since all of these are slow and since you can only use Gate once per turn, what's your plan on getting them close? And which units are you planning on deploying?

Depending on your game area and armies played this can be a fun list, but it has several downsides that can leave you fighting a severe uphill battle. I fear you might have a tough time against flyers and bubblewrap armies.

 Marmatag wrote:
I like it, but i'm concerned by a lack of transports. Your method of moving troops is purely in deep strike & shunts. If you run into someone with strong area denial they will give you problems. My experience has been that you need to maximize damage on turn 1 or 2, to have a chance in a game.

The apothecary, to me, just isn't worth it, but I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on him.

Also, a lack of anti-tank outside of melee could prove difficult. Flyers will give you problems with this list.

At least that's my 2c. Have you play tested yet? I'd be really curious to see how this runs - it looks like a really fun list.

The lack of transports aren't an issue as they're not required as only a few units will be using gate.

Haven't tried apothecary tbh, my thought process is I've got a low model count and as such healing wounded models is a big help. Of couse that's my thought process, haven't seen in game yet!

I agree with anti tank. Flyers will be an issue too.


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DutchSage wrote:
With 9 units, you are deploying 5 of them. Since all of these are slow and since you can only use Gate once per turn, what's your plan on getting them close? And which units are you planning on deploying?

Depending on your game area and armies played this can be a fun list, but it has several downsides that can leave you fighting a severe uphill battle. I fear you might have a tough time against flyers and bubblewrap armies.

The interceptors will combat squad giving me 5 units on the ground.

The three dreadknights, a unit of terminators and chaplain will all teleport attack. Other units will gate up to support.

Flyers indeed will be tough. I think can cope with horde armies, but we'll see!

The three dreadknights, a unit of terminators and chaplain will all teleport attack. Other units will gate up to support.

Gate can only be used once per turn.

Yes I know