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So some friends and I are getting together for a big day of round robin 500pt games and I wanted to field something a little unique, so my plan is to go with this:

Inquisition Vanguard Detachment (3CP) Ordo Hereticus

HQ
Inquisitor Karamazarov: 125pts

Elite
Acolyte x5: 50pts
Hot Shot Lasguns x5, Power Sword: 5pts
(I was really tempted to give them Needle pistols, but I'm not sure what I'd use to proxy that.)

Jokero Weaponsmith: 20pts

Vindicare Assasin: 100pts

Culexus Assasin: 100pts

Eversor Assasin: 100pts

So, first off, I chose to exclude the Callidus Assassin because I feel like turn one charge out of extra close Deep Strike is pretty feel bad in such a small point game, especially since the Eversor can already threaten that, but can at least be out positioned somewhat.

Obviously the list gives up a lot to Assassinate, but I still think it's pretty strong and can cover all the bases. Pretty much everything has a 4++ and at least 5 wounds, so as long as I don't get hit with a lot of anti-tank weapons (I think unlikely in a 500pt game) I shouldn't loose too many models. I'm mostly worried about board control with so few models and not having anything with ObSec.

Karamazarov is a beast in 500pt game, with T5, 4++ and 8 wounds (plus the Acolytes being bodygards) He's got his Multi-Melta for busting armour (with some help from the Vindicare and Weaponsmith if really needed) and can stomp elite infantry pretty well with 4+2D3 damage 2 attacks. He also gets full re-rolls against Chaos and Psyker units, and the Weaponsmith to give him partial-full re-rolls against everything else. On top of all that, he also gets a free deny against any psychic abilities used against him and gives them -1 to their tests, which along with the Culexus, should be able to handle things like Grey Knights and Thousand Sons which can be really strong in smaller matches.

The Eversersor, Culexus, Weaponsmith and the Acolytes can put out a decent amount of small arms fire to handle any light infantry, while the Vindicare sits on the backfield objective and snipes things.

So what do you all think, any particular armies/strats I should watch out for? What do you think the list's greatest weakness is other than the points it gives to Assassinate and the lack of ObSec?