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Would love to hear your thoughts on this list. The Electro Priests use a command point to infiltrate within 9+" at the beginning of the game. The Enginseer marches up with the Destroyers and Dragoons, while the Dominus stays with the Dunecrawlers repairing as much as he can with Necromechanic, Autocaduceus, and Tech-Adept. Rangers screen the Dunecrawlers from turn 1 deep strikers.

2,000 pts
Stygies VIII Battalion Detachment

HQ
Tech-Priest Dominus (Warlord) - Autocaduceus of Arkhan Land, volkite blaster, phosphor serpenta [139]
Tech-Priest Enginseer [52]

ELITES
Fulgurite Electro-Priests (20) [340]
Sicarian Infiltrators (5) - 5x taser goads and flechette blasters [130]
Sicarian Infiltrators (5) - 5x taser goads and flechette blasters [130]

TROOPS
Kataphron Destroyers (3) - 3x plasma culverin, 3x cognis flamer [216]
Kataphron Destroyers (3) - 3x plasma culverin, 3x cognis flamer [216]
Skitarii Rangers (5) [40]
Skitarii Rangers (5) [40]

FAST ATTACK
Sydonian Dragoons (2) [136]
Sydonian Dragoons (2) [136]

HEAVY SUPPORT
Onager Dunecrawler - Neutron laser, 2x cognis heavy stubber, broad spectrum data-tether [145]
Onager Dunecrawler - Neutron laser, 2x cognis heavy stubber, broad spectrum data-tether [145]
Onager Dunecrawler - Icarus array, cognis heavy stubber, broad spectrum data-tether [135]

I personally would try to have a few more infantry in my list, as five man Skitarii squads (even in cover) generally won't last long. However I really wouldn't remove anything to do that (maybe a dragoon, but it would be a tough choice).

All around solid list. I like it.

Thanks for the response @TheManWithNoPlan ! I definitely agree, having more infantry to toss around would be ideal. I would love 2 more units of Rangers, but you're right, there really isn't much that I can get rid of without jeopardizing the synergy of the list, even just 40 points.

Removing one Dragoon would lower the benefit of conqueror doctrine imperative quite a bit, and I just love their -2 to hit with Stygies VIII dogma.

I feel like I need the Electro-Priest squad size to stay at 20 considering the amount of abuse they will take turn 1.

There an option I was considering; Remove 1 squad of Destroyers and bring 1 or 2 to the other squad. However, I really like pairing a minimum squad size near Dragoons for the +1 leadership aura making them 8 and immune to fleeing if they lose 2 models. So I'm torn.

But it really comes down to the purpose of the Rangers, and in this list it is to screen the Dunecrawlers from turn 1 deep strikers. They do that pretty well and additional units wouldn't necessarily improve what these 2 already do.

Combine the Dragoons into one unit. It greatly improves their ability to wreck vehicles with Doctrina.

Tricktock wrote:
Thanks for the response @TheManWithNoPlan ! I definitely agree, having more infantry to toss around would be ideal. I would love 2 more units of Rangers, but you're right, there really isn't much that I can get rid of without jeopardizing the synergy of the list, even just 40 points.

Removing one Dragoon would lower the benefit of conqueror doctrine imperative quite a bit, and I just love their -2 to hit with Stygies VIII dogma.

I feel like I need the Electro-Priest squad size to stay at 20 considering the amount of abuse they will take turn 1.

There an option I was considering; Remove 1 squad of Destroyers and bring 1 or 2 to the other squad. However, I really like pairing a minimum squad size near Dragoons for the +1 leadership aura making them 8 and immune to fleeing if they lose 2 models. So I'm torn.

But it really comes down to the purpose of the Rangers, and in this list it is to screen the Dunecrawlers from turn 1 deep strikers. They do that pretty well and additional units wouldn't necessarily improve what these 2 already do.

Don't sweat it, adding more infantry is a pretty bad idea. Skitarii are awful. Bare-bones Rangers are about as optimal as they get. At least then when they do die, it isn't a major loss like larger squad sizes or extra kit would entail.

Second the combining of the Dragoons into a Goondozer. Solid strategy.