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Hello all! I'm participating in a team and duo tournament next year, it'll be my first large competitive event! So naturally I want to bring my A game. After much studying and thinking about what I'd have fun playing (while still being a strong list), I've come up with the following. Please let me know your thoughts, where weaknesses lie, if I'm missing anything, etc. I've used the new Chapter Approved point values of course. The tournaments also use different detachments than normal, hence why it might look a little strange. One thing to note is the combined army of all players can only have 1 LoW, so no Mortarion/Magnus together shenanigans. I'm still expecting to see plenty of them on the battlefield, though.

Imperial Guard 999

HQ
Pask 221
Punisher
Lascannon
Heavy Stubber

Primaris Psyker 46
Force Staff
Nightshroud (-1 to hit friendly unit)


TROOP
20x Conscripts 80

20x Conscripts 80


HEAVY SUPPORT
Leman Russ 168
Lascannon
Battle cannon
Heavy Stubber


LORD OF WAR
Shadowsword 404
Volcano Cannon
Twin Heavy Bolter

I'm planning on giving the Primaris Psyker the Kurov's Aquila, and if we're up against Chaos I'll spend the CP to also give the Relic of Lost Cadia Pask.


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Any thoughts? I’m a bit worried since conscripts were nerfed so heavily, but I feel like they’re still a better screen at lower points and with a limited troop’s slot.

I like Pask. I'd give him a stormbolter rather than a heavy stubber though for synergy with the punisher. Also, consider addinng heavy bolter sponsons - at 1k points I'd be tempted to go with triple heavy bolters. Your leman russ partner for pask also seems sub-optimal. I'd get rid of the lascannon on its' BS and go for triple heavy bolters. An executioner might not be a bad shout given tank orders.

Conscripts are now quite useless - I'd honestly recommend 4 naked infantry squads. Why are your troops slots limited?

I feel that a shadowsword wouldn't be worthwhile at 1k points - what happens if you can't draw line of sight? I reckon a couple of bassies / manticores would be a solid choice to make sure that no matter the deployment they can't hide.

I'd also recommend a few mortar squads heavy weapon squads.

Also - primaris psykers can't take kurov's aquila from what I recall. They need the officer keyword so maybe a company commander might be a better option.

If you throw in those changes, you might be able to make a brigade which will mean you can liberally toss around CPs especially with Master Strategist and Kurov's Aquila which is no bad thing.

I’ll take a look at using heavy bolters, if I get rid of the lascannons and the stubbers I should be able to take them all. Will have to talk to my partner as well.

Using conscripts as I can only have 3 troop choices and I need a screen more than damage. Otherwise yeah infantry squads all the way.

Since it’s team/duos the games are 2k points. Brought the shadowsword to erase mortarion/Magnus/any other smaller LoW.

And you’re total right, I can only have 1 of the relic given my hq’s. Shoot, I’ll have to revisit that.

Thanks!

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I’ll take a look at using heavy bolters, if I get rid of the lascannons and the stubbers I should be able to take them all. Will have to talk to my partner as well.

Using conscripts as I can only have 3 troop choices and I need a screen more than damage. Otherwise yeah infantry squads all the way.

Since it’s team/duos the games are 2k points. Brought the shadowsword to erase mortarion/Magnus/any other smaller LoW.

And you’re total right, I can only have 1 of the relic given my hq’s. Shoot, I’ll have to revisit that.

Thanks!

Why not two infantry squads with plasma / heavy bolters (for some actual damage output) and a 30 man conscript blob? At least that synergises their numbers better. Fair point about mortarion / Magnus, but it seems like with sufficient LoS blocking terrain they could avoid your baneblade. What about deep striking plasma scion spam as an alternative to that? Maybe one 30 man conscript blob, two scion squads, two tempestor primes and two tempestus command squads? That is arguably a lot more versatile and it can't be alphastriked.

I feel that the scion units and a basilisk or two would offer you more bang for your buck and still be there on turn two regardless of what the enemy has most of the time. I might be wrong though, these are just my thoughts.

No, thanks for sharing! Anything helps. I’ll take a look at those options and see what I can make of them with 1k points and the limited Detachment choices.